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Is Cinema Really Dead If Scorsese Says It Is?

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Henry Bevan on whether cinema is really dead… The ‘cinema is dead’ narrative has gone around for a while. It is normally spouted by some blogger who wants to get across their “hot take”. But, sometimes, someone of note joins in, and as 2016 came to a close, a director trifecta chimed in — Martin […]

Civil War comic writer Mark Millar was not a fan of the film and felt it was too bleak

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The film may have made over $1 billion for Marvel and Disney this year, but the man who wrote the comic on which its based – Flickering Myth’s friend Mark Millar – felt the film was too bleak. “Civil War had a good opening twenty mins, but then I honestly can’t remember what the movie […]

Viola Davis reaffirms Amanda Waller role in Suicide Squad

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Viola Davis jumped aboard David Ayer’s Suicide Squad adaptation back in December, and confirmed herself that she was in talks for the role in January. Now, just for good measure, she’s reaffirmed that she will indeed be playing Amanda Waller in DC’s supervillain-centric tentpole. eTalk caught up with Davis during the 87th Academy Awards this past weekend, and […]

Harley Quinn may be coming to Gotham

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Following her big screen debut in Suicide Squad, it seems that Harley Quinn could be heading to Gotham, with producer John Stephens teasing the possibility of Dr. Harleen Quinzel popping up in the Batman prequel series during a panel at the Television Critics Association summer press tour. “We’ll be seeing a character, perhaps not this […]

Comic Book Review – Suicide Squad: Rebirth #1

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Tony Black reviews Suicide Squad: Rebirth #1… Soldier. War hero. Traitor. Captain Rick Flag was one of America’s greatest military commanders before he was banished to a secret military prison. But after years of isolation, Flag’s life changes forever when a woman called Amanda Waller offers him redemption in exchange for taking on the single […]

Margot Robbie says she is signed to play Harley Quinn for “10 years”

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Since the cast was announced for David Ayer’s Suicide Squad, it was presumed by everyone (based on the current movie business landscape) that Margot Robbie would be signed to a multi-picture deal to play Harley Quinn. “Yeah, that’s daunting”, she said to AZ Central about playing the same role for the foresable future. “You don’t […]

New rumours of Aquaman’s role in Suicide Squad includes another DC villain

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Former Latino-Review editor and now Heroic Hollywood helmer Umberto Gonzalez has some hot new rumours about the role Aquaman will play in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad. Not only that, but he also claims it will involve another DC villain. Warning – possible spoilers below: According to the website, Aquaman is being held prisoner by Amanda Waller […]

Suicide Squad director shares new image of deleted Joker and Harley scene

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Suicide Squad director David Ayer has revealed another image from his 2016 DC supervillain team-up, which offers a fresh look at a deleted scene from the movie’s third act featuring The Joker (Jared Leto) holding a gun to Harley Quinn’s (Margot Robbie) head. As previously revealed by Ayer, the original plan for The Joker would […]

Suicide Squad director shares new wardrobe test photo of Jared Leto’s Joker

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Following a look at early make-up tests for Joker and Harley Quinn in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad, the director has now shared another photo of Jared Leto’s Clown Prince of Crime, this time trying on a white tuxedo during wardrobe testing shots; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Jared Leto’s “days as the Joker are […]

Suicide Squad director shares early make-up tests for Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn

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Last week David Ayer shared a look at alternate designs for Jared Leto’s Joker in Suicide Squad, and now the director has once again taken to Instagram to share more behind the scenes images from the supervillain team-up movie which give us a peek at the make-up and wardrobe testing process from Margot Robbie’s Harley […]