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io9Lucy Liu Joins Shazam: Fury of the Gods as Helen Mirren’s Co-Villain
We still haven’t gotten over the fact that Dame Helen Mirren has joined DC’s Shazam movie as Hespera, the divine foe that will face down Billy Batson (Asher Angel) in both his normal and superhero forms. Now Hecuba will be lent a hand by her sister Kalypso, as played by Kill Bill and Elementary star … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsLet’s Talk About Superheroes and Capes
Why do some superheroes wear capes? I think it depends on one thing: purpose. The cape highlights a sort of dynamism. When you open up a comic book, the pages do not move, so the cape is drawn as cloth fluttering around a character to signify that the superhero is a vibrant, spinning dynamo of … Continued
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io9MoviesThe Rock’s Black Adam Production Begins on DC Comics Film
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson dropped a boulder on his fans this week by posting a Black Adam photo on Instagram to kick off production finally beginning for the long-awaited film. “History in the making, extremely excited and what a humbling moment to share with you,” Johnson wrote. “Officially kicking off Day 1 of filming our … Continued
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io9Supergirl Is Gaining Another Magical DC Comics Imp
The CW is not playing around and is dominating the nerd news cycle this weekend. Supergirl is heading into the final stretch as the upcoming season six will be the show’s last, and actress Peta Sergeant (The Originals) is now a series regular. Deadline states that Sergeant will play Nyxly, a quirky, fifth-dimensional Imp. Imps … Continued
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io9TrailersCW’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 6 Teaser Trailer Shows New Heroes and New Villains
Admit it. You didn’t think CW’s Suicide Squad—I’m sorry CW’s Legends of Tomorrow was going to get past the first season. It’s ok to be wrong, though. Not only is the show on its sixth season, but it’s back and better than ever! The CW released the first “trailer” for season six and while it’s … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsRegé-Jean Page Speaks on His Reportedly Racially Motivated Rejection From Syfy’s Krypton
Among the many, many bombshells dropped in Tuesday’s revelatory, distressing Hollywood Reporter exposé on more of what Ray Fisher dealt with, both during and after Justice League, were allegations that Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page had not been cast as Superman’s grandfather Seg-El in the 2018 Syfy series Krypton because he is Black. Now, Page has … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsThe Other History of the DC Universe Sheds a Crucial Light on Katana’s Interior Life
In the grand pantheon of DC Comics characters with decidedly uninspired names (see: Superman, Batman), the Japanese assassin-turned-antihero Katana—codename of Tatsu Yamashiro—has always stood out as being a prime example of how comics have a long history of conceptualizing heroes and villains of color in rather reductive ways. The latest issue of John Ridley’s The … Continued
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io9MoviesDC’s New Gods Movie Isn’t Happening (Neither Is The Trench)
Darkseid is…probably one of the characters fans were most looking forward to seeing in Warner Bros.’ previously-announcedNew Gods film from director Ava DuVernay and Mister Miracle scribeTom King. Though Jack Kirby’s DC Comics character was recently revealed in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, unfortunately, New Gods’ Darkseid is…something audiences are going to be waiting quite a … Continued
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io9MoviesThe Batman: The Long Halloween Animated Movie Has an Appropriately Lengthy Voice Cast
DC Comics’ animation department is finally tackling one of the Dark Knight’s greatest adventures, The Long Halloween. The voice cast for the adaptation of the classic 1996 story by Joseph “Jeph” Loeb and Tim Sale has been announced, and there are a few surprises in there. Revealed by the Hollywood Reporter, the most interesting bit … Continued
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io9MoviesThe Suicide Squad‘s James Gunn Explains Why King Shark Isn’t a Hammerhead
The DC Comics villain King Shark has always been your very normal, rudimentary, giant anthropomorphic pants-wearing shark-man. But when DC rebooted its universe with The New 52, King Shark became a giant anthropomorphic pants-wearing hammerhead shark man. Now that he’s making his big-screen debut in The Suicide Squad, he’s a regular ol’… giant anthropomorphic pants-wearing … Continued
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io9MoviesDC’s Static Shock Movie Just Got Another Jolt Forward
Fresh off Zack Snyder’s Justice League and the trailer for The Suicide Squad, DC continues to keep its momentum. Randy McKinnon has been hired to write the script for Static Shock, which will be produced by Michael B. Jordan. McKinnon recently wrote the Disney+ sports drama Safety, which was directed by Reginald Hudlin, who is … Continued
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io9MoviesBreaking Down The Suicide Squad‘s Madcap, Bloody Trailer
Warner Bros. has just given the world a new, extended look at James Gunn’sThe Suicide Squad. Who possibly could have guessed that a movie with a cast that large would have a beefy trailer in need of some breaking down? Just based on The Suicide Squad’s use of Steely Dan’s “Dirty Work” in the new … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsMarvel Says Goodbye to Diamond, Chooses New Comics Distributor in Penguin Random House
After decades of Diamond Comics serving as the exclusive distributor of Marvel’s comics to the direct market, the House of Ideas is moving on to greener, slightly less monopolistic pastures in a move that might signal a larger industry shift. In a press release today, Marvel announced plans to partner with Penguin Random House to … Continued
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io9MoviesBlack Adam Adds Pierce Brosnan’s Dr. Fate to Its Curious Cast of DC Heroes
For DC’s Black Adam, the good doctor is in, apparently. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Pierce Brosnan has signed onto Warner Bros.’ Black Adam film as Dr. Fate, the ominously named magic user who draws his energies from his iconic Helmet of Fate. He’ll be playing the Kent Nelson version of the character. Brosnan’s Dr. … Continued
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io9Justice League’s Godlike Villains Were Brought to Life by VFX, Not Mother Boxes
Steppenwolf and Darkseid were two of the biggest changes in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. “Big” as in, they are large beings, but also “big” in that Steppenwolf was completely redesigned for the new film and Darkseid is a crucial character that was almost a completely new addition. Weta Digital did the visual effects for both … Continued
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io9MoviesAn Epic Timeline of the Rock Willing DC’s Black Adam Into Existence
In just a few weeks, Dwayne Johnson will finally roll cameras on his DC movie, Black Adam. That statement seems almost unbelievable—because if you can believe it, the actor and the role have been inseparable for over a decade. In that time, Johnson has taken great pleasure in teasing fans about what’s to come and … Continued
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io9MoviesWarner Bros. Believes Zack Snyder’s Justice League Brings an End to the Snyderverse
Despite Zack Snyder’s Justice League ending with a few huge cliffhangers, the four-hour epic will, most likely, be the end of the line for Zack Snyder’s DC films. With the multiyear campaign for fans to “Release the Snyder Cut” culminating in that actually happening, many fans had turned their attention to “Restoring” the “Snyderverse.” Meaning, … Continued
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io9MoviesDC’s Zatanna Movie Has Nabbed Promising Young Woman’s Emerald Fennell
Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman is currently up for the Best Picture award at this year’s Oscars, its star Carey Mulligan has been nominated for Best Actress, and Fennel herself may get Best Director and Best Screenplay. And now she’s going to write a movie based on DC Comics’ arguably third-most famous magician. Not to … Continued
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io9MoviesJustice League‘s Epilogue Is Its Messiest, Most Dangerous Indulgence
Zack Snyder’s Justice League is, in ways good and bad, an exercise in indulgence. After all, it is Snyder’s unleashed vision for what his Justice League movie could have been, in some form, writ large: literally, given that the film is a four-hour undertaking. But for all its extensions and additions, its most peculiar indulgence … Continued
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io9MoviesZack Snyder’s Justice League Was Incredibly Complicated to Complete
Zack Snyder’s Justice League is fascinating on almost every level. The history, the controversy, the fans, the result. Without exaggeration, that it exists is a landmark in film history. One of the aspects that gets a little lost in that fascinating narrative, though, is the actual nuts and bolts of making it. It’s one thing … Continued