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McFarlane Toys unveils new Batgirl, Blackfire, Man-Bat and Red Tornado DC Direct figures

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McFarlane Toys has officially launched pre-orders for several new DC Direct figures in Batgirl (DC Classic), Blackfire (The New Teen Titans), and Red Tornado (DC: The Bronze Age), along with a Gold Label Mat-Bat from Batman: The Animated Series; take a look below…   Barbara Gordon redefined what it meant to be a self-made hero […]

New DC Multiverse action figures officially unveiled by McFarlane Toys

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Following hot on the heels of Doctor Mid-Nite, Darkseid War Batman and Flashpoint Batman, McFarlane Toys has unveiled another seven new DC Multiverse figures now available for pre-order in Batgirl (Classic), The Riddler (Batman: Hush), Scarecrow (Classic), Black Mask as Batman (Beneath the Mask), Batman Earth-2 (Earth-2: Society), Batman (Batman Incorporated), and a Failsafe mega […]

McFarlane Toys unveils new Batman, Batgirl, Nightwing and Monarch DC Direct action figures

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McFarlane Toys has unveiled four new additions to its DC Direct action figure line inBatman (No Man’s Land), Batgirl (Stephanie Brown), Nightwing (Teen Titans), and Monarch (DC Countdown).  The figures are available to pre-order now, priced at $27.99 each; take a look here… SEE ALSO: The Merciless and The Batman Who Laughs DC Multiverse 2-pack […]

Michael Keaton doesn’t seem upset about Batgirl cancellation: “Big, fun, nice check”

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We all remember Batgirl and the decision to cancel the film; one person who isn’t looking back at that project is Michael Keaton, who seemingly took the check and moved on. If you don’t remember, Warner Bros. pulled the plug on a $90 million Batgirl, which was already shot and through post-production when the decision […]

Karen Gillan would like to direct and star in a Batgirl movie

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Guardians of the Galaxy star Karen Gillan has revealed that she’s keen to follow in the footsteps of director James Gunn by swapping the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the DC Extended Universe, with the actress revealing that she’d like to direct and star in a Batgirl movie. “Batgirl would be pretty cool,” said Gillan when […]

Warner Bros. chief says dropping Batgirl and more took a lot of “courage”

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If you think scrapping projects like Batgirl and Coyote vs. Acme as tax right-offs was easy, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav says think again. Zaslav appeared at the New York Times Dealbook Summit in New York this past week and dropped some major headlines concerning his controversial choice to can Batgirl, the Scoob! sequel […]

Batgirl directors on The Flash and their cancelled DC film: “Biggest disappointment of our careers”

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Filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah made headlines earlier this year when Warner Bros. Discovery and the team behind DC Studios canned their Batgirl film after it was already filmed and in post-production. It was reported that the execs felt Batgirl was too poor of a film to be released and could hurt the […]

Comic Book Review – Absolute Batman: Three Jokers

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Ricky Church reviews Absolute Batman: Three Jokers… It goes without saying Batman and The Joker’s rivalry is one of, if not the, best in all of pop culture with how diametrically opposed they are in their years long battle. Whenever DC readies itself to publish a new Batman/Joker story there is a certain level of […]

Batgirl star Leslie Grace opens about the movie’s devastating cancellation

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Having a project bomb is never easy for a filmmaker, but having the project flat-out shelved before anyone could judge it seems like the lowest blow. Actress Leslie Grace recently went through that as Warner Bros. Discovery canceled her Batgirl film. The film came from directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, and it was […]