While there were talks about transitioning it to Syfy under the new name Hellblazer, Constantine has officially been cancelled and the cast and writers are released from their contracts.
As foretold by James Gunn a couple months ago, Marvel will indeed skip this year's San Diego Comic Con. Warner Bros and DC intend to fill the vacuum and are planning a 'significant event'.
The official synopsis of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice:
Fearing the actions of a god-like super hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.
James Wan (Furious 7) has been locked in to direct Aquaman.
Reportedly, Marvel and Sony are already having a lover's spat over who will be cast to play Spider-Man. Supposedly, Marvel prefers Charlie Plummer (Granite Flats, Boardwalk Empire) and Sony prefers Tom Holland (Wolf Hall). Normally I'd tell Sony to shut up and do what Marvel wants, but Plummer is only 13, which I think is too young for Spider-Man (Holland's nineteen). In any case, Captain America: Civil War is less than a year away and already filming, so unless Spidey will only appear masked, I'd expect casting news sooner rather than later.
Marvel is trying their damnedest to make sure people know Ant-Man belongs in the same company as The Avengers, going so far as to name drop the team in the latest
TV spot and these new film posters:
Also, six minutes of the film are debuting before IMAX screenings of Jurassic World.
Details on Captain America: Civil War (technically rumors, but from a traditionally reliable source):
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•Black Panther's costume will be enhanced with Vibranium and during a showdown with Cap, will actually scratch Cap's shield.
•Hawkeye's costume will more resemble the 616 comics version and will have a full right sleeve.
•Ant-Man's costume will get a more modern/techno look and will take on his Giant-Man form (15 - 20 feet). There's also said to be a shot of Ant-Man perched on one of Hawkeye's arrows, ready to be fired.
•War Machine's armor will be upgraded to look more "tank like" and will have a new dual weapon that acts as a shoulder cannon/gun that can also be detached and used as a kind of warhammer/baton.
•It seems the film may have a version of Redwing (Sam Wilson's telepathically linked falcon in the comics). This Redwing would be a bird-like drone that Falcon can control remotely or via voice commands.
•Cap's trademark chain mail type suit may finally make an appearance as well.
Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave, Serenity) has been cast to play Baron Mordo in Doctor Strange.
I'll leave you with this cool
Static Shock fan film. It follows an adult Virgil Hawkins who has to learn how to embrace the powers of Static again.
