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Batman: Arkham Knight and A Trip Back to the Asylum

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With the release of Batman: Arkham Knight this week, Samuel Brace takes a trip back to the Asylum… This week, as Batman: Arkham Knight hit consoles and PC’s across the globe, I sat there unable to refrain from hearkening back to years past, 2009 in particular and the series debut game that so many of […]

Jai Courtney “cringed” when he found out he was Captain Boomerang in Suicide Squad

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It looks as though Jai Courtney was not the biggest fan of his character when he first signed on for Suicide Squad, saying in an interview that he “cringed” when he heard he was playing Captain Boomerang in David Ayer’s movie. “I hadn’t read a script at all when I signed on,” he told Spotlight Report […]

Dean Cain to voice Jonathan Kent for DC Super Hero Girls

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Dean Cain, who played the Man of Steel for four seasons of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, has hung up the cape and tights and is instead stepping into patriarchal roles. On top of a guest role in CBS’s Supergirl as Kara Zor-El’s Earth-born foster parent, he’ll also be voicing Jonathan Kent for DC Super Hero […]

Kevin Smith wants to bring DC’s The Question to the big screen

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Kevin Smith may be one of the biggest superhero fans in the world, but has yet to direct a comic book film. In fact, the closest he ever came was his brief stint as one of the writers on Tim Burton’s cancelled Superman Lives in the 1990s. That doesn’t mean the Tusk helmer doesn’t want to do it; in fact, he’s […]

Brad Peyton explains why DC’s Lobo hasn’t happened yet

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Much like Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man, it seems as though the launch of the DC Cinematic Universe is the reason behind the production of Lobo finding its way into Development Hell. In an interview with ComingSoon, director Brad Peyton (San Andreas) has explained the full reason behind the movie falling off the Warner Bros. radar. “I […]

Tom Hardy set for DC/Vertigo adaptation 100 Bullets for New Line Cinema

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After being linked to a few different comic book adaptations over the last couple of years, including backing out of the role of Rick Flagg in next year’s Suicide Squad due to scheduling conflicts, it looks like Tom Hardy has found a way back into the world of comic book movies. The Hollywood Reporter has […]

Phil Lord talks The Flash movie, says it will probably be Barry Allen but not connected to the TV show

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Phil Lord and Chris Miller are directors in high demand at the moment. Following the box office success like 21 Jump Street, The LEGO Movie and 22 Jump Street, the duo have been on the studio must-have list, leading to them getting an animated Spider-Man movie over at Sony and The Flash movie over at […]

The Flash Season 1 Episode 21 Review – ‘Grodd Lives’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the twenty-first episode of The Flash… The great thing about The Flash series (besides his rich and deep history as a character) is his vast Rogues Gallery. One of the most colorful, and frightening and iconic of those villains is Gorilla Grodd (now just Grodd on the show) Comics-wise, he’s a powerful […]

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice classified PG-13 for violence and “sensuality”

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It was expected that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice would get a PG-13 rating (the equivalent of a 12A here in the UK), but the reason for it is rather surprising. According to the MPAA, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has been awarded a PG-13 rating for, “intense sequences of violence and action […]