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The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War casting and budget, The Defenders first look, Deadpool 2 update, Justice League “a mess”, Affleck hesitating on The Batman

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, The Defenders, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Runaways, Cloak and Dagger, Legion, Logan, Deadpool 2, X-Men: The New Mutants, X-Men: Supernova, The Batman, Justice League, Shazam, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Gotham City Sirens, Green […]

Sterling K. Brown wants to play John Stewart in Green Lantern Corps

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Hot off the heels of the news that Man of Steel scribe David S. Goyer will be writing and producing Warner Bros.’ Green Lantern Corps film, actor Sterling K. Brown has tossed his hat into the ring to play John Stewart, a former Marine sniper who becomes a Green Lantern and teams up with Hal Jordan. Brown, best known […]

Ben Affleck discusses his hesitation over The Batman

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It’s got to the point now where, quite literally, a day can’t go by without Ben Affleck being asked the same old questions about The Batman, with his comments often conflicting with reports from the previous day. And today is no exception! Let’s get up to speed: Warner Bros. is pushing for The Batman to start production […]

David S. Goyer will write and produce Green Lantern Corps, Hal Jordan and John Stewart confirmed

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It seems David S. Goyer will be making a return to Warner Bros.’ DC Extended Universe as the studio has tapped him to write and produce the Green Lantern Corps film alongside Justin Rhodes. Per Deadline, Geoff Johns and Jon Berg will executive produce the film that is described as ‘Lethal Weapon in space’, focusing on John Stewart’s […]

Screenwriter Will Beall talks Justice League and Aquaman, promises “a lot more fun”

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Warner Bros. may have scored a couple of strong box office successes last year with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad, but the reception for the two DC Extended Universe releases was certainly mixed, with many fans feeling the movies were too dark and gloomy. Since their release, we’ve heard on numerous […]

Flickering Myth’s most anticipated movies of 2017

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Flickering Myth get excited for the year ahead of us… After a fairly below-average year at the cinema last year, we here at Flickering Myth are feeling rather hopeful for 2017. There are some fantastic films lined up; including a load of comic book movies, the return of Christopher Nolan and King Kong, a new […]

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 […]