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Video Game Review – Batman: Arkham VR

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Tom Powter reviews Batman: Arkham VR… Rocksteady’s acclaimed Arkham series managed to elevate Batman to a status not many licensed characters have achieved in the gaming industry. Adaptations of other material, such as movie tie-in games, have often been terrible and met with the appropriate reception. Rocksteady’s Arkham Asylum, while not a direct adaptation of […]

Paul Dini discusses Suicide Squad, Harley Quinn and the DC Extended Universe

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If there is one name in comics that most fans revere, it is Paul Dini. Mr. Dini has been a driving force of comics and animation for over 20 years, working on such classic animated shows as He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and Tiny Toon Adventures. His biggest claim to fame, however, is […]

Why Harley Quinn is a far more dynamic character than the Joker

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Anghus Houvouras on why Harley Quinn is a far more dynamic character than the Joker… The Joker. The most iconic comic book villain in the history of the medium. The go to villain when writers are creating an epic Batman pitch. The scene stealing comic book character that every legitimate method actor wants to play. […]

Supercut charts The Joker’s kills in live-action and animated movies

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Coinciding with the character’s return to the big screen in Suicide Squad, Mr Sunday Movies has put together a supercut charting all of the Joker’s kills from the Clown Prince of Crime’s various live-action and animated movies, including Batman, The Dark Knight, Batman Beyond: Return Of The Joker, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, Batman: […]

4 Ways DC Can Win Me Back After Batman v Superman

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Samuel Brace with four ways DC can win him back after Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice… I was left a little disheartened after Batman v Superman. It wasn’t an awful film but it wasn’t good either. It was meh. It was fine. It was everything that 99 percent of superhero movies are. It was […]

Russell Crowe says Warner Bros. originally planned “a number of Superman movies” before Batman v Superman

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During an interview with Digital Spy to promote his new movie The Nice Guys, Russell Crowe has revealed that Warner Bros. originally intending on making a number of sequels to Man of Steel before The Dark Knight came along and scuppered those plans. “Originally — I could be completely wrong — I think there was a number […]

Exclusive: Anthony Mackie on the Marvel and DC “rivalry”, and his favourite Batman

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2016 is shaping up to be another busy year for Anthony Mackie. This month he’s set to feature as part of the cast of John Hillcoat’s star-studded crime drama Triple 9, and will also be reprising the role of Falcon in May’s Captain America: Civil War. At today’s UK press junket for Triple 9, Flickering […]