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Willem Dafoe Joins DC’s ‘Justice League Part One’
According to Heat Vision, actor Willem Dafoe has been cast in Zack Snyder’s Justice League Part One. Currently in production, the follow-up to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is expected to arrive in theaters on November 17, 2017. There’s no word at this time on who exactly Dafoe is playing, but word is that it will not be a villainous role. This marks the second actor from Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy to score a part in DC’s Justice League, following J.K. Simmons’ casting as Gotham City’s police commissioner, James Gordon.
The film will follow on from the events of Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel (2013) and Batman v Superman (2016), David Ayer’s Suicide Squad (2016), and Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman (2017). It will also be our first formal introduction to characters that will eventually feature in Seth Grahame-Smith’s The Flash (2018) and James Wan’s Aquaman (2018). A team-up follow-up, Justice League Part Two, is already planned to arrive in 2019, with Snyder on board to direct. Further films already planned in the DC lineup include Shazam (2019), Cyborg (2020), Green Lantern Corps. (2020), Suicide Squad 2, The Batman, Metal Men, Lobo, and Justice League Dark.
Justice League Part One is the fifth installment in the DC Cinematic Universe. It is directed by Zack Snyder and carries a script penned by Chris Terrio (Argo). It will star Ben Affleck as ‘Batman’, Henry Cavill as ‘Superman’, Gal Gadot as ‘Wonder Woman’, Jason Momoa as ‘Aquaman’, Amber Heard as ‘Mera’, Ezra Miller as ‘The Flash’, Ray Fisher as ‘Cyborg’, Amy Adams as ‘Lois Lane’, J.K. Simmons as ‘Commissioner Gordon’, and Willem Dafoe.
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‘Curse of the Where Wolf’ Bites Into August Release With Trio of Werewolf Theatrical Screenings [Exclusive Preview]
Larry Chaney‘s hairy misadventures are continuing in the sequel graphic novel Curse of the Where Wolf from creative team Rob Saucedo, Debora Lancianese, and Jack Morelli, and its author is celebrating with a trio of horror’s greatest werewolf films.
The Curse of the Where Wolf hits shelves on August 7 from Encyclopocalypse Publications.
That coincides with the launch of a theatrical screening event in Houston, Texas, featuring a trio of seminal werewolf flicks turning 45 this year: The Howling on August 7, Wolfen on August 14, and An American Werewolf in London on August 21.
Each screening features a “werewolf in film” presentation as well as a book signing from Where Wolf author and River Oaks Theatre artistic director Rob Saucedo.
In the new graphic novel, “Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.”
“With Where Wolf, I wanted to tell a whodunit set in a furry convention, so the story was pretty contained within a very specific setting and genre. With Curse of the Where Wolf, I wanted to celebrate everything I love about the possibility of comic books. Curse of the Where Wolf is a funny book, in every sense of the phrase, but it’s also an earnest look at a person’s struggle to become a better version of themselves, especially when the alternative is to become a literal monster,” Saucedo says of Curse.
The original graphic novel was previously serialized as the first webcomic hosted on Fangoria before being collected by Encyclopocalypse Publications in 2023 and has already been optioned for film, podcast, and television development ahead of launch by producers James Fino (“The Freak Brothers” for Tubi, “Rick and Morty” for Adult Swim) and Charles Horak (First Date for Magnolia Pictures).
Expect Larry to find himself in even weirder situations in the 362-page full color sequel; Saucedo has provided Bloody Disgusting with exclusive art pages from the upcoming graphic novel that showcase lupine humor.
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