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Joel Kinnaman lends his support to The Ayer Cut of Suicide Squad and Jared Leto’s Joker

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While it hasn’t been met with the same level of enthusiasm among fans as #ReleaseTheSnyderCut, the campaign for Warner Bros. to allow director David Ayer to release his original version of 2016’s Suicide Squad continues to attract attention, with Rick Flag actor Joel Kinnaman becoming the latest cast member to lend his support to Ayer’s […]

Whatever Happened To: Guillermo del Toro’s Justice League Dark

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In the latest episode of Whatever Happened To?, EJ Moreno takes a look at Guillermo del Toro’s Justice League Dark… Almost a decade ago, word began circulating that Blade II and Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro was looking to bring together the supernatural characters of the DC Universe for an adaptation of the Justice League […]

James Gunn urges patience regarding The Suicide Squad trailer

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James Gunn knows fans want the trailer for The Suicide Squad but he has urged them to be patient while he continues to work on the film. One of the most anticipated superhero films of the near future is certainly James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. We have seen some promotional material for the movie which […]

Suicide Squad director shares previously unseen footage of Jared Leto’s Joker

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While the #ReleaseTheAyerCut campaign hasn’t attracted the same level of support for that of Zack Snyder’s Justice League, director David Ayer has teased fans of the DC supervillain ensemble Suicide Squad by sharing a brief, three-second clip featuring Jared Leto’s Joker. The filmmaker’s original cut of the 2016 movie was subject to enforced reshoots and […]

Zack Snyder reveals his Justice League cut will not be a series, but a four hour movie

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As we approach the end of a saga which feels as though it has gone on longer than any of its titular heroes comic book runs, Zack Snyder appears to have offered an answer as to how his cut of Justice League will be presented when it lands on HBO Max sometime in March this […]

Harry Lennix confirms Martian Manhunter appearance in Zack Snyder’s Justice League

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Back in October 2019, when the prospect of The Snyder Cut ever seeing the light of day seemed little more than a pipe dream, director Zack Snyder revealed that he planned to have Man of Steel’s General Swanwick (Harry Lennix) revealed as a disguised J’onn J’onzz – a.k.a. Martian Manhunter – in his version of […]

John Cena’s Peacemaker DC series starts filming

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Last year it was announced that John Cena will re-team with The Suicide Squad and Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn for a brand-new series on HBO Max which will focus on Cena’s Peacemaker character, and now, it seems like the DC series has begun production. Taking to Twitter, director James Gunn officially announced that filming […]

Ben Affleck says being Batman for his kids was “worth every moment of suffering on Justice League”

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Ben Affleck is currently receiving some well-deserved awards buzz for his close-to-the-bone performance in 2020’s The Way Back (read our ★★★★ review here) and as such has made an appearance on The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter Podcast, discussing his entire career; from his Good Will Hunting success, to the Gigli days, and his initial comeback […]

Ray Fisher confirms that Cyborg has been removed from The Flash movie, doubles down on criticism of Walter Hamada and Geoff Johns

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Days after disputing a report from The Wrap that Warner Bros. has written his character out of The Flash movie, Justice League star Ray Fisher has now taken to social media to confirm that the studio has indeed dropped Cyborg – and himself – from the Ezra Miller-led Flashpoint adaptation. “I have received official confirmation […]

Zack Snyder explains why he’s using Superman’s black suit in Justice League

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With only around 10% of the theatrical release reportedly containing footage shot by Zack Snyder, we’re expecting a very different Justice League when The Snyder Cut hits HBO Max in a few short months. As we’ve seen from the teaser trailer, one of the major differences is the inclusion of Superman’s black costume – the […]