Flickering Myth

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Peacemaker is coming to Sky and NOW in the UK this month

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With HBO Max yet to launch in the UK, DC fans on this side of the Pond have been made to wait patiently to continue the (mis)adventures of John Cena’s violent vigilante Christopher Smith with James Gunn’s Peacemaker series, but now we have word that The Suicide Squad spinoff is finally heading to these shores. […]

The Batman director Matt Reeves on Barry Keoghan’s cameo and the character’s future

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Warning. Spoilers for The Batman follow… Although the initial casting announcement for The Batman had Barry Keoghan as portraying Gotham City Police Officer Stanley Merkel, that ultimately proved to be nothing more than a smokescreen and – as had been rumoured for the past few months – the Eternals star was instead revealed as the […]

DC’s Blue Beetle taps What We Do In The Shadows’ Harvey Guillén and more

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With The Batman currently filling the DC coffers at the worldwide box-office, the comic book giants are hard at work with Warner Bros. trying to find their next successful page-to-screen adaptation, and it appears that they’re going to enlist What We Do In The Shadows star Harvey Guillén for a key role in Blue Beetle. […]

First trailer for HBO Max’s DC adaptation DMZ starring Rosario Dawson

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HBO Max has released a trailer for the dystopian drama series DMZ. Based on Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli’s DC/Vertigo graphic novel of same name, it follows Alma Ortega (Rosario Dawson) as she navigates a demilitarized zone in Manhattan in a desperate quest to find her son; watch it here… DMZ leaps off the pages […]

DC shares first-look sneak peek at Flashpoint Beyond

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DC Comics has announced that it is set to give fans a special sneak five-page sneak peek at the upcoming Flashpoint Beyond with all DC titles releasing on March 29th and April 5th, but you don’t have to wait until then to get your first look at the Flashpoint sequel as we have the official […]

The Batman’s GCPD HBO Max spin-off has “evolved” to focus on Arkham Asylum

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With The Batman dominating the box office this weekend, all eyes are on the future for director Matt Reeves’ new franchise. While an HBO Max spin-off series is still in development, the focus has now evolved from it being centred on the Gotham City Police Department to Arkham Asylum, the prison that holds many of Batman’s most […]

The CW’s Gotham Knights casts Fallon Smythe and Tyler DiChiara

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The CW has made its first casting announcement for Gotham Knights, a Batman series set after his apparent death where his young sidekicks must come together to protect Gotham City and solve his murder. Per Variety, Fallon Smythe (grown-ish) and Tyler DiChiara (The Virgin of Highland Park) are the first to join the series which has […]

DC League of Super-Pets trailer introduces Keanu Reeves’ Batman

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Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for the upcoming animated feature DC League of Super-Pets which offers a first look at Keanu Reeves’ Batman as he bonds with his new canine sidekick Ace; check it out here…  In “DC League of Super-Pets,” Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the […]

Comic Book Preview – Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes #2

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DC releases Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes #2 this Tuesday, and we’ve got the official preview of the issue for you here… THE GOLD LANTERN SAGA, PART TWO Who is the Gold Lantern? And what does his power source have to do with the Great Darkness? Is the Gold Lantern everything it promises […]