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Ben Affleck responds to Batman v Superman criticism, confirms solo movie is titled The Batman

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Cast your mind back to March of this year, as the reviews starting flooding in for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and poor Ben Affleck found out mid-interview that the critics hadn’t been too kind to Warner Bros.’ big DC Extended Universe release. Within hours, said interview had launched the Sad Affleck meme, as some clever […]

Samuel L. Jackson on the Marvel and DC rivalry

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Much has been made of the “rivalry” between Marvel and DC this year, which isn’t too surprising given that we’ve seen Warner Bros. fleshing out the DC Extended Universe with the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad, while Marvel Studios launched Phase Three with Captain America: Civil War and the […]

Jason Momoa announces that Justice League has wrapped filming

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Jason Momoa has taken to Instagram to announce that filming has wrapped on Warner Bros.’ next DC ensemble Justice League, with the actor posting a shirtless photo of himself in the gym with the caption: “There’s [too] many people to thank for all their hard work [on] JL, Tonight is our wrap party. I am so […]

The Week in Spandex – Doctor Strange marketing blitz, new Black Panther villain, Tarantino on Luke Cage, Batman movie “a year and a half out”

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Black Panther, Captain America: Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, Luke Cage, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Batman, Justice League, Suicide Squad, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Supegirl, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Gotham, Jupiter’s Legacy, Ninjak, Bloodshot, […]

Wonder Woman writer confirms that Diana is bisexual

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As Wonder Woman celebrates her 75th anniversary, writer Greg Rucka has been chatting to Comicosity about the sexuality of the Amazon Princess, putting an end to any lingering speculation by confirming that the character is bisexual and has “obviously” had relationships with women in her past. “[Themyscira is] supposed to be paradise,” said Rucka. “You’re supposed to […]

Zack Snyder wears Batman’s gauntlet while working on Deathstroke storyboard

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Justice League director Zack Snyder has taken to Twitter to share on image of himself working on a storyboard whilst “cosplaying” by wearing Batman’s gauntlet; take a look at the image here… Batman-News zoomed in on the storyboard itself, revealing that Snyder is actually working on a scene featuring Deathstroke (and what looks like it […]

Batman v Superman and Man of Steel limited edition box set arriving in December

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If you’re a fan of the DC Extended Universe but you’re yet to pick up Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, then you may be interested in Amazon’s exclusive limited edition gift set, which is set for release this December. As you can see, the box set features both Man of […]

Joe Manganiello shares his research for Deathstroke role in the Batman movie

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Earlier this month it was announced that Joe Manganiello is set to portray the DC supervillain Deathstroke in Ben Affleck’s Batman movie, and now the actor has taken to Twitter to reveal that he’s started his research for the role of Slade Wilson. #research pic.twitter.com/M5OnLIoMVq — JOE MANGANIELLO (@JoeManganiello) September 27, 2016 #research2 pic.twitter.com/TQ4vNxKgYH — JOE MANGANIELLO […]

Exclusive: Asa Butterfield talks Spider-Man, superheroes and the DC Extended Universe

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Before Tom Holland was announced as the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Spider-Man for Captain America: Civil War and the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming, fellow Brit Asa Butterfield was frequently mentioned as one of the front-runners for the role, with certain rumour sites even going as far as to claim on several occasions that he’d been cast [see […]