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Almost every blockbuster film from 2020 was delayed at some point due to COVID. So, it’s not unique that Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” was a victim of release date juggling, which saw the sci-fi epic’s original release date of November 2020 turn into December 2020, then finally October 1, 2021.

Padalecki tweeted to co-star Ackles Thursday night. “I’m excited to watch, but bummed that Sam Winchester had no involvement whatsoever.”When asked by one of his 2.9 million followers if his tweet was a joke, responded Padalecki, “No.

Biopics covering iconic musicians have always been potential Oscar bait to Hollywood (see “Ray” with Jamie Foxx), but ever since the Oscar-winning Queen movie “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Straight Outta Compton, based on the iconic rap group N.W.A., became major box office hits, the trend to get new ones up and running has gone into overdrive.

John Boyega is no stranger to franchise films. As one of the main stars of the recent “Star Wars” sequel trilogy, the actor has proven himself capable of leading a major blockbuster, if needed.

Typically, when you have a film that makes $1 billion at the box office and kickstarts a huge superhero franchise, a studio will desperately try to rush out a sequel. Well, for “Aquaman,” which hit theaters in 2018, Warner Bros.

When it was announced late last year that WarnerMedia was going to release all 2021 Warner Bros. films on HBO Max and in theaters on the same day, one of the biggest names that spoke out against the move was “Dune” filmmaker, Denis Villeneuve.

Warner Bros., much like Disney, is betting big on superhero content for its streaming service. However, even though Marvel Studios and Disney are leaving the films in theaters and letting the TV series dominate the streaming platform, WB and DC Films are going a bit of a different route, with some big-name superhero films coming exclusively to HBO Max.

Recently, it was announced that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson had secured a role in his second DC superhero film, voicing Superman’s dog, Krypto, in the upcoming animated feature “DC League of Super-Pets.” Well, now it appears Johnson isn’t the only big name lending a voice to the superhero film.

Actress Christina Ricci is venturing down the rabbit hole for her “Speed Racer” co-director Lana Wachowski as she has officially landed a mysterious part in “The Matrix 4,” despite the sequel wrapping production months ago. Her name magically appeared in a Warner Bros.

Actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has been making a huge splash over at Warner Bros.

Believe it or not, there’s a new interview with Zack Snyder where he talks about DC superhero films! Shocking, I know. But in the new episode of Happy.

It appears that Timothee Chalamet is traveling from Arrakis, in the upcoming “Dune,” to the world of pure imagination for Warner Bros.

For many actors working today, the dream of landing one major superhero role seems incredibly difficult. But then you have Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who not only has his upcoming starring role in “Black Adam” for Warner Bros.

Coming off the box office success of Sony‘s “Bad Boys For Life,” directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah were scooped up by Marvel Studios for their “Ms. Marvel” series for Disney+ and would help the studio bring fangirl-turned-superhero Kamala Khan, to life.

colorful — but still not officially endorsed by Warner Bros. — images, thought to be leaked from a tie-in calendar, show Pattinson’s title character in filmmaker Matt Reeves’ hotly anticipated reboot.

Some cult classics are so beloved, so perfect; a remake arguably shouldn’t even be attempted. But that’s apparently the case with Tony Scott’s 1983 sensualist horror-romance classic “The Hunger” starring David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, and Catherine DeNeuve.

When it was announced that JJ Abrams and his Bad Robot production company would have their fingers in a variety of DC superhero projects at WarnerMedia, people just assumed it would end up with the filmmaker taking the reins of one of the films or TV series himself and assume the directorial role. However, even though we’ve seen a number of the projects be announced, including a new “Superman” film written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Abrams has been listed as a producer only, not a director.

While Zack Snyder typically gets lumped into one of two boxes—superheroes or zombies—the truth is that maybe one of his most beloved, well-known hit films is actually the highly stylized war feature, “300.” Based on a Frank Miller comic book series, “300,” in retrospect, speaks to Snyder’s particular filmmaking style more than even “Dawn of the Dead” (which is often viewed as his “best” work).

On Friday, people left work, came home and sat down with their friends and/or family, and watched something on TV. But John Stankey, the CEO of AT&T, and David Zaslav, the Discovery CEO, were holed up in the latter’s house hammering out a multi-billion dollar deal that would forever change the face of Hollywood.

Anyone who thinks Warner Bros. is itching to greenlight more Snyderverse films beyond “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” might want to guess again.

In a rapid-fire six-year period, tall, square-jawed Midwestern writer/director Taylor Sheridan became the auteur of Forgotten America, with all the good and bad baggage that brand carries. 2015’s drug cartel movie “Sicario” is grim and problematic, but hyper taut thanks to Denis Villeneuve.

Even though the Snyder Cut of “Justice League” is in his rearview mirror and he’s about to see the release of the new Netflix zombie film, “Army of the Dead,” the specter of DC superheroes will always follow Zack Snyder. So, with the news that JJ Abrams and Ta-Nehisi Coates crafting a new “Superman” film for Warner Bros.

Clark Kent and Lois Lane. Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson.

Earlier today, we recapped what had been a very hectic weekend for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which is the governing body behind the Golden Globes. The avalanche of negative press came after the HFPA announced plans to help add diversity to its group (which consists of less than 100 people, with no Black members) over the next year.

Zack Snyder‘s 4-hour behemoth version of “Justice League” was released back in March on HBO Max, and the filmmaker can now focus on promoting his Netflix zombie franchise starter “Army of The Dead,” releasing later this month in both theaters and on streaming.

When it was announced that JJ Abrams was set to produce a new “Superman” film with acclaimed writer Ta-Nehisi Coates set to pen the script, the reports said that the film would actually include a Black actor as the superhero. But without much more information, fans were a bit confused.

Way back in 2019, there was a report that went around about Michael B. Jordan speaking with Warner Bros.

Odds are, if you’re reading this, you’re probably not a Hollywood actor that had your first real big break as a star in a huge studio’s superhero team-up film. But if you are, then I’d like to say hi to Ray Fisher.

If you believe the current release dates, then we should be expecting a new “Aquaman” film at the end of 2022. But since that date was announced a while back, we have yet to hear much about the forthcoming sequel.