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Arrow season 7 will “push the limits” of network television in terms of grittiness

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It’s already got a much darker tone than its fellow Arrowverse shows on The CW, but it seems that the upcoming seventh season of Arrow will see the creative team pushing the boundaries of network television Standards and Practices as it ups the grittiness to a new level. “[Showrunner Beth Schwartz] and I had a […]

Bruce Boxleitner to replace Brent Spiner as Supergirl’s Vice President

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A couple weeks ago it was reported that Star Trek: The Next Generation alum Brent Spiner would be joining The CW’s Supergirl as the Vice President of the United States. However, that is no longer the case as Tron and Babylon 5 star Bruce Boxleitner is set to replace Spiner on the upcoming season. According to TVLine, Spiner had to step down from […]

Brendan Fraser joins DC’s Doom Patrol as Robotman

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It looks like Doom Patrol has found one of its leaders. Deadline reports Brendan Fraser (The Mummy trilogy) will now be voicing Robotman, one of the team’s most prominent members and occasional leader. He will provide the voice while also appearing as Cliff Steele in flashbacks while Riley Shanahan (Second Nature) will provide the physical performance […]

Preview of Batman: Kings of Fear #1

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DC Comics’ new six-issue miniseries Batman: Kings of Fear launches today, and we’ve got a preview of the first issue for you here… Legendary artist Kelley Jones makes his triumphant return to the Dark Knight in this explosive miniseries written by former BATMAN editor Scott Peterson! Batman’s been overseeing Gotham City for years now and isn’t […]

The CW releases poster for The Flash, Arrow and Supergirl crossover event

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The CW has released a poster for this year’s Arrowverse crossover episodes which unfortunately will see DC’s Legends of Tomorrow sitting out the big event this time around. The three-night event kicks off with The Flash on December 9th, followed by Arrow on the 10th and Supergirl on the 11th; check out the promo art […]

Rumour: Tom Cruise and Mark Wahlberg were wanted for Hal Jordan role in Green Lantern Corps

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DC Films’ planned superhero space epic Green Lantern Corps took a step forward back in June when it was announced that former DC CCO Geoff Johns had signed on to serve as writer and producer on the project, replacing The Dark Knight trilogy and Man of Steel writer David S. Goyer. Whether or not Johns’ […]

Geoff Johns talks Green Lantern Corps movie, says it can’t just be “DC’s Guardians of the Galaxy”

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Last month it was announced that DC Entertainment’s former chief creative officer Geoff Johns has signed on as writer and producer on the planned DC Extended Universe release Green Lantern Corps, and now Johns has shared a few words on his plans for the movie, and how he hopes to differentiate it from Marvel Studios’ own […]

LEGO DC Super-Villains gets a story trailer

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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games have revealed a new story trailer for the upcoming LEGO DC Super-Villains. This latest trailer introduces us to our team of baddies and shows us why we need to embrace our inner villain. In LEGO DC Super-Villains the Justice League have vanished, no more Superman to defend the Earth.  Instead, […]

James Wan shares first image of Aquaman LEGO tie-in set

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Although we’re still a few months away from the release of Aquaman, we’re starting to see a few tie-in products for the DC blockbuster. Last week, Funko unveiled a batch of images for its Pop! Vinyl figures, and now director James Wan has shared an image of a DC Super Heroes LEGO set featuring Black […]