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The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Justice League, Batman: Year One, Green Lantern, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Daredevil, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, Old Man Logan, Venom, Big Hero 6 and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Batman: Year One, Justice League, Green Lantern, Suicide Squad, Suicide Squad 2, Gotham, Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Arrow, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians of the Galaxy […]

Frank Miller talks Darren Aronofsky’s aborted Batman: Year One movie

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Before Christopher Nolan relaunched the Batman franchise with Batman Begins, Warner Bros. had enlisted Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream) for an adaptation of Frank Miller’s classic Batman: Year One, with Miller himself helping to pen the script. Aronofsky’s plan was to “toss out everything you can imagine about Batman” and start afresh, with the duo […]

Christian Bale says he “didn’t quite nail” Batman in The Dark Knight Trilogy

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A few days ago we brought you some comments from Christian Bale as he shared his thoughts on Ben Affleck’s take on the Caped Crusader in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and now Bale has been reflecting on his own time in the cape and cowl in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy, stating that he […]

Ben Affleck, Zack Snyder and Charles Roven talk R-rated Ultimate Edition of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad still aiming for PG-13

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Last month it was announced that Warner Bros. is set to release an R-rated Ultimate Edition of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and as part of its coverage of the DC Extended Universe superhero epic, Entertainment Weekly caught up with Ben Affleck, director Zack Snyder and producer Charles Roven to get some details on […]

Green Lantern may not feature in the DC Extended Universe until after Justice League

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It looks like Green Lantern fans have a lengthy wait before they see the character making his DC Extended Universe debut, with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice producer Greg Silverman revealing to EW that he won’t be appearing in Justice League Part One, and may not even feature until the Green Lantern Corps movie in […]

UPDATE: Jena Malone has been cut from Batman v Superman theatrical release, will feature in R-rated Ultimate Edition

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There’s been a tonne of speculation as to which character Jena Malone could be playing in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but it seems we’ll have to wait a little longer to find out the answer as Entertainment Weekly is reporting that the actress has been cut from the theatrical release of the movie. […]

Supergirl Season 1 Episode 15 Review – ‘Solitude’

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Martin Carr reviews the fifteenth episode of Supergirl… When you are dealing with a computer virus made flesh, who is the manifestation of a species designed to control technological systems for a whole planet expect two things. Firstly lots of big words and secondly a very long sentence. Now consider yourself introduced to Indigo the […]

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice tracking $300 million to $340 million global opening weekend

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Last week it was reported that Warner Bros.’ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is tracking a $100 million to $140 million domestic opening weekend, and now Deadline is reporting that analysts are pointing to a worldwide opening in the range of $300 million to $340 million when it opens around the globe at Easter. Should it […]

Ben Affleck says that The Dark Knight and Man of Steel don’t share many scenes in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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Despite literally being titled Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Ben Affleck has told Premiere Magazine that The Dark Knight and Last Son of Krypton actually don’t have many scenes together. “It is a continuation of Man of Steel, so I came to the world of Zack Snyder and Henry Cavill,” he said. “In fact, we didn’t share many scenes. […]