'Birds of Prey' has shorter 108-minute runtime

Are you tired of watching films that run north of two hours all the time, especially if you're watching a superhero film? DC's upcoming flick, Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), is looking to buck the trend. According to IFCO, which classifies film releases in Ireland, the film will run for 108 minutes, which is one hour and forty-eight minutes. If you consider the credits, then the film could be around one hour, forty-five minutes, which is a good length for Birds of Prey.

Lead star and producer Margot Robbie told Variety before that they are taking a non-linear, off-kilter approach to telling this tale, which is an apt approach to her character. She said, "We pulled a lot of references from the comics that we love, from different movies we love—we were really gravitating toward the idea of not having such a formulaic sort of structure, Trainspotting being of one of our favorite films. We would look at a movie like that, and then we'd break it down scene by scene, minute by minute. And funnily enough, it follows a three-act structure to the T, like, to the page, to the minute. And so we would look at a lot of films like that, like: 'How did they achieve this feeling of this beautiful chaos, but within it, everything feels satisfying?' So the non-linear aspect of the film came from those sorts of conversations... It jumps around. And then it becomes linear for the third act. You go on a ride, and it's all pretty chronological from there. It took a while to get it together, and get it approved by the studio. And then finally we got it greenlit. And we were off to the races."

Source: LRM Online

DC’s ‘Shazam’ gets new trailer

Ahead of the film’s release next month, we get to see a bit more of DC Comics superhero Shazam—and how he’s unlike the brooding characters we’ve come to expect from the DCEU. We get a quick look of how Billy Batson (Asher Angel) turns into adult superhero Shazam (Zachary Levi) and all the trouble he gets into trying to figure out his place in the world. We even get a cameo from a well-loved DC character, sort of. Batman appears in the form of a large plush toy as Shazam fights with some bad guys in a store. You can watch the full trailer above.

DC Comics names new streaming service as DC Universe

DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. announced last year that they were working creating their own digital streaming platform that will have both DC’s animated and live action series. And now the streaming service gets a name: DC Universe. It even gets a landing page on DC Comics’ website, where it’s described as a “first-of-its kind, immersive digital experience designed just for DC fans.” The shows that have already been announced for the platform include the animated Young Justice: Outsiders, animated Harley Quinn series, and live-action versions of Titans and Swamp Thing. There is no word yet when DC Universe will be officially launching but Titans is expected to come out sometime this year, while Swamp Thing is expected to get a 2019 release.