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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 […]

Superman & Lois Season 3 Episode 1 Review – ‘Closer’

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Ricky Church reviews the first episode of Superman & Lois season 3… Superman and Lois Lane are back it – in more ways than one! – as they return for the third season of Superman & Lois in a wholesome premiere that served as a great reminder of how Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch embody two of […]

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

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Shazam! Fury of the Gods, 2023. Directed by David F. Sandberg Staring  Zachary Levi, Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu, Rachel Zegler, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Adam Brody, Faith Herman, Meagan Good, Grace Fulton, Ian Chen, Ross Butler, Jovan Armand, D.J. Cotrona, Marta Milans, Cooper Andrews, and Djimon Hounsou SYNOPSIS: Bestowed with the powers of the […]

James Gunn set to direct Superman: Legacy, says the film is focusing on “human kindness”

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It was rumored for a while, but we now have confirmed that James Gunn will direct Superman: Legacy, the soft relaunch of DC Studios. Gunn was already penning the script but recently decided he was the right fit to bring this new Superman movie to life. In a recent Twitter Thread, Gunn says, “it has […]