With M. Night Shyamalan currently working on an Unbreakable and Split sequel called Glass, the writer/director has moved to confirm a new addition for the film.

Taking to his Twitter page, Shyamalan has revealed that Sarah Paulson has joined Glass. Paulson, of course, is best known to genre fans for the likes of American Gothic and for being an ever-present in American Horror Story. This genre favourite joins a cast that currently features Bruce Willis as David Dunn, James McAvoy as Kevin Wendell Crumb, Samuel L. Jackson as Elijah Price/Mr. Glass, and Anya Taylor-Joy as Casey Cooke.

Incredibly fortunate to round out our iconic cast of actors on #Glass… @MsSarahPaulson will be joining us. #powerhouse

— M. Night Shyamalan (@MNightShyamalan) July 24, 2017

The brief early word on Glass at this stage reads:

Following the conclusion of Split, Glass finds Dunn pursuing Crumb’s superhuman figure of The Beast in a series of escalating encounters, while the shadowy presence of Price emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men.

At present, Glass is booked in for January 18th, 2019.

Earlier this year, Sylvester Stallone teased the concept of Ivan Drago having a role to play in the Creed sequel, and now Sly has moved to seemingly confirm Drago’s presence in the follow-up.

That initial tease saw Stallone take to his social media pages to post a knocked together photo of Michael B. Jordan’s Creed standing opposite Dolph Lundgren’s Ivan Drago, with a message about the “sins of the father” hinting at Drago’s son potentially have a role to play in Creed 2.

Now, Sly has taken to his Instagram page to apparently confirm a Drago appearance in the sequel:

What’s that, you say? Why, that’s a bunch of near-ineligible notes. The key, however, is in the caption for this picture: “JUST DONE… if you are curious, around 439 handwritten pages translates into about a 120 page typed screenplay… #writers cramp #rockybalboa #drago #adoniscreed #MGM”

Of course, the Ivan Drago character appeared in Rocky IV, with him killing Rocky’s bestest bud Apollo Creed; the same Apollo whose soon is Jordan’s Adonis Creed.

Whether Creed 2 features Ivan Drago and/or his son, we’ll have to wait and see. As ever, though, we’ll bring you more on the Creed sequel as it continues to develop.

Well, well, well. This is all a little interesting.

Fresh from Comic-Con, the title of the Ezra Miller-headlined Flash movie has now been confirmed as being Flashpoint.

Why is that particularly noteworthy? Well, in the DC comic book realm, Geoff Johns’ iconic 2011 Flashpoint was a huge story arc that changed the entire landscape of the DC world. To give a brief breakdown of that comic book arc, Flashpoint saw Barry Allen go back in time to stop his mother from being killed. What the Scarlet Speedster didn’t bargain on, though, was just how much this decision would affect the present day. Not only did Barry no longer have his superpowers, but the rest of DC’s famed heroes also saw their lives hugely altered due to this alternative timeline; Bruce Wayne died that night in Crime Alley; Thomas Wayne became an aggressive, alcoholic Batman; Martha Wayne was driven to insanity and became The Joker; Green Arrow is a weapons dealer ala certain incarnations of Tony Stark; Superman was captured by the government upon crash-landing from Krypton; Captain Cold is actually the protector of Central City; Wonder Woman’s Amazons and Aquaman’s Atlanteans are at brutal war with each other; and, most disappointingly, Cyborg is seen as the planet’s biggest hero. And let’s face it, none of us particularly like Cyborg. Sorry Vic, but you’ll always be a Titan at best to us.

So, that’s Flashpoint in a nutshell. Basically, it was done as a way of setting up an alternate reality. Which, in the lens of Warner Brothers’ DC Extended Universe, could mean that The WB could effectively rewrite their continuity (already!) and use Flashpoint to fix any (many!) issues that they so choose. For fans of The CW’s Flash, you’ll have seen the Flashpoint arc come in to play in the show’s third season, with Grant Gustin’s Barry Allen going back in time to stop his mother’s murder; in turn creating a completely altered present-day timeline.

Of course, just what titling Ezra Miller’s solo picture as Flashpoint really means remains to be seen. It could just be a mere coincidence or just a swanky title that sounded good. Or, y’know, it could be that Warner Brothers has seen the disappointing response to Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad, and have got itchy feet to the point where they’re going to use the Sultan of Speed to attempt to right some wrongs.

At this stage, mind, Flashpoint still doesn’t have a release date. If you remember back, originally the film was scheduled for February 2018… until all sorts of problems started to plague the project. Firstly, director Seth Grahame-Smith departed the movie due to creative differences. In his place stepped Dope’s Rick Famuyiwa, who then also left the film earlier this year due to the same issue of creative differences. So, despite the likes of Sam Raimi, Matthew Vaughn, and Robert Zemeckis being linked to the directing gig, Flashpoint is still on the hunt for a new director at this point in time.

Regardless of this confusion surrounding his own picture, Miller’s Flash will be present and have a pivotal role to play when the Justice League assembles this November.

As ever, expect more on Flashpoint as we get it.

This weekend saw some worrying rumours surface on the future of Ben Affleck as Batman. Well, now the actor has moved to shoot down any concerns that he’s about to walk away from the Caped Crusader gig.

Previously, reports suggested that Warner Brothers were looking to replace Affleck as the World’s Greatest Detective once Justice League hits the big screen this November. Affleck himself has already said how he won’t do upcoming solo effort The Batman unless he was completely happy with the story, and that was soon followed by the news that he had decided against directing the film. On the back of that, War for the Planet of the Apes’ Matt Reeves was brought in to replace Affleck in the director’s chair, and Reeves this month revealed that he’s decided to completely throw out the screenplay in place from Affleck and DC’s Geoff Johns. Along with all of that uncertainty, The Batman is believed to be the start of a new trilogy of Bat-flicks, and so it was getting to a point where it may be best for all parties if Affleck left the role now rather than midway through said trilogy.

Moving to clear all of this up, though, Affleck has spoken at Comic-Con to confirm his commitment to the Dark Knight. Speaking at the Justice League panel, he reiterated, “Let me be clear, Batman is the greatest fucking part in the world. I am thrilled to do it.”

So, there we have it, straight from the Bat’s mouth.

As well as Batman being a pivotal piece of November’s Justice League, the character’s role goes much further than that in terms of the future of the DC Extended Universe. Not only was Affleck as Batman the hands-down greatest thing about last year’s dour Batman v Superman, but, as well as The Batman on the horizon, Warners have brought in Joss Whedon to develop Batgirl and Chris McKay to handle Nightwing; both movies that should have at least some sort of involvement from the Caped Crusader. Add in to the mix the potential for cameo roles in Suicide Squad 2 and Gotham City Sirens, plus the supposed launch of a trilogy with The Batman, and you can see just why the Bats character is so important to Warner Brothers and their DCEU moving forward.

For now, we’re taking Affleck on his word here. But, as ever, we’ll bring you more on all of this if and when anything more develops.

Here at Moonbase Alpha, we’re huge fans of the animated DC output, and so we’re a tad giddy to hear of some newly-announced upcoming DC animated movies.

From Comic-Con, it’s been confirmed that Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment are currently working on three (kind of four) movies for 2018.

First up will be Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, an adaptation of the popular 1989 comic book tale that sees a Victorian-set Caped Crusader tracking down Jack the Ripper. What’s most notable about the source material here is that it’s often referred to as the very first “Elseworlds” story. Given that the original tale only clocks in at 48 pages, chances are that this animated feature may look to expand on certain elements in order to fill out its runtime.

Following Gotham by Gaslight, spring of 2018 will see Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay released. That will be a completely original story and marks the first time that the villainous Task Force X team will be appearing in the current animated DC Universe realm – with 2014’s Assault on Arkham feature having instead been set in the same continuity of the Arkham video game series.

Finally, 2018 will be rounded out by the release of Death of Superman. Yes, as in an animated adaptation of the famed 1993 comic book arc of the same; an arc often cited as being the moment where death in comic books became redundant and nothing more than a plot point. And, of course, this won’t be the first time that the Death of Superman story has been adapted as an animated picture, for 2007 saw Superman: Doomsday released. That particular movie did differ a tad from the source material at times, and that’s where this new Death of Superman project will differ. Remaining more faithful to the source material, Death of Superman will actually be a two-movie story, which should allow for the story to play out in a less condensed fashion. The first of those films will be released at the end of 2018, with the second part to follow in early 2019. In terms of titles, the first movie will be simply Death of Superman, while the follow-up will be called Reign of the Supermen and will focus on the arrival of several alternative Supermen who turn up to take the place of the Man of Steel following his supposed demise.

As ever, expect more on all of these animated efforts as we get it.

One of most eagerly anticipated elements of next year’s Avengers: Infinity War is seeing the cinematic debut of Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel. Well, Marvel’s Kevin Feige has moved to give a little bit of an update on what to expect from this fan favourite character’s upcoming solo picture.

Speaking at San Diego Comic-Con, Feige has given some new details on 2019’s Captain Marvel. Firstly, he confirmed that Samuel L. Jackson will be back as a two-eyed Nick Fury. Yes, as in Fury’s famed eyepatch will not be present in that picture. Why’s that? Well, that’s because the film is going to be set in the ‘90s; a time when Fury still had both of his eyes. In addition to this, the ‘big bad’ of the movie will be the nefarious alien menace of the Skrulls.

For those not familiar with Danvers, she debuted back in 1968, initially a member of the US air force before later becoming Ms. Marvel in 1977 following a previous tangle with explosive Kree technology. In 2012, Danvers was given a “promotion” to the mantle of Captain Marvel. As part of her powers, she’s able to project and absorb energy as well as having the usual superhuman strength and speed not to mention the ability to fly.

To be directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, Captain Marvel is booked in for a March 8th, 2019 release. Before that, as mentioned, Larson’s Danvers will make her big-screen bow in next May’s Avengers: Infinity War.

With Ant-Man and the Wasp currently putting together its cast ahead of starting production later this month, Peyton Reed’s Ant-Man sequel has now added two more big names to its ranks.

As confirmed by Marvel Studios at San Diego Comic-Con, Michelle Pfeiffer and Laurence Fishburne have been brought in for the Ant-Man follow-up. Pfeiffer, of course, is no stranger to superhero shenanigans, having famously played Catwoman in Tim Burton’s Batman Returns, while Fishburne is fondly thought of by many a genre fan for his turn as Morpheus in The Matrix trilogy, not to mention his appearances as Perry White in Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

In terms of their roles, both are playing some major Marvel players. Firstly, Pfeiffer is playing none other than Janet Van Dyne, aka the original Wasp; a character briefly seen in flashbacks in Ant-Man, and someone whose heroic moniker has now been passed on to Evangeline Lilly’s Hope Van Dyne. As for Fishburne, he’s playing Bill Foster, the comic book character who works with both Hank Pym and Tony Stark, and who is also better known as the size-shifting hero Goliath.

Already on board for Ant-Man and the Wasp are Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michael Pena, David Dastmalchian, T.I., Randall Park, Hannah John-Kamen, and Walton Goggins. At present, the sequel is booked in for a July 6th, 2018 release. Before that, of course, both Rudd’s Scott Lang and Lilly’s Hope Van Dyne will be present when Avengers: Infinity War hits the silver screen next May.