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Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Sofia Boutella and more testing for DC’s Birds of Prey

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With Warner Bros. and DC Films looking at a January production start for Birds of Prey, it seems we may soon learn who’ll be joining Margot Robbie in the cast of the Harley Quinn-led girl gang movie.According to various reports in the trades, Warner Bros. and director Cathy Yan are currently testing a number of […]

The CW’s Arrowverse crossover adds Jeremy Davies as villainous Arkham Asylum doctor

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Deadline is reporting that Jeremy Davies (Justified, Sleepy Hollow) has become the latest addition to this year’s Arrowverse crossover between The Flash, Arrow and Supergirl.Davies is set to play Dr. John Deegan, whose description reads: “a doctor at Arkham Asylum For the Criminally Insane in Gotham City, but he might just be crazier than the […]

Joker vs. Harley Quinn movie is a mix of Bad Santa and This Is Us

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Back in August of last year it was reported that Warner Bros. had enlisted Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (Crazy, Stupid, Love, This Is Us) to write and direct a Joker vs. Harley Quinn movie – one of numerous projects in development at DC Films featuring one or both of its titular two villains.During an interview with […]

Joaquin Phoenix dons a classic Joker costume in latest set photo and video

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Yesterday, director Todd Phillips released a camera test video showing Joaquin Phoenix in full clown make-up from Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Joker origin movie, and now a new set photo and video have landed online showing Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck in a very classic-looking Joker costume as he causes havoc in a subway station.SEE ALSO: Latest […]

Zack Snyder reveals that Atom was cut from Justice League

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While it seems likely at this point that we’ll never learn just what exactly Zack Snyder had in store for us with his version of Justice League, we do keep getting occasional nuggets of info regarding the filmmaker’s original plans for the superhero team-up, and now comes word of another DC hero who almost appeared […]

Here’s our first look at Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker in full make-up

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After unveiling a first look image of Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck, the future Clown Prince of Crime, from the upcoming Joker origin movie, director Todd Phillips has now shared a video of a camera test which give us a look at Phoenix’s villain in full Joker make-up. Check it out here…SEE ALSO: Latest Joker […]

New international trailer for DC’s Aquaman surfaces

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An action-packed new international trailer has arrived online for Warner Bros. upcoming DC solo movie Aquaman which focuses heavily on Arthur’s (Jason Momoa) battle with his half-brother Orm (Patrick Wilson); watch it here…SEE ALSO: Aquaman rated PG-13 for “sci-fi violence, action, and some language”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKb54WomcPAFrom Warner Bros. Pictures and director James Wan comes an action-packed adventure that […]

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross to score HBO’s Watchmen

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HBO has announced that it has enlisted Oscar and Golden Globe-winning Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails to compose the score for Damon Lindelof’s upcoming TV adaptation of Watchmen.Reznor and Ross began working together as composers on David Fincher’s The Social Network, winning the Oscar and Globe Globe Awards for their efforts. […]

Comic Book Review – Batman: Damned #1

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Grant Vance reviews Batman: Damned #1… Fresh off the press of DC’s new mature-readership-targeting Black Label imprint, the team behind the 2011 Christmas-themed Batman: Noël comes a Batman story a little less jolly.  Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets, Loveless) and Lee Bermejo (Joker, Before Watchmen: Rorschach) are no strangers to the rogue-ridden streets of Gotham. They’ve […]