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Author: Charles Murphy

  • James Gunn Announces the Next Film in His Superman Saga, Dated for 2027 Release

    James Gunn Announces the Next Film in His Superman Saga, Dated for 2027 Release

    After weeks of teasing the next film in his Superman Saga, DC Studios co-chair James Gunn took to social media to announce the title and release date of the project.

    Man of Tomorrow is set to hit theaters on July 9, 2027, and is expected to pit Superman against Lex Luthor once again…and also team up with him?

    The announcement was accompanied by a fresh piece of art by DC Comics CCO and legendary comic book artist Jim Lee which shows David Corenswet‘s Superman in hs DCU suit next to Luthor in a fully-realized Warsuit.

    The very successful launch of DC Studios Superman provided real momentum for the all-new, all-different DCU. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav recently told shareholders that the “DC vision” was clear and teased “an ambitious, 10-year plan of interconnected sequels and spinoffs,” which he said included a “Super -Family” film written and directed by Gunn. Shortly after, Gunn teased that the next film in his four-film Superman Saga would head into production “much sooner rather than later,” and feature “the group of characters we’ve already met.” That now includes Nicholas Hoult’s Lex Luthor, who was taken into custody and to Bell Reve Correctional Center in the final act of Superman.

    Corenswet and Hoult both took to Instagram to share additional artwork celebrating the announcement:

    Man of Tomorrow will hit theaters just two days shy of two years after the release of Superman; it will also release two weeks ahead of an untitled Marvel Studios film, just as Superman opened two weeks ahead of The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

  • Never Go Full Cajan! Channing Tatum’s Gambit Will Be a Little Different in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

    Never Go Full Cajan! Channing Tatum’s Gambit Will Be a Little Different in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

    Everybody knows you never go full Cajun…

    After years of trying to bring the character to life in a Fox-produced solo film, Channing Tatum finally brought Gambit to live-action in 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine. Tatum‘s Gambit stole the show as audiences fell in love with the actor’s long-awaited debut as the Cajun, even if his accent made it all but impossible to understand him at times. It didn’t take long for fans to begin to call for more of Tatum‘s mumbly mutie. And with a little post-credit magic here and a deleted scene there, more of Tatum as Gambit in the MCU seemed to possibly be in the cards and then, Marvel Studios announced the main cast of Avengers: Doomsday, which included Tatum, allowing him to bring Le Diable Blanc to another party. This time, however, there will be one notable difference.

    “I’m not gonna go full Cajun,” said Tatum of his role as the Ragin’ Cajun in next year’s Avengers: Doomsday.

    Do you know how long I’ve been waiting for this? Woo, I’m about to make a name for myself here.

    As Tatum explained in an interview with Variety, directors Anthony and Joe Russo “want things to be funny, but they don’t want to go full ‘Deadpool’,” in which the character’s accent more closely resembled the indecipherable gibberish spit out by Blake Clark‘s Farmer Fran in Adam Sandler‘s The Waterboy. “They want to keep the drama and keep it tight. When Gambit gets serious — when he drops the Mardi Gras mask — things do matter,” teasing a major role for Gambit, including a “big fight” with Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom that Tatum found himself sidelined for, thanks to an unidentified leg injury.

    The change in approach comes in response to Marvel execs, who the star said “really had to wrap their mind around the accent and how people are going to understand him,” in the biggest Marvel film of the decade.

    “There was very little improv. The Cajun dialect is a very particular one,” said Tatum in a previous interview of his first go around as the character. “I grew up in Mississippi and my dad is from New Orleans. So it’s one of those things that I grew up around it, but I’ve never done it. There are certain little isms that are very Cajun-y, but we actually intended it to be somewhat unintelligible. That was sort of the joke. [Co-star Ryan Reynolds would] come up to be and say, ‘I don’t want to know anything that you’re saying on this [take],’ so I just dialed it all the way up,” added Tatum. “And then other ones he’s like, ‘All right, I’ve got to understand what you’re saying now.’”

    Whether the changes to the character result in this Gambit being a Variant from another timeline or just someone looking to communicate more clearly with his friends, fans will certainly be thrilled with the return of Tatum in the role.

    Source: Access Hollywood, Variety

  • New Stills, Synopsis Releases Ahead of ‘Marvel Zombies’ D+ Debut

    New Stills, Synopsis Releases Ahead of ‘Marvel Zombies’ D+ Debut

    Spinning out of the gory good time that was episode 1.05 of What If…?, Marvel Animation’s Marvel Zombies, a four-episode TV-MA mini-event, is set to debut in D+ on September 24th. Along with a trailer for series, created by Bryan Andrews and Zeb Wells, Marvel rolled out a poster and a batch of stills along with a synopsis in a press release.

    So, you survived the zombie apocalypse. Super. Now who’s going to stop the Avengers from feasting on your brains?

    Peter Parker/Spider-Man (voiced by Hudson Thames) in Marvel Television’s MARVEL ZOMBIES exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Marvel Television. © 2025 MARVEL.
    Blade Knight (voiced by Todd WIlliams) in Marvel Television’s MARVEL ZOMBIES exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Marvel Television. © 2025 MARVEL.
    Blade Knight (voiced by Todd WIlliams) in Marvel Television’s MARVEL ZOMBIES exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Marvel Television. © 2025 MARVEL.

    After the Avengers are overtaken by a zombie plague, a desperate group of survivors discover the key to bringing an end to the super-powered undead, racing across a dystopian landscape and risking life and limb to save their world.

    (L-R): Alexei Shostakov/ Red Guardian (voiced by David Harbour), Yelena Belova (voiced by Florence Pugh), Kamala Khan (voiced by Iman Vellani) and Blade Knight (voiced by Todd Williams) in Marvel Television’s MARVEL ZOMBIES exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Marvel Television. © 2025 MARVEL.
    (Center): Zombie Okoye (voiced by Kenna Ramsey) in Marvel Television’s MARVEL ZOMBIES exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Marvel Television. © 2025 MARVEL.
    (L-R): Kamala Khan (voiced by Iman Vellani), Blade Knight (voiced by Todd Williams), Alexei Shostakov/ Red Guardian (voiced by David Harbour) and Yelena Belova (voiced by Florence Pugh) in Marvel Television’s MARVEL ZOMBIES exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Marvel Television. © 2025 MARVEL.

    Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Tessa Thompson, Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Hailee Steinfeld, Wyatt Russell, Randall Park, Iman Vellani, Dominique Thorne and Others Lend Their Voices as the Undead Arrive September 24, Exclusively on Disney+.

  • ‘Clayface’ Props Reveal Key Locations in the DCU’s Gotham

    ‘Clayface’ Props Reveal Key Locations in the DCU’s Gotham

    In 2020, Liverpool, England was transformed into Gotham as director Matt Reeves filmed scenes for The Batman. Five years later, as production on DC Studios’ Clayface gets underway, Liverpool is once again serving as Gotham City, set this time, however, in the all-new DCU.

    As was the case with the DCU’s Superman, which saw Cleveland become Metropolis, DC Studios is taking great care to make sure its Gotham is FULL of Easter eggs, nods and comic accurate inclusions. Most interestingly, a map of Gotham City has been spotted on set and it is complete with key locations such as Wayne Manor, Ace Chemical, The Monarch Theater, Crime Alley, Arkham and the Kane Memorial Bridge.

    While this map is unlikely to serve as anything more than something to see in the background, the references to the Joker, the Penguin, Batman and the Kane family stand out as fans get their first look at a Gotham in which the Dark Knight has likely been active for a significant amount of time.

    Fans of the comics may note the map is all but identical to the one created in the 1999 Batfamily crossover event, Batman: No Man’s Land. While it’s unlikely that story will be adapted into Clayface, it’s a notable choice as it’s a different map than the one used in The Batman and with fans still searching for reasons to believe Clayface will be set in the Reeves-verse, this may be a strike against that.

  • Chloe Bennet Explains Her ‘Secret Invasion’ Absence and Delivers Devastating Blow to ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D’

    Chloe Bennet Explains Her ‘Secret Invasion’ Absence and Delivers Devastating Blow to ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D’

    In 2023, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star Chloe Bennet seemingly teased plans for her to reprise her role as Daisy Johnson, aka Quake, in an MCU project. At the time, with Secret Invasion having yet to stream, her legions of stans believed wholeheartedly that would be the project in which Bennet would appear despite denials from the actress about her involvement with the show. Needless to say, Quake did not appear in the series, which stands as one of Marvel Studios’ worst projects to date. Now, we know what kept Bennet from appearing.

    During an appearance at Dragon Con, Bennet explained that she was not in Secret Invasion because she was not offered a role because Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is “not really considered canon.”

    https://twitter.com/dailybennet/status/1962353636211622259?t=biaqzFkcxsYzgdlxgxznKQ&s=19

    “I’m not playing a bit. This isn’t a joke. I don’t know anything; they haven’t asked me,” replied Bennet when asked about Quake showing up in the MCU. “If they would, you know me, I can’t keep a secret, I would tell you guys. We are not really considered canon. I think the show will make some weird, random comeback. Like if it gets put on another streamer or something.“

    Before finishing up her response, however, the actress took a shot at the Marvel produced show, saying, “But as of now, no, and I agree that I could have been in ‘Secret Invasion,’ but I wasn’t. Probably would have been better.”

    The canonicity of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has been the subject of debate for years. In recent years, multiple Marvel Studios projects seemed to decanonize the ABC melodrama. In 2024, Bennet‘s co-star, Ming-Na Wen, talked about how the show had become a “separate entity” but with and even Marvel Television boss Brad Winderbaum refusing to address the issue head on, the debate has continued. However, with someone like Bennet, who massive and rabid fan base, admitting the series is not MCU canon, it may well be the end of the argument.

  • DC Studios’ Supergirl Film Gets a New Logo…and Title

    DC Studios’ Supergirl Film Gets a New Logo…and Title

    After making her debut in Superman, Kara Zor-El is set to lead her own film in 2026. Based on the Tom King and Bilquis Evely’s DC Comic series, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, the film will see Kara travel the galaxy and ultimately do battle against the villainous Krem of the Yellow Hills, played by Matthias Schoenaerts. And while the movie was originally intended to share a title with King And Bilquis‘ comic, it looks as though that has changed.

    A look at a logo for the upcoming movie was spotted on the set of Clayface, the next DCU film in the queue, and it seems to indicate that the original title has been shortened to simply Supergirl.

    If the title has indeed been changed, it shouldn’t come as a surprise. DC Studios’ boss James Gunn has been referring to the film as Supergirl for quite some time; additionally, it would be in line with Gunn’s decision to retitle Superman: Legacy by dropping the subtitle and going with Superman.

    Kara was on Krypton. She was on a piece of Krypton that drifted away from the planet and she lived there for the first fourteen years of her life in a horrible situation where she watched everyone around her die. So, she’s a much harsher and more fucked up Supergirl than you’ve been used to thus far.

    Described by Gunn as a little more rock and roll than Superman, Supergirl, starring Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, will be in theaters beginning June 26, 2026.

  • ‘Ray Donovan’ Star Joins Cast of DC Studios ‘Clayface’

    ‘Ray Donovan’ Star Joins Cast of DC Studios ‘Clayface’

    Cameras are now rolling in Liverpool on DC Studios’ third film, Clayface, and plenty of interested onlookers have taken to social media to share photos and videos from the set. While nothing too spoilery has been captured so far, a scene being filmed at The Queen Elizabeth Law Courts,  which has been transformed into Gotham General Hospital, revealed that a very familiar face has joined director James Watkins‘ horror film.

    As seen in the photo and video below, shared by Egg Boy, Ray Donovan star Eddie Marsan is now part of the DCU.

    The first looks don’t reveal anything too telling about Marsan‘s role, though he was also seen walking on set with Tom Rhys Harries, the film’s titular character, which could mean Marsan‘s role is substantial.

    Starring Harries as the Matt Hagen version of the classic Batman baddie, Clayface will “center on an ascending actor whose face is disfigured by a gangster. As a last resort, the actor turns to a fringe Elizabeth Holmes-style scientist for help. At first, the experiment is a successful but … well, it wouldn’t be a horror movie if the story ended right there, would it?” Based on additional photos from the set, it seems possible that low-level mob goon Jimmy “Red” McCoy may be the gangster responsible for Hagen’s disfigurement.

    Written by Mike Flanagan and described by DC Studios’ co-chair James Gunn as “a complete horror film,” Clayface is set to release on September 11, 2026.

  • ‘Clayface’ Set Phots Provide First Look at the DCU’s Gotham…and Its Villains

    ‘Clayface’ Set Phots Provide First Look at the DCU’s Gotham…and Its Villains

    Ahead of the start of principal photography on DC Studios’ Clayface, Liverpool, England is being transformed into the DCU’s Gotham, giving fans their first look at Batman’s home turf…and the villains that are active within its limits.

    Based on a photo of the in-universe Gotham Herald and another publication, small-time Batman crook Jimmy “Red” McCoy will play a role in the film, though insider @ApocHorseman believes another crime boss will be the film’s big bad.

    And thanks to additional photos of the Liverpool set, we have some hints about who that big bad might be. While there’s a reference to “The Jokers”, there’s also some graffiti with a letter blacked out that reads “armine.” Simple deductive logic suggests that the missing letter is a “C” and that would mean Carmine Falcone could be referenced here. Given the importance of the character in Matt Reeves‘ The Batman, it seems unlikely he’d be the big bad in a DCU film; however, the graffiti could be intended to show the mob boss has been scrubbed out in this universe’s Gotham, leaving the underworld open for business.

    There’s also plenty of speculation that the Gotham Herald provides the first look at Tom Rhys Harries‘ Matt Hagen, aka Clayface, though the low-quality picture makes it hard to tell. Whatever the case, these set photos provide the first look at Gotham as it will be portrayed in the all-new, all-different DCU…and now we wait for the DCU’s Dark Knight.

  • BTS Photo Confirms Spoilery ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Setting

    BTS Photo Confirms Spoilery ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Setting

    Principal photography on Avengers: Doomsday recently took place at Windsor Great Park in the UK where a set referred to as the “Luke Cage House” was constructed in a secluded area. Rumors indicated that the home belonged to Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter and was located in the alternate timeline created when Rogers used the Time-Space GPS to travel time to live with the love of his life.

    The rumor is sensible and would smartly tie Avengers: Doomsday to Avengers: Endgame, however, neither Haley Atwell nor Chris Evans were announced as part of the cast of Doomsday and Evans has routinely denied that he’s returning as Rogers.

    Despite all that, fans are convinced that the pair of stars are in the film and a report that they recently shot scenes alongside Tom Hiddleston has supported a rumor that Rogers’ decision created the first Multiversal incursion, kick-starting the end of everything. Now, as filming in Windsor Great Park wraps, a new behind the scenes photo confirms a mid-20th century setting for the recent scenes.

    Photographer UnBoxPHD, who has been delivering photos from UK sets of Marvel Studios films over the past couple of years, shared a shot of a car carrier transporting a pair of classic cars: a Plymouth Special Deluxe and a Chrysler New Yorker, both from the early 1940s.

    Given that Rogers travelers back to 1949 to have his dance and begin his life with Carter, the cars support the recent set report; however, until Atwell and Evans are seen on set or officially announced as part of the cast, their inclusion in the film will remain a subject of debate.

  • Evidence Mounts that Luke Cage May Return in Season 2 of ‘Daredevil: Born Again’

    After skipping the summer convention circuit, Marvel Television will make some noise at New York Comic Con on October 11th as part of a panel promised to include “special guests for a look behind the scenes at Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ shows from Marvel Television and Marvel Animation.” Fans were already eagerly anticipating the event as it would be a great opportunity to showcase the first footage from Season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again, which was shot in and around New York City…and now it looks as though they may have even more to look forward to.

    A tweet sent out from the official New York Comic Con account confirmed that stars Charlie Cox, Vincent D’Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll and Krysten Ritter will all be in attendance on both October 11th and 12th but they’re not the only members of the old Defenders-verse crew who will be there as Luke Cage star Mike Colter will join them.

    Could the tweet have spoiled Colter’s return and Cage’s MCU debut in the upcoming season of Daredevil: Born Again? The first trailer for Season 1 of Daredevil: Born Again contained a reference to Harlem’s Paradise, the club owned by Cage, and given where Power Man’s story left off at the end of Luke Cage Season 2 and the state of affairs in New York City in Born Again, an appearance by the character make a ton of sense… certainly more than one by Danny Rand.

    Colter has remained open to reprising the role and with Ritter having joined the cast of Season 2, now may be the time to begin reuniting the Defenders.