DCU Blog - October 2025 Edition: MOT & TBPtII Updates, Supergirl Reshoots And More

It's nearly Halloween and October is almost at an end. Here's an update on what's been going on in the world of the DCU this month.

As of now, James Gunn's still working on the script for Man Of Tomorrow (July 9th 2027). A recent description for a character seems to suggest either Brainiac or Mongul as the main villain.

Colin Farrell has recently discussed both The Batman - Part II (October 1st 2027) and the now scrapped Sgt. Rock movie he was going to star in.

Warner Brothers is up for sale again and will be purchase by someone in 2026. As of now, they've currently rejected an offer from Paramount.

The Batman - Part II will take place a few weeks after the events of The Penguin.

Reshoots for Supergirl (June 26th 2026) are underway. It's also been confirmed the movie will be faithful to the source material.

Andy and Barbara Muschietti have confirmed they will have to wait a few months before they can talk about The Brave And The Bold. 

DC Studios have recruited Jock for the upcoming Dynamic Duo (June 30th 2028) animated movie.

Batman: Knightfall will be a four part animated movie, with the first part to be released in 2026.

Clayface (September 11th 2026), starring Tom Rhys Harries in the title role will finish filming this week.

James Gunn has confirmed that there are no plans for a third season of Peacemaker.

James Gunn also has had discussions with Keanu Reeves about a Constantine sequel but no script has been greenlit as of now.

Despite his current deal with Paramount, James Mangold is still interested in making a Swamp Thing movie for DC Studios.

The Bat-Fam animated series will premiere on Amazon Prime from November 10th.

No release date for Lanterns has been confirmed yet but a recent image did confirm Nathan Fillion's involvement as Guy Gardner in the show.

A Strange Adventures TV series is in development, though this has yet to be officially confirmed. 

In terms of comics, both Wonder Woman and Batman will crossover in their Absolute universes. Zatanna will also have a major in the Wonder Woman side of things.

That's it for the month of October. Have a Happy Halloween and let's see what next month brings for DC fans.

Freddy's Nightmares - Episodes 16-20 Reviews

I know it's been a few months since I've done this but hopefully I can finish this series before the year is out. Let's look into these batch of episodes.

Episode 16: Cabin Fever 

Brett Cullen's one of those actors I occasionally seeing things and I think "I know that guy". In one of his earliest acting roles, he popped up here as an airline heir enduring the worst flight of his life. It's also a flight that landed him straight into Hell with the build up to that realisation being handled particularly well. The second half then focused on a lovlorn hostess trying to find love in all the wrong places. Needless to say, her quest for romance ended up seriously dooming her. Robert Englund directed this episode. 7/10

Episode 17: Love Stinks

Well, the first story had it's male protagonist, Adam cheat on his girlfriend with another girl and then spent most of the first half of the episode realising what a big mistake that was. The second story involved Max getting to work at a pizza place (formerly Beefy Boy) with his obnoxious uncle trying to undermine him. There's a familiar element to this story but it's handled recently enough. 6/10

Episode 18: The Art Of Death

What if you had the power to draw things into life? That was the first half of this episode. Awkward guy was able to bring things to life through his comics. This also meant putting the girl he had a crush on in danger. The second half dealt with the trauma the girl went through. The episode could've allowed her to heal but instead, it amplified her trauma and then ended things for her on a horrible note. 5/10

Episode 19: Missing Persons 

One of my favourite episodes so far. You've got a babysitter named Gina (Eva LaRue). She have to look after two bratty kids but her issues with food and her looks reared their head and she turned into a monster, who then exploded. Then it turned out that Gina was a young girl with weight issues and then her babysitter looked very familiar. The second half focused on Gina's father making a life trade that he ended up regretting. Oh and his mistress looked incredibly familiar. 8/10

Episode 20: The Light At The End Of The Tunnel

This one just bored me. There was a guy trying to conquer his fear of the dark by working in a sewer. Then there was a plot with a pornographer being trapped in his nightmares. Honestly, I just didn't care about either story. 4/10

Next blog I'll cover Identity Crisis, Safe Sex, Dreams Come True, Heartbreak Hotel and Welcome To Springwood.

Doctor Who Future: Disney+ Part Ways, Christmas 2026 Confirmed And Spin-off Airing This Year

After months of radio silence, today of all days the BBC decided to drop a few bombs in regards to the future of Doctor Who. Most of these reveals won't shock but here goes nothing.

Let's get the obvious one out of the way first. After twenty one episodes, comprising of the eras for both the Fourteenth (David Tennant) and Fifteenth Doctors (Ncuti Gatwa) respectively, Disney have parted ways with Doctor Who. Of course, there's still the upcoming spin-off but yup, the show has been booted out of the House of Mouse. Going by the online reactions, most fans aren't particularly saddened by this turn of events. 

As for the future of the series, not only have the BBC doubled down on an animated spin-off that was announced a few months ago, they've also confirmed a Christmas special for 2026. Russell T. Davies will write the episode but as of yet, no cast members have been confirmed for the special. Of course I'm using a picture of David Tennant and Billie Piper (last seen in The Giggle and The Reality War) because I'm convinced both are likely going to be lined up for this episode. I'm also convinced this special will likely serve as a finale for Russell T. Davies divisive second era before the BBC confirm a future series in a few months with a different showrunner and Doctor no doubt.

Last but not least, there's upcoming spin-off,  The War Between The Land And The Sea. A few months ago, it was being pushed to 2026 but its now revealed that the show, starring Russell Tovey (Barclay) and Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Salt) will air on the BBC later this year. The five part series was written by Russell T. Davies and Pete McTighe and directed by Dylan Holmes Williams, focusing on a conflict between mankind and the Sea Devils. The series will also feature Jemma Redgrave, Alexander Devrient, Ruth Madeley and Colin MacFarlane.

Press Release: https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/bbc-confirms-future-of-doctor-who-and-a-new-christmas-special-in-2026

Filming for the 2026 Christmas special of Doctor Who will commence early next year. I'll post more details as they become available.

My Review of The Mummy (1932)

Written by John L. Balderston And Nina Wilcox Putnam And Richard Schayer

Directed by Karl Freund

Sir Joseph: ""Death... eternal punishment... for... anyone... who... opens... this... casket. In the name... of Amon-Ra... the king of the gods." Good heavens, what a terrible curse!"

Ralph: "Well, let's see what's inside!"

Earlier this month, I reviewed the 1959 version of this movie and I really enjoyed. Now it's the turn of the Universal Monsters era and it's a very interesting take.

As expected, the movie started in Egypt with a group of archaeologists led by Sir Joseph Whemple (Arthur Byron), Ralph Norton (Bramwel Fletcher) and Dr. Sid Muller (Edward Van Sloan). They disturb the tomb of Imhotep (Boris Karloff). Quickly, enough Imhotep came to life and poor Ralph ended up laughing hysterically.

Then the movie jumped a decade later and Imhotep managed to integrate himself into Egyptian society and ended up coming into contact with Whemple's son, Frank (David Manners) and Professor Pearson (Leonard Mudie). Of course, Imhotep didn't meet them by chance.

Imhotep was looking for scrolls needed for a spell to help resurrect his lover, Princess Ankh-es-en-Amon. The latter also happened to look like Frank's lover, Helen Grosvenor (Zita Johann). Of course that wasn't unnoticed by Imhotep himself.

In fact, it was the whole point of the movie. He knew the resemblance that Helen had to Ankh-es-en-Amon and he went out of his way to show Helen memories of their past life together when he wasn't killing Frank's father or trying to kill Frank himself. 

The last few minutes of the movie have the attempted resurrection in question with Imhotep trying to bring his lover back while also vocalising Imhotep's resentment for being sacrificed in the first. The love story between Helen and Frank seemed to be the thing that saved Helen in the end and doomed Imhotep.

- Both Boris Karloff and David Manners were previously the Monster and Jonathan Harker the year before in Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (1931) respectively. Talk about typecasting for both. 

- The movie spawned a reimagining such as The Mummy's Hand (1940) and various sequels it. 

- Dog lovers will not love what happened offscreen to Helen's dog. Oh and there's a white cat.

- Chronology: Both 1921 and 1931 in Egypt as well as flashbacks to 3700 years before for Imhotep's backstory.

While it's not as instant a classic as some of the others, there's no denying that this version of The Mummy (1931) set a high standard. Boris Karloff played Imhotep with such ease. He gave an excellent performance and so did Zita Johann and David Manners.

Rating: 8 out of 10 

My Review of It - Welcome To Derry - The Pilot

 

Written by Jason Fuchs

Directed by Andy Muschietti 

Lilly: "We're going to get you out."

Matty: "No, you won't. You're the reason I'm in here."

HBO perfectly timed the released for this show. With less than a week to go until Halloween, it was time to see what brand of chaos was unleashed on Derry before the events of the IT movies.

The opening episode started off with Matt Clements (Miles Ekhardt). He snuck into see a movie called The Music Man and briefly encountered Ronnie Grogan (Amanda Christine) before getting into a car with a strange couple and their childen. It was a car journey that Matt ultimately wouldn't survive.

Cut to four months later and you've got the focus on several young kids who are drawn to each other because of Matt's death. There's the alien believing Phil Malkin (Jack Molloy Legault), his sister Susie (Matilda Legault) and his best friend, Jewish kid, Teddy Uris (Mikkal Karim-Fidler). Oh and there's Lilly Bainbridge (Clara Stack).

They've all felt the loss of Matty but while Phil was initially in denial about what happened to Matt, both Teddy and Lilly force him to face up to it. Along with Susie, they soon encountered Ronnie and a trip to the cinema at night led to an almighty bloodbath.

Every once in a while I can be surprised with how far a television show can push the gore factor and I was pretty shocked with how far this one pushed things. With the exception of Lilly and Ronnie, every other kid in that scene got absolutely slaughtered by the mutant baby. Talk about pushing the rating there.

As for the rest of the episode, there's an air force subplot involving returning Leroy Hanlon (Jovan Adepo) and Captain Pauly Russo (Rudy Mancuso). While Leroy experienced racism, he did have support from General Shaw (James Remar) but it didn't stop an incident where masked men nearly killed him over classified information. I'm sure that information will be relevant later on.

- Other actors who appeared in this first episode included Chris Chalk as Dick Halloran. Bill Skarsgard will appear as Pennywise later in the season.

- Teddy was reading comics about The Flash and Clayface, Phil was obsessed with breastfeeding, Ronnie's father was a suspect, Susie had great handwriting, Lily spent time in Juniper Hill and Matt used a pacifier when he was stressed.

- Standout music: Ya Got Trouble from the movie Matt ended up trapped in.

- Chronology: January 1962, before it moved into May. Derry, Maine of course.

The Pilot showed a hell of a lot of trouble with the lead cast on great form and top notch directing from Andy Muschietti. He's set a high bar that hopefully can be maintained for the rest of the season.

Rating: 8 out of 10 

My Review of Scary Movie 5 (2013)

 

Written by Pat Proft And David Zucker

Directed by Malcolm D. Lee

Jody: "I feel like there's something in this house."

And we've hit the low point of the franchise. In the 2010s, this subgenre was well and truly dying on it's arse. This final entry was a case of "why even bother?" as it tried to set up a new group of protagonists.

First things first though - sexcapades with Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan? Even in 2013, that felt pretty dated as one of them died and the other got arrested. The kids of Sheen's also ended up being feral and discovered by two idiots named Ja'Marcus (Snoop Dogg) and D'Andre (Mac Miller).

The kids would be taken in by Sheen's fictionalised brother, Dan Sanders (Simon Rex) and his wife, Jody (Ashley Tisdale). Needless to say, they're a handful and even with help such as Maria (Lidia Porto), they only really answer to Mama herself.

This movie threw in the likes of Mama, Paranormal Activity and Black Swan as it's main reference points. The kids could see that title baddie from one movie, found footage factored a lot into the house and Jody herself was competing with Kendra (Erica Ash) for the Swan Queen. 

Yes, the movie trudged through these spoofs and not with the coordinated zing of the first two movies. It's such a sloppy movie, almost knowing that it's coming from an era that's already ended for this subgenre.

Jody and Dan are serviceable characters but there's a blandness to both Ashley Tisdale and Simon Rex. You almost get the impression neither one of them wanted to be a part of this but couldn't get out of their contracts. None of the jokes land and the resolution's pretty crap to boot.

- There's a post credit scene with Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan that played into "it was a dream" cliche. Cameos included Tyler Posey, Jasmine Guy, Mike Tyson, Usher, Kate Walsh, Molly Shannon and Angie Stone to name a few.

- Other spoofs included Planet Of The Apes, Cabin In The Woods, Evil Dead, Inception, Insidious and 50 Shades Of Grey.

- Standout music: Hyper Crush's Werk Me.

- Chronology: Years since the previous movie. No real references to the previous ones though.

Scary Movie 5 really was an embarrassment for this franchise. It's poor in every aspect and I really cannot say a good thing about it. A terrible ending for a sometimes fun but dated franchise. Will next year's sixth entry redeem this franchise? We'll see but this one's a dud.

Rating: 2 out of 10 

My Review of Scary Movie 4 (2006)

 

Written by Craig Mazin And Jim Abrahams And Pat Proft

Directed by David Zucker 

Jeremiah: "I am sorry, Elder Hale... but sometimes my tongue wiggles beyond my ability to control it."

Brenda: "This is a problem with which I have had much experience. Maybe I could help him in a room in which there are no others. Or you can all watch. I don't give a shit."

And we've reached the part of the franchise where the last vestiges of the Wayans influence were present. This was the last film in the franchise to feature both Cindy Campbell (Anna Faris) and Brenda Meeks (Regina Hall). I wouldn't say it ended on a particularly high note.

Let's see, this time around we're dealing with Saw, The Grudge and The Village as the bones of the plot. The film opened with Shaquille O'Neal being captured by a very familiar and not as menacing puppet. 

Then there's Cindy. Her marriage ended and she became a widow, her nephew was gone to military schooland she was now looking after old people like Mrs. Norris (Cloris Leachman) and dealing with creepy ghost boys (Garrett Masuda). Oh and Brenda's back because in this franchise, death won't keep get her down. As usual, the highlight in every movie.

Now here we've got Cindy getting involved with single father, Tom Ryan (Craig Bierko) and the latter's children, Robbie (Beau Mirchoff) and Rachel (Conchita Campbell). The romance plots Cindy got in these later movies weren't interesting and this one was rather flat.

There's a bit more fun to be had when Cindy and Brenda ended up in a backwards village and have the likes of Henry Hale (Bill Pullman) as a foil. Brenda in particular charmed the likes of Jeremiah (John Reardon). Let's just say that Brenda's butter churning skills left a profound effect on Jeremiah.

Throw in another alien invasion, a secondary love story between Brenda and Zoltar (David Zucker) and puppets getting beaten by Brenda and it's mostly an okay third act. I would've preferred something other than an alien invasion or Cindy getting another bland love interest. This movie reheated elements from the previous and not very well tbh.

- It turns out that Mahalik Phifer (Anthony Anderson) and CJ Iz (Kevin Hart) had sex with each between movies.

- Charlie Sheen, Simon Rex, Leslie Nielsen and Edward Moss reprised their roles from the previous movie as well. However Carmen Electra and Chris Elliott played new characters. James Earl Jones did the narration. Dr Phil McGraw also appeared.

- Standout music: Pitbull Daycare's You Make Me Feel So Dead.

- Chronology: A few years since the events of the third movie.

Definitely the weakest of the bunch. Scary Movie 4 showed signs of fatigue but it was around this point, this subgenre had been overstretched and was becoming less funny as a result. Still, there's one more to go.

Rating: 5 out of 10 

My Review of Scary Movie 3 (2003)

 

Written by Craig Mason And Pat Proft

Directed by David Zucker

Tabitha (to Cindy): "Jesus Christ, lady. I'm giving you seven friggin' days. I can come over now and kill the shit out of you if you'd rather have that."

Needless to say that without the Wayans, there's something about the Scary Movie franchise that lost its identity. I felt that a bit with this one and moreso with the two that would follow suit. It was their franchise and without them, it's lacking a bit.

Granted, we're also in the third entry of this franchise and there's an attempt to mature both Cindy Campbell (Anna Faris) and Brenda Meeks (Regina Hall), albeit not by much. Brenda's still as delightfully irreverent as ever, a small mercy in this one.

For Cindy, she's gotten a news anchor job and a nephew named Cody (Drew Misuska) to look after but he's consistently put in harm's way, so she's not very good as a would be guardian. That kid should've been dead halfway through this movie.

On top of that, this movie also both The Ring and Signs as the backdrop for it's main story. There's a bit of 8 Mile in the mix with Cindy's new boyfriend, George Logan (Simon Rex) and new recurring character, Mahalik (Anthony Anderson). The rap battle were not great to watch at all.

As for Brenda, yup she became a victim of Tabitha (Marny Eng) but not before she got a few smacks in herself as did The Oracle (Queen Latifah). No point morning Brenda because, well, she'll be back in the fourth movie and her death, while funny here wasn't quite as effective as the first movie.

Outside of Cindy and Brenda, you've got aliens who kick people in the crotch in order to greet, George's brother, Tom (Charlie Sheen) and niece, Sue (Jianna Ballard), the President played Leslie Nielsen and two characters getting married by the end. Throw in a thwarted alien invasion and a ghost girl free of her curse and things did grind to an ending.

- Other spoofs included The Matrix and it's sequel and a somewhat dated Michael Jackson joke at the time.

- Other cameos/minor roles in this movie included Pamela Anderson, Simon Cowell, Camryn Manheim, Jenny McCarthy, Denise Richards, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Hart, Ja Rule and lots of different rappers. All of whom were popular in the 2000s.

- Standout music: Elfie's School Girls and Aman's Creep While You Sleep.

- Chronology: A couple of years since the events of the previous movie.

Scary Movie 3 doesn't quite hit as well as the first two and it's definitely the start of a slippery slope for this franchise. There's some laughs to be had but also a lot that doesn't land the way it should either.

Rating: 6 out of 10 

My Review of Scary Movie 2 (2001)

 

Written by Shawn Wayans And Marlon Wayans And Alyson Fouse And Greg Grabianski And Dave Polsky And Michael Anthony Snowden And Craig Wayans

Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans 

Cindy: "Oh, my god, Brenda we're gonna die."

Brenda: "IT WOULD HAVE JUST BEEN YOU IF YOU HAD JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP!"

With the first movie being such a massive hit, the Wayans certainly didn't waste time in getting that sequel out. It's certainly of a similar quality. Take that as you like.

The opening scene decided to lampoon The Exorcist with the likes of Veronica Cartwright, Natasha Lyonne, James Spader and Andy Richter assuming the roles of Mrs. Voorhees, Megan, Father McFeely and Father Harris. It's amusing enough, gross as expected and not overly long.

As for the main bones of the movie, it's all bit The Haunting Of Hill House, isn't it? First of all, the survivors of the previous movie - Cindy Campbell (Anna Faris), Brenda Meeks (Regina Hall), Shorty (Marlon Wayans) and Ray Wilkins (Shawn Wayans) have returned. They're also in college and they've made some new friends to boot.

The friends being Buddy Sanderson (Chris Masterson), Theo (Kathleen Robertson) and Alex Monday (Tori Spelling). They're taking part in an investigation in Hell House. They're brought together by Professor Oldman (Tim Curry) and his assistants creepy butler Hanson (Chris Elliott) and wheelchair bound Dwight Hartman (David Cross). There's a rivalry of sorts between Hanson and Dwight that's amusing enough to watch.

Anyways the ghost of Hugh Kane (Richard Moll) has been causing trouble in Hell House and Cindy just happened to look like his wife while Shorty found himself getting involved with Hugh's mistress, Victoria Crane (Jennifer Curran). That was better than him being smoked by a giant weed plant.

As the rest of the movie, there's a smart mouthed parrot named Polly (Matt Friedman), a violent black cat, a villainous clown being a victim of Ray, a possessed Hanson and the means of getting rid of Hugh Kane. Add in a funny Charlie's Angels homage and it's reasonable silly fun.

- Other homages are IT, What Lies Beneath, Titanic, The Sixth Sense to name a few.

- There's no explanation given as to why Brenda and Ray are still alive but there's a pointed moment about the black characters being separated from the white characters when there's danger.

- Standout music: Vitamin C's Graduation (Friends Forever), The Prodigy's Smack My Bitch Up and Nelly's Ride Wit Me. Beetlejuice was in Shorty's brain.

- Chronology: The majority of the film took place a year after the opening scene.

While Scary Movie 2 was definitely rushed as a sequel, I really enjoyed it. Brenda was the highlight and the use of Shirley Jackson's classic story worked well. Yes, there are things that have not aged well too.

Rating: 6 out of 10