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Watchmen showrunner Damon Lindelof talks Doctor Manhattan

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After numerous references to the character throughout the first six episodes of Watchmen, last weekend’s ‘An Almost Religious Awe’ ended with the reveal that Doctor Manhattan has actually been with us from the very start of the series, having taken on the form of Angela Abar’s (Regina King) husband Cal (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II). And, with […]

New Mutants and DCeased lead bestselling comic books and graphic novels of November 2019

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Diamond Comic Distributors has announced details of the bestselling direct sales titles for November 2019, with Marvel’s New Mutants #1 and DC Comics’ DCeased leading the comic bo0k and graphic novel charts respectively. Check out the full top tens here, as well as a breakdown of publisher dollar and unit share for the month… Top […]

Peter Sarsgaard joins The Batman in mystery role

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Director Matt Reeves has taken to Twitter to announce that Peter Sarsgaard (The Killing, The Magnificent Seven) has become the latest addition to the cast of his upcoming DC Comics reboot The Batman. Oh… Hi, Peter… 🦇 pic.twitter.com/GsS2ktuWxE — Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) December 6, 2019 Unlike previous castings, there’s been no official word as to […]

Wonder Woman 1984 gets a first-look teaser ahead of Sunday’s full trailer

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With the first full trailer set to be unveiled tomorrow alongside its panel at Brazil’s CCXP convention, a brief first-look teaser has been released for the Gal Gadot-headlined DC sequel Wonder Woman 1984 which you can check out here… SEE ALSO: Wonder Woman 1984 merchandise offers first look at Cheetah https://twitter.com/GalGadot/status/1203368756291997700 SEE ALSO: Wonder Woman 1984 […]

Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) gets two new posters

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Following on from this morning’s character posters, we’ve now got a couple of new posters for Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) which see Margot Robbie’s Harley joined by The Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), Black Canary (Jurnee Smolett-Bell), Renee Montoya (Rosie Perez) and Cassandra Cain […]

Wonder Woman 1984 merchandise offers first look at Cheetah

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Although we’ve already seen the above image of Kristen Wiig as Barbara Ann Minerva from Wonder Woman 1984, we’re yet to get a look at the character as her villainous alter-ego Cheetah. And, while that may come with this Sunday’s first trailer, it seems we may have a sneak peek courtesy of some some merchandise […]

DC’s Birds of Prey gets seven character posters

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Coinciding with its panel at Brazil’s CCXP yesterday, Warner Bros. has released a batch of new character posters for Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) featuring Harley (Margot Robbie), Black Canary (Jurnee Smolett-Bell), The Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), Renee Montoya (Rosie Perez), Cassandra Cain (Ella Jay Basco), Roman Sionis (Ewan […]

Zack Snyder confirms Snyder Cut of Justice League exists, and is over three-and-a-half hours long

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We’re over two years on from the theatrical release of Justice League, and still not a week goes by without the mythical Snyder Cut of the DC blockbuster grabbing headlines… only it seems it is ‘mythical’ no longer, as director Zack Snyder has taken to social media to confirm its existence, as well as a […]

DC celebrates eight decades of the Amazon Princess with Wonder Woman #750 variant covers

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As part of its big Wonder Woman #750 celebrations, DC Comics has announced a series of variant covers from superstar artists celebrating eight decades of the Amazon Princess; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Alex Ross variant cover for Wonder Woman #750 revealed 1940s variant cover by Joshua Middleton 1950s variant cover by Jenny Frison […]