Bendis To Reintroduce 1987 Villain From Superman IV

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Superman’s world in the comics is getting a big shakeup thanks to Brian Michael Bendis but no one thought that we would see a screen villain from 1987 namely Nuclear Man, who debuted in the often criticized Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. It all started thanks to a joke by Nick Derington, who drew a sketch of Nuclear Man when Brian Michael Bendis was announced on the Superman title, and now he’s actually making his way into the series. “So when they first announced I was taking over Superman,…

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The CW Fall 2018 Premiere Dates

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For those of you who are CW superheroes fans their fall premier dates have been released. The Flash and Black Lightning’s season premieres will air back-to-back on Tuesday, October 9 followed by the season premiere of Riverdale on Wednesday, October 10. Supergirl will debut on Sunday, October 14 and Arrow’s season premiere is scheduled for Monday, October 15. DC’s Legends of Tomorrow will have their season premiere on Monday, October 22, following a new episode of Arrow. THE CW’S FALL 2018 PREMIERE DATE SCHEDULE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9 8:00-9:00 PM THE…

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Disney Raises Bid For Fox Properties

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It was recently announced that Comcast has offered a $65 billion all-cash deal for Fox Studios. And in the spirit of playing hardball Disney is now offering a reported $71.3 billion, which will give Fox shareholders the option to take their payment in the form of cash or stock, up to a 50-50 level. Disney’s previous offer stood at $52.4 billion, and the new offer is even better as Disney plans to take on about $13.8 billion of Fox’s debt, which would bring the total transaction value above $85 billion.…

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‘The Last Jedi’ Director Responds To Remaking The Movie

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Count Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson among the people hoping to see a fan campaign to remake the movie succeed. The director recently responded to a tweet from the Twitter account Remake The Last Jedi and offered a surprising — if not necessarily totally genuine — a show of support. Remake The Last Jedi has been gaining attention through its presence on Twitter and via a website, where it explains that it hopes to “provide Disney an opportunity to course-correct with the Star Wars franchise.” It argues…

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DC DIGITAL STREAMING WILL HAVE COMICS

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It’s been known that WB is currently developing a DC Digital streaming network that will feature the Titans TV series, Young Justice Season 3, an adult Harley Quinn animated show, a Lex Luthor and Lois Lane Metropolis series, and a Swamp Thing series, but now it’s also learned the platform will feature comics. DC Entertainment Community Manager Dani Snow offered new details with mention of the inclusion of comics. “There will be digital movies, TV shows that you can watch, streaming. We are going to have a lot of comics…

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Alex Kurtzman To Expand The Star Trek Franchise

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Writer/producer Alex Kurtzman has inked an overall deal with CBS to develop new properties in the Star Trek universe, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Kurtzman will take the reins as showrunner of Star Trek: Discovery following the firing of former showrunners Aaron Harberts and Gretchen Berg. Additionally, Kurtzman and writer Akiva Goldsman are reportedly working on a new Star Trek series featuring Patrick Stewart reprising his Star Trek: The Next Generation role of Jean-Luc Picard, though THR says CBS refused to confirm such a project is in development. Kurtzman’s deal…

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Should DC Films Release the Snyder Cut for Justice League?

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Today Ian Cardona with CBR Exclusives published an article titled “It’s Time for Warner Bros. to Release Snyder’s Justice League Cut”. I read the article and was amazed that there are people that still bring this subject up six months after the worst-performing film in DC Films history. With all the Joss Whedon reshoots and the cost of the original shooting at 250 to 300 million American Dollars, why would the studio decide to release Zack Snyder’s version of the movie? The total fan reception to Justice League was ultimately…

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DC Launches New Publishing Label

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DC LAUNCHES NEW PUBLISHING IMPRINT DC BLACK LABEL BRINGS EDGY AND PROVOCATIVE STANDALONE STORIES TO THE LEGENDS OF BATMAN, SUPERMAN AND WONDER WOMAN ALL-STAR WRITERS FRANK MILLER, SCOTT SNYDER, BRIAN AZZARELLO, KELLY SUE DeCONNICK, GREG RUCKA AND JOHN RIDLEY JOIN DC BLACK LABEL WITH THEIR ULTIMATE TAKES ON MODERN SUPERHERO STORYTELLING COLLABORATING WITH SUPER-STAR ARTISTS JOHN ROMITA JR., GREG CAPULLO, LEE BERMEJO AND PHIL JIMENEZ BURBANK, CA (March 8, 2018) – DC Black Label, a new publishing imprint from DC Entertainment, gives premier talent the opportunity to expand upon the…

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New Luke Cage Season 2 Trailer

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Netflix has revealed the new full trailer for the upcoming second season of Marvel’s Luke Cage, which focuses almost entirely on Alfre Woodard’s Mariah Dillard. In the trailer, Mariah Dillard is faced with an imminent and formidable threat to her hold over Harlem – the unstoppable Bushmaster. Armed with Mariah’s deepest secrets, Bushmaster endangers everything that she holds most dear. Will Luke Cage intervene to protect Mariah? The second season is executive produced by series showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker (Ray Donovan), Jim Chory (Marvel’s Jessica Jones), and Jeph Loeb (Jessica…

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Tim Burton Directed Movie – Dumbo Official Teaser Trailer

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Watch the teaser trailer for Tim Burton’s all-new live-action Dumbo, coming to theatres March 2019. From Disney and visionary director Tim Burton, the all-new grand live-action adventure “Dumbo” expands on the beloved classic story where differences are celebrated, the family is cherished and dreams take flight. Circus owner Max Medici (Danny DeVito) enlists former star Holt Farrier (Colin Farrell) and his children Milly (Nico Parker) and Joe (Finley Hobbins) to care for a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him a laughingstock in an already struggling circus. But when they…

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WONDER WOMAN 1984 – Steve Trevor Returns

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The first pictures from Warner Bros.’s Wonder Woman 1984 – the sequel to 2017’s hit Wonder Woman film – have been released, along with new information and confirmation of previously-reported items. Gal Gadot returns as the demi-god Amazon alongside Chris Pine (as Steve Trevor). They are joined by Kristen Wiig (as Cheetah), and Pedro Pascal in an unspecified role. Returning director Patty Jenkins co-wrote the script with Geoff Johns (who contributed to the original film’s story). Warner Bros. gave no information on how Steve Trevor (who seemingly died in the…

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Geoff Johns’s Step Down and Step Up from DC Films

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Geoff Johns To Step Down As DC Chief Creative Officer but will step into a role where he is involved more on the creative end in comics, TV, and movies. He will move into a Warner Bros first-look producing deal where he will write movie vehicles to produce for Mad Ghost Productions. Johns will continue to work on existing DC films. The position of Chief Creative Officer was not a good fit for him because of the demanding oversite of others and the lack of real control he had as…

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DC UNIVERSE Streaming Service Could Launch This August

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Ever since the DC Universe streaming service was announced, fans have waited patiently for its arrival, and now it seems the digital program may be coming very soon as it eyes a late August. We currently know a lot about what series will be included on the DC Universe streaming service, with a live-action Titans series and the third season of Young Justice among the more anticipated programs, but we didn’t have a clear idea of when the service would launch. Thankfully, during an appearance on the James Bonding podcast,…

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Spider-Man: Into the SpiderVerse Trailer

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Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creative minds behind The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street, bring their unique talents to a fresh vision of a different Spider-Man Universe Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse stars the voice talent of Shameik Moore as Miles Morales Spider-Man, with Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Jake Johnson, Liev Schreiber, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, Lily Tomlin, and produced by Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Christina Steinberg. What makes you different is what makes you Spider-Man. Watch the new Spider-Man: Into the…

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Wreck-It Ralph 2 Trailer 2

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“Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2” leaves Litwak’s video arcade behind, venturing into the uncharted, expansive and thrilling world of the internet—which may or may not survive Ralph’s wrecking. Video game bad guy Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman) must risk it all by traveling to the world wide web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope’s video game, Sugar Rush. In way over their heads, Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet—the netizens—to…

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