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Aquaman director James Wan explains why he wanted to tell “a standalone story”

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While it remains firmly entrenched in the DC Extended Universe, director James Wan has revealed to Den of Geek that he deliberately set out to tell “a standalone story” with Aquaman – one that wasn’t “necessarily part of a ‘cinematic universe.’” “We’ve seen him in other films, but I really wanted to tell a standalone story,” said […]

Matt Reeves will reportedly turn in his rewrite of The Batman before the New Year

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Since signing on to the project last summer as a replacement for Ben Affleck in the director’s chair, Matt Reeves has been hard at work shaping his vision for Warner Bros. and DC Films’ long-planned The Batman solo movie. Official updates on the film have been hard to come by – instead we’ve mainly just […]

Black Lightning promo image featuring China Anne McClain’s Lightning

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The CW has released an image for its DC superhero series Black Lightning which gives us a first look at Jennifer (China Anne McClain) in her costume as Lightning; take a look here… Jefferson Pierce is a man wrestling with a secret. Nine years ago, Pierce was gifted with the superhuman power to harness and control […]

DC’s Birds of Prey adds two more to its cast

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With filming set to get underway next month, DC’s girl gang movie Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) has made two more additions to its cast in comedian Ali Wong (Black Box) and Robert Catrini (Jack Reacher: Never Go Back). According to The Wrap, Wong will play an associate of Detective […]

Aquaman star Jason Momoa says Henry Cavill is “absolutely not” out as Superman

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Just yesterday we brought you some comments from Aquaman star Jason Momoa who addressed the rumours suggesting that his Justice League co-stars Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck were both now finished with the DC Extended Universe. Momoa stressed that he had no knowledge of the situation, but could sympathise if the actors felt it was […]

Batman has to be stopped in Titans season finale trailer

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DC Universe has unveiled a trailer for the season finale of its live-action Titans series, which sees Brenton Thwaites’ Dick Grayson returning to Gotham City in an effort to stop Batman, who has seemingly decided to embrace the darkness and plans to finally kill The Joker. Watch the trailer here… From executive producers Akiva Goldsman, […]

Promo and images for Titans Season 1 Episode 10 – ‘Koriand’r’

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DC Universe has released a promo and batch of images for the tenth episode of Titans season 1, entitled ‘Koriand’r’; take a look here… As Kory’s memories come flooding back, she discovers her mission has never been to protect Rachel – but something much more dangerous. Struggling to understand why, Dick and Donna are shocked […]

Lou Ferrigno Jr. cast as Hourman in DC Universe’s Stargirl

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Following yesterday’s news that Joel McHale (Community) has been cast as Starman in Stargirl, we now have another new addition to the cast of the upcoming DC Universe live-action series. TV Line is reporting that Lou Ferrigno Jr. (S.W.A.T.), son of the original Incredible Hulk, has signed on to portray Rex Tyler, a.k.a. Hourman, one of […]

Sharknado’s Ian Ziering to play Blue Devil in DC’s Swamp Thing

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Beverly Hills, 90210 and Sharknado star Ian Ziering has joined the cast of DC Universe’s live-action Swamp Thing series, where he’ll play the DC character Daniel Cassidy, a.k.a. Blue Devil. The official description for the Swamp Thing incarnation of Blue Devil reads: “Stuntman turned movie star, Daniel Cassidy became semi-famous after playing the demonic Blue […]