The Flash
George Clooney Jokes That Batman Cameo in ‘The Flash’ Was a One-Time Occurrence: “Somehow There Were Not A Lot of Requests”
George Clooney shocked the DC Universe this summer when he returned to the role of Bruce Wayne, after 25 years, for a cameo appearance in The Flash — and is now confirming that was a one-and-done reprisal. Clooney infamously played Bruce Wayne/Batman in Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin, the 1997 movie that was considered one of the […]
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Zack Snyder’s Next Cut: No Capes Allowed
Zack Snyder was going through a Fortnite phase. What started as a bonding activity with one of his sons had spiraled into a solitary obsession, with the 57-year-old filmmaker sneaking off any chance he had to play the world-building video game. One night, about a year ago, his wife and producing partner, Deborah Snyder, woke […]
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DC Movie ‘Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow’ Finds Its Writer in Ana Nogueira (Exclusive)
James Gunn and Peter Safran’s slate of DC movies continues to move forward. Ana Nogueira, the actress and playwright who is now making forays into screenwriting, has been tapped to pen Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, a standalone feature centered on the Kryptonian cousin of Superman being developed by DC Studios. No director is attached and […]
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Box Office Bomb: ‘The Marvels’ Opens to $47M in New Low for Marvel Studios
The Marvels box office debut is anything but marvelous. From Marvel Studios and Disney, the superhero tentpole opened to an estimated $47 million at the domestic box office to rank as the worst start in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It also came in behind expectations overseas, where it launched with $63.3 million […]
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‘The Marvels’ May Only Muster $60M-$65M Box Office Opening, a Near-Low for Marvel Studios
Three weeks ago, The Marvels was tracking to open to $75 million-$80 million at the domestic box office. While not a huge sum for a title in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it was a respectable number. Now, however, the female-fronted superhero pic may only clear $60 million-$65 million in what would mark one of the […]
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Nicolas Cage on Brief Surprise ‘The Flash’ Cameo: “Glad I Didn’t Blink”
[Warning: This story contains spoilers for The Flash.] Nicolas Cage is sharing his thoughts on his surprise cameo as Superman in Andy Muschietti’s The Flash. During an interview with USA Today, published online Thursday, the Oscar-winning actor said it was fulfilling to finally see the character come to life decades after the 1998 film Superman Lives […]
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How Can a Movie Be Marketed Without Stars? A PR Dilemma Amid Actors Strike
Marketing a movie brings inherent challenges, but doing so without the charismatic lead to promote it on the press circuit adds an additional hurdle — as the teams behind a growing number of recent titles have learned, or soon will as SAG-AFTRA’s actors strike begins in Hollywood. Netflix’s They Cloned Tyrone premiere event took place […]
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Box Office: Spidey Edges Out ‘Elemental’ to Win Weekend, ‘The Flash’ Barely Beats ‘No Hard Feelings’
In a box office upset, Sony holdover Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse edged out Pixar’s Elemental to win the weekend all the way in its fourth outing. Rarely does a film reclaim the top spot like that amid fierce summer competition. Spidey took in an estimated $19.3 million as it raced past the $300 million mark […]
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Box Office Stunner: ‘Elemental’ in Close Race With Spidey for No. 1, ‘The Flash’ Battles ‘No Hard Feelings’ for No. 3
There’s high drama at the domestic box office this weekend, where Pixar’s Elemental and Sony holdover Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse are in a close race for No. 1. Based on Friday business, the two pics could gross anywhere from $17 million to $19 million for the weekend. Some are giving Elemental a slight edge. The […]
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‘Kraven the Hunter’ Snares Composer Benjamin Wallfisch (Exclusive)
Composer Benjamin Wallfisch is staying in the comic book space. Wallfisch will compose the score to Kraven the Hunter, the Sony and Columbia feature starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the Marvel antihero. Wallfisch is a veteran of the comic book genre, with his recent score for The Flash being heard in theaters now. He also is […]
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Box Office Upset: Spidey and ‘Elemental’ Pull Ahead of ‘The Flash’ on Wednesday
In a midweek upset, Sony holdover Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Pixar’s new animated Elemental edged out Warner Bros.’ DC superhero tentpole The Flash at the Wednesday box office. Both The Flash and Elemental opened over the June 16-18 weekend to decidedly dismal results. The former started off with $55 million for the three days, […]
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Kevin Smith, Writer for Scrapped ‘Superman Lives’ Film, Reacts to Finally Seeing His Vision in ‘The Flash’: “An Absolute Delight”
[Warning: This story contains spoilers for The Flash.] Filmmaker Kevin Smith had a full-circle moment when watching The Flash and seeing Nicolas Cage’s cameo as Superman. During a recent interview with Rolling Stone, the director/producer/writer said he “just about passed out” when he first learned the actor was going to be making an appearance in the […]
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