DC – Geekfeed https://www.geekfeed.com Entertainment News, Celebrities and Fandoms Fri, 01 Nov 2024 21:14:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.geekfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-Geekfeed-Favicon-White-32x32.png DC – Geekfeed https://www.geekfeed.com 32 32 Sasha Calle Looks Back at Supergirl https://www.geekfeed.com/sasha-calle-looks-back-at-supergirl/ Fri, 01 Nov 2024 21:14:55 +0000 https://www.geekfeed.com/?p=85023 Sasha Calle had joined the DC Universe at a very turbulent time, and when she was cast as Supergirl in The Flash, it was supposed to be a multi-picture deal.

Flash forward to 2024, and DC Studios is now led by James Gunn and Peter Safran, and the DCEU has been dropped; all the heroes are set to be recast, and Supergirl is now going to be played by House of the Dragon’s Milly Alcock. It really did feel like the rug was pulled from under Calle, but she seems to be making peace with what’s happened. She tells The Hollywood Reporter:

“I look back at [playing Supergirl] as something super beautiful. It’s been said that a queer Latina girl like me couldn’t be Supergirl. But I was, and no one can take that away from me. That is the most important thing for me; I did something that mattered. And whether you saw yourself represented in me or not, a lot of people really connected with her and loved her.”

Calle also said that she found kinship with Leslie Grace, who had shot the Batgirl movie before it was shelved for tax purposes. She also says something that could possibly be throwing shade at the current DC heads. Check this out:

“I also want to work with people who value me and respect me and are really excited to work with me. That’s what I wish for myself, and that’s what I wish for anybody in this business, but that was a rough experience. So I look forward to working with people in this industry who see my value and who are excited to work with me.”

It’s certainly a shame that Calle wasn’t able to deliver the Supergirl she wanted, but she’s just one of many other passionate artists that weren’t able to give their all when it came to the mess that was the DCEU.

We don’t know if Gunn is going to deliver his universe any better, but having been on the Marvel side of things, maybe he has an idea of how better to tackle a new universe—especially since he’s going to start from the ground up this time.

Superman is set to release in theaters July 11, 2025.

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Why Harley Quinn’s Same Sex Kiss was Cut in Joker: Folie a Deux https://www.geekfeed.com/why-harley-quinns-same-sex-kiss-was-cut/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:29:22 +0000 https://www.geekfeed.com/?p=84651 Even before Joker: Folie a Deux released, there were set videos that leaked of Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn kissing a lady protester before she entered the courthouse. A lot of fans thought it really informed this version of Harley, but it didn’t make its way to the final cut of the film. So what gives?

Talking to Entertainment Weekly, director Todd Phillips explained that while they did shoot the scene, he ultimately had to cut it because it ruined the flow of Harley’s triumphant march into the courthouse. He says:

“It had dialogue in it, and, all of a sudden, I wanted it to be more of a music and vibe moment … For that moment to have played, it needed dialogue behind it. Meaning, the woman said something, and then Gaga stopped and did this thing, and it just kind of got in the way of the moment.”

For context, the scene that was cut involved a protester shouting at Harley, telling her, “You’re going to hell!” to which Harley grabs her, kisses her forcefully in the mouth, and says, “Now we’re both going.” It felt like such a great character moment for Harley, so you can imagine some people’s disappointment that it didn’t make it to the final movie.

With the movie’s reliance on vibe and visuals though, I do understand how the kiss would have definitely taken some momentum out of the scene—which was supposed to focus rather on Harley Quinn’s fixation on Arthur.

Besides that kiss, a lot of things also didn’t make it into the final film. There was supposed to be a whole song and dance sequence at the staircase which turned out to be Harley’s final scene with Arthur. Plus, there was also the scene from the trailer where Harley and Joker walk out of the courthouse steps dancing together.

Hopefully we get a better look at some of the cut scenes down the line. But as of now, Folie a Deux has an uphill battle at the box office, being plagued with terrible reviews. On the other hand, more people are coming out to support the film, but will it manage to last another week in theatres to account for good word of mouth?

Joker: Folie a Deux is now showing in cinemas.

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Watch: How the Penguin’s Prosthetics Inform His Character https://www.geekfeed.com/the-penguins-prosthetics-inform-his-character/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:18:24 +0000 https://www.geekfeed.com/?p=84633 Colin Farrell has a very distinctive face, so it was kind of crazy to think that they would be burying him under a lot of make-up for The Penguin. Either way, he pulls off a fantastic performance, and a new featurette for the series talks about how the Penguin’s look informs his character in this continuity.

Check this out:

It takes about three hours of work to make transform Farrell into Oz Cobb. Besides the heavy facial scarring—especially the nasty gash that Oz has near his mouth—the shape of the nose was actually meant to resemble a beak. What’s also cool is that the eyebrows were also changes to resemble that of an actual bird—and also make Oz look angrier even when he’s neutral.

A huge difference in the make-up was that Farrell actually shaved his head bald for The Batman, saving the make-up artists a lot of time with the wig. For the series though, Farrell needed to keep his hair long for projects, so the team had to hid his hair under a bald cap—which still looks fine when you see the final product.

Farrell absolutely disappears with the full look, and everyone is still pretty amazed that it’s actually him playing the part of Oz. The Penguin may only run for one season, but so far, everyone is loving this ride.

It should be some consolation for the fans who didn’t like Joker: Folie a Deux too much.

Catch new episodes of The Penguin every Sunday night on Max.

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Making a Blockbuster IP Isn’t Easy in Latest Trailer for HBO’s The Franchise https://www.geekfeed.com/latest-trailer-for-hbos-the-franchise/ Thu, 03 Oct 2024 11:52:01 +0000 https://www.geekfeed.com/?p=84583 Marvel Studios may seem like a well-oiled machine to some, but anyone who does their research knows that not all is fine and dandy with these big blockbuster studios. There could be just as much drama offscreen as what’s shown onscreen, and that’s the basic premise of The Franchise by HBO.

The series is set to tell the story of a production crew for a fictional successful box office IP, and the movie is said to be drawing from real-life stories surrounding the making of franchises like Marvel and DC. The Franchise is set to come out this October, and we have a new trailer to get fans more excited about this meta-narrative. Check it:

The series comes from Succession creator Jon Brown with co-creators Sam Mendes (1917) and Armando Iannuci (The Death of Stalin). Mendes had his own experience with franchises when he worked on the Daniel Craig James Bond movies, and word probably just goes around about how chaotic these big blockbuster movies get.

Talking to THR, Brown shared:

“People think these movies are laid out in neat phases for the next 10 years. Then you hear about a set where, in the morning, a limo literally pulls up, the window comes down, and they hand out new script pages. Or producers on set have eight versions of the same script open, and they go through each script, cherry picking lines, and then they Frankenstein a scene out of nothing. Or the studio sends an actor to the set in the morning and they basically rewrite the day’s entire scene [to accommodate the last-minute cast addition]. You would assume all this was decided two years ago, but it’s happened a lot across Marvel and DC movies.”

As far as some chaotic stories go, some say that studios would go so far as to have one director shoot a scene they already know will be scrapped while the scene that’s going to replace it is being worked on simultaneously.

A lot of fans also know about the whole drama with Zack Snyder and Justice League where he had to exit the project and Joss Whedon had to take over—much to the dismay of everyone else on the cast. Don’t even get me started on David Ayer and what WB did to him with Suicide Squad.

We don’t know how long they plan to run with The Franchise, but I’m already in love with the premise and am hoping to get a Silicon Valley-level of commentary on the comic book movie industry.

Watch out for The Franchise when it releases on Max this Oct. 6.

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Lady Gaga Covers ‘That’s Life’ in Latest Joker Trailer https://www.geekfeed.com/lady-gaga-covers-thats-life-in-joker-trailer/ Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:37:21 +0000 https://www.geekfeed.com/?p=84367 Frank Sinatra’s cover of That’s Life had played an integral part of the first Joker movie, so it would make sense that they would bring back the song in some way with the sequel. Just in, WB has dropped a new trailer for Joker: Folie a Deux showcasing That’s Life, but this time, covered by none other than Lady Gaga.

Check this out:

With Joker: Folie a Deux said to be more of a musical than the first movie, it’s been described as a ‘jukebox musical’ featuring covers of pre-existing songs that will all play a significant part in the telling of this new origin of this Joker and Harley.

While the toxic romance of Joker and Harley Quinn has been explored time and again in television, movies, and comics, Folie a Deux looks to be changing the formula this time around. Whereas Harley was originally a psychiatrist that Joker duped into falling in love with him; this version of “Lee” is also a fellow mental patient of Arthur Fleck.

It’s also worth noting that Joker and Harley’s romance was always portrayed as toxic, with Harley’s main arc consisting of her respecting herself and leaving Joker; but this time, it does seem that both are supportive and dependent on each other, and it’s kind of hinted in the previews that it’s Harley who will actually be pulling the strings of Arthur—who just happens to be the symbol he didn’t know he was going to be.

I’m just hoping this all builds up to a third movie with Joker and Batman, but we’re just going to have to wait and see.

Catch Joker: Folie a Deux when it hits cinemas on Oct. 4.

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New Joker 2 Featurette Focuses on ‘Lee Quinzel’ https://www.geekfeed.com/new-joker-2-featurette-focuses-on-lee-quinzel/ Tue, 17 Sep 2024 16:32:56 +0000 https://www.geekfeed.com/?p=84323 The first Joker movie may have put the spotlight on the Crown Prince of Crime, but the sequel, Folie a Deux is now set to bring to that universe Joker’s original partner-in-crime Harley Quinn.

For this iteration of the character, she’s actually named Lee Quinzel, and rather than being the Joker’s psychiatrist, she’s a fellow patient of Arkham. Now a new featurette has been dropped giving us a better look at Lee brought to life by none other than Lady Gaga. Check it:

“She easily slipped into that world,” says director Todd Phillips, “It’s not like she’s trying to be Harley Quinn from the comic books. She’s Lee in this world.”

With Joker establishing a new take on the origin of the character, fans are also expecting a fresh iteration of Harley for this movie. Though it’s been well-established in previous properties that Harley and Joker are a toxic couple, and Harley is essentially the Joker’s doormat, it’s possible that Folie a Deux could do something different with the relationship.

Maybe Harley is inspired by the Joker, but she ultimately ends up becoming more fierce than him? At this point in the story, it just doesn’t seem like Arthur could be the same Joker that we’ve seen Mark Hamill or Heath Ledger’s versions have been. But who knows, maybe the movie could build up to it, now that he’s trapped in Arkham and there’s no other way to let out the crazy.

I’m just hoping we get a greenlight for a third movie where Joker actually has to take on his version of Batman—which a lot of people know is Joker’s real true love.

Joker: Folie a Deux comes to cinemas on Oct. 4.

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Teaser for The Franchise Pokes Fun at the Making of the MCU https://www.geekfeed.com/the-franchise-pokes-fun-at-the-making-of-the-mcu/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 18:42:15 +0000 https://www.geekfeed.com/?p=84224 Marvel Studios is one of the biggest money-making franchises in Hollywood today, but it’s no mystery that things can get pretty chaotic when nothing is going according to plan.

HBO apparently thought that was a fun premise for a series, and this year we’re getting a show called The Franchise which is all about the chaos of making a multi-million budget superhero movie. Check this out:

Here’s the description for the series:

A team trapped inside the dysfunctional hell of creating franchise superhero movies, at the end of the day the question they face is: is this Hollywood’s new dawn or cinema’s last stand? Is this a dream factory or a chemical plant?

Though the teaser only gives us a look at the chaos happening on set, it’s possible that the show would also look into the pre-production/post-production phases which can also be considered pretty chaotic from wrangling actors to last-minute changes requested by the studio.

The series has also done a bit of meta-casting with actors that have starred in big franchise movies like Daniel Bruhl (Captain America: Civil War) and Richard E. Grant (Loki, Star Wars). The Boys fans will also recognize Stormfront actress Aya Cash.

Though I am all up for a meta-series, it’s not clear how a show about making superhero franchises is going to fly with audiences. I honestly loved Reboot which was about the making of a sitcom, but admittedly, the show didn’t manage to connect well enough with audiences and was mostly enjoyed by fans of the television process.

Hopefully The Franchise manages to get out of that trap. With some solid filmmakers credited as creators, I can’t wait to see how this series is going to tackle the behind-the-scenes narrative.

The Franchise is set to hit Max on Oct. 6.

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Fans Want Rebel Ridge Actor to be the New Green Lantern John Stewart https://www.geekfeed.com/fans-want-rebel-ridge-actor-new-green-lantern/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:48:28 +0000 https://www.geekfeed.com/?p=84214 Josh Brolin just made news last week when it was said that he was offered the part of an older Hal Jordan Green Lantern, but it looks like fans already have an idea for who they want as his underling John Stewart.

With the recent release of Rebel Ridge on Netflix, a lot of eyes are now pointed at actor Aaron Pierre, and a lot of people think he would make for a perfect Green Lantern. Fancasts of Pierre as Stewart have been making the rounds online and gathering thousands of likes.

You’ll also notice that the fancast has Chris Pine as Jordan instead of Brolin. Apparently, should Brolin decline the offer to play Hal Jordan, the shortlist is said to include actors like Pine and Timothy Olyphant to take on the part.

Besides Rebel Ridge, Pierre is probably best known for his role as the terrifically named Mid-Sized Sedan in M. Night Shyamalan’s Old which came out back in 2021. He also plays Malcolm X in the docudrama Genius from National Geographic.

I’ll have to admit though, with Brolin expected to play a grumpy old Lantern, it’s probably a given for his John Stewart to be more of a hotshot youngster—and Pierre has mostly just played serious characters. Then again, when it comes to his comic characterization Stewart was always pretty serious since he served in the Marine Corps. If the series is going for a comic-accurate Stewart, Pierre could be a great choice.

No release date has been set for the Lanterns series, but you can catch Pierre in Rebel Ridge now showing on Netflix.

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A Dark American Dream: The Penguin Featurette Brings Us to Gotham’s Criminal Underbelly https://www.geekfeed.com/a-dark-american-dream-the-penguin-featurette/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 16:46:00 +0000 https://www.geekfeed.com/?p=84209 It would be a while before the sequel to The Batman comes to theatres, but Max is going to be bringing back Matt Reeves’ Gotham City with the upcoming spinoff The Penguin.

A new featurette gives us a good look at the themes of the series, and the major players that Oz (Colin Farrell) are going to be going up against now that there’s a power vacuum left by the death of Carmine Falcone. Check this out:

Matt Reeves says about the series, “To me what was very important is this idea of the high and the low; the idea of the parts of the city that are insulated, and then the people who are struggling just day to day to get by. The Penguin is really looking at the profound corruption of Gotham. It’s kind of a dark American dream story, really.”

Multiple people have been comparing The Penguin to HBO’s hit series The Sopranos, and think this has become a new trend for comic book movies where they take a cult auteur classic and just give it a comic book twist. Probably the most glaring example of this is Joker which a lot of people say is just Scorsese’s King of Comedy and Taxi Driver but with a Batman flavouring.

Either way, The Penguin does look pretty interesting. Farrell has a very different take on the character, and it would be fun to see just exactly what Batman is missing when it comes to protecting Gotham. Not only do we have Oz in the spotlight, but the character of Sofia Falcone (Cristin Milioti) also looks like she can cause a lot of chaos, and it would be fantastic if she was able to do what very few shows do and become a mainstay in the comics depending on how good her character will be on this show.

The Penguin premieres on Max on Sept. 19.

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Green Lantern Series: Josh Brolin has been Offered the Role of Hal Jordan https://www.geekfeed.com/brolin-has-been-offered-the-role-of-hal-jordan/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 11:57:58 +0000 https://www.geekfeed.com/?p=84094 Josh Brolin may be best known for playing Thanos, but he has more comic book parts under his belt like Cablein Deadpool 2 and the often-forgotten Jonah Hex. Now rumor is going around that he could be up for another role, and it’s that of a major Justice League member.

According to Nexus Point News, Brolin has been approached to play an older Hal Jordan in HBO’s DC series Lanterns. The series would partner an experienced Lantern like Jordan up with a younger new recruit in the form of John Stewart.

Funnily enough, this kind of mirrors Brolin’s role as a younger Agent K in the Men in Black series where his character was also partnered up with a black rookie in the form of Agent J (Will Smith). But I guess by MIB 3, the roles are reversed, and J was already an experienced agent when he met Brolin’s K.

Take note, Brolin is yet to accept or deny the role yet, but he is said to be at the top of the list of actors wanted for the part. Should he refuse, the series still has a shortlist of would-be Hal Jordans that they could choose from.

With the Green Lantern movie starring Ryan Reynolds coming out in 2011, the IP has admittedly been put on ice when it comes to the box office. There were plans to introduce a new Lantern in Zack Snyder’s DCEU, but like the rest of his plans, they all fell through.

As of now, no release date has been set for the Lanterns series, but the show is expected to start shooting in January next year.

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Watch Trailer for Documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story https://www.geekfeed.com/documentary-super-man-the-christopher-reeve-story/ Tue, 27 Aug 2024 18:00:17 +0000 https://www.geekfeed.com/?p=83983 Christopher Reeve will go down in history as one of the most iconic interpretations of Superman ever put to cinema; and while he may be gone, his story continues to inspire, not just Reeve as the Man of Steel, but also Reeve as the person who persevered through a tragic accident.

Just in, WB Pictures has dropped a trailer for the documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve story, which looks to tell the story of Reeve during his rise as a pop-culture figure, and after his fateful accident which left his whole body paralyzed. Check this out:

The story of Christopher Reeve is an astonishing rise from unknown actor to iconic movie star, and his definitive portrayal of Clark Kent/Superman set the benchmark for the superhero cinematic universes that dominate cinema today. Reeve portrayed the Man of Steel in four Superman films and played dozens of other roles that displayed his talent and range as an actor, before being injured in a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down.

After becoming a quadriplegic, he became a charismatic leader and activist in the quest to find a cure for spinal cord injuries, as well as a passionate advocate for disability rights and care – all while continuing his career in cinema in front of and behind the camera and dedicating himself to his beloved family.

It’s actually quite amazing that Reeve managed to keep trudging along after his accident. He may have been at the peak of his physicality when he was Superman, but nobody was expecting him to actually help inspire others like him after he got into an accident.

Not only does the documentary feature members of Reeves’ family, but there are also other actors and peers who knew him personally, talking about how it was like for Reeves before and after he lost control of his body.

With a new Superman set to hit theaters next year, it’s pretty great to look back and see who was in the role before and how they managed to affect some real-world change.

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is set to come out in theaters on Sept. 21.

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The Penguin will Bridge Both Matt Reeves’ Batman Movies https://www.geekfeed.com/the-penguin-will-bridge-reeves-batman-movies/ Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:40:41 +0000 https://www.geekfeed.com/?p=83510 It’s going to be a while before we get to see the sequel to Matt Reeves’ The Batman in theatres, but HBO is releasing a spinoff in the form of The Penguin starring Colin Farrell.

The series is set to premiere this September, but even now a lot of fans are wondering just where this series will be when it comes to the continuity of the original film.

As it turns out, Penguin will be the direct bridge between both Batman films; and it will serve as a build-up to the sequel. Talking to Entertainment Weekly, showrunner Lauren LeFranc explains, “We are the bridge between the two films… We’re going almost directly into the second film Matt has planned.”

If you’ve watched the latest teaser for Penguin, it’s been revealed that the events of the series only took place a few weeks after The Batman. We don’t know where things will end, but it’s possible that the time skip will be a lot shorter by the time Battinson will be back on the big screen.

As for the character of Oz Cobblepot, The Batman did introduce him as a kind of henchman for Falcone, but by the end of the film, Falcone is gone, and this series will have Oz navigating the power vacuum that Falcone has left behind.

Interestingly enough, it also looks like Falcone’s daughter Sofia Falcone (Cristin Milioti) is going to be a major player in the series. As it turns out, she’s a former Arkham patient, and it looks like she has her own kind of crazy to bring to the table. Farrell describes Sofia and Oz, “They’re two survivalists who’ve been immersed in worlds of duplicity and defeat and violence… They’re very suspicious. They also have a very personally connected backstory.”

Watch out for The Penguin when it hits HBO this September.

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Harvey Dent/Two-Face was in the Latest Joker: Folie a Deux Trailer https://www.geekfeed.com/harvey-dent-was-in-joker-folie-a-deux-trailer/ Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:31:07 +0000 https://www.geekfeed.com/?p=83464 We know that Harley Quinn is going to be the co-lead of the Joker sequel, but some fans have found out that another Batman rogue is actually in the latest trailer released.

If you check out the closed captions on the trailer, you’ll know that it’s actually Harvey Dent/Two-Face talking on the radio, and it looks like he’s the prosecutor who is going to be going up against Arthur Fleck.

On the radio, Dent says, “They believe Arthur Fleck to be some kind of martyr. Well, he’s not. He’s a monster.”

It still hasn’t been revealed who is going to be playing Dent in the movie, but rumors have suggested that he’s going to be played by Harry Lawtey. If anything, it sounds like Dent is closer to his middle age, so I think he would be played by an older actor.

For a while, I actually had hope that it was Steve Coogan who was going to play Dent, but like Robert De Niro in the first movie, it looks like Coogan is just playing a journalist who is going to interview the Joker as he goes on trial.

Going back to Dent though, I don’t really expect him to have a large role in the film. Wishful thinking would have him undergoing his origin story in this film. After all, he’s prosecuting the Joker, and Arthur has a ton of supporters. What are the odds that someone just throws acid on his face as he’s walking to or from the courthouse?

I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. How funny would it be if they got Alec Baldwin to play Dent; since he was the original choice to play Thomas Wayne, but dropped out?

Catch Joker: Folie a Deux when it comes to cinemas on Oct. 4.

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WATCH: Kevin Conroy’s Final Scene as Batman https://www.geekfeed.com/watch-kevin-conroys-final-scene-as-batman/ Thu, 18 Jul 2024 12:01:03 +0000 https://www.geekfeed.com/?p=83361 DC fans had lost Kevin Conroy back in 2022, and it still feels like they’re mourning the loss of a performer who was behind one of the most definitive versions of the Dark Knight.

What’s interesting is, the recently released Justice League: Crisis of Infinite Earths Part Three features one final performance of Conroy as Batman, and it has him tackling the Joker for one last time. Check this out:

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“I must say Batsy, I’m flattered. The end of the world, and you want to spend it with me? I didn’t know you cared.”

“I care, Joker, about Gotham, about Justice, and if it has to end, at least I go out like this—being Batman.”

Admittedly, it’s kind of a shame that they didn’t get Mark Hamill to voice the Joker for this final scene with Conroy, but at least the dialogue feels like a nice bookend to his run as the animated Batman.

Before this scene, a lot of fans were bemoaning the idea that his final performance as the Dark Knight would be in the poorly received Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League game. At least it’s going to be in an adaptation of one of the most celebrated DC comic events—and it’s as the version of Batman that made him famous in the first place.

Now fully revealed as the ultimate threat to existence, the ANTI-MONITOR wages an unrelenting attack on the surviving Earths that struggle for survival in a pocket universe. One-by-one, these worlds and all their inhabitants are vaporized! On the planets that remain, even time itself is shattered and heroes from the past join the Justice League and their rag-tag allies against the epitome of evil. But as they make their last stand, will the sacrifice of the superheroes be enough to save us all?

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three is now available on digital.

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“Time to Wing It!”: Watch Latest Trailer for Kite Man – Hell Yeah! https://www.geekfeed.com/watch-latest-trailer-for-kite-man-hell-yeah/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 10:14:51 +0000 https://www.geekfeed.com/?p=83130 The animated Harley Quinn series had carved out its own wacky version of the DCU, and fans are getting a spinoff with Ivy’s ex-fiancee named Kite Man: Hell Yeah!.

The series is set to premiere later this month, and we have a new trailer showcasing Kite Man and all the different villains that will be showing up in his spinoff series. Check this out:

Though the DC baddie didn’t push through with his partnership with Ivy, this show is giving him a new love interest in the form of Golden Glider, the younger sister of Captain Cold. We also get to see that Kite Man is starting his own business in the form of a bar; and it looks like it’s going to be featuring appearances from all kinds of DC villains big and small—from Polka-Dot Man to Darkseid.

With the Harley Quinn series already being as wild as it is, it’s curious how Kite Man is going to set itself apart. HQ already has the wacky version of the villains getting into random hijinks with Harley; but how would things be different now that Kite Man is at the center of the show? Even the animation style and look are the same.

Even if that was the case, it does seem like WB has enough faith in the character to actually give him a spinoff. I guess he’s one of the more memorable supporting characters from the Harley series, so it would be great to see how he really comes out now that he has his own show.

Catch Kite Man: Hell Yeah! when it premieres on Max this July 18.

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Watch Trailer for Batman: Caped Crusader from Producers J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves, and Bruce Timm https://www.geekfeed.com/watch-trailer-for-batman-caped-crusader/ Tue, 02 Jul 2024 14:05:14 +0000 https://www.geekfeed.com/?p=83097 Bruce Timm is one of the chief architects when it comes to Batman: The Animated Series (and the rest of the DCEU), and now he’s teamed up with Matt Reeves and J.J. Abrams to deliver the latest take on Batman.

Check out the trailer for the first season of Batman: Caped Crusader:

The official description reads:

Welcome to Gotham City, where the corrupt outnumber the good, criminals run rampant and law-abiding citizens live in a constant state of fear. Forged in the fire of tragedy, wealthy socialite Bruce Wayne becomes something both more and less than human—the BATMAN. His one-man crusade attracts unexpected allies within the GCPD and City Hall, but his heroic actions spawn deadly, unforeseen ramifications.

The series essentially takes Batman and his rogues back to the 50s, and we can see the depiction of Batman closer to his debut look in the first comic from Bob Kane and Bill Finger.

What’s interesting is, some villains that haven’t been created around that time—like Harley Quinn—have been given the period treatment, and the show promises to give us these new versions of the characters that were supposed to exist around that time period.

It’s a pretty interesting pitch when it comes to Batman, and a chance to see how they would revamp the characters for a period setting.

Hamish Linklater will voice the part of Batman, and other cast members include Christina Ricci (Catwoman), Jamie Chung (Harley Quinn), and Diedrich Bader (Harvery Dent/Two-Face). Other cast members include McKenna Grace, Haley Joel Osment, John DiMaggio, and Paul Scheer.

Catch all 10 episodes of Batman: Caped Crusader when they release on Amazon Prime Video on Aug. 1.

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Superman Set Photos Offer Better Look at David Corenswet’s Man of Steel (and More) https://www.geekfeed.com/david-corenswets-superman-images-revealed/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:11:13 +0000 https://www.geekfeed.com/?p=83059 DC has been very sparing when it came to reveals of the new Superman from James Gunn, but with a recent wave of set photos hitting the internet, we have a better look at David Corenswet in his Man of Steel get-up.

Check these out (via JustJared):

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Set photos have also been revealed of Rachel Brosnahan in costume as Lois Lane:

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Besides Superman, the movie will also be featuring other established superheroes in DC. We don’t have images of Hawkgirl or Green Lantern, but we do have a look at Mister Terrific played by Edi Gathegi:

Going back to Superman, we can see just how brightly colored the outfit is in the sunlight. Not only does he have the signature trunks, but he’s also sporting the yellow belt as well. One particular element they also kept from the classic Superman designs is that he has the yellow shield on the back of the cape.

We don’t know how James Gunn plans to introduce this Superman to the big screen and his rebooted DCU, but it does look like he’s going to be running into a bunch of other heroes who could help him establish his role as a superhero.

With Zack Snyder’s incredibly serious take on the Man of Steel, it’s said that Corenswet’s Superman is going to be the more positive ‘beacon of hope’ that the character has always been throughout his comic book run.

Let’s just hope that Gunn’s passion for the project shines through and we get a completely original new take on Superman when he flies into theatres on July 11, 2025.

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Jon Hamm Passed on Being Green Lantern because He Wanted to Be in Marvel https://www.geekfeed.com/jon-hamm-passed-on-being-green-lantern/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 11:52:37 +0000 https://www.geekfeed.com/?p=82981 Jon Hamm is probably best known for playing the chainsmoking womanizer Don Draper in Mad Men, but he was almost very much a comic book superhero for the big screen.

Talking to The Hollywood Reporter, Hamm shared that he was up for the role of Green Lantern back in 2011, but ultimately passed. He says, “That was one I definitely didn’t want to do… But I’ve pitched myself for a couple parts of the Marvel universe, I don’t want to say what exactly, but it was a part of a comic book that I really liked.”

Hamm didn’t share which part in the MCU he would like to get cast in, but he does share that he’s constantly in conversation with the studio, and it may be a matter of time before they find something right for him. “There were a lot of conversations, and I’m still in those. I talk to the guys that run Marvel and DC. And I’m a comic book nerd. So, we’ll see. Even that part of the industry is changing,” said Hamm.

With Don Draper being such an antihero of a character, a lot of people have been fancasting Hamm for more villainous roles like X-Men’s Mister Sinister or Fantastic Four’s Doctor Doom. Personally, I love it when Hamm can actually be a bit comedic with his roles, and I thought he would have been a fun washed up Wonder Man; but Yahya Abdul-Mateen II already has that covered, so we’ll just have to wait and see when Hamm can get onboard the MCU.

In the meantime, Deadpool & Wolverine is expected to come out in theatres on July 24.

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Watch Character Trailer for Joker in the Suicide Squad ISEKAI Anime https://www.geekfeed.com/trailer-for-joker-in-suicide-squad-isekai-anime/ Thu, 23 May 2024 01:30:45 +0000 https://www.geekfeed.com/?p=82505 We’ve gotten several iterations of DC villain the Joker over the past decades, but upcoming anime Suicide Squad ISEKAI promises a whole new take on the character from a more Easter-based lens. Just in, we have a new character trailer for the Clown Prince of Crime, and it promises a different kind of psychotic for Batman’s nemesis.

Check this out:

We’ve gotten a Joker that’s fallen into acid, and a Joker that’s mentally and physically scarred; but this new take on the Joker looks to be insane by your usual anime standards.

It’s pretty interesting that this Joker is a little queer-coded, because, even if he does have Harley Quinn to act as his love interest, any true Batman fan knows that his real love affair is with the Dark Knight.

By the looks of it, this series could be a one-and-done for DC, but depending on how Suicide Squad is receieved, we could be looking at more anime adaptations of DC characters going into the future; but we’ll just have to wait and see what audiences will think in July.

Here’s the official description for the series:

In the crime-ridden city of Gotham, Amanda Waller, the head of A.R.G.U.S., has assembled a group of notorious criminals for a mission: Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Peacemaker, Clayface, and King Shark. These Super-Villains are sent into an otherworldly realm that’s connected to this world through a gate. It’s a world of swords and magic where orcs rampage and dragons rule the skies—an “ISEKAI”!

With lethal explosives planted in their necks, there’s no running or hiding, and failing the mission means a one-way ticket to the afterlife! Can Harley Quinn and her crew conquer this perilous ISEKAI realm?! Brace yourselves for the pulse-pounding saga of the elite task force known as the “Suicide Squad” as they embark on a jaw-dropping adventure!

Suicide Squad ISEKAI is set to start airing this July.

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DC Reveals First Look at David Corenswet Superman Suit https://www.geekfeed.com/first-look-at-david-corenswet-superman-suit/ Wed, 08 May 2024 03:36:18 +0000 https://www.geekfeed.com/?p=82281 Henry Cavill is out, and David Corenswet is in. After months of teases of Corenswet’s new Superman suit, DC has finally given us our first look at his new outfit for the James Gunn reboot.

Check this image out:

The new ‘S’ has been revealed for a while, but this time we actually have a look at the full suit. The biggest difference we can notice from previous iterations of Superman is that the suit for Corenswet has a collar which harkens to more modern iterations of the Man of Steel in the comics.

A lot of fans have also pointed out that the suit looks a lot baggier than previous supersuits—even going so far to say that it kind of looks like the blue uniforms from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

And though you can’t really see it, it’s said that this Superman is confirmed to come with the classic red trunks. We don’t know exactly how that incorporates into the suit, but it will be the first time we have Superman in trunks again since Superman Returns came out back in 2006.

Of course, we also shouldn’t ignore the background, which features some kind of giant eye shooting out a laser on the city. Some speculate that this is the Eye of Ekron from the comics—which is literally just a giant eye, but it could be something else entirely. Regardless of who it is, the point of the scene looks to be giving us a kind of day-in-the-life scene with Superman dressing up when a huge monster is a foot.

We don’t know when the next reveal is going to be, but people have already started buzzing for the arrival of this new Corenswet Superman.

Superman is set to release in theaters on July 11, 2025.

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