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Supergirl Season 2 Episode 17 Review – ‘Distant Sun’

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Martin Carr reviews the seventeenth episode of Supergirl season 2…Who would have thought we might get little flashes of Shakespeare in amongst all those comic book shenanigans this week. What ‘Distant Sun’ shows us is that these writers and show runner are up on their classics and not afraid to steal from The Bard. Mirroring […]

Patrick Wilson is teasing his Aquaman villain Ocean Master

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Actor Patrick Wilson has been teasing the arrival of his upcoming Aquaman villain Ocean Master.A consistent and prevalent problem in the modern day superhero genre – one that exists across the Marvel/DC spectrum- is the lack of interesting and substantive villains.While all the attention is thrown at the film’s heroes, the antagonists in these movies […]

Zack Snyder on uniting the Justice League and Superman’s role

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Over the weekend, Warner Bros. unveiled the new trailer for Zack Snyder’s latest DC offering Justice League, and the filmmaker has been chatting to USA Today about bringing the iconic superheroes together for November’s blockbuster.“The thing that’s awesome about these icons is that a lot of them we haven’t seen in the movies before on […]

Justice League: How Batman got his groove back

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Anghus Houvouras on Justice League and how Batman got his groove back… I loved the new Justice League trailer. That should hardly be surprising. Trailers for the adaptations of everyone’s favorite DC Comics’ icons have been pretty damn good. The finished product has been a mixed bag of ambitious, sometimes baffling storytelling with finished films […]

The Flickering Myth Reaction to the Justice League trailer

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The Flickering Myth writing team share their thoughts on the new trailer for Justice League…After a mixed reception to last year’s Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad, Warner Bros. has a lot riding on November’s big DC ensemble Justice League, and yesterday the studio unveiled the official trailer for the superhero team-up. Our writing team voted Justice […]

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio joins The Punisher

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With The Punisher nearing the end of production, some new set photos from the Marvel and Netflix show have arrived online, which reveal that Academy Award-nominated actress Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (The Color of Money) has joined the cast; take a look here…SEE ALSO: The Punisher set photos see Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle going up against […]

The Week in Spandex – Justice League, The Batman, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Black Panther, Deadpool 2

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Wonder Woman, The Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Black Cat and Silver Sable, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Thor: Ragnarok, […]

Charlie Hunnam dismisses Green Arrow casting rumours and superhero movie roles

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Earlier this year some fan art appeared online showing Pacific Rim and Sons of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam as Oliver Queen. However, if you were hoping to see the actor taking on the role of Green Arrow in the DC Extended Universe, I’m afraid we have some bad news for you.Speaking to Yahoo Movies, Hunnam […]

The 5 DC Comics Storylines That Deserve Standalone Movies

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Ben Robins on the 5 DC Comics storylines that deserve standalone movies…With reports spreading across the DC/Warner Bros. fence this week that we might well be looking at a number of stand-alone movies from the DC Comics world, talk of possible adaptations has been rife once again. Ironically, stepping back momentarily from the DCEU could […]