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Green Lantern has blamed the film’s failure on his alternate ending being “scrapped” due to budget constraints.The 2011 movie starred Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan, a test pilot who is chosen to be the first human member of the intergalactic police force Green Lantern Corps. Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Angela Bassett and Tim Robbins also starred.The film struggled on release, grossing only $237million (£187million) against a budget of $200million (£158million), with its failure causing Warner Bros.

Ben Affleck has opened up about what he didn’t enjoy about playing Batman, and why he won’t work in the superhero genre again.The Oscar winner was cast as The Dark Knight as part of the DC Extended Universe between 2016 and 2023, appearing in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Justice League and The Flash. A solo film for his character was planned, but eventually scrapped in favour of 2022’s The Batman starring Robert Pattinson.Speaking to GQ, Affleck looked back on his time in the role, expanding on previous statements that he didn’t enjoy playing him. “There are a number of reasons why that was a really excruciating experience,” he said.

The Flash director Andy Muschietti has spoken out about why he thinks his 2023 DC movie delivered disappointing box office takings.Starring Ezra Miller as speedy hero Barry Allen, The Flash made a not-insignificant $271 million (£222 million) at the global box-office. But with an initial filmmaking budget of $200 million (£164 million) and marketing costs on top of that, it was considered a monetary flop.Speaking on Radio Tu’s La Baulera del Coso show, the Argentinian director spoke about some potential reasons why, with the main one being that it didn’t appeal to a wide enough audience.Muschietti said: “When a movie like this comes out, there is an expectation of bringing the four quadrants of the audience.”The “four quadrants” of the movie-going audience that Muschietti says The Flash “failed” to hit are men over and under 25, and women over and under 25.

The first trailer for James Gunn’s Superman has been roundly panned by fans of Henry Cavill.Gunn confirmed in December 2022 that the longtime Superman actor would not be involved in his vision of the DC Universe. Gunn said at the time: “In the initial stages, our story will be focusing on an earlier part of Superman’s life, so the character will not be played by Henry Cavill.”David Corenswet stars in the titular role in the director’s forthcoming reboot, which is set for release on July 11, 2025.While many fans praised the recent trailer, which also features fan-favourite character Krypto the Superdog, many have expressed disappointment that the reboot appears to be a step back for the franchise.One wrote: “Ridiculous, the way they are starting the whole story over makes me angry.

Jesse Eisenberg has admitted that his role as Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice was “was so poorly received” that it set back his career.The actor, who is currently starring in A Real Pain, told the Armchair Expert podcast that while he had been in other performances that were similarly poorly received, nothing else had such an impact as the 2016 DC movie and 2017’s Justice League.He said: “I was in this Batman movie and the Batman movie was so poorly received, and I was so poorly received. I’ve never said this before and it’s kind of embarrassing to admit, but I genuinely think it actually hurt my career in a real way, because I was poorly received in something so public.“I’ve been in poorly received things that just don’t see the light of day, and for the most part, no one knows.

Gower Street Analytics.This would put 2025 around eight per cent ahead of 2024, with the London-based company estimating that this year will finish with around $30.5billion. It would put 2025 down 14 per cent against the average of the last three pre-pandemic years at historic exchange rates, and three per cent behind 2023.

Ryan Reynolds has revealed that he cried while watching Spider-Man: No Way Home.In a new interview as part of Variety’s ‘Actors on Actors’ series, Reynolds spoke to Andrew Garfield about his return to the Spider-Man franchise in 2021. As part of a ‘multiverse’ storyline in the film, both he and Toby Maguire returned to their Spider-Man characters for the first time since leaving the franchise.Garfield played Spider-Man between 2012-2014 while Maguire played the character between 2002-2007. Tom Holland currently plays the Marvel superhero.The pair spoke about the franchises they had each starred in respectively and Garfield asked what the future holds for Deadpool after the latest instalment in the series arrived this summer.Reynolds replied: “I don’t know.

Joaquin Phoenix teams up with Lady Gaga in the sequel to 2019’s Joker.Directed by Todd Phillips (The Hangover), Joker: Folie à Deux picks up as Arthur Fleck (Phoenix) is institutionalised at Arkham Asylum awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker, where he meets fellow patient Lee Quinzel (Gaga).Other cast members include Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Zazie Beetz, Steve Coogan, Harry Lawtey, Jacob Lofland, and Ken Leung.At the time of writing, Warner Bros. has not announced a sequel.

Colin Farrell’s look in the new Penguin series was inspired by Fredo from The Godfather, it has been revealed.Starring Farrell as the DC supervillain alongside How I Met Your Mother’s Cristin Milioti and Runaways’ Rhenzy Feliz, the new HBO show is scheduled to debut in the US on HBO Max on September 19 and Sky Atlantic/NOW today (September 20). Also joining the cast are Clancy Brown, Michael Zegen, Michael Kelly and Mark Strong.Farrell is unrecognisable as gangster Oz Cobb in the series, having undergone lengthy make-up and prosthetics to turn him into the villain.Speaking about the inspiration for the look of the character, director Matt Reeves said The Godfather was something they spoke about ahead of filming.He explained: “We talked a lot about Fredo.

Tim Burton has explained why he has no interest in making another superhero film.The 65-year-old director, who is set to release the long-awaited Beetlejuice Beetlejuice starring Michael Keaton and Jenna Ortega this September, helmed both Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992) at the beginning of his career, but hasn’t made a superhero film since.In a new interview with Variety, the filmmaker explained why he has no desire to return to the genre, saying: “I come at things from different points of view, so I would never say never to anything. But, at the moment, it’s not something I’d be interested in.”The Edward Scissorhands director added: “I was lucky because at that time, the word ‘franchise’ didn’t exist.

Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy has revealed that Henry Cavill was “sick to the stomach” for “eight hours straight” after smoking cigars during his cameo.The Man Of Steel star made a brief appearance in the movie as Wolverine variant “the Cavillrine” when Deadpool stumbles across him as he travels the multiverse seeking a version of Wolverine who will team up with him.While most of the variants are played by longtime Wolverine star Hugh Jackman in the Marvel movie, one of them is also played by a cigar smoking Cavill.“[He] not only had that pumped-up muscular body but kept that cigar lit and in his mouth for the entirety of the shoot day,” Levy told The New York Times.I love the fact that Deadpool is literally talking shit to DC for what they’ve done to Henry Cavill’s Superman #DeadpoolAndWolverinepic.twitter.com/oj0G0U5jdA— Zero (@zerowontmiss) July 29, 2024“I remember hearing the next day that Henry was sick to his stomach because he had been inhaling cigar smoke for eight hours straight, but never once did he waver.”Levy also said they called on the star to make an appearance shortly after it was announced that Cavill would not be returning as Superman in James Gunn‘s DC universe in December 2022.“It was not long after everything went down with DC and word came that Henry was being replaced as Superman,” Levy added.“Given that Deadpool is in constant conversation with culture, it felt like a great opportunity to first of all cast Henry Cavill in a part that he would kick ass at, but also to poke fun at that other comic-book-founded movie studio and play with some self-awareness there.”Along with Cavill, Chris Evans also made a cameo as Johnny Storm aka the Human Torch in the movie, a role he played in 2005’s

Lady Gaga has explained how she had to change her singing voice to play Harley “Lee” Quinn in Joker: Folie à Deux.In a new interview with Empire magazine, the Oscar and Grammy winner said that she didn’t use many of her professional singing techniques during the film, as her character wouldn’t have known them.“People know me by my stage name, Lady Gaga, right? That’s me as that performer, but that is not what this movie is; I’m playing a character,” she said.“So I worked a lot on the way that I sang to come from Lee and to not come from me as a performer.”“For me, there’s plenty of bum notes, actually, from Lee. I’m a trained singer, right? So even my breathing was different when I sang as Lee.

Halle Berry has reflected on the backlash her 2004 Catwoman film received.In the build up to the film’s 20th anniversary, the Oscar-winning actress told Entertainment Weekly that she felt she “carried” the film’s failure on her own.“I did not love it,” she said of the overwhelming negative reaction from critics and fans. “Being a Black woman, I am used to carrying negativity on my back, fighting, being a fish swimming upstream by myself. I’m used to defying stereotypes and making a way out of no way.“I didn’t want to be casual about it, but I went and collected that Razzie, laughed at myself, and kept it moving.“It didn’t derail me because I’ve fought as a Black woman my whole life.

Superman fans have been sharing their “disappointment” at early images of the character’s new suit, as worn by actor David Corenswet.The film, now simply titled Superman after having initially been named Superman: Legacy, is set to arrive in July 2025 as the launch movie of the latest version of the DC Universe.Helmed by Guardians Of The Galaxy’s James Gunn – who is now the co-chairman and co-CEO of DC Studios alongside Peter Safran – Superman will also star Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner and more.The first look at Corenswet as Superman came last month when director James Gunn shared a picture on social media of the actor in costume.In the picture, Corenswet is seen wearing the iconic red and blue Superman suit, albeit with changes to its logo and seemingly the return of the Kryptonian’s iconic red briefs. It also includes an ominous beam firing behind Superman.A post shared by James Gunn (@jamesgunn)Further images have now been shared, and fans on social media have not been slowing in sharing their hesitations about the new design of the iconic Superman suit.“I love & support David Corenswet’s casting as the Superman but I am super disappointed in the suit,” wrote one X user.

James Gunn has responded to rumours that Viola Davis might return to Superman: Legacy.The upcoming DC movie directed by Gunn will launch DC’s new film universe. It is set to be released on July 11, 2025, after fears that the SAG-AFTRA strikes could delay its release date.

Joker.The sequel – titled Folie à Deux – will be released on October 4, 2024, the same date as the fifth anniversary of Joker.Phillips shared two new stills on his Instagram account yesterday (December 25). “Wishing everyone a happy holiday and a beautiful new year,” he captioned the post.

Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom has been released – check it out below.Directed by James Wan, the DC sequel sees Arthur Curry aka Aquaman (Jason Momoa) join forces with his half-brother Orm (Patrick Wilson) to protect Atlantis from an ancient power unleashed by Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II).Other returning cast members for the sequel include Amber Heard as Mera, Nicole Kidman as Atlanna, Dolph Lundgren as Nereus, Randall Park as Dr. Stephen Shin and Temuera Morrison as Tom Curry.Rupert Gregson-Williams, who created the soundtrack for 2019’s Aquaman, returns for the sequel.

Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom is set to release this weekend, and critics have already been weighing in on the sequel to the 2018 film.Based on the DC character, Aquaman, and directed by James Wan, the film features an ensemble cast including Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.The movie joins Arthur Curry/Aquaman as he juggles his duties as king with being a father and a member of the Justice League. Black Manta returns as the villain, still eager to avenge his father’s death and take Aquaman down.Reviews from critics so far have been generally poor, with the movie currently scoring a 37 per cent rating on review aggregator, Rotten Tomatoes.Empire gave the movie two stars, and called it a “disappointing send-off that sees the DCEU (DC Extended Universe) go out with a squelch rather than a splash”.Meanwhile, The Independent rated the film one star, calling the franchise “brainless”.

James Gunn has shared an update on the upcoming DC movie, Superman Legacy.Directed by Gunn, the film will launch DC’s new film universe, spearheaded by the Guardians Of The Galaxy man and his co-CEO of DC Studios, Peter Safran.He recently took to Threads to share a new storyboard shot, which you can view below.He wrote: “Spoiler??!! Well, probably not. I’m constantly drawing Superman Legacy shots and storyboards all over everything.

DC‘s 2019 film Joker is to be screened at London’s Royal Festival Hall with a live orchestra playing composer Hildur Guðnadóttir’s award-winning score.The show dubbed ‘Joker – LiveIn Concert’, will be staged at the venue on Wednesday, February 7 in 2024.It follows on from the previous concert series held in the UK in 2021.Pre-sale tickets go on sale this Wednesday (December 20) at 10am GMT before they go on general sale the following day (December 21) and can be purchased here.Reviewing the film starring Joaquin Phoenix previously, NME awarded it four stars and said it was a “melancholic psychodrama punctuated by splashes of shocking violence”.It added:”Todd Phillips isn’t clowning around. This is edge-of-your-seat stuff.

James Gunn has described meaningless “cameo porn” as “one of the worst elements of recent superhero movies”.In a recent discussion on Threads, the Superman: Legacy director responded to a commenter who said they were getting tired of superhero movies where a “character appear on screen for 10 seconds to mark a checkbox”.Agreeing, Gunn replied: “I call that ‘Cameo Porn’ and it has been one of the worst elements of recent superhero films. “If a character is in film, they have to have a reason to be there story-wise.”When another fan asked if he was totally opposed to a fun cameo here and there, he responded: “That’s fine if it doesn’t disrupt the story.