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Superman’s taken on many animated forms over the decades, but it all started with the 1940s shorts from Fleischer Studios. While they’ve been re-released (and remastered) a number of times, some of those efforts haven’t entirely been up to snuff, which is why Fleischer itself is trying its own hand at the process.What Does James Gunn Want from His Superman Movie? | io9 InterviewEarlier this week at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, Fleischer showed off a restored version of the animated short, The Mechanical Monsters. The…

Image: DC ComicsAdult Swim’s My Adventures with Superman was a pleasant surprise when dropped in last year, and one of DC’s best animated outings in some time. Audiences really seemed to get on board with the romcom antics of Superman and Lois Lane, and DC’s taking advantage of that momentum by giving it its own comic miniseries.What Does James Gunn Want from His Superman Movie? | io9 InterviewRevealed earlier in the week, the similarly titled comic will be set after the finale of season one and the premiere of the…

Karate Kid’s cast expands with the arrival of Ming Na-Wen. Lionsgate wants to turn John Wick and Twilight into animated series. Get a creepy look at Train to Busan director Yeon Sang-ho’s Parasyte adaptation. Plus, what’s to come on Resident Alien. Spoilers, away!Who Should Be The New Wolverine? io9 PicksDeadpool & WolverineVinnie Jones, who played Cain Marko/The Juggernaut in the Fox X-Men films, has said that he turned down a chance to return to the third Deadpool movie, citing the awkwardness of the suit as well as…

Image: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images (Getty Images)As the upcoming Superman movie begins filming over in Atlanta, it’s landed one more actor to round out its principle cast: beloved actor Wendell Pierce will play Perry White.Sean Gunn on Working With His BrotherPer the Hollywood Reporter, the Wire alum has been tapped to portray the editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet. The character’s been a fixture of Superman for decades since his debut in a 1940s radio serial, particularly over in non-comics media: on the silver screen,…

The CW’s Arrowverse was once the talk of the superhero town, and arguably DC’s more successful live-action venture in the 2010s. But in recent years, the network’s superhero outings have all been shuttered, with Superman & Lois standing as the last Arrowverse hurrah for one more season. Sean Gunn on Working With His BrotherIn a recent interview with TheWrap, CW’s entertainment president Brad Schwartz and overall company president Dennis Miller talked about keeping some shows from the old regime. Superman & Lois…

Milly Alcock is your new Supergirl.Photo: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images for AFI (Getty Images)James Gunn’s new DC Universe has found its Supergirl, and she already knows how to fly. Milly Alcock, who played the young dragon-riding Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen on HBO’s House of the Dragon, has been cast as the Kryptonian, beating out several other actresses for the role. What Does James Gunn Want from His Superman Movie? | io9 InterviewIt’s believed the character will first appear in Gunn’s Superman: Legacy, scheduled for…

Superman will make his return to the big screen next year and he might be bringing Supergirl with him. Last year, when James Gunn and Peter Safran revealed their ambitious schedule for the future of the DC Universe, it included a film called Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, based on the Tom King comics. Now, with that film slowly starting to take shape, casting has begun for the lead, and three names have been revealed.Sean Gunn on Working With His BrotherDeadline reports that House of the Dragon star Milly Alcock, Locke…

David Oyelowo has an update on his sequel to The Rocketeer. The next Saw movie might have already found its place in the chronology. Zack Snyder wants to take on a young James Bond. Plus, behind the scenes on Doctor Who with Ncuti Gatwa. Spoilers, away!Strange New World's Melissa Navia Talks Flying the Enterprise | io9 InterviewThe Call of Cthulhu Deadline reports James Wan is attached to direct a film adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s The Call of Cthulhu for the “ambitious new Sino-American fund” Stars-Hana, a company…

Photo: Russ Martin/FXTo quote Laszlo: “Well, fuck my old boots!” In its fifth season, What We Do in the Shadows still felt like a fresh delight, consistently finding new situations for the vampires to find themselves in–going to the mall, attending a Pride parade, becoming accidental stars on the local news, spending too much time at Panera Bread–and making them absurd and hilarious. Amid all the goofballery, the season’s emotional throughline saw Guillermo finally becoming a vampire (or a half-vampire, at least)—before…

Image: DC ComicsThere’s an important update on the James Gunn era of DC Studios films, with a new name stepping into the ring to script Warner Bros.’ Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.Who Wants DC’s Canceled Batgirl Movie? | New York Comic Con 2022Ana Nogueira has been hired to pen the Supergirl film for the upcoming re-imagining of the DC heroine. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news and also revealed that Nogueira had been hired onto the Sasha Calle-led feature that was in the works before The Flash came and went. Calle was…