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SPOILER REVIEW: Arrow: 5.11 “Second Chances”
Here we go. Please bear with me. I’m new here, I’m a huge fan of Arrow, with a need for a slight romantic vibe, so needless to say, I want Oliver to be with Felicity, but we can get to that some other time. I’ve watched this show from day one, so I’ve been with it through all of its good days and bad days. In my opinion, there’s more good than bad, so I will disagree with many critics of this show. But down to business. This week’s episode covered the introduction of the (potential) new black canary. I’m extremely partial to Katie Cassidy’s portrayal of her, so I…
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Review: LEGO BATMAN 3: BEYOND GOTHAM
If you’ve ever played a LEGO video game before, you pretty much know what you’ll be getting yourself into with Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, the third installment in the series of LEGO Batman games. You play as miniature Legoized (I know that’s not a word and I don’t care) versions of characters from a particular franchise. As them, you break everything breakable in sight for those precious studs (basically coins) to unlock more characters to play as. While that’s going on, you’re also assembling Lego bricks to create objects in order to solve various puzzles. LEGO’s formula for video games hasn’t changed much at all over the years, so you’ll…
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Review: LEGO BATMAN: THE MOVIE
We love LEGO’s. We love Batman. So naturally we’d love LEGO Batman: The Movie, right? The first film in the series of LEGO DC features, LEGO Batman gives us a fun romp through the LEGO World. The film starts off with Batman (Troy Baker) and Superman (Travis Willingham) being taken out (killed?) by Lex Luthor (Clancy Brown) and the Joker (Chris Corey Smith).When then flashback to two days prior, where we see Lex [who’s running for president] lose the Man of the Year Award to none other than Bruce Wayne. The Joker enters scene and Lex gets an idea. With the Joker’s help they can take down Superman and Batman once…
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THE LEGO MOVIE SEQUEL Recruits a New Director
The LEGO Movie was a huge hit back in 2014, and since then, Warner Bros. is building a cinematic universe based around the film. The first spin-off, The LEGO Batman Movie, hits theaters this weekend, with The LEGO Ninjago Movie dropping later this year. Of course, however, we still have a direct sequel in the works, now with a new director. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Trolls co-director Mike Mitchell will take the helm on The LEGO Movie Sequel. Rob Schrab was originally attached to direct, but he dropped out due to “creative differences.” Mitchell certainly has a more impressive animation portfolio; he has also directed Shrek Forever After and…
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SUPERGIRL Casts Kevin Sorbo in Mysterious Villain Role
The other day, it was announced that Lois & Clark star Teri Hatcher is playing a key new villain on Supergirl this season. Now, the CW series has cast another familiar face as another enemy. The network has announced (via Entertainment Weekly) that Hercules himself, Kevin Sorbo, has join the cast of Supergirl. He will recur this season as a currently unnamed villain. Other details, including which episode he’ll first appear in, are under wraps. Supergirl executive producer Andrew Kreisberg gave the following statement on Sorbo’s casting. “Since his days as Hercules, Kevin Sorbo has brought such a strong presence to the screen and we couldn’t be more excited to have…
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FEATURE: Five Story Ideas for a Fourth LEGO BATMAN Video Game
One of LEGO’s most prominent video game franchises is the Batman series, which began in 2008 with LEGO Batman: The Video Game. The franchise was expanded with 2012’s LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes and 2014’s LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham. Both sequels expanded the LEGO DC Universe beyond Batman, incorporating Superman, Green Lantern, and many other DC heroes and villains. Of course, with any video game franchise, the potential is there to continue with another title. There are certainly a lot of storytelling possibilities to continue the LEGO adventures of Batman and the Justice League. Here, we discuss five potential options. LEGO Batman 4: The Speed Force The Flash has…
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FLASH SPOILER Review: Episode 3×11 – “Dead or Alive”
The Flash (3×11) – “Dead or Alive” Written by: Zack Stentz Story by: Benjamin Raab & Deric A Hughes Directed by: Harry Jierjian Digging right in this week. After a pretty meaningless dream sequence from HR Wells we open with Barry and Wally chasing down some gun runners. It looks like the speedsters are working well together and Barry even lets Wally take a bow (and a selfie) with the high school cheerleaders they save before he leaves behind a flaming lightning bolt. Bad call Barry, the flaming logo is a DareDevil thing that’s gimmick infringement and he’s a lawyer. Back at STAR Labs, new teammate Julian has…
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Review: LEGO JUSTICE LEAGUE: GOTHAM CITY BREAK OUT
LEGO DC Super Heroes: Justice League: Gotham City Break Out (try saying that three times fast), is the sixth film set in the DC LEGO Universe (DCLU?). It’s the anniversary of Batman’s (Troy Baker) first mission, and to celebrate Batgirl (Sarah Hyland) and Nightwing (Will Friedle) take Batman out on a much needed vacation. Batman is reluctant to leave Gotham City unprotected, but Superman (Nolan North) and Robin (Scott Menville) are willing to fill in for the Caped Crusader. Superman underestimates the power of Batman’s villains and that leads to some pretty funny moments. The film shines when it’s Superman and and the Justice League trying to stop the Batman’s rogues.…
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Temuera Morrison in Talks to Play AQUAMAN’s Father
We’re only a couple months away from the start of production for DC Films’ Aquaman, and recently, we’ve been getting plenty of casting news. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is in talks to play the villainous Black Manta, while Nicole Kidman is in early negotiations to play Aquaman’s Atlantean mother, Atlanna. Now, the film is looking to cast Arthur Curry’s other parent. According to The Hollywood Reporter, actor Temuera Morrison is in talks to play Aquaman’s human father, Thomas Curry. Morrison is best known for playing Jango Fett in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. He also played Abin Sur in 2011’s Green Lantern; so if this deal closes, Aquaman…
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Warner Bros. Announces Licensing and Merchandising Partners for WONDER WOMAN and JUSTICE LEAGUE Ahead of Toy Fair 2017
Toy Fair 2017 is just around the corner, and to celebrate, Warner Bros. Consumer Products confirms its DC superhero-heavy presence at the event. The company is promoting its portfolio of upcoming products based on the Wonder Woman and Justice League movies, the animated shows Teen Titans Go! and Justice League Action, and an expansion of the hit DC Super Hero Girls line. The following press release names a slew of companies that will make products for Wonder Woman and Justice League. These include LEGO, Funko, Mattel, and Jada Toys. Check out all of the details below. (February 2, 2017 – Burbank, CA) – Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) unleashes a…