We did report a few weeks back that HBO Max and AT&T had already got the ball rolling on a Justice League 2. We were told by our sources that Snyder and Chris Terrio were already working on the film’s script.

Well, we’re now hearing from Geekosity that HBO Max and AT&T actually want Zack Snyder to develop a Justice League trilogy, which is just brilliant news as far as I’m concerned. There’s not much news on what might happen in this trilogy, but I’m sure that many of you cannot wait to see what might unfold.

HBO Max wants a Justice League trilogy from Zack Snyder

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Here’s what Geekosity’s Mikey Sutton wrote about this rumoured Zack Snyder Justice League trilogy that is reportedly in the works at HBO Max and WarnerMedia:

Apparently, although I’m placing numbers on the Justice League follow-ups, they won’t be movies. They will have cinematic budgets, but they are going to give Snyder the hours to let the stories fully unfold. What HBO Max is looking for are superheroic Game of Thrones. Live-action graphic novels. When Snyder does continue Justice League, it will be in that format. It will give him space to develop Darkseid, bring Green Lantern into the team, allow him creative freedom. He can also push the edges without fearing a PG-13 will become an R, a no-no for mega superhero movies in theaters.

I love the idea of these upcoming Justice League ‘films’ not actually being films. They’ll be HBO Max’s future Game Of Thrones-style event shows. That sounds very exciting to me.

What do you make of this news? Are you looking forward to potentially seeing two more Justice League movies from Zack Snyder? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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One of these petitions has now crossed 1.2 million signatures on Change.org, making it one of the most signed petitions on the platform so far. However, the executives at Warner Bros. Pictures think it’s all been inflated and doesn’t reflect what people really think.

This was revealed via Geekosity’s Mikey Sutton’s sources, who are claiming that WarnerMedia is now considering making a Mera solo movie starring Amber Heard. This sounds incredibly strange to me, but let’s see what happens.

Warner Bros. Pictures is not talking the fire Amber Heard petitions seriously

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Here’s what Mikey Sutton’s sources said about Warner Bros. Pictures not talking the petitions to have Amber Heard removed from Aquaman 2 seriously:

They see it no differently than the boycott of Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel film, which proved to be ineffective as it brought in over a billion to Disney. They believe it’s artificially inflated and most likely politically motivated. They don’t base their decisions on web chatter.

I understand where Warner Bros. Pictures might be coming from. However, the fact of the matter is that the petition exists and people are signing it. It’s difficult to get over 1 million fake people to sign an online petition. It’s just not feasible.

What do you make of this news? Do you think that Warner Bros. Pictures should start taking these online petitions seriously when it comes to having Amber Heard fired from Aquaman 2? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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Snyder’s been talking A LOT about his Justice League cut, which is to be expected. He’s been doing a number of interview with some of the biggest voices of the Snyder Cut movement. They’re the reason why this movie is coming out, so it’s nice of him to take the time to talk to them.

It’s been interesting to see him talk directly to the fans as opposed to doing interviews with the big trades such as The Hollywood Reporter, Variety or Deadline. Anyway, he did a live stream on Vero, and during that stream in which he was discussing the new trailer for this HBO Max epic Justice League event, he revealed that they’ll be two and a half hours of new footage in his movie.

Zack Snyder’s Justice League will include 2.5 hours of brand new footage

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Here’s what Screen Rant wrote about Zack Snyder revealing there would be two and a half hours of new footage in his Justice League:

The director said there will be two and a half hours of new footage in his version of the DC movie. He didn’t go into any specifics about the new footage, but Snyder previously said he won’t be using any footage from Whedon’s Justice League reshoots.

So, yes. This Justice League movie will be a completely different film from the one that was released in cinemas. That can only be a good thing because that film was absolute rubbish. Hopefully, this one will be a lot better and more in keeping with the rest of the DCEU.

What do you make of this news? Are you looking forward to watching Zack Snyder’s Justice League when it finally comes to HBO Max in 2021? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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No UK Streaming News For Wonder Woman 1984

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Ann Sarnoff chair & CEO at WarnerMedia said, the following:

This is an amazing film that really comes to life on the big screen and, working with our partners in the exhibition community, we will provide that option to consumers in the U.S. where theatres are open.

The decision is somewhat expected but also surprising with analysts earlier in the month expecting a delay till 2021. Heavy rumours of a streaming release have continued since the multiple delays due to Covid-19.

Whilst this seems to be the best of both worlds for audiences there’s been no further details of financial agreements. Do the cinema chains stateside receive any form of cash from this deal?

With most cinemas in the key markets closed for the foreseeable the amount of money to be made is too small. It’ll be interesting to see how much Wonder Woman 1984 manages to make with this two-pronged release approach.

Wonder Woman made $800 Million Worldwide back in 2017

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The first Wonder Woman back in 2017 took over $800 million globally at the box office. Questions remain about the release in Europe. With multiple countries in lockdowns, and cinemas closed it makes you wonder if the release is even possible.

And if not what happens? As soon as the film hits HBO it’s likely to be pirated. Will audiences in Europe wait if the cinemas remain closed or does Warner have another service up its sleeve?

As operators in the U.K. nervously await news next week about the end of the second lockdown everything is up in the air. There’s been no confirmation of the tier plans after lockdown or what businesses were allowed to re-open.

Sources close to Small Screen at Cineworld which notably closed their screens before October half term told us that just before the lockdown was announced, some of the managerial staff were being called back to work.

Whether that means they had plans to reopen in November or set a December pathway it’s unclear. What is clear however is it’s another gut-wrenching wait for U.K. cinemas and audiences to see if they’ll be allowed to reopen for Christmas.

What do you make of this story? Are you looking forward to seeing Wonder Woman 1984 when it comes out in cinemas and on HBO Max (in the US only). Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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What Geekosity’s Mikey Sutton is saying is that he saw our article on Chalamet being the sort of actor Warner Bros. wants for the role, and he asked his sources about it. They then got back to him and revealed that Warner Bros. was actually looking to cast him in the role.

We were told that they would like to have him in the upcoming series, however, his schedule is getting very busy. We were also told that HBO Max and Warner Bros. weren’t looking to spend too much on the actor in the role.

Given Chalamet’s increased popularity both in Hollywood and with audiences, he won’t come cheap. However, it seems as though they’ve now realised that they need the very best talent available for this upcoming Batman Beyond show.

WB wants Timothée Chalamet to play Tery McGinnis in their HBO Max Batman Beyond series

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There has been talk going around suggesting that HBO Max and Warner Bros. Pictures are trying to do things on the cheap when it comes to their upcoming DC Comics shows. There have been reports that they’re skimping on the likes of Matt Reeves’ The Batman spinoff series.

I’ve also heard that they’re doing similar things with the Green Lantern show and this Batman Beyond series might also be a victim of these budget cuts. However, bringing in an actor of Chalamet’s calibre for what would be the show’s lead would be huge for them.

They’ve already managed to get Michael Keaton on-board for the role of Bruce Wayne. He’ll be playing an older version of the character he played in the Tim Burton Batman movies. I was told that getting Keaton on-board was HBO Max’s priority.

Yet, Chalamet has expressed a keen interest in playing Robin in the past, and Terry McGinnis is a step above that in my book. He is Batman, just a younger version. I think he’d be perfect for the role, and I can’t really think of anyone better.

What do you make of this news? Are you looking forward to potentially seeing Timothée Chalamet play Terry McGinnis in a Batman Beyond series on HBO Max? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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The Direct claim that the reason this show will be rated TV-MA (mature) is due to a lot of profanity and violence in the series. This means that this show will be very, very different from many of the previous DC Comics TV shows we’ve seen in the past.

Think less Arrowverse, and more Doom Patrol or Titans. Lots of swearing, blood and violence. I’m pretty sure people will be rather excited to see this mature version of Green Lantern on the small screen.

They also say that the series will feature Bree Jarta and Guy Gardner partnering up in 1984. The Direct then added that this will be the time period when they’ll have to face the Dominators.

HBO Max’s Green Lantern series is rumoured to include mature content and will be rated TV-MA in the US

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The Dominators, also known as The Dominion in the comics, are not the most well-known villains to the casual comics reader. I must admit that before writing this article, I knew next to nothing about them, and I read a lot of comics.

What I managed to find out about them is that they are an alien race and they were the people behind the whole Invasion! comic book storyline. In this storyline, they ended up forcing many of the members of the Justice League to attack Earth.

This was sort of adapted in the Arrowverse crossover event, and that ended up causing a real headache for Green Arrow, The Flash and friends. However, it wasn’t a straight adaptation of that storyline. This Green Lantern series might be more true to the comics. We’ll have to wait and see.

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So, it was revealed a few days ago that Heard is almost impossible to fire. However, it now sounds as if she’s going to get her own movie, which I’m pretty sure will rub people the wrong way.

The idea of an Amber Heard-lead Mera spinoff movie does sound rather farfetched to me, especially given how unpopular the actress is at the moment. That unpopularity has to do with the whole Johnny Depp court case and the fact that people believe she’s not as innocent as she claims to be in this whole affair.

It’s all resulted in a petition on Change.org demanding Warner Bros. Pictures removes her from Aquaman 2 reaching over 1 million signatures. That’s made it one of the most signed petitions on the platform, which is bonkers!

Amber Heard might be getting her own Mera spinoff movie

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Anyway, back to this Mera spinoff movie. According to Mikey Sutton, Warner Bros. Pictures isn’t listening to what’s going on online, despite the petition’s rediculous number of signatures.

Here’s what Sutton wrote in his scoop:

An insider explained that, ‘They see it no differently than the boycott of Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel film, which proved to be ineffective as it brought in over a billion to Disney. They believe it’s artificially inflated and most likely politically motivated. They don’t base their decisions on web chatter.’

What do you make of this story? Do you really believe Warner Bros. Pictures should give Amber Heard a Mera spinoff movie? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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I have to say that I was very surprised when it was revealed that Jared Leto would be returning as The Joker in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Like many others, I just didn’t see it coming, but somehow, Snyder managed to convince the actor to return to the role.

The reason why I was quite surprised by this news was because Leto’s Joker was really not well received by critics and fans in Suicide Squad. However, it seems as though he’s willing to give it another shot, and I can’t wait to see what he has in store for us.

Zack Snyder reveals what he said to Jared Leto to get him to come back as The Joker in Justice League

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Here’s what Zack Snyder said about how he managed to convince the actor/musician to return to play the Joker in his cut of Justice League:

It was a cool conversation because when I pitched the idea, I feel like he hooked onto the ‘why’ of it because there’s a big why, and was like ‘okay.’ And literally, he said to me ‘We’ll talk more.’ And then I kept calling him and we talked for a while and he agreed to do it.

So, it sounds like they needed quite a few calls to end up on the same page. However, they got there, and now many of us Snyder Cut fans are eagerly awaiting what Leto’s Joker will do in the Justice League epic miniseries which is coming to HBO Max in 2021.

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What “creative differences” basically means is that Reeves and Winter just couldn’t see eye-to-eye when it came to The Batman TV show, which was going to be a prequel to the movie. The show, which is now on the hunt for a new showrunner, will focus on the Gotham Police Department during the first year of Batman sorting out Gotham’s criminals.

It sounds as though it’s a bit of a take on the Gotham Central comics, which are brilliant by the way. However, the show will reportedly focus on the corruption within the police department and will be set during Batman: Year One. Matt Reeves wrote the show’s scripts, and he obviously has a very unique vision for the show.

I get the feeling that Terence Winter just didn’t align with that vision, which is sad because one of the reasons I was really excited to see this show was due to his involvement. Winter’s been involved in some of the very best shows ever made. He wrote many episodes of The Sopranos and directed a few of them. Winter then went on to create the incredible TV show, Boardwalk Empire, and he also served as the showrunner.

Terence Winter has left HBO Max’s The Batman prequel spinoff show due to “creative differences”

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He then created the show Vinyl for HBO, which was brilliant, but ended up being cancelled before its time. He was also the executive producer, showrunner and writer of that show. However, his talents aren’t just limited to the TV world. He also wrote the script to Martin Scorsese’s film, The Wolf Of Wall Street. With all of this in mind, you can understand why people are pretty bummed that he and Reeves couldn’t work out their differences.

This news was reported by The Hollywood Reporter, who wrote: “Winter’s vision for the drama did not match what Reeves and other producers had in mind.” It really is a shame, but I also have faith in Reeves’ vision for the series, which apparently has Gotham Central as its working title. This is an apparent nod to the incredible comic book series by Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka.

What do you guys make of this story? Are you sad to hear that The Batman’s spinoff series for HBO Max has lost a very talented showrunner? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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As I stated above, the main difference in this trailer from the first one that was released of Zack Snyder’s Justice League is the fact that this new trailer is black and white. However, there are some other changes, such as the aspect ratio (as far as I can tell).

I’m pretty sure that all the fans out there have spotted other things, and if you have, please let me know in the comments below. What I do love is the fact that this upcoming cut of the movie seems incredibly different from the cinematic version which was directed by Joss Whedon.

The new teaser trailer for Zack Snyder’s Justice League has been released

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I also found it interesting that this new trailer kept the original music, which is Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah. It had been revealed that the reason they got rid of the original trailer was because of a music rights issue.

It seems as though they’ve sorted the music rights issue out, which is good. The music just works so well with this trailer, and the song means a lot to Zack Snyder. So, I’m glad they managed to work all that out for this new teaser trailer.

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