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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 […]

Faran Tahir to play The Commander in Supergirl

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According to ComicBook, actor Faran Tahir (Iron Man, Star Trek) has signed on to the cast of the currently-in-production Supergirl pilot, where he’s set to play The Commander, “an alien military expert leading the forces alligned against Supergirl.” The Supergirl pilot is filming now, with Melissa Benoist (Whiplash) leading the cast as Kara Danvers/Supergirl alongside […]

Comics to Read Before You Die #16: Secret Six Unhinged

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In the latest edition of Comics to Read Before You Die, Jessie Robertson looks at Secret Six Unhinged… Thugs, Killers, Maniacs….and they’re the good guys! Gail Simone – writer Nicola Scott- penciller Doug Hazlewood- inker Rodney  Ramos, Pete Woods, Javi Pina- add. art Jason Wright- colorist Swands, Travis Lanham, Sal Cipriano, Rob Clark jr- letterers […]

Production underway on Supergirl pilot

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Arrow and The Flash executive producer Andrew Kreisberg has taken to Twitter to reveal that production has kicked off on the pilot for the latest potential DC series in CBS’ Supergirl… Supergirl sees Melissa Benoist (Whiplash) leading the cast as Kara Danvers/Supergirl alongside Chyler Leigh (Grey’s Anatomy) as Alexandra Danvers, Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal) as […]

Possible Spoilers: Wonder Woman plot leaked online with possible cameos and tone – but is it any good?

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Warning: possible spoilers below… Over the weekend, Warner Bros and DC Films held a test screening of their upcoming superhero movie Wonder Woman which received very positive reactions. And although each audience member signed a strict NDA, someone broke that and took to the Internet to leak the plot details. The folks over at Midnight’s […]

Video Game Review – Injustice 2

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Luke Owen gets hands on with Injustice 2… Whether you like the DC Extended Universe or not, it’s almost impossible to look at the work NetherRealm Studios have done on Injustice 2 and think, “damn that would make an awesome movie franchise.” The revival of the Mortal Kombat series via Mortal Kombat 9 has spread through […]