‘Aquaman’ spinoff is reportedly in the works

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You might be waiting for a sequel to Aquaman, but rumour has it that isn’t happening in the meantime. What we can expect though is a spinoff—and one that involves The Trench. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. has ordered a script for The Trench, which puts the focus on the deep sea dwelling creatures in Aquaman. And it seems Aquaman director James Wan and Peter Safran are onboard to produce the project, while screenwriters Noah Gardner and Aidan Fitzgerald will work on the script. The approach seems to be a bit more “horror-tinged.” Gardner and Fitzgerald worked at JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot productions during the Super 8 era and have previously written a submarine thriller called The Volos.

If the project gets the green light, the report claims it’s going to get a smaller budget than Aquaman. It’s rumoured Aquaman took around US$160 million to produce—the second lowest of any DCEU film. But it raked in over US$1.1 billion at the global box office.

Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn gets teased in quick ‘Birds of Prey’ trailer

With the film set to come out in February 7, 2020, we’re a long way away from Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn). But that doesn’t mean we aren’t getting a peak at what star Margot Robbie described as the DC Extended Universe’s “R-rated girl gang film.” The 19-second clip of this Cathy Yan-directed film gives us a glimpse of Robbie’s Harley Quinn alongside her co-stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Huntress), Jurnee Smollett-Bell (Black Canary), Rosie Perez (Detective Renee Montoya), and Ewan McGregor (Black Mask). Robbie even teased on Instagram a photo of her in costume, which included a dog tag necklace with the name Bruce. Time suggests this could foreshadow a Birds of Prey run-in with Bruce Wayne a.k.a. Batman.

Patty Jenkins teases her plans for ‘Wonder Woman 3’

While we’re still waiting for the release of Wonder Woman 1984. Director Patty Jenkins already knows how she wants to end her arc for the Amazonian princess. During an interview with Vanity Fair for her upcoming noir limited series I Am The Night, which stars Wonder Woman lead Chris Pine, Jenkins affirmed she has begun thinking about what the third film should be about. She said, “I have pretty clear plans for Wonder Woman 3. Whether I [direct] it or not, I see how her arc should end in my incarnation of Wonder Woman. I have great passion for that.”

No plans are set in stone in the DC Extended Universe, but we admittedly would be surprised if Wonder Woman doesn’t get a third solo outing. Her first film earned the highest reviews for the DCEU and grossed over US$820 million globally. Given the hype surrounding the sequel, it seems inevitable a third outing is going to happen. For now, Wonder Woman 1984 is set to open in theatres in June 5, 2020.

Source: ComingSoon.net

‘Wonder Woman’ is now the top-grossing superhero origin movie

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Since the movie came out in June, Wonder Woman has been smashing records left and right. This time, it becomes the highest grossing superhero origin movie ever made. Director Patty Jenkins’ smash hit just earned US$821,750,942 worldwide. It overthrows 2002 Spider-Man film, which earned $821,708,551. According to BoxOfficeMojo, the three other best-selling origin films are Deadpool at $783,112,979, Guardians of the Galaxy at $773,328,629, and Suicide Squad at $745,600,054. These, however, have not been adjusted for inflation, as Business Insider points out, which means Spider-Man earned over a billion if that’s factored in.

But it still doesn’t detract from the success and popularity of Wonder Woman. It’s still the highest-grossing DC Extended Universe movie, highest-grossing live action film by a female director, one of the top five highest-grossing superhero movies of all time, and most tweeted movie of 2017. We’ll be seeing Diana Prince a.k.a. Wonder Woman next in the upcoming Justice League film.

Source: Mashable