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For a while, it seemed that the Harley Quinn movie wasn't really going anywhere. Whilst she will be starring in the upcoming Suicide Squad 2 (2019, Gavin O'Connor) her other projects don't seem to have made any progression. But yesterday the project took a huge stride as it was announced that unknown director Cathy Yan (Dead Pigs, According To My Mother)  has been hired to direct a DC movie starring Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie)  and to feature the Superhero team Birds Of Prey. With the script being written by Christina Hodson (Shut in, Bumblebee). This news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood. First Thoughts I'm very intrigued by this idea. I'm not entirely on board with it, as there are things that I have issues with, but I'm very intrigued. I think Cathy Yen is an interesting choice for Harley Quinn, I'm very happy to see Margot Robbie (Wolf Of Wall Street, I, Tonya)  come back to the role, as she was very good in Suicide Squad (2016, David Ay...

Yesterday evening Warner Bros. announced that Joss Whedon (The Avengers, Serenity)  is leaving Batgirl, after being signed on to the project nearly a year ago in March 2017. Whedon himself issued the following statement: "Batgirl is such an exciting project, and Warners/DC such collaborative and supportive partners, that it took me months to realise I really didn't have a story. I'm grateful to Geoff (Johns) and Toby (Emmerich) and everyone who was so welcoming when I arrived, and so understanding when I... uh, is there a sexier word for 'Failed'?"  Whilst the exclusive from The Hollywood Reporter (find the link here )  is saying that Joss Whedon left due to creative issues with the project, I think there's a little bit more to the story than that. So in this post, I'll be looking into the factors I believe caused Joss Whedon to leave Batgirl. And looking to the future of the project. Just to be clear, I'm not saying that these are de...

Yesterday it was reported by Variety that John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein (Vacation, Horrible Bosses)  are in negotiations to direct the solo Flash movie, titled Flashpoint. This is the first piece of DC news since Walter Hamada (It, The Conjuring)  was hired as Head of the DC Film division. Daley & Goldstein have mainly worked on comedy films and Variety has reported that Warner Bros. is eyeing a more comedic tone to the film. For those who don't know, Flashpoint is about The Flash going back in time to save his mother. But in doing so, he creates a ripple effect that takes the rest of the DC superheroes down very dark paths. First Thoughts I think this is a terrible idea. Whilst the two were screenwriters on Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017, Jon Watts) , which I really liked, I thought the quality of that film was mainly down to Watts's directing more than anything else. As he had worked on more grounded and serious films, which he brought to Homecoming. ...

Yesterday afternoon Warner Bros. announced that Executive Producer Walter Hamada (The Conjuring, It)  has been named President of DC films. The announcement comes after Jon Berg left the position in December due to Justice League (2017, Zack Snyder)  met disappointing box office results. Warner's President Toby Emmerich had this to say about Hamada: "Walter is creative, resourceful and committed to excellence and will bring those qualities to his oversight of our Superhero films. He's a terrific production executive and served as an executive producer on two of the summer's most popular films, New Line's It and Annabelle: Creation. I'm confident that Walter and Geoff (Johns), working with our filmmaking partners, will deliver films that will resonate with both broad global audiences as well as DC fanboys and fangirls. Walter's a great addition to the Warner Bros. Pictures team, and I look forward to working with him in his new post." Walter Ha...