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Watchmen Featurette Explains Plot
HBO has released a new featurette trailer for the new Watchmen TV series which explains the plot of the show. Series creator Damon Lindelof offers you don’t have to have read the book to understand the series with it revealed a new terrorist organization has emerged called The Seventh Calvary which did some sort of…
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Hailee Steinfeld Wanted For Hawkeye Disney Plus Series
We may have our new female Hawkeye as it is being reported Hailee Steinfeld is being offered the lead role in the Disney Plus Hawkeye series. Variety offers that Steinfeld has been offered the role of Kate Bishop, who in the comics becomes the new Marvel archer and is a member of the Young Avengers.…
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Patriot’s Michael Bennett Gives Black Panther Shout Out On Sunday Night Football
New England Patriots defensive end Michael Bennett gave a Black Panther shout out last night on NBC NFL Sunday Night Football. Bennett, who debuted last night for the Patriots, shouted out, “Wakanda Forever,” as part of his player video introduction. “Wakanda Forever!” —#PITvsNE (via @thecheckdown)pic.twitter.com/BMYcqDAttB — ESPN (@espn) September 9, 2019 Of course, fans know Wakanda…
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Diversity Is Destroying the MCU; Marvel Producer Confirms It’s The Future
Marvel Studios and Kevin Feige have taken a drastic and different approach to the MCU when they released Captain Marvel and cast Brie Larson, as the films no longer care about telling a quality story, but instead, only care about pushing a politically correct agenda. That agenda came to a full realisation with the announcement…
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Watch Christian Bale React To New Batman Robert Pattinson
While promoting Ford v Ferrari, both Christian Bale and Matt Damon react to the news of Robert Pattinson playing the new Batman. Of course, Christian Bale played Batman three times for director Christopher Nolan in The Dark Knight Trilogy, with Bale supporting this fellow English actor in the following video from Variety while at the…
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‘The Batman’ Is Something From The Comics Says Robert Pattinson
While promoting his latest movie, The Lighthouse, Robert Pattinson talks about The Batman, which sees him star as the new DC Caped Crusader. “I really like Matt Reeves and his set up. I mean it’s an interesting direction. It’s something from the comics which hasn’t been really explored yet,” Pattinson told Variety. “You know, it’s…
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Cosmic Ghost Rider Rumored For MCU
It’s being claimed that Cosmic Ghost Rider may be coming to the MCU, possibly as part of Kevin Feige’s Phase 5 or 6 plans. If you are not familiar with the character, it’s actually Frank Castle, The Punisher, who becomes the Spirit of Vengeance by making a deal with Mephisto, as well as Galactus (cosmic),…
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Brie Larson Didn’t Play Captain Marvel To Be A Hero, But A Person
While at the recent Toronto Film Festival, Brie Larson talks about playing Captain Marvel offering it wasn’t about playing a hero, but just a person. “I just see people, and I just play people. I didn’t play Captain Marvel because I wanted to be a hero, I just wanted to be a person. That was…
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‘The Batman’: Catwoman Said To Be Black Or Mixed
Following the earlier rumors, now it is being claimed that director Matt Reeves is looking for a black or mixed-race actress to play Catwoman. It’s said that Reeves wants a “Zoe Kravitz-type” actress to play Catwoman, which means black or mixed, but that Zoe Kravitz herself wasn’t available to play the role due to a…
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Only Robert Pattinson Can Play Batman Says Kristen Stewart
While promoting her latest movie, Kristen Stewart has been making all the headlines as of late, and now she talks about her Twilight co-star and former boyfriend, Robert Pattinson, being the only guy that can play Batman. “Oh, man. I feel like he is the only guy that can play that part,” she told Variety.…
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Marvel and DC Playing Tug Of War Over Keanu Reeves
Following the awesome success of the John Wick movies, Keanu Reeves happens to be a hot commodity which has seen talk of comic book movies for the actor including roles for Marvel as well as a possible return to DC. A pair of, perhaps, related rumors have surfaced offering that a reason Warner Bros. decided to…
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Kristen Stewart Should Be ‘Gay Female Falcon Captain America’ Says Anthony Mackie
Welcome to the no Hollywood spin zone. Kristen Stewart found herself in the hot seat when she blamed Marvel for not hiring gay actors, which she backpedals on, with, of course, the co-star of her latest movie, Anthony Mackie, now saying she should be the gay female Falcon Captain America. Stewart recently said she was…
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Watchmen, Batwoman, More Coming To New York Comic-Con
Warner Bros. Television has announced their plans for the upcoming New York Comic-Con which includes HBO’s Watchmen, The CW’s Batwoman, DC Universe’s Titans and Harley Quinn, and more. The panels will include pilot screenings and exclusive Q&A’s. Regarding Watchmen, fans will have a chance to see the entire premiere episode over two weeks before it debuts…
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Wolverine Beats Hulk In MCU Poll
With there talk of being a possible Wolverine vs Hulk movie, I asked fans on my Facebook page and FB Group who would win if the fight took place within the MCU. With over 2400 votes cast, Wolverine and his adamantium claws managed to beat out the MCU version of the Hulk with 54% of the…
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Mahershala Ali Was Wanted For Jim Gordon In ‘The Batman’
It’s being said that director Matt Reeves eyed two time Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali for the role of Jim Gordon in The Batman. According to the rumor, Reeves spoke with Mahershala Ali about the part, but obviously that didn’t happen as this past Comic-Con saw Marvel Studios announce that Ali is starring in their…
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Rihanna Rumored For ‘The Batman’ As Poison Ivy
With the Matt Reeves The Batman movie featuring multiple villains (I’ve been told more than six), a rumor offers that Poison Ivy will be in the film, possibly played by pop star Rihanna. According to the rumor, Rihanna is one of a few names that are on the list to play Poison Ivy, and it…
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Jonah Hex Returning For Crisis On Infinite Earths
Add another DC character to the ever-growing roster of the upcoming Crisis On Infinite Earths event as Jonah Hex will be featured in the crossover. It’s confirmed that Johnathon Schaech will be back as Jonah Hex, who appeared in episodes of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. In addition to the main characters from Arrow, The Flash,…
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Captain Marvel Gets Adult Film Parody
Following the billion-dollar success of the MCU movie starring Brie Larson, comes an adult film parody of the Captain Marvel movie from Axel Braun. The adult film star director posted the cover for the Captain Marvel parody movie on social media. “HERE IT IS!!! Behold the EPIC AWESOMENESS of [Kenzie Taylor] all suited up on…
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Godzilla’s Mothra Has More Personality Than Captain Marvel Goes Viral
A meme is currently going viral on Reddit that offers Godzilla: King of the Monsters‘ Mothra has more personality than Captain Marvel Brie Larson. Recall that Brie Larson also starred in the MonsterVerse movie Kong: Skull Island. The meme posted to r/Godzilla, which has over 300 up-votes, features rapper Drake putting up his hand to…
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Wonder Woman’s Patty Jenkins Signs With Netflix
Netflix announces that award-winning writer, director, and producer Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman, Monster, I Am the Night) have agreed to enter a multi-year overall deal to produce new series exclusively at the streaming network. “We’re thrilled to welcome Patty Jenkins to Netflix. Her trailblazing work has pushed boundaries and she confidently tells stories that leave…