Various toy companies are creating merchandise for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, from LEGO and Funko to Mattel and JAKKS Pacific. Now, we can add Hot Toys to the list. Known for an array of prestigious figurines with plenty of detail, Hot Toys will be tackling Batman v Superman in its latest line. On Facebook, the company shared a few images from the series. There will be figures for Batman and Superman, as well as the Batmobile. Will there be more to come, including Wonder Woman? Check out the first-look images below, and stay tuned for more as we have it. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is scheduled to…

UPDATE: It appears that the following interview has been fabricated, as Première‘s Twitter account has denied publishing it. Apparently, the story originated from Cosmic Book News – aka, one of the most notoriously unreliable comic book sites on the Internet. We apologize for the inconvenience. The original story is as follows. Congrats, Internet. You helped spread a fake #BatmanvSuperman interview around! https://t.co/gqADWAXLud — Batman-News.com (@BatmanNewsCom) December 14, 2015 @cosmicbooknews Originally on french allocinem site translated:Death of Superman, clone Superman evolves to Doomsday pic.twitter.com/LyKI9eUrJN — HeroHangout (@TheHeroHangout) December 13, 2015 The latest trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice confirmed one of the film’s most prevalent rumors: Doomsday is one of the villains,…

Unsurprisingly, Funko is creating a line of Pop! vinyl figures based on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The company sold figures for Batman and Superman exclusively at San Diego Comic-Con, but more characters are expected to join the lineup. Now, we know one of them, and it may be one that you did not expect. Funko is producing an Aquaman figure, based on his appearance in Batman v Superman. This figure, called an “Aqua” variant, is a Hot Topic exclusive. Will we see a standard version of Aquaman in other stores later on? Hot Topic has this description of the figure: “Aquaman (Aqua) is given a fun, and funky,…

Next March will finally see the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in theaters. To celebrate this event, DC Comics will publish variant covers, inspired by the film, for several ongoing series. Via Comic Book Resources, ten comic book series are set to receive polybagged variant covers pulled directly from the Batman v Superman marketing campaign. Several artists will draw these covers, including the legendary Jim Lee. A full list of titles and artists can be found below. BATMAN #50 – Polybagged variant cover by JIM LEE DETECTIVE COMICS #50 – Polybagged variant cover by RAFAEL GRAMPA BATGIRL #50 – Polybagged variant cover by KEVIN NOWLAN GRAYSON #18…

Suicide Squad actor Ike Barinholtz recently appeared on The Howard Stern Show (via Batman-News), and naturally, the subject of the DC supervillain film came up. He reaffirms that he cannot go into detail about his character, though his role is a “small” one. Previous rumors suggested that he is playing Dr. Hugo Strange, but the trailer suggests that he is a SWAT team member instead. Barinholtz went on to describe his experience on set, from praising Will Smith to reaffirming that he did not interact with Jared Leto. He also told the backstory behind Margot Robbie giving tattoos to her castmates. After getting drunk, the actress would take her tattoo…

Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes (via Variety) weighed in on Warner Bros.’ upcoming film slate at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference today. Despite a disappointing 2015, the studio is expected to have a very successful 2016. In addition to bringing the Harry Potter series back with spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, WB will be formally launching the DC Extended Universe with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad. Bewkes says, “We’re really excited about the slate. Next year we’re going to be shifting more to the very numerous number of big franchise film releases.” The CEO then moves on to discuss one film in particular: Wonder Woman,…

Appearing at CCXP – Comic Con Experience 2015, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice costumer designer Michael Wilkinson spoke with Omelete (via CBM) about his work on the movie, as well as the various members of the Justice League. He talks about designing the looks of Aquaman and Flash, and he also confirms the latter’s cameo in Batman v Superman. Additionally, he offers an update on Justice League Part One and reveals how long the production will be. Finally, Wilkinson weighs in on that nightmare sequence in Dawn of Justice. More details can be found below. Wilkinson confirmed that he just began preparation for 2017’s Justice League, confirming that pre-production and filming…

It is inevitable that major characters from The Flash and Arrow will guest star on the third series, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. Green Arrow, Flash and Black Canary are confirmed, with more on the way. One of these will be Cisco Ramon. Actor Carlos Valdes confirms to Entertainment Weekly that Cisco will be crossing over into Legends of Tomorrow in an early episode. He says, “I did get to do an interesting take on this character on Legends of Tomorrow.” Time travel is a huge part of Legends, so could this take on Cisco be a younger or older version? Or even one with a more super-heroic Vibe? (Sorry, I had…

We have a couple of updates on CBS’ Supergirl, hot off the heels of a full-season pickup. It has been announced today that DC Comics villain Silver Banshee will appear on the show. Chasing Life alum Italia Ricci will play Kara’s latest adversary. Ricci will play Siobhan Smythe, who is described as “Cat Grant’s latest hire who at first becomes a work nemesis for Kara — but she later proves a more deadly foe for Supergirl when she takes on the mantle of DC Comics villain, Silver Banshee.” Executive producer Andrew Kreisberg had this to say about the casting. “We are so excited to be working with Italia. We’ve been a…