Chris Pine is Somehow in Wonder Woman 1984 & More DC Movie News
By Nick Mangione 06.14.2018 :: 7:00AM EST 06.14.2018
Chris Pine, Gal Gadot (Photo via Warner Bros.)
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Wonder Woman is currently the brightest spot in the DCEU. In a franchise full of overlong grim-dark deconstructions of superheroes, its biggest success is a celebration of everything that makes its title character great. And Steve Trevor was also there. OK, that might be selling him a little short, Chris Pine was great as Steve and his relationship with/reaction to Diana brought a lot to the movie. And thanks to a tweet from director Patty Jenkins, we have our first image of Steve from the sequel, which is now called Wonder Woman 1984. …wait.
Welcome to WONDER WOMAN 1984, Steve Trevor! #WW84 pic.twitter.com/BCLARdVuTu
— Patty Jenkins (@PattyJenks) June 13, 2018
I mean, he looks great. Duh it's Chris Pine. But, uh… Remember how the first Wonder Woman took place in World War I? And remember how Steve was a soldier in World War I and also died? It's really cool that we have this first glimpse of the next Wonder Woman movie. And it's really funny to see Steve Trevor in 80s clothes after watching him in WWI garb for an entire movie. This photo, though, raises some uncomfortable questions that Jenkins does not answer at all. Like, for instance, HOW?! How is Steve here? Why does he not look a day older than in the last movie even though it took place 60 years earlier? Is that his grandson? A hallucination? Somehow the same guy?
It looks like Jenkins succeeded in tantalizing us with a mystery. Now, we have to go watch it just to find out how this happens. Really though, if you told me this is just how Chris Pine ages, and he'll look like this 60 years from now? I'd buy it. Wonder Woman 1984 is scheduled to hit theaters on November 1, 2019.
Jason Momoa in Justice League. (Photo via Warner Bros.)
It really has been a bummer to only have one unqualified good movie in the DCEU, but it looks like that's about to change soon. Aquaman has been shrouded in secrecy since its announcement, which can sometimes be worrying, especially considering it comes out this year. So far though, it doesn't sound like there will be anything to worry about. First of all, the film is rumored to be getting a trailer this week, so we'll finally have our first real look at this movie. Second of all, in a report by Entertainment Weekly, Warner Bros. apparently sounded really confident about the film. And genuine confidence too, which is a good sign coming from the studio that just put out Justice League.
Now, executives are supposed to publicly praise the next movie coming out. They're not going to come out and say it looks like crap. But you can usually tell when they're less confident in the product they're putting out. They tend to sound like they're managing expectations. That's not what these interviews sound like. Warner Bros. film chief Toby Emmerich enthusiastically complemented director James Wan's work on the movie. "The film is taking you to a different place and imagining the underwater world in a way you haven't seen before," he said.
Producer Peter Safran promised all the action and humor we want from a superhero movie, and he talked about it as a new launching point for the franchise as a whole. "I think it's an extraordinary step in DC Universe that sets it on the right path," he said. So we know they're realistic about what these movies have been so far. They need something to set it on whatever the right path ends up being, and these characters deserve it too.
There's plenty of reason to be 0ptimistic about Aquaman. By all accounts the water effects are fantastic, which is harder to do than it sounds. Also, I'm really excited to see what Wan does with a superhero movie. DC Entertainment head Geoff Johns likes what he's done. "The visual effects shots coming in are just beautiful. James can switch modes from horror to big bright colorful action to really emotional scenes. He's so able to hit all these different genres," he said. That ability to switch between horror and humor is what makes Wan such a cool director for this movie. We'll get to see what Warner Bros. is so excited about on December 21.
Green Lantern Corps (Via DC Comics)
Speaking of Geoff Johns, he announced he's stepping down as head of DC Entertainment, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Johns has a long history with DC Comics, and it was cool to see him set the direction of these superheroes in movies and TV. Though he won't be doing that anymore, he's not going far. John's is staying with Warner Bros. to launch a new banner called Mad Ghost Productions. He'll be taking on more of a writing and producing role on different projects. One of those projects: The Green Lantern Corps movie.
Johns has written plenty of DC Comics in the past, and the idea of him working on Green Lantern Corps is really exciting. I loved his work in Infinite Crisis, and can't wait to see what he does when he gets to write one of these DCEU movies. The new role honestly makes more sense for him. The dude is a talented writer, and his previous job kept him on the business side of things. The DCEU needs people in more creative role who know these superheroes and what makes them work. Johns will also be doing some writing on Titans, the live-action Greg Berlanti-produced TV series launching with DC's streaming service.
"I took on a role at DCE because I love the characters and this universe more than anything. But, I want to spend my days writing and on set," Johns said Monday in a statement. "I'm thrilled to get back to a more hands-on creative role. It's a dream job on dream projects, reaching even deeper into DC's vast pantheon of characters," Johns said. I sounds like he's going to do just that.
Ben Affleck as Batman in Justice League. (Photo: Screenshot via YouTube/Warner Bros.)
Finally, we have some significant news out of both The Batman and whatever the Flash movie ends up being called. The first involves (what else?) Ben Affleck's future as Batman. We've been having this debate for a year now, and it feels like we keep going around in circles. One week, Ben Affleck is totally committed to the character for at least one more movie. The next, he's completely done and looking for a way out as fast as possible. Whichever ends up being true, it sounds like he won't be playing the character in Matt Reeves' The Batman.
The Hollywood Reporter reported on the upcoming changes to the DCEU. After Justice League disappointed at the box office, we all knew they were coming. We just didn't know what they would look like. Now, we're starting to get some idea. Reeves has reportedly turned in the script for the first act of The Batman. So far, the movie is said to be focusing on a younger version of Bruce Wayne. Since the Batman v. Superman version was based on The Dark Knight Returns, you can't really call that iteration of Batman "young." The descriptor really doesn't fit Affleck anymore either. There's no word on who will take on the role, but it's not hard to imagine Warner Bros. using this to reboot the character once again. If that's the case, Affleck could truly be done playing Batman for good.
Ezra Miller (Photo via Warner Bros.)
The other piece of news to come out of the report is the state of the Flash movie. While its title is still up in the air, it has apparently undergone a significant tonal shift. The original idea was for the movie to take after the comics' Flashpoint arc. That reportedly led to a pretty somber movie, because let's be real. It's not a happy story. The script's latest rewrite, by Game Night writers John Francis Daly and Jonathan Goldstein, injected a lot of humor into the story, according to the report. That's what you want The Flash to be. Time travel will still be a part of the plot, it sounds like. Just with a more lighthearted tone. The movie is said to be modeled after Back to the Future. That's one of my favorite movies, so I'll watch the hell out of a BttF-inspired Flash. Just as long as Barry doesn't make out with his mom.
We'll probably get more details soon too. The Flash movie is finally, FINALLY, set to enter production in 2019.
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