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Zack Snyder confirms that Man of Steel’s General Swanwick was Martian Manhunter, would have appeared in Justice League

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By now, it’s become very apparent that Zack Snyder’s vision for Justice League and the wider DC Extended Universe was considerably different from what ultimately played out on screen once Warner Bros. executives and director Joss Whedon got involved with reshaping his plans. Snyder has already shared some details into his original story plans, and […]

Beast Kingdom unveils new Justice League movie busts for Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman

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Diamond Comic Distributors and Beast Kingdom have unveiled the PREVIEW exclusive Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman busts which are modelled on the appearance of Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, and Henry Cavill in Warner Bros’ 2017 superhero team-up movie Justice League. The busts go on sale in August 2020, priced at $59.00; check them out here… […]

Comic Book Preview – Justice League #32

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Coinciding with its release this Wednesday, we’ve got a preview of Justice League #32 for you, which you can see here courtesy of DC Comics… “The Justice Doom War” part three! Things are getting dangerous across the time stream. On one side of time, the Justice League team finds heroic purpose; on the other, it’s […]

Zachary Levi says Shazam would be “the fun one” in Justice League 2

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If Justice League 2 happens, Zachary Levi says that Shazam would definitely be the “fun one”, standing apart from the other serious characters. Will Justice League 2 ever happen? At this point, it doesn’t look likely considering the original’s poor reception and the subsequent great success DC has found making more standalone adventures. If Warner […]

The Most Disappointing: Fandom in the Social Media Age

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Anghus Houvouras on fandom in the age of social media… The internet has ruined everything. It has given us a window into the soul of humanity and the view is pretty damn depressing. Like all great technical innovations, people have found out how to exploit this potentially amazing resource into a method of control. Elections […]

Justice League cinematographer cried “all the way through” Joss Whedon’s theatrical cut

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Fabian Wagner, who was Zack Snyder’s cinematographer on Justice League, reveals that he cried when he saw Joss Whedon’s theatrical cut. There were are a lot of very disappointed fans after the Justice League came out. Many are now hoping to see Zack Snyder’s incomplete cut of the movie as the theatrical cut is apparently […]

Why superhero fatigue isn’t going to become a thing

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Martin Izzard on why superhero fatigue isn’t going to become a thing… Every few years, there’s an excitement that builds around what Marvel Studios is going to announce is coming next. We’ve had that this weekend, with confirmation of what will make up Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The plans include several episodic […]