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Writer David S. Goyer Revealed Warner Bros. Wanted To Give Joker An Origin Story In ‘The Dark Knight’

July 30, 2020 10:35 am

Before Todd Philips' Oscar-winning "Joker" turned the Crown Prince of Crime into a down-on-his-luck Newyorker loner, the villain's mysterious origin was part of what made him intriguing. "The Dark Knight" gave...

A “Loyal, Yet Evolved” ‘Hellraiser’ Reboot Is Coming From David Goyer & ‘The Night House’ Filmmakers

Charles Barfield

April 10, 2020 3:32 pm

News

For horror fans, the term “reboot” is often reviled. Rarely does a modern reboot of a classic franchise actually work. Most recently, you can probably point to 2018’s “Halloween” as the best possible outcome. ...

Neil Gaiman’s Acclaimed Comic Series ‘Sandman’ Coming To Netflix Courtesy Of David Goyer & Allan Heinberg

Charles Barfield

July 1, 2019 12:04 pm

News, Television

If you talk to a serious Neil Gaiman fan and ask what the best work ever done by the creator is, the odds are that “Sandman” will likely be at the top of the list. In a bibliography that includes “American Gods...

‘Band Of Robbers’ Directors Aaron And Adam Nee To Helm Sony’s ‘Masters Of The Universe’

Charles Barfield

April 19, 2018 5:35 pm

News

The long-in-development “Masters of the Universe” film looks like it’s getting closer than ever to becoming a reality. According to Variety, Sony has signed Aaron and Adam Nee to direct the sci-fi/fantasy film ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger & Linda Hamilton Officially Back For New ‘Terminator’ Trilogy

Kevin Jagernauth

September 20, 2017 10:21 am

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Does this sound familiar to you? There's a new "Terminator" reboot (or whatever, I honestly could care less about timelines at this point or what they're actually calling it) that will see some old faces return...

‘Suicide Squad 2’ & ‘Green Lantern Corps’ Eye More Directors

Kevin Jagernauth

March 17, 2017 2:41 pm

News

Warner Bros. and DC Films is looking to get something to join "Aquaman" on their 2018 release calendar, and "Suicide Squad 2" and "Green Lantern Corps" are among the contenders. One roadblock is that both pictu...

Should This Be Made? ‘Alien Prequel’ And ‘Superman: The Man Of Steel’

Gabe Toro

October 8, 2010 3:40 pm

News

Consider this a weekly look at the biggest projects of the week, and whether they should be crowding multiplexes or not. If we had our way, everything would be French, in black and white, with Asia Argento smok...

First ‘Superman’ Rumors Aren’t Good: Zack Snyder Not WB’s First Choice? David Goyer’s Script A Mess?

Oliver Lyttelton

October 6, 2010 12:29 pm

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Zack Snyder is directing "Superman." Not Matt Reeves or Duncan Jones. Zack Snyder. And we're going to have to start to get used to that. We've gone through shock, anger and denial, so acceptance can only be a m...

David Goyer & Warner Bros. Make Deal For ‘Heaven’s Shadows’

Kevin Jagernauth

August 23, 2010 9:07 pm

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Warner Bros. has closed a deal for the film rights to a science fiction trilogy of novels by writer/director David Goyer, with Goyer himself to adapt and produce the first book "Heaven's Shadow."The initial des...

Nicolas Cage Will Return For The Neveldine/Taylor Directed ‘Ghost Rider 2’

Kevin Jagernauth

July 16, 2010 8:02 pm

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There's been talk of a sequel to "Ghost Rider" pretty much since the film came out in 2007 (or for several years now anyhow), with Nicolas Cage even recognizing how piss poor the movie was (at one point, ...

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