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The Week in Disappointment – Aquaman, Star Wars, Prometheus, Fantastic Four, Deadpool, Gods of Egypt

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Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Charles Roven gives brief update on Aquaman development, villain rumour emerges” This week’s big controversy: Will the villain in Aquaman be Black Manta or Ocean Master? The answer: Yes. It will be one of those two. I haven’t read a thing about the Aquaman movie […]

Countdown to Batman v Superman – Injustice: Gods Among Us

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Ricky Church continues his countdown to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with Injustice: Gods Among Us… Superman is without a doubt one of the most heroic figures in fiction; he’s uncompromising in his belief in the goodness individual people and the world has to offer. He’s a beacon to ordinary people and heroes throughout […]

The Week in Disappointment – Batman v Superman, Terminator, Watchmen TV Series, Nicolas Cage and The Lord of the Rings and more

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Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice rated PG-13 for ‘sensuality’” Makes perfect sense. You could feel the pulsing sexual tension emanating from the screen when he ripped the top off of the Batmobile. Matt Damon knows what I’m taking about. “Matt Damon says ‘it must […]

The Flash Season 2 Episode 8 Review – ‘Legends of Today’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the eighth episode of The Flash season 2… The man who taught Houdini lives again….. – The Legend of Hawkman (& Girl) brought to life Like Firestorm before him, Hawkgirl and Hawkman’s stories are complicated, intricate tales that take some imagination from the viewer and patience by the writers. By focusing on […]

Jeremy Irons confirms that The Batman will shoot next year

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Earlier this month Joe Manganiello suggested that cameras would begin to roll on Ben Affleck’s The Batman early next year, and now Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice star Jeremy Irons has confirmed that the solo Dark Knight movie will shoot next year – and that he’s been promised he’ll have a little more to […]

Countdown to Justice League – DC: The New Frontier

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Ricky Church continues his countdown to Justice League with Darwyn Cooke’s DC: The New Frontier… Over the years there has been a lot of stories that has told how the Justice League first became a team. I already went over Justice League: Origin in my countdown as a modern-day story for the team’s first adventure. This story, […]

Rumour: The CW wants Constantine, Batwoman, Oracle and even Batman for the Arrowverse

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With the San Diego Comic-Con fast approaching, it’s only natural for rumours to start popping up suggesting what big announcements could be in store from the studios and networks at the pop culture event. Well, here’s a rather huge one concerning The CW’s Arrowverse, which comes by way of Bleeding Cool, who have a decent(ish) track […]

Nicolas Winding Refn would like to direct a Batgirl movie

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It looks like Nicolas Winding Refn is keen to go from female-led horror to female-led superheroes, with The Neon Demon director revealing to Business Insider that he’d like to direct a Batgirl movie. “God, I would love to make [a superhero movie], it would probably be great fun,” said Refn. “I just don’t know when […]

Ryan Robbins joins Arrow season 4

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Variety is reporting that Ryan Robbins (Falling Skies) has joined the fourth season of The CW’s DC superhero show Arrow in a recurring role. The site reports that Robbins will make his first appearance in the third episode of season four, and will play a character called Conklin, “a sadistic and ruthless member of Shadowspire […]