DC on SCREEN | DC Studios News & Reviews

A 'Shazam!' sequel already seems to be brewing, Idris Elba apparently isn't playing Deadshot after all, and it isn’t Amanda Waller he's playing because reportedly, Viola Davis is back! All that and more:

‘Shazam!’ Numbers Update |
'Shazam!' Ties For Highest DCEU CinemaScore |
David Sandberg Voiced Mr. Mind |
Safran Explains The Cameo |
'Shazam!' Sequel to Be Written by Henry Gayden |
Dwayne Johnson Says 'Black Adam' Should Start Filming "in About a Year" |
'The Suicide Squad' Removes Deadshot, Moves Idris Elba to New Role |
Viola Davis Returning to Waller |
Joel Kinnaman Reportedly Returning For James Gunn's 'The Suicide Squad' |
James Gunn Reveals 'The Suicide Squad' Inspiration |
'Avengers: Endgame' Directors "Never Say Never" When It Comes to Doing a DC Film |
‘Arrow’ Showrunner on Spin-Offs |
'Lucifer' Season 4 Teaser Reveals Netflix Premiere Date |
'Preacher' Season 4 to Be Final Season, Premiere Date Announced |
‘Smallville’ Star Allison Mack Pleads Guilty in Sex Cult Case |

In celebration of Batman's 80th birthday, we look back on our first interactions with the Batman character, favorite (and least-favorite) iterations, and comic stories of note! Come join us!

We talk the 'Joker' trailer (both for the Todd Phillips film AND the upcoming 'Gotham' appearance), 'Birds of Prey', 'Shazam', 'Stargirl', and so much more:

Toby Emmerich Discusses the Future DC Slate at CinemaCon |
Joker Poster Dropped!
JOKER TEASER TRAILER – https://youtu.be/KGcCZmwDQdI
DC Characters Each Have Their Own Tone |
Shazam Robot Chicken Spot | https://youtu.be/iCZGTxT88Hs
Jai Courtney Says He'll Be Back as Captain Boomerang in James Gunn's 'The Suicide Squad' |
James Gunn's 'The Suicide Squad' Reportedly Casting an Alien Femme Fatale |
Original 'Batman' Movies Set to Return to Theaters |
DC Universe Set to Add Entire DC Comics Library |
Emily Bett Rickards Announces She's Leaving 'Arrow' After Season 7 |
'Arrow' Showrunner Confirms Felicity's Exit Happens Before Season Ends |
'Gotham's Joker Shows Off His Full Suit in Series Finale Poster |
DC Universe Releases First Look at Brec Bassinger's 'Stargirl' |
'Swamp Thing' Premiere Date Announced |
Titans Season 2: Curran Walters Confirmed As Series Regular |
'Pennyworth' Teaser Trailer Gives First Look at Batman Prequel Series | https://youtu.be/aThLUgsI9-E

DC on SCREEN #538 - Put on a Happy Face

Dave and Jason (that's us!) talk about everything we dig and everything we didn't in season 2 of 'Black Lightning'!

DC on SCREEN #537 - 'Black Lightning' Season 2 Review

We're addressing controversial Zack Snyder statements, the divisive Martha moment in 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice', Zack's spilling of 'Justice League' tea (what happened/what was supposed to happen), and of course, statements made about the infamous SNYDER CUT -- all from Zack Snyder's The Director's Cuts Event! If you'd like to watch the Q&A sessions for 'Dawn of the Dead', 'Watchmen', or 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice', check out the live stream of those here: https://www.vero.co/vero-live-broadcast

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DC on SCREEN #536 - Zack Snyder's 'Justice League' Tea (It Done Spilled, Ya'll)

Our Spoiler-Free 'Shazam!' Review followed by our Spoiler-FILLED review! David F. Sandberg weaves a wonderful, heart-filled tale that we were absolutely delighted by! What did you think of the film?
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DC on SCREEN #535 - Shazam! Review

This week on DC on SCREEN:

Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara Steps Down |
Ezra Miller and Grant Morrison Take on The Flash |
Variety Confused About Ben Affleck's Future as Batman |
'Shazam!': Updated Box Office Tracking Increases to $50M Opening |
'Shazam' Director And Producer Returning For Sequel |
Black Adam Will Arrive Before A 'Shazam!' Sequel Appearance |
James Gunn to Direct Both 'Suicide Squad 2' and 'Guardians of the Galaxy 3' |
James Gunn's 'Suicide Squad' to Be a "Total Reboot," Not a Sequel (Supposedly) |
Joel Kinnaman addresses whether he’ll return for Suicide Squad 2 |
James Gunn's 'Suicide Squad' Rumored to Include Killer Frost |
DC Films Producer Thinks James Gunn Will Unify Marvel, DC Fans |
'The Batman': Matt Reeves Reveals 2019 Filming Start |
'The Batman': Director Matt Reeves Hints at 'Chinatown' Inspiration |
'The Batman' Movie Rumored to Be Set in the '90s |
James McAvoy Wants to Play the Riddler |
DC Only Letting 'Supergirl' Use Lex For 3 Episodes |
'Titans' Cast Jericho |
Serena Williams Joins DC Universe
'Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Release Date and Details Revealed |

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DC on SCREEN #534 - Miller and Morrison Take on the Flash!

The best 'Shazam!' trailer yet, the new 'Suicide Squad' roster, and more!
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This episode we talk:

Warner Bros. chair being investigated for sexual misconduct |
New 'Shazam!' International Trailer Packed With Batman, Superman, and Aquaman References |
https://youtu.be/2lek0a0Xb04
New Batman Toy Voice Actor In 'Shazam!' Revealed |
'Smallville' Actor Reveals His Role In 'Shazam!' |
'Shazam!' Releasing Two Weeks Early Via Fandango |
'Shazam!' Movie Official Run Time Revealed |
‘Shazam!’ Reactions Appear Online |
Armie Hammer Gives Definitive Answer on If He Is the Next Batman |
Ben Affleck Open to Directing DC Movie |
James Gunn's 'Suicide Squad' Roster Reportedly Revealed |
Gunn Reportedly Pulling From Ostrander/Yale Suicide Squad Run|
Dave Bautista Has a Potential Role In Suicide Squad |
Hawkman and Stargirl in Black Adam Film? |
The CW Announces Season Finale Dates for Arrowverse Series, 'Black Lightning' |
‘Titans’: Esai Morales Joins DC Universe As Deathstroke |
Original 'Swamp Thing' Actress Returning For New DC Universe Series |
DC's 'Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Movie Trailer Released |
LISTENER FEEDBACK

*Name mispronunciations with Elisa Love
*Sittin' back in the cut with Andy Hulsey
*Why not Bronze Tiger? with @algranite
*'Batwoman' Set Pic with Ricardo Santana
*'Arrow' Speculations with Matthew Ryan Cronin
*Patreon Episode Praise with Chris Balga
*Will Green Arrow Appear in 'Birds of Prey'? with @casual_fanboy
*The depth of 'Arrow's continuing legacy on CW with @Vermouth1991
*What shall we call the Arrowverse when there is no Arrow? with @planetrise
*Tenacious D thoughts with @jforn11

This week Jason's in deep water with a kitchen conundrum, so our friend Matt from the Marvel Cinematic Universe Podcast (and Dave's co-host on Star Trek Universe Podcast) pops in to help get through some news! But new crazy stuff started dropping well after our recording, and Jason and Dave come back from the future to catch you up on the goings-ons!

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‘Shazam!’ Trailer |

‘Shazam’ Tracking to Make $48 Million Opening Weekend |

'Aquaman's James Wan Confirms There Is No Director's Cut |

'Aquaman' Passes 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' On All-Time Domestic Box Office List |

'Aquaman' Producer Says Delay for 'Aquaman 2' Is to "Do It Right" |

'Aquaman' Sequel Rumored To Include The Others |

'Suicide Squad 2': Will Smith Exits James Gunn's DC Comics Movie |

Idris Elba Reportedly to Replace Will Smith as Deadshot! |

'The Suicide Squad' Production Start Date and Location Reportedly Revealed |

'The Flash' Directors Reportedly Rewriting Script |

Zack Snyder Announces The Director's Cuts |

'Arrow' Ends Next Year With 10 Episodes |

'Legends Of Tomorrow': Jes Macallan Returning As Ava Sharpe As Season 5 Series Regular |

'Krypton' Season 2 Has Reportedly Wrapped Filming |

It's a fun episode, folks! This week we talk:

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Warner Bros.Chief Executive Says DC Comics Movie Strategy Has Changed |

'The Flash': Ezra Miller on Delays and Multiverse |

Aquaman 2 Release Date |

Aquaman Digital Release Date |

New Shazam! TV Spot |

Zachary Levi Calling Out Assholes Against Captain Marvel |

Reeves Reportedly Looking For a 20-Something For Batman |

The Batman to Feature at Least 4 Different Villains |

Is The Snyder Cut on the Horizon? |

Is Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow Ending? |

Batwoman Will Likely Not Feature Batman |

Batwoman Casts Elizabeth Anweis As Kate Kane's Step-Mother |

Stargirl Recruits Amy Smart to Play Courtney's Mother and Casts Courtney's Brother |

Titans Casts Its Superboy |

A New Constantine Series? |

LISTENER FEEDBACK

Cassidy Riley
Will Crisis On Infinite Earths make the Arrowverse into one singular reality?
J Scott St Clair

Who are some of the villains we'd like to see populate James Gunn's Suicide Squad & who would you cast in the roles?

Chris Balga

What Elseworlds stories would we like to see adapted in a DCEU or DC animated film?

Randy
Will there be a summer hiatus for DCTV fans?
Travis Hynes (Superhero Discussions, Tales From the DC Universe)
Would we want to see Zack Snyder's DCEU saga play out on HBO?Should we expect more dark and gritty DC on HBO is Watchmen is well-received?
Nathan
Should frequent contributor Jordan Valdes change his name to Batjordan Kyle Wayne?