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Shazam! Fury of the Gods tanks at the box office with $66 million global weekend

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When you’ve essentially announced that your next few movies are simply filler until the launch of a revamped universe, chances are that audiences aren’t going to be too enthused to rush out on opening weekend, and that’s certainly the case for DC Studios with Shazam! Fury of the Gods. The Zachary Levi-led sequel to 2019’s […]

Comic Book Preview – DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #7

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DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #7 hits comic book shops and digital retailers this Tuesday, and we have the official preview for you below; check it out… The galactic war has reached Earth-2 and the battle to save the last bastion of hope! With an unstoppable army of infected New Gods, Yellow Lanterns, and […]

Theo Rossi joins HBO Max’s The Penguin ensemble cast

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We are now up to 11 cast members for the upcoming Penguin show, a spinoff of Matt Reeves’s hit film The Batman. The latest is a must-have player for a crime drama like this: Theo Rossi. Deadline reports Rossi will star in a recurring role opposite Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti in The Penguin. Details on […]

Comic Book Preview – Milestone 30th Anniversary Special #1

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DC marks thirty years of Milestone Comics this week with the anthology one-shot Milestone 30th Anniversary Special #1, and you can check out the official preview below… Celebrate 30 years of Static, Icon, Rocket, Hardware, and the rest of the Dakotaverse in this star-studded anthology. From a Static and Batman Beyond team-up harkening back to […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman: One Bad Day – Ra’s al Ghul #1

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DC Comics releases Batman: One Bad Day – Ra’s al Ghul #1 this Tuesday, and you can check out the official preview of the issue below… WHY WON’T BATMAN SAVE THE WORLD?! For centuries Ra’s al Ghul has wanted to save the Earth from the worst of humankind, and for centuries he has failed. Recently […]

David Ayer opens up about his one Jared Leto Joker regret: “It’s the one aesthetic choice I wish I hadn’t made”

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We’ve known that 2016’s Suicide Squad had significant studio interference for quite some time. After the reception of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and the film’s intense aesthetic, Warner Bros got quite nervous and changed things at the very last minute.  That has never sat well with director David Ayer, and he’s often spoken […]

Movie Review – Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)

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Shazam! Fury of the Gods, 2023. Directed by David F. Sandberg. Starring Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Adam Brody, Grace Caroline Currey, Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu, Rachel Zegler, Meagan Good, Faithe Herman, Ross Butler, Ian Chen, D.J. Cotrona, Jovan Armand, Djimon Hounsou, Cooper Andrews, Marta Milans, P.J. Byrne, Patrick Reidy, Kelvin Hodge, Rizwan […]

Ben Affleck says he “absolutely” would not direct something for James Gunn’s DC Studios

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Ben Affleck has shot down rumours that he was set to direct a film for the new James Gunn and Peter Safran DC project by revealing that he “would not direct something for the [James] Gunn DC. Absolutely not.” There was a palpable excitement back when Ben Affleck was originally set to write, direct and […]