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Official details for Frank Miller’s Dark Knight III: The Master Race

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Ahead of its arrival this November, DC Entertainment has revealed the official solicitation for the first issue of Dark Knight III: The Master Race, Frank Miller’s follow-up to Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again… The epic ending you never saw coming is here because you demanded it! The Dark […]

Zach Galifianakis to voice The Joker in The LEGO Batman Movie

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It looks like The LEGO Batman Movie has found its Clown Prince of Crime, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Zach Galifianakis is in talks with Warner Bros. to lend his voice to The Joker in the spinoff to The LEGO Movie. The LEGO Batman Movie is being directed by Chris McKay, who served as […]

CBS explains why it scheduled Supergirl against Gotham

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Back in June, CBS announced the premiere date for Supergirl, making the somewhat surprising decision to air in it direct competition with Fox’s own DC series Gotham on Monday nights. Speaking to IGN during the Television Critics Association summer press tour, CBS chairman Nina Tassler took a moment to explain the reason behind the scheduling: […]

Secret Wars and Fables top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of July 2015

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Diamond Comic Distributors has released details of the bestselling titles from July 2015, with Marvel’s Secret Wars #4 taking top spot on the comic book chart, and DC/Vertigo’s Fables Vol. 22 topping the graphic novel sales. Here’s the top ten bestselling comic books of July 2015: 1. Secret Wars #4 2. Star Wars: Lando #1 […]

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow casts Casper Crump as Vandal Savage

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Yesterday it was revealed that Falk Hentschel (Transcendence) has nabbed the role of Hawkman in The CW’s upcoming superhero series DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, and now it’s been announced that Casper Crump (The Killing) is set to play the supervillain Vandal Savage. Legends of Tomorrow’s incarnation of Savage is described as “immortal, having spent the […]

Jake Gyllenhaal denies that he’s been lined up as Ben Affleck’s Batman replacement

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Among the many rumours that’s been circulating about The Batman is that Jake Gyllenhaal has been waiting in the wings to replace Ben Affleck, should the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League star ultimately opt against reprising the role of The Dark Knight for the Matt Reeves-helmed solo movie. Well, it seems […]

Deborah Snyder discusses the future of the DC Extended Universe, says Justice League will be lighter in tone than Batman v Superman

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Now that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is here, Warner Bros. is shifting its attention to the future of the DC Extended Universe, and producer Deborah Snyder has been speaking to Collider about their upcoming slate and how they’ll differ in tone from Dawn of Justice. “They’re so different from each other,” states Snyder. “[David […]

Supergirl adds Daniel DiMaggio as young Kal-El

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CBS’ Supergirl series has found a great way to highlight the exploits of its titular heroine while alluding to – but not hinging on – the existence of her more established cousin, Superman. While it will likely be some time before the Big Blue Boyscout arrives in his full glory on the series (if that ever happens), the writers […]

Harley Quinn sings ‘Do You Wanna Kill The Batman’ in Frozen parody

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Animator Michael Smith has posted a rather splendid spoof of the hit Frozen song ‘Do You Want To Build A Snowman’, which sees Harley Quinn looking to coax The Joker out of his cell in Arkham Asylum with a rendition of ‘Do You Wanna Kill The Batman’. Check out the video right here, which also […]