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Comic Book Preview – Superman ’78: The Metal Curtain #5

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DC Comics releases Superman ’78 The Metal Curtain #5 on Tuesday, and we have the official preview for you below; check it out… After the massive battle at the White House, Superman is forced to turn to his sworn enemy Lex Luthor for help in his fight with Metallo. But what does the greatest criminal […]

Wendell Pierce to play Perry White in James Gunn’s Superman

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With James Gunn’s Superman having begun filming now, The Hollywood Reporter has announced an additional piece of casting for the anticipated DC film. Wendell Pierce (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan) will star in the film as Perry White, the editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet. Perry White was introduced in the 1940s Superman radio serials before transferring over to the comics. […]

Superman begins filming with James Gunn revealing logo and title change

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James Gunn announced on his Instagram production on Superman, formerly titled Superman: Legacy, has begun, coincidently on the day that is Clark Kent’s birthday in DC Comics continuity. To celebrate the start of filming, Gunn revealed the first look at Superman’s iconic S-sigil for the new film… Gunn wrote “Overjoyed to be announcing the start of principal […]

James Gunn posts first Superman: Legacy cast photo

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Say hello to Eve, Mr. Terrific, Superman/Clark, Otis, Lex, Peter Safran, Jimmy, Metamorpho, Lois, Hawkgirl, James Gunn, Guy, and The Engineer in the first full-cast photo for James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy.  Ahead of production getting underway in Atlanta, the cast got together for a table-read as their comic book alter-egos, including Nicholas Hoult sporting his […]

Warner killed Superman & Lois to make room for James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy

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For years, DC was happy with multiple versions of their iconic heroes filling the television and film spaces. We had multiple versions of The Flash, a handful of Batman projects, and, of course, Superman & Lois began during a rocky time for Henry Cavill’s Man of Steel era.  This mindset isn’t the way of the […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #24

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Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #24 is out this coming Tuesday, and we have the official sneak peek preview for you below courtesy of DC Comics… “Return to Kingdom Come” concludes! With no way back to their own Earth, will Superman and Batman have to witness the tragic events that led to cataclysm—or are they fated to […]

Matthew Vaughn offer his take on a Henry Cavill-led Superman: Red Son film

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Matthew Vaughn has plenty of takes on the Hollywood industry. From shading the Supergirl casting process to stating what Marvel needs to do, Vaughn seems pretty vocal about the state of superheroes. That doesn’t mean he’s against it, as the BroBible asked the Argylle director about adapting his own dream DC project, which happens to […]

Comic Book Preview – Superman ’78: The Metal Curtain #4

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Superman ’78: The Metal Curtain #4 flies into comic book shops and digital retailers on Tuesday, and you can check out the official preview of the issue below courtesy of DC Comics… Metallo declares war against Superman on American soil! These two men of steel will duke it out in the nation’s capital, and only […]