What’s DC up to now? DC Comics have revealed their February 2014 slate, with the “final fate of Nightwing”, Forever Evil: Blight and Superman’s Girlfriend Lois Lane. Plus some pretty groovy advance orders on some statues and other collectibles. “The final fate of Nightwing” The term “forever” is bandied around quite freely these days, especially when applied …
Tag: Superman/Batman
Nov 03 2013
Jaimie Alexander talks ‘Thor 3’, Wonder Woman and Sif spin-off
Jaimie Alexander has been interviewed by Forbes in anticipation of the domestic release of Thor: The Dark World, a film that has already taken $45.2 million internationally and is arguably one of the grandest films in the franchise so far. We say so in our review right here. In her chat with the source, she …
Sep 17 2013
Warner CEO confirms DC Cinematic Universe expansion
Back in April, president of Warner Bros. Pictures Group Jeff Robinov revealed that Man of Steel was the start of a new DC Cinematic Universe. This was, of course, confirmed by the announcement of the Batman/Superman film announced at SDCC this year. Now Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara (via ComicBook.com) has confirmed that there will be cinematic “growth …
Sep 14 2013
Justin Bieber teases ‘Batman Vs. Superman’ role?
If you thought the backlash against Ben Affleck’s casting as Batman was harsh, this story should just about explode the Internet. On Friday night, entertainer and pop scrotum Justin Bieber put out a picture of himself on Instagram with a probably fake Batman Vs. Superman script. The picture showed a script called Batman Vs. Superman …
Aug 26 2013
Reactions to Batman casting: Keaton to Kilmer, Clooney to Bale and Affleck
The torrent of abuse and praise for the casting of Ben Affleck as Batman in the upcoming Man of Steel sequel has not yet cause the Internet to explode, although it has come pretty close. With everything from petitions to stop the casting to actual death threats (seriously, people!), it probably says more about the …
Aug 23 2013
Official: Ben Affleck is the new Batman
In a completely unexpected bit of casting, Warner revealed via Facebook that they have cast Ben Affleck in the pivotal role of Bruce Wayne/Batman in the Man of Steel sequel due out in 2015. From what we know, Batman will be confronting Superman in some way in the next film, tentatively titled ‘Batman vs. Superman‘. …
Jul 24 2013
‘Man of Steel’ sequel will be titled ‘Superman vs. Batman’ or ‘Batman vs. Superman’
During the, director Zack “Snack” Snyder dropped a bomb with a little help from actor Harry Lennix. In “summer” 2015, a Superman/Batman film will be released starring Henry Cavill and an as yet-to-be-cast Batman. There’s already an official logo. Writer David S. Goyer (he of such cinematic masterpieces as Blade: Trinity, The Unborn, Jumper and …
Jul 23 2013
Official logo for ‘Superman/Batman’ film revealed online
After the crowd-pleasing announcement that Zack “Snack” Snyder would be bringing a sequel to Man of Steel to cinemas in 2015, and that sequel would feature some character named Batman. Now that the excitement has (not) died down, the official logo has been released in hi-res online. At Comic-Con International at San Diego, Snyder took the stage to …
Jul 22 2013
SDCC 2013 Highlights: News from Comic-Con International in San Diego
So another Comic-Con International in San Diego has come and gone, and whether you could be there or not, the Monday following such an event should be declared a geek public holiday. The sheer amount of news leading up to and coming out of the ‘Con is a little hard to digest, so we’ve made it …
Jul 21 2013
SDCC 2013: Warner announce ‘Superman/Batman’ film directed by Zack Snyder
Warner Bros. Pictures has stunned crowds at Comic-Con International at San Diego at a joint panel wit Legendary Pictures by announcing a Superman/Batman film for “summer 2015”. The live-action film will see Henry Cavill reprise his role as Superman, with an unnamed actor taking on the mantle of Batman. It will be directed by Zack “Snack” …