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Superman’s return reportedly happened much earlier in Zack Snyder’s Justice League cut

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With Warner Bros. officially dismissing the prospect of a Zack Snyder cut of Justice League, it seems unlikely that well ever get to learn exactly what the filmmaker had in store for the DC blockbuster prior to his departure from the movie. We do know that Snyder’s version differed considerably from the theatrical cut completed […]

Supergirl season 4 adds Rhona Mitra as Mercy Graves and Robert Baker as Otis

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Supergirl will be facing off against a fan-favourite villain in the form of Mercy Graves, Lex Luthor’s loyal bodyguard, in the upcoming fourth season of the DC show. Deadline has revaled that the series has cast Rhona Mitra (Strike Back) to portray Mercy while Robert Baker (Grey’s Anatomy) has been cast as her brother and […]

Rumour: Warner Bros. has dropped its Injustice League / Legion of Doom plans for the DCEU

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Last year’s Justice League seemed to indicate that DC Films’ was sewing the seeds to bring together the DC universe’s biggest villains for an Injustice League / Legion of Doom-style group with a post credits scene featuring a meeting between Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor and Joe Manganiello’s Slade Wilson. Rumours have suggested that this team-up […]

Blade Runner 2049 composer Benjamin Wallfisch to score DC’s Shazam!

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Following the release of the first trailer last weekend during the San Diego Comic-Con International, it has now been announced that composer Benjamin Wallfisch (Blade Runner 2049, It) is set to score the upcoming DC superhero adventure. The news may not come as too much of a surprise given that Wallfisch has teamed with director […]

New Aquaman images feature Arthur Curry, Mera, Ocean Master, Atlanna and armored sharks

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A batch of new images have arrived online for Warner Bros. upcoming DC solo movie Aquaman featuring Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa), Atlanna (Nicole Kidman), Ocean Master (Patrick Wilson), Mera (Amber Heard), and a school of armoured great white sharks; check them out here… SEE ALSO: DC’s Aquaman trailer gets a fan-made animated makeover From Warner Bros. […]

HBO has “very, very high hopes” for Damon Lindelof’s Watchmen pilot

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HBO’s Television Critics Association presentation has taken place this week, and it has offered up some snippets of information on the current state of Damon Lindelof’s (The Leftovers, Lost, Prometheus) adaptation of Alan Moore’s seminal graphic novel, Watchmen. Deadline is reporting that the network’s programming president, Casey Bloys, discussed the pilot, which has been directed by Nicole […]

HBO’s Watchmen adds Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Sara Vickers

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After the recent castings of Jeremy Irons and Tom Mison, you’d think the roster for the pilot for HBO’s Watchmen would be complete, but you’re wrong. Variety has reported Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (The Get Down) and Sara Vickers (Shetland) are now the latest to join the pilot. Like the majority of their fellow cast, their roles for […]

DC’s Aquaman trailer gets a fan-made animated makeover

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Warner Bros. and DC Films made quite a splash at Comic-Con this past weekend with the release of the first trailer for Aquaman, and now we’ve got a fan-made animated remake courtesy of the folks at Darth Blender, which pairs the soundtrack from the official trailer for the DC blockbuster with footage from the classic […]

The Most Disappointing: Toxic Fans & How They’re Handled in the Media

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Anghus Houvouras on toxic fans and the media… One of the things that keeps the fires burning in my brain is the concept of toxic fandom. It’s become so pervasive in our always-connected world of social media. Most of the stories play out in a similar fashion. A casting decision or creative choice is made […]