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Gizmodo
an hour ago
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
James Gunn Says ‘Get Off Matt's Nuts,' ‘The Batman' Sequel Will Happen When It Happens
Cool your jets Batman fans, James Gunn has heard you loud and clear over the highly anticipated sequel to Matt Reeves' The Batman. So much so that he recently expressed his frustration with the demand in defense of the time DC Studios was taking. 'Listen, we're supposed to get a script in June. I hope that happens. We feel really good about it,' Gunn told Entertainment Weekly, and colorfully added, 'People should get off Matt's nuts because it's like, let the guy write the screenplay in the amount of time he needs to write it. That's just the way it is. He doesn't owe you something because you like his movie. I mean, you like his movie because of Matt. So let Matt do things the way he does.' And that should go to Robert Pattinson too, the star who has joked he's going to be old Batman by the time the sequel film gets shooting. It seems folks forget the fact that arc of The Penguin was originally a huge part of the sequel plans which were then pulled and developed into the incredible Colin Farrell starrer series. Getting a whole show in between to dig into that villain origin story was great even if it took place while Bats was maybe spending time with Selina Kyle over in Blüdhaven. 'I am irritated by people,' Gunn added. 'I mean, it's just that thing people don't need to be entitled about. It's going to come out when he feels good about the screenplay. And Matt's not going to give me the screenplay until he feels good about the screenplay.' Gunn also added the constant bugging has nearly pushed him off the internet. 'I've kind of quit because it just happens so often,' he noted. 'There are a couple of people, specifically, who have pretty large followings who just consistently put out false stories, just one after the other after the other, 95% of the time. Maybe once out of every 20 times, they say something that has some slight or partial basis in reality. And it gets to be old. I'm not sure, some of those people, that I'm not actually helping them in a certain way by debunking them, because you're giving them traffic, which I always do, but I think they like it. So I mostly quit.'
Geek Feed
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Feed
DC Co-Head James Gunn Says Corporate Demands ‘Killed' Marvel Studios
It's no mystery that Marvel Studios isn't as successful as they once were, and even critical hits like Thunderbolts* still managed to lose money at the box office. With that in mind, DC Studios co-head James Gunn weighs in on Marvel's current predicament, and he says it had something to do with corporate demanding that the studio increase their movie and TV output. Gunn tells Rolling Stone, 'That wasn't fair. It wasn't right. And it killed them.' With Gunn himself at the helm of DC and also having been on the creative side, he says that his studio is going to have a different approach when it comes to their comic book IP. He explains: 'We don't have the mandate [at DC] to have a certain amount of movies and TV shows every year. So we're going to put out everything that we think is of the highest quality. We're obviously going to do some good things and some not-so-good things, but hopefully on average everything will be as high-quality as possible. Nothing goes before there's a screenplay that I personally am happy with.' Currently there have been several projects announced for DC, but Gunn has confirmed that one has been cancelled because they couldn't get the script right. Even The Batman Part II from Matt Reeves has been constantly delayed, and we're barely getting information on the canon DCU Batman who is going to be directed by Andy Muschietti. On the Marvel side of things though, the studio has managed to slow down with their announcements. Though they're already backed into a corner with the next two Avengers films; fans are hoping that post- Secret Wars will mark a new era for Marvel Studios which will bring back the heyday and excitement of the Infinity Saga to audiences—which I personally doubt they can't replicate anymore in this industry climate. Catch Superman when it flies into cinemas on July 11.
Geek Feed
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Feed
'Matt's Slow': James Gunn Updates on The Batman Part II
It was 2022 when Matt Reeves' The Batman came out in theaters, and everyone is waiting for the sequel, but it's unfortunately getting constantly delayed. With some fans convinced that the DCU may have cancelled The Batman Part II , DCU co-head James Gunn has confirmed that the movie isn't scrapped, but they're just waiting on the script. In a recent talk with Rolling Stone, Gunn confirmed, ' We don't have a script. Matt's slow. Let him take his time. Let him do what he's doing. God, people are mean. Let him do his thing, man.' We don't know exactly what is taking Reeves so long with the script, but some are speculating that he's actually been approved for two more movies, and he's going to be shooting The Batman Part II and Part III back-to-back. With the Penguin series being so positively received, it wouldn't be surprising if DC decided to go all-in on this version of the Dark Knight and just have Reeves release two movies within a year of each other—like they did with the Wicked films and the last two Avengers movies. Besides the Reeves-verse, there is also the case of the DCU Batman who is going to be sharing a world with Gunn's Superman . So far, the only thing we know about him is that he's going to be coming with a Bat-family, but no actor has been attached, and the script is still being worked on by Gunn and a separate writer. The Batman: Part II is expected to come to cinemas on Oct. 1, 2027.
See - Sada Elbalad
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
Tom Rhys Harries Lands "Clayface" Role in DC Studios Movie
Yara Sameh Tom Rhys Harries, a relative newcomer, has scored the high-profile lead role in the upcoming DC Studios adventure 'Clayface". DC Studios co-chief James Gunn delivered the news on social media, tweeting, 'After a long and incredibly exhaustive search, we finally have our DCU Clayface in Tom Rhys Harries. Both ['The Batman' director] Matt Reeves and I were just blown away by this guy, and can't wait for you to see this film.' Reeves is producing 'Clayface,' which is written by Mike Flanagan ('The Fall of the House of Usher') and directed by James Watkins ('Eden Lake'). The film is less superhero adventure than body horror flick, focusing on a B-movie actor who drinks a substance that's supposed to help his career but instead it leaves him made entirely of clay. And for the bulk of readers thinking Tom Rhys Harries, who? Well he's an up-and-coming Welsh actor who attended the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. He has impressed in the likes of the Apple TV series 'Suspicion' opposite Uma Thurman, as well as 'Kandahar,' an action film with Gerard Butler; Guy Ritchie's 'The Gentleman'; and 'The Return,' where he shared the screen with thespians like Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche. He also starred in Netflix's Álex Pina-created series "White Lines". In theatre, he made his West End stage debut in 2013 in Jez Butterworth's Mojo opposite Colin Morgan, Rupert Grint and Ben Whishaw. Production on 'Clayface' will begin the fall and the film will open on September 11, 2026. DC Studios is trying to reestablish itself under Gunn after many creative setbacks and flops such as 'The Flash' and 'Black Adam.' Reeves' version of the Dark Knight was a rare success and a follow-up is eagerly anticipated. The company will have a relaunch with this summer's 'Superman,' which Gunn directed as well as wrote, and will also release 'Supergirl' next year. read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News China Launches Largest Ever Aircraft Carrier Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Lifestyle Get to Know 2025 Eid Al Adha Prayer Times in Egypt Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks Videos & Features Video: Trending Lifestyle TikToker Valeria Márquez Shot Dead during Live Stream News Shell Unveils Cost-Cutting, LNG Growth Plan Technology 50-Year Soviet Spacecraft 'Kosmos 482' Crashes into Indian Ocean News 3 Killed in Shooting Attack in Thailand
USA Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
The one word that may define QB Lamar Jackson, 2025 Ravens? 'Vengeance'
Hear this story Channeling the Robert Pattinson version of Bruce Wayne in "The Batman," Lamar Jackson has something on his mind entering the 2025 season. "Vengeance." The Baltimore Ravens quarterback, speaking to the media for the first time since the Ravens fell in a heartbreaker to the Buffalo Bills in the AFC divisional round in January, said Tuesday at the team's first minicamp practice that losses from youth football still haunt him. So it's safe to assume the two-time MVP and 2024 first-team All-Pro is still thinking about that frigid, late-January night in western New York when tight end Mark Andrews – one of Jackson's closest teammates – dropped what would have been a game-tying two-point conversion catch. Instead, the Ravens lost to Josh Allen (the eventual MVP) and the Bills, 27-25. "I never get over a loss," Jackson said, "I don't care how small it might be to someone else or how great it might be, it's always the same for me. "We're going to bounce back, and when we come back, I feel like we are going to have vengeance on our minds." Jackson fumbled and threw an interception in the first half against Buffalo to put Baltimore in an early hole. Without those turnovers, Jackson said he felt like the Ravens would have moved on to face the Chiefs in the AFC championship game, a rematch from the year before. The Ravens lost that matchup in a game the offense was also plagued by turnovers. "(Without) turnovers," Jackson said in reference to the Buffalo game, "I feel like we win." Quarterbacks coach Tee Martin said the last two seasons have resulted in "some deep-felt loss" for Jackson. Their offseason conversations, at least what Jackson is verbalizing, have been different, Martin said. "You see maturity there in terms of what he sees on the field and things that he wants to do offensively," Martin said. "He's having more input back to us as coaches. Like, 'I see this. I would like to do this more or less.' He's doing more of that and just taking his communication to the next level, so that's what I would say about that." The area in which Martin has seen the most growth from Jackson was verbal communication with his teammates. When Martin joined the Ravens' staff in 2021, Jackson led more by example. Jackson, barely in his mid-20s then, didn't always speak up with veteran receivers such as Nelson Agholor and eventually Odell Beckham Jr. on the offensive side of the ball. That's changed, even with the acquisition of another veteran wideout in DeAndre Hopkins. "We've had guys that's been in and out that's causing him to talk about what he sees and how he feels about things," Martin said. Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said on a local podcast earlier this month that the Ravens have had preliminary talks with Jackson about a contract extension, and head coach John Harbaugh said he expects that those talks (Jackson is his own agent) would make No. 8 the highest-paid player in the league after Allen and the Bills agreed to a mega extension this offseason. Jackson declined to comment on anything regarding his contract but replied "it sounds good" when asked about potentially becoming the NFL's top earner. Lamar Jackson pushes for Ravens to sign Jaire Alexander, a former Louisville teammate While Jackson had DeCosta's attention, he made a pitch for another acquisition before the season starts. Although he stated he is a fan of the teams corners, the Ravens should look into signing his Louisville teammate Jaire Alexander, who was released by the Green Bay Packers earlier in June. "Go get him, Eric ... that's my boy," Jackson said. Thanks to a healthy diet of fruit, push-ups and sit-ups, Jackson said he's maintained his weight around 200 pounds and didn't do anything extravagant during the offseason – a slightly different approach compared to past makeovers that featured him either bulking up or shedding weight to regain agility. The Ravens open the season at home against the Bills on "Sunday Night Football" Sept. 7.
