DC Films has struggled to put together a movie centered around The Flash, the Scarlet Speedster who's being played by Ezra Miller in the DC Extended Universe. The character's solo film was first lined up with writer Seth Grahame-Smith at the helm before the studio chose to boot him off and hire Dope director Rick Famuyiwa instead, but after spending months developing it, he just left the project last week, and now the movie is without a director again.

As we wait to find out the fate of that film, our attention turns to Justice League, which will be the next time we see Miller suit up as the character on screen (barring a surprise cameo in Wonder Woman). During the press tour for this month's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Miller was asked (via CBM) about how they film the sequences in which The Flash uses his super speed in the movie. Here's his response:

"Sometimes they make me run. Which I was outraged because I thought, you know, playing The Flash, this will be great, you can’t see him running so this will be easy! No, no, Ezra, we need you to run. We have this enormous treadmill that’s called, I think it's called The Tumblelator, that’s like 25 feet long, goes up to 45 miles per hour and it's bouncy, like a trampoline. Pretty much a dream come true. Then they strap me into a harness — we do all sorts of stuff. What we’re creating is a vocabulary. It's a vocabulary where choreography meets visual effects. And what we’re trying to implement is a wide diversity of tactics of how we create these moments. I don't want to give away too much, but a lot of The Flash is his perception.

You know that moment when someone's eating, but they're talking to you because they're so excited, but they're eating and being kind of rude, and then [mimes spitting], and the single crumb [comes out of their mouth] and you see it, right? Slow motion. It's like your brain almost is speeding up so it's slowing down. And so that's a lot of what we're thinking about and dealing with."

In the recent X-Men movies, Bryan Singer turned Quicksilver's speedy sequences into standout set pieces, while Joss Whedon went with a more toned down approach for Avengers' Quicksilver in Age of Ultron. But I'm sure this Flash's speedy shots are mostly going to be compared to how they look on The CW show, so they better go out of their way to make sure it at least clears that bar because a huge selection of fans already seem to be massively disappointed that DC didn't bring Grant Gustin into the movies to reprise his role.

We'll find out how it looks in a little over a year when Justice League arrives in theaters on November 17, 2017.

About a year or so ago, we told you about a Ned Flanders-themed metal band called "Okilly Dokilly." They've been relatively quiet until now, but today we have their first music video. The song, "White Wine Spritzer" is inspired by this Flanders quote from Season 10 episode 10:

Now that you've heard the line it may make the lyrics easier to understand if you're not someone who listens to metal often. Check it out below! 

Warning: spoilers for Doctor Strange ahead.

I wasn't aware that Benedict Cumberbatch played multiple roles in Doctor Strange, but IGN has a keener eye than I do. They noticed that the final credits didn't contain an actor who portrayed Dormammu, the tyrant from the Dark Dimension who is defeated by Strange in the terrific final act of the film. So they asked director Scott Derrickson about it, and the filmmaker revealed that it was indeed Cumberbatch who played the role — at least in part:

"The voice was a British actor whose name I don't know, and Benedict – Benedict did the facial capture for it."

Derrickson said that Cumberbatch brought up the idea of playing the villain while they were shooting.

"The more I thought about it the more I liked the idea. Because no one understood Dormammu better than Benedict did. I also wrote that role to be a kind of ultra-inflated version of Strange. He is an ego run amok; he is this cosmic conqueror where everything, where literally everything in the multi-verse is about him.There's something interesting about this confrontation of this little, tiny guy who has this power of time and this monstrous conqueror who is trapped by a clever gambit. There's something about that worked well, and I didn't think [there was] anybody [better] to interact with Benedict than he, himself."

There's a cool duality there that fits in very well with the themes and characters of this movie, and Cumberbatch clearly had experience in the motion capture department from his work as Smaug in The Hobbit trilogy, so it wasn't just a decision made on a lark. In fact, this isn't the first time Cumberbatch has suited up for multiple parts in the same film. In the second two Hobbit movies, he did motion capture work for both Smaug and The Necromancer (who was actually Sauron posing as a dark sorcerer).

Hat tip to ScreenCrush for bringing BC's multiple Doctor Strange roles to our attention.

Slowly but surely, Disney's acquisition of Marvel is spreading into business areas outside of merchandising and movies. Theme parks are a big one right now with the Guardians of the Galaxy taking over Disneyland's Tower of Terror, and now Iron Man has his own ride in Hong Kong Disneyland. We wrote about this when it was first announced a few years ago, but now there's a video (bonus: Stan Lee is in it) that takes us through what the ride is like.

ScreenCrush points out that 45 visitors at a time will load up onto a cutting edge piece of Stark Technology called an "Iron Wing," which essentially serves as an oversized version of one of Iron Man's suits, and fly through the skies of Hong Kong when suddenly the city comes under attack from HYDRA agents. Check out the video below, and let us know if you're thinking about heading overseas to check this out in person!

I'm not familiar with the work of British director James Strong (he's directed TV shows like Downton Abbey, Doctor Who, Gracepoint, and Broadchurch), but I suspect I'll get my introduction to his work with his newest film project. The Hollywood Reporter says that Strong is set to direct Middle Earth, a biopic of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings writer J.R.R. Tolkien.

The film will chart the tumultuous events that inspired him to pen Hobbit and Lord of the Rings trilogies: when war broke out in 1914, disrupting his Oxford life with his wife Edith Bratt, Tolkien embarked on four years of battle, hardship, and new friendships, which served to shape his imagination and start him on the path to Middle Earth.

I've been watching the bonus features of the LOTR trilogy extended editions over the past few weeks and learned a lot about Tolkien's life and the events that led to him writing his most famous works, and I'm fascinated with how that will come through on the big screen. Movies about writers can be tough to crack because writing itself isn't really a cinematic act, but it sounds as if screenwriter Angus Fletcher — an associate professor at Ohio State University who spent six years doing interviews and archival research to tell this story — has an interesting take on it.

Nerdy question: it's been a while since I've read any of his work, but in Tolkien's writings, isn't it spelled "Middle-Earth" instead of "Middle Earth"? I think the movie title may be missing a dash.

N7 has been no joke for Mass Effect! In addition to a game description, clothing line, and Mass Effect 2 and 3 going live on Xbox One Backwards compatibility...read more on Gametyrant

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Stranger Things Season 2 just added two fantastic new cast members! The Goonies and Lord of the Rings star Sean Astin and Aliens star Paul Reiser have just joined the highly-anticipated second season of the Netflix show. These are two actors who helped define the era of movies that inspired Stranger Things. Also joining them is Danish actress Linnea Berthelsen.

According to EW, Astin will play a character named Bob Newby, who is described as “a kindhearted former nerd who went to high school with Joyce (Winona Ryder) and Hopper (David Harbour) and now manages the local Hawkins RadioShack.”

I love that got Astin involved with this series and I'm sure he'll be helping out in the electronics department. Who know, maybe the kids will be hanging out at RadioShack a lot for help in building some kind of device? I'm just speculating, but I'm sure Astin will have a fun role in the story.

Paul Reiser will play Dr. Owens, who's described as “a high-ranking member within the Department of Energy on a ‘clean-up’ assignment, tasked with containing the events of last year.” Perhaps he will be the new main villain of the second season as we still don't know what happened with Dr. Brenner (Matthew Modine) from season one. 

As for Berthelsen, she has been cast as Roman. Her character is “an emotionally damaged, magnetic young woman who suffered a great loss as a child. Although she does not live in Hawkins, she is mysteriously connected to the supernatural events at the lab…”

Could she possibly be another test subject for the experiments that Eleven was forced to endure? She obviously has a connection to someone involved with those experiments, but as of right now we can only speculate on what or who that could be.

The second season is set to premiere on Netflix in the summer of 2017 and I can't wait! For all of our Stranger Things Season 2 news, click here. 

If you're a younger reader of this site, you may have never seen Ridley Scott's iconic 1984 commercial for Apple's Macintosh computer. Take a look:

The spot was a hugely successful piece of advertising, and is hailed as being one of the key moments that turned Super Bowl commercials into huge events. (You know how some people only watch the game for the commercials now? That didn't happen before this one aired.) It went on to win all sorts of awards and is widely recognized as one of the greatest commercials of all time.

This past weekend, Doctor Strange star Benedict Cumberbatch hosted Saturday Night Live and appeared in a pre-taped sketch in which they put a funny new twist on Scott's classic commercial. The official YouTube video has been removed for some reason, so click to right around the 15 minute mark (just after the monologue) to watch it in the player below:

Damn...Cumberbatch really can make A.C. Slater-ing a toilet look cool.

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I've got some amazing news for all you Young Justice fans out there! The classic animated series has officially been renewed for a third season! The news comes directly from Warner Bros. Animation and they released the teaser image above!

Fans have been hoping for this to happen ever since the series was canceled by Cartoon Network. There's been a lot of talk and speculation about the possibility of a third season and it looks like the fans' love for the series and writer and producer Greg Weisman's support helped bring it back.

Weisman will be back to shepherd the third season along with Brandon Vietti. The series isn't officially set at any network yet, but there were rumors that it could end up at Netflix, which currently streams the first two seasons of the show. According to Deadline, Netflix is considered a suitable home as it has successfully revived several cult series already, "though sources note that the animated show is in the marketplace and no decision has been made on a network partner yet."

Young Justice was one of the last truly great animated series that has been developed in the past ten years. Not only were the animation and visuals solid, but the storytelling was pretty incredible. I couldn't be more excited that a third season is coming! 

Sam Register, the president of Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Digital Series, had this to say in a statement:

“The affection that fans have had for Young Justice, and their rallying cry for more episodes, has always resonated with us. We are excited to bring the show back for this loyal fanbase and to provide an opportunity for new viewers to discover this excellent series.”

Just in case you're not familiar, here's a synopsis for the series:

In Young Justice, the teenage Super Heroes of the DC Universe come of age in a world of super powers, Super-Villains and super secrets. Used strategically as the secret covert weapon of the Justice League, Nightwing, Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Superboy, Miss Martian and a host of others strive to prove to their legendary mentors, as well as to themselves, that they have what it takes to be heroes. In the series, Dick Grayson played Robin/Nightwin, Wally West was Kid Flash, Conner Kent played Superboy, Megan Morse was Miss Martian and Roy Harper played Red Arrow/Arsenal.

The prayers of the fans have been answered! Are you happy to hear that Young Justice Season 3 is moving forward!?

Who would win in a fight between Superman and The Incredible Hulk? It's a conversation a lot of us have probably had over the years, but while we've only talked about it, YouTuber Alex Luthor actually tried to create a visualization of what a brawl of such an epic scale might look like. Using just about every scrap of footage of Mark Ruffalo's Hulk that exists, the editor put together a pretty nice three minute battle video between Hulk and Henry Cavill's Man of Steel (who gets a little assist by Ben Affleck's Batman). I think you're going to dig this, but for real — jump into the comments and let us know who you think would win if these two were to face off in a no holds barred fight. I've gotta think Superman would walk away the victor, but I'd love to hear what you think.

Via: ComicBook

A few months ago we learned that Larry David is developing a ninth season of Curb Your Enthusiasm for HBO, and I couldn't be more excited! I'm happy to report that Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen are set to return to the series, which is great because they are two of the most popular recurring guest stars on the series. They will join David, Jeff Garlin, Cheryl Hines, and Susie Essman.

Danson and Steenburgen play exaggerated versions of themselves in the series, and it's great that they will be back for some more ridiculously funny shenanigans. If you watch the series, then you know that Danson and David always seem to butt heads with each other. I included one of their wonderfully awkward exchanges below for you to watch. 

I can't wait to see what David has in store for all these characters in the upcoming season. I have no doubt that there's going to be a lot of uncomfortable hilarity. If you've never watched Curb Your Enthusiasm... get yourself an HBO Now subscription and binge watch the shit out of it! 

Via: Deadline

Do you remember the early '90s cartoon series Bucky O'Hare? I remember watching a few episodes of the show when I was growing up, but it wasn't one of my favorites. The property was originally developed as a comic book in the '80s by Larry Hama and Michael Golden. It centered on the story of a brave band of mammal freedom fighters who are battling the all-conquering Toad Empire.

I don't know if any of you owned any of the action figures for the series. We had a few of them in the house back in the day. If you were a fan of the series when you were a kid, you'll be happy to know that Boss Fight Studio will be rebooting the action figure line.

According to their Facebook page, they will be producing "highly-articulated 4"+ scale, collectible toys of Bucky O'Hare, his S.P.A.C.E. allies and Toad enemies!" They say:

"Bucky has been at the top of our list from the beginning. We're big fans!"

I'm surprised that someone in Hollywood hasn't tried to adapt Bucky O'Hare into a movie yet. I can't help but think that one day it will happen. Are you happy to hear that Bucky is making an action figure comeback? Who knows, maybe it will lead to something more . 

Another new photo from Logan has been released on the film's official Instagram, and it shows Hugh Jackman's Wolverine standing over a dead body in the front yard of a suburban home. I wonder if this is the same home where we see Logan, Xavier, and Laura, a.k.a. X-23, spending time in the trailer. I'm sure at some point they come under attack by Donald Pierce's Reavers soldiers. This might be the beginning of that or the aftermath. Wolverine definitely looks like he's on his toes. This possibly could play into a big spoiler, which I'll talk about below:

Logan takes place in the year 2024...Old Man Logan is in full effect. Logan looks bad, and drinks a lot. For work, he drives a 2024 Chrysler 300 limo that looks modified in the front to look more futuristic. He’s sick, his powers are fading, and he heals much more slowly — and sometimes not at all.

The movie is directed by James Mangold, and it will be released in theaters on March 3, 2017. For more information on the film, click here. On to the spoiler stuff if you're interested:

This is just speculation from fans putting puzzle pieces together, and this particular information originated from ComicBook. They explain that the scene in the photo above could play a part in the death of a major character.

At one point in the Logan trailer we see Logan all bloodied up with a shovel. Laura is with him, and they are seemingly burying someone. This could be the aftermath of an assault on their safe house, and Charles Xavier could be the person they've buried. The site explains:

The sequence (as we see it) is that Logan, Xavier and X-23 hide out at that woodland home, are attacked, and Xavier uses one massive push of his powers to save them, sacrificing himself in the process. It would be the sort of fitting heroic death Patrick Stewart's Xavier deserves, as it would inspire Logan to save X-23 and lead new mutants the way Xavier himself did. 

That's a theory that makes sense to me, but it's just speculation and there is no confirmation of it. What do you all think of the possible theory?

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Here's a great stop-motion animated short that features a team of Bandai Zaku robots battle an Aelos guardian to steal the classic 1966 batmobile. The short was created by YouTube user counter656, and you can tell he had a lot of fun doing this. The video took around one month to complete, and they took around 2,500 pictures to bring it to life. The short is action-packed, and I think you're really going to enjoy it. 

Via: Geeks Are Sexy

Max Landis, the writer of films such as Chronicle and Victor Frankenstein, is set to write and direct a remake of his dad's (John Landis) classic 1981 horror film An American Werewolf in London. Why? I don't know! 

An American Werewolf in London is such a great and classic film, and I have no idea why anyone would want to remake, let alone, John Landis' son! It's not like he will be able to make a better film. Not only was the writing and directing on the original fantastic, but the makeup and special effects were brilliantly done. I can't help but think this remake is just going to be loaded with all kinds of CGI wolves, blood, and gore. 

The remake will be produced by none other than The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and his Walking Dead producing partner David Albert, and of course, John Landis. 

I don't get it, but I guess they just want to remake the movie for a new generation. I guess if there's one good thing that could come of this, it's that the new film may inspire the younger generation to watch the original film. 

The original movie told the story of two Americans named David and Jack who go backpacking in the English countryside. While they are out one night they are attacked by a werewolf. David survives the attack and not long after, he begins to see apparitions of his dead friend Jack, who warns him that he is turning into a werewolf. Things just get wonderfully crazy from there.

I have no idea if Max Landis has what it takes to take this cinematic horror classic and give fans a decent remake of it. I liked Chronicle, didn't care for American Ultra, and hated Victor Frankenstein. I hope he can pull it off and surprise us with a great movie, but we'll just have to wait and see. 

We knew that when Warner Bros. started on their Fantastic Beasts film series that there would be a chance we’d see younger versions of the older characters that we were introduced to in the Harry Potter saga. Well, now one of the biggest characters from the Harry Potter franchise is going to appear in the sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. That character is Albus Dumbledore. 

The confirmation came from director David Yates himself during a press junket for the film. 

“In the second movie Dumbledore comes back. He’s got a couple of good scenes with Newt… We’re discussing who would play Dumbledore, any suggestions would be good. [Laughs]”

It will be interesting to see who they cast in the role. Yates previously teased the inclusion of Dumbledore saying that the relationship between Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald would factor into the film series. When talking about the first film in the series, he told /Film:

“We can’t tell you too because we’d have to kill you all, but we do mention Dumbledore and he features in a wonderful scene between Colin [Farrell] and Eddie [Redmayne]. Grindelwald does feature in the background and is going to become a much more prominent feature moving forward.”

As you have probably heard by now, Johnny Depp was cast in the Fantastic Beasts sequel, most likely in the role of Gellert Grindelwald. It’s going to be a lot of fun to see how young Dumbledore’s story plays out in in this series. It would be awesome if he ended up having a big role in the films. 

As for the cast, whoever ends up being cast in the role sure has some big shoes to fill. The character has already been played by two other actors, both of whom were wonderful in the role.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opens in theaters on November 18th. The sequel is due November 16, 2018.

Via: Screenrant

Yesterday Warner Bros. Animation announced that the classic animated series Young Justice would return for a third season! It was some pretty incredible news for fans who have been wishing and hoping to see this happen since the series was canceled by Cartoon Network. The fans never gave up and neither did writer and producers Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti.

Since the big announcement, Weisman and Vietti, who are set to be the showrunners for season three, released statements to CB thanking the fans for their support and expressing their excitement. Vietti said:

"I just want to pass along a very heartfelt THANK YOU to all the fans that supported Young Justice and never gave up hope. I am truly amazed and grateful that so many of our fans all over the world were able to come together and make their voices heard. Young Justice season 3 is happening because of them!"

Weisman added:

"I am incredibly psyched to be going back to Warner Bros. and Young Justice. I start at WB on Monday, 11/14.  And can't wait for Brandon and I to dig in and get our hands dirty."

It'll be fun to see where they pick up with the story and where they plan on taking these characters next. One thing that I'm confident of is that they will give us the best quality show possible. These guys are getting a rare chance at another shot for this series, and I seriously doubt they're going to mess it up.  

There's been a lot of negativity surrounding Ben Affleck's upcoming new Batman film because of a rumor stating that the script has some "serious issues" and that the studio doesn't care because the movie is going to make money anyway. That's a terrible mentality to have, but I seriously doubt Affleck shares those beliefs because the guy only makes quality movies that he believes in, and I don't think he is going to make a shitty Batman film. 

Deathstroke actor Joe Manganiello was recently a guest on former pro wrestling announcer Mark Madden's podcast and talked a little bit about Affleck's take on the Dark Knight and why fans are going to love it. 

"When I met Ben we sat down and we talked about, you know, the role. We talked about the movie. His take is a fresh take but I think the audience is going to be surprised. Because it's a road that no one's really gone down that's completely integral to, you know, who Batman is. And I think it's gonna be refreshing but at the same time completely familiar. But it's going to take this franchise in a direction that I think A LOT of people are going to be really happy about. It's going to be gritty and action packed and cerebral and all of those elements that people love about Batman.

"Ben's a great director, man. I mean the last movie that man directed won best picture. He's got an Oscar for writing. Like, this is all the components to go down as a... everything is lined up for a really really really great movie. Not only a superhero movie but just a great great movie."

It's not surprising to hear an actor talk up a movie that he's going to star in. It's not like he is going to come out and start bashing it, especially since it's still in the development phase. But you know what? If any one of us got to sit down in a room with Ben Affleck and listen to him pitch us his vision of a Batman movie, we'd all be freakin' excited about what he was saying! There's no doubt that the guy has a great and exciting vision for The Batman, and I'd like to believe that he'll deliver something that fans are going to love. 

Via: CBM