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Jay Baruchel praises Batman v Superman as “the world’s most expensive indie film”

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Actor and comedian Jay Baruchel is currently doing interviews to promote his upcoming sequel Goon: Last of the Enforcers, which is a project he directs and stars in. During an interview with Joblo, Baruchel was put on the spot to discuss some recent films he has really enjoyed. In addition to mentioning Tom Ford’s noirish […]

Joe Manganiello unsure if he’ll get to play Deathstroke in The Batman

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A few days ago, it was reported that Warner Bros. had decided to push back production on The Batman to 2018, owing to director Matt Reeves’ ongoing commitments to this summer’s War for the Planet of the Apes. Coinciding with the news was a rumour that the screenplay for the Dark Knight solo movie would […]

The Week in Spandex – Warner Bros. shuffling DC slate, DCEU director rumours, Guardians of the Galaxy updates, Chris Hemsworth thought he was fired from Marvel

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at The Batman, The Flash, Green Lantern Corps, Gotham City Sirens, Suicide Squad 2, Justice League Dark, Man of Steel 2, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Black Lightning, Teen Titans: The Judas Contract, Logan, X-Men: Apocalypse, Deadpool 2, X-Men: Supernova, Legion, Fantastic […]

Rumour: David S. Goyer could end up directing Green Lantern Corps

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Back in January it was revealed that David S. Goyer (Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) had signed on to produce Warner Bros.’ Green Lantern Corps, as well as co-writing the script with Justin Rhodes (Grassroots, Contract Killers). Well, if Jeff Sneider on Meet the Movie Press is to be believed, Goyer […]

Rumour: Jaume Collet-Serra in the mix to direct Suicide Squad 2

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It looks like Mel Gibson may have some competition for the director’s chair on Suicide Squad 2, as Jeff Sneider is claiming on Meet the Movie Press that Jaume Collet-Serra is also in the frame to helm the upcoming supervillain sequel. Spanish filmmaker Collet-Serra recently directed Blake Lively in The Shallows, while his other credits […]

Hans Zimmer prefers Christian Bale’s Batman to Ben Affleck’s

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Having scored Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy, Hans Zimmer turns his hand to another incarnation of the Caped Crusader last year, collaborating with Junkie XL on the score to Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, before announcing his retirement from superhero movies. Well, it seems that Batman v Superman contributed to Zimmer’s decision […]

Warner Bros. wants to shoot another DC movie this year following The Batman delay

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With Warner Bros. delaying production of The Batman until next year and pushing back the Aquaman solo movie to December 2018, it is being reported that the studio is keen on shooting a new instalment of the DC Extended Universe this year for release in 2018. According to Variety’s Justin Kroll, the top five choices […]

Yoda in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Aquaman pushed back, Venom movie gets release date, Guardians Vol. 3 confirmed and more – Daily News Roundup

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Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories… YODA IN THE LAST JEDI? It’s been rumoured on several occasions that the Jedi Master Yoda will be making an appearance in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (as a Force Ghost, presumably), and Frank Oz has further fuelled the speculation in an interview where he revealed he’s been asked […]

Why Have People Forgotten That Superhero Cinema’s Golden Age Was the Mid-Noughties?

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Henry Bevan on the golden age of superhero cinema… Wonder Woman will save the DC Extended Universe. This is a loaded statement, but at this point, it seems everyone will save the DCEU. We all need a hero, and my money is on Diana Prince. The latest trailer only strengthens my belief. My belief that […]