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Joss Whedon to direct Batgirl solo film

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It appears Warner Bros. is ready to expand the DCEU – the Batman side of it, at least – even more as Variety has reported that the studio is finalizing a deal for The Avengers director Joss Whedon to write, direct and produce a Batgirl spin-off film. Batgirl seems to have originated in the studio the past month as plans post-Justice League […]

Arrow Season 5 Episode 18 Review – “Disbanded”

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Jessie Robertson reviews the eighteenth episode of Arrow season five… “We need a little more green in there, hoss” Rene continues to be a bright spot on this show So, the team has been disbanded. Well, sort of. John isn’t giving up, and neither is everyone else, even if Oliver has. They relocate at Felicity’s […]

UPDATE: Justice League is rumored to run 170 minutes – which is longer than Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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The official Justice League IMDB page was updated earlier today, now listing that the running time for the anticipated superhero blockbuster as 170 minutes. This will come as no surprise to anyone familiar with the works of director Zack Snyder, whose previous DCEU entry Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was 151 minutes and featured […]

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 15 Review – ‘Doomworld’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the fifteenth episode of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow season 2… “My mom’s condiment game is on point!” Easily the funniest and most ridiculous line of Legends this season and that’s saying something Full disclosure: I totally thought this was the finale and was pretty hooked from start to finish. Legends can sometimes […]

Jessica Chastain throws her hat in the ring to play Poison Ivy in Gotham City Sirens

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Although we’ve had no casting on Gotham City Sirens beyond the returning Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, there have been rumours that Megan Fox is wanted for the role of Poison Ivy, and now Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain has revealed that she’d be open to portraying Pamela Isley should the opportunity arise. “I’m interested in all […]

The Flash Season 3 Episode 18 Review – ‘Abra Kadabra’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the eighteenth episode of The Flash season 3… I Love that Cisco now has an outfit and goes into battle, only for the off-chance he’ll quote a fantasy movie while fighting FINALLY! Abra Kadabra makes his first appearance on The Flash. He’s a major villain in the Flash universe and leaving him […]

Patrick Wilson is teasing his Aquaman villain Ocean Master

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Actor Patrick Wilson has been teasing the arrival of his upcoming Aquaman villain Ocean Master. A consistent and prevalent problem in the modern day superhero genre – one that exists across the Marvel/DC spectrum- is the lack of interesting and substantive villains. While all the attention is thrown at the film’s heroes, the antagonists in […]

Zack Snyder on uniting the Justice League and Superman’s role

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Over the weekend, Warner Bros. unveiled the new trailer for Zack Snyder’s latest DC offering Justice League, and the filmmaker has been chatting to USA Today about bringing the iconic superheroes together for November’s blockbuster. “The thing that’s awesome about these icons is that a lot of them we haven’t seen in the movies before […]