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Review: JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE NEW FRONTIER (2008)
Live the intense tale of the founding of the greatest band of superheroes ever – Justice League: New Frontier. In this origin epic, a virtual who’s who of superheroes featuring not only Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, but also Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and Flash, these very different heroes must overcome their fear and suspicion of one another to forge an alliance against a creature so formidable that it will take all of their powers combined to prevail! Inspired by the best-selling graphic novel and produced by the multiple Emmy®-winning animation legend Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series). [DC Comics] The Justice League has been adapted many times in animation. But…
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Producer Charles Roven Offers Updates on THE BATMAN and MAN OF STEEL 2
DC Films’ Justice League will unite DC’s biggest heroes, including the top two: Batman and Superman. The two characters have been scheduled to get new solo movies for a while. Matt Reeves recently took over to direct and rewrite The Batman, while a standalone Man of Steel sequel hasn’t made much movement. Now, we have updates on both movies. Producer Charles Roven tells Washington Times that Ben Affleck is still attached to star in The Batman, but given Reeves’ rewriting the film from scratch, it’s hard to definitively say what will stick and what will be cut. “From everything I know, [Affleck is] going to play that Batman. They’re retooling…
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Morbius the Vampire Spinoff in the Works
Sony is adding to its Spider-Man Universe. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony is developing Morbius with the writers of Power Rangers, Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama. The film project is based on the Spider-Man antihero, Morbius the Living Vampire, and the script was submitted after a secret development process. There is no word on how Sony will portray the character, or if they will be connected to the MCU and Tom Holland’s Sony Spider-Man movies. When we have more news on Morbius, so will you! Be sure to follow us @AstonishMarvels so you get the news as soon as we do!
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WONDER WOMAN 2 Moves Up its Release Date
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wonder Woman 2 is moving up its release date from December 13, 2019, to November 1, 2019, in response to Star Wars Episode IX pushing its release date back from May 20 to December 20, 2019. And, after the success of Thor: Ragnarok, the future looks good for Wonder Woman 2. For all Wonder Woman 2 news, and all DC news, stay up to date with us @WatchtowerBabel.
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REVIEW: Justice League of America (1997)
Justice League of America Directed By: Félix Enríquez Alcalá Produced By: Larry Rapaport I’d like to quote one writer and say this is 80 minutes of my life I won’t get back. Special effects, costumes, the weird interview thing that was going on the entire movie and the acting were all terrible, to cover all in one sentence. So lets start with costumes: They look like kind of like a patchwork quilt from a 12-year old. Yes, it was 1997, but I’d still have liked to have seen better workmanship from the wardrobe department. And while I realize this was for, Fire and Ice’s costumes don’t look right at…
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FEATURE: 5 Characters We Want to See in FLASHPOINT
At San Diego Comic-Con 2017, Warner Bros. announced that its standalone Flash movie has been named Flashpoint, adapting one of DC’s biggest storylines. The original story saw Barry Allen travel back in time to save his mother, but in the process, he created a whole new timeline that was drastically different. Barry later resets the timeline, leading directly into DC’s New 52 “reboot.” It’s unknown how much from the original story will be adapted into the film. So far, Cyborg and Wonder Woman (who played key roles in the comic) have been set for this movie, while Iris West and Henry Allen were confirmed a while back. Flashpoint is expected…
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THOR: RAGNAROK is Now the Highest Grossing THOR Movie to Date
Marvel Studios’ Thor: Ragnarok is now in its second week of release in North America, and third week in other countries. The film has been earning a ton of money, no doubt fueled by glowing reviews from fans and critics. Now, the sequel has already surpassed a key milestone. According to BoxOfficeMojo, Ragnarok grossed an estimated $56.6 million in its second weekend, easily maintaining the #1 spot. Its box office intake this week has pushed the film to $650.1 million, already making it the highest grossing Thor movie to date, surpassing The Dark World‘s $645 million. At $211.6 million, Ragnarok is also the biggest Thor movie in North America. As for the rest of…
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Ezra Miller Wants to See the Injustice League in the JUSTICE LEAGUE Sequel
DC Films’ Justice League is finally hitting theaters this week. So far, the movie has earned mostly positive reactions from fans and critics, while it is tracking to open with at least $120 million this weekend. Assuming that the film is a big hit, we’ll definitely get a sequel in the near future. But who should be the villain(s)? One of the movie’s stars has an idea. Speaking with Toronto Sun, Flash actor Ezra Miller expresses interest in seeing the Injustice League in Justice League 2. “I think I can speak for everyone in the League when I say that we’re extremely excited by the prospect of continuing this journey.…
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BATMAN: GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT Trailer Released
IGN has premiered the trailer for DC’s next animated title, Batman: Gotham by Gaslight. An adaptation of the acclaimed Elseworlds comic, this steampunk story reimagines Gotham City in 19th century London, and Batman is pitted against Jack the Ripper. Gotham by Gaslight will see the return of Bruce Greenwood as Batman, reprising the role from Young Justice and Under the Red Hood. The voice cast also includes Jennifer Carpenter as Selina Kyle and Anthony Head as Alfred Pennyworth. Check out the trailer below, and stay tuned for more as we have it. Gotham by Gaslight hits stores early next year.
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ARROW Finally Unmasks Vigilante in This Week’s Episode
Last season, Arrow introduced a new vigilante in Star City called, well, Vigilante. Unlike Oliver Queen and his team, Vigilante resorts to lethal methods in his war on crime, and he frequently comes into conflict with our heroes. Fans originally expected Vigilante’s identity to be Adrian Chase, like in the comics. However, Chase was later revealed to be Prometheus, while we didn’t get an answer on Vigilante…until now. This week’s Arrow was already a big deal, due to Deathstroke’s return. But the episode’s other subplot dealt with the unmasking of Vigilante. Safe to say, a lot of fans probably didn’t expect this one. [Warning: The Following Contains SPOILERS From This…