The end of the Bat-fleck era might be nigh. Following reports that longtime Batman actor Ben Affleck wouldn't reprise his role as the Dark Knight in director Matt Reeves' The Batman, it's been revealed that the film focuses on "a young caped crusader" that Affleck likely won't play.
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We've been going over Ben Affleck's status as the dark knight for what feels like years now. At first, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker was set to write, direct, and star in The Batman — but a few script drafts and one Justice League later, he's now apparently doing none of the above.
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A lot of not-so-good news and embarrassing moments begs the question: why should Ben Affleck stay on as the Batman, when it's clearly not doing him a whole lot of good? The answer is simple: he shouldn't.
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It's pretty common that comic book heroes and villains have to be altered, at least a little, when transported to the big screen. But the differences never seemed so fitting than in the case of Drax the Destroyer, whose very nature is one of change.
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The green-haired, pale-faced comic book villain has gone from being a mere Batman rival to a full-on cultural icon — and now that the Justice League have had their turn in the spotlight, it's the Joker's time to shine.
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The future of movies based on DC Comics is once again in flux, as news has broken that DC Entertainment's Geoff Johns is stepping down from his post as the company's president and chief creative officer. His departure comes in the middle of an overall executive shakeup at the company.
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The joke's on, Jared Leto. According to a report by Variety, Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment are firmly moving forward on a Jared Leto-starring Joker standalone movie. The Suicide Squad spinoff will continue the adventures of Leto's version of the Clown Prince of Crime.
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She slipped into the role like she was born to play it, but in reality, getting to where she needed to be for the part required a lot of hard work. This is how Zazie Beetz got ripped to play Domino in Deadpool 2.
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They're new to the MCU, but this superpowered duo has a long history in the pages of Marvel Comics.
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A great death scene, whether it's because of the emotional context or because of some truly disturbing gore, can do this in a heartbeat. One minute you're comfortably watching a movie, completely aware that you're seeing something that's make believe, and then death hits you.
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Deadpool 2 breakout star Julian Dennison has booked his next big blockbuster: the New Zealand-born actor has joined the upcoming Godzilla vs. Kong, which has been slated to hit theaters in 2020. Dennison is also known for Paper Planes, Chronesthesia, and Taika Waititi's Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
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You can't have a Deadpool flick without a ton of deaths, and while the recently released Deadpool 2 featured its fair share of grim fates, there was one that caused serious controversy. Amid the outcries, director David Leitch has opened up about the situation and defended the divisive death.
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One way or another, the Penguin is coming to the DCEU. According to Variety reporter Justin Kroll, Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment are seeking to put the Penguin into one of their superhero movies ASAP, with the character reportedly on deck to appear in either The Batman or Birds of Prey.
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Syfy has ordered a pilot for an adaptation of the comic book series Resident Alien, marking the network's first pilot order for 2018. The series, published by Dark Horse Comics, is the story of an alien from another world who finds himself lost in space and stuck on Earth.
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Netflix is getting into the comic book business with The Magic Order. The streaming service has released a trailer for its upcoming six-issue series, written by Mark Millar and illustrated by Olivier Coipel, set to launch in both print and digital formats in June.
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The idea of X-Force has gone through a lot of changes over the years. At this point, it contains multitudes, and each different interpretation, whether it seems like a return to basics or a wild new direction, fits with the others.
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Ryan Reynolds has one thing to say to Deadpool 2 fans: Thank you for being a friend. The man behind the Merc with a Mouth took to Instagram on Friday to share a special Golden Girls-style video to express his sincere gratitude for moviegoers flocking to see the raunchy R-rated sequel.
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Avengers: Infinity War didn't just kill its darlings, it straight-up annihilated them. But if one Marvel executive had persuaded directors Joe and Anthony Russo enough, the film may have gone without one major death.
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Deadpool 2 was chock-full of surprising cameos, but there may have been another one — one that threatens to beat all the others in a competition of coolness — hidden within the sequel. Was DC's Clown Prince of Crime, the Joker himself, actually in Deadpool 2?
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Things have gone tragically wrong on the set of Deadpool 2. According to the Vancouver Police Department's Twitter account, a stuntwoman was killed while working on the upcoming film.
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Josh Brolin is looking a little rough in the latest photos from the set of Deadpool 2. The photos, shared on social media by Twitter user Universo X-Men and viewable below, show Brolin's Cable looking like he's just gone through the ringer, covered in dirt and sporting a bloody nose.
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Cable may not be the most easy going guy in Deadpool 2. Josh Brolin has shared another picture of him in costume as the mutant in the upcoming flick, showing him intensely screaming at himself in a broken mirror.
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Cable needs to take a quick trip to the store in the latest set photo from Deadpool 2.
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Black Panther is a watchful leader in the new poster for his upcoming solo film. The poster, released at San Diego Comic-Con, features T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) standing on a huge panther statue as he looks down at Wakanda, the technologically advanced African nation he rules over.
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The more Deadpool, the better, right? During a press junket for Deadpool 2, director David Leitch revealed that the Blu-ray release of the rowdy sequel could include about 20 minutes of footage fans didn't get to see in the theatrical cut.
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Non-comics readers didn't recognize them, but Deadpool 2 introduced a number of new characters with deeper meaning than they might have appeared to have — heck, a few have even saved the world once or twice.
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Deadpool 2 handed a tragic fate to one important character, whose death was completely unexpected. Many viewers were left wondering whether the character actually died, since it's difficult to tell what's real and what's a gag in the goofy franchise. Deadpool 2 director David Leitch has the answer.
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