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Is skipping Superman’s origin story the best choice for James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy?

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Have we seen enough origin stories in our superhero movies? Specifically, are fans passed the need to cover the early days of Superman? James Gunn asks that question with his new project, Superman: Legacy. Through various social platforms this past week, the filmmaker and DC Studios co-chair continued his early marketing campaign for the film […]

Akiva Goldsman looks back at Batman Forever’s The Riddler and almost casting Robin Williams

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There are plenty of conversations about Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever these days. From the reappraisal of Schumacher’s career since his passing or Kevin Smith hyping up the long-rumored 107-minute cut of the film, Batman Forever is on fans’ lips these days. This brought Akiva Goldsman back into the conversation as the film producer was recently […]

It’s official – Will Smith, Jared Leto, Tom Hardy, Cara Delevingne and Jai Courtney join Suicide Squad

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It’s a cast list that has been rumoured for some time, but has now been confirmed by Warner Bros. that a star studded line-up will form alongside the previously confirmed Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street) as the Suicide Squad. Will Smith (Hancock) will be taking on the role of Deadshot, Cara Delevingne (Pan) […]

Will Smith, Jared Leto, Tom Hardy, Cara Delevingne, Jai Courtney and Margot Robbie in Suicide Squad – Flickeirng Myth Reaction

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The Flickering Myth writing staff react… After weeks of speculation, we now have our official cast for Suicide Squad, directed by David Ayer (Fury). Will Smith (Hancock) will be taking on the role of Deadshot, Cara Delevingne (Pan) will play Enchantress, Jai Courtney (Terminator: Genisys) will take on the part of Boomerang and Tom Hardy (The […]

Viola Davis set to play Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad

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A couple of weeks back we reported the casting news for Suicide Squad now that the whole team is in place. But one name missing was the lady behind the team, Amanda Waller. Well, according to Latino Review (who are hit and miss with their reports), Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder) is […]

Potential Suicide Squad spoilers reveal plot details of The Joker, Deadshot, Harley Quinn and more

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Latino-Review have been on top of their scooping game as of late, bringing out some big guns of some of the upcoming big Hollywood movies. Today, they bring us some more “scoops” from the draft scripts of David Ayer’s Suicide Squad. Warning – there could be potential spoilers below. You have been warned. The website’s […]

Ben Affleck’s Batman set to appear in Suicide Squad to kick start solo movie?

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Warning – could be spoilers ahead… There were a few rumours reported a couple of days about the script for Suicide Squad that indicated Batman would be mentioned by Amanda Waller, but not featured. Well, according to new rumours, that’s all false. According to Mark Hughes of Forbes (who does know his stuff), Batman will feature […]