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  • ‘Leauge of Super-Pets’ Circling the Top Spot at The Box Office

    ‘Leauge of Super-Pets’ Circling the Top Spot at The Box Office

    DC’s League of Super-Pets looks ready to fly high at the box office this weekend. The animated flick is eyeing a $25 million-plus debut this weekend, which should be enough to take the top spot from Jordan Peele’s Nope.

    While that’s far from a bang, that’s a decent enough start to earn first place at the domestic box office. Current projections have it opening between $25 million and $30 million when it opens across 4,300 theaters in North America. With a reported $90 million price tag, League of Super-Pets will need to stick the landing among families and comic book fans. Universal’s Minions: The Rise of Gru has shown family films are still big business despite the pandemic, with the film surpassing the $300 million domestic mark.

    One thing working in the film’s favor is that it has the DC Comics branding attached to it. Being based on comics could help carry the film, at least through its opening weekend. However, the film being its own entity and not attached to a popular film franchise could also hurt it. 

    The film is directed by Jared Stern and features voice performances by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Kevin Hart, Diego Luna, Natasha Lyonne and Kate McKinnon as the pets of Justice League members. DC League of Super-Pets was written by Stern and John Whittington (The Lego Batman Movie). It flies into theaters this weekend.

    Source: Variety

  • SDCC: Warner Bros.’ DC Theatrical Panel Recap

    SDCC: Warner Bros.’ DC Theatrical Panel Recap

    During the Warner Bros. Hall H panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, DC Entertainment gave fans new footage and insight into some of its upcoming projects. Much of the presentation focused on Shazam: Fury of the Gods and Black Adam, with respective stars Zachary Levi and Dwayne Johnson in attendance. If you missed our live coverage of the event, you can catch up on the highlights of DC’s presentation here.

    Shazam: Fury of the Gods

    The Warner Bros. Theatrical Panel opened with a sizzle reel of Shazam: Fury of the Gods. Stars Zachary Levi and Lucy Liu were in attendance along with director David F. Samberg. The sequel to 2019’s Shazam revealed its first story details. The film will take place a few years after the original, and it will see how the team is established as heroes. They will face off against the Daughters of Atlas as the villains. West Side Story actress Rachel Zegler’s role was finally revealed as well, as she will be playing Antaeus, a Daughter of Atlas.

    Warner Bros. also used SDCC to drop the first trailer for Fury of the Gods. Check it out below:

    Shazam: Fury of the Gods is scheduled to hit theaters on December 21, 2022.

    Black Adam

    DC next dazzled the Hall H audience with its Black Adam presentation, including a dramatic entrance from star Dwayne Johnson himself. Johnson was also joined by other cast members, including Jaume Collet-Serra, Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, and Quintessa Swindell.

    Apparently, a final cut of the film was completed just the day before the presentation. It was revealed that Viola Davis’ Amanda Waller would be returning in Black Adam, on the heels of her performances in The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker. Johnson discussed how he views Black Adam as a relaunching point for DC films and a vehicle to build the Justice Society of America.

    The Hall H audience was treated to a new trailer for the film, which was later released online. Check it out here:

    Black Adam will release in theaters on October 21, 2022

    Henry Cavill’s Absence

    While SDCC is usually all about what fans are actually given, a bit of news here comes from what did not happen during the Warner Bros. Hall H panel. Earlier rumors hinted at Henry Cavill showing up during the Hall H panel to announce his return as Superman was heavily rumored but it turns out that wasn’t the case after all. For some, the panel ended on a somber note when the expectation of Superman’s return fell through.

    Check out Murphy’s Multiverse’s live coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2022.

  • SDCC: Henry Cavill Did Not Show Up During DC’s Hall H Panel After All

    SDCC: Henry Cavill Did Not Show Up During DC’s Hall H Panel After All

    Well, the San Diego Comic-Con panel for DC Comics has come to an end. Surprisingly, this year was quite the mellow offering with only the focus being on Shazam: Fury of the Gods and Black Adam. It seems that Warner Bros. wanted to keep a focus on the projects that are set to release this year. We didn’t even get a tease for Aquaman or even The Flash, which have been heavily promoted during DC FanDome.

    Earlier rumors hinted at Henry Cavill showing up during the Hall H panel to announce his return as Superman was heavily rumored but it turns out that wasn’t the case after all. the panel ended with a nice gift from Dwayne Johnson for the attendees, as they got a golden ticket for an early screening of Black Adam. Yet, Henry Cavill was nowhere in sight and the panel ended on a sweet but somber note.

  • SDCC: ‘Shazam: Fury of The Gods’ Trailer Includes a ‘The Suicide Squad’ Easter Egg

    SDCC: ‘Shazam: Fury of The Gods’ Trailer Includes a ‘The Suicide Squad’ Easter Egg

    The Shazam: Fury of The Gods trailer has finally arrived and fans are already anticipating the return of the Wizards champions. The trailer included some great references to the wider DC Extended Universe with glimpses of characters like the Flash, Batman, and Aquaman but if you look a little closer you’ll notice some references to another recent DC film.

    If you look close enough you’ll be able to spot multiple references to Starro, the villain of The Suicide Squad. The world briefly got a glimpse of the conquerer on television, seen stomping down the streets of Corto Maltese as Task Force X took it on.

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    Shazam: Fury of The Gods is set to hit theaters on December 21st, 2022

    Source: Twitter

  • SDCC: ‘Black Adam’ Director on What Inspired Their Take on the Anti-Hero

    SDCC: ‘Black Adam’ Director on What Inspired Their Take on the Anti-Hero

    Black Adam is the one DC film that promises to change everything. Dwayne Johnson has been hyping up the project for quite some time now, and many wondered how they’d tackle an anti-hero in contrast to the usual superhero fare. Luckily, it seems that they took some inspiration from other mediums, as director Jaume Collet-Serra compared the character to be like Dirty Harry.

    This seemed like a Dirty Harry-type of character. When the system is broken and when the system is corrupt, you need someone to break the system down. I gravitated towards that.

    Jaume Collet-Serra

    Source: SDCC via Twitter

  • SDCC: Jaume Collet-Serra Confirms They Finished ‘Black Adam’s Final Cut

    SDCC: Jaume Collet-Serra Confirms They Finished ‘Black Adam’s Final Cut

    Just a few months back fans were bummed to hear the shifting of power within the hierarchy of the DC universe would be taking a little longer then anticipated as the studio shifted release dates so that VFX could be completed on time. It seems thing are indeed ready to go sooner than we thought.

    As the cast of Black Adam took to the stage the director of the film himself, Jaume Collet-Serra confirmed that he has completed editing on the film and it’s now picture locked. Collet confirmed that he screened the film to the cast just the night before the panel as well.

    That’s a big deal for me. That means no more notes.”

    Jaume Collet-Serra

    Black Adam is set to hit theaters on October 21st, 2022

    Source: Twitter

  • SDCC: Zachary Levi on a Potential ‘Shazam 3’

    SDCC: Zachary Levi on a Potential ‘Shazam 3’

    Fans just got their very first look at Shazam: Fury of The Gods, featuring the return of the beloved Shazamily we briefly met in the first film. The film is set to hit theaters later year, after being moved up from its summer 2023 release date, obviously pleasing the fans. While the sequel to the 2018 film has yet to hit theaters, some are already wondering about the third.

    Zachary Levi was asked at the Hall H panel for Fury of The Gods about a potential third film, and if he would like to reprise the role.

    “I hope so…if you guys go and see this one and you like, then there’s a good chance that the bosses will make another one

    Zachary Levi

    Shazam: Fury of The Gods hits theaters on December 21st, 2023.

    Source: Twitter

  • SDCC: First Details on ‘Shazam 2’ Story

    SDCC: First Details on ‘Shazam 2’ Story

    We’ve all wondered what exactly the upcoming Shazam: Fury of the Gods film has in store for us. While the details are still quite sparse, the San Diego Comic-Con panel has finally started for DC’s future slate. It kicked off with one of the funniest entries in the franchise, and it offered us a small glimpse into what we can expect. As COVID hit and there’s the challenge of the teen cast aging to fast, it seems to avoid that issue they’ll simply have the film take place a few years after the original. That is not all, as it’ll also see how the team is established as heroes and they will face off against the daughters of Atlas in the upcoming film.

  • ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ Trailer Set to Debut Today

    ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ Trailer Set to Debut Today

    Plenty of big news has already made its way out of San Diego as the annual Comic-Con rolls on, but the biggest news of the weekend is almost certainly yet to come. Saturdays have traditionally held a couple of showstopping panels and this year is no different with Warner Bros. set to bring their upcoming theatrical slate to SDCC.

    Among the most-anticipated projects expected to be on display today is Shazam! Fury of the Gods. It was recently confirmed that the sequel would be part of the Hall H presentation and it now appears that fans can expect a new trailer online at some point after those in attendance see it premiere.

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    As those who have followed it for years know, not everything shown to the Hall H crowd makes it out of Hall H, so this ad is an encouraging sign that fans who couldn’t make the trip will get a look at some action from the film, which is currently scheduled to hit theaters December 21st.

  • SDCC: Jim Lee Once Again Confirms There Are No Future Plans to Expand ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’

    SDCC: Jim Lee Once Again Confirms There Are No Future Plans to Expand ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’

    San Diego Comic-Con becomes an opportunity for fans to interact with the people they look up to. It also gives us insight into the future plans of DC Comics, Warne Bros., Marvel Studios, and more. During a panel featuring DC’s Jim Lee, a fan got the chance to ask bout the future of the infamous Snyderverse that many fans hoped would form after HBO Max’s release of Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Lee had the following to say:

    I work on the projects that are in development, right? So, I think the Snyder Cut was Zack’s vision realized and it was a really satisfying story told but there are no plans for additional work on that material.

    Jim Lee

    He did highlight that he was happy to support Zack Snyder‘s pitch for future entries that were showcased in an exclusive exhibit. So, for those that were hoping that Warner Bros. was secretly working on a Snyderverse sequel of some kind. His original vision for a potential trilogy will remain as a dream, and perhaps he’ll get a chance to release it in the form of a comic or book.

    The thing that is worth noting is that the Snyderverse movement has been put under scrutiny due to bot usage to further spread its message. While many are discussing just what the data provided truly means, there’s a lot we don’t fully know bout the story. Perhaps it’ll find its way online at some point in the future, but for now the HBO Max special will remain as something special.

    Source: Twitter