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Matt Reeves officially signs on to direct The Batman

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He was in, he was out, and now he’s in again… After pulling out of negotiations last week (a week after first entering them), Cloverfield, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and War for the Planet of the Apes helmer Matt Reeves has now officially closed his deal with Warner Bros. to direct and produce […]

Possible Spoilers: Wonder Woman plot leaked online with possible cameos and tone – but is it any good?

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Warning: possible spoilers below… Over the weekend, Warner Bros and DC Films held a test screening of their upcoming superhero movie Wonder Woman which received very positive reactions. And although each audience member signed a strict NDA, someone broke that and took to the Internet to leak the plot details. The folks over at Midnight’s […]

Supergirl Season 2 Episode 13 Review – ‘Mr. & Mrs. Mxyzptlk’

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Martin Carr reviews the thirteenth episode of Supergirl season 2… This Valentine’s Day episode is surprisingly satisfying considering the antagonist in question, who could have been annoying in the extreme. I refer of course to Peter Gadiot’s Mr.Mxyzptlk possibly the oldest DC nemesis dating back to 1946. Impish, inter-dimensional and oozing charm Gadiot gives him […]

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 12 Review – ‘Camelot/3000’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the twelfth episode of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow season 2… If a fan of niche, cult DC Comics titles of the 80’s, tonight’s episode title will intrigue you….. …but that’s where it ends as the title is just a clever play on grammar usage. This episode does not reference that specific book’s […]

First look at Han Solo movie, new images from Pacific Rim 2 and Wonder Woman, Hellboy 3 cancelled and more – Daily News Roundup

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SMUGGLER’S PHOTO With the film now in production, the official Star Wars Twitter account released an image from the set of the Han Solo spin-off movie, featuring directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller alongside stars Alden Ehrenreich, Donald Glover, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke and Phoebe Waller-Bridge. “Watching such inspired people from all over the world, with […]

Justice League cinematographer inspired by the visual style of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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Back in April of last year it was announced that Zack Snyder’s frequent collaborator Larry Fong would not be behind the camera on Justice League due to a scheduling conflict with Kong: Skull Island, with Snyder then enlisting Game of Thrones cinematographer Fabian Wagner to shoot the DC team-up. Posting on his Instagram page, Wagner has […]

Joss Whedon talks about his rejected Wonder Woman movie

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Back before Joss Whedon hit the big time with his colossal Marvel hits The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron, the director had his heart set on helming a Wonder Woman movie which Warner Bros. ultimately rejected. One can’t imagine Whedon gets many projects rejected nowadays, considering the considerable success of his work on Marvel’s […]

U.S.Avengers and Batman top bestselling comics and graphic novels of January 2017

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Diamond Comic Distributors has released details of the sales figures for January 2017’s comic books and graphic novels, led by Marvel’s U.S.Avengers #1 and DC’s Batman Vol. 1: I Am Gotham. Marvel proved to be the month’s top publisher with a 37.09% dollar share and a 42.62% unit share, followed by DC Entertainment with a 28.93% dollar […]