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(Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.)

In this edition of Superhero Bits:

"Shazam! Fury of the Gods" gets a new poster and synopsis.

An "Invincible" live-action movie is still in the cards.

The CW's "Gotham Knights" adds key cast members.

Chloe Bennet may be hinting at a return as Quake to the MCU.

All that and more!

Titans, Green Lantern, And Cyborg Get Big Revamps As Part Of Dawn Of DC

DC Comics is going through what feels very much like a universe-wide soft reboot with the year-long publishing initiative, "Dawn of DC." Spinning out of the "Dark Crisis" event, the publisher has now announced three series that...

In a 20-minute conversation about creating the fearsome Dedra Meero for “Andor,” actor Denise Gough mentions the show’s writing exactly seven times.

Nine times, if you count the last mention — “The writing, the writing, the writing!” — as multiple, but it’s hard to fault the Irish actor for being so thoroughly enamored with the scripts by Tony Gilroy, Dan Gilroy, Beau Willimon, and Stephen Schiff.

“It’s like a great play,” she told IndieWire over Zoom, speaking of how everything on “Andor” came together with the writing as its foundation. “Get out of the way. Don’t overthink it, don’t try and manage things or get out in front of it. You let it carry you along.”

Gough comes from the theater, where Gilroy saw her on stage a few years ago. “He saw Dedra then,” she said. “He’s the one that saw each of us and...

Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Season 1 of Andor. Well, Season 1 of Andor has come and gone in what feels like flash with the season finale entitled, "Rix Road". We saw several storylines advanced in the process including how Maarva's (Fiona Shaw) impassioned holographic speech served as the inspiration for an uprising on Ferrix. Cassian (Diego Luna) made his way back home in time to save his old friend Bix (Adria Arjona) from further torture at the hands of Isb Supervisor Dedra Meero (Denise Gough) and Dr. Gorst (Joshua James). And we also see Cassian tell Luthen (Stellan Skarsgård) that he is finally all in with the Alliance and the rebellion. But there were a handful of things that were left unanswered that we will have to wait until Season 2 for more clarification.

Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Episodes 1-9 of Andor. The ninth episode of Tony Gilroy’s Andor "Nobody’s Listening!" introduced the audience to a rather gruesome mode of torture — an imperial torture technique. With Bix Caleen (Adria Arjona) absolutely refusing to budge under interrogation of her alliance with Cassian (Diego Luna), Dr. Gorst (Joshua James) takes matters into his own hands, leading things to take a much darker turn. In trying to pry information out of her, the doctor exercises a particularly horrifying means of torture, reminding us of a very specific scene from the show’s parent project Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. In more ways than one, the said torture technique happens to be reminiscent of Saw Gerrera’s (Forest Whitaker) use of the Mairan, Bor Gullet, on rebel Bodhi Rook (Riz Ahmed).

Once-loyal deputies continue to turn on Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes.

A third Oath Keepers militiaman entered a guilty plea on Wednesday for participating in a “seditious conspiracy” to keep Donald Trump in office by use of force — a plot allegedly masterminded by Rhodes.

William Todd Wilson, 45, is an Oath Keeper from North Carolina who wasn’t included in the initial conspiracy indictment filed back in January. Wilson was formally charged Tuesday, shortly in advance of his plea hearing, where Wilson also pleaded guilty to obstructing the official proceeding of the Electoral College.

The Jan. 6 committee on Monday requested the voluntary cooperation of three of former President Trump’s biggest supporters in Congress: Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), and Ronny Jackson (R-Texas).

The committee referenced Biggs’ alleged role regarding “various aspects of planning for Jan. 6.” Rolling Stone reported last fall that Biggs was one of several lawmakers who participated in the planning of the rally near the White House that preceded the riot at the Capitol. It noted how Brooks recently said that Trump asked him to “rescind” the 2020 election and...

Brian Ulrich, an Oath Keeper from Georgia, has pleaded guilty to participating in the seditious conspiracy plot that sought to keep Donald Trump in power by force, as well to obstruction of an official proceeding — the certification of the 2020 election on Jan. 6, 2021.

A tearful Ulrich entered his plea, virtually, in the courtroom of Judge Amit Mehta of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. This marks the second guilty plea in the seditious conspiracy case, and Ulrich has promised to cooperate with prosecutors. Ulrich, who is in his mid 40s,...

Ken Kragen, best known for his work in putting together the massive ‘We are the World’ and ‘Hands Across America’ projects, has a posthumous venture launching today. The goal is to fundraise with NFTs for charities focused on climate, world hunger, cancer and Ukraine.

Teaming with tech firms Cosmic Wire, an Nft arm that has done several prominent projects, including “Rolling Stone Lips Art”, and OneOf, a sustainable blockchain company, Hands For Humanity is Kragen’s final gift of philanthropy. He died on Dec. 14, 2021.

A portion of all proceeds from Nft sales will be shared amongst the Ken Kragen Foundation, Unicef \Ukraine, WhyHunger, F Cancer/Generaize , Nrdc (Natural Resources Defense Council) and Ocean Conservancy.

Operating expenses for the project are capped at 40, which will allow 60 to go to the Kragen Legacy, The Kragen Memorial Foundation Metaverse, which is being created as an additional revenue source for charities, and then shared...

Gavin & Stacey and Abigail’s Party star Alison Steadman is to front BBC drama Life from Doctor Foster creator Mike Bartlett.

Steadman is joined by Peter Davison, who starred as the Doctor in the fifth iteration of Doctor Who, Adrian Lester (Riviera), Victoria Hamilton (Doctor Foster) and Rachael Stirling (The Bletchley Circle) in the six-part series.

The Drama Republic-fronted series, which has just begun filming in Manchester, follows the stories of the residents in a large house in Manchester divided into flats. As each of the four separate, relatable yet surprising strands unfold, they tell a larger story about what happens when we decide to step out of our own personal space and take a closer look into other people’s lives.

Gail, played by Steadman, who is married to Henry, played by Davison, is about to celebrate her 70th birthday when a chance encounter throws her whole life into question.

According to the saying, when you’re tired of London, you’re tired of life—but even the most cultured, clued-in Londoner sometimes needs a little help. Fear not, Backstage is here with our essential round up of all things cultural, artistic and—whisper it—fun! Actors—London is ready. Are you? To go or not to go - is that even a question?Apparently there are no small parts, only small actors. Someone must have told writer Tom Stoppard, who took two of Shakespeare’s minor characters and gave them top billing in his 1966 play “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead”. It’s currently playing to packed houses at the Old Vic. And for one night only, on May 2, lead actors Daniel Radcliffe and Joshua McGuire will chat about bringing Hamlet’s hapless double act to life, giving lucky ticket holders a unique insight into this hit production. Not bad...

An open casting call was posted on Screenterrier to find the two young boys to star in Love, Nina, the fictionalised television adaptation of Nina Stibbe’s bestselling book, 'Love, Nina'.

Adapted by Nick Horby, the 5 x 30 minute episode series for BBC One stars Faye Marsay as twenty year old Nina who moves from from Leicester to North London in 1982 to care for the two young boys of a working single mother, George (played by Helena Bonham Carter) the editor of a London literary review.

10 year old Ethan Rouse (represented by Felix De Wolfe) in his on-screen debut, stars as Joe, the younger of the two brothers, who is small because of a chronic condition that has affected him since birth. He has a cheeky, intelligent humour, and is often playful with Nina, teasing her about her love life. He gets on well with his brother Max, but is always...