Replacing Seth Grahame
June 2, 2016
Director of the critically-acclaimed 2015 coming-of-age drama Dope and the buzzy HBO drama Confrontation (about the Clarence Thomas hearings) Rick Famuyiwa is stepping in to direct The Flash movie for Warner Bros.
In Bookstores
June 2, 2016
Batman: The Killing Joke Dlx Ed. HC topped the charts in bookstores in May, according to the Top 20 Adult Fiction Graphic Novel chart provided exclusively to ICv2 by Nielsen BookScan.
'Alice Through the Looking Glass' in Real Trouble, 'Civil War' Tops 'Deadpool'
May 29, 2016
As expected this weekend’s two big new releases topped the box office charts, but X-Men: Apocalypse’s debut was 30% below that of the previous film in the franchise ( Days of Future Past ), and James Bobin’s Alice Through the Looking Glass opened 70% below Tim Burton’s 2010 Alice in Wonderland.
Another Post-'Batman v Superman' Exec Shuffle
May 26, 2016
Warner Bros. has made another move in the shake-up of the executives making its DC films, moving longtime DC film producer
What Was Missing, Character Changes, and Cover Prices
May 23, 2016
What’s been missing from DC’s current output and the changes for "Rebirth," planning for trade-waiters, and the strategy (and retailer response) on cover price.
Increased Frequency, Talent Competitiveness, the New Logo, More
May 23, 2016
Managing the trade-offs on twice-monthly frequency, whether DC's talent roster is competitive, the new DC logo, and the retailer road shows.
'Captain America: Civil War' Passes $1 Billion Worldwide
May 22, 2016
The video game-based Angry Birds movie topped the weekend box office, earning an estimated $39 million.
From Scott Snyder and Jeff Lemire
May 20, 2016
Image Comics will release Scott Snyder and Jeff Lemire’s original graphic novel A.D.: After Death in November.
Also 'Aliens' Facehugger
May 19, 2016
WizKids parent NECA will add a life-size foam Deadpool figure to its growing line of 1:1 replica statues.
In Wake of 'Batman v Superman'
May 18, 2016
DC CCO Geoff Johns will co-run the newly created DC Films in a shake-up of Warner Bros.’ executive structure for DC-related films.
