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Game of Thrones actor Iain Glen will portray Bruce Wayne in season 2 of DC Universe’s Titans, according to Deadline. Glen is best known for portraying the disgraced knight Jorah Mormount on HBO’s Game of Thrones. It’s not known whether Glen will put on the cape and cowl of Batman for Titans, or simply appear as his wealthy alter ego. Titans season 2 does not have a reported release date but is available on DC Universe streaming.
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The Rise of Skywalker This video is dominated by the narration of Luke to Rey and scenes with Kylo Ren and Emperor Palpatine Scene voiceover at the end plus it shows the remains of what looks like a part of the Death Star in an ocean on what might be Endor the place in space where the Emperor was supposed to die. It all fuels the excitement of the new Star Wars Episode IX coming this Christmas.
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The state of superhero movies is strong with interest in the genre in all walks of life. The movie Shazam opened with a 56 Million weekend domestically with almost 159 Million worldwide. The film works for younger audiences and older both and is a sign that the DC Films plan to make movies that are not dependant on a connected universe but stand on their own as a single character building movie is working. Critics and fans agree the last two movies Aquaman and now Shazam are good movies and…
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Warner Bros. makes the first episodes of their DC Universe series, Titans, Young Justice and Doom Patrol, available online for free. Details include that starting this weekend and for a limited time, the first episodes of each exclusive original series, Titans, Doom Patrol, and Young Justice: Outriders, will be available for anyone to view without a subscription. If you are having a hard time pulling the trigger to buy the DC Universe Subscription see the first episodes free and make your decision. Check it out HERE.
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Writer/director James Gunn has tweeted out a statement following news that Walt Disney Studios and Marvel Studios have agreed to re-hire him following his July 2018 dismissal over offensive Twitter statements he had made years ago. “I am tremendously grateful to every person out there who has supported me over the past few months. I am always learning and will continue to work at being the best human being I can be,” Gunn tweeted. “I deeply appreciate Disney’s decision and I am excited to continue making films that investigate the…
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We are close to the release of the mega film Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame. In theaters April 26. Whatever it takes is the theme of this new trailer with hints that the Avenger will attempt to end the Thanos threat and restore the living being that he eradicated.
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Saw an early premiere in my area for the Movie Captain Marvel. The film is written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, with Geneva Robertson-Dworet also contributing to the screenplay. Brie Larson stars as Carol Danvers, alongside Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace, Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan, Annette Bening, Clark Gregg, and Jude Law. Please note there will be spoilers ahead as I give my full review. I really enjoy the superhero genre and wanted to see a quality film knowing that Marvel movies are…
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Shazam the movie coming on April the 5th. 15-year-old Billy Batson becomes Shazam when he says the magic word. A slapstick version of a superhero from a teenagers perspective. Able to buy beer in a single bound. The New Line Cinema adaptation of the DC Comics superhero stars Asher Angel as Billy Batson and Zachary Levi as Batson’s mystically-powered superhero alter ego, the titular Shazam. The film also stars Mark Strong, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Djimon Hounsou Synopsis: “We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit…
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Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo are returning to Batman in May with BATMAN: LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH, to be released on the DC Black Label. The press release follows: Media Release — The best-selling creative team of writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo returns to the Dark Knight in May with BATMAN: LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH, new from DC Black Label! As this epic tale begins, Bruce Wayne wakes up in Arkham Asylum. Young. Sane. And…he was never Batman. It’s a sprawling tale of the Dark Knight as…
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From the Sega CD comes the lost episode of the animated Batman tv show! Cutscenes turned into an episode by your’s truly, Comic Ghost!!! (CREDIT) The 17-minute quasi- episode is made up of somewhat grainy cutscenes from the 1994 Sega CD video game The Adventures of Batman and Robin for Sega CD. Mark Hamill: “Yowza Yowza, Ladies & Germs!”- A “LOST” BATMAN EPISODE I remember recording for this project, but I never owned a Sega game console, so this is the 1st time I’ve seen this footage. Joker comes in…
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The social media war for the minds and hearts of the society we live in today is evident to any rational thinking person. Traditional values are being threatened by progressive thought and the media news and the majority of the entertainment world leans towards liberal ideas and biases. It really is not arguable that this is not happening right here in the land of the free and even worldwide. With this in mind, I want to talk about the content today in TV and film and how it has changed…
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DC are launching two new Superman family titles – Lois Lane by writer Greg Rucka and artist Mike Perkins, and Jimmy Olsen by writer Matt Fraction and artist Steve Lieber. The title was mentioned in DC’s May 2019 solicitations, as the duo will be doing a short story in May’s Superman: Leviathan Rising Special #1. Here is the solicitation: SUPERMAN: LEVIATHAN RISING SPECIAL #1 written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, MATT FRACTION, GREG RUCKA and MARC ANDREYKO art by YANICK PAQUETTE, STEVE LIEBER and MIKE PERKINS cover by YANICK PAQUETTE An…
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Warner Bros. has reserved November 20, 2020, for the theatrical release of Legendary’s Dune reboot, according to Deadline. The film is set to be shown in 2D, 3D, and Imax theaters. “Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides – who would become known as Muad’Dib – and of a great family’s ambition to bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream,” reads the description of the original Frank Herbert novel. Dune will be directed by Blade Runner 2049’s Denis Villeneuve with…
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A founding member of DC’s Doom Patrol, Larry Trainor who is exposed to a mysterious energy field as a Pilot and becomes Negative Man. He miraculously survives the crash but is left disfigured and the vessel for a radioactive being with extraordinary abilities. He’s shown married with two children, while also carrying on a secret affair with one of his ground crew, a man, who witnesses the accident. That double life, of course, serves to reinforce Trainor’s dual nature. During a special Q&A held ahead of Doom Patrol’s premiere, executive…
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Ready for a strange ride? #DCUDoomPatrol series premiere on February 15 with new episodes every Friday, only on #DCUNIVERSE. DOOM PATROL reimagines one of DC’s most beloved groups of Super-Heroes: Robotman aka Cliff Steele (BRENDAN FRASER), Negative Man aka Larry Trainor (MATT BOMER), Elasti-Woman aka Rita Farr (APRIL BOWLBY) and Crazy Jane (DIANE GUERRERO), led by modern-day mad scientist Niles Caulder aka The Chief (TIMOTHY DALTON). Each member of the Doom Patrol suffered a horrible accident that gave them superhuman abilities but also left them scarred and disfigured. Traumatized and…
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