Between the star-studded cast and a plot making it sound like more like a dark character study than your average superhero adventure, director Todd Phillips' take on the iconic villain is one of the more highly anticipated movies of 2019. Here's a look at the untold truth of Joaquin Phoenix's Joker.
Now that we've got shows about the Titans, the Doom Patrol, random X-Men, the Gotham City Police Department, and a team of C-list DC heroes who are so weird that their season finale actually involved a demon from hell fighting a 12-foot tall Care Bear, there's no limits on what might happen next.
Batfleck has officially sent his cape and cowl to the cleaners, hung it up neatly in his closet, and flown out of Wayne Manor. Speaking during a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Ben Affleck finally came forward and explained in no uncertain terms why he is no longer playing Batman.
Rumor has it that Warner Bros. is eyeing Robert Pattinson to become the new Batman, making his first appearance in Matt Reeves' The Batman. The internet is loving the idea of Pattinson as Batman, so much so that fans have started creating art imagining what the actor would look like in the Bat-suit.
If Warner Bros. was the Wicked Witch of the West, it just snatched up the Joker and his little girlfriend, too. A report published by Forbes claims that the studio may have completely done away with the Jared Leto-starring Joker movie and the Joker and Harley Quinn team-up film.
From Harry Potter to arguably the hairiest member of the X-Men team. Piggy-backing off the chatter that Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe might take over for Hugh Jackman as the next Wolverine, digital artist BossLogic created stunning artwork imagining what he could look like as the famous mutant.
When Ben Affleck confirmed he wouldn't lead Matt Reeves' The Batman, the grapevine bloomed with dozens of names believed to be contenders to replace Affleck. The latest star the rumor mill has churned out as a potential candidate to become the new Batman is a surprising one.
In the iconic words of one Juno MacGuff, "Whoa, dream big!" With the knowledge that Ben Affleck won't reprise his role as the Caped Crusader for director Matt Reeves' The Batman, an actor from Man of Steel has tossed his name into the running for the superhero gig.
Director Matt Reeves' The Batman may not have Ben Affleck front and center rocking the cape and cowl, but what it does apparently have are two main villains plucked straight from the Batman comics canon — the second of which may have just been revealed.
Shazam and Superman are, as stated by several sources in the cinema world, set to sit side by side on the silver screen this spring. But before any DC fans start jumping for joy, know this: the actor who is meant to pop up in Shazam! isn't the Superman star most are familiar with.
Before Mary Jane, before J. Jonah Jameson, and even before Aunt May and Uncle Ben, there was Eugene "Flash" Thompson. He's the single oldest supporting character in the Spider-Man saga, and as you might expect, that gives him a pretty complicated history, even by Spidey standards.
It's time for the world's greatest detective to ply his trade on the big screen. Director Matt Reeves has divulged a few juicy details on his upcoming film The Batman, notably the fact that he intends to have Bruce Wayne live up to his famous informal title in a way no previous Batman movie has.
With a title like Stargirl, this DC Universe series needs some serious star power. And that's exactly what it just added, having tapped Old School and The Royal Tenenbaums actor Luke Wilson to play Pat Dugan, Stargirl's stepfather and the hero known as Stripesy.
Arthur Curry is the king of the seven seas, and Aquaman is the king of the DC Extended Universe. The Jason Momoa-led superhero flick has just swam past Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice at the global box office, surpassing it in ticket sales to become the highest-earning DCEU movie in history.
Superhero movies have generated billions at the box office, but that doesn't mean they're always successful. The following superhero flicks bombed super hard.
Heath Ledger's untimely death sparked all kinds of rumors that transformed the actor's performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight into the stuff of legends. What's the truth about the many ways he threw himself fearlessly into one of the most iconic roles in modern cinema?
Developing the strength and coordination for beating bad guys — even onscreen — is a tough job. How did Ruby Rose get in shape to play the redheaded heroine?
You might not recognize Amber Heard as Mera in Aquaman. That bright red hair isn't her usual look, for one thing. Most of the time she's blonde, and looks much less like a warrior mermaid. Let's take a look at the major stepping stones in Amber Heard's career.
There's also a lot to digest in Aquaman, as the movie gives fans a crash course on ten thousand years' worth of Atlantean history. Don't worry, though — we're here to help you keep track of all those lost tribes and strange artifacts and weird merman names.
It's not over until the Clown Prince of Crime cackles — and he just did. Director Todd Phillips announced on Monday, December 17 that filming on his upcoming Joker movie, starring Joaquin Phoenix as failed comedian Arthur Fleck, the man who takes on the Joker mantle, has officially wrapped.