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GEOFF JOHNS & KEVIN FEIGE Honor SUPERMAN Director RICHARD DONNER

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On Wednesday night, DC Entertainment President & Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns and Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige came together to honor the man that mentored them both, Superman: The Movie director Richard Donner. Donner was honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in a special ceremony that brought Feige and Johns – both former interns under Donner – together with numerous other Hollywood luminaries to pay tribute to the 87-year-old filmmaker. Donner is known for directing Superman: The Movie, Superman II, The Goonies, the Lethal Weapon…

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Injustice 2 – What You Need To Know

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Injustice 2 looks set to continue the story that was established in Injustice: Gods Among Us, the original game that released back in 2013. Whereas the original game pitted Batman against Superman as the central conflict, the situation in Injustice 2 is complicated by the arrival of Brainiac. Featuring a playable roster of near 40 characters, Injustice 2 boasts a variety of characters from across the DC Universe, such as Batman, Superman, Doctor Fate, Cheetah, Poison Ivy, Bane, Atrocitus, and Gorilla Grodd. This page will act as a central hub…

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JOHNS & FRANK Reunite For DC/WATCHMEN – DOOMSDAY CLOCK

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Geoff Johns’ anticipated follow-through on 2016’s DC Universe: Rebirth #1 has been revealed as a new miniseries titled Doomsday Clock. Reuniting with frequent collaborators Gary Frank and Brad Anderson, Johns is framing the title as Dr. Manhattan versus Superman and “the conflict between optimism and pessimism.” “It’s time. Last year, the DC Universe confronted the legacy of Watchmen in ‘Rebirth’ the way Watchmen confronted the legacy of superhero comics three decades ago,” said Johns. “Thematically, and metaphorically, there was no better choice than to use Dr. Manhattan. If you’re going…

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Wonder Woman First Reactions Call It Dark, Funny and Powerful

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Finally, someone other than those pesky executives at Warner Bros. have seen Wonder Woman. And the response appears to be positive. Though, admittedly, these responses are clearly coming from some sort of Mommy blogger group and a handful of DC fan sites. And they’re not filled with the kind of enthusiasm that will have any doubters running out to theaters on opening day. Overall, they smell like ‘pat on the back’ reactions. It’s hard to tell how good the movie actually is, which seems to be par for the course…

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Animated ‘Spider-Man’ movie avoids competition with ‘Aquaman’

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Sony has moved up the release of their animated Spider-Man movie by one week. It was originally scheduled to come out on December 21, 2018, the same day as DC Comics’ Aquaman. Now, the animated Spider-Man movie will be out on December 14, 2018. The untitled animated Spider-Man movie will feature Shameik Moore as the voice of Miles Morales. Liev Schreiber will voice an unknown villain.

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DC Rebirth Volume 2 Available Digitally for Free

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A library card is now the superhero cape equivalent for comic book fans who want to revel in the sagas of their favorite characters. hoopla digital (hoopladigital.com), the category-creating mobile and online service for public libraries, today announced the expansion of the DC Universe Rebirth comic offerings with the arrival of DC UNIVERSE REBIRTH Vol. 2s. Starting today, library patrons can access and enjoy full digital volumes of DC Rebirth Vol. 2 collected editions, which will debut in pairs on hoopla digital the same day as print versions release everywhere.…

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Why Are Marvel Comic Sales Down?

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Recently I have been monitoring the message boards and blogs about the drop in sales of comics in general and especially Marvel sales. Many people blame the drop in Marvel sales is because of the direction they are going by abandoning the classic characters and becoming more diverse in story telling. The classic Marvel heroes have been primarily white and not of color, so their efforts are to introduce more people of color like Miles Morales (Spider-Man) and Riri Williams (Ironman). While that may have been the perception in modern…

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WONDER WOMAN – DC Films Producer Interview

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Make no mistake about it: Wonder Woman is absolutely an origin film, and will tell the story of how Diana, princess of Themyscira, came to man’s world and became a superhero to the people of Earth, decades before she would return to help Batman and Superman defeat the mighty threat of Doomsday in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. But DC Films producer Charles Roven wants to make sure that the focus for her film, as well as their other solo films going forward, isn’t just a formulaic origin, like…

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MATT REEVES TO DIRECT AND PRODUCE “THE BATMAN”

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(February 23, 2017 – Burbank, CA) – Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Matt Reeves (“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” “Cloverfield”) has been set to direct “The Batman.” Reeves will also serve as a producer on the new standalone action adventure centering on one of DC’s most enduringly popular Super Heroes. The announcement was made by Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Content Officer, Warner Bros. Pictures Group. Emmerich stated, “We are thrilled to have Matt Reeves taking the helm of Batman, the crown jewel of our DC slate.…

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THE WILD STORM #1 Aims To Reinvent 21st Century Superheroes Again

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The Wild Storm #1 Written by Warren Ellis Art by Jon Davis-Hunt and Ivan Plascencia Lettering by Simon Bowland Published by DC Comics Warren Ellis somewhat famously never looks back. The writer’s scorched Earth approach to his previous work has kept him moving forward and insured that his fans never get disappointed waiting for some nostalgia-baiting reunion tour. So to see Ellis at the helm of a rebooted, reimagined WildStorm universe is something of a surprise. DC’s penchant for the curation approach (a la Gerard Way’s Young Animal imprint) has…

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Injustice 2 “The Lines Are Redrawn” Trailer Breakdown Video

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Over a week ago saw a new trailer for the Injustice 2 video game with “The Lines Are Redrawn,” which offered a look at new characters including Darkseid and Brainiac. Now DC All Access breaks down the trailer in the following video. An Injustice 2 Robin trailer was also recently released. Are they friends? Foes? In the morally murky world of Injustice, it’s never easy to tell. But in this DC All Access games clip, we look to see where the lines have been redrawn as we break down the…

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Teen Titans: The Judas Contract Animated Movie

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It’s long been discussed, but it’s now officially confirmed. TEEN TITANS: THE JUDAS CONTRACT, the popular New Teen Titans storyline by Marv Wolfman and George Perez, will be adapted into a feature length animated film in 2017. Revealed during tonight’s packed Batman: The Killing Joke World Premiere panel, Teen Titans: The Judas Contract was announced alongside two other intriguing-sounding DC Universe Original Movies slotted for next year. First out of the gate will be Justice League Dark, an adaptation of the popular comic book series that will bring John Constantine…

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All-Female DC Villains Movie ‘Gotham City Sirens’

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Robbie will reprise her role as DC villainess Harley Quinn. David Ayer is back in the business of DC comic villains. The filmmaker, who directed Warner Bros.’ all-bad guy comic book movie Suicide Squad, is reuniting with that film’s star, Margot Robbie, for Gotham City Sirens, a feature project that will showcase the top female villains from the DC stable, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Ayer will direct and produce the project with Robbie reprising her role as Harley Quinn, the part-time girlfriend of the Joker who is currently DC’s…

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Powerless Premiere Date Set

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Powerless premiere date set for February by NBC Today, NBC has announced their lineup for the midseason and with it comes the Powerless premiere date. The ensemble comedy, set in the world of the DC Universe, will premiere Thursday, February 2 at 8:30 p.m. In the first comedy series set in the universe of DC Comics, Vanessa Hudgens (Grease Live, High School Musical) plays Emily, a spunky young insurance adjuster specializing in regular-people coverage against damage caused by the crime-fighting superheroes. It’s when she stands up to one of these…

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Rebirth, Watchmen Mysteries Explored In Early 2017 Says Dan DiDio

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One of the biggest mysteries spinning out of “DC Universe: Rebirth” #1 is how have the characters from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ “Watchmen” series manipulated DC Comics continuity. In the latest issue of DC’s “Direct Currents” magazine, co-publisher Dan DiDio gives information on when fans can expect to find the answer to that question. “Everyone at DC knows how interested readers are in the seeds planted in DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH #1,” DiDio says. “Your patience will be rewarded in 2017.” “You’ll start to see some of the great mysteries…

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