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Marvel absent from Comic-Con this year, but Warner Bros. planning a “significant presentation” for its DC movies

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Back in March of this year, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn suggested that Marvel Studios would be absent from the San Diego-Comic Con International this July, and now Deadline is reporting that the Marvel has indeed decided to skip Hall H this year. However, if you’re worried that there’ll be a lack of […]

The Walking Dead’s Robert Kirkman calls DC’s Cinematic Universe “derivative”

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Outspoken comic book writer Robert Kirkman, the man behind the hugely successful The Walking Dead, has spoken out against DC’s Cinematic Universe going up against Marvel. While not exactly saying, “Marvel rocks and DC sucks”, the writer did have some harsh words about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and its lead up to Justice […]

Justice League movie “too complicated for the average moviegoer”; major villain revealed?

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Warning – could be spoilers below… It’s been a busy week of rumours and speculation about the DC Cinematic Universe, mostly around Suicide Squad which is set for release next year. But now we have a new rumour about the culmination of this project, Justice League. According to website Techtimes (who are not to be […]

Charles Roven reveals Wonder Woman and Justice League filming schedules

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A couple of days ago it was speculated that Warner Bros. had kicked off production on Wonder Woman, owing to a tweet from DC’s Geoff Johns to director Patty Jenkins. However, producer Charles Roven has now suggested to Collider that filming won’t get underway on the Amazon Princess’ solo movie until later this month, while […]

Zack Snyder to direct Afghanistan conflict film The Last Photograph, Justice League 2 pushed back for The Batman

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Director Zack Snyder has found his next project, which for the first time since 2013’s Man of Steel will take him away from the DC Extended Universe and out of comic book adaptations. According to THR, his next film will instead be The Last Photograph, about a war correspondent and the conflict in Afghanistan. According to the report, […]

Justice League to begin filming in late 2016?

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Ben Affleck has a busy few years ahead of him; apart from playing Batman in several upcoming DC Comics films, he has his own film, an adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s Live By Night scheduled for 2016 as David Fincher and Gillian Flynn’s remake of Strangers on a Train. Deadline recently outlined a rough timeframe of Affleck’s shooting […]

Arkham Asylum rumored to appear in Justice League

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Last month, it was confirmed that Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor would make his return to the big screen in Justice League, though in what capacity remains to be seen. However, the folks over at Batman-News seem confident that Lex’s return means that we’ll be making another trip to Arkham Asylum. At the end of Batman v Superman: Dawn […]

Disney win the US box office crown for second year in a row

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Largely thanks to the cinematic behemoths that were Beauty and the Beast ($504m) and Star Wars: The Last Jedi ($423m and counting), Disney has once again won the race to be crowned the domestic box office champions with $2.27 billion in the studio account. At the time of writing, Disney held a 21.3% market share, ahead of […]

Exclusive Interview with DC Comics artist Jason Fabok

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Jason Fabok is a Canadian comic book artist living in Southern Ontario, Canada.  He is currently doing work for DC Comics on such lines as Batman Eternal, Man of Steel, Justice League, Detective Comics and more.  He took time out of his schedule at WonderCon to exclusively speak to Flickering Myth’s own Tai Freligh about […]