#batman-beyond

#batman-beyond

After a decade floundering both critically and at the box office, DC Studios has regained their footing under James Gunn. With the moderate success of last year's Superman and the groundwork laid by a relatively well-received second season of Peacemaker, it seems as if the days of DC's cinematic outings getting pummeled by the MCU are over, as well as their days of approaching the plate without a plan in hand.

Aaron Pierre, the star of the upcoming series Lanterns, will reprise his role of John Stewart in Man of Tomorrow. Pierre plays John Stewart, a member of the Green Lantern Corps, in Lanterns, so his involvement in Man of Tomorrow is somewhat obvious, as we've known from the get-go that Man of Tomorrow will pit Superman and Lex Luthor against Brainiac, an alien villain.

In the 21st century, superhero stories are often judged on how realistic they are - how "gritty," how dark, how "adult." It's never been more visible than with Batman. Between Christopher Nolan's take in the Dark Knight trilogy and the still-ongoing takes by Matt Reeves, it seems like the Caped Crusader was built for the Nirvana-scored, brooding tone of tragic flashbacks and smeared eyeliner.

Spider-Noir, the pulpy detective reimagining of Spider-Man starring Nicolas Cage, has received its first teaser trailer, which you can watch below - in both black and white and color. Premiering on Prime Video on May 27th, the Spider-Noir series sort of kind of spins off Cage's voice role as Spider-Man Noir in the animated Spider-Verse film franchise. However, he's not playing the same grizzled Peter Parker here;

Sebastian Stan is about to trade in an arm prosthetic for a face prosthetic. Marvel Studios According to , Sebastian Stan is in talks to join the cast of The Batman Part II, even though he's still very much involved with the MCU, most recently appearing in Thunderbolts. He will join fellow Marvel star Scarlett Johansson, who played Natasha Romanov in multiple MCU movies.