Wonder Woman Gets a New Empire Cover, Plus Villain Revealed?

A new report from Batman-News sheds light on the upcoming Wonder Woman movie and its central villain. It has long been rumored that the villain Ares was secretly pulling the strings in the upcoming film, and now the report claims that Harry Potter star David Thewlis will star as the villain, employing a mix of CGI and practical effects to bring the god of war to life. Photos of what the villain will look like in the film (albeit in toy form) have debuted online from this weekend’s Toy Fair, which you can find

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Logan

Logan defies expectations. When a regular, Saturday matinee audience sits down to this, popcorn in hand, I imagine that they will come away from this somber, elegiac superhero movie with some disappointment, to say the least. There are no fist-pumping moments of cheer and no sweeping orchestral score to telegraph the emotional beats. For years, comic book fans have demanded that this genre be taken seriously.

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The Space Between Us

Young Gardner Elliot (Butterfield) was born on Mars by accident. In the sort of eyebrow-raising coincidences soap operas typically trade on, the circumstances of his conception mean he can’t come back to Earth (his body couldn’t take it) after his mission commander mother (Montgomery) dies giving birth to him. Growing up with no other children or normal society, just other astronauts, and hidden from Earth, the natural isolation of the teenage years have become not just difficult but actively torturous.

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Fifty Shades Darker

In theory a story does not have to be about its story, if that makes sense. It doesn’t have to be about its plot or its characters or any relevant themes or anything else we might recognize as being ‘a story.’ There have been plenty of experimental works which have done away with all of that, like shucking off a dress at the end of the night and prancing about naked, reveling in the taboos they may be breaking. Pulling that off is a high wire feat demanding nerve and skill and a hefty amount of luck.
Missing out on any part of that will suddenly remind the viewer of everything that’s been given up and cause an instant calculation as to whether it was worth it. Fifty Shades Darker delivers on its promises of nudity and sexual escapades, but sacrifices character, theme, romance or anything remotely interesting in order to provide it.

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The LEGO Batman Movie Review

Will Arnett as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
Michael Cera as Robin / Dick Grayson (voice)
Rosario Dawson as Batgirl / Barbara Gordon (voice)
Ralph Fiennes as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Siri as ‘Puter (voice)
Zach Galifianakis as Joker (voice)
Jenny Slate as Harley Quinn (voice)
Jason Mantzoukas as Scarecrow (voice)
Conan O’Brien as The Riddler (voice)
Doug Benson as Bane (voice)
Billy Dee Williams as Two-Face (voice)
Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman (voice)
Kate Micucci as Clayface (voice)
Riki Lindhome as Poison Ivy (voice)
Ellie Kemper as Phyllis (voice)
Channing Tatum as Superman (voice)
Jonah Hill as Green Lantern (voice)
Adam Devine as The Flash (voice)
Hector Elizondo as Jim Gordon (voice)
Mariah Carey as Mayor McCaskill (voice)
Directed by Chris McKay

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The Predator Filming Begins Today, R Rating Confirmed

 

Director Shane Black has taken to Twitter to confirm not only that shooting has begun on The Predator, but that the sequel will most definitely have an R rating. The blood-spattered Predator filming will take place in Vancouver.

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