Joss Whedon Out of ‘Batgirl’ – Joss Whedon will no longer oversee ‘Batgirl’ into the world of film. He cites creative differences over the film, and most are willing to accept that. However, Whedon’s sterling reputation has taken a few bumps and bruises in recent years, as his own ex-wife has slammed him by saying he’s “…a hypocrite citing feminist ideals”. Whedon’s quoted as saying that he left the Batgirl project because he didn’t have a story, but he’s created hundreds of stories in his career, now he doesn’t have one? With DC and Warner Bros. distancing themselves from negative figures in media recently, it’s entirely possible that they opted to stop working with Whedon on this project, knowing the media scrutiny they’d have to contend with. Outside of Wonder Woman, DC’s most iconic woman might just be Batgirl, so it stands to reason that DC and WB didn’t want Whedon to bring any type of negative press. But that’s merely speculation.
DC Canceling Books Left and Right – Following the news that ‘Super-Sons would be cancelled by DC Comics, rumors are now that ‘Titans’ and ‘Teen Titans’ will be cancelled as well by the publisher. It should also be noted that ‘Justice League of America’, ‘Batgirl’, ‘Birds of Prey’ ‘Supergirl’ and ‘Trinity’ are also ending. Now it should be noted that DC may just be reshuffling things and figuring how to re-utilize these characters after the “No Justice” event.
However, ‘Super-Sons’ writer Peter Tomasi tweeted out that he’s not done with Superboy and Robin.
Wow! The love and sadness for Super Sons being cancelled is knocking me out! So, before too much time passes let me be the first to tell you that I’m not done with our two favorite boys and new news will be forthcoming soon!…Brothers and sisters, keep thinking good things! It is not being cancelled for bad sales. There are plans afoot I can’t share at this early juncture but you will be happy with the results – Super Sons lives! But hey now! Remember, keep your love for the last few issues of Super Sons going, lots of fun to be had with some emotional tugs waiting around the corner, and it shows that you continue to support the book/characters as we prep the new stuff coming yer way!
Robotman Cast for ‘Titans’ – Jake Michaels has been cast to play Cliff Steele, aka the Robotman of Doom Patrol fame. He’ll guest star in one episode of the series entitled ‘Doom Patrol’, alongside Bruno Bichir (The Chief) and April Bowlby (Elasti-Girl).
Quick Hits – The Avenger’s writer Jason Aaron took to Twitter to tease fans about a potential crossover with the Justice League’s writer Scott Snyder. The ‘Supernatural’ episode featuring Scooby Doo will happen on March 29th. According to Naughty Dog Creative Director Neil Druckmann, the ‘Last of Us’ movie will not be based on the hit video game. In other Joss Whedon news, he released a kids booked featuring Buffy the Vampire Slayer, click here to check out a more detailed article of it. Sailor Moon: The Miracle 4D ride has a trailer for it online. You can visit the attraction by going to Universal Japan.