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The Week in Spandex – Thor: Ragnarok reviewed, The Punisher premiere date, Justice League promotional blitz, New Mutants trilogy plans, MCU and DCEU updates

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain Marvel, The Punisher, Daredevil, Luke Cage, Inhumans, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The New Mutants, Deadpool 2, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gambit, The Gifted, Venom, Justice League, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Suicide […]

Gavin O’Connor to write and direct Suicide Squad 2

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It seems Warner Bros. and DC’s search for a director to Suicide Squad 2 may be over. Deadline has reported that the studio has chosen Warrior and The Accountant director Gavin O’Connor to write and direct the supervillain sequel. He will write the script with Anthony Tambakis. There’s no word on when the pair will begin development, but it probably […]

Flashpoint fan art imagines Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan as Batman and The Joker

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While the box office underperformance of Justice League has raised some questions about the future of the DC Extended Universe, recent reports have suggested that Warner Bros. remains keen on moving forward with its Flashpoint movie. For those unfamiliar with Flashpoint, the original comic book storyline sees a powerless Barry Allen waking in a vastly […]

Why The Flash movie shouldn’t be Flashpoint

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Anghus Houvouras on DC’s plans for Flashpoint… So Justice League is finally out. Audience reception is slightly more favorable than Batman v Superman but not the all-encompassing crowd-pleaser that was Wonder Woman. The U.S. box office is lukewarm. Whether or not Justice League turns out to be a success will be up to the International […]

DC’s Geoff Johns confirms Batman for the Flashpoint movie

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During the San Diego Comic-Con this past summer, Warner Bros. and DC Films announced that they were retooling their solo movie for The Flash with an adaptation of the popular comic book storyline Flashpoint. The story sees a powerless Barry Allen waking up in an alternate timeline – one that features vastly different interpretations of […]

Warner Bros. closing on Flashpoint director, Ezra Miller wants Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Batman

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Warner Bros. is close to securing its director for Flashpoint according to reports. With Justice League so close on the horizon, attention will quickly turn to what’s next for the DCEU, with a lot of that likely being down to the success of the aforementioned team up movie. WB, are of course already on the […]

Joe Manganiello can’t reveal whether or not Deathstroke is still in The Batman

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Back in September of last year it was announced that Joe Manganiello would be taking on the role of Deathstroke in Ben Affleck’s solo movie The Batman. Since then however, we’ve seen Affleck step away from the director’s chair, to be replaced by War for the Planet of the Apes helmer Matt Reeves, who has […]

Patty Jenkins praises the DC Extended Universe and its filmmaker-led approach, teases Wonder Woman 2 setting

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With Patty Jenkins now officially on board the sequel to Wonder Woman, the filmmaker has been reflecting on her DC Extended Universe debut during an interview with The Toronto Sun, during which she took a moment to praise Warner’s handling of the DCEU and its filmmaker-led approach. “There are a lot of great filmmakers around […]

Warner Bros. planning “formidable” Oscar campaign for Wonder Woman

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Having scored a critical and commercial hit with Wonder Woman, Variety is reporting that Warner Bros. is hoping the DC blockbuster can make a big splash this coming awards season. According to the site, studio executives have been plotting a “formidable” awards season campaign for the Amazon Princess’ solo debut, and are looking to make […]

Avengers: Infinity War trailer lands today, 20 more MCU movies, Jumanji getting positive reviews and more – Daily News Roundup

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INFINITY WAR TRAILER The hotly-antitipated trailer for Avengers: Infinity War was teased a lot yesterday, with Marvel Studios officially announcing it will be released today on November 29th 2017. Check out the announcement here. INFINITY WAR POSTER And a brand new teaser poster was also released. Don’t get too excited though – there’s very little […]