Jesse Eisenberg's Lex Luthor wanted for Suicide Squad

David Ayer recently signed on to DC Comics to direct the upcoming "Suicide Squad" and according to newest reports they are looking at BIG names to join the film names like Ryan Gosling, Tom Hardy, Margot Robbie and Will Smith, looks like another big name is being touted. Academy Award nominated Jesse Eisenberg is looking likely to continue his DC arc with Lex Luthor making the switch from "Batman vs Superman" to "Suicide Squad".

There has been MANY collectives of the Suicide Squad since their creation in the 1950s including probably more DC villains than the everyday fan or even fanboy could name. They have been used most recently in CW's "Arrow" and the animated "Batman: Assault On Arkham".

Warner Bros and DC announce their line up!

So here it is the news we have ALL been waiting for, for months now, Warner Bros & DC's lineup for them to try take on the comic film behemoths Marvel. Up to now all we have had was release dates for nine untitled films, now we have TITLES!

Anyway, enough beating around the bush, here is the official press release;

As part of his presentation, Tsujihara announced a bold expansion of the industry's broadest theatrical slate, built around the largest, most important global franchises. Warner Bros. Pictures will release three LEGO-branded films over the next four years, building upon the enormous success of this year's "The LEGO Movie" ($468 million worldwide box office), starting with "Ninjago" in 2016, directed by Charlie Bean and produced by Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Phil Lord and Chris Miller. Batman will take a star turn in "The LEGO Batman Movie" in 2017, directed by Chris McKay, and the sequel, "The LEGO Movie 2," will debut in 2018. 

The Studio will release three pictures, in 2016, 2018 and 2020, based on best-selling author J.K. Rowling's original story and screenwriting debut, "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them." Set in an extension of her familiar wizarding world, featuring magical creatures and characters inspired by Harry Potter's Hogwarts textbook and its fictitious author, Newt Scamander, "Fantastic Beasts" will be directed by David Yates, who directed the last four Harry Potter movies, and reunite the filmmaking team of David Heyman, J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves and Lionel Wigram. 

And, in a massive expansion of the Studio's DC Entertainment-branded content, Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema will release a slate of at least 10 movies--as well as stand-alone Batman and Superman films--from 2016 through 2020 that expands this prized universe of characters: 

- "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," directed by Zack Snyder (2016) 
- "Suicide Squad," directed by David Ayer (2016) 
- "Wonder Woman," starring Gal Gadot (2017) 
- "Justice League Part One," directed by Zack Snyder, with Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill and Amy Adams reprising their roles (2017) 
- "The Flash," starring Ezra Miller (2018) 
- "Aquaman," starring Jason Momoa (2018) 
- "Shazam" (2019) 
- "Justice League Part Two," directed by Zack Snyder (2019) 
- "Cyborg," starring Ray Fisher (2020) 
- "Green Lantern" (2020)

Official Batman vs Superman, Bruce's age

Today we finally learned the official age of the Bruce Wayne/Batman that Ben Affleck will portray in the upcoming "Batman vs Superman", not that we ALL didn't know he was playing a Bruce around his own age. Producer Michael Uslan gave us "confirmation" of our beliefs;

“So, this [controversial superhero casting] has happened time and again, and it happened with Affleck. To go back to the original thought of Bruce Wayne in his mid-40s, I think he’s going to be extraordinary.”

Some people may ask why does Ben look in his 50s in the pictures that came out in recent days, my personal guess is to make Henry Cavill look a lot younger than Ben, in a sense making Superman the younger of the two like they would be in a world in which Batman had been doing his thing for two decades.

Matt Damon talks about the new Batsuit!

Over the past few weeks we have heard from Kevin Smith and Batmans wife herself Jennifer Garner about the new look of the "Batsuit" in the upcoming Man Of Steel sequel. Now we have heard from Afflecks life long friend Matt Damon;
  
"I've seen a picture, I have seen a picture. It's excellent. And I've talked to him about the storyline, and it's great. Look I've known him for thirty-something years, I'd be the first guy being like 'Buddy, what are you doing?' but I think the movie is going to be great."

Gal Gadot is our WONDER WOMAN!!!

Warner Bros. announced yesterday that Gal Gadot, most known for her appearances in the "Fast And Furious" franchise has landed herself the role of Wonder Woman/Diana Prince.

Zack Snyder stated: "Wonder Woman is arguably one of the most powerful female characters of all time and a fan favorite in the DC Universe. Not only is Gal an amazing actress, but she also has that magical quality that makes her perfect for the role. We look forward to audiences discovering Gal in the first feature film incarnation of this beloved character."


However, Gina Carano will ALWAYS be my first choice Wonder Woman!

Adam Driver denies Nightwing rumour

The rumour started circulating about a week ago that star of HBOs hit show "Girls" Adam Driver was in contention for Dick Grayson in the upcoming Man Of Steel sequel. Speaking recently with Collider, Driver was strong in his belief that he hasn't heard anything at all about this role.

"No. Not that I know of, no. If you find out, let me know, then I'll know."

"That's like intensely flattering as you can imagine. I mean, it's Batman and Superman, who doesn't want to be involved in something not only of that scale but of who those characters are. That's an incredible world to be able to be in for a bit. Like who wouldn't want to do that?"

Ben Affleck talks Batman, BRIEFLY!!!

So it has been a while since it was announced that Ben Affleck was taking over as the caped crusader, an to be honest I'm still not even close to being of the level of acceptance as everybody else seems to be. Anyway, Affleck himself has had a few words to say about his Batman casting.

"Do you remember your first thought when the idea of you playing Batman was originally presented to you and was there a tipping point in your decision making process, a moment where you started to think, “I really want to do this”?

BEN AFFLECK: Initially I was reluctant as I felt I didn’t fit the traditional mold but once Zack showed me the concept, and that it would be both different from the great movies that Chris and Christian made but still in keeping with tradition I was excited. Doing something different and new is always tricky and part of the thrill and the risk is that initially it confounds expectations. The truth is, it’s the movie and the execution of it is what all the actors depend on and I believe in Zack’s vision.

Al Norton: Warner Brothers CEO Kevin Tsujihara recently said that this version of Batman would be “tired and weary and seasoned and been doing it for awhile”…Is that how you envisioned him as well and what would you add to the description on the Bruce Wayne side of things?

BEN AFFLECK: Yes, Kevin described it aptly. I don’t want to go further because I want to be able to capitalize on what is new about this iteration by having it be a surprise to the audience."

Josh Brolin confirms Batman talks!

Josh Brolin has came out to The Huffington Post that he was up for the role of Batman, in the upcoming Batman vs Superman movie in which the role went to Ben Affleck.

Asked if he had any conversations with Snyder about the role, Brolin said, "We did. I didn't have conversations about it, but Zack, that was part of his idea. It just didn't turn out. It's OK. It is OK. You know, another scenario might have worked better, but I'm happy for Ben."

He was also asked about the reaction to Affleck getting the role: "I've never seen such a global reaction in my life, I feel for him, truly. I would not want to be him right now. The reaction becomes so personal. It's like, 'F*ck this guy, I wish he was dead.' And you're like, 'What? Dude, seriously? This guy is just working like you are. He's doing the same thing you are. He's trying to make the best choices he can... I want him to kick ass and I want everyone to love it and kind of eat their words."

We also found some words from Hugh Jackman about Affleck playing Batman.

"I have a great trainer for Ben," Jackman said. "But Ben is poised to crush it. I’m really happy for him. I’m so happy he got the part. The difficult part of the role is the Bruce Wayne part. I think he will crush it, and I'm really excited to see what he does. He's ready for it. I love Ben—he's super smart, very talented, and he will be around for a long time. I think people are gonna to love it."

Naturally, Affleck's wife Jennifer Garner, who starred opposite him as Elektra in Daredevil and the spin-off, is excited. "I'm excited about Batman, of course," Garner said. "Everything we do, we look at it together, and we say, 'Can we handle this? Can we take this?' And this was one where we were like, 'Let’s go to Michigan!'"