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Story centers on a former basketball star who lost his wife and family in a struggle with addiction, and is now attempting to regain his soul and salvation by becoming the coach of a disparate, ethnically mixed high school basketball team at his alma mater.
In the midst of a mostly humdrum news weekend that was focused primarily on Comic-Con, a story suggested that Ben Affleck’s days are numbered as Batman in the DCEU. Everyone involved denied it, of course, when the question came up at the Justice League panel and presentation in Hall H on Saturday, but the writing has been on the wall for a while now.
Gavin O’Connor’s assassin thriller was a solid hit for Warner Bros., grossing $155 million worldwide on a relatively modest budget of $44 million.
The storyline is being kept under wraps but will continue to follow the story of the accountant, Christian Wolff.
The actor was conspicuously absent from the studio’s press release, which should be cause for concern given the rumors of late.
The forthcoming Warner Bros. standalone superhero pic The Batman taken a setback as Ben Affleck has decided to step down as director. However, the Live by Night star will stay on as star and producer of the movie.
While the debate continues over whether or not Deadpool will receive any Oscar love, The People’s Choice Awards is happy to show the actioner the love, as the film picked up wins for Favorite Action Movie and Favorite Movie Actor. 
A young gangster climbs through the ranks during the Prohibition era.
Ben Affleck took to Twitter to reveal a big piece of news about the forthcoming standalone Batman pic, which he is attached to direct and star. The Academy Award-winning director posted a mysterious video clip of a masked character clearly of the DC Entertainment movie world. Fanboys and fangirls immediately threw a fit of excitement when they recognized the masked man as the villain Deathstroke.
Agatha Christie’s short story and play, Witness For the Prosecution is set to hit the big screen with Ben Affleck attached to direct and star. This marks the second movie adaptation of Christie’s story. The first iteration was made in 1957 and was directed by Billy Wilder and starred Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, and Charles Laughton.
A man attempts to thwart a giant corporation that seems to have unlimited power.
Christian Wolff works at a small-town CPA office and as a freelance accountant for some of the world’s most dangerous criminal organizations. When he takes on a state-of-the-art robotics company as a client, an accounting clerk discovers a discrepancy involving millions of dollars. But as Christian uncooks the books and gets closer to the truth, it is the body count that starts to rise.
Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy.
