Following in the footsteps of Gotham, Syfy and Warner Horizon Television have announced a new show Krypton, based on Superman’s grandfather and set on his home planet of, well, Krypton. Here’s the show logline: “Years before the Superman legend we know, the House of El was shamed and ostracized. This series follows The Man of Steel’s […]
POSSIBLE SPOILER – Major character already dead in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice?
Filming has wrapped, but we’re still a little way off from an official trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (unless it does come out this year, attached to The Hobbit: The Five Armies), but that hasn’t stopped the rumour mill churning. So what do have today? Robin? Doomsday? KGBeast?? Nope. According to Bad […]
Suicide Squad creator shares his thoughts on the casting for Warner Bros.’ movie
Last week, Warner Bros. announced the star-studded cast for its second DC movie of 2016, Suicide Squad, with the DC supervillain ensemble set to feature Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises) as Rick Flagg, Will Smith (Hancock) as Deadshot, Cara Delevingne (Pan) as Enchantress, Jai Courtney (Terminator: Genisys) as Boomerang, Margot Robbie (The Wolf of […]
Is Damian Wayne the Arkham Knight?
Thomas Roach on whether the Arkham Knight is Damian Wayne… Batman: Arkham Knight is one of the most anticipated games of next year, having been delayed from its original release date in October 2014. With a fair few months to go until the game is available, the speculation surrounding the identity of the Arkham Knight […]
Mark Hamill to reprise the role of The Trickster in The Flash
Outside of Star Wars, Mark Hamill is best known for his voice work as The Joker in the DC animated universe, but way back in 1991 Hamill portrayed another DC villain, and in live-action no less, taking on the role of The Trickster in the John Wesley Shipp-headlined series The Flash. And, according to HitFix, […]
The Week in Spandex – Suicide Squad, Doctor Strange, Deadpool, Ant-Man, Batman v Superman, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Fantastic Four and more
Our weekly round-up of the latest news and talking points from the world of screen superheroes, including Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, Justice League Dark, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Constantine, Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, Batman Versus Robin, Doctor Strange, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man, Captain America: […]
Filming wraps on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Having been shooting since May, cinematographer Larry Fong has taken to Instagram to announce that filming has now wrapped on Warner Bros.’ hotly-anticipated DC ensemble Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The production has taken in locations in Los Angeles, Detroit and Chicago, as well as scenes in New Mexico which were originally planned for […]
Constantine Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘Rage of Caliban’
Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of Constantine… Let me start by being contentious. I have read other opinions on this episode. They may or may not influence me, but since I believe most have missed the point it remains unlikely. Forums and websites who afford the expert and ignoramus equal opportunity to air their […]
Pan screenwriter to pen Wonder Woman movie
A couple of weeks ago it was confirmed that Michelle MacLaren (Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad) has signed on to direct Warner Bros.’ solo Wonder Woman movie, and now the project has secured a writer. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jason Fuchs will pen the script for Gal Gadot’s first solo outing. Fuchs previous credits […]
Christian Bale confirms that he was never approached to play Batman again, or James Bond
Christian Bale reveals in Esquire that he was not approached to play James Bond and had not spoken to anyone about returning as Batman in Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. It had previously been reported before Ben Affleck was cast in the role that Bale was offered $50 million to reprise his […]