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Marc Guggenheim Defends Casting Black Actor As Nazi Comic Character For Arrow
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:21475:]]The DC Comics Nazi super villain, Baron Blitzkreig, has been cast for Arrow Season 4 with British actor Jimmy Akingbola tapped to play the bad guy.Well, seeing how Akingbola is black, this caused a bit of controversy online.Now Arrow EP Marc Guggenheim has taken to EW.com to clear the air.While true, in the comics the character…
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Vacation Writers Confirm Spider-Man; Are Thrilled
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:21474:]]Last week saw mention that the writers of the Vacation remake will be penning the script for the new Spider-Man.Now John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein have confirmed the news.”We can finally acknowledge that,” Daley told npr.org. “This is the first time that we can say that we are writing it.””We’ve been saying no…
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New Batman Vs. Superman Magazine Cover
Batman Vs. Superman Comic-Con Trailer Check out the latest cover to Empire Magazine featuring Ben Affleck as Batman and Henry Cavill as Superman for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.Update: Zack Snyder and Henry Cavill offer the following about Batman and Superman in the film:“There is just this gravitas to Batman,” director/producer/franchise oversees Zack Snyder stresses…
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Suicide Squad Set Image Features Ace Chemicals
Suicide Squad Trailer Check out the latest set pic to come out of the Suicide Squad movie as Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn stunt double posted an image revealing Ace Chemicals.Ace Chemicals is the Gotham City chemical plant which saw the Joker fall into the vat of chemicals creating his trademark look.The Joker has used it as…
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Rachel McAdams Confirms Talks For Doctor Strange
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:21471:]]True Detective’s Rachel McAdams confirms she is up for the female lead in the Doctor Strange movie.McAdams, however, tells the LA Times she is unsure if she’ll get the part.She is considering playing the female lead in Marvel’s “Doctor Strange,” which is set to star Benedict Cumberbatch, though she is careful to note, “it’s still…
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Ant-Man Movie Review
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:21468:]]Better Safe than SorryA Film Review of Ant-ManIn Kevin Feige, we trust. This is the message I continue to carry forward throughout the ever expanding MCU and once again true believers, we have another solid building block as we march towards Infinity and beyond. That’s not to say this result was a foregone conclusion. I…
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Cosmic Book News Movie Rating System
The Moving Picture Story Rating The MPS Rating is a cumulative point system whereby several specific elements of a film are scored to produce an overall grade that directly stands upon its designated strengths and weaknesses. Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic are well known and referenced when comparing media by way of their own number systems. Unfortunately,…
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Hawkman Coming To Arrow & The Flash Prior To Legends Of Tomorrow
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:21466:]]Comic-Con saw confirmation that Hawkman will eventually join DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow, which makes sense as Hawkgirl is a part of the series as well.Now it’s being stated that Hawkman will first appear in Arrow and The Flash prior to the spinoff.Word comes from EW.com, which states the Hawkman version will be Carter Hall. They also offered…
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Sara’s Resurrection & White Canary To Be Explained In Arrow Season 4
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:21463:]]Why they ever decicided to kill off Caity Lotz is anybody’s guess, but at least she is coming back.Now it’s confirmed Lotz’s return will first be told in Arrow Season 4 prior to her debut in the spinoff DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow as White Canary.”The White Canary will be launched in the first few episodes…
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Patrick Stewart Visits X-Men: Apocalypse Set
Check out a photo Bryan Singer posted on Instagram of Patrick Stewart and Jason Reitman visiting the set of X-Men: Apocalypse.Before you get your hopes up for Stewart reprising as Professor Xavier, apparently Stewart, Reitman and Michael Fassbender were a part of a live reading of The Big Lebowski later on that night.The second set image…
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Watch: Electra Woman & Dyna Girl Trailer
Legendary has released the first teaser trailer for their Electra Woman & Dyna Girl webseries starring Grace Helbig and Hannah Hart.Info:Legendary Digital and Fullscreen have partnered with YouTube phenomenons Grace Helbig and Hannah Hart in an updated version of Sid & Marty Krofft’s classic 70s TV series Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, bringing the property…
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Watch: Green Lantern or Text Fail From Comic-Con
Check out a video from Comic-Con where DC All Access caught up with Green Lantern fans for a Geek quiz.What does text messaging have to do with being a Green Lantern? Honestly, not much. But that hasn’t stopped us from combining the two into a little game we call “Green Lantern or Text Fail?” In…
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Tilda Swinton Might Be Playing The Ancient One As A Male
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:21459:]]Tilda Swinton has been cast as the Ancient One in Marvel’s Doctor Strange movie.In the comics, the Ancient One is a male Tibetan monk, so when news of the casting became known, some fans complained.It turns out, however, that Tilda Swinton might actually be playing the Ancient One as a male.In an interview with the…
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Charlie Hunnam Confirms Pacific Rim 2
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:21458:]]It definitely sounds like Charlie Hunnam will be back for Pacific Rim 2, which starts filming this Fall for its August 4, 2017 release.EW.com caught up with Hunnam on the set of his latest movie, Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur movie Knights Of The RoundTable, where Hunnam spoke about some of the problems with the first…
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Pixels Post-Credit Scene Was Cut
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:21457:]]I just got back from watching Pixels and loved the movie. If you are any kind of video game fan – young or old – you should find Pixels to be a barrel of laughs and tons of fun. There are lots of references to classic games as well as the 1980s, which old school…
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Gambit Casting Call Reveals Character Details
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:21456:]]The Channing Tatum Gambit movie is set to begin filming this Fall in New Orleans for its October 7, 2016 release.In addition to Tatum, Ruper Wyatt of Rise of the Planet of the Apes fame is on board Gambit as the director.While we wait for additional casting announcements, a reported casting call for the film…
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New Daredevil Suit, Gladiator & Elektra Teased For Season 2
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:21455:]]The official Daredevil Twitter account released teaser images for Season 2 which suggests both Gladiator and possibly an updated and/or different Daredevil costume, as well as Elektra.The image includes a saw blade with the initials of Melvin Potter, who appeared in Season 1. Potter is also known as the Gladiator and is a friend/foe to…
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Red Hulk Marvel Future Fight Trailer
The Red Hulk is unleashed for the Marvel Future Fight mobile video game; check out the spotlight trailer above.Marvel Future Fight is available for free on both the App Store and Google Play.Info:Players will have access to some of the most beloved Marvel characters including TheAvengers, Spider-Man, Daredevil and the Guardians of the Galaxy, complete with their signature moves and…
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Stephen Amell Responds To The Trolls (Video)
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:21454:]]Arrow star Stephen Amell runs a popular Facebook page which currently has close to 4 million followers.The other day saw Amell post a screenshot of a comment that an anonymous person made at a Marvel shill website which saw the person blast Amell for how he runs his page and promotes various things.This caused his…
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Official Avengers 2 Blu-Ray Art, Special Features & Release Dates
Avengers 2 Blu-Ray trailer A list of the bonus features for The Avengers 2 Blu-Ray becomes known as a Swedish retailer has posted the front and back of the box art.The special features include:• From The Inside Out – Making Of The Avengers: Age Of Ultron• The Infinite Six• Global Adventure• Deleted & Extended Scenes [With Audio…