We are finally getting a Black Widow standalone film, something that probably should have happened in Phase 1. Better late than never though. Scarlett Johansson will reprise her role as the super spy, with Cate Shortland (Lore, Berlin Syndrome) directing. The script is getting another pass by Ned Benson, as Collider reports. Benson, who wrote The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby, was brought in to rewrite the script. Marvel seemed to really like his take on the story. Not only…
On Friday, as everyone was heading home for the holiday weekend, I received word that Warner Bros. and Armie Hammer had entered advanced talks about him being the star of Matt Reeves’ The Batman. At the time, I was asked to keep that to myself. The only thing I was allowed to say at the time was that he was merely “a frontrunner.” But now I’ve been given the go-ahead to let the bat out of the…
At last summer’s San Diego Comic Con, DC announced that they’d be releasing an animated film called Wonder Woman: Bloodlines. It was a shocker to fans, since DC had already announced that Reign of The Superman, Batman: Hush, and Justice League vs The Fatal Five were coming out this year. But DC said 2019 would be “special”, and that’s why they were excited to reveal a fourth animated film set to arrive this year. But since then, there really hasn’t been much else to say about the project.…
If we know anything about the way HBO does things, it’s that they’ll never sacrifice quality for quantity. The network has been a favorite place to work for several huge talents over the last 30 years because of their commitment to creating the highest quality original content without forcing their creators to stick to certain mandates like release dates, episode counts, expanded seasons, etc. With Westworld, they’ve already demonstrated that commitment to quality, and it’s set…
Fighting With My Family, the comedic wrestling biopic, written and directed by The Office creator Stephen Merchant, is based on the real life story of WWE wrestler Saraya “Paige” Bevis. Perhaps unsurprisingly given its story, this film also happens to be produced by Seven Bucks Productions, a company run by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, his ex-wife Dany Garcia and his former brother-in-law Hiram Garcia. It also happens to be a far smaller scaled film than normal for…
A past Commisioner Gordon, and almost-yet-maybe-still-future Batman are teaming up. Gary Oldman and Armie Hammer are joining Ant-Man And The Wasp star Evangeline Lilly in an opioid based thriller called Dreamland, reports Variety. In “Dreamland,” three stories about the world of opioids collide: a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S., an architect recovering from an OxyContin addiction tracks down the truth behind her son’s involvement with narcotics, and a university professor…
Over the weekend, Henry Cavill went on Instagram to do something he hasn’t done in a while: He posted something related to Superman. The last time he did that was during the evening of September 12th, and it was in response to The Hollywood Reporter’s claims that he was out as Superman, in terms of ever reprising the role again in a DC Entertainment film. This came after several months of reports that a Superman sequel with…
Well, folks, it finally happened. After two years of Will he or Won’t he? and all kinds of rumors about his status as the Dark Knight of Gotham, Ben Affleck made it official at last: He’s no longer Batman. He put all of the rumors to bed last night with a simple tweet. He retweeted an article from Deadline with the headline “The Batman To Fly In Summer 2021; Ben Affleck Passes The Torch To Next Generation Of Bruce Wayne,” and added this simple caption:…
Breaking Bad is one of those series that has a permanent residence on many people’s “Best TV Shows Ever” lists. Similar to series like The Wire, The Sopranos, and Game of Thrones, it’s considered a landmark achievement. That’s why it was such a big deal last November when we learned of the mysterious project called Greenbrier. The project was said to be a film set in the Breaking Bad universe, but it quickly became clear that it was much more than that- as the very next day it was revealed that Aaron Paul…
UPDATE: This scoop has now been confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter, along with additional names that had were either just added in the last week, or were kept off of the internal cast list for the sake of secrecy. Those names include Michelle Oh, Mark Hamill, Walter Goggins and J.K. Simmons! ORIGINAL REPORT: A funny thing happened this afternoon. A source of mine dropped me a line, asking if I was interested in any intel…
Our own Tony Artiga, a man known for his reviews and touching tributes here at Revenge of The Fans, is much more than just a film critic or writer. He’s also a gifted artist who routinely blows us away with his works. When he showed me this piece he created to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of Batman, I instantly thought, “We have to show this to our readers.“ It’s stunning. See for yourselves: As you can see, Tony included every prominent live-action portrayal of Batman. From the…
