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Jason Momoa, the star of Aquaman, will continue with DC. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor will play Lobo, an extraterrestrial bounty hunter who originally debuted in comics in 1983. ' Jason Momoa. ' Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images Momoa was the face of the Aquaman series during the previous DC government, making a brief appearance as Aquaman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) before starring in Justice League (2017) and leading the cast in Aquaman (2018). The film was a huge success, making $1 billion and serving as the pinnacle of the DCEU films, which concluded with last year's Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. That finished film was a failure, grossing only $439 million and failing to impress reviewers. Momoa has long desired to play the character and has discussed it publicly, particularly on the press tour for The Lost Kingdom. On Monday, the actor shared a quote from the press tour in which he expressed his hope that DC will contact him regar...

Alejandro González Iñárritu and Tom Cruise are set to release films in the fall of 2026. Their unnamed picture will be released on October 2, 2026, Warner Bros. said Friday. Robert Pattinson in ' The Batman. ' Jonathan Olley/Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection That replaces Matt Reeves' The Batman sequel, which is presently unnamed (formerly known as The Batman: Part II). The DC Studios film was scheduled to begin production in the third quarter of 2025 and is currently planned for October 1, 2027. The Batman sequel has had several release dates since its announcement in 2022, with the meticulous Reeves attempting to perfect the script. "Matt is dedicated to making the best film he can, and no one can accurately predict how long a script will take to write," DC Studios co-chief James Gunn wrote on Threads on Friday. "Once there is a finished script, there is around two years for pre-production, shooting and post-production on big films....

When viewers first see Superman in the trailer for his upcoming film, he is at his lowest moment. Bloodied and injured, he crashes onto a freezing scene. His breathing is difficult, as if he had fluid in his lungs or even fractured ribs. David Corenswet in James Gunn 's Superman. DC/YouTube Then, hope emerges in the guise of his trusted companion, Krypto. "Take me home," Superman says to his canine companion later in the trailer (seen below). It's one of just two spoken lines in the piece—the other is a small child with his eyes closed and carrying a handmade flag who mutters "Superman, Superman" in desperate optimism—but it's a statement that hints at the hope that writer-director James Gunn sought to instill in his new film. Superman, created in 1939, has for decades exemplified his slogan, "Truth, Justice, and the American Way," with the character standing as a metaphor for the wonderful things America can represent to the worl...

Superman & Lois's writer/director would like to apologize — to his mother in particular. "My mother is a big admirer of the program... But one thing about her is that she despises cliffhangers," Jai Jamison tells TV Line. "I know my mother is going to detest this. She's going to be very upset." ' Superman & Lois. ' CW The show's penultimate episode concluded with the Man of Steel facing up against a supercharged, super-pissed Doomsday — and the odds are once again stacked against our hero. As downtown Smallville descended into turmoil, Superman paused to assure his anxious family how much they meant to him. He mouthed, "I love you," to Lois. "I always wi…" But before he could complete his statement, Doomsday delivered another devastating blow. "I wanted it to be an emotional hit and end on an unresolved note," Jamison adds, alluding to Superman and Doomsday's initial encounter last season. Cla...

Todd Phillips' revisionist DC comic book film Joker sparked a blaze of controversy, reached the billion-dollar mark at the global box office, and earned lead Joaquin Phoenix an Oscar for Best Actor. Arthur Fleck, an aspiring stand-up turned psychotic killer, was an everyman antihero for our time: a stumbling loner who murders a celebrity talk show host live on television, spawning an army of demented admirers and causing enormous riots. The film was accused of glorifying violence and perhaps harming the public; Phoenix famously stormed out of a British media interview when asked if the Joker may inspire mass killings. Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in ' Joker: Folie A Deux. ' Warner Bros. However, their frenzied forecasts did not come true. Today, Joker is best recognized as one of the most subversive and creative pictures of the last decade, and its highly anticipated sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux, which premieres in competition at the Venice Film Festival, is j...