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Batman: The Killing Joke given go ahead for R rating by DC Comics

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Producer James Tucker (Justice League: War) has been given the green light by DC Comics and Warner Bros. to make an R-rated film version of Batman: The Killing Joke. SEE ALSO: Mark Hamill will voice The Joker for Batman: The Killing Joke film Stitch Kingdom, reporting from New York Comic-Con, said that Tucker had stated […]

Arrow Season 4 Episode 23 Review – ‘Schism’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the season four finale of Arrow… Schism: adj. “Split or division between strongly opposed parties” This season on Arrow, we’ve seen a lot happen. Now that we’re at the season finale, it seems like familiar territory: – Final showdown between Oliver and big bad of the season- Check – Cataclysmic event transpiring […]

Joseph Gordon-Levitt explains why a Sandman movie is a better idea than a TV series

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Earlier this month Joseph Gordon-Levitt spoke about the challenges of adapting Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed comic book series The Sandman into a feature film format, which raised questions about whether its episodic nature and scope means it would be better suited to the medium of television. Well, during a Reddit AMA, Gordon-Levitt has addressed that very […]

Seth Rogen reveals that filming is underway on Preacher

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Seth Rogen has taken to Twitter to reveal that filming is underway on Preacher, AMC’s adaptation of the acclaimed comic book series from Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon… Preacher is set to star Dominic Cooper (Agent Carter) as Rev. Jesse Custer, a conflicted preacher who finds himself bonded to a supernatural creature called Genesis and […]

Suicide Squad: An update on the rat Jared Leto gave Margot Robbie as a gift on the set

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While experimenting with his hardcore method acting ways of capturing the essence of his characters, specifically The Joker’s insanity this time around, Jared Leto reportedly presented his co-star Margot Robbie (playing Mistah J’s equally batshit  crazy girlfriend Harley Quinn) with a rat, as a gift. Well, since June that rat has been living with Pacific […]

Jai Courtney confirms Suicide Squad reshoots; on-set report says Warner Bros. want it less “dark”

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Following the rather lacklustre release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (which had a horrendous drop in its second week of box office takings), there was a rumour that David Ayer and his Suicide Squad were asked to go back and reshoot some of the movie in order to lighten the tone and make […]

Why Zac Efron should play Booster Gold

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Anghus Houvouras thinks Zac Efron should play Booster Gold… DC Comics cinematic adaptations continue to be a wild ride that has polarized fans. There are those of us who are enjoying the garish monstrosities being created using our favorite DC Icons, and others who are one step away from declaring that Zack Snyder and Warner […]

Jared Leto teases Joker transformation for Suicide Squad

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With production on Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad set to get underway, Jared Leto has taken to Instagram to tease his role as The Joker by posting an image of himself looking rather pale witht he caption “transformation begins”. Take a look… Suicide Squad is set for release on August 5th 2016, and sees David Ayer (Fury) […]

Why television is the superior medium for comic book characters

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Anghus Houvouras on why television is the superior medium for comic book characters… You hear it all the time: television has become a more interesting medium than the movies. It’s one of those trendy uber-hip things to say when you want to engage in a straw man argument over the superior art form. As I […]