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Joker cinematographer clarifies the fate of Zazie Beetz’s Sophie

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One of the biggest questions left unanswered coming out of Joker was the fate of Zazie Beetz’s single mother Sophie and her child. The last week see of the character, Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur had let himself into her apartment, with the audience releasing at that point that their relationship throughout the film had been nothing […]

Promo images for Arrow Season 8 Episode 4 – ‘Present Tense’

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The CW has released six promo images from the fourth episode of Arrow season 8, entitled’ Present Tense’; take a look here… ECHO KELLUM GUEST STARS – When a mysterious new Deathstroke appears in Star City, Oliver (Stephen Amell) and Team Arrow insist on taking down this villain themselves. Meanwhile reeling from the loss of […]

First-look preview of Batman: White Knight Presents Von Freeze #1

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The world of Batman: White Knight expands this November with the standalone tale Batman: White Knight Presents Von Freeze #1, a special interlude issue which expands on the backstory of Victor Freeze in Sean Murphy’s reimagined Batman world; check out an unlettered first-look preview of the one-shot here… On the night of Bruce Wayne’s traumatic […]

Promo images for Supergirl Season 5 Episode 4 – ‘In Plain Sight’

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We’ve already seen a promo for this Sunday’s fourth episode of Supergirl season 5, and now The CW has released a batch of images for ‘In Plain Sight’ which you can check out below… SEE ALSO: Supergirl Season 5 Episode 3 Review – ‘Blurred Lines’ SAYING GOODBYE IS HARD TO DO – Kara’s (Melissa Benoist) […]

Danny Trejo’s Breacher returns in promo images for The Flash Season 6 Episode 5 – ‘Kiss Kiss Breach Breach’

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The CW has released a batch of promo images for the fifth episode of The Flash season 6, entitled ‘Kiss Kiss Breach Breach’ which sees Danny Trejo returning in a guest starring role as Breacher; take a look here… DANNY TREJO GUEST STARS — Cisco’s (Carlos Valdes) faith in his ability to fill Barry’s (Grant […]

Joker surpasses Deadpool to become highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time

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The Clown Prince of Crime has just dethroned the Merc with a Mouth, with Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Joker topping 2016’s Deadpool to become the highest grossing R-rated movie of all time. The Todd Phillips-directed film, which sees Joaquin Phoenix becoming the latest actor to portray the iconic comic book villain, has taken its […]

Suicide Squad director shares early make-up tests for Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn

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Last week David Ayer shared a look at alternate designs for Jared Leto’s Joker in Suicide Squad, and now the director has once again taken to Instagram to share more behind the scenes images from the supervillain team-up movie which give us a peek at the make-up and wardrobe testing process from Margot Robbie’s Harley […]

Suicide Squad director David Ayer shares alternate design for Jared Leto’s Joker

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David Ayer has shared a behind-the-scenes image from Suicide Squad offering an alternate design for Jared Leto’s Joker from the 2016 DC supervillain team-up, which gives us a look at different tattoo designs considered for the Clown Prince of Crime and omits the controversial ‘Damaged’ forehead tattoo; take a look here and let us know […]

Ken Loach joins the chorus of superhero movie critics

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As the debate surrounding the cinematic quality (or lack thereof) of Marvel movies continues, acclaimed British director Ken Loach (Kes, I, Daniel Blake) has become the latest filmmaker to join the chorus of criticism, slamming superhero films as “a cynical exercise” that “has nothing to do with the art of cinema”. “I find them boring,” […]