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The reunion of Green Arrow's family faces deadly obstacles from both Merlyn and Amanda Waller, requiring Oliver's courage and determination. Fans have eagerly awaited the family reunion, which promises to be a significant and impactful event due to the long-standing conspiracy against them. Green Arrow #12 is on sale on May 28 from DC Comics!

Green Arrow's family have been through a lot over the years. Half the members have died, and they've been separated from each other for a long time. During the events of Dark Crisis, Oliver was even lost in time. However, it turned out that was the best thing that could have happened, as Ollie learned that his family's misfortunes have been orchestrated to keep them apart.

Over the past year, Oliver Queen has discovered a massive conspiracy against his family. Whenever he tries to get close to them again, he is teleported across time and space to keep them separated.

Ennis regrets using the 'Women in Refrigerators' trope in The Boys, acknowledging the problematic nature of killing off female characters for the sake of male character development. Ennis made up for his regret by giving depth and development to female characters like Butcher's wife and Starlight, avoiding the pitfall of killing them off for shock value. Starlight stands out as a well-rounded character in The Boys, with her own hopes, desires, and flaws, making up for Ennis' biggest regret and showcasing his commitment to fleshing out female characters.

The superhero satire series The Boys is filled with a lot of death and carnage. But even one of the comic's creators regrets playing into one of the most reviled tropes in comic book history. Years after the story's publication, The Boys' co-creator is finally airing his thoughts on his use of the 'Women in Refrigerators' trope.

In The Boys Omnibus Vol.

Many voice actors from DC's animated Tomorrowverse could potentially play their characters in live-action in the Dcu. Jensen Ackles, the Tomorrowverse's Batman, is the fan-favorite choice for the role in the Dcu. Actors like Matt Bomer, Liam McIntyre, and Katee Sackhoff have the potential to deliver compelling and powerful performances in the Dcu as their animated characters.

There are some DC voice actors who would be perfect to play their animated characters in live-action in the new DC Universe. James Gunn has made it clear that casting for the Dcu's canon characters will take one thing into account: Every actor will play their Dcu character in live-action movies and series, as well as animated projects and even video games. The ambitious decision has led to many discussions about who the Dcu should cast, including bringing talented voice actors to the live-action stage.

In fact, some of the most popular choices for major Dcu roles,...

Shonen Jump manga creators used to go on a getaway holiday before someone realized that a single bad accident would spell the end of the magazine for good.

Popular One Piece fan and interview translator Sandman resurfaced an old story on X (formerly Twitter), which revealed that the end-of-year bus trip tradition to a hot springs inn had to be canceled over a doomsday prediction. "If this bus falls off a cliff, Shonen Jump is over," someone said, leading to the end of the practice. Readers can check out the post and popular reaction below.

Related Hunter x Hunter Author Has Multiple Endings Ready One in Case He Dies Hunter x Hunter creator Yoshihiro Togashi reveals he has multiple endings for his long-running Shonen Jump series, one in case he dies prematurely. Around 30 years ago, for a group photo shoot, all the Shonen Jump mangakas took a bus to a hot spring inn,...

DC acknowledges and criticizes The Flash's repeated use of evil speedsters as primary villains in the show. The Flash had other big bads that weren't speedsters, but the show kept falling into the pattern of using villainous speedsters, which was a detriment. While The Flash is well-loved, the repeated use of evil speedster villains is a glaring problem that fans may continue to resonate with.

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Batman / Superman: World's Finest 2024 Annual!It might have been beloved among fans, but DC is calling out the biggest problem with the Flash's CW show. A crew of the DC Universe's biggest and most powerful Justice League fans have assembled to determine which hero is best, leading to one devastating insult against the Scarlet Speedster's popular television adaptation.

In Batman / Superman: World's Finest 2024 Annual's story "Imperiled" by Mark Waid, Cullen Bunn, and Edwin Galmon, a cache of powerful imps assembles as the Just-Us League.

Batman's popularity, and central position in DC lore, has resulted in many villains from other classic DC heroes making their way to Gotham City to take on the caped crusader. This includes Clock KIng, originally a Green Arrow villain; Gentleman Ghost, a former foe of Hawkman; and Deathstroke, who began as a Teen Titans antagonist. Once many of these villains turned their attention to Batman, they've had little or no time to feud with their original heroic foils.

One of the most important factors in ensuring a superhero's enduring popularity is having iconic and recognizable villains. With this in mind, there's simply no denying that Batman has some of the best villains in comic book. Yet while many of his most iconic rogues were introduced to battle the Caped Crusader, a number of them originated as antagonists for other DC heroes.

Part of this stems from the nature of Batman's...

Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024 is here! It’s time to ring in 2024!

ABC and Dick Clark Productions are coming together once again for the nation’s most-watched New Year’s Eve celebration.

The Times Square event will be hosted by 19-time host Ryan Seacrest, as well as Rita Ora.

The countdown begins on Sunday, December 31, live on ABC beginning at 8:00 p.m. Est. There are performances happening all over the world that will air on the special!

Find out who is performing…

Times Square

LL Cool J featuring DJ Z-Trip

Megan Thee Stallion

Jelly Roll

Sabrina Carpenter

Tyla

Hollywood

Aqua

Doechii

Ellie Goulding

Green Day

Janelle Monae

Loud Luxury x Two Friends with Bebe Rexha

Ludacris

Nile Rodgers & Chic

Paul Russel

Renee Rapp with Coco Jones

Thirty Seconds to Mars

Miami Beach

Cardi B

Las Vegas

Post Malone

South Korea

NewJeans

Puerto...

French artists rally behind Gérard Depardieu, claiming his artistic contributions shouldn't be overshadowed by sexual misconduct allegations. Depardieu's artistic genius is celebrated as integral to the history of art in France and his unique personality cannot be ignored. Despite the allegations, French President Emmanuel Macron praises Depardieu, calling him a source of national pride.

56 French artists and performers are speaking out against the "lynching" of renowned actor Gérard Depardieu in light of public outrage stemming from numerous sexual misconduct allegations. The open letter, titled Don't Erase Gerard Depardieu and published on Christmas in the French newspaper Le Figaro, was signed by celebrities including former First Lady of France, model and musician Carla Bruni, and actors Carole Bouquet (Depardieu's former partner), Pierre Richard, Victoria Abril, and Charlotte Rampling.

Per Deadline, the letter (in part) reads:

"We don't want to enter into debate, and we leave the judiciary to do its job.

(Updated with Cassian Elwes statement) Green Book producer Nick Vallelonga has gone off route when it comes to paying dozens of crew members on the upcoming That’s Amore! starring John Travolta, Katherine Heigl, Christopher Walken, Talia Shire and Drea de Mateo.

According to a complaint filed in federal court in New York on Dec. 8 by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, double Oscar winner Vallelonga’s That Amore Movie LLC has reneged on an arbitration deal struck between the parties on August 18 this year to pay union members for work performed in 2022 on the upcoming rom-com. The 77 IATSE members specifically affected performed the duties of “cinematographer, camera operator, camera assistant, editor, costume designer, wardrobe supervisor, hair and make-up stylists, production designer, art director, scenic artist, electrician, grip, construction, script supervisor, production coordinator, and accountant,” says the Matt Loeb-led union in the eight-page filing.

“Defendant failed to timely pay...

Actor Charlie Hunnam was offered the role of Green Arrow in the Dceu but turned it down. Hunnam wasn't enthusiastic about playing the character, citing his lack of knowledge about Green Arrow and his aversion to the costume. Although it would have excited many fans who had long wanted him for the DC role, Hunnam's disinterest led him to decline the opportunity.

A major actor and fan cast for DC's Green Arrow has just revealed they were once offered to take on the role. Although Zack Snyder's Dceu is coming to a close in favor of a rebooted DC Universe from new studio heads James Gunn and Peter Safran, there continues to be more reveals about the original vision for the Dceu and what might have been. This includes the reveal that actor Charlie Hunnam was once asked if he'd be interested in playing Oliver Queen, the Emerald Archer himself.

Superman is hurt that Batman kept Santa Claus' existence a secret from him, showing a lack of communication and understanding between them. Santa Claus is a real person in the DC Universe and Batman once trained with him. The holiday season is plagued by vampire-like monsters called Draug and DC's heroes team up with Santa Claus to stop them.

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Batman - Santa Claus: Silent Knight #2!The most perplexing secret Batman's ever kept might be a bridge too far for Superman. It's the holiday season and a plague of monsters is out to destroy the world. But all the Man of Steel cares about is how his friend hid the existence of one iconic holiday figure.

In Batman - Santa Claus: Silent Knight #2 by Jeff Parker, Michele Bandini, and Trevor Hairsine, DC's heroes make their moves to stop the monsters the Krampus is unleashing on the world.

The Australian drama premiered at Cannes and stars Cate Blanchett.

Warwick Thornton’s The New Boy leads the nominations for the 2024 Aacta (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts) Awards with 12 nods, closely followed by horror Talk To Me with 11 nominations.

The New Boy is up for best film, actress for Cate Blanchett and actor for newcomer Aswan Reid while Australian Indigenous filmmaker Thornton is nominated for best director, screenplay and cinematography.

The film is set in 1940s Australia and stars Blanchett (who also serves as a producer) as a nun who takes in a nine-year-old Aboriginal orphan boy. It...

Zachary Levi has expressed interest in a Shazam buddy-comedy within James Gunn's DC Universe, specifically teaming up with Nathan Fillion's Green Lantern. Levi's future as Shazam is uncertain following the mixed reviews and box office performance of "Shazam! Fury of the Gods," but there have been discussions about his potential return. The mid-credits scene in "Fury of the Gods" sets up a possible return for Levi's character within the Justice Society, and Gunn's approach to franchise planning leaves room for his character's future in the DC Universe.

Though his future in the franchise remains unclear, Zachary Levi has an idea for a Shazam buddy-comedy within James Gunn's DC Universe. Levi made his debut in the soon-to-end DC Extended Universe with the 2019 movie introducing his eponymous hero, who is actually the teenager Billy Batson transformed into an adult super-powered being upon saying the hero's name. The actor...

Netflix has turned the smash hit drama series Squid Game into a reality competition series called Squid Game: The Challenge, which features 456 real people living out the challenges in the fictional series.

Of course, no one actually dies in the reality version of the show, but everything else is pretty much the same!

The season begins with the “Red Light, Green Light” challenge in which contestants have five minutes to run across the field, but must stand absolutely still whenever the music isn’t playing. Anyone who is seen moving even slightly gets eliminated.

So, how did the producers bring this competition to life?

Browse through the slides to read 10 inside secrets we’ve learned from interviews with the producers…...

Green Lantern War Journal #3 introduces an alternate universe version of Kyle Rayner, setting up the potential for his major comeback in the DC Universe. The recently revealed variant cover for Green Lantern #8 suggests that the real Kyle Rayner may be making a return, coinciding with the character's 30th anniversary in 2024. Kyle Rayner's return as a Green Lantern would come at a complicated time as the Corps is under new management, and he would have to navigate the challenges of the Corps' new direction.

Warning: contains spoilers for Green Lantern War Journal #3!

DC has just set its 1990s Green Lantern, Kyle Rayner, up for a major comeback. Rayner, introduced as a replacement for Hal Jordan in the early 1990s, has been missing in action from the DC Universe, but now he may be on the verge of returning. In Green Lantern War Journal #3, readers meet another Kyle Rayner from elsewhere in the multiverse,...

Even though comic-book and superhero movies have been the dominant force in Hollywood for well over a decade now, there have still been plenty of failures along the way. This has certainly proven to be true with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which has run into some choppy waters lately and is struggling to excite audiences to the same degree that it did five years ago. However, DC has been facing many of these issues for a long while now. Under Warner Bros, DC has produced a number of notable failures, ranging from this year’s The Flash to 2017’s Justice League and going as far back as 1997’s Batman & Robin and earlier.

One of the most trajectory-altering failures that DC has experienced came in 2011 with the release of Green Lantern, directed by Martin Campbell and starring Ryan Reynolds. There were a lot of high hopes for the movie, both...

"In a world where composting human remains is a growing trend, what happens when our loved ones return, growing out of their composted remains into the people they once were?"

The creative team behind Going Green explore this compelling original concept in their upcoming graphic novel, now live on comic book crowdfunding site Zoop, and we have all the details, along with an exclusive preview!

Rising star artist Vincenzo Federici (Tmnt, Vampirella) joins co-writers Scott Duvall (Diablo House) and novelist and indie filmmaker Sean Reliford for a story rooted in family, death, and how we deal with both.

Going Green is the supernatural family drama of Locke & Key meets the biological horror of Annihilation in a modern-day monster comic with heart. This is a tale of family, loss, and second chances in a strange new world where the dead emerge from soil derived from their composted remains, giving them life anew.

Five European films dominate the nominations.

The European Film Academy has revealed the nominees for the main categories of the European Film Awards which take place in Berlin on December 9.

The Academy has shortlisted five of the highest profile films to come out of Europe this year for its best European film category, with the directors of the five films also all nominated in the best European director category. The five films also dominate the acting and screenwriting categories.

Three of the best European film nominees world premiered at Cannes. Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or winner Anatomy Of A Fall...

Green Arrow's use of trick arrows has at times been mocked by readers, but it turns out that even the Joker is impressed by the practicality of such tactics, at least when it comes the Boxing Glove Arrow. In Injustice: Year Zero #14, Joker impressed by the Boxing Glove Arrow after Green Arrow strikes him with it. The Boxing Glove Arrow has become an iconic part of Green Arrow's arsenal, providing a non-lethal means of attack, and has earned him the respect of both fans and dangerous villains like the Joker.

Green Arrow is well known for his absolutely innovative use of trick arrows to defeat villains. Over the years, readers have mocked Oliver Queen for his use of trick arrows, citing ridiculous examples like the Iron-Lung Arrow or the Boxing Glove Arrow – but when it comes to the latter, it turns out that DC's most dangerous villain actually approves of the gimmick.

DC has had success with both family-friendly and R-rated movies, with projects like "Shazam!" and "Green Lantern" delivering colorful adventures, while others like "Joker" delve into darker and more adult-oriented themes. "Watchmen" successfully adapted its challenging source material, receiving positive reception despite losing some subtlety in the move to live-action. "Birds of Prey" was a fun romp with great visuals but fell short in its portrayal of Harley Quinn's associates, not quite giving a few of them enough to do.

Most of DC's cinematic outings have fallen into the family-friendly PG or PG-13 rating categories, but the brand has also had success with a handful of movies that earned an R. The earliest DC movies, most notably Adam West's Batman and the Christopher Reeves-starring Superman series, were bright and colorful adventures appropriate for the whole family. Despite DC's reputation for leaning darker than Marvel, that's still remained somewhat true to this day,...

Green Lantern jokingly believes he could beat Flash in a footrace if they didn't use their superpowers, sparking an interesting debate. Hal's background as a highly trained Air Force pilot and Flash's less active lifestyle as a forensic scientist may give Hal an advantage in a non-powered race. While Flash is still officially the Fastest Man Alive, the idea of Barry being a fast runner without his Speed Force connection is an intriguing one.

Spoilers for Justice League vs Godzilla vs Kong #1!In DC Comics, Hal Jordan’s Green Lantern and Barry Allen’s Flash are superheroic best buds with a penchant for poking fun at one another while one-upping each other in ways that are increasingly fun to watch play out. And although Flash is undoubtedly the Fastest Man Alive, bar none, Hal has just revealed the only situation where he thinks he could beat Barry in a one-on-one footrace!

Warning: Spoilers for The Penguin #2!

The Help surpasses Lady Shiva as the deadliest person in DC Comics, proving his expertise and dangerous nature in old age. Despite Lady Shiva's reputation as the deadliest assassin, her track record has been tarnished by defeats and deaths at the hands of Batman's sidekicks. The Help's pedigree in training other heroes and villains, including Green Arrow, Katana, and Shiva herself, establishes him as the true deadliest assassin who shaped the assassin underworld of DC Comics.

One of Batman's newest adversaries has just surpassed Lady Shiva as the deadliest person in DC Comics. The adversary in question is the Help, an assassin who makes his return in the Penguin's new series. Lately, Oswald Cobblepot seems to have turned over a new leaf but is now forced to go back to Gotham to reclaim his assets. In times of trouble, he turns to this old ally for help.

James Gunn was recently given the unenviable task of taking over the Dcu (formerly the Dceu). Gunn may be the best person for the job. He brought The Guardians of the Galaxy to Marvel and subsequently softly rebooted The Suicide Squad for the Dcu. Putting James Gunn at the helm of the franchise will undoubtedly bear some fascinating fruit. One of the most interesting franchises Gunn appears to have big plans for is Green Lantern.

Update October 8, 2023: This article has been updated with more information following the Green Lanterns' future in the Dcu following James Gunn's announcements and the upcoming casting information regarding Superman: Legacy.

The Green Lantern Corps are central characters in DC Comics. They are space police whose power emanates from cosmic rings. These green rings can project anything the bearer can picture in their mind. These Green Lanterns are assigned sectors of the galaxy, with Earth being a pivotal planet.

This article contains The Exorcist: Believer spoilers.

For nearly 20 years, author and screenwriter William Peter Blatty hated the ending of The Exorcist (1973) so much that he could barely speak with its director, William Friedkin. This would have likely struck many as odd considering the film faithfully adapted Blatty’s novel of the same name, and Blatty’s contribution to the work as screenwriter won him an Oscar. But the theatrical ending of that film was made so downbeat by its director—with Father Dyer (William O’Malley) looking at the staircase which stole the life of his best friend Father Karras (Jason Miller)—that many interpreted it as Dyer and the film were thinking none of this was worth it. For years afterward, Blatty was horrified when he encountered moviegoers who told him the Devil won.

Eventually, the director and screenwriter reconciled when the more upbeat and life-affirming final scene...

Actor Brian Austin Green has reflected on the health challenges he faced in his career, and has said that he spent four and a half years recovering from stroke-like symptoms without ever having one strike. He was only able to counter this by changing his diet.

In the latest episode of Cheryl Burke’s ‘Sex, Likes and Spray Tans’ podcast, Brian, 50, opened up to the ‘Dancing with the Stars’ talent about how he overcame his major health complications which almost destroyed him.

The episode which is titled ‘Ready to Rumba with Brian Austin Green’, the‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ actor spoke about meeting his fiancee Sharna Burgess at a time when both of them were trying to improve themselves and attempting to change.

“She had been really working on herself hard. She’s been single for almost five years,” he said of Sharna, while noting he’d been single for two...

Actor Brian Austin Green has reflected on the health challenges he faced in his career, and has said that he spent four and a half years recovering from stroke-like symptoms without ever having one strike. He was only able to counter this by changing his diet.

In the latest episode of Cheryl Burke’s ‘Sex, Likes and Spray Tans’ podcast, Brian, 50, opened up to the ‘Dancing with the Stars’ talent about how he overcame his major health complications which almost destroyed him.

The episode which is titled ‘Ready to Rumba with Brian Austin Green’, the‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ actor spoke about meeting his fiancee Sharna Burgess at a time when both of them were trying to improve themselves and attempting to change.

“She had been really working on herself hard. She’s been single for almost five years,” he said of Sharna, while noting he’d been single for two...

James Gunn plans to bring Green Lantern back with the HBO series Lanterns, which can greatly boost the popularity of DC's intergalactic police force. Despite the lack of successful live-action adaptations, the exposure of a Sunday night HBO Green Lantern series can lead to a surge of interest in one of DC Comics' most interesting concepts. The upcoming HBO series Lanterns, part of the new Dcu live-action connected universe being overseen by Gunn and Peter Safran, will feature Hal Jordan and John Stewart investigating a mystery, showcasing the character's importance in the Dcu.

The absence of DC superhero Green Lantern from the live-action screen is finally over. DC Studios' new co-ceo, James Gunn, has plans to give the character a big comeback with the HBO series Lanterns. The love and support for HBO shows like the fantasy drama Game of Thrones and the post-apocalyptic drama The Last of Us span...

Netflix has just released the poster and announced the release date for the animated series Blue Eye Samurai, backed up by a strong creative team driven by Blade 2049, Green Lantern, and Logan writer Michael Green. The series, set in the Edo period of Japan, features a swordmaster in disguise who wants revenge, and is all set to be released on Netflix on November 3. The stunningly realized animated series was announced back in October 2020 with Amber Noizumi and Green as showrunners and writers.

As John Stewart returns to his cosmic role as Green Lantern, DC is introducing a terrifying new power ring that's unlike anything he's encountered in the past. Recently, John retired from the Gl Corps in order to care for his family, but a major new threat is pulling him back to heroism on a multiversal scale.

In Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Montos, Adriano Lucas, and Dave Sharpe's Green Lantern: War Journal #1, an astronaut encounters a glowing Power Ring, which incinerates her after offering a glimpse of a terrifying, corpse-like being. While the ring's energy has purple-ish coloring, its symbol is different to those of the existing Indigo Tribe or Star Sapphire Corps, suggesting a new guiding emotion and power set. The being and ring bear a resemblance to new villain the Revenant Queen, seen in the back-up stories to recent issues of DC's main Green Lantern series. If so, it...

Many DC movie scenes from both non-dceu films and Dceu projects, failed to live up to the hype. For example, the Batman chase scene with Joker and Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad fell short of expectations, as it was too short and didn't feature an interaction between Batman and Joker. Another example is the Trench scene in Aquaman, which teased a darker, horror-like movie that was never fully delivered, as the film focused more on the spectacle of the Seven Kingdoms.

The list of DC movie moments that did not live up to the hype includes pre-dceu films, highly anticipated Dceu projects, and long-awaited returns that unfortunately fell short. DC’s movie history begins way before the DC Extended Universe, although Man of Steel started what is now the longest DC movie franchise to date. As a shared universe featuring dozens of DC characters, the Dceu arguably had more potential to deliver comic-accurate,...

‘Venom 3‘ is right on the horizon. The first movie, starring Tom Hardy and Michelle Williams, started the franchise with a bang that was very much a surprise. The first film felt like a throwback to those early X-Men films from the early 2000s, and while it wasn’t very good in the end, it was fun. People’s curiosity really managed to win in the end, making the film a success at the box office. The second film was a more strange case, this time directed by Andy Serkis. The film just didn’t live up to expectations. And by being released during the pandemic period, it couldn’t come close to the previous film’s performance at the box office.

Related: Green Goblin vs. Venom: Who Would Win in a Fight?

Can ‘Venom 3’ go back to the success of the first film? We know very little about the third Venom film,...

Warning: The following contains mentions of violence and sexual assault.

Green Arrow's reputation as a womanizer is exaggerated; he is actually loyal and possessive of Black Canary, though history has unjustly remembered him as a player. The relationship between Green Arrow and Black Canary is extremely complicated, involving retcons and convoluted storylines. Green Arrow's character has been significantly changed in later stories, portraying him as an unrepentant womanizer, but newer series are reconciling these conflicting histories and allowing for a fresh start.

The reports of Green Arrow constantly cheating on long-time love interest Black Canary are greatly exaggerated. While Oliver Queen was once the sort of womanizer that Bruce Wayne only played at being, he was a changed man after becoming Green Arrow and utterly loyal — to the point of possessiveness — to his "pretty bird." Unfortunately, history has unjustly remembered Green Arrow as an unrepentant player.

To say the relationship...

When Zack Snyder’s ‘Man of Steel’ was released in 2013, we all thought a new era of DC had started since the movie was supposed to kick off a cinematic universe that was supposed to bring DC into the cinematic universe race with Marvel. However, ‘Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice’ received a mixed critical response, and despite grossing over $800 million worldwide, it was deemed a commercial disappointment since it was the first live-action movie that assembled Batman and Superman together.

In 2014, Warner Bros. and DC revealed their planned slate of DC movies, which included many solo movies like ‘Wonder Woman,’ ‘Aquaman,’ ‘The Flash,’ ‘Cyborg,’ and ‘The Green Lantern Corps.’ Now, nine years later, only three of these movies have been made, with the difference that ‘The Flash’ turned out to be very different from what it was originally planned. The movie has been in development hell for many years...

Red, the beloved protagonist from the Pokémon mainline games, should take up the mantle as the new focus in a separate anime series. Pokémon Origins, a four-episode anime Ova, showcased Red as a protagonist and left fans wanting more of his story. Red is the most iconic protagonist in the mainline Pokémon games and has a solid foundation to lead his own anime story.

The Pokémon anime is a legacy series for the overall franchise with Ash as its face. However, with the beloved and perpetual 10-year-old boy's finally coming to a close next month on Netflix, the video games' Red should take up the mantle. While the latest series of the mainline anime, Pokémon Horizons: The Series, has already premiered with Liko and Roy as its latest protagonists, there are still ways for Red to get his share of the limelight.

Red's the most recognizable and fan-favorite player character from the mainline Pokémon games,...

Ryan Reynolds should have been cast as Guy Gardner in Green Lantern instead of Hal Jordan, as his comedic ability and cockiness would have been a better fit for the character. Nathan Fillion's casting in Superman: Legacy as Guy Gardner completes the Green Lantern casting problem. He would have been perfect as Hal Jordan, as he has campaigned for the role and voiced the character in animated films. Hopefully, the new live-action Green Lantern in Superman: Legacy will be an improvement over the previous portrayal.

Superman: Legacy makes the mistake of casting Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan in Green Lantern worse 12 years later. New DC Studios creative chief James Gunn is hard at work developing the first movie of the DC Universe, the shared universe that will replace the old Dceu and will span movies, TV shows, animation, and video games. Gunn is writing and directing Superman: Legacy, the...

Blue Beetle breaks a trend by acknowledging the hero's legacy before Jaime, adding depth and freshness to the Dceu. The inclusion of prior incarnations allows the film to skip explaining the character's entire history and create a more lived-in world. This change in approach benefits fans of the different Blue Beetle iterations and sets the stage for a new generation of the hero with Jaime Reyes.

Blue Beetle will buck a longstanding DC trend with superhero movies based on a theory for the upcoming Dcu film. Blue Beetle is expected to be the next film released by Warner Bros. in the unsure period between The Flash and Superman: Legacy. While Blue Beetle is still part of the Dceu, James Gunn has confirmed that the character will transition over to the Dcu, making Blue Beetle the first Dcu character despite Superman: Legacy being the first installment in Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters.

Ned Leeds takes a ride on Green Goblin's glider in newly revealed concept art from Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Shared on Reddit, the concept art -- which is originally from the film's art book -- shows Ned riding the Goblin's glider, laughing maniacally and looking ready to throw one of Goblin's pumpkin bombs. The character is decked out in a golden orange hoodie with blue sleeves, which is likely a reference to the costume of the Spider-Man villain, Hobgoblin. In the pages of Marvel Comics, Ned Leeds was the first character to use the supervillain name. While the concept art never made it past the page, No Way Home still alludes to Ned's comic book villainy with Ned promising Tom Holland's Peter Parker that he "won't turn into a supervillain and try to kill you.”

Related: Thomas Haden Church 'Heard Rumors' About Spider-Man 4 with Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire...

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3's Orgocorp design was a challenge for Marvel, as they were hesitant about making meat and bone look appealing. The unique and original Orgocorp design received a lot of reservation from people, but the team believed audiences would respond to it. The Orgocorp design in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is reminiscent of James Gunn's directorial debut in Slither and showcases his talent for mixing dark comedy, sci-fi, and body horror.

Editor's Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, and the movie covered here would not exist without the labor of the writers and actors in both unions.

Though one of the most visually striking locations in the movie, production designer Beth Mickle reveals Marvel was very hesitant about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3's bizarre Orgocorp design. The threequel marked James Gunn's final outing within...

The DC Universe is still a few years away, but it's already getting rather crowded. The casting announcements for Superman: Legacy include not only the Man of Steel and Lois Lane, but other DC heroes such as Mr. Terrific, Guy Gardner and Hawkgirl. The intention is to have the Dcu begin in medias res, though this ambition could be helped with a potential Max TV series.

The Secret Origins comic book has been a staple of DC Comics for decades, acting as a useful tool to quickly inform readers of how certain heroes came to be. This concept would be a great fit for the nascent Dcu, which is starting out with many heroes already established. On top of that, it would serve as the best way to formally separate this new shared cinematic universe from the previous DC Extended Universe.

Related: The Latest Superman: Legacy Casting Suggests a...

Take a look at Season Two of "Invincible", the Amazon Original animated TV series, recently renewed for a third season, adapting the Image Comics superhero title by writer Robert Kirkman ("The Walking Dead"), streaming Tba on Prime Video:

"...girls, homework, supervillains. When you're a teenager it pays to be 'Invincible'. 

"'Mark Grayson' was just an average kid living in a world full of super heroes.

"It wasn't until he was a teenager that he gained fantastic powers thanks to his biological father 'Omni-Man'..." 

Chad Coleman voices 'Martian Man', Sonequa Martin-Green is 'Green Ghost', Michael Cudlitz is 'Red Rush', Lauren Cohan is 'War Woman', Lennie James is 'Darkwing' and Ross Marquand is 'The Immortal', plus 'Aquarius'.

Cast also includes Steven Yeun, Sandra Oh, J.K. Simmons, Seth Rogen, Gillian Jacobs, Andrew Rannells, Zazie Beetz...

...Walton Goggins, Jason Mantzoukas, Mae Whitman and Chris Diamantopoulos. 

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Warning: spoilers for World's Finest: Teen Titans #1 ahead!The Teen Titans team has been the proving ground for many notable sidekicks, but it turns out Batman once had a significant grudge against the group, coming to the wrong conclusion for all the right reasons. It's both heartwarming and tragic to see Batman shunning the Titans in an attempt to protect then-Robin Dick Grayson, as it speaks volumes about the relationship between mentor and protégé.

Taking place during DC's earlier years, World's Finest: Teen Titans #1 by Mark Waid, Emanuela Lupacchino, Jordie Bellaire, and Steve Wands revisits and updates the exploits of the original Teen Titans cast for the contemporary era. After defeating an eldritch cult, each member of the team excitedly reports back to their mentors about the day's adventures. Some (like Wonder Woman) are supportive and some (like Green Arrow) are absent, but only one expresses his outright disapproval, and that's Batman.

From Cop Out to Blade: Trinity, some really promising movies have been ruined by on-set feuds between the filmmakers and the actors. It’s difficult to make a great movie under the best circumstances because so many different departments have to be firing on all cylinders and working towards the same vision, but it’s especially challenging when two or more people on the set don’t get along. Arguments between directors and their stars – or feuds between the actors themselves – can create tension on a movie set that spoils the end product.

On-set feuds between filmmakers can often generate more buzz and discussion than the films themselves. The drama surrounding notoriously troubled sets can doom or hinder a movie's success. Here's ten movies that were held back and ultimately ruined by a feud between those involved in the production.

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90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way season 5 newcomers Kirsten Schoemaker and Julio Moya are one 90 Day Fiancé franchise pair who appear destined for plenty of drama. The 24-year-old Netherlands woman and 27-year-old New York resident have just debuted their international romance on Tow. However, Kirsten and Julio have many indications that their relationship won't be smooth sailing.

Julio and Kirsten have now aired two episodes of their relationship on The Other Way season 5. As is customary with the 90 Day Fiancé franchise spin-off show, Julio will be moving from the US to join his partner abroad. The American native, who is originally from the Dominican Republic, first visited Kirsten during the pandemic, and ended up quarantining with her in the Netherlands for a week. This fast-tracked their relationship, which led to them realizing that they wanted to spend their lives together. However, their future is uncertain at best.

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Warning! This article contains spoilers for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II #5 Shredder is no stranger to immense upgrades, and the one he got from the Power Rangers is no exception, as he has once again harnessed the power of the Green Ranger in Tmnt’s most recent crossover. Only this time, the Shredder is actually using that power for good.

In the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover event, Shredder stole Tommy Oliver’s morpher, allowing Shredder to become the new Green Ranger. At that time, Shredder was working with Rita Repulsa to conquer both the world of the Tmnt and Power Rangers together. Unfortunately for the villains, the heroes proved too much for them to handle, even with Shredder’s Green Ranger upgrade, and the two would-be world-conquerors were beaten. Due to the circumstances of their loss–which really ended with...

Warning! Contains spoilers for Green Arrow #1!The adventures of Oliver Queen and his family aren't ending anytime soon as Green Arrow has just gotten bumped up from a miniseries to a maxiseries. Writer Joshua Williamson confirms that the Emerald Archer's story is going to be receiving six additional issues.

With Team Arrow's newest series officially on the shelves, Green Arrow writer Joshua Williamson took to his personal Substack to discuss how thrilled he was with the new series. Wasting no time, Williamson reveals that the current Green Arrow miniseries has been upgraded to a full-fledged maxiseries. With an additional six issues, Williamson and Sean Izaakse's issue count stands at twelve. Williamson thanked everyone who pre-ordered the series and spread the word to others. He also took the time to thank those who worked on the book, such as editor Ben Abernathy, series' letterer Troy Peteri, colorist Romulo Fajardo Jr., and Izaakse.

Deathstroke co-creator Marv Wolfman recently supported the #MakeTheBatfleckMovie campaign.

In a post on his personal Twitter account, the acclaimed comic book writer wrote, "Ben [Affleck] says he wanted to use Deathstroke in his aborted Batman film. Based on everything I've seen him direct that would have been so incredible. As Deathstroke's writer/co-creator, you gotta make that happen." While DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran have not publicly commented on Wolfman's tweet, SnyderVerse fans immediately retweeted and shared the post alongside the hashtag #MakeTheBatfleckMovie.

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Ben Afleck says he wanted to use Deathstroke in his aborted Batman film. Based on everything I've seen him direct that would have been so incredible. As Deathstroke's writer/co-creator, you gotta make that happen. — Marv Wolfman (@marvwolfman) May 3, 2023

Wolfman co-created Slade Wilson/Deathstroke with acclaimed artist George Pérez, with the character...

Arrow's Stephen Amell might not be done playing Oliver Queen just yet, and there are a few different ways in which the actor could continue in the role. Amell debuted as Oliver in 2012, with Arrow season 1. Since then, the actor has seen Arrow spawn an entire universe of DC TV shows on The CW, the Arrowverse. Over the years, multiple heroes came together in yearly crossover events as the Arrowverse grew to be DC's most successful live-action shared universe, surpassing the controversial Dceu. With the Arrowverse soon coming to an end with The Flash season 9, Amell could find new life as Green Arrow in other projects.

Arrow ended in 2020. Three years later, Amell has returned as Green Arrow in The Flash season 9, episode 9 — "It’s My Party and I’ll Die If I Want To" — his final time as the hero in the Arrowverse, as the shared DC TV...

Before both Marvel and DC created their respective expanded cinematic universes, "The Avengers" changed the way studios approach major franchises, and Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" trilogy had even concluded, there was "Green Lantern." The 2011 box office bomb is a black sheep in the 2010s' superhero storm, often derided as an sloppy, corny mess that's more soap opera than space opera. Pre-"Deadpool" star Ryan Reynolds himself is keenly aware of how much of a mess the film is and attributes its critical and financial failures to an overzealous, overinflated special effects budget that eclipsed any drive to craft an engaging story with compelling characters.

The generic, soulless "Green Lantern" reeks of studio interference; the result of Hollywood executives looking to make a flashy, inoffensive product appropriate for mass audience consumption. Puzzlingly, Warner Bros. took the opposite approach it did with Nolan's highly auteurist "Batman" films and manhandled...

Warning: This article contains Spoilers for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always.

The original Green Ranger did not appear in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always, but Tommy Oliver was not replaced with a different character. Jason David Frank, who played Tommy Oliver in multiple Power Rangers series, passed away on December 19, 2022. As Tommy, Jason David Frank created a remarkable Power Rangers legacy, starting with Mighty Morphin’s Green Ranger.

The Green Ranger joined the Power Rangers midway through Mighty Morphin season 1 following the “Green With Evil” arc. Still, Tommy can be considered one of the original Power Rangers. The Power Rangers reunion was about legacy, but the Green Ranger was neither recast nor replaced in Once & Always.

Power Rangers: Once & Always Was Filmed Before Jason David Frank’s Death

Jason David Frank passed away shortly after Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always wrapped filming. Like Amy Jo Johnson,...

Sling Freestream isn’t wasting any time carving out a name for itself in the free streaming service marketplace. The service seems to continually be adding something new and exciting for its users to watch, and this week is proving to be no different.

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A total of eight new channels has been added to Sling Freestream this week, and are available to all customers now. The service has 275 channels overall, 24 of which are dedicated solely to sports. This makes Sling Freestream one of the biggest purveyors of sports-themed free ad-supported TV (Fast) channels on the market.

The new channels available for all Sling Freestream users now include:

Ace TV - Action, adventure, mystery and drama. Pickle TV - The next great sports channel is here and it’s all about the fastest growing sport in America: Pickleball. The Red Green Channel - The Red Green Show follows a hapless handyman,...