So the day has finally come, the day that many of us have been predicting and wanting
to happen after the growing love for Hnery Cavill's Superman in the decade after Man
Of Steel released.
Man Of Steel 2 is now a top priority by Warner Bros Discovery and the rumour is they are
currently looking for writers to helm the project following Cavil's return in
Black Adam later this week.
Alongside this news we got some big DC film updates surrounding a Black Adam V Superman
film, The Batman 2, new James Gunn DC movies and some details on the
change in leadership following the Warner Bros Discovery takeover.
I will be doing a seperate video for The Batman 2 news later today, but in this video, I'm
going to focus on the other DC stories with a primary look at the Man
Of Steel 2 announcement.
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So last night, out of no where, me and many others were shocked by the news that came
in a big Hollywood Reporter article, saying that Warner Bros Discovery have their eyes
centred on a Man Of Steel 2 with Henry Cavill's Superman.
According to the report, under Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav and Warner Bros
Pictures heads Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy, the
studio has had an massive desire to bring back Cavill's iteration of the hero.
It states that the project would essentially be Man of Steel 2, and like the original film,
it would be produced by Charles Roven and is currently
in the stage of finding writers.
Now there's no mention of Zack Snyder coming back to do the sequel, and you know my unpopular
opinion, that I personally think Man of Steel was a great
film by him and I would like to see him back.
But I don't think we're going to get that because Snyder has moved on to other stuff
and I think from a filmmaking perspective, the new regime
at Warner Bros would want to have fresh writers and filmmakers spearhead the new set of films.
That doesn't mean Snyder won't come back, but
based on what we are hearing, that's just my current guess.
It does say in the article that there is a wishlist for the film and apparently, Christopher
McQuarrie, the filmmaker behind the Mission: Impossible movies and the writer
of Top Gun Maverick, is a name on there.
It does say that the director is working on the next back-to-back Mission Impossible films,
so it would be hard for him to find time, but I
do think that an option like that would be a great choice.
At the end of the day though, I'm just over the moon to see that this new regime has
faith in Cavill's Superman and that we're of course likely to get a Man Of Steel 2 now.
Cavill's iteration was not in the initial plans for the Black Adam movie with the cameo
reportedly being denied by ex studio head Walter Hamada,
and instead he wanted to introduce a new black Superman with JJ Abrams being attached as
producer.
It's stated in the article that after Hamada said no to Cavill, that it was Dwayne
Johnson who went around the new executives, including De Luca and Abdy, to get the green
light for this to happen.
The post credit scene was shot in mid-October after negotiations, and
now with Man Of Steel 2 looking for writers, this news cements that Warner Bros Discovery
wants Havill Cavill back as Superman long term.
I honestly couldn't be happier, and regardless
of there being a new filmmaker or not, what this shows me is that the new Warner Bros
want to work with people to make the best films with
characters people love onscreen.
They have to get Superman and Batman in order before they can build the brand and it's great
to hear that they are prioritising that with this
announcement of a new Henry Cavill Superman film in the process.
And as I spoke about Dwayne Johnson getting that cameo before, there was also some updates
surrounding his plans for the characters to crossover in the movies ahead.
In the Hollywood Reporter article, it says that Johnson is
publicly pushing his vision for a future Black Adam versus Superman movie, which comes as
he talks up his Cavill cameo at the end of the new
Black Adam film.
So it's clear that The Rock is definitely at the forefront of Cavill’s return as Superman,
and he very much wants to do more with these two characters in future movies.
We'll have to see how that goes down, but what's clear is that this help by the Rock
has resulted in Warner Bros actively moving forward on a Man Of Steel 2.
More DC news that came out in this article was a brief update surrounding James Gunn,
who looks to be moving on from Marvel after Guardians Of The Galaxy 3 and pushing 2 new
dc projects in the years to come.
Sources told The Hollywood Reporter that James Gunn and producer Peter Safran are in talks
with Warners for a mystery movie, and possibly more after.
“DC is definitely in play," said an insider and they
are looking at all of their intellectual property.
James Gunn will focus on a second season of Peacemaker first, and then these 2 potential
movies would follow that if all goes well.
So while they were the main DC film announcments minus The Batman news, which again I will
cover later on, the article did exapand on the whole leadership question at WB.
And while I'll also be discussing this more in detail with
my Matt Reeves Batman video later today, it does sound really promising when it comes
to what they are looking for.
According to what was said, after months of searching, Zaslav came
close to hiring executive Dan Lin for the role of DC chief, but talks didn't go through,
and De Luca remains in charge for now.
He greenlit Joker 2 and has been making decisions on Aquaman
2 and The Flash film, alongside meeting with different filmmakers for more projects.
The Rumors are that either he could become the new
boss or someone else in their search over the coming months.
It said that a script for Wonder Woman 3 is expected soon too and a script for a Flash
sequel is already written by the Aquaman writer, but alongside things we already
knew could happen and things that this article announced are on the way, heads De Luca and
Abdy want more things in development, and more
things on the ready to go, which is quite the opposite to what Hamada was going for
in his time as leader.
We've got a new era of DCEU films, seperated universe films like The Batman and
Joker and much more in the pipeline that I must admit, does get me excited when you consider
what variety they are going for.
They are listening to fans with announcements like Henry
Cavill's Superman returning, but then they are trying to expand and add new flavours
into the mix with characters like Black Adam and filmmakers who they wish to collaborate
with.
We'll have to see if it pays off, but this big DC
news that dropped last night is definitely a welcome update and as I said, I could not
be more happy about a Man Of Steel 2.
I think the first film is one of the most underrated comic book
films of all time, but whether you like or don't like that film, I think many of us love
Henry Cavill as Superman.
So giving him and maybe a new writer and director the opportunity to
make an amazing new Superman film to push forward this new era, is in my opinion, very
exciting to hear.
But that was my video discussing all the updates for the Man Of Steel 2 announcement and other
DC projects that were revealed in that Hollywood Reporter article.
As I said I'm going to be doing a video later today discussing the
new Batman movies that were talked about too and I will expand a bit more on what I like
about these new reveals.
I will also be covering Black Adam when it releases later this week, so
stay tuned for my review, breakdowns and essays on the Dwayne Johnson movie.
But what do you think towards the news that Henry Cavill's Superman
will be getting a potential Man Of Steel 2 and are you excited for the new era of DC
films that Warner Bros Discovery seems to be pushing forward with?
Let me know down below in the comments section.
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