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The Week in Spandex – San Diego Comic-Con 2016 Edition

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Here’s a special SDCC edition of The Week in Spandex, wrapping up all the superhero news from Comic-Con 2016…Unless you’ve been residing under a rock these past few days, you’ll be all too aware that the San Diego Comic-Con has been taking place across the Pond, bringing us a host of superhero goodies. Both DC […]

Kiersey Clemons cast in The Flash alongside Ezra Miller

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Rumours circled around actress Kiersey Clemons this past month, but Variety has now confirmed the Dope and Neighbours 2: Sorority Rising star has now been cast in a lead role in The Flash film.This will mark the second time Clemons has worked with Flash director Rick Famuyiwa, who directed her in Dope. While Variety doesn’t […]

SDCC: Grant Gustin shares his thoughts on Ezra Miller’s Flash costume for Justice League

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Although he featured briefly in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, yesterday’s DC Extended Universe panel at Comic-Con gave us our first real look at Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen suited up as The Flash with the release of a promo image and first teaser trailer for Justice League.Miller’s Flash costume is very different from that […]

SDCC: Ben Affleck officially confirmed as Batman movie director

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It’s one of the worst kept secrets in Hollywood, but now it’s official, as Warner Bros. kicked off its DC Films panel at the San Diego Comic-Con today by introducing Ben Affleck as director of the standalone Batman movie. Affleck was joined on the stage by fellow DC directors David Ayer (Suicide Squad), Patty Jenkins […]

Will Beall writing Aquaman script

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Aquaman is once again changing writers as Will Beall (Gangster Squad) has been hired to write the script the Atlantean King, per The Hollywood Reporter. However, Beall will apparently be working off a very detailed treatment written by none other than director James Wan and DC Comcs scribe and executive Geoff Johns. Johns is currently overseeing […]

The Pre-SDCC Week in Spandex – New Suicide Squad footage, Batman v Superman Blu-ray review, Spider-Man concept art, Taika Waititi on Thor: Ragnarok, Batman rumoured for the Arrowverse, Constantine to return and more

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In this special pre-SDCC edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Batman, Supergirl, Constantine, Gotham, Powerless, The LEGO Batman Movie, Thor: Ragnarok, Captain America: Civil War, Luke Cage and more… With the San Diego Comic-Con International kicking off across the Pond today, we’re expecting the customary […]

Rumour: Batman solo movie will take place in Arkham Asylum

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Despite the fact it still doesn’t have a completed script, the rumour sites have already tossed up plenty of speculation about Ben Affleck’s solo Batman movie, with previous reports claiming that it will incorporate elements of the comic book stories A Death in the Family and Under the Red Hood, and / or feature “most” of […]

Harley Quinn’s court jester costume was created for Suicide Squad

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Back in March, Margot Robbie revealed that Harley Quinn’s iconic jester outfit was considered for Suicide Squad, and now costume designer Kate Hawley has confirmed to CBR that they actually created the costume for the movie, and we may yet see it in the film.“The jester suit has an amazing, powerful quality to it,” states Hawley. […]

Blu-ray Review – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition (2016)

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition, 2016.Directed by Zack Snyder. Starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Gal Gadot, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, Scoot McNairy, Tao Okamoto, Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Ray Fisher, Jena Malone, Ezra Miller and Callan Mulvey.SYNOPSIS:In “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” fearing […]