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THEORY: Who Suicide Squad’s main villain really is…

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Oli Davis thinks he’s figured out who Suicide Squad’s main villain will be… Warner Brothers have now released three full length trailers for this August’s Suicide Squad, yet – because the teasers have focused on conveying a general sense of theme over any significant story elements – we’re still none the wiser on who or what the […]

Comic Book Review – Justice League: Rebirth #1

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Tony Black reviews Justice League: Rebirth #1… Spinning out of the events of DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH #1, a new day dawns for Earth’s greatest heroes as they welcome three new members to the team, including… Superman? Who is this strange visitor from a dead world — and can he be trusted? Batman and Wonder Woman […]

5 Actors Who Could Play The Joker

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Thomas Roach with five actors who could play The Joker in the new DC Universe… After Heath Ledger’s tragic death in 2008 and the actor leaving his mark on the world with his iconic portrayal of The Joker in The Dark Knight, the next person to take on the role of the Clown Prince of […]

Is Box Office More Important Than a Film’s Critical Success?

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Samuel Brace on whether box office is more important than critical success… How should we measure a film’s success? The metric we use to determine whether or not the latest feature film has reached heights high enough to warrant being labelled successful, seems to be up for a rather heated debate. Is a film’s worth […]

Peyton List joins Gotham as Poison Ivy

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Gotham’s Poison Ivy is set to undergo another transformation, with Deadline reporting that Peyton List (Mad Men, Frequency) has signed on to portray the character as a recurring guest star, either later in season four, or in season five. “In the continuing evolution of Poison Ivy’s origin story, Ivy Pepper has been transformed once again […]

Comic Book Review – Superman: Action Comics – The Rebirth Deluxe Collection Book 1

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Ricky Church reviews Superman: Action Comics – The Rebirth Deluxe Collection Book 1… In these stories from ACTION COMICS #957-966 and JUSTICE LEAGUE #52, collected for the first time in hardcover, Superman returns to Metropolis just in time to meet the city’s newest protector: Lex Luthor. But the dueling titans soon meet someone unexpected: Clark Kent! […]

Check out the cover art for Batman Versus Robin animated movie

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In addition to the Justice League: War sequel Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, Warner’s 2015 line-up for its DC Universe Animated Original Movies line will see a loose adaptation of The New 52’s ‘The Court of Owls’ story arc in the Son of Batman follow-up Batman Versus Robin, and the official cover art has now […]

Movie Review – Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition (2016)

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition, 2016. Directed by Zack Snyder. Starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Gal Gadot, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, Scoot McNairy, Tao Okamoto, Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Ray Fisher, Jena Malone, Ezra Miller and Callan Mulvey. SYNOPSIS: Fearing that the actions of […]

The Legends of Tomorrow to encounter Albert Einstein in season 2

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TV Line is reporting that the Legends of Tomorrow are set to encounter the legendary theoretical physicist Albert Einstein in the second season of The CW’s time-travelling Arrowverse spinoff. “Look for the Legends crew to cross paths with a circa-1942 Albert Einstein in season 2, but they’re disillusioned to discover that the legendary scientist is […]