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SDCC: Katie Cassidy set for series regular role across all of The CW’s Arrowverse shows

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Following on from John Barrowman (Malcolm Merlyn) and Wentworth Miller (Captain Cold), it has now been announced that Katie Cassidy (Laurel Lance) has signed a deal to appear as a series regular across all of The CW’s Arrowverse shows. “With Laurel being gone, it’s incredibly important for the team to move forward, remembering that legacy […]

SDCC: Justice League Action to include 152 DC Comics characters

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Yesterday, Cartoon Network released a highlight reel to show off its new DC Comics animated series, Justice League Action. Now, thanks to an interview conducted by Slashfilm, we have a few more details about the series, including the revelation that it will feature a whopping 152 different characters from the pages of DC Comics. That roster includes […]

SDCC: Tom Taylor to write Injustice 2 prequel

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During the Injustice 2 panel, DC announced that in the months leading up to the anticipated sequel they will release a digital first prequel comic with fan-favourite writer Tom Taylor returning to the Injustice world. Taylor wrote the Injustice: Year One comic, a prequel to Injustice: Gods Among Us that told the story of how Superman fell from grace and became […]

The Pre-SDCC Week in Spandex – New Suicide Squad footage, Batman v Superman Blu-ray review, Spider-Man concept art, Taika Waititi on Thor: Ragnarok, Batman rumoured for the Arrowverse, Constantine to return and more

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In this special pre-SDCC edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Batman, Supergirl, Constantine, Gotham, Powerless, The LEGO Batman Movie, Thor: Ragnarok, Captain America: Civil War, Luke Cage and more…  With the San Diego Comic-Con International kicking off across the Pond today, we’re expecting the […]

Scott Derrickson and James Gunn tease Marvel panel at San Diego Comic-Con

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Having skipped Comic-Con last year, it looks like Marvel Studios could be returning to San Diego next month, with director Scott Derrickson taking to Twitter to seemingly confirm that he’ll be appearing to promote November’s Phase Three origin story Doctor Strange… SEE ALSO: First look at LEGO’s Sanctum Sanctorum set for Marvel’s Doctor Strange https://twitter.com/scottderrickson/status/741296995252326401 […]

SDCC: Suicide Squad leaked footage – Flickering Myth Reaction

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The Flickering Myth staff react… It was one of the most anticipated movies coming out of San Diego Comic Con, and the footage for David Ayer’s Suicide Squad went down a storm by all accounts. As suspected, the footage was leaked online shortly after (see it here if it’s still online) – but what did […]

SDCC: Warner Bros. unveils new DC/Vertigo logos for Arrow, Gotham, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, The Flash, iZombie and Lucifer

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On Saturday night, Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment showcased their various DC / Vertigo television shows in Hall H at the San Diego Comic-Con; we’ve already brought you video of the panels that took place [watch them here], and now WB has debuted its update logo treatments for Arrow, Gotham, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, […]

SDCC: Toby Kebbell talks Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four

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Back in November, Toby Kebbell revealed that the iconic Marvel villain Doctor Doom would undergo a reimagining in Josh Trank’s upcoming Fantastic Four reboot, with the actor stating that the character would be “Victor Domashev… I’m a programmer. Very anti-social programmer. And on blogging sites I’m ‘Doom’”. Naturally this didn’t go down very well with […]

The Week in Star Wars – Post-Comic Con 2015 Edition: Watch the SDCC panel, first official image of Princess Leia in The Force Awakens and more

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As San Diego Comic Con comes to a close, we look back at the big Star Wars news coming out of it – and some other stuff to boot… Of course, the biggest story for this edition of The Week in Star Wars is the Hall H panel from San Diego Comic Con, which had […]