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Justice League is falling behind Man of Steel at the domestic box office

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Justice League is tracking behind the box office takings of Man of Steel at the North American box office. While Justice League brought in $93 million during its opening weekend – a big number for most films – this was still considered a disappointment when comparing to recent superhero movies and the other films in […]

Henry Cavill dons an unused Superman costume from Man of Steel

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Thanks to DC Films Hub, we’ve got a look at some photos showing Henry Cavill wearing an alternate, unused Superman suit from 2013’s Man of Steel. It’s very similar to what we saw in the final film, save for the fact that the Superman emblem doesn’t have the traditional yellow background. See for yourself here… […]

The Week in Spandex – Justice League, Shazam, Flashpoint, Wonder Woman 2, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, The Punisher, Deadpool 2, The Incredibles 2

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Shazam, The Batman, Justice League Mortal, Wonder Woman 2, Flashpoint, Cyborg, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Black Lightning, Gotham, Batman: Gotham By Gaslight, The LEGO Batman Movie, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Widow, The Punisher, Daredevil, […]

Jason Momoa confirms popular Aquaman fan theory from Man of Steel

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Before the DC Extended Universe, there was simply Man of Steel. A film meant to revive the Superman franchise in the same way that Christopher Nolan breathed new life into Batman. Even early trailers felt a bit like ‘Christopher Nolan Presents Superman’. However, when the film failed to stand on its own critically, Warner Bros. […]

The Week in Spandex – NYCC roundup, Justice League, Thor: Ragnarok, The Punisher, Runaways, Gambit, Constantine, Spawn and more

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Due to New York Comic Con, birthdays and anniversaries, it’s an abridged version of The Week in Spandex this week. Normal service will be resumed this coming Saturday… The big news from the weekend was of course the release of the latest trailer for Warner Bros.’ upcoming blockbuster Justice League, while on the DC front […]

When Will DC Learn How to End Their Movies?

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Samuel Brace on DC’s movie endings… Fistfight! Explosions! Chaos! This has been the climactic scene of every DCEU (are we still calling it that?) film so far, this is how the powers that be have decided to end the movies that populate their connected universe up until this point. Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: […]

Matthew Vaughn wants to make a “modern version” of the Richard Donner Superman

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For several months now, Kingsman: The Golden Circle director Matthew Vaughn’s name has been brought up as a potential candidate to direct Warner Bros.’ as-yet-unannounced Man of Steel sequel. Over the weekend, the British filmmaker revealed that he has indeed had talks with Warner Bros. about helming a Superman movie, and now in an interview […]

Matthew Vaughn confirms that he’s had talks for Man of Steel 2

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Back in March of this year, a rumour emerged suggesting that Kick-Ass and X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn was in talks to direct a sequel to Man of Steel at Warner Bros., with Vaughn’s frequent collaborator Jane Goldman then seemingly confirming his interest a few months later. Well, during an interview with HeyUGuys to […]

Producer vs. Director: The Case of Zack Snyder

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Pim Razenberg on the debate on creative differences between producers and directors… Creative differences. The clichéd answer to most break-ups between a studio and its directors. Recent examples of cases where “creative differences” were the cause of conflict are the departure of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller from the as-of-yet untitled Han Solo anthology film […]

Jane Goldman says Matthew Vaughn is keen on directing Man of Steel 2

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Following yesterday’s Kingsman: The Golden Circle panel at Comic-Con, Screen Rant caught up with screenwriter Jane Goldman and asked her about the reports linking her frequent collaborator and Kingsman helmer Matthew Vaughn to the director’s chair on Warner Bros.’ long-rumoured Man of Steel sequel. “I know Matthew’s a big Superman fan,” said Goldman, who was […]