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Gavin O’Connor to write and direct Suicide Squad 2

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It seems Warner Bros. and DC’s search for a director to Suicide Squad 2 may be over. Deadline has reported that the studio has chosen Warrior and The Accountant director Gavin O’Connor to write and direct the supervillain sequel.He will write the script with Anthony Tambakis. There’s no word on when the pair will begin development, but it probably won’t […]

Rumour: John Cena and Joshua Sasse said to be frontrunners for Shazam

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A few days ago director David F. Sandberg took to social media to announce that he’s begun pre-production work on Warner Bros.’ DC movie Shazam, and now we have our first casting rumour for the role of Billy Batson’s superhero alter-ego.According to The Hashtag Show, both WWE star John Cena (Daddy’s Home) and Joshua Sasse (Galavant) […]

New image of Ben Affleck’s Batman from Justice League

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With the release of Justice League fast approaching, we’ve got a new image from the DC team-up featuring Ben Affleck’s Dark Knight; check it out here…SEE ALSO: Justice League movie poster gets the LEGO treatmentSEE ALSO: Wonder Woman, Batman and The Flash are ready for action in new Justice League imageFueled by his restored faith in […]

The Flash gets a ‘From Page to Screen’ Justice League action figure from Mattel

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Target has revealed its exclusive Mattel DC Comics Multiverse Justice League The Flash From Page to Screen action figure 2 pack which includes a six inch Rebirth comic book Flash, and a figure based on the likeness of Ezra Miller as the Scarlet Speedster in the upcoming DC blockbuster Justice League; check it out here…Justice […]

Patty Jenkins braced herself for a critical backlash prior to Wonder Woman’s release

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The comic book crowd is not always the most easy to please. When creating an adaptation of a beloved comic book franchise, one is going up against — potentially — decades of history to be compared with. As a result, even the most open-minded of the fanbase can be pretty critical, often blessed with years […]

Autumn 2017 Movie Preview

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Liam Hoofe looks ahead to some of the biggest releases in cinema over the coming months…With summer nearly in the rear-view mirror, it is time to look ahead to the autumn – or fall, to our friends on the other side of the Pond – and all the fantastic movies it has to offer us. […]

The Week in Spandex – Justice League reshoot details, Affleck exiting The Batman (again), Wonder Woman bonus scene, first look at The Wasp and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Justice League Mortal, The Batman, Justice League Dark, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 2, Shazam, Suicide Squad 2, Batgirl, The Joker, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, Titans, Batman and Harley, Batman and Harley Quinn, The LEGO Batman Movie, Deadpool 2, […]

Justice League movie poster gets the LEGO treatment

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With the tie-in sets now on sale [take a look at the official promotional images here], a LEGO version of the movie poster for Warner Bros.’ upcoming DC blockbuster Justice League has arrived online, featuring minifigure versions of Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash and Cyborg; take a look here…SEE ALSO: Justice League action figure […]

Pre-production begins on Warner Bros.’ Shazam! movie

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Having been confirmed as the next DC Extended Universe movie to shoot after Aquaman, director David F. Sandberg (Annabelle: Creation) has taken to Instagram to announce that pre-production is now underway on the Shazam! film.The movie is based upon Captain Marvel, a character created by Bill Parker and C.C. Beck back in 1939, and follows Billy Batson, […]

Warner Bros. had no plans for Batgirl before Joss Whedon

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Despite constant rumours that the character would be making an appearance in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (which of course proved unfounded), it seems that Warner Bros. had no plans to utilise Barbara Gordon, a.k.a. Batgirl, until Joss Whedon convinced them otherwise.In an article on the status of Warner’s DC film division(s), Variety reports […]