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David Ayer believes DC is “blessed” to have James Gunn directing The Suicide Squad

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The original Suicide Squad director David Ayer believes DC is lucky to have Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn, elming the upcoming reboot. Ayer showed his support for Gunn on Twitter when responding to a fan’s tweet, stating “DC is blessed to have @JamesGunn I’m getting my popcorn ready.” Exactly! DC is blessed to have @JamesGunn I’m getting […]

Joker movie gets a new batch of promotional images

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With a little over two weeks to go until the release of Joker, Warner Bros. has released a batch of new images for Todd Phillips’ critically acclaimed comic book crime drama featuring cast members Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, and Frances Conroy; take a look here…SEE ALSO: Read our review of Joker hereJoker centres around the iconic […]

Birds of Prey artwork showcases Harley Quinn, Black Canary and the Huntress

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DC Comics have unveiled three covers and details for its Birds of Prey character trade paperbacks featuring promotional artwork of Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), and Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) from Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), which go on sale this coming January ahead of the […]

Comic Book Review – Doomsday Clock #11

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Ricky Church reviews Doomsday Clock #11…After several months of waiting, the penultimate issue of Geoff Johns and Gary Frank’s Doomsday Clock has arrived. The whole series has been juggling a lot of different stories and as the conclusion nears, it seemed like Johns might not be able to balance everything that was going on. Doomsday Clock #11 puts […]

Absolute Carnage and The Walking Dead lead bestselling comics and graphic novels of August 2019

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Marvel enjoyed another big month in August, with the publisher topping the Diamonc Comic Distributors direct sales chart with Absolute Carnage #1, followed closely by its 80th anniversary celebration Marvel Comics #1000. Meanwnile, The Walking Dead Vol. 32 – the final collection in the long-running zombie series – proved unsurprisingly to be the bestselling graphic […]

Joker director debunks The Batman crossover speculation, Leonardo DiCaprio casting rumour

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Last week, Variety reported that incoming Dark Knight Robert Pattinson may have dropped a potential spoiler regarding The Batman, after the actor reportedly requested that some comments about Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker were redacted during an interview. Given that Joker exists separately from the established DC Extended Universe, and The Batman’s DCEU status remains unclear after […]

DC’s Poison Ivy gets the Bishoujo treatment from Kotobukiya

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Sideshow has unveiled official images for Kotobukiya’s upcoming 1:7 scale Bishoujo Series Poison Ivy statue. The DC villainess is available to pre-order now, priced at $125.00; check out the promotional images here…SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow CollectiblesSideshow and Kotobukiyo present the Poison Ivy Statue by Kotobukiya! Poison Ivy returns to the Bishoujo statue line for […]

James Gunn announces full cast for The Suicide Squad

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Hot on the heels of debunking the rumour about a cameo appearance from Zatanna, director James Gunn has now unveiled the full cast for his upcoming DC Extended Universe supervillain ensemble The Suicide Squad.Along with the returning Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn), Jai Courtney (Captain Boomerang), Joel Kinnaman (Rick Flag) and Viola Davis (Amanda Waller) are […]

Toronto International Film Festival 2019 Review – Joker

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Joker, 2019.Directed by Todd Phillips. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Robert De Niro, Marc Maron and Brett Cullen.SYNOPSIS:Joker centres around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen. The exploration of Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), a man disregarded by society, is not only a […]