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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,” […]

Pedro Pascal confirmed as playing Maxwell Lord in Wonder Woman 1984

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More than a year after dropping a first look image of the Narcos and The Mandalorian star in character, Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins has now confirmed that – as we speculated back in July 2018 – Pedro Pascal is portraying the villainous Maxwell Lord in next year’s DC Extended Universe sequel. Jenkins made […]

First-look preview of DC’s He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse

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Next month sees the launch of the new series He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse from DC Comics, and you can check out an unlettered, first look preview of the first issue here… “Anti-He-Man, the scourge of Anti-Eternia, has been unleashed! He-Men from across the Multiverse will unite! Blazing a trail across the dimensions, […]

Rumoured details on Pedro Pascal’s villain role in Wonder Woman 1984

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Kristen Wiig’s Cheetah isn’t the only villain that Gal Gadot’s Amazon Princess is set to face in next year’s sequel Wonder Woman 1984, with Narcos and Game of Thrones star Pedro Pascal also on board to portray an as-yet-unconfirmed bad guy. Last week, a report emerged from SuperBroMovies claiming that Pascal’s character would be instrumental in resurrecting […]

Warner Bros. to launch Wonder Woman 1984 marketing campaign at CCXP in Brazil

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Back in June, Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins revealed that next year’s sequel Wonder Woman 1984 would be skipping the San Diego Comic-Con, with fans having to wait until December before the studio launches the marketing campaign for Gal Gadot’s second solo outing as the Amazon Princess. Well, it seems we now know exactly when […]

Watchmen Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice’

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Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Watchmen… There is much to be applauded in this opening episode of a series many thought should never be made. Damon Lindelof who is best known for Lost tackles this fabled tome carefully launching straight into some heavy hitting topics before opening credits. Masked vigilantes, race riots and […]