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via Warner Bros. It would be fair to say the relationship between Warner Bros. and the DCEU fandom has proven to be fractious at the best of times, but are bridges finally beginning to mend between the two warring parties? In the wake of the Batgirl fiasco, you’d be inclined to say no, but it should definitely be noted that the studio almost instantly altered the latest Black Adam trailer in the wake of SnyderVerse supporters blasting the merest sight of footage from Joss Whedon’s Justice League, with Dwayne…

Image via Universal Pictures The name James Wan has become synonymous with spine-chilling horror franchises, namely The Conjuring, Insidious and a complete departure from the supernatural, Saw. The 45-year-old Australian made his directorial debut in 2004 with the first Saw film, which went on to become a globally successful and critically acclaimed biological horror saga comprising nine feature films. From there, Wan co-created Insidious with Leigh Whannell and single-handedly formed The Conjuring universe —…

Image via DC Films To give any ounce of thought to the future of DC Comics screen adaptations is to tango with powers most unforgiving; with Batgirl having vanished into the abyss, to say nothing of the ruthless purging by the CW, it seems DC fans have some dark days ahead. Speaking of dark, there has been a handful of wins for the fans this year, one of them (depending on who you ask) being Matt Reeves’ The Batman; despite its distinct lack of lighting and an only-just passable third act, the film has scored…

Image via New Line Cinema Oh, what an adventure the Friday the 13th franchise has gone on; from its humble beginnings as a slasher teed up to rival the likes of Halloween, to quickly establishing Jason Voorhees as his own beast, to placing him in a matchup against Freddy Krueger, to facing his biggest opponent of all in the form of copyright disputes, Friday the 13th seems to be the uncontested journeyman in the world of horror. With New Line Cinema’s cheeky Instagram teaser having dropped earlier this month,…

The months leading up to the premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power have been full of backlash for Amazon and the show’s crew. Most of the criticism seems to be leveled towards the mere attempt by the streaming company to adapt the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, and the two-episode debut hasn’t been able to alleviate the whirlwind of hate to any meaningful degree, even if most critics happen to be of the opinion that Amazon has managed to hit the ground running. The skepticism runs so deep within the…

Via Warner Bros. Pictures While the DCEU seems to be struggling with what it will look like in the wake of the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, the next entry in the franchise, Black Adam, seems to be traveling full speed ahead to the big screen in October, and fans are already trying to guess what new franchises may be spinning off from the movie if it strikes box office gold. Speculation is already high that Black Adam may just be the forerunner of an onscreen version of the Justice Society, DC Comics’ Golden…

Image via Amaryllis Gardener/Wikimedia Commons Now that a movie is in the works based on the Disney theme park attraction Big Thunder Mountain, some fans of the House Mouse are questioning whether we really need another adaptation of a ride. The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise was based on an attraction at a Disney park and is considered a success. But last year’s Jungle Cruise, also based on an attraction, received mixed reviews from critics and underperformed at the box office, overall. The 2003 film…

via Eon As a globetrotting spy saga with a preference for outlandish gadgets, one-liners, sultry femme fatales, and convoluted plots that more often than not tend to involve a villain with a physical deformity who dwells in an underground lair, the James Bond franchise has hardly been lauded for its realism or prescience over the last 60 years. However, fans have started singing the praises of 1997’s underrated Pierce Brosnan effort Tomorrow Never Dies, which was initially dismissed as an inferior successor to…

Theo Wargo/Getty Images for IFP Adam Sandler‘s done it all in his career, from delivering many of the most beloved comedy movies of the 1990s to offering up some of the very worst of the 2010s. The Billy Madison star has featured in both Oscar-winning films and Razzie-winning films, but something he’s yet to tick off his career to-do list is appearing in a superhero movie. So let’s imagine Sandler was looking to join the DCEU. What would be the perfect role for him? That’s the conundrum worthy of the Riddler…

via DC Films Superman fans are currently going through all the five stages of grief as Henry Cavill is rumored to make an appearance at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend.  Star of The Witcher, Henry Cavill, who played Superman in Man of Steel, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Zack Snyder’s Justice League, is the top choice among fans to play the character again. But this rumor of a Comic-Con appearance has DC fans on edge; just have a take a look at this post on the r/DC_Cinematic subreddit. While most…