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Marvel absent from Comic-Con this year, but Warner Bros. planning a “significant presentation” for its DC movies

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Back in March of this year, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn suggested that Marvel Studios would be absent from the San Diego-Comic Con International this July, and now Deadline is reporting that the Marvel has indeed decided to skip Hall H this year. However, if you’re worried that there’ll be a lack of […]

Warner Bros. chief talks Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman and the DC movie universe

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Next year, Warner Bros. will finally pull the trigger on a shared DC movie universe with the release of not one but two DC comic book movies in the Man of Steel follow-up Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and the supervillain ensemble Suicide Squad. If all goes to plan for the studio, it will […]

Warner Bros. CEO talks DC movies, says “they’re a little bit edgier than Marvel’s movies”

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There’s no doubt that comic book movies are dominating the box office right now and over the next few years there is no shortage of superhero films incoming, from both Marvel and DC. In an effort to avoid superhero fatigue, CEO of Warner Bros. Kevin Tsujihara has spoken to Variety about differentiating the movies so […]

Joel Kinnaman to play Rick Flagg in Suicide Squad

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After Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises) dropped out, and Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler) passed on the opportunity to replace him, it looks like Warner Bros. has found its Rick Flagg for the upcoming DC movie Suicide Squad. According to The Wrap, Joel Kinnaman (RoboCop) is set to sign on to the David Ayer-directed project in […]

More from Will Smith and Margot Robbie about DC’s Suicide Squad

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A few days ago we brought you some comments from Will Smith and Margot Robbie about their upcoming collaboration on Warner Bros.’ DC supervillain ensemble Suicide Squad, and now the duo have been talking more about the 2016 release during a promotional interview with Flicks and the City ahead of the release of their new […]

NBC cancels Constantine, Warner Bros. to shop around for a new home

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Some bad news for Hellblazer fans tonight, as showrunner Daniel Cerone has revealed via Twitter that NBC has declined the opportunity to pick up the supernatural DC series Constantine for a second season. Despite the cancellation, there may still be a glimmer of hope for Matt Ryan’s supernatural detective, with Warner Bros. apparently searching for […]

The Flash Season 1 Episode 13 Review – ‘The Nuclear Man’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the thirteenth episode of The Flash… The Burning Man cometh! We get our first real in depth view into Firestorm, which is comprised of Ronnie Raymond’s body and Martin Stein’s brain. This is our first introduction to Martin Stein, an obviously gifted scientist who was heading the FIRESTORM project before the particle […]

Man of Steel’s Christina Wren returning as Carrie Farris in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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It looks like we can add another returning player from Man of Steel to the cast of next year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, with Christina Wren – who played the United States Air Force officer Carrie Farris – revealing to Pittsburgh Magazine that she’ll be back in the hotly-anticipated DC ensemble. “The casting […]

Arrow’s David Ramsey on Green Lantern rumours, says John Diggle will get a mask in season 4

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Back in February, Arrow star David Ramsey stoked the speculation linking his character John Diggle to that of John Stewart, a.k.a. Green Lantern by stating that “serious discussions” had taken place behind the scenes about the possibility. Executive producer Marc Guggenheim subsequently played down the talk, but that hasn’t stopped Ramsey from being asked once […]