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Aaron Pierre cast as John Stewart in DC’s Lanterns

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Aaron Pierre has just leveled up to play one of the biggest superheroes in HBO’s Lanterns. Green Lantern is one of DC’s most recognizable icons, and the John Stewart iteration has become a fan favorite in recent years. Pierre, known for his role in this year’s Rebel Ridge for Netflix, will take on the mantle […]

Elizabeth Henstridge to play Lex Luthor’s daughter in Superman & Lois

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Former Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star Elizabeth Henstridge has signed on for a key role in the fourth and final season of The CW#’s Superman & Lois, with the actress set to portray the estranaged daughter of Lex Luthor (Michael Cudlitz). “I worked with her on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and she’s unbelievable,” executive producer Brent […]

Original Joker: Folie à Deux endings had Lady Gaga’s Lee going full Harley Quinn

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Lady Gaga has been widely praised for her turn in Joker: Folie à Deux, but some have questioned the missing scenes, from behind the scenes to the initial trailers. It seems like things were reworked up to the very last minute, with Gaga’s Lee Quinzel and Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck having much different outcomes. A […]

The Penguin Episode 3 Review – ‘Bliss’

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Chris Connor reviews the third episode of The Penguin… The Penguin’s third episode broadens the shows scope, putting its links to The Batman into context and taking a considerably deeper dive into Vic’s background as wee find out a bit about Vic’s life before he came to Oz, showing his family and girlfriend. The opening […]

Comic Book Preview – Sandman: The Complete Shakespeare Collection #1

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DC Comics releases Sandman: The Complete Shakespeare Collection #1 this Wednesday, and you can get yourself a sneak peek at the issue below with the official preview… Perhaps no other literary figure has been more closely associated with The Sandman than playwright William Shakespeare. A Midsummer Night’s Dream from The Sandman #19 established that Auberon, […]

Joker director Todd Phillips isn’t planning a Harley Quinn spinoff or more DC movies

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Joker: Folie à Deux is shaping up to be one of the most polarizing films of the year, and it seems like director and co-writer Todd Phillips knows his time with superhero filmmaking is up. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the filmmaker revealed that he has no more interest in this universe, denying […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman: Full Moon #1

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DC Comics launches a gory Gotham horror story this coming Wednesday with the release of Batman: Full Moon #1, and you can check out the official preview of the issue below… An ancient and supernatural force stalks the streets of Gotham City–a Lycan so powerful it’ll defy Batman’s most trusted resources: his brilliant mind and […]

DC Studios to produce Dynamic Duo animated movie focussing on two Robins

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Puppets? Dick Grayson and Jason Todd? DC Studios is cooking something up with this latest news. If you thought Joker 2‘s musical romp was an experiment for the DC brand, Dynamic Duo will soon enter production. This will be the first joint project between DC Studios and the Bill Damaschke-led WBPA. Little is known about the project, but […]

Joker: Folie à Deux opens to soft numbers at the box office

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It appears that Joker and Harley Quinn might singing the blues when the weekend box-office numbers are announced, because Joker: Folie à Deux looks to be landing below expectations, and with some of the worst audience feedback scores of the year.  Per The Hollywood Reporter, the Todd Phillips directed sequel earned $7 million in previews, […]