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Dwayne Johnson promises “hope, optimism and fun” for Shazam and future DC movies

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Dwayne Johnson (who is set to play the antihero Black Adam in Shazam) recently had a meeting with DC executives about the DC Extended Universe and the tone of the projects moving forward, promising “hope, optimism and fun”. “Had a very cool and strategic meeting with the heads of DC about their entire universe,” wrote […]

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 9 Review – ‘Raiders of the Lost Art’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the ninth episode of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow season 2… “Oooh, this sounds cute: Howard the Duck!” “No!!!!” So, the “Legion of Doom” are actually named! and where did Nate come up with this? “Saw it on a Hanna-Barbera cartoon I watched as a kid” So Meta! Congrats! Is it wrong I […]

Ben Affleck learned a “tremendous amount” working on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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If there is one near-unanimously agreed upon highlight of the DC Extended Universe so far, it’s Ben Affleck’s performance as Batman. Such a thing could bode well for his directorial addition to the universe with The Batman, along with his knowledge learned on blockbuster filmmaking from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Speaking to BBC […]

Rumour: Ben Affleck could drop out of The Batman entirely

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Oy. Where to begin. This thing has been a bit of an epic and people are starting to get sick of hearing about the various woes of Ben Affleck’s solo Dark Knight movie, The Batman. The ‘will he, won’t he’, the ups and downs, all eventually leading to Affleck relinquishing his directorial duties to instead […]

Chris Terrio has written a draft of The Batman script

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After the disappointing news that Ben Affleck will not be directing The Batman after all, word has come that Justice League‘s Chris Terrio has written a draft of the script based on Affleck’s and Geoff Johns’ first draft. Whether it was a full page one job – as with The Flash recently – or just punching up the […]

Could we see a Supergirl spinoff featuring Tyler Hoechlin’s Superman?

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The CW pulled off quite the coup last year by persuading DC to allow Superman to appear in the first two episodes of Supergirl season two. And with former Teen Wolf star Tyler Hoechlin’s performance well received by many fans, there’s been a lot of speculation as to whether we’ll be seeing more of the […]

Music Meister announced as villain for the Supergirl / The Flash crossover, Gorilla Grodd’s Flash return confirmed

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Back in August, The CW announced that Supergirl and The Flash would be crossing paths once again this year for a two-part musical crossover which would allow former Glee stars Melissa Benoist and Grant Gustin to flex their singing voices once again. Speaking at the Television Critics Assocation winter press tour, executive producer Greg Berlanti […]

The CW renews seven shows including Arrow, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl

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Good news for fans of The CW’s DC universe, as the network has announced today that it has given early renewals to Arrow, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl, as well as its other hit shows Jane the Virgin, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Supernatural. In addition to the above, the network is also reviving […]

Constantine resurrected as animated series starring Matt Ryan on CW Seed

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NBC’s Constantine series sure has managed to find new life despite being cancelled after just one short season. Series star Matt Ryan returned as the chain-smoking supernatural detective for an episode of Arrow, and now it’s been announced that Constantine has been resurrected as an animated series on CW Seed. The new series will consist of five or six 10-minute […]