The Flash official movie poster is released by Warner Bros with troubled actor Ezra Miller as lead

For the first times since pre-pandemic times, a Super Bowl trailer broke the 100M view threshold on social media in the 24 hour period following the Big Game.

William Earl Variety is pleased to announce the return of its Entertainment Marketing Summit, presented by Deloitte, on April 19 in Los Angeles. This year’s summit will feature Karen Bronzo, chief marketing officer, Warner Bros. Discovery; Dwight Caines, president, domestic marketing, Universal Pictures; Marc Weinstock, president, worldwide marketing and distribution, Paramount Pictures; Lisa Vanderpump, TV personality and executive producer of “Vanderpump Rules,” businesswoman, author and philanthropist; Terry Crews, actor, bestselling author, entrepreneur and host; among other elite creative and industry speakers. Bronzo, Caines and Weinstock will be among participants of a Keynote Entertainment Marketing Roundtable, moderated by Claudia Eller, chief production officer, Variety, in which leading film and TV marketers will share how they are promoting their projects to today’s audiences.

It’s been more than 15 years since the release of Will Smith’s film, “I Am Legend.” And in that time, there have been plenty of discussions about a sequel. However, nothing has come to be.

EXCLUSIVE: Akiva Goldsman is returning his Weed Road to Warner Bros, in a multi-year first look deal.

Lady Gaga was cast in “Joker: Folie à Deux” last year, creating a lot of excitement for fans who want to see her manic energy unleashed on a film. To celebrate Valentine’s Day, Warner Bros has teased a photo of Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix in character, showing her playing the beloved Harley Quinn for the first time.

Brendan Fraser's comeback tour continues at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, where he's being lauded for his performance in The Whale.The 54-year-old actor was all smiles on the red carpet on Tuesday, posing with his partner Jeanne Moore and The Air I Breathe co-star Sarah Michelle Gellar.Fraser hit the red carpet before receiving the American Riviera Award at The Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara, California.Fraser is up for his first Academy Award for his portrayal of obese English teacher Charlie in The Whale, going up against Austin Butler (Elvis), Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin), Paul Mescal (Aftersun) and Bill Nighy (Living).Fraser joins other American Riviera winners such as Kristen Stewart, Delroy Lindo, Renée Zellweger, Viggo Mortenson, Sam Rockwell, Jeff Bridges, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Robert Redford, Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, Annette Bening, Sandra Bullock, Mickey Rourke, Tommy Lee Jones, Forrest Whitaker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kevin Bacon and Diane Lane.

Brendan Fraser has defended the Batgirl film he appeared in that was shelved by Warner Bros. last summer in a shocking move.The Oscar-nominated star of The Whale, 54, appeared at a SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Screening Room in Los Angeles.At the event, Fraser wore a brown cowhide coat over a black shirt with dark blue jeans and black boots.The actor Wednesday told Howard Stern that the DC motion picture didn't get a 'fair shake' when it was shelved by the studio ahead of its 2022 release.Fraser, who played the role of Firefly in the movie, said that Batgirl filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah got it right shooting in Glasgow, Scotland, which made a prime stand-in for Gotham.'Gotham never looked better cast as Glasgow, Scotland, you know,' the Indianapolis, Indiana-born actor said.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Warner Bros. Discovery has extended its rights to show the U.S. Open in 45 markets across Europe, including exclusive access in 42 territories, after reaching a new five-year agreement with the United States Tennis Association (USTA). Territories excluded from the deal are Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the U.K. and Ireland. The deal includes live and highlights rights with every match on every court available to stream on discovery+ and the Eurosport app in addition to live television coverage during the tournament on Eurosport 1 and 2. Markets including the Nordics will also have the option to showcase the best matches on Warner Bros. Discovery’s free-to-air channels.

EXCLUSIVE: Coming into this week’s EFM, Ben Affleck action-thriller Hypnotic was barely on anyone’s radar. However, the movie was quietly one of the market’s X-factors. It’s rare, after all, for a big-budget, finished film with A-list talent and director to still be without a U.S. distributor.

In a turnabout, China is handing out release dates for Hollywood movies at a clip these days — and with a fair bit of notice. Yesterday, we learned that Paramount/eOne’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves will go day-and-date on March 31, and today comes news that Universal/Blumhouse/Atomic Monster’s hit M3GAN has been granted a March 17 start. That’s about two months since the pic began overseas rollout and will see it face off with Warner Bros/New Line/DC’s Shazam: Fury of the Gods on March 17, that film timed to the domestic release.

More than 30 years after he first donned the iconic cape and cowl, Michael Keaton returns as Batman in the new full-length Super Bowl trailer for The Flash.The highly-anticipated film will be influenced by the iconic Flashpoint comic books that reveals multiple timelines Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) can visit.One of these timelines is where Michael Keaton's Bruce Wayne/Batman has been living, with the 71-year-old actor reprising his role from 1989's Batman and 1992's Batman Returns, still fighting crime in Gotham after all these years.The Flash will also bring back Ben Affleck as the primary DCEU timeline's Bruce Wayne/Batman as he tries to guide Barry along this dangerous path.The film also marks the DCEU debut of Sasha Calle playing Kara Danvers, a.k.a. Supergirl, who's seen in the final moments of the trailer.  I'm Batman: More than 30 years after he first donned the iconic cape and cowl, Michael Keaton returns as Batman in the new full-length Super Bowl trailer for The Flash  Flashpoint: The highly-anticipated film will be influenced by the iconic Flashpoint comic books that reveals multiple timelines Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) can visit Original Batman: One of these timelines is where Michael Keaton's Bruce Wayne/Batman has been living, with the 71-year-old actor reprising his role from 1989's Batman and 1992's Batman Returns, still fighting crime in Gotham after all these yearsWhile a truncated version of the trailer debuted during the Super Bowl on Sunday, DC unveiled the full three-minute trailer online shortly thereafter.The trailer begins with Keaton's Batman asking Barry why he wants to stay in this universe, when he can go to any other.'Because this is the one where my mom lives.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “The Penguin” series at HBO Max has added Rhenzy Feliz to its cast, Variety has learned. Feliz joins previously announced series stars Colin Farrell, who will reprise the role of Oswald “The Penguin” Cobblepot from “The Batman,” as well as Cristin Milioti. Details on Feliz’s character are being kept under wraps. The eight-episode series is said to continue the story of the film. It is believed to take place in the immediate aftermath of the events of “The Batman.” Milioti will star as Sofia Falcone, the daughter of Gotham mob boss Carmine Falcone. The role means Feliz has now held roles in both the Marvel and DC Universes. He previously starred in the Marvel series “The Runaways,” which aired for three seasons on Hulu. He also recently lent his voice to the hit Disney animated film “Encanto.” His other TV credits include “American Horror Stories” and “Teen Wolf,” while his other film credits include the George Clooney directorial effort “The Tender Bar.”

A new promotional poster for The Flash showcasing Michael Keaton as Batman has been released following a buzzy Super Bowl clip in promotion of the forthcoming blockbuster. The 71-year-old actor reprises the role of the Caped Crusader more than three decades after his last appearance as the famed superhero in the Tim Burton films Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992).The Pennsylvania-born actor played opposite Jack Nicholson (as The Joker) and Kim Basinger (as Vicki Vale) in the first film, and Danny DeVito (The Penguin) and Michelle Pfeiffer (Catwoman) in the sequel.In the new poster, Keaton is pictured staring straight ahead against a smoky gray background with the text, 'Worlds collide.'Other posters released in promotion of the film show Ezra Miller as the titular character and Sasha Calle portraying Supergirl.  The latest: A new promotional poster for The Flash showcasing Michael Keaton as Batman has been released following a buzzy Super Bowl clip in promotion of the forthcoming blockbuster  A number of people on Twitter reacted favorably to seeing Keaton reprise the role - which has been played by a number of stars including George Clooney, Christian Bale, Ben Affleck and Robert Pattinson - in the 30 years since he wore the Batsuit.Actor Josh Gad noted the nostalgic element to Keaton's comeback at a time Harrison Ford is slated to reprise the role of Indiana Jones for this summer's Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which also had a trailer air during Sunday's Super Bowl. 'Imagine going back to 1989 when Batman and Last Crusade are in theaters & your younger self asks what are you all excited about in 2023 & answering Michael Keaton playing Batman and Harrison Ford playing Indiana Jones,' he said.One user

Former Marvel star Rhenzy Feliz is jumping to DC. Feliz, who headlined Marvel’s Runaways on Hulu, has been cast as a lead opposite Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti in the Max original series The Penguin (working title) from Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios.

The star of the shelved “Batgirl” is defending the film.

Fans are still thinking that George Clooney might return as a version of Batman in one of James Gunn‘s planned DC Universe films.

The Flash has been released, and sees Michael Keaton make his return as Batman.The Flash, which is due for release June 16, 2023, sees Ezra Miller star as Barry Allen/The Flash and features Keaton returning as Batman, a role he last played in 1992’s Batman Returns. Ben Affleck also stars as Batman/Bruce Wayne in the film.The first official trailer for The Flash sees Miller travel through time to prevent the murder of his mother, but unwittingly causes changes that result in the creation of a multiverse.The official synopsis reads: “Worlds collide in The Flash when Barry uses his superpowers to travel back in time in order to change the events of the past.

Could one more Batman be returning to the DC multiverse?