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Doug Liman exits Justice League Dark, It director rumored to step in

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Director Doug Liman was recently very vocal about the upcoming DCEU film Justice League Dark, explaining how different in tone the movie would be from the typical comic book film, and also the classic horror movies that would serve as inspiration. Which is why it now comes as such a surprise that the director has abruptly […]

Rumour: The Flash movie script complete, described as the “perfect coming of age” story

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The Flash truly seems to be the most problematic film in the DC Extended Universe so far. For one, the film has already lost two directors in Seth Grahame-Smith and Rick Famuyiwa, although Matthew Vaughn and Robert Zemeckis have both recently been rumored to take over (and Sam Raimi and Marc Webb said to have passed […]

Justice League rumored to undergo massive reshoots, studio insiders deny claim

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It has been reported that the upcoming Justice League movie has been undergoing massive reshoots before its November release date, with the rumour even going as far to say that the film has been “remade… twice”, with further significant reshoots planned. Given the critical reception of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Suicide Squad (a movie […]

Joker director says “we didn’t follow anything from the comic books”

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The Clown Prince of Crime is set to make his return to the big screen this year as Joaquin Phoenix takes on the role of the iconic Batman villain for Warner Bros. and DC Films’ standalone Joker movie. The film, directed by Todd Phillips (The Hangover) is set to explore the origin of the Joker, […]

Comic Book Preview – Tales from the Dark Multiverse: The Death of Superman

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The Death of Superman gets the Tales from the Dark Multiverse treatment from DC Comics this Wednesday, and you can check out a preview of the issue here… The Dark Multiverse takes on the highest-selling comic book event of all time—the Death of Superman! In a broken world much like our own, Lois Lane, twisted […]

It’s time to #ReleaseTheTrankCut of Fantastic Four

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Anghus Houvouras with a call to #ReleaseTheTrankCut… In 2017 Justice League was released into theaters. ‘Released’ like a synthetic virus engineered to numb your senses and lull you into a state of catatonia. Ever since Joss Whedon took a dull hatchet to Zack Snyder’s original gonzo vision for Justice League, fans have been clamoring to […]

Comic Book Preview – Hill House Comics’ The Low, Low Woods #1

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DC’s Joe Hill-curated Hill House Comics launches its new horror series The Low, Low Woods this Wednesday, and we have a preview of the first issue for you here; check it out… Shudder-To-Think, PA, has been on fire for years. The coal mines beneath it are long since abandoned. The woods are full of rabbits […]

Exclusive Interview – Composer Kurt Farquhar on Black Lightning, the evolving sound of an ongoing series, and more

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Alex Moreland talks to Kurt Farquhar about Black Lightning, the evolving sound of an ongoing series, and more… How did you first get involved with Black Lightning? Well Salim Akil and Mara Brock Akil are producers that I’ve worked with over a number of years. Mara and I worked on Girlfriends and The Game and […]

Watchmen’s Damon Lindelof would “consider” another season

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Having announced in the run up to its premiere that his Watchmen series would consist of one self-contained season, writer and executive producer Damon Lindelof has now revealed that he is open to the possibility another run, should the right story come along. “I think that everyone wants to see how season one plays out,” […]