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Dwayne Johnson confirms Black Adam still happening despite DC’s reconfiguration

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Dwayne Johnson has confirmed that Black Adam is still on the way and is not impacted by DC’s reconfiguration.The DCEU is a strange entity and with the recent disappointment of Justice League there have been some significant changes behind the scenes. Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam is a film that has been long talked about but […]

Joaquin Phoenix finalises deal to play The Joker in DC origin film, will begin shooting in September

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After months of rumours linking him to the part, it has now officially been confirmed that Joaquin Phoenix has signed on to portray the Clown Prince of Crime in Warner Bros. and DC Films’ standalone Joker origin movie from director Todd Phillips (The Hangover).The film, which is said to have a budget in the region […]

Kristen Wiig’s Cheetah leaps into action in Wonder Woman 1984 set video

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A couple of weeks ago director Patty Jenkins shared the first official image of Kristen Wiig as the villain Barbara Ann Minerva, a.k.a. Cheetah, from next year’s hotly-anticipated DC superhero sequel Wonder Woman 1984, and now we’ve got a set video showing Wiig’s Cheetah leaping into action. Still no costume yet though… perhaps that’s something […]

Teen Titans Go! to the Movies opening weekend tracking suggests a solid hit

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Warner Bros. releases its first superhero movie of 2018 this month with the animated film Teen Titans Go! to the Movies, and Variety is reporting that tracking is pointing to a domestic opening weekend of between $14 million and $19 million.While that figure seems low, it has been suggested that the spinoff from the Cartoon […]

Rumour: Barbara Gordon’s Batgirl won’t appear in Birds of Prey?

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Over the weekend we brought you an exclusive update on the Harley Quinn headlined Birds of Prey movie, with Margot Robbie revealing to us that the project will be R-rated, with a “much smaller budget” than your typical DC movie, and will begin filming in January 2019.When the project was first announced, it was reported […]

Preview of Superman #1

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DC launches its new Brian Michael Bendis-penned Superman series this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here…A bold new chapter for the greatest superhero of all time begins here as the superstar team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Ivan Reis begin their run on the all-new […]

Exclusive: Margot Robbie confirms Harley Quinn girl gang film is titled Birds of Prey

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Yesterday we brought you some news direct from actress Margot Robbie about Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Harley Quinn-headlined ‘girl gang’ movie Birds of Prey, with Robbie revealing that filming will hopefully get underway in January 2019, as well as revealing that it will be R-rated, with a smaller budget than previous DCEU entries.Following the […]

Justice League and Dark Nights: Metal top bestselling comics and graphic novels of June 2018

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June 2018 was a good month for DC Entertainment, with the publisher taking top spot in both the direct comic book and graphic novels sales charts from Diamond Comic Distributors.Leading the way in the comic book chart was Scott Snyder and Jim Cheung’s Justice League #1, while the Dark Nights: Metal Deluxe Edition hardcover was […]