James Gunn Just Called Superman a 'SAGA' + Michael Bay's Coming Back

Had a dream I was being chased by a giant sandwich. Woke up. Realized it was just Thursday chasing me with its mundane inevitability. The sandwich would've been preferable. At least sandwiches have a clear purpose. Unlike Thursday.

Or me.

Or this rambling.

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At the Peacemaker season 2 red carpet, which I guess is a thing that's happening, he tells THR he's working on something called the "Superman Saga."

Not Superman 2.

The Superman SAGA.

What does that even mean? Is it a trilogy? A cinematic universe within a cinematic universe? The last time someone used "saga" unironically, it was my neighbor describing his battle with the HOA over his lawn flamingos. He lost. The flamingos are gone. We don't talk about it.

But wait—

Entertainment Weekly reports Gunn also said Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn "will be revealed down the line" in some future DCU thing. Will be revealed? Is she hiding? Did she go into witness protection after Suicide Squad?

Actually you know what, good for her.

He's also "always looking for a place" to put Idris Elba's Bloodsport which—okay James, maybe stop treating actors like furniture you're trying to arrange in a studio apartment. "Where should I put Bloodsport? Maybe next to the ficus? No, that clashes with the color scheme."

He’s treating the DCU like a junk drawer where you just throw everything and hope it makes sense later. Which, honestly, respect. That's how I organize my entire life.

According to THR, Denis Villeneuve might have his James Bond and it's Scott Rose-Marsh.

Who?

Exactly.

Scott Rose-Marsh from "Krays: Code of Silence" and "Wolves of War." I looked these up. They exist. That's about all I can confirm. They brought him in to read sides from 1995's GoldenEye which feels like auditioning for Top Chef by microwaving a Hot Pocket.

But think about it—Villeneuve doing Bond means we're getting three-hour shots of martini olives while someone whispers about fate in the background. Every gunfight will somehow be about the duality of man. The Bond girls will all be wearing beige and speaking in metaphors.

I can't wait.

My friend thinks this is a terrible idea but my friend also thinks keeping his phone at 3% battery "builds character" so what does he know.

Doug Liman's got Angelina Jolie starring in "The Initiative" which THR describes as "Training Day set in the world of spycraft."

She plays a rogue spy named Bright who works outside the lines because "sometimes you need someone bad to bring down people who are even worse." This is literally me every time I respond to an all-staff email. You want chaos? I'll give you chaos. Let's discuss the printer situation, KAREN.

There's a new agent named Charlie who "isn't sure whether his new boss is trying to kill him or simply is willing to do whatever is necessary."

That's just... having a boss?

That's every job I've ever had?

One time my manager made me stay late to discuss "synergy" for three hours and I'm still not convinced it wasn't an assassination attempt. Psychological assassination, but still.

ET Online caught up with Xochitl Gomez who says she's "hard at work" on Avengers: Doomsday.

No. NO.

I'm sorry but after what she did to Multiverse of Madness? That wasn't acting, that was just... standing near Benedict Cumberbatch while saying words. My nephew's school play had more convincing performances and one kid forgot his lines and just barked like a dog for thirty seconds.

Her three words for her character arc? "Bravery. Courage. And let's say, powerful."

Bravery and courage are THE SAME THING. Girl couldn't even come up with three different adjectives. This is the energy she's bringing to Doomsday? We're doomed alright, just not in the way Marvel intended.

Remember in Multiverse of Madness when she was supposed to be scared but looked like she was trying to remember if she left the oven on? That's gonna be in Doomsday now. With Robert Downey Jr. back as Doom. He's gonna act circles around her while she delivers lines like she's reading a grocery list.

I need to lie down.

Actually no, I need to start a prayer circle for this movie. Who's with me?

Deadline says the script for Michael Bay's new Transformers film "should be ready for new leadership to take a look at shortly."

Shortly.

In Hollywood that means anywhere between tomorrow and the heat death of the universe.

Michael Bay returning to Transformers is like when you drunk text your ex at 3 AM except it's a multi-million dollar movie deal and everyone has to watch. We know how this ends. There will be explosions. So many explosions. Explosions having explosions. Someone will run in slow motion through an explosion while an American flag waves in the background of another explosion.

And I'll watch it. We'll all watch it. We're part of the problem.

Bloody-Disgusting reports "Shelby Oaks" is rated R for "violent content/gore, suicide, and language."

Language. Always with the language. Like anyone watching a movie with gore and suicide is gonna be offended by an f-bomb. "Oh no, they said a bad word while that guy's head exploded! Think of the children!"

Meanwhile The Conjuring: Last Rites gets an R for "bloody/violent content and terror."

Just... terror. Unspecified terror. Generic terror. Store-brand terror. The kind of terror you feel when you realize you've been saying "expresso" your whole life and everyone's been too polite to correct you.

This is like the 47th Conjuring movie and people still act surprised when the creepy doll turns out to be evil. Stop. Buying. Creepy. Dolls. This isn't complicated.

Okay this is my favorite drama of the day.

Charlie Cox apparently said season 2 was the "final season" of Daredevil: Born Again. Vincent D'Onofrio had to jump on Twitter to do damage control, saying "there's a very good chance there will be a third season" and that Charlie meant it was the last season they SHOT, not the actual final season.

This is giving divorced parents at a school conference energy.

"I believe Charlie meant..."

"Charlie and I have discussed..."

Just kiss already. Or fight. Or both. Give us something.

Vincent's out here like "Charlie's confused" and Charlie's probably somewhere eating soup not even aware this is happening. Beautiful. No notes. This is the MCU drama I actually care about.