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According to Chris Hemsworth, joining the DC Extended Universe is “illegal” for a Marvel actor

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Unless you’ve been in cryogenic sleep for the past 10 years, you probably have some idea of the (often hilarious) rivalry between DC Comics, and Marvel fans when it comes to their respective film franchises. While not really shared between the actors, or directors of both studios, many fans have a heated loyalty to one side, […]

Wonder Woman crosses $500 million, Spider-Man spin-offs in MCU, Duke Nukem movie update and more – Weekend News Roundup

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SUCCESS WOMANAfter a fantastic opening weekend and even better follow-up (where it only fell 45%), Wonder Woman was finally knocked off the top of the US box office this weekend by Cars 3. However it wasn’t all bad news. The movie earned another $40 million and its worldwide total is now $571 million. It’s currently […]

Wonder Woman climbs to $570 million at the worldwide box office

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It may have lost top spot in the U.S. to Disney-Pixar’s Cars 3, but Warner Bros.’ DC blockbuster Wonder Woman continues to impress at the box office, having pushed its worldwide haul to $571.8 million worldwide. Wonder Woman dropped just 30% domestically this weekend, grossing $40.8 million and pushing its North American cume to $274.6 […]

Showrunner shake-up for Supergirl season 3

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Following the departure of co-creator and co-showrunner Ali Adler to CBS, The CW has announced a shake-up of its showrunners for the upcoming third season of the DC superhero show Supergirl. Jessica Queller (Gossip Girl) and Robert Rovner (Dallas) have been promoted to co-showrunners alongside Andrew Kreisberg, and will also serve as executive producers with Kreisberg, […]

Josh Hartnett explains why he passed on Batman Begins

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Josh Hartnett has the distinction of passing on the opportunity to play the three most iconic superheroes of all time, having turned down the leads in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man, Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns, and Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins.Speaking with the Associated Press (via The Playlist), Harnett has explained his decision to pass on the role of […]

The Week in Spandex – Spider-Man: Homecoming tracking, Venom and the Fantastic Four not part of the MCU, Justice League set photos, X-Men: Dark Phoenix casting

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Spider-Man: Homecoming, Venom, Fantastic Four, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Defenders, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Inhumans, Avengers: Secret Wars, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Deadpool 2, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Shazam, Batgirl, Batman, Batman […]

DC releases unaired episode of Powerless guest starring Adam West

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In tribute to Adam West, who passed away last weekend, DC Entertainment has released an unaired episode from the cancelled DC sitcom Powerless, titled ‘Win, Luthor, Draw’ featuring the Batman icon in a special guest role.“Adam West, Batman to a generation of TV fans, passed away last week,” reads the statement from DC. “One of his […]

Nine Actresses Who Could Play Batgirl in the DCEU

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Liam Hoofe takes a look at nine actresses who could play Batgirl in Joss Whedon’s upcoming DCEU movie… Very little is currently known about the Batgirl movie. The DCEU project, to be directed by Joss Whedon, will reportedly take inspiration from the New 52 version of the character, and rumours have surfaced that it has become a […]

Adam West had completed work on his final Batman outing Batman vs. Two-Face

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Following last weekend’s rather sad news about the passing of Adam West, io9 is reporting that we have one final appearance from the Bright Night to look forward to, with Warner Bros. confirming that the Batman TV star had completed his voice work on the animated movie Batman vs. Two-Face prior to his passing.The sequel to […]