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Warner Bros. Announces ‘Dunkirk’ Actor Barry Keoghan Will Play Officer Stanely Merkel In ‘The Batman’

Warner Bros. has revealed a new casting addition to Matt Reeves’ The Batman after the stunning new teaser was dropped during yesterday’s DC FanDome, which seemingly includes our first glimpses of Paul Dano as The Riddler and Colin Farrell in heavy makeup as The Penguin.

Below is an updated cast list for the film posted by Warner Bros. on their official YouTube channel alongside the teaser trailer from last night it.

There is a new name mentioned as Irish actor Barry Keoghan (Dunkirk, Chernobyl, Eternals) will play Officer Stanley Merkel.

Also in the star-studded ensemble as Gotham’s famous and infamous cast of characters are Zoë Kravitz (“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” “Mad Max: Fury Road”) as Selina Kyle; Paul Dano (“Love & Mercy,” “12 Years a Slave”) as Edward Nashton; Jeffrey Wright (the “Hunger Games” films) as the GCPD’s James Gordon; John Turturro (the “Transformers” films) as Carmine Falcone; Peter Sarsgaard (“The Magnificent Seven,” “Black Mass”) as Gotham D.A. Gil Colson; Barry Keoghan (“Dunkirk”) as Officer Stanley Merkel; Jayme Lawson (“Farewell Amor”) as mayoral candidate Bella Reál; with Andy Serkis (the “Planet of the Apes” films, “Black Panther”) as Alfred; and Colin Farrell (“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” “Dumbo”) as Oswald Cobblepot.

Barry most recently worked with Marvel Studios on their latest franchise Eternals.

The Batman is set to be released on Oct 1st, 2021.

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DC FANDOME: First Teaser Trailer For ‘The Batman’ Drops – Focuses On A String of Murders and Corruption In Gotham

A first teaser trailer was released for Matt Reeves’ The Batman.

Warner Bros. also released these three images just before the panel.

The cast led by Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne aka Batman also includes Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle; Paul Dano as Edward Nashton aka The Riddler, Jeffrey Wright as the GCPD’s James Gordon; John Turturro as Carmine Falcone, Peter Sarsgaard as Gotham D.A. Gil Colson, Jayme Lawson as mayoral candidate Bella Reál, Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth, and Colin Farrell as Oswald Cobblepot aka The Penguin.

Filming is expected to resume next month at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in Watford, England.

The Batman is set to be released on October 1st, 2021.

SOURCE: DC FANDOME

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DC FANDOME: ‘Shazam!’ Sequel Officially Titled ‘Shazam!: Fury of The Gods’

Another short panel from DC FanDome and it includes a special cameo from comedian Sinbad.

While director David F. Sandberg and the cast didn’t share much they did reveal the title for the Shazam sequel will be Shazam!: Fury of The Gods.

SHAZAM! – We all have a superhero inside of us — it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In 14-year-old Billy Batson’s case, all he needs to do is shout out one word to transform into the adult superhero Shazam. Still a kid at heart, Shazam revels in the new version of himself by doing what any other teen would do — have fun while testing out his newfound powers. But he’ll need to master them quickly before the evil Dr. Thaddeus Sivana can get his hands on Shazam’s magical abilities.

Shazam! 2 is set to be released on November 4th, 2022.

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DC FANDOME: James Wan Calls ‘Aquaman 2’ More Serious Than First Film – Patrick Wilson’s Ocean Master Officially Returning

The Aquaman panel was short and sweet.

Director James Wan confirmed the Aquaman 2 will be more serious taking cues from modern themes and that Patrick Wilson will be returning as Ocean Master.

Warner Bros. has given Aquaman 2 a release date of December 16th, 2022. This would suggest they would attempt to begin shooting by the end of next year, if not sooner.

Filming on the first installment took place at Village Roadshow Studios in Australia and there is a good shot they’ll return to that facility.

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DC FANDOME: New ‘Black Adam’ Concept Art – Dwayne Johnson Confirms Doctor Fate, Cyclone, and Hawkman

We already know that Dwayne Johnson will be playing the titular character Black Adam in the upcoming DC Comics film with Noah Centineo playing Atom Smasher.

During the DC FanDome event today it was confirmed by Johnson that Doctor Fate, Cyclone, and Hawkman coming together alongside Noah’s Atom Smasher to form the Justice Society.

Sadly, no new casting announcements were made.

Jaume Collet-Serra is set to direct the project sometime next year as Johnson still has to complete Netflix’s Red Notice, which is expected to resume filming in September.

There is an expectation that we’ll see Black Adam and Shazam! eventually crossover.

Black Adam is set for release on December 22nd, 2022.

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DC FANDOME: ‘The Suicide Squad’ Character Roster, First Images and Behind The Scenes Footage Revealed

Writer/director James Gunn revealed the character roster along with the first characters images and a sweet behind the scenes video.

  • Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn
  • Viola Davis as Amanda Waller
  • Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang
  • Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag
  • Idris Elba as Bloodsport
  • John Cena as Peace-Maker
  • Alice Braga as Sol Soria
  • Pete Davidson as Blackguard
  • Peter Capaldi as Thinker
  • David Dastmalchian as Poka-Dot Man
  • Michael Rooker as The Savant
  • Sean Gunn as Weasel
  • Mayling Ng as Mongal
  • ,Flula Borg as Javelin
  • Steve Agee as King Shark
  • Daniela Melchior as Rat Catcher
  • Nathan Fillion as TDK
  • Julio Ruiz as Major General Suarez
  • Juan Diego Botto as General Luna

The Suicide Squad is set to be released on August 6th, 2021.

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DC FANDOME: First Concept Artwork From ‘The Flash’ Features Michael Keaton’s Batman and New Costume

There wasn’t much in the DC FanDome panel but they did reveal some official concept artwork that includes Michael Keaton’s Batman.

Check it out below!

Director Andy Muschietti recently confirmed to Vanity Fair that Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck are officially reprising their roles of Bruce Wayne aka Batman in the film with Keaton said to be taking a much larger role.

It’s also said that Keaton’s Bruce Wayne could be carried over to other DC Comics projects, all signs are pointing towards the Batgirl movie.

The film is indeed a version of Flashpoint with screenwriter Christina Hodson tackling the latest version of the script. Hodson previously working on Bumblebee, Birds of Prey, and the upcoming solo Batgirl film.

The Flash is set for release on June 2nd, 2022.

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DC FANDOME: Brand New ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Trailer Reveals First Good Look At Cheetah

Director Patty Jenkins promises fans the film will be released in theaters, but doesn’t mention a release date. A possible hint that it will move again?

They also dropped a brand new trailer!

In the new footage we get a first on-screen look at the film’s villain Cheetah, but you won’t get more than a handful of glimpses.

Wonder Woman 1984 is currently slated for release on October 2nd, but could be pushed later in the year or to 2021.

Fast forward to the 1980s as Wonder Woman’s next big screen adventure finds her facing two all-new foes: Max Lord and The Cheetah. With director Patty Jenkins back at the helm and Gal Gadot returning in the title role, “Wonder Woman 1984” is Warner Bros. Pictures’ follow up to the DC Super Hero’s first outing, 2017’s record-breaking “Wonder Woman,” which took in $822 million at the worldwide box office. The film also stars Chris Pine as Steve Trevor, Kristen Wiig as The Cheetah, Pedro Pascal as Max Lord, Robin Wright as Antiope, and Connie Nielsen as Hippolyta.

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‘Grass-Fed’ Is Officially A Marvel Studios Project – Could It Be A Reference To The Blood Farms From ‘Blade’?

Charles Murphy strikes again!

He has returned with hard evidence that Grass-Fed Productions LLC is indeed a Marvel Studios project and it will also shoot in the United Kingdom as well.

We can also verify this information is 100% correct.

Charles has been considering the project either being Mahershala Ali’s Blade or the unofficial Spider-Woman film. I say unofficial because the title hasn’t been revealed by Sony Pictures or that we’ll see Marvel Studios’ participation. But Charles makes some good arguments.

However, I’m inclined to lean towards Blade since there are plenty of reference to humans being cattle/livestock in multiple films and in Blade Trinity vampires were exploiting this on a larger visual scale with humans being bled at Blood Farms. Marvel Studios also announced Ali’s casting over a year ago at San Diego Comic-Con.

The blood farm concept was later recycled in the vampire flick Daybreakers.

Adding to the cattle/livestock connection to Blade, the opening sequence of the original film from 1998 takes place in a meatpacking warehouse where you see massive cuts of beef hanging alongside human victims for the vampires at the rave. A visual cue to establish the food chain hierarchy of the Vampire Nation and human society from the start of the film.

A little known fact is Kevin Feige has a producing credit on Blade Trinity.

If this is indeed Blade they likely have a screenwriter and director attached.

Then again, this project could be an unannounced/untitled Disney+ series.

SOURCE: MURPHY’S MULTIVERSE

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‘Captain Marvel 2’ Indeed Set To Shoot In The UK

This morning, it was first revealed by Charles Murphy that Captain Marvel 2 is going to be shooting in the United Kingdom. A bit of a shakeup after the last film was primarily shot in the United States taking advantage of the California tax credits.

We can also confirm the information is correct and that Marvel Studios film will indeed film in the UK.

Other MCU projects shooting across the pond include Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness at Longcross Studios, Ant-Man 3 (likely at Pinewood Studios UK) and the Disney+ series Moon Knight.

The sequel most likely would be heading to Pinewood Studios UK. The same facility recently used for Black Widow and Eternals.

Candyman director Nia DaCosta was recently hired to direct from a script penned by WandaVision writer Megan McDonnell. Megan’s series WandaVision will be introducing the adult version of Monica Rambeau and S.W.O.R.D., which are expected to be important elements of Captain Marvel 2.

Brie Larson is set to reprise the role of Carol Danvers with an assumption that Samuel L. Jackson, Teyonah Parris, and Ben Mendelsohn will have roles as well.

In post-COVID-19 Hollywood, it really isn’t easy to predict when the sequel will begin production as there are two other major Marvel Studios films expected to shoot there that haven’t started along with a Disney+ series, making the production space a little crowded when you have to factor in multiple studios are shooting films next year as well.

Moving from California to England is also a good idea when wildfires became an issue during the first installment and continue to be a statewide problem. Not to mention the large population of California makes it a prime target for a resurgence of new COVID-19 cases. The live-action Little Mermaid movie is shooting at Pinewood and their comfort resuming the production could be another reason why Disney wanted to move Captain Marvel 2 to a UK facility.

Disney has given Captain Marvel 2 a release date of July 8th, 2022 but remains to be seen if they’ll stick to it if they end up having scheduling issues.

SOURCE: MURPHY’S MULTIVERSE