DC Comics
‘Land of Women’ Star Santiago Cabrera on Nearly Landing the Role of Aquaman and His Secret ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Part
In Land of Women, Chilean actor Santiago Cabrera stars as Amat, a Spanish resident in the fictional Catalonian town of La Muga and the sole male participant in the all-female wine cooperative on which the city’s economy relies. He also becomes an unexpected and much-needed aide to Eva Longoria’s Gala Scott, who, along with her […]
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‘Watchmen Chapter 1’ Trailer Introduces Matthew Rhys, Katee Sackhoff as Animated DC Heroes
The Doomsday Clock is ticking in the trailer for the animated feature Watchmen Chapter 1. Hailing from Warner Bros. Animation and Paramount, the title is the first in a two-part film based on the classic DC Comics series Watchmen, a satirical project focusing on an alternate reality in which superheroes — known as costumed vigilantes […]
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Goodbye DC Extended Universe: We Hardly Knew You (Yet We Knew You Too Well)
In December 2018, Aquaman arrived with the amount of fanfare appropriate for the moment. It was the height of comic book culture, and one of its reigning kings, Jason Momoa, arrived at the movie’s blue carpet premiere with a golden trident. Full to the brim with bluster, he performed a ceremonial dance with members of the Maori community while wife […]
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End of The CW’s DC Era: ‘Superman & Lois’ to Conclude With Season 4
It’s the end of an era: Superman & Lois will take one final flight on The CW. The Nexstar-backed broadcast network on Thursday announced that the upcoming fourth season of the DC Comics drama from exec producer Greg Berlanti will be its final run. The 10-episode final season starring Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch will […]
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‘Blue Beetle’ Review: Xolo Maridueña Shines in Entertaining and Emotional DC Entry
Ángel Manuel Soto directs the first live-action superhero movie built around a Latino protagonist, with Susan Sarandon as the icy military-grade arms developer set on harnessing his powers.
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‘Blue Beetle’ Director Wants Viewers to “Feel Welcome” Watching DC’s Diverse Superhero Movie: “Don’t Fear Latino Heritage”
Blue Beetle director Ángel Manuel Soto had a powerful message to share ahead of a screening of DC’s first Latino-led superhero movie. “We put our hearts and souls into it because we wanted you guys to feel welcome to our stories,” the filmmaker said at a fan event at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood […]
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Seth Rogen on Why He’s Turned Off From Marvel and DC Projects: “It’s a Fear of the Process”
Seth Rogen is always looking for a good indie comic to adapt for the screen, but he has a reason for avoiding Marvel and DC comics. During a recent interview with Polygon, the actor-writer-producer, who is currently preparing for the release of his latest animated movie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, on Aug. 2, […]
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‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ Writers Talk ‘Fast’ Joke, New DC Leadership and That Major Cameo
[This story contains spoilers for Shazam! Fury of the Gods.] Henry Gayden and Chris Morgan clearly like working together. The day before Shazam! Fury of the Gods hit theaters, the co-writers couldn’t say enough good things about each other, tossing questions and praise back and forth on a mid-morning Zoom call with The Hollywood Reporter. […]
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‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ Post-Credits Scene Was Inspired by a Scrapped Villain Story
[This story contains spoilers for Shazam! Fury of the Gods.] If that final end-credits scene of Shazam! Fury of the Gods looked familiar, it was supposed to. After a long battle against the daughters of Atlas — Hespera (Helen Mirren), Kalypso (Lucy Liu) and Anthea (Rachel Zegler)— the DC sequel ends with Billy Batson (Asher Angel/Zachary […]
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Behind Spotify’s Growing DC Comics Audioverse
As James Gunn and Peter Safran reshape the DC universe at Warner Bros. Discovery, film and TV aren’t the only mediums where iconic characters like Batman, Harley Quinn and the Joker are taking on new lives. Thanks to an expansive, multiyear first-look deal with Spotify, DC has attracted new and returning fans to its rich IP […]
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Greg Berlanti’s ‘Green Lantern’ HBO Max Series Being Redeveloped, Loses Writer (Exclusive)
HBO Max’s long-gestating Green Lantern TV series is changing gears. The drama, which has been in the works since late 2019, will now focus on John Stewart, one of DC’s first Black superheroes. The series, from exec producer Greg Berlanti, was to originally have revolved around Guy Gardner and Alan Scott and had already cast […]
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All 50 DC Comics Movies Ranked Worst to Best
Though DC comic books yielded beloved big-screen adaptations decades before the competition at Marvel, corporate decisionmakers have failed so far to establish a satisfying “cinematic universe” (ugh) the way the other guys have. Judging the merits of one DC movie against the rest is more like judging individual creative works than ranking contemporary Marvel movies, […]
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