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Will Smith wants Deadshot return in Gotham City Sirens

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Earlier this week Warner Bros. announced that it is officially moving forward with the Harley Quinn-led Suicide Squad spinoff Gotham City Sirens, which will reunite star (and now producer) Margot Robbie with director David Ayer.Well, Will Smith has now revealed that he’s open to joining the reunion, with the actor telling MTV that: “I’d definitely […]

Patrick Wilson excited to work with James Wan and Jason Momoa on Aquaman

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Earlier this week, Watchmen actor Patrick Wilson was cast as Ocean Master – the half-brother of Arthur Curry – in the upcoming Aquaman solo film. His casting reunites him not only with the DC Extended Universe (he was the voice of the President of the United States in this year’s Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice), but with The Conjuring and The Conjuring 2 director […]

Ben Affleck says he took on Batman role as he hated Daredevil

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Ben Affleck’s casting as The Dark Knight in Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice caused quite the uproar online, with Affleck’s previous superhero outing – the 2003 Daredevil movie from 20th Century Fox – still having left a bad taste in the mouths of many comic book movie fans.Affleck did of course win […]

Warner Bros. confirms The Batman for 2018 release

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Yesterday we brought you some comments from Ben Affleck, who confirmed that production on The Batman is slated to get underway in the Spring, and now comes official word from Warner Bros.’ (former) President of Creative Development and Worldwide Production Greg Silverman that the Dark Knight solo movie is set to hit cinemas in 2018.Silverman […]

Rumour: Megan Fox linked to Poison Ivy in Gotham City Sirens

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Whenever we get a big superhero movie announcement, it’s usually only a matter of days or even hours before sites start churning out casting rumours, the majority of which are forgotten about by the time some official news is forthcoming.Well, earlier this week came word that Warner Bros. is moving ahead with its Harley Quinn-headlined […]

Ben Affleck confirms that The Batman will start shooting in the spring

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Over the past few months we’ve heard conflicting reports as to the status of The Batman, with Warner Bros. seemingly keen to fast track the project through production, and director, co-writer and star Ben Affleck suggesting he’s not yet ready to move forward with the movie.Just yesterday we brought you some comments from Affleck, who […]

David Ayer to direct Harley Quinn spinoff movie Gotham City Sirens

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For months we’ve been hearing about a Margot Robbie-produced Suicide Squad spinoff film centering on or at least featuring Harley Quinn, but didn’t have any concrete details… until now!According to THR, Robbie isn’t the only Suicide Squad alum to board the project, as David Ayer has signed on to direct what is now being called an “all-female DC villains […]

Blu-ray Review – Suicide Squad Extended Cut (2016)

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Suicide Squad Extended Cut, 2016.Written and Directed by David Ayer.Starring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Cara Delevingne, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jay Hernandez, Adam Beach, Jim Parrack, Ben Affleck, Karen Fukuhara, Common, Ike Barinholtz and Scott Eastwood.SYNOPSIS:It feels good to be bad… Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, […]

Ben Affleck gives an update on The Batman and his progress with the script

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Although Warner Bros. seems intent on pressing ahead with its plans for The Batman early in the new year, even going so far as to push Justice League 2 back in order to accommodate it, writer, director and star Ben Affleck has said on several occasions that he’s not quite ready with the screenplay for […]

Patrick Wilson to play Ocean Master in Aquaman

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Having portrayed Nite Owl in Zack Snyder’s Watchmen, Patrick Wilson is set for a return to the DC universe, although this time he’ll be playing a supervillain.Deadline is reporting that Wilson has signed on to James Wan’s Aquaman movie, and will be playing the character of Orm, a.k.a Ocean Master, half brother to Jason Momoa’s Arthur […]