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2 Ways To Make Batman Great Again

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In the wake of the Ben Affleck / The Batman saga, Samuel Brace suggests two ways to make Batman great again…Batman is awesome. We all know this. And it’s endlessly sad to see the series of unfortunate events surrounding the much-anticipated, and much reported upon, Ben Affleck solo Dark Knight film — The Batman. The […]

Rumoured shortlist of directors to replace Ben Affleck on The Batman

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Warner Bros.’ DC Extended Universe suffered another setback this week as Ben Affleck became the latest director to bail on a DC Films project, with Affleck opting against helming The Batman in order to “find a partner in a director who will collaborate with me on this massive film.”With the official announcement came reports that […]

5 Directors Who Could Replace Ben Affleck On The Batman

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Tai Freligh looks at five directors who could replace Ben Affleck on The Batman…It’s no secret that Ben Affleck’s solo Batman film, The Batman, has had its ups and downs.  Starting with script rewrites and tinkering and then moving on to the intense pressure Affleck felt to make the best possible film he could while […]

Fox’s X-Men series Gifted looks likely for a series order, as does The CW’s Black Lightning

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After the success of FX’s Legion – the visually dynamic show from Fargo showrunner Noah Hawley, revolving around the son of Professor X – it seems likely that Fox will give a green light to another X-Men themed project. Gifted is about two ordinary parents that are forced to go on the run when they discover […]

Arrow Season 5 Episode 15 Review – ‘Fighting Fire with Fire’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the fifteenth episode of Arrow season 5… Winter Soldier homages, more political speak, and Curtis’ balls on display….what more could you want? When you stand back and look at the CW’s shows, on the overall scale, it seems the universal opinion that The Flash is the best of them all; I mean, […]

Director Matt Reeves reportedly has the final say on The Batman

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Matt Reeves, the new director of the Dark Knight solo movie The Batman, apparently has full creative control over the Caped Crusader.After a lot of back and forth, and after all the hoopla regarding Ben Affleck, Warner Bros. has given Matt Reeves the final say on The Batman – which was reportedly the deal breaker […]

The Batman’s Matt Reeves receives praise from Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins

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As he settles into the position, director of The Batman Matt Reeves has received words of praise from Wonder Woman helmer Patty Jenkins.With all the negativity, speculation and conspiratorial goings on surrounding DC’s Batman solo movie, Matt Reeves will be anxious to get on with the job and will no doubt be happy to hear praise […]

The Flash Season 3 Episode 14 Review – ‘Attack on Central City’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the fourteenth episode of The Flash season 3… Flash vs. Grodd- Let’s Get Ready to Rummmmmblllleeeeeee! Actually, not really. If I were to say that the four show crossover in the beginning of the year exceeded expectations, by quite a bit actually, with insulated really good stories as well as an epic […]

Gotham City Sirens director David Ayer teasing Black Mask as possible villain

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Admittedly, not too much is known yet about the Suicide Squad spin-off Gotham City Sirens outside of the fact that it will reteam director David Ayer with his wildly popular depiction of Harley Quinn, played by Margot Robbie. It’s also apparently supposed to add Catwoman and Poison Ivy to the fold, and naturally casting theories […]