Batman is easily the most popular DC Comics superhero, and arguably the most popular hero in all of pop culture. He's been a staple for decades now, responsible for some of the most successful comic books, movies, cartoons and video games of all-time. Naturally, DC has always banked hard on the character's appeal, and that's a problem according to Tony Isabella, who created the Black Lighting series for the comics company.
News from the set of the Mortal Kombat reboot continues to excite and intrigue fans. The film is currently being shot in Australia and Todd Garner of Broken Road productions recently took to Twitter to share a behind-the-scenes photo of what appears to be one of the classic combat arenas from the games that the movie will feature.
DC films produced by Warner Bros. are constantly being compared to the MCU, usually to the former's disadvantage. But the tide appears to be slowly turning. Last year, Aquaman cleared a cool billion at the box office and now, Joker has hit another milestone by making as much money for Warner Bros. as Avengers: Infinity War did for Disney.
John Krasinski's widely known for his impressive resume of acting and directing roles over the years, from The Office to A Quiet Place. One significant part that he missed out on though was Captain America in the MCU. Krasinski auditioned for the role and even lifted weights to look the part. But then the gig went to Chris Evans instead.
Joker is the kind of movie whose behind-the-scenes drama rivals what we got to see onscreen. Amidst director Todd Phillips's repeated courting of controversy with his comments during the press tour for the film, tales of lead actor Joaquin Phoenix's eccentric behavior on the set of the production and public outcry against the message of the story for fear that it will inspire copycats, now comes a new report by The Hollywood reporter which reveals that the producers tried to abort the project before it ever began.
Bad Santa was an unexpected Christmas hit, featuring a drunk, foul-mouthed Billy Bob Thornton as a crook who takes on the role of Santa Claus with unexpected and hilarious results. The cult comedy classic went down well with most audiences but was slammed by some for showing an incarnation of Santa who was crass, vulgar and perpetually intoxicated. And now, Thornton has revealed in a new interview that he took the 'drunk' part of the character to method acting extremes, particularly for the infamous drunken rampage scene.
If Tony Stark had the first Iron Man, and Captain America had Winter Soldier as the solo movies that really defined the characters and put them on the MCU map as major players, for Thor that film was Ragnarok. Helmed by Taika Waititi, the movie took the previously ultra self-serious hero and injected loads of wacky humor and heart into his franchise while taking audiences on a breathless cosmic adventure. Waititi is also directing the sequel, Thor: Love and Thunder, which he talked about in an interview and teased the return of Korg in a major way:
After David Ayer helmed the first Suicide Squad movie, resulting in deeply divisive reviews, James Gunn was brought on to direct the sequel. So far, he's been pretty tightlipped on the details of his first project in the DCEU, but we do know that the new film is going to have a much bigger cast of villains than the original. For a while now, though, fans have been wondering if they can expect to see the Joker return in some capacity.
