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Jamie Dornan reveals failed Man of Steel audition: “I wore my Superman pajamas”

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Many know actor Jamie Dornan for his career-making turn as Christian Grey in the Fifty Shades film franchise. But did you know he almost led another admittedly less raunchy franchise? Back in the early 2010s, Dornan was fresh off his turns on the Disney-focused Once Upon a Time and the critically acclaimed series The Fall, […]

Zack Snyder calls Sucker Punch backlash “disheartening,” promises Director’s Cut

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Zack Snyder is gearing up for his upcoming Netflix release, Rebel Moon, but he’s reflecting on his past work. Speaking with Letterboxd, Snyder talked about the 2011 action film Sucker Punch. Sitting at 22% on Rotten Tomatoes, the film saw immense backlash at the film and barely got the usual “critical reevaluation” most cult classics […]

New images from Rebel Moon tease Zack Snyder’s Netflix space opera

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We’re still waiting for the first trailer, but in the meantime Empire Magazine has given fans a new sneak peek at Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon with the release of some new images from the upcoming Netflix space opera; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Re-evaluating Zack Snyder’s DCEU Trilogy: The Misunderstood Superman Saga From Zack […]

Re-evaluating Zack Snyder’s DCEU Trilogy: The Misunderstood Superman Saga

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EJ Moreno looks back at Zack Snyder’s time in the DC Universe… Andy Muschietti’s The Flash attempts to shut the door on the SnyderVerse in many ways. The time-traveling, universe-hopping adventure shakes the state of the DC Universe ahead of the upcoming James Gunn “reboot.” As the studio attempts to complete the most massive chapter […]

Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon gets a poster and behind-the-scenes featurette

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Netflix has released a featurette for Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon which takes us behind the scenes of the film and includes interviews with director Snyder and stars Ed Skrein, Sofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam, Doona Bae, and Djimon Hounsou as they discuss making the space opera; check it out below along with the first poster for […]

Andy Muschietti discusses the Zack Snyder influence on The Flash

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There’s no doubt about Zack Snyder’s influence on modern superhero films, but nothing feels more inspired by his work than The Flash. As we head into one of the final films in the DCEU, we see the Man of Steel & Batman v Superman filmmaker’s imprint all over the story for the upcoming superhero films […]

Zack Snyder dives into why audiences didn’t engage with Batman v Superman

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Would you call Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice a “hardcore deconstructivist” superhero movie? According to Zack Snyder he believes his alternative take on the comic book film is why viewers didn’t connect with his 2016 film. In a recent Q&A, the filmmaker got candid when discussing the reception to his insanely polarizing cult classic […]

Zack Snyder talks about his “much darker” original Justice League script

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To say that Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice forever changed DC movies and Zack Snyder’s career is an understatement. After the polarizing superhero film was released in 2016, the then-heads of DC Films were in an uproar and wanted to change everything about Snyder’s planned universe.  Many critics and fans pointed out that Batman […]