Warner Bros. Reveals Full Superhero Lineup: Ezra Miller is 'The Flash', Jason Momoa's 'Aquaman' gets Solo Film

Get ready, Marvel, here comes the Justice League. Warner Bros. has taken a slow and steady approach to building their own shared superhero universe, a necessary after Christopher Nolan's Bat-trilogy wrapped and Green Lantern was such a dud. But with Man of Steel and the upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice kicking things off, the studio has now revealed a wide and ambitious slate of film all the way through 2019, plus confirmations for Flash and Aquaman.

The biggest surprise is that Suicide Squad, which is led by End of Watch and Fury director David Ayer, is the first film post-Dawn of Justice. The antihero film will open on August 5th 2016. The following year we'll get both a Wonder Woman solo movie on June 23rd 2017, starring Gal Gadot as the Amazonian warrior. That will be followed by Justice League Part One on November 10th, which will be directed by Zak Snyder and star Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, and Amy Adams as Lois Lane.

Here's where things get huge. 2018 will see The Flash, who already has his own TV series, moving to the big screen with We Need to Talk about Kevin's Ezra Miller in the title role. Whoa. That film arrives on March 23rd, with Jason Momoa's Aquaman coming July 27th 2018. Shazam, starring Dwayne Johnson as the villain Black Adam, opens on April 5th 2019, trailed by Justice League Part Two on June 19th 2019. Yes, that's how big this Justice League story will be that it will take two movies to tell.

Those will be followed by Cyborg on April 3rd 2020, starring the previously-cast Ray Fisher, and a Green Lantern film on June 19th 2020. Don't expect to see Ryan Reynolds in that one, either.

Hopefully you haven't grown weary of superhero movies yet because they are going to be impossible to avoid for a long time to come.

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Olivia Thirlby, Tye Sheridan, and Nelsan Ellis Take Part in 'The Stanford Prison Experiment'

 It's taken more than a decade for The Standford Prison Experiment to get moving, but this past summer we started to see things take shape with the additions of Billy Crudup, Michael Angarano, and Ezra Miller to the cast. The film, which is based on the notorious 1971 social experiment, has now gotten even better with six of Hollywood's youngest and brightest stars coming aboard.

Joining the Kyle Alvarez-directed drama are Olivia Thirlby (Dredd), Nelsan Ellis (True Blood, Get on Up), Tye Sheridan (Mud), James Frecheville (Animal Kingdom), Johnny Simmons (Jennifer's Body), and Ki Hong Lee (The Maze Runner). The story is based on the landmark experiment in which a group of 19 and 20-year-olds were divided into "prisoners" and "prison guards" to see how their behavior would change over the course of a couple weeks. Unsurprisingly, the prison guards became abusive and sadistic toward the prisoners, forcing the program's early termination. Crudup leads as Philip Zimbardo, the man who ran the experiment, wrote a book on it, and gave the blessing for this film to happen. Thirlby will play Zimbardo's wife, also an academic.

Filming is underway now and my fingers are crossed it's finished in time for Sundance. [Deadline]

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Tilda Swinton, Barkhad Abdi, John Cena, and More join Judd Apatow's 'Trainwreck'

Details on Judd Apatow's next comedy, Trainwreck, have been relatively quiet up to this point. One thing we do know for sure is that it's going to feature the oddest assemblage of talent he's ever put together, but it also makes it potentially the most interesting film he's had in awhile.

Tilda Swinton has come aboard Trainwreck, which stars comedian Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, and Brie Larson. That would be enough to put this on a lot of radars, but also in talks to join are WWE superstar John Cena, Captain Phillips' Barkhad Abdi, Mike Birbiglia (Sleepwalk with Me), Ezra Miller (The Perks of Being a Wallflower), SNL's Vanessa Byer, and Jon Glaser (Girls). What the heck kind of story could ask for an oddball assortment such as this? All we know is that Schumer is playing a basketcase trying to get her life together.  John Cena acting opposite Tilda Swinton could be worth the price of admission alone.

Trainwreck opens July 24th 2015.

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Ezra Miller says he won't star in the Akira remake

Is it fair to count this as one of a dozen rejections Warner Brothers has experienced trying to cast up their American, live-action remake of Akira? A few days ago, word broke that Alden Ehrenreich(Tetro) and Ezra Miller(We Need to Talk About Kevin) were supposed to be testing for the lead role of Tetsuo in the film, with those tests taking place last weekend. Moviefone spoke to Miller and he makes it pretty clear that he won't be a part of it...


Miller: "It's not true," he said in a phone interview. "That, I can assure you, will not be a reality."

"It's a beautiful Japanese epic and I think it'll be a very entertaining, fun film, but no, it's not my next move," 

What isn't clear is whether he turned it down or if Warner Brothers went in a different direction. Ehrenreich's a better choice for the part of Tetsuo, anyway. 


Kristen Stewart and Keira Knightley are still said to be circling the role of Kaneda's love interest, Kei. While Gary Oldman and Helena Bonham Carter may be eying roles, as well. The film will be directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, with a script by Steve Kloves(Harry Potter).

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Garrett Hedlund confirmed for Akira; Keira Knightley, Ezra Miller, Alden Ehrenreich circle roles

A lot happened while I was away, not the least of which is confirmation that Garrett Hedlund has been confirmed for the lead role of hip, rebellious biker Kaneda in Warner Brothers' remake of Akira. A solid, if uninspiring choice. Hedlund was good playing second fiddle to a bunch of flashing lights and Jeff Bridges' Yoda routine in Tron: Legacy, but outside of that he hasn't been all that impressive. At least the film is moving forward, after a horrific casting process that saw every actor under the sun reject the role, and original director Albert Hughes stepping down.  With Jaume Collet-Serra(Orphan) now at the helm, the film is speeding right along whether we like it or not, but at least it seems no expense is being spared in casting this thing up.

Last week, Gary Oldman and Helena Bonham Carter were offered roles as the evil Colonel and Lady Miyako in the film, and while no deal has been struck yet, a few new names have entered the picture. THR reports that Keira Knightley has been mentioned for an unspecified role as well. I'm assuming she'd be playing the Americanized version of Kei, an anti-government resistance fighter who becomes an integral piece in the fight against Tetsuo and his exploding psychokinetic powers. It seems unlikely Knightley would play Tetsuo's girlfriend, Kaori, since it's kindof a minor part. Nor does she seem like a fit for one of The Espers, the blue-skinned super powered experiments who join the fight as well.

With Kaneda's part filled, that still leaves Tetsuo, and the names Alden Ehrenreich and Ezra Miller are being mentioned as possibilities. Ehrenreich was fantastic in Francis Ford Coppola's black and white familial squabble flick, Tetro. He was also one of the final contenders for Marc Webb's Spider-Man, which ultimately went to Andrew Garfield.  Miller's big breakout will likely come next month for his starring turn opposite Tilda Swinton in We Need to Talk About Kevin, although he was pretty good in City Island a couple of years ago. [THR]

Ehrenreich has the most upside, and he's an actor who could take a part like this and really run with it. Then again whoever wins the role will be a huge gelatinous mass of skin and boils for most of the film, so maybe it doesn't matter.

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