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According to Chris Hemsworth, joining the DC Extended Universe is “illegal” for a Marvel actor

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Unless you’ve been in cryogenic sleep for the past 10 years, you probably have some idea of the (often hilarious) rivalry between DC Comics, and Marvel fans when it comes to their respective film franchises. While not really shared between the actors, or directors of both studios, many fans have a heated loyalty to one side, […]

Wonder Woman crosses $500 million, Spider-Man spin-offs in MCU, Duke Nukem movie update and more – Weekend News Roundup

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SUCCESS WOMAN After a fantastic opening weekend and even better follow-up (where it only fell 45%), Wonder Woman was finally knocked off the top of the US box office this weekend by Cars 3. However it wasn’t all bad news. The movie earned another $40 million and its worldwide total is now $571 million. It’s […]

Wonder Woman climbs to $570 million at the worldwide box office

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It may have lost top spot in the U.S. to Disney-Pixar’s Cars 3, but Warner Bros.’ DC blockbuster Wonder Woman continues to impress at the box office, having pushed its worldwide haul to $571.8 million worldwide. Wonder Woman dropped just 30% domestically this weekend, grossing $40.8 million and pushing its North American cume to $274.6 […]

The Week in Spandex – Spider-Man: Homecoming tracking, Venom and the Fantastic Four not part of the MCU, Justice League set photos, X-Men: Dark Phoenix casting

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Spider-Man: Homecoming, Venom, Fantastic Four, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Defenders, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Inhumans, Avengers: Secret Wars, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Deadpool 2, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Shazam, Batgirl, Batman, Batman […]

Nine Actresses Who Could Play Batgirl in the DCEU

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Liam Hoofe takes a look at nine actresses who could play Batgirl in Joss Whedon’s upcoming DCEU movie…  Very little is currently known about the Batgirl movie. The DCEU project, to be directed by Joss Whedon, will reportedly take inspiration from the New 52 version of the character, and rumours have surfaced that it has become […]

Kevin Feige dismisses Marvel vs DC rivalry, says he’s rooting for the DCEU to succeed

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For a lot of hardcore Marvel or DC fans, there seems to be an intense rivalry between the two comic book publishers – and more specifically these days, their respective cinematic universes. While we do get occasional comments from those involved with either franchise which seem to stoke this “war” – see Chris Pine’s recent […]

Kiersey Clemons confirms Iris West cameo in Justice League

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Back in November it was rumoured that Kiersey Clemons is set to make her DC Extended Universe debut with a brief cameo as Iris West in November’s Justice League before taking a leading role in the now-delayed solo outing for Ezra Miller’s The Flash, and the actress has now confirmed to Modeliste Magazine that she […]

Former Justice League composer says, “you haven’t made it in Hollywood until you get replaced”

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It was announced yesterday that Danny Elfman would be replacing Junkie XL on Justice League, as Joss Whedon takes over the movie’s reshoots in London. It comes off the back of rumours that Whedon’s reshoots are larger than the “standard pickups” Warner Bros. said they were, suggesting the film will be completely different to how […]

Danny Elfman to score Justice League for Joss Whedon

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In a rather surprising move, iconic composer Danny Elfman has now joined Justice League to compose the film’s score, per The Hollywood Reporter. He’s joined the film just as Joss Whedon takes the director’s chair for some reshoots and additional scenes in London. Elfman is no stranger to composing superhero themes. He worked on Tim Burton’s Batman, creating […]