MightyMike616

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Gal Gadot might not have been throwing shade at James Gunn after all.

Gadot recently said Cavill’s Superman exit “was not handled elegantly, to say the least.”

But James Gunn addressed what happened last year, revealing that Cavill’s return was announced the same day he and Peter Safran finalized their DC Studios deal—even though their plan for a new Superman was already in place.

JAMES GUNN: “It was really unfair to him and was a total bummer.”

Gunn says he and Safran personally sat down with Cavill afterward, and Cavill handled the situation like an “absolute gentleman.”

Gadot and Gunn seem to agree on one thing: Henry Cavill deserved better.

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Nathan Fillion confirms Man of Tomorrow is going to shift the spotlight toward Lex Luthor.

Fillion recently returned as Guy Gardner for James Gunn’s Superman follow-up, and while he says the first film was largely about establishing Superman, the sequel will dig deeper into Lex.

NATHAN FILLION: “In the first movie, and rightly so, we learn a lot about who Superman is. In this movie, I think we’ll learn more about who Lex Luthor is.”

That makes a lot of sense considering where Gunn left Lex at the end of Superman.

If Man of Tomorrow really gives Nicholas Hoult more room to explore the character, I’m all-in!

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Austin Abrams almost got killed filming Resident Evil.

For the Raccoon City sequence, Zach Cregger used real 150-pound bags dropped from cranes, with VFX later transforming them into falling bodies. Abrams had to maintain an exact path and speed while sprinting through the scene.

Then one dropped too early.

ZACH CREGGER: “It was supposed to land behind him, but instead, it landed right next to him.”

Cregger says if Abrams had been slightly off course, the impact could have “caved him in.”

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Disney is finally bringing Darkwing Duck back.

More than 30 years after the original series ended, Disney+ has officially greenlit a new animated Darkwing Duck series, with Seth Rogen executive producing.

And the voice cast is kind of insane.

Mark Hamill, Seth Rogen, Lizzy Caplan and Lilimar are all joining the revival.

Disney has spent years developing different versions of a Darkwing Duck comeback, so the fact that this one is officially moving forward is pretty exciting.

I hope this means a Gizmoduck series is right around the corner!

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Nathan Fillion says Guy Gardner’s real superpower isn’t his Green Lantern ring.

It’s his ego.

Fillion was asked to define Guy after Lanterns describes John Stewart as “trust” and Hal Jordan as “arrogance.” His answer was immediate.

NATHAN FILLION: “Ego. He can’t let it go. He can’t drop it.”

Fillion says Guy’s ego is what prevents him from being afraid—even when he absolutely should be.

NATHAN FILLION: “If he has a superpower, that’s it. It’s his ego. He thinks he can take on Superman. We all saw that.”

Honestly, that might be the most accurate description of Guy Gardner I’ve ever heard.

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Nathan Fillion fought for Guy Gardner’s controversial hair cut.

James Gunn apparently wasn’t convinced audiences would buy Guy’s comic-accurate hairstyle, and other designs were considered. Fillion pushed back because he thought avoiding it would become a bigger distraction than embracing it.

NATHAN FILLION: “If we don’t do this, we’ll never hear the end of it.”

And there was actually some character logic behind it. Fillion thinks Guy’s hair makes an otherwise pretty unlikable character feel less threatening.

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Trump just assembled the strangest crossover of all time.

A new promo for “Trump TV” uses clips from The Simpsons, Seinfeld, Friends, Family Guy, Home Alone, Breaking Bad, The Dark Knight and a long list of other movies and shows.

“Trump TV” is the White House’s new 24/7 stream built around President Trump’s speeches, events and administration content.

I have so many questions about how those licensing conversations went—assuming there were licensing conversations.

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Resident Evil had the guts to let its hero lose.

SPOILERS:

After spending the entire movie following Bryan through Raccoon City, Zach Cregger ultimately lets him succumb to the infection rather than giving him the heroic ending most movies would.

AUSTIN ABRAMS: “Then to have him not make it is really risky and gutsy.”

Abrams says too many modern movies are afraid to kill characters audiences care about—or soften the blow when they do. He appreciates that Cregger was willing to take the opposite approach.

I completely agree.

But…

I still would’ve loved one real Resident Evil battle with the Stalker before Bryan’s full transformation.

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@schlacker_ 😂

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Hal Jordan might be dead, but Kyle Chandler doesn’t have to leave the DCU.

Spoilers:

Lanterns Episode 6 brings back the Halogram—a backup of Hal’s consciousness stored within his Green Lantern ring.

John Stewart uses it while investigating Hal’s murder, meaning the DCU now has a way for Hal to continue appearing even after his death. (Decider)

It’s obviously not the same as resurrecting Hal Jordan, but I love the idea of Kyle Chandler continuing as this digital version of the character.

Hal Jordan is way too important to Green Lantern mythology to completely disappear.

[ana bea @rockyourbodyjt]

uma dúvida, o halogram é um backup da consciência do hal, mas ele continua se atualizando se o próprio hal não atualizava ele em 10 anos?
e agora que o hal "morreu" essa parte da consciência dele fica no anel e pode ser acessada em qualquer momento?

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@rockyourbodyjt I think that the construct will just give Stewart a lead on whoever killed Hal. Possibly connecting Hal to Sinistro. Then help Stewart solve the murder. The ring only has 5% battery, though. 😬

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@schlacker_ Kyle Chandler does such a good job of showing vulnerability within his “being a jerk” dialogue.

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Resident Evil is crazy awesome! LOVED!!

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@pcssfc Love it or hate it. Gotta respect it.

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James Gunn was calling out lazy superhero movies as he was getting the DCU started.

In this older conversation with Michael Rosenbaum, Gunn argued that the problem went beyond how many films were being made. Studios needed a better reason than a recognizable character or a successful first movie.

JAMES GUNN: “People have gotten really lazy with their superhero stories.”

He wanted more variety: serious films, comedies, even murder mysteries with superheroes. Different stories with characters worth caring about.

It’s fun to watch that philosophy play out in real time across the DCU.

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Resident Evil just had the biggest opening in franchise history.

Zach Cregger’s reboot opened to $60 million domestically and another $48.3 million internationally, giving it a $108.3 million global debut. That’s well above the roughly $80 million worldwide opening that had been projected going into the weekend.

The film also posted the strongest domestic opening ever for a Resident Evil movie, surpassing Afterlife’s previous franchise benchmark.

Considering Welcome to Raccoon City finished its entire worldwide run with about $42 million, this is a massive course correction for the franchise.

I wonder what a sequel might look like.

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“I believe it wholeheartedly that you get to decide what art is”: George Lucas at the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

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George Lucas was worried nobody would show up to his party.

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art celebrated its opening in Los Angeles, and Mellody Hobson revealed that Lucas was genuinely concerned about whether Hollywood would come out to support it.

He probably didn’t need to worry.

Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Oprah Winfrey and Christopher Nolan were among the people who showed up to celebrate.

The museum officially opens to the public September 22 and includes more than 40,000 works spanning illustration, comics, cinema and other forms of narrative art.

I got my ticket!

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Resident Evil just had the biggest opening in franchise history.

Zach Cregger’s reboot opened to $60 million domestically and another $48.3 million internationally, giving it a $108.3 million global debut. That’s well above the roughly $80 million worldwide opening that had been projected going into the weekend.

The film also posted the strongest domestic opening ever for a Resident Evil movie, surpassing Afterlife’s previous franchise benchmark.

Considering Welcome to Raccoon City finished its entire worldwide run with about $42 million, this is a massive course correction for the franchise.

I wonder what a sequel might look like.

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In celebration of Batman Day, I did a deep dive into one of my favorite characters.

When Bill Finger helped shape the Batman we know today, he wanted him darker, more ominous and more mysterious.

Batman looks like something out of a nightmare, but ultimately he’s there to give people hope.

We all think we could be Batman. The truth is, there’s only one.

[MightyMike616 @MightyMike616]

In celebration of Batman Day, I did a deep dive into one of my favorite characters.

When Bill Finger helped shape the Batman we know today, he wanted him darker, more ominous and more mysterious.

Batman looks like something out of a nightmare, but ultimately he’s there to give people hope.

We all think we could be Batman. The truth is, there’s only one.