Warner’s decision to release all of its major 2021 movies directly onto HBO Max was a controversial one, despite the studio’s assurance that it will return to a more traditional release model the following year. DC is a big part of Warner’s movie division, and DC Films boss Walter Hamada has now revealed the plans for future releases.
Speaking to the New York Times, Hamada explained that from 2022 onwards, DC will release up to six movies a year. Four of these will be the studio’s big tentpole superhero movies, such as The Suicide Squad, The Batman, and Aquaman 2. In addition, “riskier” films, focusing on lesser known heroes, will be produced specifically for HBO Max. These could include upcoming projects such as Static Shock or Batgirl.
This is in addition to HBO Max shows that are being produced as spin-offs to the big movies. There are already two in development–James Gunn’s Peacemaker, which will focus on John Cena’s character from The Suicide Squad, and a Batman spin-off about the Gotham police department. “With every movie that we’re looking at now, we are thinking, ‘What’s the potential Max spinoff?'” Hamada said.
The year that shall not be named is nearly firmly in the rear-view–what better way to mark the occasion than looking forward to everything cool that’s coming to Netflix in January? With the first month of 2021 upon us, the streaming service is offering up a lot of new content you’ll want to make time for and watch like more episodes of Cobra Kai plus the usual assortment of “Oh yeah, I’ve always been meaning to watch that!” selections.
January 8 has the intriguing crime drama Lupin, whose name is only coincidentally similar to the popular anime series–but only because it draws inspiration from the same source material: the fictional adventures of early 20th century gentleman thief and master of disguise, Arsène Lupin. In this modern retelling, “gentleman thief Assane Diop sets out to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family.” Even though it’s a live-action reimagining of an overlapping influence, fans of the anime (which has an animated CG version coming out January 12) will likely get a lot of mileage out of this one.
Like everyone else in the world, Spider-Man has had a pretty rough go of things in 2020, especially after learning the true identity of the mysterious villain Kindred. Peter Parker will be looking for a fresh start in 2021, and that includes a brand new costume.
Marvel is giving fans their first glimpse of this new suit, which was designed by X-Force cover artist Dustin Weaver and will make its debut in the pages of March’s The Amazing Spider-Man #62. Check out the new duds below:
The Amazing Spider-Man #63 variant cover by Dustin Weaver. (Image Credit: Marvel)
As you can see, the new costume is quite a departure from previous Spider-suits. For one thing, the traditional red and blue color scheme has been replaced by a mix of blue, white, silver and orange. The eyes are also a major departure from the norm, with glowing orange lenses contained inside a larger black space.
Marvel isn’t revealing much about the origins of this new costume, other than that Peter Parker dons the suit in the aftermath of “Sins Rising” as part of his latest confrontation with Kingpin. As with past costume changes like the Tony Stark-designed Iron Spider suit and the Peter’s own Parker Industries armored suit (both of which are among the many alternate costumes included in Insomniac’s Spider-Man game), this costume will add some much-needed tech upgrades to Spidey’s usual arsenal.
“This design was really a collaborative effort between Nick Spencer, Editor Nick Lowe, and I. They reined in the weirder and more techy features I was bringing and helped create something that I think is simple and both futuristic and classical,” Weaver said in Marvel’s press release. “I can’t wait to see Patrick Gleason really bring it to life!”
The Amazing Spider-Man #63 variant cover by Dustin Weaver. (Image Credit: Marvel)
It remains to be seen if Peter will continue wearing this new costume throughout 2021 or if it’s a temporary wardrobe change. Do you think it deserves to become a regular part of the Spider-Man arsenal? Let us know in the comments. And cast your vote for your favorite alternate Spider-suit in the poll below:
