The Batman: After months of effective radio silence to the point where some people feared this movie was going to be scrapped/delayed, could we be close to finding out who will succeed Ben Affleck as the Dark Knight? It seems so, apparently. According to the latest rumours, the likely candidate to don the cape and cowl will be Robert Pattinson but other sources are also claiming that Nicholas Hoult is in with a chance of playing the Caped Crusader as well. Between the two, I think I'd prefer Pattinson, but either way it's starting to feel real now. Other rumours surfacing about Matt Reeves movie will be that somewhere between two to six villains will appear in the film, among them Catwoman and Penguin as well as filming to start in London in late 2019. After so much delay and little information, we're finally getting the goods on this one. (June 25th 2021).
It's now been confirmed that Robert Pattinson is Batman with his casting finally confirmed. The reaction seems to be rather positive so far and other rumours are surfacing that both Robin and the Riddler may also be appearing in the movie. More casting details should emerge fairly soon.
The Suicide Squad: Right now, this movie doesn't know whether it wants to be a straight up sequel, reboot or spiritual successor as James Gunn (also rehired by the MCU to complete his Guardians Of The Galaxy trilogy) is planning to bring back most of the big hitters from David Ayer's 2016 hit - Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn), Joel Kinnaman (Rick Flagg), Jai Courtney (Captain Boomerang) and Viola Davis (Amanda Waller) while adding new players into the mix. Initially Idris Elba was cast to replace Will Smith as Deadshot but will now play a different role in the movie. David Dastmalchian and Daniela Melchior have been cast as Polka-Dot Man and Ratcatcher, while John Cena has been also cast in an undisclosed role. The movie will also feature Peacemaker, King Shark and an unknown alien female character and could be pulling from the Onslaught story arc. (August 6th 2021).
New Gods: Yeah, I haven't been really too bothered about this one but it seems after months of nothing that some progress has been made with this one as well. First of all, Ava Duvernay is still directing the feature and she's got a co-writer in the shape of Tom King. The latter has been a writer for DC comics for a while having penned Mister Miracle (which will be handy for this one), Batman and the rather polarising Heroes In Crisis event series. Both of them have been pretty hit and miss in their creative endeavors but perhaps they might make for a decent match with this particular project and unlike a certain Scarlet Speedster, at least we're slightly closer to this movie actually happening in the next few years. (Date TBC).
- Joker (October 4th) released a trailer last month, generating a pretty positive reaction. There are rumours of a controversial plot twist in the movie that will go against usual mythology for the character.
- DC Vertigo have released a trailer for upcoming crime drama, The Kitchen, starring Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish and Elisabeth Moss. The movie will hit cinemas August 9th.
- Wonder Woman 1984 (June 5th 2020) has seemingly confirmed that Pedro Pascal's character is actually Maxwell Lord. Patty Jenkins also has ideas for a third movie, which will be set in the present day.
- Birds Of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn) (February 7th 2020) will feature the Joker in a flashback sequence, though for now it seems that Jared Leto will not be reprising the role, but a body double instead.
- Aquaman's sequel has been confirmed for a December 16th 2022 released. The Trench are also rumoured to be getting a movie, due for release before the sequel.
- Shazam! will also be getting a sequel, though no date has been set yet for it.
- According to Dwayne Johnson, Black Adam could be going into production next year. I got to admit, I still have my doubts about this one actually happening.
- It seems both Ezra Miller and Ray Fisher's contracts have ran out this month, leaving their future in the DCEU in doubt.
- Other rumoured movies for development in the last few months have been Gotham City Sirens and Plastic Man to name but a few. Supergirl is also being rumoured to begin filming in the first quarter of 2020, though a director has yet to be confirmed.
- Right now, there isn't any hope for crossover events with other movies as each movie will continue to be it's own thing for the time being.
Well, I think that covers everything for now but the next few weeks and undoubtedly, SDCC 2019 should be interesting in revealing more of what the future holds for the DCEU.
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