Last month, Ray Fisher took to Twitter to call out Joss Whedon for what he perceived to be “gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable” behavior on the set of Justice League, while also accusing Geoff Johns and Jon Berg of “enabling” the director.

Fisher didn’t go into any more detail at the time, but did promise to elaborate at a later date, and the Cyborg actor has now followed up with a damning statement on then DC chief creative officer Geoff Johns.

“During the LA reshoots for Justice League, Geoff Johns summoned me to his office to belittle and admonish my (and my agent’s) attempts to take grievances up the proper chain of command,” Fisher said in his Tweet. “He then made a thinly veiled threat to my career.”

Previous reports have suggested that Johns practically rewrote Chris Terrio’s script while Zack Snyder was still on board as the movie’s director, and he has been accused of “sabotaging” the filmmaker’s vision for the superhero team even before he was forced to hand over the reigns to Whedon.

Whether any of that is true is obviously up for debate, but Fisher’s Tweet is certain to add a lot fuel to the fire.

What do you make of Fisher’s comments? Let us know down below, and we’ll be sure to update if Johns issues a response.

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Cameras recently started rolling again on Jurassic World: Dominion, but it looks like production may be forced to continue without a certain fan-favorite character who we had been led to believe would be returning.

Earlier this year, it was reported that Jake Johnson was set to reprise his Jurassic World role as Lowery Cruthers for the upcoming third installment, but, unfortunately, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may have thrown a spanner in the works.

“I was getting ready to go out and then this pandemic hit and so everything got pushed and the schedule got rearranged,” Johnson told Collider when asked if he’d filmed any scenes for the movie yet. “And now we’re trying to figure it out because obviously I’m in Stumptown and we’re going into Season 2 of that. So we’re figuring out the scheduling and how and if we can make it work. But Colin Trevorrow, the director, is a good friend, we’re old friends and we’ve been talking a lot and we’re trying to figure out how to do it.”

Hopefully Johnson and Trevorrow will be able to figure something out, because the Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse actor was a definite highlight of the first movie despite his limited screen time. Johnson also has a fantastic idea for how Cruthers could be reintroduced.

“At one point I pitched that he has like a huge pony tail now and he’s got like an army jacket and he’s kind of going through some PTSD of what he lived through. I wanted the 70s glasses and he’s always smoking a cigarette, but luckily Colin said no so we’ll see what happens (laughs). I was like, ‘Man I think he should be tatted up from the ankles to the ears, he saw a dinosaur attack!’”

If Trevorrow has any sense, he will reconsider!

Would you guys be disappointed if Johnson was unable to return for Jurassic World: Dominion? Let us know in the comments.

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Shazam! was a modest-sized hit last year, so it surprised no one when a sequel was confirmed. Fans loved the DC Comics adaptation (even if it did feel drastically different to past entries in the DC Extended Universe), and with Black Adam also on the way, the hope is that these movies will tie into one another and set the stage for a crossover. 

David F. Sandberg is returning to direct, as is writer Henry Gayden, and it’s previously been reported that we could see Shazam battle Mister Mind after a mid-credits scene set up his appearance.

Now, The Illuminerdi has shared an update on where things stand with the Shazam! 2 in terms of shooting, and it’s said that the current plan is for cameras to roll next spring. That will put the sequel on track to arrive in theaters as planned on November 4th, 2022. 

Black Adam is currently set to be released next December, but it’s believed that will change as Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will first have to finish working on Red Notice for Netflix. Plans for both movies might become clearer at DC FanDome this month as they’re both expected to have a presence.

Are you excited to return to the world of Shazam!?

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Despite continued speculation that The New Mutants would ultimately debut on Disney+, the movie does appear to be sticking with its August 28 theatrical release, and IMAX has now shared a pretty cool new poster for the X-Men spinoff via social media.

The one-sheet provides a fresh look at troubled young heroes Danielle Moonstar (Blu Hunt); Rahne Sinclair (Maisie Williams); Sam Guthrie (Charlie Heaton); Roberto da Costa (Henry Zaga); and Illyana Rasputin (Anya Taylor-Joy) on the grounds of the facility that will likely turn out to be more of a prison than any of them realize.

Check out the poster below along with a recently released synopsis.

“In this terrifying, action-fueled film based on the MARVEL comic series, five young people who demonstrate special powers are brought to a secret institution to undergo treatments they are told will cure them of the dangers of their powers. Included are Danielle Moonstar aka Mirage (Blu Hunt), who creates illusions from other people’s fears; Rahne Sinclair (Maisie Williams), who transforms into the werewolf Wolfsbane; Sam Guthrie (Charlie Heaton), who, as Cannonball, can fly at jet speeds protected by a force field; Roberto da Costa aka Sunspot (Henry Zaga), who absorbs and channels solar power; and Illyana Rasputin aka Magik (Anya Taylor-Joy). The younger sister of Colossus, Magik becomes encased in armor at will and wields a soulsword that amplifies her multiple superhuman and psychic abilities.

Invited by Dr. Cecilia Reyes (Alice Braga) to share their stories about when their powers first manifested, the five “patients” come to understand that they are in a class of people called mutants, who have historically been marginalized and feared. As they relive their origin stories, their memories seem to turn into terrifying realities. Soon, they question what is real and what isn’t, and it becomes clear that the institution isn’t what it seems. Now the question is — why are they being held captive? And who is trying to destroy them? The tension and horror mount in this white-knuckle thrill ride directed by Josh Boone and co-written by Boone and Knate Lee.”

Do you guys plan on checking out The New Mutants in theaters? Let us know in the usual place.

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Avengers: Infinity War ended with Nick Fury attempting to contact Carol Danvers with a very unique little pager, while Captain Marvel explained its backstory. We never got an overly detailed look at the pager (even when Earth’s Mightiest Heroes were examining it), but the prototype prop used to create it has now found its way on to eBay. 

What’s interesting is the fact that we get to see the back of the pager, and as well as the S.H.I.E.L.D. logo, you can see it’s also labelled with “Sentient World Observation and Response Department.” Of course, that’s S.W.O.R.D., the space-based counterpart to S.H.I.E.L.D.

Marvel Studios clearly decided against referencing this in Avengers: Infinity War, Captain Marvel, or even Avengers: Endgame, but this essentially confirms that S.W.O.R.D. has been around in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for longer than we thought. However, with the agency set to be introduced in WandaVision, it’s possible they were established following Thanos’ attack on Earth. 

Seeing as Nick Fury was hanging out in space with the Skrulls at the end of Spider-Man: Far From Home, it’s possible that was tied into S.W.O.R.D. as well, but we’ll obviously have to wait and see.

Check out the photo below:
 

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