Superhero Bits: The Joker: Folie A Deux Teaser, DC Films May Be Losing A Key Figurehead & More

PC gamers were given a pretty handy device earlier this year when the Steam Deck launched, allowing people to have a portable device that can access Steam's entire library of video games. It couldn't have come at a better time, because "Marvel's Spider-Man" is finally coming to PC, which means it is no longer going to languish as a PlayStation exclusive. The even better news is that the folks at Insomniac Games recently confirmed that the game will be coming to the Steam Deck on social media, saying, "Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered is Steam Deck Verified!" You're in luck, Steam Deck owners. The game arrives on Steam on August 12.

As noted by the folks at Bleeding Cool, DC Comics is technically celebrating its 85th anniversary next year as "Action Comics" #1 first hit shelves in 1938. So the folks at DC, in concert with Penguin Random House, are getting ready to start publishing 85th anniversary collections, starting with a "Superman" collection in April 2023. Will other heroes follow? It's a pretty safe bet, but stay tuned to find out.

Sony Pictures released "Morbius" earlier this year after the Marvel Comics adaptation had been delayed for more than two years. Unfortunately, despite topping the box office in its opening weekend, the film ultimately served as a major disappointment both critically and commercially. Now, Matt Smith, who played the film's main villain, has addressed the topic in a new interview with Rolling Stone. Smith, for his part, seems to be taking it all in stride:

"Yeah, it was thrown under the bus. But you just have to roll with it. What else are you gonna do? It's a film, at the end of the day, we're not saving lives. For whatever reason, it didn't quite work out and... It is what it is."

"It is what it is" may be the best summation anyone related to the production of "Morbius" has provided to date.

Warner Bros. Discovery recently held a quarterly earnings call and much was said about the company's future. Particularly, CEO David Zaslav addressed the cancellation of "Batgirl" head-on, while also laying out the studio's plans for the future of DC. As for the immediate future? The executive also confirmed that they are indeed still planning to release "The Flash" movie despite the seemingly endless string of troubles for star Ezra Miller.

"We have some great DC films coming up — Black Adam, Shazam, and Flash, and we're working on all of those. We're very excited about them... We've seen them, we think they're terrific, and we think we can make them even better."

Now, does that mean they are going to do some reshoots or try to adjust some things with "The Flash," specifically the involvement of Ezra Miller? Who knows, but they're not prepared to abandon the blockbuster just yet, and that decision takes on new meaning following the axing of "Batgirl." We'll see how this all shakes out as the release date creeps ever closer.

Some more potential fallout from the "Batgirl" drama has emerged. Per The Hollywood Reporter, DC Films president Walter Hamada has "come to the verge" of leaving the studio. As it stands, the executive has agreed to stay on at least until the release of "Black Adam" in October. Beyond that? Things feel very uncertain. 

The report explains that Hamada was said to be quite upset about not being consulted about the decision to scrap the release of "Batgirl," which was deemed not worthy of releasing in theaters but too expensive to release on HBO Max, despite being nearly complete. Hamada, for his part, took the job in 2018 at a tough time following the disastrous release of "Justice League," but under his leadership, movies like "Joker" and "The Batman" have flourished. "The Suicide Squad" did quite well critically but floundered commercially, though it did spawn the hit spin-off "Peacemaker." Be that as it may, it smells very much like his tenure is coming to a close.