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Krypton renewed for second season by Syfy

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On the eve of its season finale, SyFy has announced it has renewed the Superman prequel Krypton for a second season. The series is expected to return in 2019.Set two generations before the destruction of the legendary Man of Steel’s home planet, Krypton follows Superman’s grandfather Seg-El — whose House of El was ostracized and shamed — as he fights […]

Henry Cavill on Justice League reshoots, Moustache-Gate, and keeping Superman out of the marketing

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After restoring some pride to the DC Extended Universe back in May with the release of the critical and commercial hit Wonder Woman, Warner Bros. hit a major bump in the DCEU road later in the year with Justice League.What was intended as DC’s answer to Marvel’s juggernaut Avengers series – and the launching pad […]

Promo for Krypton’s Season 1 Finale – ‘The Phantom Zone’

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Syfy has released a promo for next week’s season one finale of the Superman prequel series Krypton, entitled ‘The Phantom Zone’; watch it here…Seg races to save his city from being overtaken as the bottling of Kandor begins.SEE ALSO: Follow all of our Krypton coverage hereKrypton airs on Wednesdays on Syfy.Photo credit: Syfy

DC’s The Death of Superman animated movie gets a first trailer

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IGN has revealed a first trailer for Warner Bros. upcoming DC Universe Animated Original Movie The Death of Superman, based upon the classic comic book story arc; watch it here…SEE ALSO: Watch a sneak peek from The Death of Superman animated movie“When a hulking monster emerges from an underground resting place and begins a mindless rampage, […]

Krypton Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘Savage Night’

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Ricky Church reviews the eighth episode of Krypton…Krypton once again delivered a tense and exciting episode with ‘Savage Night’ as Seg-El and his allies took the fight directly to Brainiac. It was a fairly big episode that was almost worthy of a finale, making one wonder just what the last two episodes have in store given […]

Promo and images for Krypton Season 1 Episode 9 – ‘Hope’

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Syfy has released a promo and batch of images for next week’s penultimate episode of Krypton, entitled ‘Hope’; check them out here…Seg must decide if he is willing to make the ultimate sacrifice in service of the greater good of Kandor.SEE ALSO: Follow all of our Krypton coverage hereKrypton airs on Wednesdays on Syfy.Photo credit: Syfy

Krypton Season 1 Episode 7 Review – ‘Transformation’

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Ricky Church reviews the seventh episode of Krypton…Since passing the midway point of its inaugural season, Krypton has been firing on all cylinders. ‘Transformation’ upped the stakes even more as Brainiac’s presence became known to all the characters as he made a gigantic play for control of Kandor. The episode was action packed with the focus remaining […]

Zack Snyder shares image of Henry Cavill in the Christopher Reeve Superman suit

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Filmmaker Zack Snyder has taken to the social media site Vero to share an image of a pre-Man of Steel Henry Cavill dressed in Christopher Reeve’s classic Superman suit, which the director used to convince Warner Bros. executives that Cavill was the man for the job in the 2013 DCEU-launching superhero blockbuster.“This was the shot […]

Live-action Superman prequel series Metropolis heading back into redevelopment

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Back in January it was announced that DC’s new streaming service DC Universe had given a 13-episode order to Metropolis, a Superman prequel series focusing on the City of Tomorrow prior to the arrival of the Man of Steel.If you caught the official DC Universe unveiling earlier this week, you would have noticed that Metropolis […]