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Zack Snyder says Man of Steel was potentially going to be set in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight universe

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Longtime friends Zack Snyder and Christopher Nolan often work together in producing films. But what could’ve happened if Snyder and Nolan’s worlds crashed together? Well, we almost got that in 2013, or so says Snyder in a recent interview with the Happy Sad Confused podcast. During the interview, Snyder opened up to MTV‘s Josh Horowitz […]

James Gunn praises The Suicide Squad star Margot Robbie, teases Harley Quinn action scene

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With The Suicide Squad’s August release creeping upon us, director James Gunn has been speaking to the Associated Press about his DCEU debut, and more specifically working with actress Margot Robbie, who is reprising her fan favourite role as Harley Quinn. In the interview, Gunn sang the star’s praises, and revealed that he wrote “the […]

Zack Snyder explains how Green Lantern would have fit into Justice League sequels

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Zack Snyder has revealed on several occasions now that he originally intended to feature a Green Lantern cameo in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, even going so far as to shoot the scene with actor Wayne T. Carr as John Stewart before Warner Bros. put the block on the appearance. Now, talking to Uproxx to promote […]

Bad Boys For Life directors to tackle Batgirl movie for Warner Bros. and DC Films

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Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment have enlisted Bad Boys For Life directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah to take the reins on the long-planned Batgirl movie. According to Deadline, the duo are set to direct the DC Comics adaptation from a script penned by Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley […]

Exclusive Interview – Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL) on Zack Snyder’s Justice League and early inspirations

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EJ Moreno chats with composer Tom Holkenborg about his work on Zack Snyder’s Justice League… Tom Holkenborg, or known to many as Junkie XL, sat down with me for an exclusive interview. During the conversation, Holkenborg discusses film scores that inspired him, what it’s like working with Zack Snyder, and which of the Justice League […]

Dave Bautista on meeting with DC and pitching himself as Bane

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Dave Bautista has made no secret of his desire to take on the role of Batman villain Bane, with the Guardians of the Galaxy star revealing on numerous occasions that he’s previously pitched that very idea to Warner Bros. and DC Films without success. Speaking to THR during the promotional rounds for his new film […]

Warner Bros. has been “aggressively anti-Snyder” regarding Justice League sequels, says Zack Snyder

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Although Zack Snyder’s Justice League has been a success for HBO Max, with Snyder’s long-awaited original version of the troubled DC team-up warmly received by fans and even critics, Warner Bros. and its parent company WarnerMedia wasted little time dismissing calls for more of his take on the DC Extended Universe. Just days after the […]

Zack Snyder teases a glimpse of Justice League’s deleted Green Lantern cameo

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During a screening for Zack Snyder’s new zombie heist movie Army of the Dead (read our review here), the filmmaker has teased fans of the SnyderVerse with a glimpse of actor Wayne T. Carr as the John Stewart incarnation of Green Lantern, who would have cameoed in Zack Snyder’s Justice League had Warner Bros. not put […]

James Gunn wrote The Suicide Squad’s King Shark specifically for Sylvester Stallone

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Having worked together on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, director James Gunn and action legend Sylvester Stallone reunite this year for the R-rated DC supervillain team-up The Suicide Squad as Sly sinks his teeth into the anthropomorphic Great White, King Shark. Based on the promotional material along, King Shark has already established himself as […]