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UPDATE: James Gunn to write and potentially direct Suicide Squad 2, may be “a whole new take” rather than a sequel

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Months after being fired from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 by Disney, it looks like filmmaker James Gunn is swapping the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the DC Extended Universe. According to Entertainment Weekly, Gunn has closed a deal with Warner Bros. and DC Films to write the supervillain team-up sequel Suicide Squad 2, and […]

Trailer for The Flash Season 5 Episode 2 – ‘Blocked’

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Following last night’s season premiere [read our review here], The CW has released a trailer for the second episode of The Flash season 5, entitled ‘Blocked’; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Promo images for The Flash Season 5 Episode 2 – ‘Blocked’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbk8UREvKes CHRIS KLEIN JOINS “THE FLASH” – As Barry (Grant Gustin) helps his daughter, […]

Trailer for Black Lightning Season 2 Episode 2 – ‘The Book of Consequences: Chapter Two: Black Jesus Blues’

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The CW has released a trailer for the second episode of Black Lightning season 2, entitled ‘The Book of Consequences: Chapter Two: Black Jesus Blues’; watch it here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3646AtJpXyk STRUGGLES – Jefferson (Cress Williams) must break the news to his students and faculty that he is stepping down. Struggling with his new life as Painkiller, […]

Why Gavin O’Connor exited the director’s chair on Suicide Squad 2

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Yesterday it was revealed that Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn is heading to the DC Extended Universe to write – and potentially direct – Warner Bros. and DC Film’s Suicide Squad follow-up. The news came as a surprise, not least because there’d been no word as to the departure of The Accountant helmer […]

Preview of DC’s Cursed Comics Cavalcade #1

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DC Comics releases the 80-page special Cursed Comics Cavalcade #1 today, featuring ten terrifying tales featuring the likes of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Swamp Thing and more; check out a preview of the issue here… Horror! Death! Uh…Face-punching! Witness ten all-new stories that promise to be the most terrifying, most shocking and most horrific comic that […]

Preview of Superman #4

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DC Comics releases Superman #4 this Wednesday; check out a preview of the issue here… As Superman fights to protect the world from Rogol Zaar and the Kryptonian convicts trapped inside the Phantom Zone, the greatest minds on Earth devise a risky plan to return the planet from the deadly prison. With the Earth continuing […]

Black Lightning gets two new season 2 trailers ahead of tonight’s premiere

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Ahead of tonight’s season premiere, The CW has released two new trailers for the second season of the DC series Black Lightning; watch them here… SEE ALSO: Promo images for Black Lightning Season 2 Episode 1 – ‘The Book of Consequences: Chapter One: Rise of the Green Light Babies’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP-V4Z9BFDQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe2L_fbAZZk Jefferson Pierce is a […]

Titans star Ryan Potter tried out for Tim Drake role in Ben Affleck’s The Batman

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Ryan Potter (Big Hero 6) is set to take on the role of Garfield Logan, a.k.a. Beast Boy, in DC Universe’s upcoming live-action Titans show, and at the New York Comic Con, executive producer Geoff Johns has revealed this wasn’t the actor’s first brush with the world of DC. Speaking at the Titans panel, Johns […]

Preview of Lucifer #1

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DC’s Vertigo launches its new Lucifer series this Wednesday, and you can check out a preview of the issue here… Lucifer is missing. Having embarked on a dangerous journey to find the mother of his abandoned son, the Prince of Lies finds himself imprisoned and crippled by mysterious forces who seek to torment him for […]