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Bruce Timm on replacing Tim Curry with Mark Hamill for The Joker in Batman: The Animated Series

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Mark Hamill will forever be known as Luke Skywalker; there is no changing that fact. However, for comic fans, he is also known as the best actor to ever portray The Joker. While Heath Ledger portrayed The Joker in The Dark Knight to chilling success, Mark Hamill has been lending his voice to “Mr. J” […]

Sigourney Weaver on The Defenders’ Alexandra: “She’s a heroine”

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The Defenders is only a few weeks away, but there is still a lot of mystery surrounding the series’ main antagonist Alexandra. Netflix, and Sigourney Weaver herself, have offered up clues as to who she is. Is she connected to the Hand? In the trailer released at Comic-Con, we see her with Elektra. Some fans […]

Christopher Nolan bans very specific items on set, according to Dunkirk stars Mark Rylance and Barry Keoghan

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Christopher Nolan is as enigmatic as he is talented. From the way he shows up to every set in a suit, his sometimes mysterious marketing for his films, to the inspired/ controversial casting choices he continually makes: Nolan is in a league of his own in many ways. Which is why it comes as no […]

James McAvoy is not a fan of Professor Xavier’s bald head

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Professor Charles Xavier has many defining traits in the X-Men series, but one of the most striking is his completely bald head. Interestingly, we our only just now getting a bald professor Xavier in the First Class films, as we see Professor X shedding his mane at the end of X-Men: Age of Apocalypse, which […]

The Riddler will have a major “Identity Crisis” in Season 4 of Gotham

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The Riddler, above all, has always been known to push Batman intellectually. They don’t call Batman “The World’s Greatest Detective” for nothing. We need The Riddler to show off Batman’s awesome problem-solving skills. However, what if The Riddler loses the very attribute that makes him iconic? Well, in Gotham season 4, we will see a Riddler […]

It will not be a remake of the TV miniseries, says Pennywise actor Bill Skarsgård

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Actor Bill Skarsgard wants to make very clear that the upcoming It movie, based upon the wildly popular Stephen King novel, is not a remake of the ’90s TV miniseries. Speaking to Bloody-Disgusting, the Pennywise actor stresses the differences between the film, and his interpretation of Pennywise the Clown. “I worked really hard to create […]

Joe Russo explains why Thanos isn’t wearing his armor in Avengers: Infinity War

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If you have checked out any images or footage (or checked out the leaked footage) of Avengers: Infinity War, you may have noticed one thing right away: Thanos looks very different. Gone is the classic armor that he typically don and what we have instead is a very stripped down Thanos. Less galactic warlord, and […]

Those Game of Thrones spinoffs are still in the works, but Season 8 remains HBO’s top priority

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HBO doesn’t want you to think that they have forgotten about the recently announced Game of Thrones spinoffs. But they also don’t want you to think that Season 8 isn’t their top priority at the moment. According to Deadline, HBO president of programming Casey Bloys recently provided an update on the Game of Thrones spinoffs, and where […]

Guest stars announced for season 9 of Curb Your Enthusiasm

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It feels like ages since we have felt that familiar pang of anxiety that always comes with watching Larry David’s world get turned upside down in Curb Your Enthusiasm. After a phenomenal Season 8, the show took a lengthy break, which is par for the course with Larry David: The comedian/writer has always stated that […]