The Flash returns a weeks from Tuesday night, where it will lead into iZombie and People Magazine has an extended preview for not just next week’s episode but the two that follow.  (Follow this LINK to the video at People.com or watch below:) First up is a tease of next week’s show where Barry tangles with a new “Weather Wizard” as dubbed by Cisco.  The weeks following that, Barry will takes on Captain Cold, Heatwave and Cold’s sister.  Then on March 31, Barry will face-off against a new Trickster and possibly the original Trickster played by Mark Hamill. The video is chocked full of clues to what we should expect. …

A couple weeks ago, it was announced that The CW was developing an untitled spin-off series featuring characters from Arrow and The Flash. So far, it stars Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer/Atom, Victor Garber as Martin Stein/one-half of Firestorm, Wentworth Miller as Leonard Snart/Captain Cold and, surprisingly, Caity Lotz, who played the now deceased Sara Lance on Arrow. It was also said the spin-off would introduce three new DC Comics characters who have never appeared in a (presumably live action) television series before. And now, we have some hints regarding which characters they are. TV Line has received descriptions for the three new characters. While the names are not provided,…

After Tom Hardy dropped out of playing Rick Flagg in Suicide Squad, Warner Bros. began searching for an actor to replace him. Jake Gyllenhaal turned down the role, while Joel Edgerton, Karl Urban and Jon Bernthal were all rumored to be in the running. Eventually, Joel Kinnaman was reported to be set to play Flagg. And now, the RoboCop actor has confirmed his role in the DC Comics adaptation, which begins production next month. Speaking with Allocine while promoting WB’s new film, Run All Night, Kinnaman confirmed that he will indeed play Rick Flagg in Suicide Squad. The actor simply says, “All I can say is that I will be in the…

With Suicide Squad set to begin production next month, actor Jai Courtney has finally commented on preparing for his role as Captain Boomerang. Speaking with Access Hollywood, Courtney discussed the pre-production status of the movie, saying that the cast is finally meeting together this week. “Everyone’s been in training, but we’re yet to kind of all converge and get down, but that’s happening this week. I can’t wait. It’s really cool. It’s going to be [as] big as you can imagine and, you know, it’s a really interesting world.” Courtney then goes on to praise writer/director David Ayer’s method to preparing actors for his movies, as well as inevitable “friendly” competition…

DC Entertainment has put out some of the best animated superhero shows of all time, with its catalog including titles such as Batman: The Animated Series, Justice League Unlimited and Young Justice. However, the company has faltered in recent years in this department. Cartoon Network excessively prolonged and eventually canceled praised shows such as Green Lantern: The Animated Series and Beware the Batman, while the mediocre Teen Titans Go! remains on the air. Meanwhile, digital shows such as Vixen and Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles will debut this year. While DC Entertainment is killing it with the animated movies and live action TV shows, with a takeover of the…

Following up on the unfortunate news that Jada Pinkett Smith will not be returning for season two of Gotham, Deadline reports that Chris Chalk will join the cast as Lucius Fox. Chalk is known more for his stage work but has built an impressive film and television resume as well.  He has appeared in movies like Rent and Being Flynn but came to most people’s attention as “Clemens” in 12 Years a Slave.  Chalk has also worked in television on shows like Law and Order, Justified and as Tom Walker in Homeland.  He also had a run on the show, Newsroom and appeared in the recently released film Lily and…

Production began on CBS’ Supergirl pilot this week, and DC Entertainment has now released the first official images of actress Melissa Benoist suited up as the iconic heroine. The costume looks very similar to the classic comic book version, but of course, it has a few tweaks – most noticeably the lack of yellow behind the ‘S’ symbol. The Supergirl costume was designed by Academy Award winner Colleen Atwood, who created the suits for Arrow and The Flash. The designer had this to say on the process of crafting this costume. “In designing Supergirl, I wanted to embrace the past, but more importantly, thrust her into the street-style action hero…

Arrow‘s Marc Guggenheim recently appeared at Long Beach Comics Expo (via Comic Book Resources) alongside wife and Agent Carter executive producer Tara Butters, and the two spoke about their respective comic book shows. Guggenheim offered an update on the animated spin-off Vixen, which will premiere on The CW Seed later this year. He revealed that Stephen Amell and Grant Gustin will reprise their role as Arrow and The Flash, respectively, in the digital series. Additionally, Vixen‘s tone will be closer to The Flash‘s than Arrow‘s. Of course, that’s not the only Flash/Arrow spin-off in the works, as a “superhero team-up” starring Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz and more was recently announced. The…

It is no secret that the comic book movie genre is getting bigger and bigger. Marvel Studios is putting out two, soon three, films a year, while 20th Century Fox is expanding its X-Men franchise and rebooting Fantastic Four. Perhaps most significantly, however, Warner Bros. is finally creating a DC Cinematic Universe. Starting with 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad, the studio will release two DC movies a year. Other titles on the release schedule are Wonder Woman, Shazam and two Justice League films. But in an era where several comic book movies release each year, how will DC’s offerings stand out? Warner Bros. CEO Kevin…

With their production team and director in place and most of their cast announced, the highly-anticipated pilot for Supergirl is now officially in production.  Meanwhile, Deadline reported today that Lucifer has added Lina Esco to the cast as “Maze.” As hinted at by executive producer, Ali Adler last week Supergirl began production on the pilot episode today.  The occasion was with a tweet from producer, Andrew Kreisberg of the picture below: It should be interesting to see if any other information will come out in the next few days, much like the initial reveal of Grant Gustin in costume was released the day before an outdoor shoot for The Flash…