Lexi Alexander is no stranger to superheroes.  The Green Street Hooligans writer and director is perhaps best known in comic circles for her film Punisher: War Zone.  She has also spent much of 2015 being rumored to be attached to upcoming DC and Marvel movies, specifically Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel.  She has also been seen on social media touting the need for female film directors this year. While she may not be directing films for DC or Marvel just yet she will be directing in the DC Universe this fall. When asked if she might direct one of the upcoming Netflix Marvel series, Alexander announced on Twitter earlier today…

As Dr. Martin Stein on The Flash, veteran actor Victor Garber has quickly become a fan-favorite.  As season two of The Flash and the upcoming spinoff Legends of Tomorrow go into production The Hollywood Reporter talked with the actor about his role on both series. Filling some of the void left when Tom Cavanagh is revealed to be the villain, Garber took over as chief-explainer of science in the final two episodes of the season.  He’s also been announced as a series regular on Legends of Tomorrow but one of the mysteries fans have been left with is his other half, Robbie Amell, has not been announced for the show.…

Colleen Atwood is an Oscar Award winning costume designer but in the last few years she’s been knee-deep in DC Comics costumes.  She has been a driving force for costumes for the DCCW-Universe since the Arrow premiere and she recently spoke with Variety to discuss the process of creating the perfect Superhero costume. When they asked how she comes up with an initial concept, Atwood explains: “Well, in the opportunities I’ve had to do it, I go from a story point, from where the script has put the superhero, and then back into the history of that superhero in the world that [they inhabit], the traditions, and try to come up…

Infinite Crisis, the officially licensed MOBA “Multiplayer Online Battle Arena” from DC and Turbine Incorporated was launched last March.  In the spirit of games like “League of Legends” and “Dota 2,” Infinite Crisis allowed players to battle with and against their favorite DC Characters and collect other versions of them. Unfortunately, the developers announced today that they will no longer be supporting the game or adding new content and they will shut down the game completely on August 14th.  They made the announcement on their Steam community page: “After much deliberation, we regret to announce the official shutdown of Infinite Crisis. We will end development efforts today and will close…

Now we at the Watchtower know what you’ve been saying, “Guys, where’s our favorite punk rock-styled sidekick from Arrow? She was only in one episode last season.”  We’ve got you covered.  Atlanta-native Bex Taylor-Klaus, who plays Sara Lance’s sidekick “Sin” on Arrow, will be appearing in an upcoming episode of iZombie, entitled “Dead Rat, Live Rat, Brown Rat, Dead Rat.” The episode which is slated to air next week and CW has offered up a synopsis of the episode along with a still showcasing Ms. Taylor-Klaus: HIGH SCHOOL REDUX – A group of drunken teenagers take a late night joyride with disasters consequences. As they cover up the accident, the…

The Flash (1×23) – “Fast Enough” Teleplay by: Gabrielle Stanton & Andrew Kreisberg Story By: Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg Directed by: Dermott Downs This week starts with the conversation that has been building for the entire season.  Barry heads down into the Pipeline alone and comes face to face with Eobard Thawne.  Thawne is rather glib about the whole situation and the first thing Barry asks him is why he killed Nora Allen.  Thawne explains that he hates Barry, not as he is today but the man he will become.  The two of them have battled many times in his past/Barry’s future and were too equally matched until he…

Production on Preacher is in full swing and today Deadline reported that London Born actor, Tom Brooke has joined the cast. Son of actor Paul Brooke (probably best known to most as the Rancor Keeper in Return of the Jedi (imdb1)) Tom Brooke broke into acting in 2004 in the sequel to Bridget Jones’ Diary, Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason. (Strangely enough, his father was in the first film.)  He had a recurring role on the BBC comedy Thieves Like Us in 2007.  More recently, he had a role in BBC’s Sherlock and as one of the contemptible Freys, Lothar in the third season of Game of Thrones.  (imdb2) He…

With Season One of The Flash about to come to a close tonight, Grant Gustin and company get to not only celebrate their successes but more importantly they get to look to the future of the series’ second season.  When TV Guide spoke with TV’s Barry Allen, Gustin and Carlos Valdes kind enough to give them (and us) a hint of what’s to come. Gustin says that Barry’s plan to save his mother and free his father from prison doesn’t work out as he’s planned and he may have negated everything about his future. More intriguing is the possibilities that spin out of this: namely the possibility of an Earth-2. …

  The Flash (1×22) – “Rogue Air” Written by: Aaron and Todd Helbing Directed by: Douglas Aarniokoski              This week opens from the point of view of Dr. Wells/Eobard Thawne as he asks the questions: “How would you feel if you lost everything you ever knew?” and “What would you sacrifice to get it back?”  It turns out he’s still down in his bunker with Eddie and asking those questions of him.  He then promises his ancestor that he will get everything he lost back. Barry meets Iris at Jitters and she shows him the two thousand return address labels she and Eddie have recently received and he reassures her…

On the heels of yesterday’s first look and official announcement, the producers of Supergirl have given audiences a behind the scenes look and spoiler.tv has the video here: The producers talk about the cultural importance of Supergirl and her place in one of the most well-known mythologies in the world.  As Zack Snyder was fond of saying while promoting Man of Steel, the Superman S-shield is the second most-recognized symbol in the world behind only the Christian Cross.  The producers are intent on giving audiences a good look at Supergirl’s place in that mythos. One of the other things on display is the effects process for the show.  There are…