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Ben Affleck, Zack Snyder and Charles Roven talk R-rated Ultimate Edition of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad still aiming for PG-13

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Last month it was announced that Warner Bros. is set to release an R-rated Ultimate Edition of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and as part of its coverage of the DC Extended Universe superhero epic, Entertainment Weekly caught up with Ben Affleck, director Zack Snyder and producer Charles Roven to get some details on […]

Zack Snyder discusses consequences in Batman v Superman

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One of the biggest criticisms Man of Steel and director Zack Snyder faced in 2013 was the amount of destruction levelled against Metropolis, especially during Superman’s climactic fight with Zod. When promotion for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice began in 2015, it became immediately apparent this issue was going to tackled head on in […]

Ben Affleck stole a Batarang from the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice set

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Continuing along with the recent trend of actors stealing props related to their heroic persona (Ryan Reynolds kept the Deadpool costume, taking it home on the last day of shooting), Ben Affleck has confessed that he stole a Batarang from the set of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. “I downright stole one of the Batarangs,” […]

Countdown to Batman v Superman – World’s Finest: The Batman/Superman Movie

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Ricky Church continues his countdown to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with World’s Finest: The Batman/Superman Movie… Throughout the countdown to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, I’ve recommended several graphic novels to read such as The Dark Knight Returns, Public Enemies and Kingdom Come. This entry, I’m going to switch it up by […]

Peter Parker and The Wicked + The Divine top bestselling comics and graphic novels of June 2017

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Diamond Comic Distributors have announced the top products for June 2017, with Marvel’s Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #1 topping the comic book chart for the month, and Image’s The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 5: Imperial Phase I leading the way as the bestselling graphic novel. Marvel Comics was June’s top publisher with a […]

Comic Book Review – Absolute Wonder Woman by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chang Vol. 1

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Ricky Church reviews Absolute Wonder Woman by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chang Vol. 1… In these tales from the start of DC—The New 52, Wonder Woman learns that Queen Hippolyta has kept a secret from her daughter all her life—and when Diana learns who her father is, her life will shatter like brittle clay. The […]

Why a Batman v Superman R-rated cut is a good thing

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Anghus Houvouras on why a Batman v Superman ‘R’ rated cut is a good thing… The ‘R’ rating has been a big topic of conversation ever since Deadpool body-slammed box office records and enthralled audiences around the globe. Suddenly the concept of violence and language in a comic book movie impacting the potential audience and […]

Ben Affleck says that The Dark Knight and Man of Steel don’t share many scenes in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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Despite literally being titled Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Ben Affleck has told Premiere Magazine that The Dark Knight and Last Son of Krypton actually don’t have many scenes together. “It is a continuation of Man of Steel, so I came to the world of Zack Snyder and Henry Cavill,” he said. “In fact, we didn’t share many scenes. […]

Arrow’s Stephen Amell teases Oliver Queen and Felicity Smoak wedding

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Arrow star Stephen Amell has tweeted out an image from an upcoming episode of the DC superhero show, which teases the wedding of Oliver Queen and Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards), with the latter also seemingly recovered from her injury… While this appears to bode well for Olicity fans, given Amell’s caption of “Huh…” that accompanies […]