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The Vampire Diaries’ Susan Walters joins The Flash as Caitlin Snow’s mother

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Entertainment Weekly is reporting that The Vampire Diaries alum Susan Walters has joined the cast of The Flash for its third season, with the actress set to play Dr. Carla Tannhauser, the mother of Danielle Panabaker’s Caitlin Snow. The site describes the character as “a world class biomedical engineer and CEO of a major research […]

Video Game Review – Batman: The Telltale Series – Episode 1

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Chris Sanderson reviews Batman: The Telltale Series – Episode 1… At the Game Awards in 2015 we got our first hint of Telltale Games’ next big project and much to the surprise of many, it turned out to be a new Batman game. With almost no information given since then and only small hints and […]

Stephen Amell teases four-way crossover between Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl

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The CW’s DC crossover this year is going to be rather epic, bringing together Arrow, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and the network’s new acquisition Supergirl, and Stephen Amell has taken to Twitter to tease the four-way team-up with a set photo featuring Green Arrow, The Flash, The Atom, White Canary and Supergirl. Well, […]

Warner Bros. reportedly in “active development” on a Man of Steel sequel

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It looks like Superman could be taking to the skies once again, as The Wrap is reporting that Warner Bros. is in “active development” on a sequel to Man of Steel. According to the report, “Superman is a top priority for the studio and getting the character right for audiences is of tantamount importance.” Details […]

Supercut charts The Joker’s kills in live-action and animated movies

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Coinciding with the character’s return to the big screen in Suicide Squad, Mr Sunday Movies has put together a supercut charting all of the Joker’s kills from the Clown Prince of Crime’s various live-action and animated movies, including Batman, The Dark Knight, Batman Beyond: Return Of The Joker, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, Batman: […]

Suicide Squad pulls in a global opening weekend of $267 million

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The latest chapter of the DC Extended Universe, Suicide Squad, has brushed aside the bad reviews to score a $267 million opening haul worldwide. Domestically, the David Ayer-directed supervillain ensemble grossed $135.1 million, shattering the previous August opening weekend record of $94.3 million set by Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy back in 2014. SEE ALSO: […]

People Don’t Like Suicide Squad. Fine, But Let’s Not Perpetuate the Myth of Marvel’s Greatness

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Samuel Brace on DC, Marvel, and the state of the superhero genre… A bad film doesn’t make a better film great. This is the sentiment we must remember going forward as we discuss and analyse the state of superhero movies in 2016, especially as it pertains to DC and their latest outing, Suicide Squad. Critics […]

Movie Review – Suicide Squad (2016)

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Suicide Squad, 2016. Directed by David Ayer. Starring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Cara Delevingne, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jay Hernandez, Adam Beach, Jim Parrack, Ben Affleck, Karen Fukuhara, Common, Ike Barinholtz and Scott Eastwood. SYNOPSIS: A secret government agency recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in […]

The Week in Spandex – Suicide Squad breaks records, DC fans take on Rotten Tomatoes, Avengers: Infinity War update, Spider-Man: Homecoming cameos, Deadpool 2, Gambit and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Batman Triumphant, Watchmen, Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Avengers: Infinity War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Marvel’s Most Wanted, Deadpool 2, […]