OHMYGOSSIP — Ben Affleck said ‘Justice League’ will portray Batman as the Caped Crusader in the comics.
The 45-year-old actor is the latest star to take on the role of the popular superhero following in the footsteps of Christian Bale – who played the titular character in Christopher Nolan’s trilogy – and Affleck has admitted the upcoming ‘blockbuster will see more of the detective’s comic book side.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the actor said: “This is more in keeping with the canon of how Batman’s usually been portrayed, and how he’s portrayed vis-à-vis the ‘Justice League’ in the comics.
“This is more the Batman you would find if you opened up your average Batman comic book.”
Affleck was first seen as the character in the poorly received ‘Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice’ and the actor admits he felt the film moved away from the “traditional Batman”.
He said: “‘Batman v Superman’ departed a little bit from the traditional Batman.
“He started out with all this rage directed at Superman, because of his co-workers who had died in the fight Superman had with Zod [‘Man of Steel’].
“He was holding on to a lot of anger, in a little bit of an irrational way, whereas this is a much more traditional Batman. He’s heroic. He does things in his own way, but he wants to save people, help people.”
Affleck is set to reprise the role alongside Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa’s Aquaman, Ezra Miller’s The Flash and Ray Fisher as Cyborg in ‘Justice League’.
The plot for the new movie is still unknown but it will see the team of heroes working together to stop a threat to Earth.
‘Justice League’ is slated to be released this November.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ron Howard has revealed The Empire will feature in the new ‘Han Solo’ film.
The Academy Award-winning filmmaker took over directing duties on ‘Star Wars’ spin-off story – which will revolve around the early days of the smuggler – in June and dropped a huge hint on Wednesday (16.08.17) that the evil dictatorship will play a part in the movie’s storyline when he shared a picture of the familiar helmet worn by its Imperial soldiers on Twitter.
Alongside the image of the black armour inside a deserted bridge of a spaceship, he penned: “The Empire Looms Large. (sic)”
The tweet sent fans into a frenzy and speculation is now rife that the The Empire’s battle station, the Death Star, will feature in the much-anticipated film.
However, it’s left some fans scratching their heads because Han Solo didn’t know about the giant space construction until after he met Luke Skywalker and Ben Kenobi in the original 1977 ‘Star Wars’, set when he was much older.
Meanwhile, it’s not the first time Howard has teased insight about the forthcoming film.
Ron also posted a picture on his Twitter account of a gold-plated R2 unit rather than its iconic blue bodywork and wrote: “These droids can be so damn intractable. But we’ll go until we get it right! #UntitledHanSoloMovie (sic)”
The ‘Han Solo’ spin-off movie is set to follow a younger version of the titular character, with Alden Ehrenreich taking over the iconic role from Harrison Ford.
Han and his wookiee sidekick Chewbacca will be seen first meeting Lando Calrissian – played by Donald Glover – and they will also encounter Woody Harrelson’s alter ego Beckett, who is believed to be a mentor to young Han who guides him on his journey to becoming a space smuggler.
‘Star Wars’ regular Warwick Davis has been cast in the upcoming ‘Han Solo’ movie but it is not known what role he will take on in the movie.
The untitled Han Solo film will be released in May 2018.

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OHMYGOSSIP — David Lowery has said directing Disney’s live-action remake of ‘Peter Pan’ is a “challenging project”.
The 36-year-old filmmaker has confirmed the script is now “underway” for the live-action version of Disney’s beloved animated classic, about the boy who never grew up, and while he admits it is tough at times, he insists the project is “going well”.
Speaking to Den of Geek, the filmmaker said: “The script is underway. We’ve written about a draft-and-a-half at this point.
“We probably have a few more drafts to go before everyone feels it’s at a place where it can get made.
“It’s going well, but it’s a challenging project for me, not only that it’s a story that I’ve loved from my childhood, but that it’s one of the crown jewels of Disney’s animation empire.
“And there are certain expectations as to what a Disney ‘Peter Pan’ movie is to be.
“‘Peter Pan’ is a beloved property. It’s a property that was brought to the screen many, many times before, so one has to not only justify the reasons why one might make a ‘Peter Pan’ movie in 2018, 2019 or whatever, but you also have to do justice to the source material.
“So, you can’t be a revisionist, but you also cannot be redundant, and that is a very challenging process.
“I think we can do it, but we are being very careful. If it has to be done, it has to be done right. Until we have that version of it, we’ll keep working on the script.”
The story of ‘Peter Pan’ was written by J.M.Barrie and follows the story of siblings Wendy, John and Michael Darling who are taken to the magical world of Neverland by the flying boy Peter and pixie Tinkerbell.
Originally, the story was adapted into the beloved Disney animation back in 1953 and has since had numerous film and stage adaptations.
It’s the second Disney live-action remake for Lowery after he reimagined the 1977 classic ‘Pete’s Dragon’ last year, and he said the new film is “very different”.
He said: “That’s very different from ‘Pete’s Dragon’ where no one really cared – I mean, some people cared.
“There were definitely fans of the original, but it was definitely an under-the-radar Disney title, and we were able to make our own version without even going back to look at the original and no one was too worried about that.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘IT’ director Andres Muschietti is not a fan of the original adaptation of Stephen King’s novel.
The filmmaker is at the helm of the second screen version of King’s chilling novel about a child killer on the loose in an American town, and he’s admitted he didn’t love the 1990 TV mini-series starring Tim Curry as terrifying clown Pennywise because he wasn’t a child when it aired.
He told SFX magazine: “To be honest, I wasn’t a big fan of the miniseries.
“I was not a child anymore when it came out in 1990. So my attachment was very much to the book and to the world of Stephen King more than the miniseries.”
Despite feeling detached from the mini-series, he appreciates it was “iconic” and it produced a young generation of horror fans, but thinks its most terrifying moments were summed up in two scenes.
He said: “I totally acknowledge how iconic that miniseries was for a generation. But also you have to say that it impacted that generation because they saw it with very young eyes as a TV movie or on VHS.
“A lot of people don’t remember the whole thing, but they are terrified of the iconic scenes of the clown behind the sheets in the beginning and the storm drain.”
And Muschietti – who made his name making the 2013 horror ‘Mama’ – is confident his forthcoming movie will go down well with older audiences because King, who has seen the new version, absolutely loved it and was “moved” by his interpretation of the book.
He said: “He sent me a personal note. When he saw it, we started exchanging emails.
“He said it exceeded his expectations. He was very moved. He loved it.”
‘IT’ comes out in the UK on September 8.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Daniel Craig constantly “belts out showtunes” on set, according to Dave Bautista.
The two actors starred alongside each other in the 2015 James Bond movie ‘Spectre’ and despite having a serious demeanour in the franchise, Craig’s co-star said he is “very happy-go-lucky”.
Speaking to Shortlist magazine, Bautista, 48, said: “He’s not serious at all. He’s very happy-go-lucky – always smiling and belting out showtunes on-set.
“Yes, really. He has an amazing voice.”
The former WWE alumni is now best known for starring as Drax in the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ franchise and he will be reprising the role in the upcoming ‘Avengers: Infinity War’.
Bautista will also be seen in the long-awaited sequel for ‘Blade Runner’ and he said it will “amaze”.
However, the actor has admitted his “non-disclosure” agreement for ‘Blade Runner 2049’ was “twice as thick” as his Marvel one.
He said: “I can say I’m a huge fan of the first one. And that this sequel will be amaze. Anything more than that and I’m in deep, deep trouble.
“To give you an idea, my non-disclosure agreement for ‘Blade Runner 2049’ was twice as thick as any Marvel one I’ve signed.”
The upcoming sequel, which is set to be released this November, has been helmed by Denis Villeneuve and although he always wanted to be the man to make the movie he felt a lot of pressure because he wanted to “honour” the Sir Ridley Scott original.
The Harrison Ford-led 1982 movie – based on Philip K. Dick’s 1968 novel ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?’ – is considered to be one of the greatest sci-fi films ever made and deals with heavyweight topics, such as what it means to be alive.
Whilst details of the plot have largely remained under wraps, it is due to take place decades after the original which is why Ford, 75, will be seen as a much older version of his police operative character, android hunter Rick Deckard.
The impressive cast includes Ryan Gosling – who plays main protagonist, LAPD Officer K – Jared Leto, Lennie James, Robin Wright, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Carla Juri, Mackenzie Davis, Barkhad Abdi, David Dastmalchian, Hiam Abbass and Bautista.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Will Poulter went home “hating” himself every day after playing a “horrendous”, racist police officer in ‘Detroit’.
The 24-year-old actor takes on the grittier character of Philip Krauss, a police officer involved in the Algiers Motel incident of 1967, in which three African American men were killed during the 12th Street Riot.
Speaking at the European premiere at the Curzon Cinema, in London, on Wednesday (16.08.17) about what it was like playing his character, Poulter said: “(It was) horrendous, man. There wasn’t a day that I didn’t go home and didn’t kind of hate myself.
“But I had the unwavering support of an unbelievable cast who were so trusting and generous with me and I don’t take that for granted.
“I’m still stuck by how lucky I was because of that.”
The script is based on the events of the Algiers Motel incident during Detroit’s 1967 12th Street Riot in which three black teenage civilians were beaten and killed by police, whilst a further nine were badly injured.
Describing his character, Poulter said: “I think reprehensible is a good word to describe him. He virtually lacks empathy entirely and to approach a character like that was incredible uncomfortable, because adopting his psychology I couldn’t identify with even a single thing about him that I could respect or as much relate to so it was an uncomfortable place to be, but I think it was necessary in exposing these sorts of individuals and we need to continue to expose these individuals and ensure they don’t have a place in our society because the world is too dangerous.”
Poulter admitted the impact of the film’s hard-hitting storyline “remains to be seen”.
He added: “What is nice it seems to have sparked a lot of conversation around racism and how that might impact things legally speaking and hopefully it leads to a genuine change as far as dismantling systems of white supremacy and bettering the terms of social justice for people of colour.”
Many of the characters featured in the film are based on real people, including Melvin Dismukes (John Boyega) and Julie Hysell (Hannah Murray).
Director Kathryn Bigelow revealed she met with them and credits them with being “hugely responsible” for the way the movie developed.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Edgar Wright has some “cool ideas” for a possible ‘Baby Driver’ sequel.
The 43-year-old director helmed the widely acclaimed crime thriller, and while a follow-up movie has still to be confirmed, Edgar has revealed he’s open to the prospect.
He shared: “I’m not ruling out a sequel idea.
“It has been spoken about and I have some cool ideas, so we’ll see where that goes. Then I’ll be one of those franchise guys!”
Edgar also confessed to being surprised by the success of the movie, which has already grossed more than $167 million worldwide.
He admitted, too, that he’s “encouraged” to see an “original” film like ‘Baby Driver’ perform so well at the box office.
Speaking to Vulture, Edgar explained: “Even if I remove myself from the process, I’m just happy that it’s an original movie that’s done well.
“Getting an original movie made in this day and age, it seems at least five times harder, and maybe more, just because the majority of the studio effort is going into existing IP and franchises.
“Original films, by their very nature, become more of a gamble, and thus to see a studio take the gamble and have it pay off for them and for me is amazing. It makes me feel very encouraged and inspired that it did well.”
The British director subsequently called on movie studios to adopt a more open-minded attitude towards original films.
He explained: “It’s not that studios need to take more gambles on original movies. It’s that they should stop thinking about original movies as gambles.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — St. Vincent is set to direct a new film adaptation of ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’.
The 34-year-old musician – whose full name is Anne Erin ‘Annie’ Clark – has turned her hands to the movie industry with her upcoming project, which will see her assist with the creative process of the Lionsgate production, The Hollywood Reporter has reported.
David Burke is on hand to adapt Oscar Wilde’s 1890 classic novel, which depicts a selfish male who sells his soul in order to keep his beauty, although a portrait of him begins to age and show the signs of maturation, which his physical body cannot experience.
However, Burke’s version will replace the male protagonist with a female character.
And the project will mark the ‘Birth in Reverse’ hitmaker’s feature directorial debut, although the star has previously assisted with the making of the all-female production ‘XX’, which was inspired by her own traumatic eighth birthday that saw her whole family involved in a traffic incident, although they all remained uninjured.
Speaking previously about the inspiration behind the short film, she said: “When I turned eight, we had the party at a putt-putt golf course that also had an arcade. So me, my mom, my sister, my step-dad, and my best friend Doug were on the highway to the party and we were behind a truck that had a bright pink sofa on it. All of a sudden, the sofa fell out of the back of the truck. My mom put on the brakes, swerved to miss it, jackknifed, and hit the guardrail on the left side of the street – we spun around across three lanes of Texas traffic to the shoulder of the road. Luckily, no one was hurt, and we weren’t hit. But we were all in a state of shock.”
But the situation got even worse for her mother when she took photos of her smashed vehicle because she was repeatedly stung by a nest of fire ants and went into anaphylactic shock, narrowly escaping death.

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