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Superman Returns! Brandon Routh is back as the Man of Steel in Crisis on Infinite Earths promo image

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Thanks to Deadline, we’ve got our first look at DC’s Legends of Tomorrow star Brandon Routh in the upcoming Arrowverse crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths – not as The Atom, but rather as Superman, reprising the role he portrayed by in 2006’s Superman Returns, albeit as a world-weary Kingdom Come-inspired version of the Man of […]

First look at Batman in Superman: Red Son animated movie

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Following on from last week’s official image and voice cast reveal, we’ve now got another still from the upcoming animated feature adaptation of Superman: Red Son, this time giving us a first look at the movie’s Batman, complete with ushanka cowl; check it out here… Based on the Mark Millar ‘Elseworlds’ comic book from 2003, […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman/Superman #2

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Batman/Superman #2 hits comic book stores this Wednesday, and you can check out a preview here courtesy of DC Comics… The Batman Who Laughs’ plot is bigger than either the Caped Crusader or the Man of Steel realized. Following a showdown with the devious killer’s first sentinel, a jacked-up, Dark Multiverse-infected Shazam!, the pair has […]

Smallville’s Erica Durance joins Tom Welling in DC’s Crisis on Infinite Earths

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Yesterday it was revealed that Tom Welling is set to reprise his Smallville role as Clark Kent for The CW’s upcoming Arrowverse event Crisis on Infinite Earths, and it seems that Welling’s Superman will be bringing Erica Durance’s Lois Lane with him. Durance – who has previous Arrowverse experience having starred in Supergirl as Alura […]

Beast Kingdom unveils new Justice League movie busts for Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman

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Diamond Comic Distributors and Beast Kingdom have unveiled the PREVIEW exclusive Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman busts which are modelled on the appearance of Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, and Henry Cavill in Warner Bros’ 2017 superhero team-up movie Justice League. The busts go on sale in August 2020, priced at $59.00; check them out here… […]

Superman: Red Son first look image and voice cast revealed

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Warner Bros. Animation has released the above first look image from the DC Universe Animated Original Movies adaptation of Mark Millar’s acclaimed Superman: Red Son comic book – an ‘Elseworlds’ tale which explores what might have been had the Last Son of Krypton landed in the former Soviet Union, rather than a farm in Smallville, […]

Comic Book Review – Doomsday Clock #11

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Ricky Church reviews Doomsday Clock #11… After several months of waiting, the penultimate issue of Geoff Johns and Gary Frank’s Doomsday Clock has arrived. The whole series has been juggling a lot of different stories and as the conclusion nears, it seemed like Johns might not be able to balance everything that was going on. Doomsday Clock […]

Shazam! director reveals original plans for Henry Cavill’s Superman cameo

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While Warner Bros. and DC Films were unable to reach a deal with Henry Cavill to have him make Superman a cameo appearance in this year’s DC superhero adventure Shazam!, that didn’t deter the filmmakers from including the Man of Steel in the film’s final scenes. As it turns out, we only got to see […]

The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #4 – YouTuber and filmmaker Oliver Harper discusses Superman: The Movie

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On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite movie. This week, YouTuber and filmmaker Oliver Harper takes to the skies in favour of 1978 blockbuster Superman: The Movie… This week’s episode sees movie YouTuber and documentary filmmaker Oliver Harper stop by in order to […]