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Ben Affleck’s Batman: The already troubled history of The Batman

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Luke Owen looks at the already troubled history of Ben Affleck’s The Batman… It was news that concerned fans of the faltering DCEU when it was confirmed that Ben Affleck will no longer direct The Batman, which is still supposed to be released next year. This bad news about The Batman follows rumours that Justice League is […]

Common still interested in playing John Stewart in Green Lantern Corps

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While doing interview rounds for the quickly approaching John Wick: Chapter 2, IGN asked rapper Common if he was still intrigued by potentially playing the role of John Stewart in Green Lantern Corps, despite his minor role in last year’s Suicide Squad. “I haven’t spoken to DC,” said Common. “John Stewart, the character, is amazing. […]

Rumour: Ben Affleck could drop out of The Batman entirely

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Oy. Where to begin. This thing has been a bit of an epic and people are starting to get sick of hearing about the various woes of Ben Affleck’s solo Dark Knight movie, The Batman. The ‘will he, won’t he’, the ups and downs, all eventually leading to Affleck relinquishing his directorial duties to instead […]

Chris Terrio has written a draft of The Batman script

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After the disappointing news that Ben Affleck will not be directing The Batman after all, word has come that Justice League‘s Chris Terrio has written a draft of the script based on Affleck’s and Geoff Johns’ first draft. Whether it was a full page one job – as with The Flash recently – or just punching up the […]

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 10 Review – ‘Legion of Doom’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the tenth episode of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, ‘Legion of Doom’… Please Legends….Please give us the creepy octopus base hidden in the swamp…..I’ve never wanted anything more… This looked like it was going to be a very bad episode; the crew of the ship literally had nothing to do, no time to travel […]

The Flash Season 3 Episode 11 Review – ‘Dead or Alive’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the eleventh episode of The Flash season 3… On a Steel Horse I Ride….’Cause I’m Wanted….yeah, that’s enough of that…. H.R. Wells may very well be the best Wells yet…but that’s like trying to argue which plate of lobster you’ve had in your life was better; it’s all good, so how can […]

Nicole Kidman in talks to join Aquaman

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It looks like Nicole Kidman could be returning to the DC film universe. According to THR, the Batman Forever actress and Academy Award winner is in talks to star in Aquaman as the mother to the titular King of Atlantis. Kidman is currently in talks for the role, and has been director James Wan’s top choice “for weeks, with […]

Gotham Season 3 Episode 14 Review – ‘The Gentle Art of Making Enemies’

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Martin Carr reviews the fourteenth episode of Gotham season 3… As all the disparate strands coalesce into a singular whole of villainy in this winter finale, Gotham gets grandiose, creates conclusion and makes season three worth an entrance fee. With people plunged into darkness, rioters running amok and one staple faced sociopath ruling the roost […]