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When Did Films Start Getting So Long?

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Neil Calloway wonders why every film has to be so long now…With the  rumour that Justice League is going to clock in at just shy of three hours, it’s time to ask when did movies start getting really long?Of course, there have always been long movies, but back then films came with an intermission, now […]

Zack Snyder steps down from Justice League after family tragedy, Joss Whedon to complete film

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Some very sad news this evening, as Zack Snyder has announced that he is stepping down from Warner Bros.’ upcoming superhero blockbuster Justice League following the death of his daughter Autumn Snyder. Joss Whedon, director of Marvel’s The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron, it set to finish the film ahead of its November release […]

UPDATE: Diane Lane says Justice League won’t be better than The Avengers

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2017 is going to be a massive year for DC Films and fans of the DC Extended Universe. Not only do we have Wonder Woman to look forward to, but in November the biggest heroes of the DC universe will join forces with the release of the hotly-anticipated Justice League movie.As you’d expect, there’s going […]

Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin in talks with Marvel and DC

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It looks like both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC Extended Universe could be looking to add some Oscar-winning screenwriter talent, with Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) revealing that he’s set to meet with both Marvel Studios and DC Films about potential projects.“I happen to have meetings coming up with both DC and Marvel,” Sorkin […]

Why Joss Whedon should not direct Batgirl

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Ricky Church on why Joss Whedon shouldn’t direct Batgirl…Earlier this week the internet was filled with a lot of rumours that Warner Bros. was no longer interested in a Joss Whedon-directed Batgirl film. Though Whedon has created some of the best stories for the comic or sci-fi genre, from Avengers to Buffy The Vampire Slayer to Firefly, he is […]

Marvel’s Kevin Feige thinks Joss Whedon’s Batgirl will be “awesome”

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President of Marvel Studios, and over all puppet master for the MCU, Kevin Feige, is excited to see what Joss Whedon’s Batgirl film will be like.With the impending release of the hotly anticipated Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Marvel head honcho Kevin Feige was speaking to media on Monday night before a screening of […]

Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins excited about Joss Whedon potentially helming Batgirl DCEU movie

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Following the exciting rumors that The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron director Joss Whedon will be writing, producing, and directing a Batgirl movie for the DCEU, Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins has offered her thoughts on the situation.Speaking to the Toronto Sun, Jenkins enthusiastically stated: “I don’t even know if that deal is done or […]

Joss Whedon to direct Batgirl solo film

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It appears Warner Bros. is ready to expand the DCEU – the Batman side of it, at least – even more as Variety has reported that the studio is finalizing a deal for The Avengers director Joss Whedon to write, direct and produce a Batgirl spin-off film.Batgirl seems to have originated in the studio the past month as plans post-Justice League have […]

Joss Whedon’s Batgirl movie reportedly based on the New 52 version of Barbara Gordon

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It was announced yesterday that Joss Whedon is looking to make the jump from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the DC Extended Universe, with The Avengers director said to be in talks with Warner Bros. about writing and directing a Batgirl solo movie.While a deal is yet to be reached, Entertainment Weekly seems to have […]

Patrick Wilson is teasing his Aquaman villain Ocean Master

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Actor Patrick Wilson has been teasing the arrival of his upcoming Aquaman villain Ocean Master.A consistent and prevalent problem in the modern day superhero genre – one that exists across the Marvel/DC spectrum- is the lack of interesting and substantive villains.While all the attention is thrown at the film’s heroes, the antagonists in these movies […]