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Christian Bale weighs in on the ending of The Dark Knight Rises

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Despite the fact he’s hung up his cape, it seems that The Dark Knight Trilogy star Christian Bale will forever be asked about the iconic role of Batman. During a Q&A with Entertainment Weekly whilst promoting his latest movie Exodus: Gods and Kings, Bale was asked about the ending of The Dark Knight Rises, and […]

David S. Goyer developing Superman-less TV show Krypton

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Following in the footsteps of Gotham, Syfy and Warner Horizon Television have announced a new show Krypton, based on Superman’s grandfather and set on his home planet of, well, Krypton. Here’s the show logline: “Years before the Superman legend we know, the House of El was shamed and ostracized. This series follows The Man of Steel’s […]

Syfy gives Superman prequel series Krypton pilot order

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Last month, reports hit that Syfy was looking to place a pilot order for a Superman prequel series from Man of Steel and The Dark Knight trilogy screenwriter David S. Goyer, and now that news is official: A Krypton pilot is moving forward. As previously reported, the show “is set two generations before the destruction of the legendary Man of Steel’s home planet. […]

Suicide Squad creator shares his thoughts on the casting for Warner Bros.’ movie

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Last week, Warner Bros. announced the star-studded cast for its second DC movie of 2016, Suicide Squad, with the DC supervillain ensemble set to feature Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises) as Rick Flagg, Will Smith (Hancock) as Deadshot, Cara Delevingne (Pan) as Enchantress, Jai Courtney (Terminator: Genisys) as Boomerang, Margot Robbie (The Wolf of […]

Mark Hamill to reprise the role of The Trickster in The Flash

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Outside of Star Wars, Mark Hamill is best known for his voice work as The Joker in the DC animated universe, but way back in 1991 Hamill portrayed another DC villain, and in live-action no less, taking on the role of The Trickster in the John Wesley Shipp-headlined series The Flash. And, according to HitFix, […]

Christian Bale confirms that he was never approached to play Batman again, or James Bond

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Christian Bale reveals in Esquire that he was not approached to play James Bond and had not spoken to anyone about returning as Batman in Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. It had previously been reported before Ben Affleck was cast in the role that Bale was offered $50 million to reprise his […]

Guillermo del Toro confirms Justice League Dark is part of a shared universe

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Back in October Warner Bros. officially announced their slate of DC movies starting with Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice in March 2016 and ending with Green Lantern in June 2020. While we all got very excited about finally seeing the Justice League come together on the big screen, one movie that didn’t get a […]

Jared Leto talks gaining weight to play “Shakespearean” Joker, calls him a “beautiful disaster”

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Next August, Jared Leto is set to join Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger in playing the iconic villain role of The Joker in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad. In an interview with Billboard, the 30 Seconds to Mars front-man and Oscar winner talked about gaining weight in preparation for the role. “Do you mind if I eat […]