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Warner Bros. reportedly struggling with its plans for a cohesive DC movie universe

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Back in October DC Comics fans got the news they’d be hoping for, with Warner Bros. announcing a slate of ten DC films through to 2020, with the studio finally pulling the trigger on a shared superhero universe to rival that of Marvel. Or at least, that was the plan… The Hollywood Reporter has posted […]

More rumours about Batman’s involvement in Suicide Squad

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Back in January it was reported that Ben Affleck’s Batman could make an appearance in Suicide Squad to set up a future solo movie, and now El Mayimbe of Latino-Review has posted a few more rumours regarding The Dark Knight’s involvement with Warner’s upcoming DC supervillain ensemble. The report claims that, “In the film Batman […]

Comics to Read Before You Die #17: DC vs. Marvel Comics

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In the latest edition of Comics to Read Before You Die, Jessie Robertson looks at DC vs. Marvel Comics… DC v. Marvel Comics #1,#4/ Marvel Comics v. DC #2,#3 (April-May 1996) Written by : Ron Marz, Peter David Art by: Dan Jurgens, Josef Rubinstein, Claudio Castellini, Paul Neary, Jose Garcia-Lopez, Kevin Nowland Lettered by: Bill […]

Deathstroke to play a major role in Suicide Squad; Joe Manganiello in line for role; costume details revealed

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It was rumoured a couple of days ago that Onslaught and Antiphon would be the main villains of David Ayer’s Suicide Squad, but some new rumours have surfaced that they will have some backup. Latino-Review are claiming that Joe Manganiello (True Blood) is in line to take on the role of Slade Wilson aka Deathstroke […]

Onslaught and Antiphon are reportedly the villains in Suicide Squad

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David Ayer’s Suicide Squad film is chalk full of villains, who will headline the film as the core group of super criminals-turned-mercenaries. However, even the likes of Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, Rick Flag, and Enchantress need someone to go up against. According to Latino-Review, that enemy may have been found. The site reports that Antiphon, a character […]

Jason Momoa talks Aquaman and people making jokes about the character

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As hard as fans try to defend him, Aquaman will unfortunately always be the punchline of all jokes in the comic book world. But one man who isn’t looking to make any jokes about him is Game of Thrones‘ Jason Momoa, who will be playing the character in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. “I can’t […]

Lauren German joins Fox’s Lucifer pilot

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FOX’s upcoming DC / Vertigo adaptation Lucifer has found its female lead, with Deadline revealing that Lauren German (The Divide) is set to play Chloe Dancer. The site describes the character as an “LAPD homicide detective who finds herself both repulsed and fascinated by Lucifer. As they work together to solve a murder, Lucifer is […]

Chris Pine rumoured for Green Lantern role in the DC Cinematic Universe

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With next year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, director Zack Snyder has already assembled five-sevenths of what we assume will be the line-up for Justice League in Henry Cavill (Superman), Ben Affleck (Batman), Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), Jason Momoa (Aquaman) and Ray Fisher (Cyborg), while Ezra Miller has been cast as The Flash, and […]

Mark Hamill confirms The Trickster return for The Flash season 2

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Having been spotted on set this weekend posing for a photo alongside a crew member, Mark Hamill has taken to Twitter to confirm that he’ll be reprising the role of The Trickster in the second season of the hit DC show The Flash. Although he’s since deleted his tweet, Hamill stated that: “Supposed to keep my […]