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Rumor: THE FLASH Movie Looking to Cast These Five Characters
Warner Bros.’ Justice League began production recently, but it looks like pre-production is already underway for the following DC film, The Flash. Ezra Miller stars as the Scarlet Speedster, with Seth Grahame-Smith writing and directing the movie. Now, a new rumor may reveal some of the supporting characters that will appear. Heroic Hollywood has acquired descriptions of five characters that The Flash is currently seeking to cast. Three of these characters are allies to Barry Allen, while the other two are enemies of the Flash. Of course, some of these details are subject to change, so take it with a pinch of salt. But for now, here are the five character…
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KRYPTON Series Nears Pilot at Syfy
[UPDATE: TV Guide Magazine, has confirmed that Syfy has officially greenlit the Krypton pilot.] After the huge success of Smallville and Gotham, DC Entertainment has decided to give us yet another prequel series. This series will answer the question that’s been on fans minds for years; what was Superman’s grandpa like? According to TVLine, Syfy is going to move forward with the series, Krypton. The show will be set two generations before the planet’s inevitable destruction, and will focus on Superman’s forefather. TVLine also gives us an idea of what the show’s about saying: “[The] House is El was ostracized and shamed — as he [Grandpa El] fights to redeem…
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Willem Dafoe Joins JUSTICE LEAGUE
The cast of Justice League has just gotten even more impressive. THR is reporting Willem Dafoe has been cast in DC’s superhero team-up film. It is unclear at this time who Dafoe is playing, but THR believes he’ll be playing a good guy who’ll have a role in both Justice League: Part One and Justice League: Part Two. This is a pretty exciting casting as Dafoe has tons of acting experience under his belt with over 100 acting credits to his name, with his role as the villainous Green Goblin in 2002’s Spider-Man perhaps being his most noteworthy. Dafoe will be joining a stacked cast including Ben Affleck (Batman), Henry Cavill (Superman),…
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Recap: SUPERGIRL S1 Finale “Better Angels”
WARNING: This review contains spoilers. The season has finally come to a close, and boy it was a doozy. We pick up right where we left off. Alex and Kara are in a battle to the death, and it’s very reminiscent of the fight in a certain Blockbuster movie released last month. Anyways, the fight is over fairly quickly and it ends with Mrs. Danvers giving a speech that brings Alex from get mind control. This leads into the symbol of Hope speech Kara gives in her broadcast across National City. I’m kinda iffy on the speech Kara gives; in fact this whole scenario fell flat. The entire city is going…
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Box Office Updates for BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE, Weekend #4
It’s the fourth weekend of release for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which passed $300m domestically and $800m worldwide the other day. Now, the early box office estimates for this weekend are in. How well did Batman v Superman do? The DC superhero ensemble grossed an estimated $9.01 million this weekend, a 61% drop from last weekend’s $23.4 million. This puts it at #4 for the weekend, behind The Jungle Book ($103.6M), Barbershop: The Next Cut ($20.2M) and The Boss ($10.2M). Currently, Batman v Superman has made $311.3 million domestically and $827.3 million worldwide. Gitesh Pandya suggests that the film is on track to end its theatrical run at…
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J.K. Simmons Discusses His Preparation to Play Commissioner Gordon in JUSTICE LEAGUE
A few weeks ago, it was revealed that J.K. Simmons will play the DC Extended Universe’s version of Commissioner James Gordon in Justice League, which began production last week. Now, the Academy Award winning actor has commented on the role for the first time. Speaking with Collider, Simmons says in his preparation to play Gordon, he is “absolutely” reading the comics, and that he will begin shooting his scenes for Justice League in “a couple of months.” He adds that he is familiar with the past big screen iterations of Gordon, but he’s more focused on creating his own take on the character. “Obviously, a lot of really wonderful actors…
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James Wan Talks Approach to Aquaman’s Origin Story, Calls Character an “Underdog”
We’ve heard a few times now from James Wan on his vision for Aquaman, and now, the filmmaker again comments on the highly anticipated DC film. Speaking with MTV, Wan says that he saw a lot of potential in Aquaman; moreso than many other people. Wan see Aquaman as an “underdog,” and he wants to blow people away with his take on the character. “As we all know, Aquaman is somewhat the butt of the joke in the superhero world,” says Wan. “There’s something cool about that. I love the idea of being the underdog, coming in with a take on this underdog character and completely blow people’s expectations away.…
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Review: JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. TEEN TITANS (2016)
Justice League vs. Teen Titans welcomes the Teen Titans to the ever-expanding canon of classic DC Comics characters within the DC Universe Original Movies. When Damian’s over-aggressive tendencies almost destroy a Justice League mission, he is sent to learn teamwork by training alongside the Teen Titans. However, adjusting Damian’s attitude turns out to be the least of the Teen Titans’ troubles as Raven’s satanic, world-conquering father Trigon begins an escape from his inter-dimensional prison. To complete his return, Trigon must have Raven’s assistance – and to accomplish his goal, he spreads his demonic forces across the globe, infiltrating the minds and bodies of the Justice League to do his bidding.…
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Confirmed – BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE Animated Movie Will Be Rated R
DC’s next animated movie will be Batman: The Killing Joke, an adaptation of one of the most polarizing Batman graphic novels to date. The story serves as an origin for the Joker, who goes on to paralyze Barbara Gordon and engage in many heinous acts. In fact, at New York Comic-Con last year, producer James Tucker said that DC Entertainment gave the crew permission to make The Killing Joke with an R-rating. This makes sense, given the adult-oriented material in the comic. And now, the R-rating has been confirmed. Warner Bros. Animation has confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that The Killing Joke will indeed be rated R. This is a first…
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David Ayer Open to an R-Rated Sequel to SUICIDE SQUAD
Suicide Squad is expected to be yet another big hit for Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment later this year. So much so, that the studio is reportedly developing a sequel already. Fans had previously suggested that Suicide Squad should be rated R, given the lead characters and subject matter. But, the film is targeting a PG-13 rating. Now, writer-director David Ayer weighs in on the PG-13 rating for this movie, as well as whether the sequel could be an R. Speaking with MTV, Ayer explains that Suicide Squad was always going to be PG-13. “For an R movie, you have to decide to do it right out the gate, and that…