Clark Kent

Screenshot: Warner Bros.Multiverses are all the rage in superhero movies nowadays, but they can be a tough idea for non-nerds to wrap their heads around. Non-nerds like, say, Michael Shannon, who played the Superman villain General Zod in 2013's Man of Steel. So when Warner Bros. asked him to reprise his role in The Flash movie, his response was—and I’m paraphrasing here—“Huh?”The problem, as Shannon saw it, was that he was reasonably confident Zod died in Man of Steel. (For the record, he is correct, the character having…

Superman #1 cover by Jamal Campbell,Image: DC ComicsThey say it’s always darkest before the dawn, and that’s certainly true of DC Comics. Having spent most of 2022 on the tie-in event Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths—which I won’t insult you by trying to summarize, but suffice it to say things were very bleak for all of the publisher’s superheroes—2023 will be the “Dawn of DC,” which isn’t (as far as we know) yet another DC universe reboot but a project that focuses on solo superheroes titles, which honestly sounds kind of…

Screenshot: Warner Bros.The latest cinephile venture from Kevin Smith is set to debut with a series of director talkbacks at the filmmaker’s Smodcastle theater in New Jersey, which upon opening in the new year will feature an extremely rare big-screen showing of Zack Snyder’s cut of Justice League. Smith announced the “Directly Responsible: Face-to-Face With Filmmakers”series on his show Fatman on Batman along with Snyder’s participation. “Zack Snyder is coming in the new year, and he was like: ‘I’ve never shown Justice…

Image: Dan Mora/DC ComicsThe Superman line of DC Comics has seen some sizable shakeups in the last few years. As Clark Kent has been on Warworld up until fairly recently, it fell to his teenage son Jonathan to take the Superman mantle and save the world in his father’s absence. (Yes, Clark’s dead right now, but let’s not pretend we don’t know where that’s going.) With two Supermen on Earth, to say nothing of other heroes using the S-emblem like Conner Kent and Kara Zor-El,what’s DC to do? The answer is to just embrace…

Image: The CWIn an unusual production decision, Superman & Lois will recast the role of Jonathan Kent following Jordan Elsass’s immediate exit. Elsass did not arrive in Vancouver by the deadline given to the cast, according to Deadline, and the recasting announcement came shortly after.According to the series producer for Warner Bros, Elsass apparently notified the studio that his exit is due to personal reasons. However, Elsass has not spoken out about his departure. There is some speculation about mental health…

Screenshot: The CWWhile the CW gutted its programming recently, DC shows seem to have been especially hard hit. Batwoman, Legends of Tomorrow, Naomi, and now The Flash have all been axed, according to Variety. There seems to be a revolving door of DC shows, as still on the network are Gotham Knights, Justice University, and Superman & Lois.Showrunner and executive producer Eric Wallace told Variety that “so many amazing people have given their talents, time, and love to bring this wonderful show to life each week.” He…

Marvel’s movies and shows may still grab most of the headlines, but the DC Extended Universe is only getting bigger and better. DC’s films and HBO Max series continue to get more robust, with a wide variety of projects far beyond just Batman, Superman, and the Justice League, which promise to include new and interesting takes on DC Comics’ stable of characters in the works.What follows is an up-to-date list of everything DCEU-related that’s on the way: DC movies heading to theaters, as well as DC streaming movies and…