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BATMAN V SUPERMAN News Bits: New Banner, Final Trailer Classified, GMA Event Announced
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is finally hitting theaters next month, so we’re entering the home stretch of Warner Bros.’ marketing campaign. A new promo banner, seen above, has been released on the film’s social media pages, such as Facebook. It offers another look at Superman and Batman having a staring contest. Meanwhile, it looks like we’re getting a fourth and (probably) final trailer very soon. Alberta Film Ratings has classified the new trailer, which runs at 2 minutes and 12 seconds; noticeably shorter than the last two trailers, both of which were over 3 minutes. With AFR classifying it, the trailer should be popping up in theaters sometime…
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DC Now Has Other Plans for Deathstroke, So Don’t Expect Him to Return to ARROW
[Warning: The Following Contains SPOILERS From Recent Episodes of Arrow.] Slade Wilson/Deathstroke has arguably been DC’s best television villain to date, serving as an incredible big bad for Arrow‘s second season. He returned in an episode of season three, which has underwhelmed many fans – even actor Manu Bennett himself. Despite Bennett’s reluctance to return to the role again, there has been hope that he eventually will – something most recently expressed by series star Stephen Amell. Unfortunately, it looks like Deathstroke won’t be back anytime soon, if ever. When asked on Tumblr if there are any plans to bring Slade back this season, producer Marc Guggenheim revealed that DC Entertainment…
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DC’s LEGENDS OF TOMORROW “Blood Ties” Review
The third episode of Legends Of Tomorrow fortunately continued the relative high quality of the previous episode, while mining into the series’ central premise further. The central pairing of this episode was Rip Hunter and Sara Lance, with the two of them on a mission to destroy Savage’s funds and thus impede his eventual conquest of the world. Having taken a backseat in the previous episode, Blood Ties delved deeper in Hunter’s character, highlighting his deeply personal motive for wanting to stop Savage. The episode also revealed the “legends” were not his first attempt to end the immortal mad-man; he initially attempted to kill Savage by traveling back to Middle Kingdom Egypt…
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Zack Snyder Talks The DC Film/Television “Multi-Universe” and Other Justice Leaguers’ Roles in BATMAN V SUPERMAN
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder recently appeared on the Hall of Justice Podcast, where he talked in detail about the DC Films. First off, Snyder weighs in on the decision to keep DC’s television shows separate from the DC Extended Universe, something that has been a bit polarizing among some fans. Snyder expresses nothing but love for the TV side of DC Entertainment, saying, “The bottom line for me is: I have 100% respect and love what they’re doing on TV. I think it’s amazing… and it speaks to the iconographic nature of these characters – these characters are bigger than any of the actors that…
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Funko Unveils BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE Mopeez and New DC Pop! Pins
Funko’s Legion of Collectors has unveiled a slew of new DC-related products. The company’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice series continues with a Mopeez line, while new DC Universe Pop! Pins are hitting stores now. First up, Funko’s Mopeez brand takes on Batman v Superman. The company will release four plushies for the film: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Aquaman. These toys will be released in March, around the time of the movie’s theatrical release. Next, Funko’s Pop! Pins line expands with ten new DC pins – four of which are based on the 1966 Batman series. Batman supporting characters Robin, Joker, Penguin and Riddler are present, as well…
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DC Announces SUPERGIRL/THE FLASH Crossover Episode
DC has just released via Twitter a rather big bit of news regarding a couple of their shows that are currently on air. The company enthusiastically announced that Grant Gustin’s The Flash (currently on The CW) will be making an appearance on an episode of Supergirl, airing on CBS on March 28th. While plot details regarding this episode are currently being kept under wraps, we do know when to expect the episode, and which channel will be the host of this crossover. The Flash and Supergirl executive producers Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg expressed their excitement to have Barry Allen and Kara Zor-El share an episode together: “We are so incredibly excited to announce…
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DC TV News: SUPERGIRL, THE FLASH, ARROW, TITANS
[The following contains mild spoilers for Arrow, The Flash and Supergirl.] With the DC TV universe(s) in full swing, TVLine had a chance to talk with the producers of Supergirl and The Flash; while assuring us that the Titans aren’t dead. After talking with DC Entertainment CCO Geoff Johns, TVLine learned that the Teen Titans will still be featured in live action, Johns said: “We [at DC] have known about [Turner nixing Titans] for months and months and months. That’s not new news to us.” The silver lining: Regardless of the basic cabler’s decision, “We have plans for Titans,” Johns shared. “It’s a huge piece of DC and we have plans.” We also learned…
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BATMAN: BAD BLOOD Review
Review: Batman Bad Blood Written by: J. M. DeMatteis Directed by: Jay Oliva This is a review of the movie only. Before we get into the Spoilers below, let me give you a quick spoiler-free review of the movie: Welcome back to the world of the DC Animated Universe, Batman: Bad Blood is the latest in a very well received line of direct-to-home market releases from Warner Animated. This time we return to Gotham City for the latest adventures of the Dark Knight… or do we? The movie was essentially a condensed and modified version of Grant Morrison’s Batman run from RIP through the end of Batman Incorporated. (A comic…
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Rumor: Scoot McNairy’s BATMAN V SUPERMAN Role Revealed?
[Warning: this article may contain mild spoilers for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.] Ever since Scoot McNairy was cast for Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice people have been wondering what character would play. Rumors have said that he would play The Flash, Jimmy Olsen and more. Now Latino-Review is reporting that they know who McNairy is playing in the film. According to Latino-Review, Scoot McNairy is playing a civilian who had his legs amputated after the fight between Superman and Zod in Man of Steel. He is brought before the senate to testify against Superman. The report says: “McNairy’s wheelchair-bound character will be brought in to testify against Superman to the U.S. Senate, but…
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Recap: SUPERGIRL Season 1, Episode 12 ‘Bizarro’
Warning this review contains spoilers. After last the couple of episodes focusing on Winn and Hank, it was time that the focus went back to Kara. We finally get to see Bizzaro in action, and boy was it a treat! We take a quick trip to the past as we see Bizzaro’s origin (via flashback). We see Maxwell Lord training this Supergirl clone to kill Supergirl. He makes the clone feel pain whenever she sees Supergirl. Being a clone of Kara means that she has all of her powers and weaknesses, but we’ll get into that later. We see Kara and Adam go on their date, and things are going…