Joker is officially the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, and the star of previous champ Deadpool had a couple of choice words about the development. The reliably hilarious Ryan Reynolds took to Instagram to post a mock poster for Joker offering his congratulations.
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It looks like the final Avengers films really were the end of an epic event era — at least for now. Avengers: Endgame producer Trinh Tran has that after spending more than a decade building out the Infinity Saga, Marvel is taking a more relaxed approach to the next 10 years of superhero content.
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Here from a dark multiverse, he's a kill-crazy version of Bruce Wayne whose body count would make the Joker sob in disgrace. To learn more about the latest Batman bad guy to become an indispensable part of the Dark Knight's rogues' gallery, keep reading for the untold truth of the Batman Who Laughs.
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Joker is essentially a comic book movie in name only, but its massive success seems likely to inspire subsequent adaptations in a variety of ways. How has Joker changed the landscape for comic book movies going forward? Let's put on a happy face and explore.
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After his controversial comments about Marvel films sparked outrage earlier this month, the venerated director has continued to talk about the MCU — and his feelings on the juggernaut franchise still aren't particularly positive, but they aren't as negative as they previously seemed.
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When you're working with an actor as talented as Joaquin Phoenix, you learn to expect the unexpected. In a wide-ranging interview, Joker cinematographer Lawrence Sher gave some insight into one of the film's most interesting scenes — namely, the fact that nobody on set knew it was coming.
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The Caped Crusader always bears a distinctive style of speaking — whether it's Michael Keaton's sharp delivery or Christian Bale's borderline incomprehensible snarl — and Robert Pattinson, the latest actor to step into Batman's suit and cowl, has developed his own take on the "Batman voice."
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Disney CEO Bob Iger has a few choice words for the filmmakers who have recently seen fit to disparage Mighty Marvel. Iger issued perhaps the most forceful defense yet of Marvel and the superhero genre in the wake of unprompted attacks by the likes of Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola.
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Kevin Feige's promotion at Marvel means he's wresting full control of the television side of the company, as new reports indicate that Marvel hasn't been pleased over recent TV developments. Executives were reportedly "shocked and embarrassed" that Hulu cancelled the planned Ghost Rider series.
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Since her proper onscreen introduction in Avengers: Age of Ultron, fans have been just a bit confused about Wanda Maximoff's power set. But the MCU version of Wanda is about to discover just how powerful she really is. This could be totally awesome — and it could also destroy the MCU as we know it.
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David Ayer would like to be left out of this whole Joker mess. The Suicide Squad director recently took to Twitter to defend himself in the wake of a report that Jared Leto's role as the Clown Prince of Crime was severely reduced in his movie because Ayer was unhappy with his performance.
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When you look closely, it's sometimes impossible to ignore that the Spider-Man movies are sprinkled with some movie magic mishaps.
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If you're waiting for Joaquin Phoenix's Joker to square off against Batman, you're going to be waiting a long time The Batman star Robert Pattinson has confirmed what Joker's Todd Phillips has already proclaimed: his film will not connect to the upcoming Dark Knight solo vehicle in any way.
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The debate over the merits of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is still raging, thanks to continued comments by Hollywood's most legendary directors. At the Lumière Festival, The Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola defended Martin Scorsese's comments about Marvel movies, calling them "despicable."
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This Joker star may have had a serious case of jealousy. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jared Leto, who portrayed the Joker in 2016's Suicide Squad, reportedly attempted to sabotage director Todd Phillips' standalone Joker movie, which stars Joaquin Phoenix in the title role.
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Writer/director James Gunn's upcoming soft reboot The Suicide Squad will likely be missing the original's most divisive element. In a recent Q&A conducted on Instagram, Gunn appeared to shoot down the idea of Jared Leto's Joker appearing in his film in response to a question from a fan.
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Move over, Michelle. Adios, Anne. Zoë Kravitz has officially landed the plum role of Selina Kyle/Catwoman in Matt Reeves' The Batman, and the internet's digital artists have come out to give us an idea of what she might look like in the upcoming flick, from simple to steampunk.
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It's official: Paul Dano will be The Batman's Riddler. It was recently announced that the actor has signed on to Matt Reeves "Worlds of DC" entry as the villain, and some of the web's most talented graphic artists have wasted no time at all weighing in on what they think this could look like.
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Rumors have been brewing that Charlie Cox might return as the savior of Hell's Kitchen, only this time, he might show up in the movies. So how could the Man Without Fear would fit into the MCU? We have some ideas about how Charlie Cox's Daredevil could fit perfectly into the Marvel Universe.
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Apparently, Martin Scorsese's weird few weeks in the news isn't yet over. After discrediting Marvel movies as "not cinema," Scorsese took a moment during a press conference at the BFI London Film Festival to clarify his past comments and define what he values about cinema.
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All the Spider-Man films tend to feature the same elements over and over again. And while a lot of it has worked well for the character for about 60 years, you could also probably go to the theater and play Spidey-Bingo pretty easily. Here are things that we see in every single Spider-Man movie.
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There's a lot of fresh stuff in the new trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home, including some dramatic twists, some fun bits of comedy, and a whopper of a revelation about the state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the wake of the reality-shaking events of Avengers: Endgame.
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Less than 24 hours after it was announced that Jonah Hill had parted ways with The Batman and turned down a potential role as the Riddler, it appears the production team behind the film has moved on from Hill and solved the riddle of casting the Riddler.
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Oh, what might have been. Less than a month after it was reported that Academy Award-nominated actor Jonah Hill was lined up to star alongside Robert Pattinson in The Batman, Deadline has dropped a bombshell: Hill is no longer in talks for the movie.
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Marvel Studios head honcho Kevin Feige has scored himself a new title: Chief Creative Officer, Marvel. The King Geek has received a huge promotion that will place the entirety of Marvel's creative personnel — including those from the film, television, and publishing branches — under his purview.
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Another day, another provocative Marvel rumor. We Got This Covered is reporting that Marvel Studios is considering Henry Cavill, who appeared as Superman in three films for Warner Brothers and DC, for the role of Brian Braddock — AKA Captain Britain — in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Is Ryan Reynolds trolling us, or is Deadpool edging closer to the Marvel Cinematic Universe? The star recently took to Instagram to post an image of himself apparently standing in the lobby of Marvel Studios, renewing speculation that the Deadpool franchise will soon continue in the MCU.
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