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59 on Joe Manganiello was closer to playing Superman in 'Man of Steel' than you thinkIt's been widely reported that Joe Manganiello was in the running to play Superman in Man of Steel. Zack Snyder has confirmed this himself while explaining why he felt Henry Cavill was better for the role. But it turns out Manganiello was actually a lot closer to starring in Man of Steel than we thought.…
Arnold Schwarzenegger, best known to Batman fans as Mr. Freeze from Batman & Robin, is "absolutely" up for playing another Batman villain. "Absolutely!," Arnold said when Fandango asked if he'd consider playing another Batman villain. "I think all of those movies, if they're written well, they're entertaining. If it's Batman or Batman and Robin, or…
DC Collectibles has made some fun and surprising choices with their latest wave of figures. Doing the unexpected, they've diverged from the usual friends an foes and thrown in some packaged sets inspired by both Batman Beyond and a fan-favorite 5-minute tribute to Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns featured in The New Batman Adventures. So while…
Christopher Nolan is hard at work on his second movie since wrapping up his amazing Dark Knight Trilogy back in 2012. The new movie is called Dunkirk, and it's based on true events that took place during World War II. Nolan was in Las Vegas at CinemaCon this past week, and the Los Angeles Times…
The Batman director Matt Reeves has a new movie coming out this summer, and it's a big one! War for the Planet of the Apes. It's getting all kinds of positive buzz, and Reeves just released a brand new trailer. Dylan Clark, who produced War for the Planet of the Apes, is rumored to be…
ComicBook.com caught up with Batman & Robin's George Clooney at CinemaCon this week. Clooney was asked what the thought of his friend Ben Affleck's take on Batman. Clooney joked that he killed Batman, and is surprised he still has a career! "Well I haven't seen it, you know? Because I feel that Batman died with…
Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin told ComicBook.com at CinemaCon this week that he has upcoming meetings with both DC Comics and Marvel. “I happen to have meetings coming up with both DC and Marvel," Sorkin said. "I have to go into these meetings and tell them as respectfully as I can that I’ve never read a…
Warner Bros. opened a new office in Beijing, China today. CEO Kevin Tsujihara was on hand to celebrate. “Warner Bros. has been producing world-class films and TV shows for almost 100 years, and we look forward to sharing our expertise with our partners in China as well as with up-and-coming talent to benefit the entire…
In November Gal Gadot let the world know that she was pregnant with her second child. Last week she announced that she was 9 months pregnant, and today Gadot and her husband welcomed their new daughter, Maya, into the world. Gadot shared the news on social media this afternoon. "And then we were four... She…
Funko was kind enough to send Batman News their March box for Legion of Collectors, and boy, was it a good one. See if you can spot Batman! Also, if there's a drinking game for how many times I say "classic" or "spit curl", you should probably stick to root beer...
Back in November, Gal Gadot announced to the world that she and her husband were expecting their second child together, and today the Wonder Woman star gave an update. Gadot posted a photo of herself on Instagram wearing a very cool Wonder Woman t-shirt. In the photo's caption, she announced that she's 9 months pregnant,…
Ben Affleck just released a statement on Facebook, announcing that he's completed treatment for alcohol addiction. This was the first step of many towards a positive recovery, he said. You can check out his full statement below: "I have completed treatment for alcohol addiction; something I've dealt with in the past and will continue to…
Ask anyone their favorite episodes of Batman: The Animated Series. Let's say top five. I'm willing to bet that more often than not, "Almost Got 'Im" will at least be somewhere on most of those lists. If you're not familiar with it, the episode's premise was simple: a group of Batman's rogues are playing poker,…
With movies like Deadpool and Logan breaking R-rated movie box office records in the last year, the mature superhero movie is more popular than ever. So does Warner Bros. want to get in on the action with some of its characters in their new DC Films universe? “One hundred percent yes. With the right character(s),”…
We can all agree that LEGO is a pretty great idea, right? Multicolored blocks of various shapes and sizes that can be used to build pretty much anything you can think of. There's something therapeutic in putting together everyone's favorite Danish building blocks, and the added bonus of sets featuring your favorite licensed characters makes…
Fans who go to see Hugh Jackman's final Wolverine movie, Logan, this weekend will be treated to funny Deadpool 2 teaser video. Ryan Reynolds isn't afraid to poke fun at anyone or anything, and Superman is his latest target in this new video. In the video above, we see Wade Wilson walking down the street…
Sideshow's latest addition to the much-celebrated Premium Format collection is Catwoman, but not just any Catwoman. Unlike our previous Premium Format review, a remarkable amalgamation of Batman's most popular comic book portrayals, this figure is quite specific. Here we have none other than Michelle Pfeiffer from "Batman Returns" and in this review we'll talk about…
Ben Affleck's BFF Matt Damon and The LEGO Batman Movie star Will Arnett were both guests on The Late Late Show with James Corden on Thursday, and Batman came up. James Corden asked Matt Damon who his favorite Batman was... his friend Ben Affleck or Will Arnett, who was sitting right next to him on…
Time Warner, the parent company to Warner Bros. and DC Comics, announced its earnings to shareholders today. Consumers spent $4.5 billion on DC Comics merchandise in 2016, which contributed to record performance in their Consumer Products division. That merchandise includes things like toys, t-shirts, and video games. It doesn't take the box office receipts into…
Warner Bros. to move forward with streaming service that'll let you watch new movie releases at home
Late last year it was reported that Apple was in talks with major Hollywood movie studios to bring movie rentals to iTunes just two weeks after they hit theaters. Today, Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara said that there has been a lot of progress made on this new streaming service. Variety has the quotes below.…
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