10th March 2022: Warner Bros shuffles release dates for 2022 including major DC films

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Upcoming TV series Gotham Knights cast its lead actors, Abhishek Bachchan looks likely to replace Shah Rukh Khan in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next film and other top news from the world of entertainment.
Warner Bros shuffles release dates for 2022 including major DC films Warner Bros has announced that it is changing the release dates of all its major releases for 2022 and beyond. The highly-anticipated DC film The Flash is pushed to June 23, 2023. Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam will now release on October 21, 2022, and DC Super-Pets is pushed to July 2022. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, the sequel to Jason Momoa’s 2018 film, Aquaman, directed by James is also pushed back for a March 17, 2023, release. However, Shazam 2: Fury of the Gods has been moved forward for a Dec 16, 2022 release window Apple TV+ announces new documentary on British Formula One legend Lewis Hamilton A documentary on the most decorated Formula One driver in history, Sir Lewis Hamilton, is in the works at Apple TV+. Directed by Matt Kay, the documentary will feature the seven-time world champion’s life both on and off the track. Abhishek Bachchan looks likely to replace Shah Rukh Khan in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next film It is being reported that Abhishek Bachchan may have been added to Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next project. Shah Rukh had allegedly been offered the part after Irrfan Khan’s tragic passing. However, Abhishek Bachchan is in pole position to play the role of the legendary poet Sahir Ludhianvi. In fact, his father, Amitabh Bachchan, had previously played the role of a fictionalized version of Sahir Ludhianvi in the 1976 film Kabhi Kabhie. Upcoming TV series Gotham Knights casts its lead actors CW’s latest DC TV series, Gotham Knights, has added Oscar Morgan, Olivia Rose Keegan, and Navia Robinson to its cast. The series will be based on the DC comic characters and will focus on Batman’s proteges in Gotham City. The announcement has coincided with the Gotham Knights video game release date reveal of October 25 this year. While the game will feature Batman’s most popular allies Nightwing, Batgirl, Robin, and Red Hood, the TV series will feature lesser-known DC characters such as Harper Row, Carrie Kelly, and others Oscar-Nominated Short ‘The Queen of Basketball adds Steph Curry and Shaquille O’Neal as executive producers Basketball legends Stephen Curry and Shaquille O’Neal have been added as executive producers to the Academy Award-nominated short The Queen of Basketball. The critically acclaimed documentary short focuses on the iconic women’s basketball player Lusia ‘Lucy’ Harris, who passed away in January. Malayalam legend Mohanlal’s film Monster is heading for an OTT release. Veteran Malayalam actor Mohanlal looks likely to have his next Malayalam film, titled Monster, released on OTT platforms. While his film Aaraattu will release on Amazon Prime Video on March 20, no official confirmation has been given whether the Vysakh-directed film Monster is also heading to OTT. If early reports are accurate the film starring Lakshmi Manchu, Honey Rose, and Sudev Nair will release on Disney+ Hotstar.