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Brand new Justice League trailer, Avengers 4 set photo, Bill & Ted 3 update, Blade Runner 2049 opens poorly and more – Weekend News Roundup

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HEROESWarner Bros. released the final trailer for next month’s Justice League over the weekend, which opens by exploring the loss of Superman, before focusing on the formation of the team as Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg do battle against Steppenwolf and his army of parademons. Check it out here.FAST AND FURIOUS UNIVERSEUniversal […]

Kevin Smith begins production on horror anthology KillRoy Was Here

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Way back in January 2014, Kevin Smith announced a Christmas-themed horror anthology entitled Comes the Krampus, which was subsequently retitled Anti-Claus before being shelved due to Michael Dougherty’s own Krampus movie. Well, it seems Smith has decided to dust the project off, announcing that – after overhauling the script and changing the title once again KillRoy Was […]

Sam Raimi and Marc Webb reportedly pass on The Flash, Kevin Smith throws his baseball cap into the ring

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Last night it was reported that Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future), Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class) and Sam Raimi (Spider-Man) top Warner Bros.’ shortlist for the director’s chair on the DC solo movie The Flash, but it seems we may be able to scratch one of those names from the list.According to EW, Sam […]

Kevin Smith developing Spawn spinoff Sam and Twitch for TV

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Having directed episodes of The Flash and Supergirl, Kevin Smith is now turning his attention to another comic book property, with Deadline reporting that he is attached to write, direct and executive produce a TV series based upon the Spawn spinoff Sam and Twitch.“[Sam and Twitch] were originally introduced in Spawn, and it’s Todd McFarlane’s […]

Why Kevin Smith’s latest Jay & Silent Bob movie is a bad idea

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Anghus Houvouras fears Kevin Smith’s latest Jay & Silent Bob movie is a bad idea…Kevin Smith feels like the cinematic equivalent of the law of diminishing returns. A once talented writer and filmmaker who has descended into a creative black hole that he continues to try to claw his way out of.First off, let me […]

Kevin Smith announces Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, Clerks 3 is dead

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Kevin Smith has had a little trouble with his recent efforts to return to the View Askewniverse. His planned third Clerks movie stalled as he moved his attention to a Mallrats sequel, only to have to turn that into a potential TV series due to rights issues. And now the filmmaker and podcaster has revealed […]

Supergirl Season 2 Episode 9 Review – ‘Supergirl Lives’

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Martin Carr reviews the ninth episode of Supergirl season 2…Easing us in with themes which include off world slavery, inter dimensional portals and rookie spy anxiety attacks Supergirl continues to be entertaining and progressive. Bringing on board the proven talents of comic book super fan Kevin Smith to helm proceedings, we get a focus on […]

Kevin Smith has already asked to direct part of The CW’s DC crossover next year

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Kevin Smith may have made a name for himself directing independent feature films, but he’s been quickly adding episodes of the CW’s various DC Comics adaptations to his resume. He’s already helmed two episodes of The Flash and Supergirl, and is now setting his sights on next season’s inevitable four-show “Arrowverse” crossover event.When questioned about whether he’d be willing […]