The CW has one of the worst reputations in Hollywood; its name has often been used as a synonym for poor or woke content. However, the CW’s problems far predate the infestation of wokeness. Its notoriety for poorly written and sappy teenage dramas has persisted since its inception. The channel...
Read MoreJames Gunn is starting his tenure at DC on the right note. A week and a half ago, Gunn and producer Peter Safran were hired by Warner Bros. Discovery to be the co-CEOs of the newly formed DC Studios, which replaces DC Films and will oversee movies, television, and animation related to the DC Comics ...
Read MoreWarner Bros. is going to lean heavily into franchises for the foreseeable future. In a third-quarter investor call, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav told investors that he wants the studio to take advantage of the big IPs it has in its arsenal. “We’re going to have a real focus on franchi...
Read MoreChalk up one more DC production, but not because of David Zaslav this time. The DC Arrowverse-adjacent (I think) TV series Stargirl has been canceled; it will run out the rest of its third season, which will end on December 7, 2022. Created by Geoff Johns (who also created the comic book superhero o...
Read MoreHenry Cavill is keeping hope alive. In a conversation with MTV News’ Josh Horowitz at the 92nd Street Y in New York, Cavill talked about his return as Superman to the DC movies. (Are we still calling it the DCEU? I guess that remains to be seen.) He discussed whether he thought it would happen, &h...
Read MoreThe DC shake-ups are reaching into outer space. According to an exclusive from The Hollywood Reporter, the HBO Max series Green Lantern is being reworked. Formerly, the show was to center on Guy Gardner and Alan Scott, played respectively by Finn Wittrock and Jeremy Irvine, and would involve many ot...
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