Traffic volume is back in the area. Good? Bad? I'll say good because part of my paycheck is earned by reporting traffic.
Some exciting news this week so lets geek out!
Holy Return, Batman!
Michael Keaton back as the dark knight?! *THUD*
In the effort to make the DCEU a formidable force to all the Marvel movies Warner Brothers is looking into bringing back Michael Keaton's version of Bruce Wayne/Batman from the Tim Burton directed movies into continuity. This will all be part of the solo Flash film with Ezra Miller that is due out in theaters in 2022. However, it is being reported that Michael Keaton will be used as a "Nick Fury type character". If anything, this move is setting up a Batman Beyond movie down the road.
wait...wasn't that Earth destroyed in Crisis on Infinite Earths? It was never established if that Earth returned or merged with another after the anti-monitor was defeated and the multi-verse was re-designed. I guess this is why The Flash is going over to Earth-89? OR! The DCEU takes place on Earth-89 now!
Super Origins
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's another superman animated movie?! Yes, the answer is yes. Now that the DC Animated Movie Universe has ended with Justice League Dark: Apokalips War it's time to reset the board and go back to basics. This new movie is set in the early days with Clark discovering his powers and embracing the title of "Superman". Also in this movie, J'onn J'onzz aka The Martian Manhunter seems to be taking a prominent role. Is this a set up for another shared animated universe? Superman: Man of Tomorrow is due to come out later this year on DVD, BLU ray, and digital.
Schools In Session
Not now at least, but we know who are teacher is! Elizabeth Banks has been cast as the crazy haired Ms. Frizzle for the live action Magic School Bus movie.
The Magic School bus is a children's book series that was turned into a animated show back in the 1994-1997. Back in 2017 a sequel series, The Magic School Bus Rides Again, premiered on Netflix for the shows 20th anniversary from when it ended on broadcast television.
So far, no release date has been announced.
The Boys Are Back In Town
About time this news came out! Get ready for the most f*ed up superhero series to return on Amazon Prime. September 4th, 2020.
Along with the announcement below you can meet the newest member to The Seven, Stormfront, in this new clip from season two.
There Be Some New Pirates
Have you ever thought "what would Harley Quinn be like if she were a pirate"? Well, now you are asking yourself that. On Friday Disney announced that Margot Robbie is trading in her Harley Quinn baseball bat for a pirates sword for the Pirates of the Caribbean reboot that has been rumored for a while. For this new installment of the Pirate series, this one will be more a female led cast over the other films. No release date has been announced.
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