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80 on Jared Leto was almost Marvel's Doctor StrangeDespite not having a lot of screen time, Jared Leto gave a memorable performance as The Joker in Suicide Squad. But did you know that he almost starred in a Marvel movie instead? In the new issue of Empire, Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson said that star Benedict Cumberbatch was always the only actor he…
Suicide Squad Margot Robbie will host the Season 42 premiere of Saturday Night Live on October 1st. The Weeknd will be the musical guest. Since Robbie doesn't really have anything else to promote, I think we can expect some Suicide Squad jokes in her monologue, and maybe even a few sketches spoofing the movie. Robbie…
A couple of weeks ago it was announced that Joe Manganiello would play Deathstroke in Ben Affleck's Batman movie, and now his wife, actress Sofia Vergara, is getting in on the DC action as well! The Modern Family actress posted a picture of herself dressed as Wonder Woman on Instagram over the weekend. "Secret proyect!!" she captioned…
Ignoring the fact that every day around here is Batman Day, the third annual official Batman Day is this Saturday, September 17. To celebrate, thousands of comic book retailers, bookstores, schools and libraries across the country will hold special events, including signings with industry talent, games, giveaways, and other activities. More details as we hear…
With yesterday's news that Joe Manganiello will play Deathstroke in Ben Affleck's Batman movie I thought it would be fun to look back at some news that you may not be aware of. Back in March of 2011, Zack Snyder spoke to MTV about his new movie Sucker Punch. This was just a couple of…
Charity website Change.org just published a cool new video to their YouTube page. The video, embedded above, features Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher. The cast members from Justice League have come together to support the youth of Standing Rock in their campaign to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline. You…
Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill are hot off their latest animated movie Batman: The Killing Joke, and it sounds like the voices of Batman and The Joker already have an idea of which movies they'd like to do next. The duo appeared at Canada's 2016 Fan Expo this past weekend, and were asked if they…
Everyone has been talking about Deathstroke ever since Ben Affleck released test footage of the villain from his upcoming Batman movie. General audiences may not be familiar with Deathstroke, but they're definitely familiar with Deadpool. It's no secret that Deathstroke and Deadpool have a lot in common. Deadpool was created by Rob Liefeld and Fabian…
Clark Kent's "disguise" is one of the silliest in comics. He's just wearing a pair of glasses after all. But according to a new study put together by researchers at the University of York, it could actually work! CNN has the story, and says 59 study participants were shown side-by-side images and were then asked…
Batman fan and cosplayer Julian Checkley just earned himself a spot in the Guinness World Records by building himself 23 gadgets to go along with his Batman: Arkham Origins Batsuit! "Most functional gadgets on a cos-play suit" is the official record that Checkley broke, here's a list of all 23 gadgets that he made: Check…
Many fans didn't need another reason to love Gal Gadot after her fantastic performance as Wonder Woman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but she just gave them one more! The actress posted a photo on her social media accounts this morning, waking up on a "lazy Sunday". But if you look closely, you'll…
The latest wave of DC Collectibles Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures figures were released this month. Each figure was modeled after a character's appearance in a specific episode and, in the case of Jim Gordon, that episode is "I Am the Night." "I Am the Night" originally aired on 11/9/1992. It…
The hashtag "#fav7films" went viral on Twitter earlier this week, where fans were listing off their 7 favorite movies of all time. Mashable teamed up with Fizziology, a social media research film, to find out which movie appeared the most in those #fav7films Tweets. And guess what? It was Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight! According…
Yesterday Michael Keaton was finally honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The 64-year-old actor, best known for his role as Batman, gave a crowdpleasing but political speech, mixing self-effacing jokes with a show of support for efforts to improve relations between black communities and police in the United States, according to…
Yesterday Bleeding Cool reported a rumor saying that Geoff Johns had been promoted to President of DC Entertainment, and they were right! Variety just confirmed the news, saying that Johns will retain his Chief Operating Officer title and continue to report to DC Entertainment's Diane Nelson, who also has the title of "President". The change…
Conan O'Brien is doing shows on the road in San Diego this week for Comic-Con, and last night he visited Ironhead Studio, the company that makes most of your favorite superhero costumes -- including the costumes that were used in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. O'Brien came across the body sculpture they used for…
I don't think Lindsay Lohan bought her advanced Suicide Squad tickets last week! The actress just posted a photo of The Crow star Brandon Lee, and seemed to imply that The Joker was somehow a ripoff of his character. "Who wore it better?" Lohan asked in her Instagram caption. The photo also included Jack Nicholson,…
23 years ago, Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm (henceforth known as Phantasm) was released to critical acclaim and much fanfare. Building on the immense success of Batman: The Animated Series, Phantasm brought the animated version of Batman to a whole new level, and plays a tremendous part in DC’s continued success in the animation business.…
Since the day Ben Affleck was cast as Batman people have made jokes that his best friend Matt Damon should be Robin. Obviously the 45-year-old actor is too old for that role, but he wouldn't rule out playing a superhero entirely. At the premiere of his new movie Jason Bourne, Damon told Irish Examiner that he'd…
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice hits Digital HD on Tuesday, and in anticipation of people wanting to see older Batman movies, Warner Bros. recently updated all of the box art for Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher's movies on digital services. The new artwork isn't what you have on the DVD, Blu-ray, or even VHS…
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