Following set photos and our first official look at Joaquin Phoenix, Warner Bros. has officially announced that Joker is now in production in New York. The official press release, which was sent out late last night, also confirms some of the casting rumours we’ve been hearing. The Dark Knight Rises star Brett Cullen has officially joined the cast. Though his role is not named it is understood he is taking over from Alec Baldwin in playing Thomas Wayne. We also, finally, have confirmation that Deadpool 2 star Zazie Beetz will indeed be in the film. Interestingly the press release also confirms that Bradley Cooper is…
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Neil Vagg
Neil is the Editor-in-Chief at GYCO. He has a BA in Film & TV and an MA in Scriptwriting; he currently works 9-5 in an office and 5-9 as a reviewer. He has been reading comics for as long as he can remember and is never far away from any book which has the word Bat in the title.
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The Predatorhas opening in North America with the lowest box office tally for any film opening in over 4,000 theatres. That news, courtesy of BoxOfficeMojo, coming amidst the films on going controversy surrounding the inclusion of a registered sex offender in a now deleted scene. With $24M in the bank the film was able to top the North American box office but with a disappointing “C+” CinemaScore from its audience the film is unlikely to have legs. It may struggle to recoup its $88M estimated production budget. Current predictions put the film at making $50M at the domestic box office. Internationally,…
The CW has released a new poster for Supergirl season 4. The new image features a rather serious looking Kara amidst a steamy red background, steam (or smoke – take your pick) rising from her balled fists. The artwork, as pointed out by CBR.com, is rather reminiscent of the Alex Ross cover for classic Superman tale Kingdom Come. Could it be a sign of things to come in season 4? What do you think of the new poster? https://youtu.be/wyswYomalVo Supergirl stars Melissa Benoist, David Harewood, Mehcad Brooks, Chyler Leigh and Jeremy Jordan. The series returns to The CW in North America on October 14. Follow…
Tom Hardy continues to be heavily involved with the promotion on Venom. The film arrives in under three weeks and excitement is really starting to build. The actor has now shared the latest IMAX poster for the movie with his followers on Instagram. Regular GYCO readers will know that we love an IMAX poster here and this one is no disappointment. Hopefully we’ll get our hands on a hi-res version to share with you very soon. What do you think of the new poster? https://youtu.be/xLCn88bfW1o One of Marvel’s most enigmatic, complex and badass characters comes to the big screen, starring Academy…
Filming is officially underway on Todd Phillips Joker origin movie. As previously reported filming got underway around September 15 with New York doubling for an 1980s Gotham City. Late last night director Todd Phillips brought us our first official look at Joaquin Phoenix in character. Revealing a portrait of the actor with tousled hair and very 80s fashion the photo also gave away one very important detail on the character. His name… Phillips very simply captioned the photo “Arthur.” https://www.instagram.com/p/BnzF1teH-yK/?hl=en&taken-by=toddphillips1 Whilst Phillips was busy breaking social media UK newspaper The Daily Mail was revealing the first set photos from the movie. Phoenix was snapped in…
With Superman returning to the Arrowverse for this years cross over we knew that Lois Lane wouldn’t be far behind. Now it has been exclusively revealed that Grimm star Elizabeth Tulloch has been cast as the Daily Planet reporter. Tulloch will join Ruby Rose’s Batwoman in being introduced during this years three-part crossover which takes place December 9-11. Legends of Tomorrow is sitting out this years cross over for unknown reasons. Supergirl executive producers Jessica Queller and Robert Rovner told The Hollywood Reporter last month “We couldn’t be more excited to introduce Lois Lane to the Arrowverse. This dogged, determined and brave reporter will make for a…
Discussing Film has exclusively revealed that the script for Suicide Squad 2 has been completed by writer Todd Stashwick. The site sat down with Stashwick for a catchup about his currently projects and talk inevitably turned to the DC Films project. When asked about the status of the script Stashwick said: We have finished our draft and I’m really proud of it. When pushed for further information the writer remained hesitant to give away too much. He did add that Suicide Squad 2 would be a sequel to the film rather than a reboot or entirely different world. He added that his intention is too tell…
Today marked the inaugural episode of DC Daily. The news show which will form part of the DC Universe streaming platform. The show will broadcast a new episode Monday to Saturday each week and to mark the premiere host Tiffany Smith brought us a new clip from Titans. The clip, in the form of a short trailer, introduces the audience of Jason Todd. We get a good look at Todd in costume and also get to see his relationship with Dick Grayson. The clip starts around 2 minutes 18 seconds in the video below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA7fbeb-z6s&t=140s Here’s a look at a couple of…
Today is the launch day for DC Universe. The streaming service has moved from beta to live stage with the app available for iOS devices across North America. Unfortunately it isn’t here in the UK yet but we patiently await news of when we will be able to see the original content coming from the service. A new rumour today from Fandom Wire has another member of the Bat-family head to the streaming service. The site reports that plans for a live-action Batgirl movie have been shelved in place of a direct-to-streaming series. Rumours point to a 13-episode live-action series starring the hero…
Today is World Batman Day and also the launch of DC Universe. CELEBRATE THE WORLD’S GREATEST DETECTIVE ON BATMAN DAY – SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 Enjoy Free Comic Book Giveaways, Digital Comics Sales and More! Gear Up for Detective Comics 1000 and 80 Years of Batman in 2019 DC Entertainment is announcing new details for Batman Day 2018. Now in its fifth year, the fan-favorite holiday will take place on September 15, 2018 and include Batman-themed events at thousands of comic book retailers, bookstores, schools and libraries worldwide. Key Batman Day partners include Barnes & Noble, Indigo, Books-A-Million and more. Fans around…