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THE DARK KNIGHT - July 18, 2008
WATCHMEN - March 6, 2009
THE MAN OF STEEL - 2010 (?)
JONAH HEX - 2010 (?)
THE FLASH - TBA
GREEN LANTERN - TBA
SGT. ROCK - TBA
TEEN TITANS - TBA
SUPER MAX (A Green Arrow film) - TBA
JUSTICE LEAGUE MORTAL - Shelved/Tabled/Dead

7:50 PM CENTRAL: JOBLO.COM has the latest of the WATCHMEN Video Journals -- this one with costumer Michael Wilkinson....

More "JL is Dead" Confirmation
Posted by: Jett
Friday, April 25, 2008

1:50 PM CENTRAL: COMICS 2 FILM has another rundown on the latest info confirming that the oft-troubled JUSTICE LEAGUE film has finally been killed. It seems that Megan Gale -- who had been cast as Wonder Woman -- was officially let go and the cast was told the film was "off the books."

6:34 PM CENTRAL: COLLIDER.COM has a video interview with SUPERMAN RETURNS (and THE MAN OF STEEL?) star Brandon Routh. While doing press for his new film LIE TO ME, Routh said that he hopes and believes that he'll be filming TMOS early next year (2009) and -- like Christian Bale -- feels that the time isn't right for the now-dead JUSTICE LEAGUE film. Brandon also says that he was never offered the part of Superman in JL.

It's Over For JL?
Supes An "Angry God?"
Posted by: Jett
Tuesday, April 22, 2008

9:00 PM CENTRAL: Thomas Tull -- chairman and CEO of Legendary Pictures (who co-produced SUPERMAN RETURNS, THE DARK KNIGHT, et al with Warner Bros.) -- spoke to Hamilton College students on April 17th. Tull told students that the next Superman movie (THE MAN OF STEEL?) would refocus on Superman as "an angry god."

SOURCE: HAMILTON.EDU.

1:28 PM CENTRAL: Is it FINALLY over for the much-maligned JUSTCE LEAGUE movie? It appears so. Last weekend, producer Joel Silver said that it's been "tabled," and now a member of the crew says the film is no longer moving ahead. From THE SUPERMAN HOMEPAGE:

"Today, a trusted insider who was working on the JLA movie told the Superman Homepage that the film is indeed dead. Apparently much of the crew were given termination notice a fortnight ago, spending the past two weeks chaotically attempting to archive everything 'just in case.'

'It's a pity, there was a lot of good stuff in it -- stuff that would've been fairly new to the screen", said my inside source. 'But also some not so good stuff...so who knows....'

So is that it? Is the JLA movie dead and buried?

'There's a glimmer of hope that it will still be done...but that's a lot of planets to align.'"

Hopefully, someone has finally -- FINALLY -- put that thing (as many fans including me) out of its misery.

10:22 AM CENTRAL: According to producer Joel Silver, his WONDER WOMAN film is progressing slowly and it will not be affected by the "in development hell" JUSTICE LEAGUE. Why? Because it's been "tabled" according to Silver.

Thank God!

SOURCE: CHUD.COM.

First Look: WATCHMEN Action Figures
Posted by: Jett
Thursday, April 17, 2008

10:22 AM CENTRAL: ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY has your first look at DC DIRECT's Rorschach and Nightowl action figures from WATCHMEN.

Reitman Turned Down JUSTCE LEAGUE
Posted by: Jett
Sunday, April 13, 2008

7:24 AM CENTRAL: JUNO director Jason Reitman had a shot at helming Warner's JUSTICE LEAGUE, and turned it down. "What am I going to do with 'Justice League of America?,'" says the director. "So Basically I’ll make a movie that is not as good as 'X-Men,' then I’ll be the guy who made a movie not as good as 'X-Men.'"

Jason, good decision. (Can this project finally be put out of its misery?)

SOURCE: SLASHFILM.COM. (Thanks to all the BOF'ers for sening in the link!)

JUSTCE LEAGUE "On Hold," NZ Bound?
Posted by: Jett
Monday, April 7, 2008

11:53 AM CENTRAL: Producer Barrie Osborne says that JUSTICE LEAGUE MORTAL is "on hold" (as we already know) and that producion could shift over to New Zealand. For more, CLICK HERE.

1:31 PM CENTRAL: SCIFI.COM has an update on JONAH HEX in which screenwriters Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor say that they've finished the script and hope to focus on the film soon.

8:00 PM CENTRAL: COMICMIX.COM has an interview with writer Mark Verheiden who is scripting TEEN TITANS for Warner Bros. Here's an excerpt:

"It's no secret Robin is in this movie, so what if you were him, after living in the shadow of Bruce Wayne and Batman, and now you wanted to go off on your own and become your own man, your own superhero? That’s got to be a huge thing to overcome. That makes it interesting for me."

Click on the link provided to read the full interview.

7:33 AM CENTRAL: My friends over at MOVIEHOLE.NET sent BOF word overnight of their report saying that Stephen Tobolowsky is NOT playing Alfred in JUSTICE LEAGUE MORTAL (which looks not to be happening anyway). "I sent all of the stories to my manager who has zero idea where the stories came from...who contacted Warners...who has no idea where the story came from", said the actor. He continued, "The studio said they don't even have a script....that they expect a draft in two MONTHS...they have not secured the super heroes yet let alone their butlers...we shall see."

Visit MOVIEHOLE.NET for the complete story.

JUSTICE LEAGUE MORTAL's Alfred? (Yeah, THAT Alfred!)
Posted by: Jett
Monday, March 24, 2008

8:52 AM CENTRAL: According to CONTACTMUSIC.COM, vet character actor Stephen Tobolowsky is in "negotiations" to play Alfred Pennyworth -- yes, THAT Alfred -- in JUSTICE LEAGUE MORTAL.

Stephen Tobolowsky

Tobolowsky is an American (born in Dallas, TX in 1951) and would be the first Texan-err-American to play Batman's loyal butler/partner/father figure in a live-action film.

JETT'S TAKE: I'm going to say nothing -- which should say a lot...

SHOCKTILLYOUDROP.COM has a new report on the status of JONAH HEX...

IESB.NET says Keanu Reeves isn't hip for CONSTANTINE 2.

11:35 AM CENTRAL: EMPIREONLINE.COM has an interview with Brandon Routh on the status of TMOS -- the sequel to SUPERMAN RETURNS. Here's an bit:

"It’s going to be a lot more in that genre. In the first one, the obstacle was Superman’s love for Lois and his son, and Luthor using that against him. I just know that in the next film there will be a lot of action and I’m gonna get to fight something, or someone. An enemy with real physical power might be worked in there, definitely."

For the entire interview, click on the link provided.

Australia Tells JUSTICE LEAGUE To Get Lost!
SGT. ROCK Update
Posted by: Jett
Wednesday, March 19, 2008

7:39 AM CENTRAL: That big rebate from the Australian government that Warner Bros. was, ahem, banking on for JUSTICE LEAGUE? Ain’t going to happen.

“A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Australian film industry is being frittered away because of very lazy thinking,” said director George Miller. “If that's going to be the final decision, they're throwing away hundreds of millions of dollars of investment that the rest of the world is competing for and, much more significantly, highly skilled creative jobs.”

So what’s next for JUSTICE LEAGUE MORTAL (and yes, that’s really the flick’s title)? A move to Canada? To the U.S.? Going bye-bye…for good?

(JETT’S TAKE: If were up to me -- and of course it isn’t -- I’d put JL on the backburner and simply wait until after a third Nolan/Bale BATMAN and a SUPERMAN RETURNS sequel.

Honest to goodness, I have never seen a fan base so disinterested or flat-out against a film like they are when it comes to JUSTICE LEAGUE.)

SOURCE: SHM.COM...

SGT. ROCK screenwriter tells COMICSCONTINUUM.COM that the film could go into production this year. Joel Silver is producing the flick which is set up at Warner Bros.

The Latest on JUSTICE LEAGUE
JONAH HEX News!
Posted by: Jett
Monday, March 17, 2008

9:24 AM CENTRAL: COLLIDER.COM has video interviews with Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (PATHOLOGY, CRANK) in which they reveal that they are going to be bringing DC Comics' JONAH HEX to the big screen. Click on the link provided to watch the interviews...

Speaking of JONAH HEX, the good folks over at LATINOREVIEW.COM have posted a review of the proposed script and give it a really high grade.

6:20 AM CENTRAL: OBSESSEDWITHFILM.COM has the latest on the status of JUSTICE LEAGUE. Here's a few highlights:

* The codename is "7 FRIENDS."

* WB has invested so much in the movie, they are leery of pulling the plug totally.

* If made, JL will done with "extensive green screen" -- ala 300, SIN CITY, etc.

For the full story, click on the link provided above.

9:11 AM CENTRAL: CHUD.COM is calling BS on IESB's report from yesterday (3/11/08) that the writers from TRANSFORMERS are attached to THE MAN OF STEEL.

10:45 AM CENTRAL: So what's the latest on THE MAN OF STEEL and JUSTICE LEAGUE? CLICK HERE to find out.

Jackie Early Haley Talks WATCHMEN
Posted by: Jett
Monday, March 10, 2008

7:21 AM CENTRAL: Jackie Earl Haley, who plays Rorschach in the upcoming WATCHMEN movie, spoke with MTV MOVIES BLOG about the production.

"We all want to see this movie. Getting to sit behind that monitor and see shot after shot…it was really looking cool,” Haley exclaimed. “Everything that Zack was doing was just so inspired by the book. All of the elements from production design, to costuming, to makeup -- it was looking really badass. I can’t wait to see what he does with it with all the CG work that has to be done.”

Click on the link for the full article...

In an article about Greg Berlanti, there's a quick blurb about him helming the currently scripting GREEN LANTERN film. SOURCE: MSNBC.COM.

10:15 AM CENTRAL: You can check out new cast images over at the OFFICIAL WATCHMEN SITE and they're pretty darn sweet! Here's a look at one of them:

WATCHMEN will be released in exactly one year -- March 6, 2009.

JL, TMOS, and SHAZAM! Updates
Posted by: Jett
Monday, March 3, 2008

9:58 AM CENTRAL: First up, JUSTICE LEAGUE. According to IESB.NET, Bats and Supes are not being removed from the script as rumored, a move to Canada is likely, and rewrites are focusing on the third act to, ahem, “punch it up.”

Also, THE NEW YORK TIMES has an article on the film basically saying it still faces LOTS of obstacles (One of which is a terrible script, or so I hear).

Concerning the proposed sequel to SUPERMAN RETURNS, THE MAN OF STEEL, Brandon Routh tells FANBOY RADIO, “They've still been working on because of the writer's strike. They're gonna get that figured out here soon.” TRANSLATION: Everyone involved is waiting on new screenwriters to be chosen by WB and then for the new scribes to deliver a script that the studio likes.

Finally today, SCIFI.COM has a little more info about SHAZAM! from director Peter Segal (Which I think was most likely obtained from the helmer at Wondercon a few weeks ago while he was promoting GET SMART). Also, the film is now said to be titled BILLY BATSON AND THE LEGEND OF SHAZAM.

7:39 AM CENTRAL: Is JUSTICE LEAGUE back on track...AGAIN?! CLICK HERE for the full story.

7:39 AM CENTRAL: Writer Michael Green says the following about the GREEN LANTERN project he's currently working on:

"I'm co-writing it with Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim, the best people you could hope to get stuck in a room with for any length of time. As for status, we're writing it now and having way too much fun doing it."

This solo GL film features the Hal Jordan version of GL and has nothing to do with the one in the JUSTICE LEAGUE movie...thank GOODNESS!

SUPER-Sequel Picking Up Steam?
Posted by: Jett
Thursday, February 21, 2008

2:19 AM CENTRAL: You read the title and that's the rumor. CLICK HERE for the full story.

New WATCHMEN Production Still, Snyder Blog
Posted by: Jett
Wednesday, February 20, 2008

9:14 AM CENTRAL: WATCHMEN OFFICIAL SITE has posted a new pic of Rorschach with fire! Also included is a "That's A Wrap!" message from director Zack Snyder. Here's a look at that image (Click on it to enlarge):

Let me tell you, I can not WAIT for this movie!

WATCHMEN hits theaters in early 2009.

Warner Looking For SUPERMAN 2 Scribes
Posted by: Jett
Sunday, February 17, 2008

6:50 AM CENTRAL: Now that the WGA strike is over, Warner Bros. is looking for new writers to bang out a sequel to 2006's SUPERMAN RETURNS -- or "SUPERMAN 2" -- so says THE LOS ANGELES TIMES.

Will Brandon Routh's Superman fly again? (© Warner Bros. Pictures)

I've been hearing whipsers that Warner Bros. is intent on a Super-sequel with a "MORE ACTION!" mandate coming down from Burbank. I suspect they'll do a "semi-reboot" by hiring new writers and a new director to replace Bryan Singer. Word also has it that Brandon Routh will reprise his role as The Man of Steel -- and he SHOULD as he was probably the best thing about SUPERMAN RETURNS.

WATCHMEN Producer Blog About The End
Posted by: Jett
Monday, February 18, 2008

8:51 AM CENTRAL: WATCHMEN Producer Herb Gains BLOGS ABOUT THE END OF THE FILM'S SHOOT.

"As I wandered from room to room at the wrap party, there was not only a sense of accomplishment from everyone involved but a feeling of sadness that it's coming to an end. The one thing that remains for me is the anticipation and excitement of seeing the finished product, knowing that we’ve all worked on something very special."

Click on the link provided above for the Mr. Gains' full blog.

Snyder WATCHMEAN Fan Q&A
Fox Sues Warners Over WATCHMEN
Posted by: Jett
Tuesday, February 12, 2008

6:14 PM CENTRAL: WATCHMENCOMICMOVIE.COM has posted a Q&A with director Zack Snyder in which he answers questions submitted by fans.

2:00 PM CENTRAL: According to a report in the HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, Fox has sued Warner Bros. over the rights to develop, produce and distribute a film based on the graphic novel WATCHMEN. For more, click on the link provided.

WATCHMEN: Scooper Describes Prod. Stills
Posted by: Jett
Friday, February 8, 2008

3:35 PM CENTRAL: A scooper for KUNGFURODEO.COM gives a rundown on some production stills of the cast.

1:31 PM CENTRAL: IGN has an exclusive interview with SHAZAM! director Peter Segal in which he says -- amongst other things -- that the film's tone will be somewhere in between SPIDER-MAN and FANTASTIC 4. Click on the link to read the entire article.

9:09 AM CENTRAL: Dirctor Zack Snyder tells MTV that filming is almost complete. "At the moment, I'm in the final weeks of shooting 'Watchmen,' in Vancouver, British Columbia. Since 'Watchmen' is a dissection of the superhero genre and forces it to take a long, hard look into the pop-culture mirror, it only makes sense that it's where my head is at these days."

Also, actress Carla Gugino -- who plays The Silk Spector -- said the following about her role to MTV: "It was really one of the craziest, most fun roles I've ever gotten to play. I start at 25 years old in the 1940s, and I age to 67 years old with full prosthetics in the 1980s. [Sally] is a larger-than-life character. She's a costumed crime fighter, but her idea of a costume is very Bettie Page-meets-[Alberto] Vargas."

New Snyder WATCHMEN Blog
Posted by: Jett
Saturday, January 19, 2008

11:21 AM CENTRAL: Dirctor Zack Snyder has updated his blog on the OFFICIAL WATCHMEN SITE.

NEW FRONTIER Review
DC Movie News Roundup
Posted by: Jett
Wednesday, January 16, 2008

10:32 AM CENTRAL: GEEKSHOW.US has a very positive review of the upcoming animated movie, JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE NEW FRONTIER...

Akiva Goldsman says "... I have a strong impression that [TEEN TITANS] will be delayed for a while, since they´re doing the JUSTICE LEAGUE movie - and these heroes are basically young versions of the JL ones."

In regards to THE DOOM PATROL movie, it "...probably won't happen. It’s too hard to get it right."

Finally, he says THE LOSERS has a really good script. SOURCE: COLLINDER.COM...

Lastly today (I think), Kerri Russell has been cast to voice Wonder Woman in, well, the upcoming WONDER WOMAN animated movie from DC/WB, per TV GUIDE.

9:27 AM CENTRAL: VARIETY ran an article updating the status of the next SUPERMAN film, MAN OF STEEL. Here's the highlights:

* "After SUPERMAN RETURNS delivered a disappointing box office take of $386 million worldwide, Warner Bros. and Singer debated how to proceed with the next 'Superman' pic. The studio even considered rebooting the franchise with someone else."

* "According to a spokesman for the director’s reps at William Morris, '[THE MAN OF STEEL] is moving forward with Bryan Singer attached.'"

* "WB execs Alan Horn and Jeff Robinov agreed to proceed with Singer at the helm of a $170 million MAN OF STEEL packed with more action, a super-powered villain and less romantic melodrama. Before Singer started production on UA's VALKYRIE, WB and co-financier Legendary Pictures closed a deal for him to produce and direct SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL."

The report also mentions that RETURNS scribes Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris opted out of penning the sequel. Warners was about to hear pitches from other screenwriters for a more action-oriented film when the WGA strike broke out, delaying the process.

11:53 AM CENTRAL: SYFYPORTAL.COM talked to illustrator Dawn Brown on the costumes that will be found in WATCHMEN:

"The costume designer, Michael Wilkinson, gave me very specific direction on the design of the suits," she said. "Obviously, we are all aware of what Dave Gibbons did. Some character designs are very faithful to the book. Others will be completely different."

To check out the who interview, click on the link provided above.

WATCHMEN opens March 6, 2009.

Is or Isn't Routh THE MAN OF STEEL?
Posted by: Jett
Sunday, January 6, 2008

6:59 AM CENTRAL: Ealier this week, word broke that director Bryan Singer would not be returning to helm a sequel to his SUPERMAN RETURNS. Now, there are two conflicting reports about Brandon Routh's future as the cinematic Man of Steel.

According to my friends over at LATINO REVIEW, Routh is out and the next solo Superman will be the person who is cast in the upcoming (?) JUSTICE LEAGUE film. This is per one of their sources within DC COMICS.

On the other hand, AIN'T IT COOL NEWS's "Moriarty" say that the LR report is BS and that Routh will play Superman in the next solo film, but not in that JUSTICE LEAGUE trainwreck.

So who to believe? I lean towards AICN as Moriarty is pretty well connected and claims that he got his "Routh's not out" info from a "very high-ranking mole" at Warners. Also, LR has now updated their story to include the AICN report.

If it were up to me, I'd put Routh in JL (since it seems that WB is hell-bent to make this film) as Superman and then do another solo film afterwards. On the other hand -- and probably the best option -- I'd shelve that JUSTICE LEAGUE disaster waiting to happen and hire another director for THE MAN OF STEEL and let him come up with something fresh -- but doesn't necessarily discount SUPERMAN RETURNS.

No MAN OF STEEL For Singer?
Posted by: Jett
Thursday, January 3, 2008

2:18 PM CENTRAL: According to Anne Thompson's VARIETY BLOG, Bryan Singer is "highly unlikely" to helm another SUPERMAN film for the studio.

New JL: THE NEW FRONTIER Trailer
Posted by: Jett
Friday, December 21, 2007

7:05 AM TEXAS TIME: Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for the upcoming JL: THE NEW FRONTIER animated movie. CLICK HERE to watch it.

New JL: THE NEW FRONTIER Images
Posted by: Jett
Wednesday, December 19, 2007

5:50 AM TEXAS TIME: Warner Bros. sent BOF four new images from the upcoming JL: THE NEW FRONTIER animated movie. CLICK HERE for the full story.

11:07 AM TEXAS TIME: SUPERHEROHYPE.COM has an interview with Jeffery Dean Morgan who plays "The Comedian" in WATCHMEN.

"It's good. It's crazy," says the actor of the WATCHMEN shoot. "It's unlike anything I've ever been a part of and it's such a departure for me from anything I've done recently. They guy I'm playing is a little short on the moral end so it's rough. He doesn't have any; he has no morals. There's days that are rough. It's a stretch sometimes."

Click on the link provided for the full story.

7:48 AM TEXAS TIME: Warner Bros. sent BOF 4 new images from WATCHMEN and you can check them out HERE.

New WATCHMEN Blog
The Rock Talks Black Adam
Author: Jett
Monday, November 26, 2007

6:39 PM TEXAS TIME: Zack Snyder has updated his blog over at the OFFICIAL SITE.

1:33 PM TEXAS TIME: Dwyane "The Rock" Johnson talked to ABOUT.COM about his desire to play Black Adam in the upcoming SHAZAM!:

"I just met with [director] Pete Segal....We had a great meeting on 'Shazam!' and just waiting for John August to hand in another draft, which probably will be handed in months from now, after the strike. But [I’m] very excited about that, and no, not [Captain Marvel], but Black Adam. It's been made very clear, which I love as a character and I can't wait to play."

I think he'd be perfect for the part! SHAZAM! is being developed at New Line and looks to be a 2009 or 2010 release.

3:15 PM TEXAS TIME: Jack Black talked to MTV MOVIE BLOG about his now dead and buried GREEN LANTERN project. Click on the link for the full story. One tidbit from Balc was that his GL would be "...capturing bad guys with green, giant prophylactics."

See, Warner Bros. isn't totally crazy. ;) Hahahaha...

Isn't there something wrong with Superman and Supergirl hooking up? And wouldn't it be a bit strange if Ma Kent took a likin' to young Clark? Well, that last one wasn't part of it -- thank God -- but there was something similar in what could have became SUPERMAN III. CLICK HERE to check it out -- and be prepared to say "Thank Goodness that didn't happen." (Of course, what came to be SUPERMAN III sucked anyway.)

8:22 AM TEXAS TIME: CHUD.COM is reporting that director Zac Snyder is going to include the "Tales of the Black Freighter" segments from the graphic novel. This "comic within a comic" is not integral to the main plot of WATCHMEN, but it does provided info on the entire WATCHMEN universe. Allegedly, this will animated.

JL: THE NEW FRONTIER To Premiere At Wondercon
Author: Jett
Friday, November 16, 2007

7:31 AM TEXAS TIME: The upcoming animated flick JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE NEW FRONTIER will premiere at Wondercon 2008 this February in San Francisco.

SOURCE: COMIC-CON.ORG.

JL: No Affect On TMOS?
WATCHMEN: Molach Cast
Author: Jett
Tuesday, November 13, 2007

8:00 PM TEXAS TIME: SUPERMAN RETURNS actors Frank Langella and James Marsden spoke to MTV about a sequel to SUPERMAN RETURNS -- specifically how JUSTICE LEAGUE might affect it.

Says Marsden: "I know nothing. I saw one article about Justice Leagu’ being made, and I thought well, how’s that going to affect the future of [Superman]? So I have no idea. I really don’t."

And Langella: "I have no doubt it will happen again. I just don’t think it will happen soon. I thought the first one was a beautiful film. I thought the concept was staggering. It got criticized for not being the kind of Superman everybody expects but Jesus! [But that said] I had dinner with Bryan a couple months ago and he said he wants to do the next one shorter, tighter, and with a lot more action in it."

Now on to WATCHMEN...

According to MTV, Matt Frewer has been cast as Molach in WATCHMEN.

Langella Says TMOS Is Coming...Eventually
Author: Jett
Thursday, November 8, 2007

3:35 PM CENTRAL: LATINO REVIEW spoke with Frank Langella (who was doing press for Starting out in the Evening) and got the actor to comment on the sequel to SUPERMAN RETURNS. "Yes [I will be coming back for a sequel]. We're going to do another one next year. Not this year, but the next and with the writer's strike it could be into 2009. There's no script."

7:54 PM CENTRAL: The WATCHMEN OFFICIAL SITE has been updated with director Zack Snyder showing off the film's production offices in a new blog.

6:47 AM CENTRAL: Warner Bros. has signed director David Dobkin to helm THE FLASH. Craig Wright (creator of ABC's "Dirty Sexy Money") has been tapped to write the film which is being produced by Mosaic Media's Charles Roven (BATMAN BEGINS, THE DARK KNIGHT) and Alex Gartner.

It is unclear which version of the character Dobkin will use in the film. However, the project WILL NOT be a spinoff of the upcoming JUSTICE LEAGUE movie that has The Flash as major character.

According to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, "Dobkin is a comic book fan and has long waited for a shot at a superhero movie, and The Flash's superpower has a relatability and simplicity he found appealing."

SOURCE: THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

7:00 PM CENTRAL: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson says that he'd love to play Black Adam in the upcoming movie SHAZAM!. "I’m meeting with [director] Pete Segal tonight [November 1] and we’re going to talk about it,” said the actor.

SOURCE: MTV MOVIE BLOG.

7:00 PM CENTRAL: Greg Berlanti has signed a deal to co-write and direct GREEN LANTERN. Hal Jordan will be the Green Lantern featured in this film.

"To me, this was on the last great comic book movie that hasn't been made," said Berlanti, who grew up reading comics in the 1980s. "It was a comic book with a real mythology that you would see in a lot of the space operas and the sci-fi books. The best part about it, anybody can be become one of the Green Lanterns because anyone can end up with that ring."

SOURCE: REUTERS.