Ray Fisher went from the forgotten man of the DCEU to a constant thorn in the side of the Warner Bros. hierarchy, stemming from his run-ins with Joss Whedon during the director's extensive Justice League reshoots. Fisher publicly blasted the filmmaker for his abusive behavior on set, leading to several former collaborators coming forward with similar claims dating back years, or even decades.
DC Films President Walter Hamada recently revealed that two DCEU movies per year would be released exclusively on HBO Max, giving the franchise the opportunity to explore smaller and riskier projects. Based on the reaction to one of Wonder Woman 1984's more controversial plot points, one idea could be a spinoff following what the hell happened to the consciousness of the guy who was forcibly ejected from his own body by the return of Chris Pine's Steve Trevor.
It feels like you can barely turn around these days without bumping into an adaptation of a Stephen King story, with the prolific author's back catalogue having been incredibly fertile ground for film and television projects over the last four decades. There are currently fourteen movies and six shows in development based on his novels and short stories, with The Outsider and The Stand both debuting this year.
The biggest and most lucrative franchises in the industry are marketed and sold on the strength of their heroes, and in many cases, the villains are of little concern, because the creative team is safe in the knowledge that people are going to show up regardless of who the faces on the poster are fighting.
Patty Jenkins may have cast doubt on her involvement with Wonder Woman 3 as recently as last week, but Warner Bros. clearly made her an offer that she couldn't refuse when it was announced just to days after the second installment had been released into theaters and on HBO Max that Jenkins and star Gadot would be back, and the next chapter in Diana Prince's story was getting fast-tracked into active development.
Whether we like it or not, unless Hugh Jackman goes back on his word and decides to grow out his mutton chops and strap on the claws for one more round, the Marvel Cinematic Universe will inevitably recast the role of Wolverine when the X-Men reboot officially enters active development. Of course, with the multiverse in play, there's still a chance that Jackman could drop by for a surprise cameo, but in terms of playing the character full-time, the actor is as good as done.
Pixar are well known for tugging at the heartstrings, and if one of the animation studio's movies hasn't left you with at least a tear running down your cheek, then quite frankly, you're dead on the inside. Indeed, if you didn't cry at Toy Story 3's hugely emotional climax, the tender final moments of WALL-E or the gut-punching ending of Coco, then one of Pete Docter's directorial efforts would have surely done the trick.
When it was revealed that The Mandalorian was five times more popular than anything else on Disney Plus, nobody was surprised in the slightest. After all, the Mouse House's streaming service has always been lacking when it comes to engaging original content, but people sign up and tune in regardless, based on the strength of the company's back catalogue.