• David Goyer Reportedly Writing 'Justice League'

    Along with the news that Man of Steel writer David Goyer will be writing the sequel, Man of Steel 2, comes the news he's also likely to pen a new script for Justice League. Deadline mentioned Goyer's deal for Man of Steel 2 included the superhero team-up film, and at the Man of Steel premiere in…

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  • Rumor: Is Warner Bros. Scrapping Will Beall's 'Justice League' Script?

    On paper, a Justice League movie sounds like a fantastic idea. The Marvel Cinematic universe proved that a cohesive superhero universe could earn high critical praise and staggering box office grosses, and the core members of the Justice League are arguably even more famous and beloved than those who make up the Avengers. Done well, it's…

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  • 'Gangster Squad' Review: Half-Serious, Half-Jokey, Entirely Disappointing

    Walking out of Ruben Fleischer's Gangster Squad, a friend asked "was that supposed to be serious?" I thought about it, and didn't have an answer. On one hand, of course it is. It's a big budget studio film, chock full of huge names inspired by an incredible true story. But you've seen the trailers. They…

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  • Are These The Comics That Inspired The 'Justice League' Film Script?

    The problem with a superhero team-up movie is you need a believable reason to have such varied characters together on screen. Humans, aliens, gods, mortals, rich, poor, trained, enhanced, it's almost as if every single superhero belongs in their own box. The way Marvel was able to make The Avengers mash-up believable was build it up…

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  • Rumor: The Villain Of 'Justice League' Has Been Revealed

    Back in June, comic fans began salivating at the actual possibility of a Justice League movie. The idea of teaming DC superheroes had been rattling around Hollywood for years but after Marvel's The Avengers started setting all kinds of box office records, Warner Bros. finally decided to get things in order. Screenwriter Will Beall was revealed to…

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  • Warner Bros. Approaching Ben Affleck To Direct 'Justice League'

    Another day, another huge superhero team up update. Variety reports Warner Bros. has approached actor/director Ben Affleck to direct their DC Comics superhero team up film, Justice League. He's the first director to see Will Beall's script and will discuss the option and possibilities of the project in the coming weeks. Read much more after the jump. In Variety's…

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  • Mark Millar Says New 'Justice League' Script Is "Dark And Mature"

    The timing of yesterday's Justice League news initially made it seem as though Warner Bros. was finally getting the ball rolling in reaction to Marvel Studios' super-sized success with The Avengers, but in fact the project's been brewing for quite a while. Although we only heard about Gangster Squad scribe Will Beall's hiring last night,…

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  • Anthony Mackie Joins 'Gangster Squad'

    Briefly: Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer is just not messing around when it comes to the cast of his new film, Gangster Squad. The film, scripted by LA cop Will Beall and formerly reffered to as Tales From the Gangster Squad, is based on a series of articles in the LA Times that recounted efforts of…

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  • Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling And Josh Brolin To Join 'Gangster Squad'

    When the job of directing Tales From The Gangster Squad was being rejected by some very prominent names, it didn't inspire much confidence in the material. That's now totally changed. Last month, Warner Bros. reportedly had offers out to both Sean Penn and Ryan Gosling to star in the film and now they're both currently…

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  • Script Deals: John Scott 3's Teenage Zombie Spec 'Maggie' Back On The Market, Paramount Acquires Cop Thriller 'L.A. Rex'

    It was reported a few weeks back that Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov was set to produce John Scott 3's teen zombie spec script Maggie, with title sequence designer Henry Hobson directing. Apparently, that's not quite the case. Bekmambetov never actually closed the deal, and Maggie is now back on the market. Several bidders were interested…

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  • Will Beall Writing 'Logan's Run'

    When Nicolas Winding Refn and Ryan Gosling became the new guys attached to direct and star in the remake/new adaptation of Logan's Run we cheered. Given that Mr. Refn had been very clear about his intentions to do a big studio movie, he might have chosen well with this one. The original Logan's Run is…

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  • Sean Penn And Ryan Gosling Offered Roles In 'Tales From The Gangster Squad'

    For the past year Warner Bros. has been moving forward with development of Tales From the Gangster Squad, a movie based on LA Times reports about attempts to curtail the movement of organized crime into LA in the '40s. A litany of possible directors was considered last year, including Ben Affleck, Paul Greengrass, Darren Aronofsky…

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  • Ruben Fleischer Negotiating To Direct 'Tales From The Gangster Squad'

    Despite the presumption in many corners that Ruben Fleischer's next film after 30 Minutes Or Less (which is in post-production now)will be the sequel to Zombieland, that project isn't yet set in stone. And now Warner Bros. reportedly wants to steal the the director from Sony so he can to jump back into '40s Los…

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  • Warner Bros. Developing 'Tales From The Gangster Squad'

    So, reportedly the Mafia Wars rumor that cropped up yesterday isn't true, so we can breathe a sigh of relief that we may never see a film based on that particular bit of gangster fiction. But there are a million stories in the naked city, and Warner Bros. is said to be pulling a few…

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