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Danny Elfman confirms that he will bring back his classic Batman theme for Justice League

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The internet all but exploded when news broke that Danny Elfman would be replacing Junkie XL as the composer for Justice League. Which is understandable, as Danny Elfman created one of the most iconic superhero themes of all time. Aside from John Williams’ Superman score, no other piece of comic book music is as memorable as […]

Henry Cavill talks Superman and his importance to the Justice League

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Superman making a triumphant return in the upcoming Justice League film is cinema’s worst kept secrets in quite some time. Sure, the actor is a non-presence from many press-junkets, and promotional material has him “mysteriously” missing more often than not, but we know he is coming. What we don’t know is how, or when he […]

Gotham creators respond to Arrow name-dropping Bruce Wayne

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A clip of the second episode of Arrow season 6 made its way online showing Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) taking part in a press conference. The question comes up, once again: Is Oliver Queen the infamous Green Arrow? Nonsense. After all, that photo could have been doctored to be anyone, says Queen. Even Bruce Wayne. Interesting… […]

Christian Bale really hit Heath Ledger during The Dark Knight’s interrogation scene

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Cut to 2017 and Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight is still regarded as one of, if not the best comic-book films ever made. The movie transcended the genre in a way that few comic-book films have, and showed that Nolan intended to make good on his promise of creating a Batman film “grounded in reality”. […]

Ben Affleck thinks criticism of Batman v Superman was “fair”

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The “Sad Affleck” meme has come to be known as the definitive reaction to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Here we have an actor who is a huge Batman fan, and gets the opportunity to play his hero. He survived almost two years of outrage over his casting, and eventually won many of those […]

Tommy Lee Jones despised Jim Carrey’s “bufoonery” while working on Batman Forever

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Jim Carrey is nothing if not enigmatic. Time has done absolutely nothing to change that that fact either, if that now-infamous recent interview is any indication. For an actor who is an enigma, what better character to play but Edward Nigma a.k.a. The Riddler in Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever? Jim Carrey in his prime. Tommy […]

DC Extended Universe is “100%” connected says head of DC Films Geoff Johns

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There has been a lot of talk lately concerning how much of the upcoming DC Extended Universe films plan on being connected. In fact, there has even been discussion over how appropriate it is to refer to DC Films as the “DC Extended Universe” at all, with the studio recently pointing out that this title was […]

Geoff Johns says early test screenings have revealed The Flash to be the fan favorite of Justice League, new trailer imminent

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Early screenings of Justice League have been fairly optimistic, and one character in particular seems to be getting a lot of positive buzz. Speaking at the NATO (National Association of Theater Owners) Fall Summit about all of the various upcoming DCEU films, head of DC Films Geoff Johns apparently revealed a bit of fan feedback coming […]