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The DC Animated Universe is generally hailed as one of the better adaptations of superhero comics. While it was the definitive version of characters like Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman, some characters suffered a lot throughout the shows, and fans felt that they were slighted in their depictions. When there are so many characters to focus on, some end up falling by the wayside.

Green Lantern Jon Stewart in Justice League Unlimited

While the Trinity and the characters that are close to them often got the lion’s share of character and narrative development, there were a few characters that failed to get their day in the spotlight in these shows. One such character was Green Lantern, be it Hal Jordan or Jon Stewart. Both Lanterns were instrumental parts of the teams they were on, but fans are pretty sure that they could have done better with these characters.

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The cast of DC Animation's upcoming animated adaptation of hugely popular video game, Injustice, has now been revealed, along with a first look at the trinity of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Injustice is an exciting prospect for DC fans, many of whom have been waiting for an adaptation of this particular story line for some time.

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— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 21, 2021

The animated iteration of Injustice has amassed an excellent cast and will star Justin Hartley as Superman, Anson Mount as Batman, Laura Bailey as Lois Lane and Rama Kushna, Zach Callison as Damian and Jimmy Olsen, Brian T. Delaney as Green Lantern, Brandon Michael Hall as Cyborg, Edwin Hodge as Mr. Terrific and Killer Croc, Oliver Hudson as Plastic Man, Gillian Jacobs as Harley Quinn,...

Ken Fero’s grim update to his fearless 2001 documentary Injustice, about police brutality against black men, is a shocking case of more of the same

Twenty years in the making, Ken Fero’s Ultraviolence is the follow-up to Injustice from 2001, a documentary that is the most important British nonfiction film of my professional lifetime: a radical, passionate work about the ongoing scandal and tragedy of deaths in UK police custody, largely of black men. That film challenged the consensus and earned Fero and his co-director Tariq Mehmood nothing but obstruction from the authorities. The police federation threatened him with writs and the terrestrial broadcasters nervously shied away.

Nowadays, it is precisely these establishment figures who have learned to make blandly respectful noises at the mention of Black Lives Matter and George Floyd. But for decades, Fero has been telling them that it’s been happening right here, in the UK,...

Long before the tragic deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Michael Brown, Eric Garner and others helped galvanize the Black Lives Matter movement, people of color had been dying at the hands of white law enforcement officers for centuries. The British filmmaker and political activist Ken Fero has been documenting U.K. cases of suspicious deaths in police custody for over 20 years, most notably in his controversial debut feature Injustice (2001). Co-directed with Tariq Mehmood, that film earned positive reviews and widespread festival screenings, but its release was seriously stifled by threats of legal action from official police bodies, who ...

Long before the tragic deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Michael Brown, Eric Garner and others helped galvanize the Black Lives Matter movement, people of color had been dying at the hands of white law enforcement officers for centuries. The British filmmaker and political activist Ken Fero has been documenting U.K. cases of suspicious deaths in police custody for over 20 years, most notably in his controversial debut feature Injustice (2001). Co-directed with Tariq Mehmood, that film earned positive reviews and widespread festival screenings, but its release was seriously stifled by threats of legal action from official police bodies, who ...

Despite the utter glut of fighting games out there right now, the sad fact is that things are winding down for most of them. Games like Street Fighter V, Mortal Kombat 11, Tekken 7, and Dragon Ball FighterZ are reaching the end of their post-launch content roadmaps, which means we need some new blood out there soon.

Luckily, Arc System Works has been teasing its next big Guilty Gear game for a while now, and now we know when we’ll be able to play Guilty Gear Strive. The game will be available on April 9 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Steam. The Ultimate Edition and Deluxe Edition will be available digitally on April 6. The news was announced in this trailer:

Last weekend, Arc System Works held an event called Arcrevo in Japan, which included online tournaments based on some of their kickass fighting games like Under Night In-Birth and BlazBlue: Centralfiction. There was...

Check out this clip from Peter Strickland's In Fabric about a divorcee who encounters a beautiful albeit cursed red dress. Also in today's Horror Highlights: Crowdfunder details for Neon Horror Zine, production details for the new Dust sci-fi series Alt, and a new poster as well as release details for Zombie with a Shotgun.

Watch a Clip from In Fabric: "Synopsis: A lonely woman (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), recently separated from her husband, visits a bewitching London department store in search of a dress that will transform her life. She’s fitted with a perfectly flattering, artery-red gown—which, in time, will come to unleash a malevolent curse and unstoppable evil, threatening everyone who comes into its path.

From acclaimed horror director Peter Strickland (the singular auteur behind the sumptuous sadomasochistic romance The Duke of Burgundy and auditory Giallo-homage Berberian Sound Studio) comes a truly nightmarish film, at turns frightening,...

Nancy Grace is joining Fox Nation, the network’s streaming service, with a crime show airing in January 2020.

The series will be similar to Grace’s eponymous show on Hln, which aired from 2005 to 2016, and follow Grace as she creates her podcast and SiriusXM radio show, “Crime Stories With Nancy Grace,” five days a week.

“We spotlight breaking crime and justice news, help find missing people, especially children, solve unsolved homicides and analyze clues left behind,” Grace told the Associated Press.

Grace is a former prosecutor who has since made her name on television as a political commentator. In 2005, she hosted the “Nancy Grace” primetime show on Hln (formerly CNN Headline News), where she covered high-profile criminal cases like the Casey Anthony and Amanda Knox trials. She also made a few cameos on shows like “Law & Order: Svu,” “Raising Hope,” and the film “Hancock.”

Also Read: Nancy Grace Revisits the...

If you’re like me, then you believe Christopher Nolan’s trilogy of Batman movies remain the gold standard for what comic book films can achieve. Sure, The Dark Knight Rises may have had its glaring flaws, but it still made for one hell of a flick.

Amazingly, no video game adaptations followed 2005’s Batman Begins, which I actually found to be a pretty enjoyable experience. For those who didn’t have the pleasure of playing it, the game was essentially Splinter Cell for Dummies but it did a fine job of immersing you in that world.

By now, I’m sure you know of how a game based on The Dark Knight fell through, though The Dark Knight Rises had been planned for consoles. According to ComicBook.com, Monolith would’ve handled developmental duties. Unfortunately, however, Nolan wouldn’t green light it, so the kibosh was put on the game during the pre-production stage.

Nancy Grace was floored by the 2005 murder of her close friend Pamela Vitale. But as hard as it was to process the loss, what came next was equally challenging: Police initially identified Vitale’s husband, prominent criminal defense attorney Daniel Horowitz, as a suspect.

Grace knew in her gut that Horowitz didn’t murder his wife — and just 5 days after the crime, the real culprit, a 16-year-old neighbor, was arrested and eventually sentenced to life in prison.

All of this unfolds in the first episode of Oxygen’s new series “Injustice With Nancy Grace,” which examines little known cases involving wrongful accusations, botched investigations, suppressed evidence, unclear motives, or unjust sentences. In the premiere, she looks at the Vitale case and gives Horowitz a chance to share what was going through his mind through the tragedy and its aftermath.

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Nancy Grace plans to tackle crime and injustice with her new Oxygen series Injustice with Nancy Grace.

Each episode of the true crime series will expose wrongful accusations, botched investigations, suppressed evidence, unclear motives and unjust sentences, according to Oxygen’s description of the show.

Grace says she plans to use the platform to help solve crimes.

“To solve unsolved homicides, you need a fire inside you, propelling you to uncover the tiniest shards of evidence for answers. As a voice for those that can no longer speak for themselves, a crime victim turned crime fighter, I want justice,” she said in a statement. “At Oxygen, we investigate shocking injustices that may never have come to light. Until now.”

The longtime legal analyst and former Fulton County, Georgia prosecutor has a personal connection to crime. Her fiancé was murdered in the 1970s, while she was a student in college.

Over the years,...

Jim Dandy May 20, 2019

Detective Comics #1004 reveals a very different origin for Batman villain, the Arkham Knight.

You would be forgiven for throwing a little eye roll at Detective Comics when you heard that the main Batman villain of the latest arc would be the Arkham Knight. After all, very rarely do ideas that start in other mediums translate all that well to comics. Also, the Arkham Knight is...already spoken for in main DC continuity..

You would be forgiven for it, but you would also be wrong for doing so. First, as we’ve discussed several times before, DC’s track record on comics adaptations is shockingly good. The various Injustice books have been fun, while the Mortal Kombat lead in books have been worthwhile additions to the series and the Arkham Knight adaptation book was high quality. Additionally, the Arkham Knight adaptation was written by Peter Tomasi, who is...

Hollywood has done little so far to protest Georgia’s new anti-abortion law known as the “heartbeat” bill, which Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law last week. Still, a studio source has confirmed to Deadline Kemp has postponed an upcoming trip to Los Angeles where he was to meet with film and TV executives and tout Georgia’s lucrative tax credits which currently see 38 productions shooting in the Peach State.

Kemp’s press secretary Cody Hall said Tuesday that the governor will be touring Peach state production studios “to meet with employees and reaffirm his commitment to the film industry in our state.” Hall added that “We have confirmed a date to go out to La this fall.”

Back in March, before Kemp signed into law Hb 481, which bans most abortions in the state after the first six weeks of pregnancy, the WGA said that “This law would make Georgia...

As the true-crime genre continues to assault the airwaves, Oxygen Media today announced nearly a dozen series projects that embrace the genre.

The NBCUniversal-owned cable channel has greenlighted a half-dozen projects featuring the likes of Kim Kardashian, Nancy Grace and Kate snow and put five others in development that hail from Mark Wahlberg, Ice-t, Jason Blum — who builds on the “Florida man” meme — and others.

The new series, which don’t have airdates yet, are Kim Kardashian: The Justice Project (working title), Injustice with Nancy Grace, The DNA of Murder with Paul Holes, Relentless with Kate Snow and Truth & Justice: The West Memphis Three (wt). In development mode and with working titles thus far are Exploited, Framed by the Killer, Florida Man, The Jane Doe Murders and The Vanished Project. Check out the details below.

“Oxygen is tremendously excited to work with some of the biggest names in the industry on such important projects,...

Jim Dandy Apr 29, 2019

The DC Universe is bringing out the dead. Meet the DC zombies in this exclusive first look at DCEased #1 from DC Comics.

DCeased feels long overdue. The global zombie phenomenon really took off almost ten years ago when The Walking Dead first aired, but it has been an ongoing comics concern for more than 15 years. The Walking Dead’s first issue came out in 2003 before kicking off a television phenomenon in 2010, and since then everyone from Marvel to Idw’s Hasbro licenses have done big zombie events. Marvel Zombies in particular holds up well to this day. Criminal's Sean Phillips on art with obvious choice writer Robert Kirkman unsurprisingly told very effective and horrifying zombie stories using popular superhero characters.

It looks like this unlikely trend will continue with DCeased. Goofy name aside, it looks like the book is going to work because it has some real...

Rob Leane Apr 4, 2019

Ed Boon, custodian of the Mortal Kombat and Injustice franchises, "would love to" tackle Marvel's roster...

NetherRealm Studios, the developers best-known for their work on the Mortal Kombat and Injustice franchises, would "love to" make a fighting game based around Marvel Comics characters. Or perhaps a title that pits Marvel against DC. Apparently, NetherRealm has even spoken to Marvel about it.

Of course, there have been fighting games starring Marvel icons before: the Marvel vs. Capcom series springs straight to mind, as does the Marvel: Strike Force mobile game. But, in recent years, it's easy to argue that Marvel hasn't had a fighting game on the same scale as Mortal Kombat or Injustice, the latter of which gave DC's roster of comic book characters a whole new platform on which to kick ass.

In a quickfire video interview with Game Informer, NetherRealm's Ed Boon was asked...

Rob Leane Feb 6, 2019

We played around with Jump Force’s versus mode, which promises epic and unhinged combat between Weekly Shōnen Jump characters…

The always-superbly-selling Weekly Shōnen Jump manga magazine has brought countless iconic characters to life over the years, including the stars of Dragon Ball Z and Yu-Gi-Oh! And now, to celebrate the mag’s 50th birthday, Bandai Namco Entertainment has thrust together fan-favorite faces from Weekly Shōnen Jump’s manifold franchises into one massive fighting game.

Going by the title Jump Force, this title is sure to serve up heaps of fan service, with 40+ characters from the manga confirmed to appear. The story of the main campaign will see the real world colliding with the Shōnen Jump universes, prompting iconic heroes to team up in a newly formed "Jump Force" and tackle the fiendish foes responsible.

Three-on-three tag-team content is the game’s central mechanic, and we got...

The Mortal Kombat series has become known for its awesome guest characters. Over the last few years, we’ve seen Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, Leatherface, a Predator and the Alien square off against the Kombat cast. And each of them has put up more than enough of a match to the Mortal Kombat 11 crew of supernaturally powered ninjas, otherworldly mutants and low level deities. But now, if the internet gets its way, a new challenger will be approaching: Shaggy from Scooby-Doo.

Yes, you read that right. There’s a wildly popular petition going on to get Shaggy in the game, with his potential appearance being Ultra Instinct Shaggy. And let’s face it, Shaggy’s tangled with all manner of genuine supernatural beings (including Dracula) and while he admittedly spent a lot of time running away and cowering in fear, who among us could go better.

Now, in what appears...

Hasbro and the makers of the Power Rangers: Legacy Wars mobile game, nWay, have come together to create a brand new Power Rangers fighting game! It's called Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid and it pits classic and current rangers from across the entire 25 year series against each other! See the trailer within...

Over the last few years, the fighting game genre has expanded to unforeseen new height with the success of games like Dragon Ball FighterZ, Street Fighter V, Injustice, and even the recently announced Mortal Kombat 11. Joining the fray is one of the most iconic franchises known around the world, Power Rangers. That's right. Those mighty morphin' power rangers that have saved the world countless times are getting a fighting game of their own, and very soon.

Coming April 2019 as a Digital Download to Xbox One, Playstation 4, and Nintendo Switch (PC will come later in the year), will...

For some time now, the animation division over at Warner Bros. has earned much respect by churning out one fantastic DC Comics-based movie after another. But soon enough, believe it or not, they’ll likely be given a shot at adapting one of the most beloved franchises in gaming history: Mortal Kombat.

Actually, this shouldn’t come as a shock since WB now owns the studio developing that series, NetherRealm, not to mention how that same team also puts together the Injustice games. If you’re unfamiliar with those, they’re kind of like Mortal Kombat titles starring DC heroes and villains, though that’s an admitted oversimplification.

Being someone who’s enjoyed dishing out Fatalities (but not Babalities) since the early 1990’s, I’m quite thrilled to hear the wheels have begun turning on this one because, let’s be honest, a live action reboot isn’t happening anytime soon.

The “Game of Thrones” prequel pilot at HBO is taking shape.

Naomi Ackie, Denise Gough, Jamie Campbell Bower, Sheila Atim, Ivanno Jeremiah, Georgie Henley, Alex Sharp, and Toby Regbo have all joined the pilot in series regular roles. They join previously announced cast members Naomi Watts and Josh Whitehouse. As with all things “Game of Thrones,” the exact nature of each of their roles is being kept under wraps.

In addition, Sj Clarkson has signed on to direct the pilot in addition to serving as an executive producer. Clarkson was most recently selected to direct the next film in the rebooted “Star Trek” franchise. She also recently executive produced and directed the limited series “Collateral” for BBC and Netflix. Her other directing credits include: the Marvel-Netflix shows “The Defenders” and “Jessica Jones,” the Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black,” HBO’s “Vinyl” and “Succession,” and Showtime’s “Dexter.

Mary Steenburgen was on a plane years ago when she realized how much of an impact her 1993 film Philadelphia had on audiences.

An airline staffer approached the actress to inform her that she hailed from "an extremely conservative family" who disowned her brother after he revealed he was gay. After two years of not seeing him, he called and asked to reunite one afternoon. "We met him and he took us to see Philadelphia and went out for dinner afterward and he explained, 'I am HIV-positive. I do have AIDS and I’m going to die. I would ...

DC Comics character Harley Quinn has seen a rise in popularity in recent years, especially after the Dceu movie Suicide Squad. First introduced as a one-time character for the Emmy Award-winning Batman: The Animated Series, she quickly became so popular that her character became a major presence in the DC universe. Created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm, she has been featured in various animated series and movies, standalone comics, has an upcoming Harley Quinn-focused movie (with Margot Robbie reprising the role), and will soon have her own animated series. She also plays a major role in the storylines of other heroes and villains in the comics. In Injustice, she works with Batman to bring down the corrupt Superman.

Despite her frequent appearances in various DC properties, there are still a number of things that fans understandably get wrong about her, largely due to the popularity of Harley Quinn and the Joker as an item.

Even though an announcement confirming Zack Snyder has indeed completed the fabled director’s cut of Justice League probably won’t be made at San Diego Comic-Con next week – which, let’s face it, has made his departure from the Dceu all the more disheartening – we can, however, at the very least, revel in his previous installment into the divisive shared cinematic universe, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. Something the founding father himself, and his partner in crime, storyboard artist Jay Oliva, seem to do on the daily.

When they’re not stirring the fandom into a frenzy, what with their discourse on the Snyder cut, or expunging of Dceu minutia and alike, Snyder and Oliva can be found on social media, force-feeding the masses their spoonful of behind the scenes and alternate design content – surprisingly, the latter more often than the former, as of late.

So, in keeping with tradition,...

There’s no better time to be a comic book fan than right now. The movies are dominating the box office with both Black Panther and Infinity War pushing their way into the ranks of the highest grossing movies ever made.

It’s not only limited to the big screen, though. Comic books are being adapted everywhere. There are almost too many shows to count from both Marvel and DC, not even counting series based on so many indie comics.

DC has built an entire universe at CW, just as Marvel has done at Netflix.

Spider-Man will return to the universe of open-world adventure games that he helped to define with ActiVision’s Spider-Man on the original PlayStation for the new PS4 game, while other Marvel properties are promised to receive new games as well.

DC has been dominating the gaming sphere for years with mega-hit titles like the Arkham series and Injustice.

Following his departure from the Dceu, whether he was relieved or withdrew voluntarily, Zack Snyder has essentially gone it alone regarding the purging his now obsolete vision. As of late, however, the Saturn Award winner has seen storyboard artist, Jay Oliva – who’s been a veritable treasure trove of Dceu minutia – and Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice cinematographer, Larry Fong, assist with some of the heavy lifting.

Speaking of Dawn of Justice, the Dceu founding father, perhaps most notably, recently expunged the significance of the Knightmare vision experienced by Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) in the divisive motion picture. Long story short, The Flash (Ezra Miller) is running on the cosmic treadmill in order to deliver the ominous warning to Bats. Having confirmed that the NetherRealm Studios video game, Injustice, did indeed influence the Knightmare scene, I’ll let you draw your own conclusion as to what Snyder had planned...

Silence is not something found in abundance at fighting game tournaments. Hype is the currency the fighting game community trades in, and skilled play is a press that mints hype.

In Cologne, Germany last October, Red Bull held a team tournament for “Street Fighter V” called The Pit. Like most tournaments, the atmosphere was electrifying. When Team Ecv, including Sven Van de Wege, took the stage, a hush fell over the crowd and suddenly the atmosphere resembled that of a golf tournament more than a fighting game tournament.

The crowd went silent because the announcer had prompted them to do so out of respect for Van de Wege, who is blind and plays using only audio cues.

He lost, but the crowd nonetheless erupted like a volcano for him.

“I lost my match against an Akuma player, but I got such a big applause that it felt like I won the tournament,...

I reckon we could all use a break from the scuttlebutt regarding Justice League at the moment, right? Thankfully, Twitter user @ReevzFX has provided just that with a trio of behind the scenes snapshots from Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice featuring Ben Affleck’s frequent stunt double, Richard Cetrone, in complete Knightmare attire, for your recreational viewing pleasure.

Cetrone, who also served as the stunt double recently for Paul Bettany in Solo: A Star Wars Story, can be seen in costume as Batman during the filming of the, for lack of a better word, badass Warehouse sequence as well as the aforementioned Knightmare scene.

This isn’t the first time that Cetrone is finding himself in the spotlight, either, as Zack Snyder recently hearkened back to a time when the Dceu was his to control, sharing an additional behind the scenes shot of the stuntman in the Batsuit on...

The lore regarding a Zack Snyder cut of Justice League has become much more tangible over the last seven days or so. Having revealed that the NetherRealm Studios video game, Injustice, did indeed influence the Knightmare narrative in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, the director has now practically confirmed that Darkseid was his endgame.

When Justice League entered post-production, Snyder, whether he was relieved of his duties or departed voluntarily, was subsequently replaced by Joss Whedon in May of 2017, during which time the motion picture in question went through two months of reshoots. As a result, the theatrical cut differed significantly from Zack’s intended vision.

Evidently, the Dceu blueprint concocted by Snyder was so near and dear to the filmmaker that he’s sought a personal vendetta against Warner Bros. for their blatant disrespect of his efforts. Regardless of it being a tactic or harmless reminiscing, Snyder has...

During the last twenty four hours, we’ve seen Zack Snyder bring out the big gun. Namely, confirming the direction of his grandiose vision for the Dceu.

Having corroborated that the NetherRealm Studios video game, Injustice, did indeed influence the Knightmare sequence in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, the American-born filmmaker hosted an online discussion with fans yesterday to clear up any confusion regarding the discarded narrative, and boy, did it ever.

However, before we get to that, in about as useful a way as Twitter has been used to date, @GreatKungLao has posted a side-by-side comparison of the Whedon and Snyder versions of Justice League in quite a lengthy thread. I won’t run through it now, as we’d be here all night, but it’s definitely worth checking out if you’re in favour of the Snyder Cut.

The primary issue, which is continuous throughout the thread,...

For as long as more than one superhero has existed, fans have debated who’d win in a fight between their favorite do-gooders. And over the years, there have been a variety of comic books that have answered some of those questions, with video game series like Injustice and Marvel vs. Capcom allowing for us all to take this notion to the next level.

Regardless, there’s seemingly nothing that’ll stymie heated debates, as we learned over the weekend at Motor City Comic Con. In fact, during a panel, one fan asked Stephen Amell who’d win if the character he currently plays on television, the Green Arrow, and Hawkeye came to blows.

Here’s what he had to offer:

“I think that any iteration of Green Arrow would beat any iteration of Hawkeye just based on the fact he’s not weird and left-handed. I’m kidding, I’m kidding,...

Typically, it’s been Zack Snyder divulging cut and concealed content from his time as creative director of the Dceu. Last month, the credited helmer of Justice League published on the social media platform, Vero, his most significant revelation yet, pertaining to the Knightmare timeline in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Last week, Snyder confirmed that the NetherRealm Studios video game, Injustice, indeed influenced the Knightmare sequence in his 2016 superhero blockbuster. Yesterday, the American-born filmmaker then took it one step further, disclosing that Barry Allen/Flash (Ezra Miller) managed to travel back in time via the cosmic treadmill. The device in question originates from the comic books and was invented by Barry, which he uses to speed through time. For example, to deliver the ominous warning to Batman (Ben Affleck) in Doj.

The message implores Bruce to find Lois Lane (Amy Adams), unite the Justice League and be wary...

Zack Snyder’s already confirmed that the NetherRealm Studios video game, Injustice, did indeed influence the Knightmare sequence in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. And earlier today, the filmmaker hosted an online discussion with fans to clear up any confusion regarding the discarded narrative over on his favourite social media platform, Vero.

The sequence in question depicts Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) witnessing an apocalyptic future where the planet is under the control of Darkseid and his Parademons, due to an apparent partnership with Superman (Henry Cavill). Subsequently, Barry Allen/Flash (Ezra Miller) travels back in time, via the cosmic treadmill, to deliver an ominous warning to Batman. The message implores him to find Lois Lane (Amy Adams), unite the Justice League, and be wary of some tragedy that will befall the Man of Steel at some point in the future.

To accompany his dissection of the sequence, Snyder’s now shared a new,...

Having confirmed that the NetherRealm Studios video game, Injustice, did indeed influence the Knightmare sequence in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, Zack Snyder hosted an online discussion with fans earlier today to clear up any confusion regarding the discarded narrative.

For those in need of a refresher, Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) witnesses an apocalyptic future where the planet is under the control of Darkseid and his Parademons, due to an apparent partnership with Superman (Henry Cavill). Just as the Man of Steel’s about to kill Batman, Bruce wakes up in the Batcave. Then, through a break in the space-time continuum, The Flash (Ezra Miller) communicates with Bruce from the future, saying the following:

“Bruce! Listen to me right now! It’s Lois! Lois Lane! She’s the key! Am I too soon!? I’m too soon! You were right about him! You were always right about him! Fear him!

Yesterday, Justice League director Zack Snyder, who’s practically disowned the egregious supergroup feature, confirmed that the Knightmare Flash (Ezra Miller) sequence experienced by Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) in his 2016 superhero epic, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, was indeed influenced by the DC Comics video game, Injustice.

Snyder, who’s been using the social media platform, Vero, as a weapon of mass destruction against Warner Bros. for refusing to release his cut of the 2017 blockbuster, has been running through his extensive vision for the Dceu with a fine-tooth comb, practically since the new year begun.

The cut and concealed content revealed by Snyder ranges from a James Gordon Jr. Easter egg, all the way to snapshots confirming deleted scenes. And while arguably, the pièce de résistance came with the aforementioned confirmation of an Injustice-esque arc in Justice League, that hasn’t stopped the director from sharing tidbits of trivia with the diehard fandom.

Zack Snyder continues to use Vero as a Wmd against Warner Bros. and DC.

Last month, the credited director of Justice League, who’s practically disowned the egregious supergroup feature, published on the social media platform what could be considered his most significant revelation regarding Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice yet.

The Man of Steel helmer posted a cryptic quote to Vero, which referenced the Knightmare Flash (Ezra Miller) vision experienced by Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) in his aforementioned 2016 superhero epic. Although Snyder has yet to clarify what, exactly, the tenebrous passage means, the consensus is that it alludes to an alternate future where Lois Lane has died, (possibly at the hands of the Joker), causing Superman (Henry Cavill), for lack of a better term, to go rogue.

As so many have pointed out, myself included, that plot line is similar to the one explored in the DC Comics video game,...

Players who missed out on the initial release of Injustice 2 have now been given the chance to pick up the game complete with all of its Dlc characters, courtesy of a Legendary Edition. The game was undoubtedly one of the best games that saw release last year, showcasing some of the most thrilling fighting gameplay for some time while amping up the excitement of pitting DC heroes against each other that proved so popular with the original Injustice.

These days, a superhero’s costume can be one of the most crucial elements when it comes to selling tickets to any given movie in the genre. Really, it may sound kind of inconsequential, but do you think anybody in today’s age is going to lay down cash to see a character if they think they look stupid? Needless to say, we’ve come a long way from the loose-fitting spandex and high trunks featured in the Batman film serials from the 1940’s.

And with Justice League serving as one of the Flash’s first big screen outings, it was very important that the filmmakers got the look right. Furthermore, and especially because another Scarlet Speedster who happens to be Barry Allen under the cowl is running around on TV, it was paramount that Ezra Miller’s version of the character look markedly different from that of Grant Gustin’s.

Even though I’m someone who walked away from the Justice League movie that we eventually received with a smile on my face, there’s no way I’m going to say that it was perfect or was the complete package that my favorite characters deserved. Actually, I find myself conflicted because while I do love some of the actors that populate the landscape that makes up the DC Extended Universe such as Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot and Jason Momoa, every little bit of trivia surrounding the canned Justice League Mortal forces me to believe that it’d have been the better product.

The latest round of declassified info is some of the best this writer has seen in the time that has passed in the decade or so since the ax came down. Really, aside from seeing Megan Gale in her Wonder Woman regalia, we never had...

Since the seventies, moviegoers have been used to lining up for big blockbusters. While some see them as primarily about male protagonists (in everything from Jaws to Avatar) it is easy to forget there have been some excellent female big hitters as well and today we will be focusing on two in particular - Wonder Woman and Lara Croft.

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman is a relative newcomer to the world of video games, with her most recent appearance coming in the shape of an online game: the Wonderwoman online casino slot game at Guts, a five-reel, 40-payline experience that features the likeness of Lynda Carter. The game is one of a number of comic book heroes on the books at Guts, a site that also features a modern Batman slot.

Injustice (and its recent sequel) was, on the surface, a one-on-one beat 'em up featuring DC superheroes such as Superman,...

Rob Leane Jun 8, 2017

We know that Wonder Woman 2 will take place in contemporary America. But what could that entail? Speculation ahead...

This article contains spoilers for Wonder Woman and Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice

Wonder Woman is raking in cash at the global box office, and its Rotten Tomatoes page is aglow with positive write-ups. Understandably, talk has already turned to a sequel.

Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins are both likely to return for more (Gadot is signed up, Jenkins - as things stand - isn't), and Wonder Woman 2 seems to have joined Warner Bros and DC’s ever-growing list of upcoming flicks.

It’s worth remembering here that Justice League is the next film on the DC timetable; it has a UK release date of November 17th 2017. The Flash and Aquaman are both slated for next year, although it seems that only the latter is actually on-track to...

Mark Addy (Atlantis) and Anna Chancellor (The Hour) have been set to star alongside newcomers Mark Strepan and Ben Tavassoli in BBC One’s upcoming investigative crime drama New Blood. Created and written by Anthony Horowitz (Foyle’s War, Injustice), the story focuses on two junior investigators from different law enforcement units who are thrown together in contemporary London. Also joining the cast are Ariyon Bakare (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell), Kimberley Nixon (Critic…...

Mark Addy (Atlantis) and Anna Chancellor (The Hour) have been set to star alongside newcomers Mark Strepan and Ben Tavassoli in BBC One’s upcoming investigative crime drama New Blood. Created and written by Anthony Horowitz (Foyle’s War, Injustice), the story focuses on two junior investigators from different law enforcement units who are thrown together in contemporary London. Also joining the cast are Ariyon Bakare (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell), Kimberley Nixon (Critic…...

Who are the stars of tomorrow in TV, film and theatre?

Digital Spy presents its predictions for 2015 - in no particular order, here are seven young actors, writers, comedians and musicians who look destined to make an impression on the world of entertainment this year.

1. Billy Howle

After graduating from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 2013, Billy Howle quickly landed television work in Channel 4's New Worlds and on ITV's Vera.

But the young actor first came to our attention last year with his powerful performance as the troubled James in sorely underrated countryside thriller Glue.

Next up for the talented Howle is a plum role in BBC One's adaptation of Laurie Lee's Cider with Rosie, which is due to be broadcast later in 2015.

2. Hannah Britland

A graduate from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Hannah Britland launched her television acting career with early roles in Misfits and Skins.

Shonda Rhimes has drafted Liza Weil, who recurred on her hot ABC drama Scandal, for the ABC drama pilot How To Get Away With Murder starring Viola Davis, which Rhimes exec produces. The sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller centers on ambitious law students and their brilliant and mysterious criminal defense professor (Davis) who become entangled in a murder plot that could rock their entire university and change the course of their lives.Weil will play one of the professor’s two associates. Irish actor Stephen Hagan has been cast in CW pilot Identity, exec produced by Alex Kurtzman and Bob Orci. It centers on Mia (Ahna O’Reilly), a young New Yorker who learns she needs an organ transplant to survive and her only living relative is a newfound half-brother, Davis (Matt Barr), the charming, privileged only son of a wealthy and powerful Charleston family. She connects with them only to...

Pop the champagne! It's time for a brand new year and a brand new installment of "DC All Access"! In our final episode of 2013, Jim Lee and Geoff Johns discuss what's coming in Superman Unchained, while Vertigo Executive Editor Shelly Bond gives us an early look at the eagerly awaited Dead Boy Detectives. Also, Tom Taylor shares what's in store for the second year of Injustice: Gods Among Us, we embarrass ourselves with some DC All Access bloopers, and members of the DC team share their New Year's resolutions. Plus, we give away two VIP tour tickets to visit the Warner Bros. lot!

The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and specialty items that will be available this week and shipped to comic book stores who have placed orders for them.

Airship Entertainment

Girl Genius Volume 1 Agatha Heterodyne And The Beetleburg Clank Tp (New Printing), $25.00

Girl Genius Volume 12 Agatha Heterodyne And The Seige Of Mechanicsburg Hc, $50.00

Girl Genius Volume 12 Agatha Heterodyne And The Seige Of Mechanicsburg Tp, $25.00

Girl Genius Volume 3 Agatha Heterodyne And The Monster Engine Tp (New Printing), $25.00

Girl Genius Volume 4 Agatha Heterodyne And The Circus Of Dreams Tp (New Printing), $25.00

Archie Comics

Betty And Veronica Double Digest #218, $3.99

Fox #1 (Mike Norton 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $2.99

Sonic Super Digest #5, $3.99

Sonic Super Special Magazine #9, $9.99

Sonic Universe #58 (Ryan Jampole Chibi Variant Cover), $2.99

Sonic Universe #58 (Tracy Yardley Regular Cover), $2.99

Sonic Universe Volume 6 Treasure Team Tango Tp, $11.99

Aspen Comics

All New Fathom #4 (Of 8)(Cover A Michael Turner & Peter Steigerwald), $3.99

All New Fathom #4 (Of...

CW’s Arrow has shown that DC Comics characters can work on the small screen. This season has gotten positive attention from both fans and critics and continues to build its world and introduce more characters and concepts from the comics. As well as Arrow, DC Entertainment has announced that there are Jim Gordon, John Constantine, and Hourman shows in development at Fox, NBC, and CW respectively. The first two characters are relatively popular, especially Jim Gordon, who was portrayed by Oscar-nominated actor Gary Oldman in the Dark Knight trilogy, but who outside die-hard Justice Society fans knows who Hourman is? In this articles, the Sound on Sight writers will show what DC characters and comics series should have their own series instead of Hourman and whatever his superpowers are.

Deathstroke by Lol Craven I’m not going to lie and say I’m nominating Deathstroke because I’m a long term fan,...

David Tennant in The Escape Artist. co. BBC

Who would be an attorney eh? At the start of the BBC’s The Escape Artist, Will (David Tennant) was a hihg-flying barrister who had never lost a case. Better yet, he was a happily married family man who had figured out a way to successfully balance his career and his family life. All that changed when he was asked to defend the sinister Liam Foyle (Toby Kebbell). Among other things, Foyle was accused of being a sadistic, murdering necrophiliac. Under duress from his firm, Will took the case and as per usual, he won. However, if defending Foyle was a mistake then refusing to shake his hand was an even bigger one. The symbolic snub sparked a sequence of events that began with Foyle filing a complaint against Will and ended with him butchering Will’s wife in her own living room.

House of Cards

Kieran Kinsella

David Croft

If you write a list of your 10 favorite British TV sitcom characters, probably half of them were created by comic genius David Croft. His creations include Mr Humphries (Are You Being Served?), Sergeant Major ‘Shut up’ Williams (It Ain’t Half Hot Mum) Herr Flick (Allo, Allo) and Corporal Jones (Dad’s Army). Like many great comedy writers, Croft collaborated with others including Jimmy Perry and David Floyd. Few writers though could match his creativity or career longevity. Such was Croft’s popularity that he was a regular guest on the British TV convention circuit right up until his death at the age of 89.

Paul Abbott

BAFTA and Emmy winning writer Paul Abbott, rose from humble origins to become one of the most successful writers in British TV history. His hard-hitting dramas are far removed from the idyllic world of Marple and Midsomer Murders.