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Comic Book Review – Superman: President Luthor

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Ricky Church reviews Superman: President Luthor… Lex Luthor is not only Superman’s most dangerous nemesis, but one of comics most dangerous and evil characters in general. For a man who doesn’t have superpowers, Luthor’s intellect and selfishness makes him a great threat to Superman and the DC universe. One of Luthor’s greatest accomplishments though wasn’t […]

Jeff Nichols will reportedly direct Warner Bros.’ Aquaman movie

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As well as revealing plenty of details about the plans for the Spider-Man franchise [read about those here, here and here], the big Sony hack has also given us some insight into other studios’ superhero projects. Following on from the news that Captain America: The Winter Soldier directors Joe and Anthony Russo will helm the […]

The Flash Season 1 Episode 9 Review – ‘The Man in the Yellow Suit’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the ninth episode of The Flash… It’s the mid-season finale, so things are going to get hectic; so much goes down in this episode, it does feel like an overload to process. I guess you could say the theme of this episode is love; Barry’s soft, requited confession to Iris, the euphoric […]

Details on Suicide Squad’s behind-the-scenes drama and competing cuts

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With Suicide Squad set to hit cinemas this Friday, The Hollywood Reporter has posted a rather interesting article detailing the behind-the-scenes drama on the latest chapter of the DC Extended Universe. According to the report, Warner Bros. chief Kevin Tsujihara set an ambitious release date for the film, which left director David Ayer just six […]

Zootopia hits $900 million worldwide, Batman v Superman at $850 million and The Jungle Book tops half a billion

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Walt Disney Pictures’ Zootopia has continued its fine box office run, cracking the $900 million mark this weekend as its pushes its worldwide haul to $907 million and counting. Zootopia is the highest-grossing movie of the year so far, and Disney’s third biggest animated movie of all time behind Frozen ($1.276 billion) and The Lion King […]

Stephen Amell wants to go back to “the core elements” of Arrow for season 5

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Following last night’s season four finale of Arrow [read our review here], star Stephen Amell has been chatting to Entertainment Weekly about the future of the DC series, stating that he’d like to see the fifth season going back-to-basics to focus on “the core elements” that defined the show prior to The CW’s superhero expansion. […]

Laurence Fishburne talks Batman v Superman backlash, won’t appear in Justice League

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During an interview with the Los Angeles Times to promote his new movie John Wick: Chapter 2, Laurence Fishburne has revealed that he won’t be reprising his Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice role as Daily Planet editor-in-chief Perry White in this November’s Justice League. “They asked me to come for […]

Game of Thrones’ Lena Headey seems keen on playing Catwoman

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A few days ago The Magnificent Seven and The Girl on the Train’s Haley Bennett sparked speculation that she could be in line to join Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn as Catwoman in Gotham City Sirens with some posts on social media, and now Game of Thrones star Lena Headey has seemingly expressed her interest in […]

Superman to appear in Supergirl Season 2

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As Supergirl gets ready to move to The CW in the fall, the hero’s famous cousin is now set to appear in its second season. Superman will play a role of the first two episodes of the returning series. Throughout season one Supergirl, Jimmy Olsen and other characters frequently mentioned Superman and Clark Kent. He […]