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Watch: DC You Promo
DC Comics has released a promo for the new DC You initiative. DC previously announced the DC You campaign will: “shine a spotlight on the New DC Universe (DCU) line of comic books, and reinforces the company’s commitment to creating a diverse offering of titles – something for everyone.” DC You kicks off Wednesday, June…
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Charlize Theron Rumored For Captain Marvel
Coming off of Mad Max: Fury Road, it’s now rumored 39-year-old actress Charlize Theron is in the running to play the titular character in the Marvel Studios Captain Marvel movie. According to a source at the Hollywood gossip site OK! magazine, Marvel has been trying to get Angelina Jolie to direct Captain Marvel, and that Charlize…
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Dwayne Johnson In Talks For Big Trouble In Little China Remake
Coming off the #1 movie of the weekend with San Andreas, Dwayne Johnson is now in talks to star in the remake of Big Trouble In Little China. Dwayne Johnson is not only said to be in talks but also will potentially produce the remake of the John Carpenter 1986 cult flick that starred Kurt…
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More Proof Marvel Is Blocking Use Of X-Men & Fantastic Four
Last night saw it become known that the X-Men and Fantastic Four characters had been removed from the Marvel Universe characters poster. Now further proof that Marvel is intentionally blocking the use of the X-Men and Fanastic Four comes from the official Facebook pages for the Marvel Mighty Heroes mobile game and Trends International, the…
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X-Men and Fantastic Four Dropped From Marvel Universe Poster
Who needs more proof that CEO Ike Perlmutter ordered the removal of the X-Men and Fantastic Four from Marvel? Well, here you go as the updated version of the Marvel Universe characters poster is minus both of them (via Bleeding Cool). The original poster is below for reference. Fox Studios owns the rights to the…
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Review: Guardians 3000 #8
Today we bid a sad farewell to Marvel’s only true Cosmic book, Guardians 3000. It’s sad, really, that Marvel wouldn’t commit to this true example of Cosmic, but will commit to all the truly terrible pseudo-cosmic books like GotGINO, NINO, etc. This issue wraps the series and paves the way for a re-telling of The…
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Stephen Amell Rumored To Be Wrestling At WWE’s SummerSlam 2015
While WWE’s Sting (6’3″ 250lbs) may be just a bit outside of Stephen Amell’s range, that doesn’t mean the Arrow will be sitting in the stands come SummerSlam. Stephen Amell is rumored to be appearing at WWE’s big SummerSlam event on August 23rd at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. His opponent? Stardust Cody Rhodes!…
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Review: Guardians of the Galaxy #27 (Bendys)
The cover teases “The End?” Oh – please let it be so. The end of Bendis’ run on this book, at least. He’s done everything he possibly could to run it into the ground. It deserves to be put out of its misery. This absolutely terrible storyline is finally brought to its inevitably stupid end. …
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Neil Gaiman Comments On One Million Moms Boycott Of Lucifer TV Series
WB, DC and Fox are launching the new Lucifer TV series next year. Now with the recent release of the trailer and synopsis, a controversy has ensued. As the show is about Lucifer potentially being a good guy, “One Million Moms” have stepped in to start a petition to get Fox to cancel the show.…
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Ultron Sentry Concept Art For Avengers 2
Check out the latest batch of concept art for Avengers 2; this time for the Ultron Sentries. Artist Rodney Fuentebella is responsible for the designs. We’ve also seen art for the Vibranium Mines in Wakanda in addition to evil-looking Ultron Prime art. Ultron sentry
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Disney Cancels Tron 3
In a surprising move, Disney has decided not to move forward with Tron 3. Garett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde and director Joseph Kosinski were all set to return for the third installment, said to be titled “Tron: Ascension,” which was to begin filming this Fall in Vancouver. According to THR, Tron 3 was not officially greenlit…
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Jaws Getting 40th Anniversary Theatrical Re-Release
A visit to the beach just hasn’t been the same since June 20, 1975 when audiences were first terrified by the Steven Spielberg classic, Jaws. Now for the 40th anniversary of the movie, Jaws will be re-released in select theaters on Sunday, June 21st, with Turner Classic Movies and Universal Pictures presenting special screenings in nearly 500…
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New Transformers Animated Origin Movie Rumored & More
Recently, it’s become known that Hasbro and Paramount are building a Transformers Cinematic Universe, which will be overseen by Akiva Goldsman with a writer’s room consisting of Robert Kirkman, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, Zak Penn and Jeff Pinkner. Now two more names have been added to the list with Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari, who recently spent a half a year…
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Brittany Ishibashi Cast As Shredder’s Daughter Karai In TMNT 2
With filming taking place on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2, a new cast addition has been announced with Brittany Ishibashi as Shredder’s daughter, Karai. Deadline first reported the news; Brittany Ishibashi is known for Grace And Frankie, Bones and Emily Owens, M.D., along with the features Everything Before Us and The Harvesting. Brian Tee is playing Shredder in the film. “Teenage Mutant…
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Scott Derrickson Teases Mistress Death & Origin For Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson has posted a rather interesting tweet, which teases Death (or Mistress Death) from the Marvel Comics. Derrickson tweeted out an image of the cover from Doctor Strange #2, which features Death. In what could be a possible spoiler for the movie, we’ll just say the issue sees Doctor Strange confront…
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Daredevil Season 2 Electra Audition Tapes Leak Online
It’s looking likely audition takes for the second season of Daredevil confirm Elektra as part of the cast. While Elektra was hinted at in conversation between Foggy and Matt Murdock, it now appears as if the character will be featured in Season 2. Electra audition tapes were uploaded and since taken down from Vimeo featuring…
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Watch: George Clooney Apologizes For Destroying Batman
While recently promoting Tomorrowland on the UK’s Graham Norton Show, actor George Clooney apologizes for ruining Batman. Clooney starred in the 1997 Batman & Robin film, which featured the “bat nipples” in addition to a huge cast of actors and characters. Whether it as Clooney’s fault or Joel Schumacher’s (or both) is up for debate.…
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Batmobile Spotted On Suicide Squad Set
Following mention of the Batmobile three weeks ago, now check out images of the Batmobile spotted in Toronto on the set of the Suicide Squad movie. It’s unknown exactly how Batman and the Batmobile will work their way into the movie, but the Joker and Harley Quinn were recently spotted speeding down the streets of…
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Big Things Were Planned For Harley Quinn In Arrow
What could have been… Season 2 of Arrow featured a cameo by Harley Quinn played by Cassidy Alexa, with the deleted scene (watch below) featuring Tara Strong’s voice as well. Now while appearing at the MCM London Comic-Con this weekend, Willa Holland, who plays Thea Queen, let it be known big things were planned for…
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Watch: Matt Fraction Talks Writing Hawkeye On Late Night With Seth Meyers
Check out Eisner-winning comic book writer Matt Fraction appearing on Late Night With Seth Meyers above. Fraction wrote a popular title at Marvel with Hawkeye, who arguably stole the show during The Avengers 2. This past February also saw Fraction and his wife, fellow comic writer Kelly Sue DeConnick, sign a two year deal with…