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Maria Sten joins DC’s Swamp Thing as Liz Tremayne

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Deadline is reporting that Maria Sten (Channel Zero, Straight Outta Compton) has joined DC Universe’s upcoming live-action Swamp Thing series and will portray the character of Liz Tremayne. Swamp Thing follows Abby Arcane (Crystal Reed), who investigates what seems to be a deadly swamp-born virus in a small town in Louisiana but soon discovers that the swamp […]

Shazam director says Zachary Levi’s costume still a work in progress

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Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Shazam! came in for some pretty heavy criticism during production when spy photos offered up the very first look at Zachary Levi’s title character in a bright red, heavily padded costume. By the time the first trailer arrived at the San Diego Comic-Con however, it was clear that the costume […]

Dave Gibbons gives HBO’s Watchmen series his seal of approval

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It’s never going to get the blessing of Alan Moore, let’s face it, but Watchmen co-creator Dave Gibbons has given HBO and Damon Lindelof’s upcoming TV adaptation of the seminal graphic novel his seal of approval during an interview with Entertainment Weekly. “I do know a little about it,” said Gibbons. “I’ve had conversations with […]

Supergirl actress Sofia Vassilieva to play Looker in Black Lightning season 2

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TV Line is reporting that Sofia Vassilieva (Medium) has been cast in the upcoming second season of The CW’s Black Lightning, where she’ll play the DC Comics superhero Looker. Created by Mike W. Barr and Jim Aparo, Looker made her comic book debut in Batman and the Outsiders #25 in 1985, and – like Jefferson Pierce […]

Aquaman rated PG-13 for “sci-fi violence, action, and some language”

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As reported by Batman-News, the official website for Aquaman has updated with details on the film’s credits, which confirms that the movie has received a PG-13 rating for “sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for some language.” This probably shouldn’t be too much of a surprise, given that Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: […]

Swamp Thing casts Gotham’s Crystal Reed as Abby Arcane

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DC Universe’s Swamp Thing has found its leading lady. According to Deadline, the series has cast Crystal Reed in the role of Abby Arcane, the lead scientist with a personal connection to the entity known as Swamp Thing. Reed recently starred in another DC property, Fox’s Gotham as Sofia Falcone. Smart and caring, CDC Doctor Abby Arcane’s strong sense […]

New images from Arrow, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Black Lightning, Riverdale, The Gifted, Lethal Weapon and more

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TV Line has revealed images from this Fall’s TV shows which includes The CW’s DC superhero series Arrow season 6, The Flash season 5, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow season 4, Supergirl season 4, Black Lightning season 2, the third season of the live-action Archie series Riverdale, season 2 of Fox’s X-Men series The Gifted, season […]

First-look preview of Archie Meets Batman ’66 #3

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Archie and DC’s comic book crossover Archie Meets Batman ’66 continues later this month with the release of the third issue, and you can take a look at a preview right here… The historic crossover mini-series rolls on! Gotham’s villains have infiltrated Pop’s Chocklit Shoppe to enact their plans of mind control! But when one of […]

Justice League storyboard artist praises Ben Affleck’s The Batman script

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Justice League storyboard artist Jay Oliva has lauded Ben Affleck’s unused The Batman script. If you can remember back that far, Ben Affleck was once set to direct, write, and star in The Batman before exiting the project as director and writer. That job ultimately went to Matt Reeves but many fans are curious about […]