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Second Opinion – Shazam (2019)

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Shazam, 2019. Directed by David F. Sandberg. Starring Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Mark Strong, Djimon Hounsou, Grace Fulton, Faithe Herman, Ian Chen, Jovan Armand, Cooper Andrews and Marta Milans. SYNOPSIS: A teenage foster child becomes an unlikely superhero when he is handed magical powers by a dying wizard. DC has finally learned […]

Promo for Supergirl Season 4 Episode 17 – ‘All About Eve’

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The CW has released a promo for Sunday’s seventeenth episode of Supergirl season 4, entitled ‘All About Eve’ which sees Kara dealing with the aftermath of Lex’s nefarious plans; watch it here… SUPERGIRL FACES HER BIGGEST CHALLENGE YET — Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) must deal with the destructive aftermath of Lex’s (guest star Jon Cryer) nefarious […]

The 5 DC Comics Storylines That Deserve Standalone Movies

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Ben Robins on the 5 DC Comics storylines that deserve standalone movies… With reports spreading across the DC/Warner Bros. fence this week that we might well be looking at a number of stand-alone movies from the DC Comics world, talk of possible adaptations has been rife once again. Ironically, stepping back momentarily from the DCEU […]

Chelsea Zhang cast as Deathstroke’s daughter Ravager in Titans season 2

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Deadline is reporting that actress Chelsea Zhang (Andi Mack) has been cast in the second season of DC Universe’s Titans and will portray the character of Rose Wilson, a.k.a. Ravager – the daughter of Deathstroke (Esai Morales) and sister to Jericho (Chella Man). The official character description for Ravager reads: “Daughter of the deadly assassin, […]

Wonder Woman 1984 producer explains why the release date was pushed back

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Back in October it was announced that Warner Bros. had pushed back the release of Wonder Woman 1984, with the hotly-anticipated DC sequel opening in June 2020 as opposed to its planned November 2019 date. The news was somewhat surprising, given that Warner and DC held firm with its release date for Justice League despite […]

Gotham Season 5 Episode 10 Review – ‘I Am Bane’

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Martin Carr reviews the tenth episode of Gotham season 5… There is something anti-climatic about ‘I Am Bane’ that makes it feel like an extended set up for the imminent season finale. Re-unification is happening, water supply purity is back to normal, yet there still exists one large spanner in the works. Old adversaries return, […]

Read a full Batman and Penguin story from Detective Comics #1000

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This coming Wednesday sees the release of the milestone Detective Comics #1000, a super-sized issue packed with brand new Batman stories from some of the biggest creators working in the comic book industry today. And, as a special sneak peek, Entertainment Weekly has released one such story – ‘I Know’ from Brian Michael Bendis and […]

Joker director shares new image of Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck

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With Joker currently in post production ahead of its release this October, director Todd Phillips has taken to Instagram to share a new image of Joaquin Phoenix as a pre-Clown Prince of Crime Arthur Fleck; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker laugh reportedly revealed in new set video https://www.instagram.com/p/BvUvx21J04V/ SEE ALSO: Why Joker […]

Batman prequel series Pennyworth adds two to its cast

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Deadline is reporting that Emma Paetz (Gentleman Jack) and Jessica Ellerby (Lovesick) have become the latest additions to the cast of Pennyworth, the upcoming Batman prequel series from Epix which follows the exploits of a young Alfred. Paetz is set to play Martha Kane, who will eventually become Martha Wayne, the wife of Thomas Wayne, […]