In addition to the all the Wonder Woman news today, a big story on the DCEU dropped this morning as well from The Hollywood Reporter. In summary...
- After some major shakeups in the last two weeks - Geoff Johns out as Chief Creative Officer - Walter Hamada, known for "The Conjuring" universe, has been named the president of DC Entertainment-based film. Hamada inherited a slate in disarray and has quietly spent months sorting through projects. "He walked into a sh*tshow, and he's trying to clean it up," says one insider familiar with the scene. Hamada has spent months going over the projects in development, culling certain ones, elevating others, keeping an eye on the big marquee heroes while also developing lesser-known characters that could pop big.
- There are still two potential Joker features in the works - one starring Jared Leto and another starring Joaquin Phoenix, that Todd Phillips will direct. Phillips' movie, expected to begin shooting in the fall, is budgeted at about $55 million, a fraction of most superhero pics, and may be launched under a new label that could be branded with a name like "DC Dark" or "DC Black."
- The Flash will finally begin production in early 2019 with Ezra Miller starring, and has abandoned the somber themes it had been expected to tackle. The film now has the Game Night team of John Francis Daly and Jonathan Goldstein on board, and it's looking to Back to the Future as a touchstone.
- Margot Robbie figures in the female-centric Birds of Prey, a Harley Quinn spinoff film that is moving along with Sundance filmmaker Cathy Yan attached to direct.
- Meanwhile, a Batgirl movie, which had been in development with Joss Whedon before losing the director in February, is currently on track with Bumblebee screenwriter Christina Hodson penning a script.
- The big question mark going forward is the future of Batman. Writer-director Matt Reeves turned in the first act of a new screenplay during the Memorial Day weekend. It's said to focus on a young caped crusader, and while the studio would not comment, it's unlikely that Ben Affleck, who has played Batman in three features, will again don the cowl. (That's now TWO trades who have reported this news. So I'd say it's all but official now).