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Greg Berlanti’s Green Lantern series seeing major overhaul at HBO Max

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The landscape of DC Studios is changing, and now the aftermath of the landmark changes begins. Firstly, we are seeing Greg Berlanti’s Green Lantern series shift dramatically. Not only is the HBO Max series losing its showrunner, but also changing focus on which Lantern to display, with Seth Grahame-Smith stepping away as the era of […]

James Cameron questions the character motivation found in Marvel and DC films: “That’s not the way to make movies”

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James Cameron is always good for a soundbite, and with the release of Avatar: The Way of Water just over the horizon we can expect quite a few more from the director of the biggest grossing film of all time. With his latest he joins the likes of Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola in […]

Warner Bros. Discovery sets James Gunn and Peter Safran as heads of DC Studios

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Having ripped up much of DC Films’ plans since taking over the reins as head of Warner Bros. Discovery – including the shock cancellation of the already-shot Batgirl – David Zaslav has now found his Kevin Feige(s) to lead the DC Universe into a new era of film and television programming in filmmaker James Gunn […]

Suicide Squad tops $700 million worldwide, David Ayer thanks fans

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Having surpassed the global haul of Man of Steel last weekend, Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad has hit another box office milestone today, with the DC supervillain team-up crossing the $700 million mark at the worldwide box office. Given that it’s a new superhero franchise, based upon a lesser-known comic book, and was absolutely ripped to […]

Batman v Superman R-rated Ultimate Edition will be 30 minutes longer

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In February, it was revealed that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice will receive an extended Ultimate Edition on Blu-ray, which also happens to have received an R-rating from the MPAA. During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, director Zack Snyder and producer Deborah Snyder have spoken about the extended cut, playing down speculation that the decision […]

Batman: The Adventures Continue returning for third and final season

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DC Comics has announced that its Batman: The Animated Series follow-on Batman: The Adventures Continue is set to return for a third and final ‘season’ of seven issues with writers Alan Burnett and Paul Dini revisiting the DC Animated Universe once more alongside artist Jordan Gibson. Check out the covers to Batman: The Adventures Continue […]

Henry Cavill officially announces his Superman return

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If you saw Black Adam this weekend, you witnessed what Henry Cavill calls “just a very small taste of things to come.” Yes, Cavill is officially back as Superman, donning the famous cape in the latest DCEU film and confirming the news in a new Instagram post. The actor took to social media on Monday […]

Exclusive Interview – Troy Baker on playing Batman in Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons

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Batman, Superman and various members of the Justice League are often the headliners in Warner Bros. Animation’s DC films, but their most recent film is turned not only on the sidekicks, but Batman and Superman’s sons Jonathan Kent and Damien Wayne. Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons follows Jon and Damian as they are the only […]

Black Adam almost had Shazam!-style faceless Superman cameo

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As you are aware now, Superman appeared in Black Adam. The scene played well for hardcore fans and became quite the moment on social media. Now, the cinematographer of the film is claiming we almost got a very different scene without Henry Cavill and Dwayne Johnson facing off. Cinematographer Lawrence Sher spoke to THR’s Behind […]