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Revisiting David Ayer’s Suicide Squad Five Years Later

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Shaun Munro revisits 2016’s Suicide Squad… James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is now in cinemas, but one way or another it likely wouldn’t exist without the release of 2016’s David Ayer-directed Suicide Squad. Despite pulling in a commendable $746.8 million worldwide, Ayer’s film was widely dunked-on by critics and received indifferently by audiences, with many dubbing it […]

The Suicide Squad gets two new clips and another poster

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With just four days to go until The Suicide Squad arrives in US cinemas, two new clips have been released from James Gunn’s DC supervillain team-up which you can check out below, along with a new poster for the movie… SEE ALSO: Read our review of The Suicide Squad here Welcome to hell—a.k.a. Belle Reve, […]

Lynda Carter’s Wonder Woman gets a new Museum Masterline statue from Prime 1 Studio and Blitzway

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Prime 1 Studio and Blitzway have revealed the 1:3 scale Museum Masterline Wonder Woman statue which is inspired by the appearance of Lynda Carter in the classic 1970s TV series. The DC collectible is available to pre-order now from Sideshow, priced at $1,390; check it out here… Anyone would be hard-pressed to argue that Lynda […]

Comic Book Preview – Justice League Infinity #2

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This Tuesday sees the release of Justice League Infinity #2 from DC Comics, and we’ve got the official preview of the issue for you here… Across the globe people begin disappearing, replaced with different but similar individuals. So where is Superman and who is this new monstrous Overman?! In order to get to the bottom […]

Batwoman adds Nick Creegan as series regular for season 3

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A week on from the casting of Victoria Cartagena (Gotham) as Renee Montoya, The CW’s Batwoman has added another series regular with Deadline revealing that Nick Creegan (Law & Order: Organized Crime) has joined the DC series for its upcoming third season. As revealed by the trade, Creegan will play Marquis Jet, the playboy son […]

David Ayer says he’ll no longer speak publicly about Suicide Squad

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With James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad beginning its international rollout this weekend, filmmaker David Ayer has taken to social media to release a lengthy statement – apparently his final word – on 2016’s original Suicide Squad. Ayer reiterates his past comments that he believes he “made something amazing” with the film before Warner Bros. hacked up […]

Comic Book Preview – Suicide Squad: Get Joker! #1

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Task Force X face their most dangerous target yet this coming Tuesday with the release of Suicide Squad: Get Joker! #1 from DC’s Black Label imprint, and we have a preview of the issue for you here; check it out… Critically acclaimed and bestselling author Brian Azzarello (Batman: Damned) and Eisner Award-winning art legend Alex […]

DC announces Batman: One Dark Knight miniseries

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DC Comics has announced the upcoming three-issue prestige format miniseries Batman: One Dark Knight from three time New York Times best-selling artist and creator Jock (The Batman Who Laughs, Batman: The Black Mirror), which will launch this December through the DC Black Label imprint. “I think most readers know how much I love drawing Batman, […]

Firing Amber Heard from Aquaman 2 was never an option, says producer

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In the wake of the extremely messy and high profile break-up and subsequent legal battles between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, a petition was launched calling for Heard to be dropped from her role as Mera in Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Aquaman franchise. However, despite close to 2 million signatures, the petition went unanswered, with […]