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Done to Death: The Perpetual Resurrection of Comic Book Characters

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Anghus Houvouras on the perpetual resurrection of comic book characters… Death. It’s a constant in the world of comic books. Something employed by Marvel and DC with marked regularity. A creative crutch that’s as synonymous to the medium as cliffhanger endings and over sexualized females in barely there costumes. It’s such a tired, meaningless cliché. […]

Zack Snyder explains why he cast Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has been surrounded by casting controversy, with the film getting a lot of Internet hate for Ben Affleck as Batman and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. The latter of the two brought about a lot of bile from fans of the comic, who feel that she didn’t have the […]

Suicide Squad trailer and Wonder Woman footage to debut on The CW on January 19th

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A few days ago we got a possible description of the second trailer for Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad, and now it has been announced that the trailer will arrive on The CW on January 19th, along with a first look at the Wonder Woman movie. Here’s the official press release from Warner Bros.: It’s a […]

Leonardo DiCaprio on turning down the role of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels

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During an interview with Shortlist, Leonardo DiCaprio has been speaking about some of the roles that he passed on his career, revealing that George Lucas wanted him to play Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels, but he decided to turn the offer down. “I did have a meeting with George Lucas about [the Star […]

Did Zack Snyder spoil the ending of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice?

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Warning: potential spoiler below… We’ve heard from Zack Snyder and Ben Affleck talking about their version of The Dark Knight, but in the same interview Snyder dropped a line that could be a potential spoiler for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The director was asked about his role within the rest of the DC […]

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice runtime reportedly revealed

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Between the introduction of a new Batman, a battle between The Dark Knight and Man of Steel, the first appearance of Wonder Woman, the whole Lex Luthor and Doomsday storyline, cameos from Aquaman and The Flash and a build to Justice League, Zack Snyder is certainly packing a lot into March’s Batman v Superman: Dawn […]

Things That Will Definitely Happen In Cinema in 2016

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This week, Neil Calloway predicts some events from this year in film… Nothing is certain in Hollywood; films that everyone is convinced are going to be huge hits flop, films come out of nowhere to be successful, no actor is a guarantee of success at the box office anymore, but here are some things that […]

Megalyn Echikunwoke to play Vixen in Arrow

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Having voiced the character in CW Seed’s animated series earlier this year, TV Line is reporting that Megalyn Echikunwoke is now set to portray Mari McCabe – a.k.a. Vixen – in live-action with a guest appearance in Arrow. “We’re not only thrilled to be further expanding our DC television universe by bringing in the live-action […]

Zack Snyder shares more Batman v Superman / Star Wars mash-ups

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With the world premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens taking place in Los Angeles last night, director Zack Snyder took to Twitter to share another couple of mash-ups between the Star Wars saga and his upcoming film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Check them out here… SEE ALSO: Batman v Superman production designer […]