However you feel about the movies in the DCEU, it’s pretty obvious the franchise was created to try to capitalize on the MCU’s model of success. Warner Bros. tried to rush the building of an interconnected DC universe, and it crashed and burned pretty quickly. While the DCEU branding has continued, things are a lot looser now; not every project based
Read MoreThe Suicide Squad & Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn is having a huge moment, which The Hollywood Reporter dives right into in a massive interview spanning the upcoming Peacemaker series, the management of Marvel Studios vs. DC Films, and what could come next for the superhero mastermind after he’s done with superhero franchises. We’ve split it into two parts
Read MoreThe Suicide Squad marks the beginning of a huge comeback for James Gunn. After the Guardians of the Galaxy director was fired from Disney for controversial old tweets, Warner Bros. swooped in and hired his talents for their DC catalog. Now, with DC’s The Suicide Squad, Gunn is receiving “the best reviews of [his] career.” But in a new interview with
Read More★★★★ / ♥♥♥♥ The Suicide Squad directed by James Gunn is the latest adventure of the Suicide Squad introduced by David Ayer in 2016. Keeping few of the original roster, the new film features an all-star cast including Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, John Cena, David Dastmalchian, Peter Capaldi, the voice of Sylvester Stallone, and cameos galore. The
Read MoreSince the Netflix adaptation of The Sandman comic was announced, fans of the series have been waiting on the edge of their seats for more information. Well, wait no longer, because today while answering a question on Tumblr, creator of the original series and writer/producer for the show Neil Gaiman confirmed that the series has wrapped principal photography for season 1
Read MoreAccording to a report from The Direct this afternoon, The Flash will feature an evil version of Barry Allen as the antagonist. This seems to go in line with some set pictures that were leaked a while ago that hinted at a scene with two versions of Barry Allen conversing. We’re seeing double ? Check out these new images from #TheFlash
Read MoreLetter From The Editor: It’s been one month since I’ve launched The Cosmic Circus and started on this interesting new internet adventure. This post is the start of a monthly “Notes from the Editor” type feature to wrap up key happenings from the previous month and keep readers updated on what’s going on with the site in general. In case you
Read MoreWarner Bros and DC have been overzealously announcing films for as long as I can remember. The worst offense was back in 2014 when then-CEO Kevin Tsujihara took an opportunity to announce 10 upcoming DC films at a shareholder meeting a la Kevin Feige. Things didn’t pan out, and the current DC film slate looks entirely different. However, before the last
Read MoreIn a report written today by The Hollywood Reporter in their Heat Vision blog , they were able to confirm that J.K. Simmons is currently in negotiations to return as Commissioner Gordon in their upcoming Batgirl project. Simmons appeared as James Gordon in 2017’s theatrical cut of Justice League. Besides Zack Snyder’s Justice League cut of that same film, he hasn’t
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