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Zack Snyder defends the ending of Man of Steel

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While it has its supporters, Zack Synder’s Superman reboot Man of Steel has certainly had its detractors – particularly when it comes to the ending which saw Superman and Zod tear up Metropolis and presumably killing thousands of innocent people. However, there will always be one person who 100% defends it. “I stand by it”, Snyder […]

The Week in Spandex – Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Avengers: Infinity War, Inhumans, Daredevil, Deadpool, Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad, DC TV and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Inhumans, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Agent Carter, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, Gambit, Legion, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Suicide Squad, Supergirl, […]

Henry Cavill doesn’t think Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice will address “any issues that people had with Man Of Steel”

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Now that we’re in 2016, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is just around the corner. But one of the things that has always overshaddowed the movie is the mixed reviews of Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel, which is very polarising in the Geek Community. And according to its star Henry Cavill, not much of […]

The Week in Disappointment – Iron Fist, The Punisher, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Man of Steel, Deadpool, The Walking Dead, Ghostbusters, Spider-Man

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Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Rumour: Marvel to replace Iron Fist Netflix series with The Punisher” Let’s start with he week’s most disappointing news. The Iron Fist Netflix series potentially getting scrubbed for a Punisher series. Marvel has been trying to get Punisher right for ages. And after seeing Daredevil, […]

The Week in Spandex – Suicide Squad, Justice League, Batman, Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Deadpool, Jessica Jones, The Punisher, Supergirl, Constantine and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Batman, Man of Steel, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Gotham, The Flash, Arrow, Constantine, Captain America: Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Ant-Man, Spider-Man, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, The […]

David S. Goyer defends Superman’s killing of General Zod in Man of Steel

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During an interview with the Nerdist Podcast (via IndieWire), screenwriter David S. Goyer has been speaking about the controversial climax to the showdown between Superman and General Zod in 2013’s Man of Steel, which saw Kal-El putting an end to Zod’s rampage by snapping his neck. The decision to have Superman kill his foe has […]

TV show Krypton will be a prequel to Man of Steel and the DC Extended Universe

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A common complaint from fans of Arrow and The Flash is that they don’t connect to the DC Cinematic Universe the same way Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter and Daredevil do with the MCU. Well, David Goyer has revealed that Krypton, the Superman-less show he is currently developing, will serve as a prequel to Man of Steel […]

The DC Bad Movie Myth

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Samuel Brace on the DC Bad Movie Myth… There is a lie that is being perpetuated, a myth if you will, a myth tinged with vitriol that DC makes bad movies, exclusively bad movies, and that the new DC Extended Universe needs to save both them and their reputation. Time and time again it is […]

George Miller denies Man of Steel 2 rumours

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For the past month or so, the rumour mill has been buzzing with talk that Mad Max: Fury Road director George Miller is set to direct a DC movie, which may or may be Man of Steel 2. Or Justice League Dark. Well, according to the man himself, it’s not looking very likely – although he’s not […]