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ARROW’s Andrew Kreisberg Discusses Competition From AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. And Other Comic Book Shows
With a very solid first season and a near-flawless second season, many haven’t hesitated to call Arrow the best live action comic book series ever. However, the series did face some competition this year with Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which airs on ABC. While the Avengers spin-off has more weekly viewers than Arrow‘s usual, fans commonly consider the CW series to be of higher quality. Speaking with TV Line, Arrow executive producer Andrew Kreisberg comments on this apparent competition. “We don’t really feel like we’re in competition with anybody else. We’re only trying to outdo ourselves as we move forward.” The next couple years are going to be big for comic…
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Teases Involvement With Unspecified DC Movie Project
Quickly becoming one of the biggest action stars of the decade, Dwayne Johnson is one actor that many fans want to see in a comic book movie. Years ago, when a Shazam film was in development, “The Rock” was in talks to play the villainous Black Adam. More recently, he was negotiating to play DC’s Lobo, but he later said that it wasn’t happening. However, Johnson said earlier this year that he was confident he will land a superhero movie role someday. Now, it looks like that day has come. During a “#RockTalk” Twitter Q&A session, Johnson was asked once more about the possibility of a Marvel or DC role, and…
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Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Cyborg And The Flash Team Up In New JUSTICE LEAGUE: WAR Image [UPDATED With A Second Still]
Another day, another Justice League: War image. Once again via @SuperPRGuy, a new still from the upcoming animated movie is online. The image features Cyborg (Shemar Moore), Wonder Woman (Michelle Monaghan), Green Lantern (Justin Kirk) and The Flash (Christopher Gorham) showing that “teamwork gets the job done.” The New 52 adaptation also features the voice talents of Jason O’Mara as Batman, Alan Tudyk as Superman, Sean Astin as Shazam, George Newbern as Steve Trevor, and Steve Blum as Darkseid. Justice League: War hits DVD and Blu-Ray on February 4th. Update: Another new image has found its way online via SuperPRGuy, teasing a battle between Wonder Woman and Darkseid.
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DC Entertainment: A Year in Review – Part 4 [Video Games]
2013 was a particularly monumental year for DC Entertainment. A movie universe featuring its iconic characters is finally moving forward, while a number of new television shows were announced. As usual, animated adaptations for both film and TV were unveiled, and a slew of video games were released. The following is the fourth and final part of my review of all the DC news from this year. It will cover all the video news from DC Entertainment that hit in 2013. Arguably the biggest DC game released this year was Injustice: Gods Among Us, a fighting game from Mortal Kombat creators NetherRealm. Set in an alternate reality, the story pits…
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Leaked Page From THE FLASH Script (2011) Featuring A Key Post-Credits Cameo
Back in 2010, a year before Green Lantern hit theaters, screenwriters Marc Guggenheim, Greg Berlanti and Michael Green were working on not only a sequel to that film, but an adaptation of The Flash. Of course, Green Lantern‘s critical and financial failure made the future of both projects uncertain. While there are apparently no plans to bring Green Lantern back to the big screen, The Flash was more recently reported to be on track for a 2016 release, with Berlanti possibly directing. Geoff Johns and Chris Brancato are also said to be involved with writing the script. Additionally, rumor has it that The Flash will make some kind of appearance…
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DC Entertainment: A Year in Review – Part 3 [Animation]
2013 was a particularly monumental year for DC Entertainment. A movie universe featuring its iconic characters is finally moving forward, while a number of new television shows were announced. As usual, animated adaptations for both film and TV were unveiled, and a slew of video games were released. The following is the third part of my review of all the DC news from this year. It will cover all the animation news from DC Entertainment that hit in 2013. As usual, three animated DC movies were released directly to home video this year. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2 is the second part of a stunning adaptation of Frank…
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JUSTICE LEAGUE: WAR Director & Producer Talk Modern Adaptations, Aquaman’s Absence And More
Speaking with Comic Book Resources, Justice League: War director Jay Oliva and producer James Tucker talk about the first animated New 52 adaptation. After a string of stand-alone movies, Tucker suggests that upcoming titles will be much more closely connected. “We did ‘Flashpoint,’ and originally ‘Flashpoint’ was gonna be just a standalone and we were gonna go right back into doing standalone different movies that aren’t in continuity with each other. I think Geoff Johns and our boss, Sam Register, got together and decided, ‘You know, this may be an opportunity to relaunch the DVD franchise and start it from ground zero.’ That’s kind of how it happened.” The producer…
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DC Entertainment: A Year in Review – Part 2 [Television]
2013 was a particularly monumental year for DC Entertainment. A movie universe featuring its iconic characters is finally moving forward, while a number of new television shows were announced. As usual, animated adaptations for both film and TV were unveiled, and a slew of video games were released. The following is the second part of my review of all the DC news from this year. It will cover all the television news from DC Entertainment that hit in 2013. After an impressive first season last year, Arrow returned this fall and has made all the right moves so far. In addition to furthering Oliver Queen’s journey to become a hero,…
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Former FLASH John Wesley Shipp Shares His Thoughts On The CW’s Series And Grant Gustin
John Wesley Shipp is best known for his role as Barry Allen in the 1990s Flash television series. Appearing on the Out Loud and Live! podcast (thanks to FlashTVNews for the transcription), the actor is asked about his reaction to Grant Gustin landing the role on Arrow and his own potential spin-off series. “The first thing I thought when I saw Grant, I thought he’s aerodynamic. That’s the modern sensibility. Back in the 90′s, everything had to be big muscle, but let’s face it: We had to cut down the suit. If you’ll watch, we pared it down as it went on, because it just didn’t make sense. But I thought he’s…
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DC Entertainment: A Year in Review – Part 1 [Movies]
2013 was a particularly monumental year for DC Entertainment. A movie universe featuring its iconic characters is finally moving forward, while a number of new television shows were announced. As usual, animated adaptations for both film and TV were unveiled, and a slew of video games were released. The following is the first part of my review of all the DC news from this year. It will cover all the movie news from DC Entertainment that hit in 2013. 2013 saw the theatrical release of Man of Steel, the long-awaited Superman reboot from the creative team of director Zack Snyder, screenwriter David S. Goyer, and producer Christopher Nolan. Despite mixed…