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Jeffrey Dean Morgan praises Zack Snyder’s Watchmen as “ahead of its time”

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As with most of his films, Zack Snyder’s first foray into the superhero genre, Watchmen, proved highly polarizing with audiences. Some fans praised the movie as a mostly-faithful take on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ seminal comic book series, while others criticised the filmmaker’s take on the material. Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who played The Comedian, is […]

Comic Book Review – Doomsday Clock #4

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Ricky Church reviews Doomsday Clock #4… Its been a long couple of months since Doomsday Clock switched to a bi-monthly schedule, but the latest issue of Geoff Johns and Gary Frank’s series has arrived. While Doomsday Clock #4 didn’t contain a whole lot of action or answers to what’s going on in the DC universe, this issue was a […]

DC Collectibles celebrates its 20th Anniversary with huge range of new products

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In celebration of its 20th Anniversary, DC Collectibles has released a huge batch of promotional images for new line of statues and action figures which are set to be showcased this weekend at the New York Toy Fair. There’s a lot of great stuff here. Time to get saving! Click below to continue on to […]

The Leftovers’ Nicole Kassell to direct Watchmen pilot

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Since HBO and Damon Lindelof announced their Watchmen TV series, we haven’t been given much information regarding the show beyond Lindelof acting as the showrunner. Now, per Deadline, we finally have some concrete information regarding the project as Lindelof is working once again with his The Leftovers director Nicole Kassell, as she is set to direct the series’ pilot. […]

The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Black Widow, Thor 4, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Shazam, Flashpoint, Gotham City Sirens, Hellboy, Spawn and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Thor 4, Black Panther, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Venom, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Black Widow, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Cloak & Dagger, The Punisher, X-Men, Wolverine, The Gifted, Justice League, Shazam, Flashpoint, Gotham City Sirens, […]

Patrick Wilson would like to reprise his Watchmen role

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Arguably one of the best and most under appreciated actors working today, Patrick Wilson, who’s currently doing the press-rounds for Liam Neeson on a train action flick The Commuter (read our review here), has spoken exclusively to Yahoo Movies about reprising his role as Nite Owl from Zack Snyder’s Watchmen. HBO will begin production on […]

What can we expect from HBO’s Watchmen?

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Ricky Church on HBO’s Watchmen series… It goes without saying that Watchmen is one of the most celebrated and revered graphic novels ever made. It is constantly cited as a favourite among comic book readers and usually listed as one of the greatest ever written from numerous sources. Zack Snyder directed a feature film in […]

The Week in Spandex – Avengers 4 wraps filming, Gambit loses another director, The New Mutants delayed, Justice League extended cut rumours and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Silver & Black, Venom, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man 3, Black Widow, Captain America: Civil War, Runaways, Inhumans, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Gambit, Deadpool 2, The New Mutants, Kitty Pryde, Doctor Doom, Justice League, Shazam, Wonder Woman, […]