12 Comic Book Supervillains Who Deserve Their Own Horror Movie
Something is happening to superhero movies. On average, they're getting less... superheroic. Films like Venom, Suicide Squad, Split, Glass and The Joker are putting the supervillains front and center, and the upcoming Superman allegory Brightburn goes one step further, turning superhero iconography on its head and making a "super" "boy" into a horror movie villain.
These films raise an interesting question, which is what about the rest of the villains? DC and Marvel Comics are filled with interesting bad guys, and they're not all secretly golden-hearted. Many of them are evil as hell. If they got their own movies they'd still be the villains, and most movie franchises that are centered around despicable monsters are in the horror genre.
How Justice League Dark Spotlights DC’s Most Unlikely Hero
The most recent incarnation of the Justice League Dark boasts some pretty big names, but it's real heart isn't any of its A-listers like Wonder Woman or Zatanna or Swamp Thing. It's a talking chimpanzee in a deerstalker cap who goes by the name Detective Chimp, and he's the secret to making the DC's thoroughly complicated magical lore accessible. He's a hard-nosed sleuth with an eye for mysteries and a skill with deduction that rivals Batman, a bizarre everyman around to provide commentary and, inexplicably, logic, to even the most bizarre magical mishaps, and a charmingly put-upon moral compass for the JLD's exploits.
So, what on earth does an anthropomorphic primate have to do with DC's mystic heroes?
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Warner Bros. “Less Focused” on DC Shared Universe Now Thanks to Aquaman’s Success
Talking to THR, Warner Bros. Pictures Group chairman Toby Emmerich has said that the studio has "turned a corner" when it comes to the DC shared universe thanks to Aquaman's success.
"We all feel like we've turned a corner now. We're playing by the DC playbook, which is very different than the Marvel playbook. We are far less focused on a shared universe. We take it one movie at a time." He added that each film is "its own equation and own creative entity."
Aquaman released in December of last year and made $1 billion at the global box office, making it the first DC film to hit the milestones since The Dark Knight Rises.
Marvel’s The Punisher Season 2 Ending Explained
Warning! This article contains full SPOILERS for Marvel's The Punisher Season 2. Check out all of our reviews for the second season right here.
At the time of publication, Marvel's The Punisher on Netflix is alive and well. Even with the recent cancellations of Iron Fist, Luke Cage, and Daredevil, we can still hope for more adventures with Frank Castle in a potential Season 3. While the Season 2 finale, titled "The Whirlwind," didn't end with a big cliffhanger or even a tantalizing post-credits scene, we still had questions about what might be in store, should the show get picked up for another blood-soaked outing.
Fantastic Beasts 3 Filming Postponed
Warner Bros. has delayed the start of production for Fantastic Beasts 3, according to Deadline.
The push back is reportedly due to more necessary pre-production time and filming is set to begin shooting in late fall of 2019, opposed to the original July start time.
Actors for the third installment in the Fantastic Beasts franchise have been spoken to about the change in the filming schedule.
Deadline reports that previously, Warner Bros. administrations tended to rush event films to keep their release dates, but since Fantastic Beasts 3 was already rumored to release in 2020, Warner Bros. executives are allowing more leeway for the larger productions.
Henry Cavill Could Return for Mission: Impossible Sequels
Spoilers for the end of Mission: Impossible - Fallout.
The next two Mission Impossible movies could see the return of past cast members Alec Baldwin and Henry Cavill.
THR reports that director Christopher McQuarrie is considering bringing back Cavill's treacherous John Walker and Baldwin's IMF boss Alan Hunley via flashbacks. Both characters died in last year's Mission: Impossible - Fallout.
McQuarrie has signed on to write and direct the next two Mission: Impossible films, turning down a multitude of offers from other studios in the wake of the success of Rogue Nation, and Fallout.
Toy Story 3, Coco Director Leaves Pixar
Lee Unkrich, the two-time Oscar-winning director of Toy Story 3 and Coco, announced today that he is leaving Pixar.
In a tweet, Unkrich wrote, "After twenty-five incredible years, I’ve decided to leave Pixar. The time has come for new adventures."
Unkrich elaborated on his decision to leave in a statement to THR.
"I'm not leaving to make films at another studio; instead, I look forward to spending much-needed time with my family and pursuing interests that have long been back-burnered,” Unkrich said in his statement.
Everything You Need to Know About Unbreakable and Split Before Glass
David Dunn, Elijah Price and the many mysterious (some monstrous) personalities of Kevin Wendell Crumb return in Glass, M. Night Shyamalan's third installment in what's become an unexpected Unbreakable trilogy.
So what's the deal with this specific super-verse? If you haven't seen Unbreakable in a while, or hadn't seen it before you watched Split, making the final minutes featuring Bruce Willis in a diner rather confusing, here's a handy catch-up piece to get you all settled and ready to Glass it up this weekend.
Watch the exclusive clip above from Glass: The Beast reveals himself for Mister Glass.
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New Star Wars Crossover Explores TIE Fighter Pilots and Alphabet Squadron
A new Star Wars crossover event will feature a comic book series and novel trilogy exploring the lives of TIE Fighter pilots and Alphabet Squadron following the fall of the Empire.
Announced by Star Wars, the TIE fighter comic miniseries will follow an elite squadron of Tie fighter pilots, Shadow Wing, as they protect Imperial interests in the final days of the Galactic Civil War and then deal with the inevitable fall of the Empire.
