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New banner for DC’s Birds of Prey movie assembles the team

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Thanks to Reddit, we’ve got a look at a new banner for the first of next year’s two DCEU movies, Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), which sees Margot Robbie’s Harley joined by Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Huntress, Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Black Canary, Ella Jay Basco as Cassandra Cain and […]

Gal Gadot, Ben Affleck and Zack Snyder join calls to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut of Justice League

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Over the past couple of weeks, both Jason Momoa (Aquaman) and Ray Fisher (Cyborg) have joined calls for Warner Bros. to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut of Justice League, and now on the second anniversary of the DC film’s release, their co-stars Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) and Ben Affleck (Batman) have thrown their weight behind the fan campaign, as […]

Leaked Wonder Woman 1984 Funko figure features Diana’s Golden Eagle armor

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We already know from a promotional poster released this summer that Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman will be donning her Golden Eagle armor in next year’s Wonder Woman 1984, and now a leaked Funko figure (a Rock Candy?) has surfaced online which seems to confirm that the new costume will also come complete with helmet. Perhaps […]

Taika Waititi has already finished filming his scenes for The Suicide Squad, reveals James Gunn

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Director James Gunn has revealed thaqt director/actor Taika Waititi has already finished filming his scenes for Gunn’s upcoming DC film, The Suicide Squad. Recently, Gunn posted a question box on his Instagram for fans to ask him any questions regarding his life or work. Among one of the questions asked was when Waititi would be […]

Joker cinematographer Lawrence Sher to shoot Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam movie

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Having announced earlier in the week that the long-planned Black Adam movie is finally a go and set for release in December 2021, Dwayne Johnson has now revealed that the project will reunite him with Jungle Cruise cinematographer Lawrence Sher, who is coming off another DC project in the billion dollar-grossing Joker. Larry Sher is […]

New images from the Snyder Cut of Justice League surface as Ray Fisher joins the calls for its release

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Aquaman star Jason Momoa reignited interest in the fabled Snyder Cut of Justice League earlier this month by reiterating that he’s had the pleasure of watching Zack Snyder’s original version of the DC superhero ensemble and that “the public needs to see it”, and now his co-star Ray Fisher has joined the campaign to lobby […]

DC’s Birds of Prey gets a new official synopsis

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With less than three months to go until the film’s release, Warner Bros. and DC Films have unveiled a new official synopsis for the Margot Robbie-led girl gang movie Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn); check it out here… You ever hear the one about the cop, the songbird, the […]

Why We Need Contrarians

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Henry Bevan on why we need contrarians… Sometimes falling in love with a movie is like falling in love with a partner who isn’t right for you. At first, your love blinds you to the flaws. Then, when you break up, you say the meanest things. When things cool down you’ll find the truth: was […]

Is Cinema Really Dead If Scorsese Says It Is?

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Henry Bevan on whether cinema is really dead… The ‘cinema is dead’ narrative has gone around for a while. It is normally spouted by some blogger who wants to get across their “hot take”. But, sometimes, someone of note joins in, and as 2016 came to a close, a director trifecta chimed in — Martin […]