New Info on DC's Streaming Platform

DC has announced more information on their upcoming streaming platform. The site will be called DC Universe (which totally won't cause any confusion) and will be the exclusive home of Titans, the new season of Young Justice, an animated Harley Quinn series, and the just announced live-action Swamp Thing series (from executive producers James Wan & Mark Verheiden). It is expected to launch at some point later this year. The platform is also supposed to host a Superman prequel called Metropolis, but that wasn't mentioned in today's announcement. The synopsis for Swamp Thing reads as follows

When CDC researcher Abby Arcane returns to her childhood home of Houma, Louisiana, in order to investigate a deadly swamp-borne virus, she develops a surprising bond with scientist Alec Holland—only to have him tragically taken from her. But as powerful forces descend on Houma, intent on exploiting the swamp’s mysterious properties for their own purposes, Abby will discover that the swamp holds mystical secrets, both horrifying and wondrous—and the potential love of her life may not be dead after all.

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James Wan to Direct Aquaman

Warner Bros. has officially announced that James Wan (Furious 7) will direct 2018's Aquaman movie. The film will also star Jason Momoa as the lead actor; Kurt Johnstad as scriptwriter; and Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder, and Zack Snyder as producers. Warner Bros. President of Creative Development and Worldwide Production, Greg Silverman, commented,

We’ve been so lucky to have worked with James, first on New Line’s The Conjuring and now on their upcoming The Conjuring 2 and are thrilled to have him on board as we continue to expand our DC slate. The Aquaman film will be a major tentpole picture for us and James’s span of work has proven him able to take on any manner of project, bringing his incredible creative talent and unique voice to the material.