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The Week in Spandex – The San Diego Comic-Con Edition

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Rounding up all the big superhero news from the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con International… Well, the dust has settled on another Comic-Con, and as you’d expect, we got plenty of news, trailers and other goodies from the ever-increasing slate of superhero movies and TV shows. While 20th Century Fox decided to keep its new X-Men […]

Rumour: Early cut of Justice League deemed “unwatchable”, ending reportedly changed

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Over the past couple of months, Justice League has been undergoing some expensive reshoots under director Joss Whedon, who stepped in to take over the DC blockbuster after Zack Snyder’s daughter passed away. As you’d expect with a film of this magnitude, there’s been plenty of rumour and speculation surrounding said reshoots, with reports claiming […]

Justice League’s “extensive reshoots” reportedly causing scheduling issues, Joss Whedon’s credit up in the air

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Back in May it was announced that Joss Whedon would be stepping in to oversee reshoots on Justice League following the untimely passing of Zack Snyder’s daughter, with rumours suggesting that these reshoots would be “significant” and will change the movie “tremendously”. At Comic-Con, the cast played down this report, with Cyborg actor Ray Fisher […]

Shaun Sipos cast as Adam Strange in Superman prequel series Krypton

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Deadline is reporting that Shaun Sipos (Melrose Place, The Vampire Diaries) has joined the cast of Syfy’s upcoming Superman prequel series Krypton in the recurring role of Adam Strange. Created by Julius Schwartz and Murphy Anderson, Adam Strange made his DC comic book debut in 1958’s Showcase #17, and is an archeologist who found himself teleported […]

Brainiac, Doomsday, Adam Strange and Hawkwoman confirmed for Superman prequel series Krypton

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Having unveiled a brief teaser back on Thursday [watch it here], Syfy held its Krypton panel at the San Diego Comic-Con International yesterday, during which we got some new details about the Superman prequel series, including the fact that it isn’t just a show set in the past of Kal-El’s homeworld. “It’s a show that, […]

James Remar and Damon Gupton join Black Lightning

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The CW showcased its DC superhero slate at the San Diego Comic-Con yesterday, offering up the first trailers for the new seasons of Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Arrow. While the network didn’t have any footage from its newest DC show Black Lightning, we did however get word on two new series […]

GLOW’s Sydelle Noel cast in Arrow season 6

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Variety has revealed that Sydelle Noel (GLOW) has signed on for a recurring role in the sixth season of The CW’s DC show Arrow. Noel is set to portray Samanda Watson, an FBI agent investigating Oliver Queen’s (Stephen Amell) connection to the Green Arrow. Her character is described as “intelligent and poised with a no nonsense […]

The Flash reborn with new season 4 costume, Elongated Man cast

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The Flash will be reborn this October when Grant Gustin’s Barry Allen emerges from the Speed Force for the fourth season of The CW’s hit DC superhero show, and Gustin has been chatting to EW about this ‘rebirth’ and how his character has been affected between seasons. “The way I see it is, time is […]