When it was rumoured Will Smith was in talk to star in Warner/DC’s Suidice Squad, many wondered if the info was wrong as traditionally he’s always wanted to be the star of the show rather than part of an ensemble, and he’s also shied away from playing villainous characters.
However it turns out the info was correct, as the studio has confirmed Smith will play Deadshot in the film. He’s not the only cast member now officially attached, as it turn out most of the other rumours were also true, with Jared Leto as the Joker, Jai Courtney as Boomerang (rather than Deadshot, as some previous reports suggested) and Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn. Cara Delevingne was also rumoured for the latter role, but she’ll actually be sorceress Enchantress.
Another name mentioned was Tom Hardy. Many wondered whether that meant he’d be reprising Bane, or whether his Dark Knight involvement actually ruled him out. He will be in the movie though, playing the squad leader, Randall Flag.
The only one completely left out is Jesse Eisenberg, who previous rumours said would reprise his Batman Vs Superman role as Lex Luthor. However Warner doesn’t mention him in the announcement, although that doesn’t rule out the possibility of a cameo.
The movie revolved around an array of supervillains, who have all been captured but are offered the chance for redemption by taking on a mission from which none of them are expected to return alive.
David Ayer is set to direct, with an early 2015 shoot expected. An August 5th, 2016 release date has already been set.
While there was a brief moment where it looked liked you’d have to go to one of a few select cinemas to see the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer, it’s not being that picky, as the teaser has been posted online and you can watch it below.
He’s ‘Just Jack’ no longer.
Even before the notoriously secretive JJ Abrams came onboard, Disney was keeping the possible full titles of Star Wars Episode VII close to its chest. However, with the House Of Mouse announcing that principal photography has officially come to an end, they’ve also decided to let us know what the movie will actually be called.
Back in August both Zachary Quinto and James Franco released a few pics of themselves on the set of their new movie, Michael, but it’s only now that we’re getting the first proper image from the film, which accompanies a 
It’s been a big day for Marvel movie fans, with the studio making a whole load of major announcements, including new films, the full titles of some movies we knew were coming, as well as a major pieces of casting. Starting with the last thing first, Marvel revealed not only that the long gestating Black Panther movie will be released on November 3rd, 2017, but Chadwick Boseman will play the role.
Back in June it was rumoured that Benedict Cumberbatch was one of the frontrunners for the title role in Marvel’s Doctor Strange. However since then talk of him for the part have been supplanted by a long list of other actors from Ryan Gosling to Ethan Hawke to Jake Gyllenhaal to Jared Leto.
We weren’t meant to get the Avengers: Age Of Utron teaser until next week, but after the trailer leaked Marvel quickly decided that rather than trying to put the genie back in the bottle they’d go with it and release official versions.
A few months ago Warner Bros announced release dates for a load of DC Comics movies, but other than Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016, it didn’t say exactly which superheroes would appear in which movies.