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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice tracking $300 million to $340 million global opening weekend

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Last week it was reported that Warner Bros.’ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is tracking a $100 million to $140 million domestic opening weekend, and now Deadline is reporting that analysts are pointing to a worldwide opening in the range of $300 million to $340 million when it opens around the globe at Easter.Should it end […]

Batman v Superman, Mystery & Over Promotion

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Samuel Brace on Batman v Superman, mystery and over promotion… Mystery is a great thing. Mystery is often the seed of both wonder and the desire to understand. What we don’t know, what we haven’t figured out, is what leads us to learn more. This mystery, this lack of knowledge, is the very thing that […]

Jena Malone, Scoot McNairy and Callan Mulvey’s Batman v Superman roles possibly revealed

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Warning. Spoilers for Batman v Superman follow. Possibly…While the trailers would have us believe we know pretty much everything there is to know about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Warner Bros. has so far kept the identities of the characters played by Jena Malone, Scoot McNairy and Callan Mulvey firmly under wraps.Well, a scan […]

More Twitter detective work links Armie Hammer to role in The Batman

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Earlier this week an eagle-eyed Twitter user found some interesting social media activity potentially linking John Cleese to a role in the DC Extended Universe, and now further Twitter detective work has made a case for Armie Hammer joining Ben Affleck’s The Batman.As pointed out by Batman-News, Hammer has recently been followed by DC Films […]

David Ayer talks Suicide Squad and Jared Leto’s Joker

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We’re just a week away from the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but that isn’t the only DC movie we have to look forward to this year as the Trinity will be handing over the reins to the supervillains of the DC Extended Universe this summer for David Ayer’s Suicide Squad, and […]

Batman v Superman vs. Suicide Squad, and Judging Films Before They Release

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Samuel Brace on Batman v Superman vs. Suicide Squad, and judging films before they release… We all like to judge films. Review films. Comment and discuss films. It’s one of our favourite things to do, and it has been for a very long time. We like to talk about the newest releases and we like […]

Suicide Squad director David Ayer says “F*ck Marvel”, then apologises

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During last night’s world premiere of Suicide Squad, David Ayer took to the stage to introduce the latest chapter of the DC Extended Universe, during which he echoed a fan’s thoughts on DC’s big superhero rivals by declaring “Fuck Marvel!”. Check out the video here… Here’s video of David Ayer yelling “F*ck Marvel!” at the […]

Stephen Amell “would not be upset” if Green Arrow was recast in the DC Extended Universe

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Despite speaking out in support of Grant Gustin when it was announced that Ezra Miller would be portraying Barry Allen in the DC Extended Universe, Stephen Amell has revealed that he “would not be upset” if another actor portrayed Oliver Queen on the big screen – although he’s heard that there are no plans to […]

Suicide Squad passes Captain America: The Winter Solider and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 at the box office

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Though it received some rather dreadful reviews and some pretty bad publicity following its release, Suicide Squad has earned another notch on its box office belt this weekend.Gorssing another $4 million from this weekend, Suicide Squad has now passed both Captain America: The Winter Solider ($714 million) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ($708 million) at the […]

Rumour: Jaume Collet-Serra in the mix to direct Suicide Squad 2

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It looks like Mel Gibson may have some competition for the director’s chair on Suicide Squad 2, as Jeff Sneider is claiming on Meet the Movie Press that Jaume Collet-Serra is also in the frame to helm the upcoming supervillain sequel.Spanish filmmaker Collet-Serra recently directed Blake Lively in The Shallows, while his other credits include […]