On the eighth anniversary of its release, EJ Moreno looks back on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and its legacy… Do you remember the pop culture landscape after Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice? Honestly, go back to 2016 and think about how wild it was for fans and haters of the film. To […]
John Cena’s Peacemaker joins the new DCU with season 2 trailer
Although the DC cinematic universe is starting afresh with James Gunn’s Superman, some remnants/variants of the old DC Extended Universe will be carrying over into this retooled DC Universe – not least John Cena’s Peacemaker, who made his debut in the Gunn-directed The Suicide Squad before spinning off into his own hit series on Max. […]
James Gunn says he was offered Superman first but chose The Suicide Squad
DC Studios has been considering a Superman reboot for quite some time, with rumblings of the film going back to 2018. As confirmed by James Gunn himself at this year’s CinemaCon, Superman was put on the map, but the filmmaker chose his cult hit The Suicide Squad instead. Yes, as Gunn was exiting his Marvel […]
Jesse Eisenberg says playing Lex Luthor hurt his career
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice undoubtedly shifted the film industry for years. From changing Zack Snyder’s career forever to rocking the DC film slate, we still feel those effects. One of the people who had to deal with the fallout of the film was actor Jesse Eisenberg, who starred as the villain, Lex Luthor. […]
Michael Keaton doesn’t seem upset about Batgirl cancellation: “Big, fun, nice check”
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 […]
Has the Mainstream Audience Outgrown Comic Book Movies?
Has the mainstream audience outgrown comic book movies? We ponder whether comic book movies have enough audience to warrant such big budgets now… Remember a time when short of being one of the big two of Batman or Superman, comic book adaptations were seen as a sure-fire money pit? We saw failed Punisher, Phantom, Shadow […]
Jason Momoa didn’t recognise Dolph Lundgren when they met on Aquaman set
Aquaman star Jason Momoa apparently didn’t recognise Dolph Lundgren when the two first met on the film’s set. With all the costumes, makeup, and whigs involved with a film as fantastical as Aquaman, it’s perhaps not that surprising that some actors didn’t recognise one another when they bumped into each other on set. Well, this […]
Madame Web and the Best ‘So Bad It’s Good’ Superhero Movies
EJ Moreno looks at the best of the worst superhero movies… Welcome to a collection of comic book films that are so deliriously overwrought that they swing back around to being watchable joys. Yes, we’re looking at the superhero movies that are “so bad, it’s good.” Not everyone will agree with this collection of films, […]
10 Essential DC Movies
EJ Moreno on the essential DC films… As we prepare to enter a new era for the DC Universe with James Gunn’s Superman, it feels like an ideal time to make a watchlist of the DC movies that brought us to this point. It’s been a rocky road with great ups and downs, but there’s […]
The Most Overhated Modern Superhero Movies
EJ Moreno looks at a selection of unfairly maligned superhero movies… Nowadays, all we hear is “superhero fatigue,” with audiences and critics growing tired of the genre. As cinema has been dominated by DC and Marvel for decades now, it seems like almost every superhero movie is met with a blah reaction. But that wasn’t […]
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