Deadline has confirmed that Will Smith will not reprise his role as Deadshoot in Warner Bros.’ James Gunn-directed Suicide Squad 2. 

Word is that Smith’s exit was amicable, he wasn’t officially set to do the sequel, and it came down to scheduling in regards to his backing out. Deadline hears that Gunn is looking to sta…

Look out Gotham City, Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn is all dressed up for fun. The scene-stealing star of Suicide Squad is returning to the role of the DC Comics wild-card wild child for Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), an R-rated Warner Bros. romp through Batman’s grim hometown…

Atlas Entertainment has promoted Oscar-nominated producer Richard Suckle to the position of president. He will work with company founder and CEO Charles Roven to guide the direction of the film and TV company, mentor its creative executives and continue producing.

Suckle joined Atlas in 1992 as Roven's assistant. Since…

EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker Charles Roven was honored by his peers tonight at the Producers Guild of America Awards with the 2018 David O. Selznick Achievement Award bestowed for his body of work — a long career that began about 34 years ago with his first film Heart Like A Wheel. His resume now includes everything from 12 Mo…

Oscar-winning producer Michael De Luca has come aboard to produce Suicide Squad 2 alongside lead producer Charles Roven. The DC Universe follow-up has Gavin O’Connor aboard to direct that sequel, which has Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Jared Leto and the rest of the gang of villains returning from David Ayer’s 2016…

EXCLUSIVE: Suicide Squad helmer David Ayer is in early negotiations to direct Universal's Scarface, the new take on the gangster movie that the studio already has slated for an August 2018 bow. This has been a coveted job since Antoine Fuqua dropped out over scheduling.

Diego Luna is attached to star in the pic, a reim…

When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn't about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that mysteri…

Dreading studio interference on his first comic book project, Suicide Squad makeup and hair designer Alessandro Bertolazzi found none, overcoming the challenges of trying something new, and receiving his first Oscar nomination for his contributions. Working with director David Ayer on several projects—from visceral…

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released its shortlist of seven films vying for Best Makeup and Hairstyling at the 89th Oscars in February. The list includes a pair of comic-book adaptations, a few period dramas, a sci-fi space sequel and Sweden’s shortlisted Foreign Language Film entry.

Here is the…

David Ayer will direct and produce Gotham City Sirens for Warner Bros. This is the idea that Margot Robbie pitched to the studio for an all-female DC villains movie back in May, in which she’ll make her return as Harley Quinn, the Joker’s psychotic girlfriend from Suicide Squad. Robbie will also serve as EP.

Sherlock H…

The soundtrack and singles from Warner Bros’ Suicide Squad scored five nominations as the 59th annual Grammy Awards were announced this morning. Among other Hollywood notables, Amy Schumer scored a pair of noms, for Best Spoken Word album for her audio book The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo, and for her comedy album…

UPDATE, WRITETHRU: Bridget Jones's Baby leads the international weekend frame with a terrific $29.9M including No. 1s in 24 offshore territories out of a total 39 openings. That's contrary to the unfunny domestic debut of $8.24M, but “domestic” on this movie could almost be considered the UK given the franchise’s…