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Zack Snyder fans to launch website as part of Justice League director’s cut campaign

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Last month, a petition was launched lobbying Warner Bros. to release a Zack Snyder director’s cut of this year’s DC blockbuster Justice League, which went on to attract almost 165,000 signatures from the filmmaker’s fan base.The petition called for Snyder’s cut of Justice League to accompany the movie’s home-entertainment release, and with that not happening, […]

Why Warner Bros. should have left Zack Snyder’s DCEU alone

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Anghus Houvouras thinks Warner Bros. should have left Zack Snyder’s DCEU alone…Let’s go ahead and get all the vitriolic stuff out-of-the-way: Zack Snyder’s vision for the DC Extended Universe is divisive. Fans have been polarized for his emotionally obtuse versions of some of comics most iconic heroes. There are some of us who have appreciated […]

The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Venom, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Justice League Dark, Aquaman, Man of Steel 2, Shazam, Watchmen and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Hawkeye, Venom, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Iron Fist, Runaways, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, The New Mutants, Justice League, Justice League Dark, Aquaman, The Batman, Man of Steel 2, Shazam, Gotham City Sirens, Deathstroke, Arrow, The Question, Krypton, […]

The Problem With Fan Expectations

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Henry Bevan on the problem with fan expectations…I love Spider-Man. Spider-Man 2 is my favourite superhero film, I was addicted to 1990s TV show. Tobey Maguire is an underrated actor. But, I didn’t like Spider-Man: Homecoming, at first. I hated how Peter’s quest to be a hero relegated the supporting characters and I felt the […]

Justice League Blu-ray steelbook artwork from Jim Lee revealed

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Earlier in the year Warner Bros. released Blu-ray steelbooks for Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad featuring artwork from DC Comics’ Jim Lee, and it looks like that tradition is going to continue with Justice League. Check out Lee’s steelbook cover here, courtesy of an Amazon India listing…SUPPORT FLICKERING […]

Everything Rides On That Trailer!

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George Chrysostomou on movie trailers…Long gone are the days when our first glimpse at the latest offerings from movie studios came in the cinema. The preview trailers used to be the best part of heading to your local big screen, because you’d never seen them before; they were a teasing snapshot of what could be, […]

The Week in Spandex – X-Men and Fantastic Four come home to Marvel, Avengers 4 updates, Venom details, Justice League box office, DCEU slate confirmed and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at X-Men, Fantastic Four, Deadpool 2, The New Mutants, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gambit, The Gifted, Avengers 4, Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Venom, Jessica Jones, The Punisher, Runaways, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., New Warriors, Justice League, Aquaman, Shazan, Nightwing, Flashpoint, […]

Justice League cinematographer backtracks on Superman’s black suit comments

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Earlier this month, Justice League cinematographer Fabian Wagner was quoted as revealing that scenes were shot for the DC blockbuster featuring Henry Cavill’s Man of Steel in his black costume from the Death of Superman comic book arc, only to end up on the cutting room floor.Well, it seems that may not have been the case […]

Justice League surpasses Logan at the worldwide box office

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Justice League may have underwhelmed at the box office, but we do have one bit of good news for Warner Bros., as the DC team-up is not going to finish the year as the lowest-grossing live-action superhero movie.Going into this weekend, Justice League has pushed its worldwide haul to $625 million, surpassing 20th Century Fox’s […]