Sunday, January 10, 2021

DC News: Walter Hamada Re-Signs, WW3 Confirmed And More

 It never rains but it pours and DC news has certainly been doing that of late. This may be a monthly feature, depending on how much info spills out but here goes.


Recently it was revealed that the fate of future DC content lies solely on both Toby Emmerich and Walter Hamada and it's those two alone who are in charge of what goes to theatres, television and streaming. This is a revelation that some DC fans are not too enthused about, especially as it was revealed that Hamada will be around until 2023 at the very least.

Speaking of Hamada, he recently revealed that every upcoming movie is being looked at for HBO Max spin off potential and that Robert Pattinson's Batman will be from Earth 2. He also revealed ambitions from 2022 onwards to have four DC movies in theatres and two "riskier" ones (such as Batgirl and Static Shock) on HBO Max a year. Whether this can be achieved, I'm not certain but it'll be intriguing to see it pulled off.


Of course this also brings up the issue of the upcoming HBO Max property - Zack Snyder's Justice League.  A recent interview with Hamada suggested that the miniseries/movie will be a "cul de sac that leads nowhere", which has seemingly annoyed a certain fanbase but with an upcoming movie set to restructure the DCEU, Michael Keaton rumoured to be replacing Ben Affleck as the main Batman (with a rumoured Batgirl in waiting) and Ray Fisher looking increasingly unlikely to be kept on as Cyborg, it wouldn't be too shocking if this SC did become a one and done deal as even Snyder himself has recently admitting that he might be moving on from the DC Universe.


As for The Flash, this movie has been in development hell for too long but finally it seems like it will actually go ahead. Loosely based on the classic Flashpoint by Geoff Johns, the movie written by Christina Hodson (Birds Of Prey) and directed by Andy Muschietti (IT Chapters 1&2), the only cast confirmed so far are Ezra Miller, Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton but with filming due to begin in April, expect a lot of casting announcements to start coming out over the next few months.

Last but not least, there's the Amazon side of things. Wonder Woman 1984 might have rather dicey box office numbers (though under the circumstances doing better than expected), it's done rather well on HBO Max and a third movie has been fast tracked with Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins set to return. I can't imagine we will see this movie before 2024 but I'm glad Jenkins and Gadot will be able to complete their trilogy.

Walter Hamada Re Signs: https://variety.com/2021/film/news/walter-hamada-re-ups-deal-as-dc-films-president-exclusive-1234878800/

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