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‘The Boys’ Comic Book Creator Garth Ennis Tells Us Why He Can’t Stand Modern...
Amazon When Garth Ennis wrote The Boys comic book series in 2005, he zeroed in on the idea of corrupt superheroes controlled by corporate overlords via a U.S. presidential directive. Nearly fifteen...
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Kevin Smith Is Pissed That ‘Batgirl’ Won’t Play In Theaters
Cindy Ord/Getty Images for AMC Some would argue that straight-to-streaming might be the new straight-to-DVD, and not everyone is happy about it. At least not when it comes to a movie like Batgirl, the...
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A ‘The Boys’ Spinoff Series Has Been Ordered To Series By Amazon
Amazon Prime The Supes are going back to school. On Monday, Amazon Studios gave a greenlight to a college-set spinoff of The Boys, the streaming giant’s hit superhero series, which promises to be just...
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Comics Legend And ‘Watchmen’ Creator Alan Moore Came Out Big Time Against...
Getty Image Alan Moore is one of the great geniuses of comic books, having done his best to make them mature and brainy and deep. He’s also one of the medium’s loudest critics. He’s no fan of the...
View ArticleSomeone already spliced Spider-Man into ‘The Avengers’ and it’s pretty awesome
That didn”t take long. Marvel recently announced their partnership with Sony that will allow Spider-Man to appear in future installments of “The Avengers.” Using some fancy editing (and taking...
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Michelle Rodriguez Clarified Her Comments On ‘Minority Superheroes’ With This...
Getty Image Michelle Rodriguez has apologized and clarified her comments on minorities taking “white” superhero roles. The comments spread around soon after TMZ posted the video where Rodriguez shared...
View ArticleMiles Teller’s favorite superhero and supervillain
Have you been voting in our March Mayhem bracket? If you're not, maybe one particular opinion may sway you. HitFix had some sit-down time with Miles Teller at the South By Southwest film conference...
View ArticleExclusive: Vampiric Justice League bit off more than they can chew in THE...
The Multiverse of DC Entertainment has been stretched and manipulated like so much Silly Putty over the decades. After “Crisis On Infinite Earths” and “Infinite Crisis” and “Final Crisis,” the fabric...
View Article‘Fantastic Four’ chickens out, makes Reed less fantastic
UPDATE 2/28/15 10:47AM EDT: The Fantastic Four website has updated the language on Reed Richards character biography. UPDATE 4/27/15 8:00PM EDT: “Fantastic Four” writer Simon Kinberg clarified Reed...
View Article5 parts of the Marvel universe practically begging to be TV shows
Last night, ABC announced a lot of great news for Marvel fans. Both “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” and “Agent Carter” were renewed for another year. But there was one casualty: the S.H.I.E.L.D. spin-off...
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Ava DuVernay May Be The First Woman To Direct A Marvel Superhero Film
Getty Image Ava DuVernay, the director and co-writer of Selma, is allegedly being courted by Marvel to direct at least one of its superhero films featuring diverse characters. The Wrap reports that...
View ArticleSpider-Man Knocked Himself Out At A Birthday Party In Argentina
Back in November, the Internet fell in love with the dad who dressed up as Spider-Man for his sick son’s birthday. The guy even leapt off the roof in front of the kid to impress him, and it was...
View ArticleWhat is the best superhero TV show?
There are more than two dozen superhero television shows en route to a small screen near you. “Supergirl,” “Legends of Tomorrow,” “Jessica Jones,” “Luke Cage,” and shows based on the Defenders,...
View Article‘Lady Justice’ fights for truth, justice, and the right to be in her own toy...
From Black Widow in “Avengers” to the Clever Girls of “Jurassic World,” toy manufacturers don”t have the best track record when it comes to representing women. Now Nerdist is here to take a swipe at...
View ArticleRyan Reynolds Says He’s Done With Superheroes After ‘Deadpool’
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View Article‘Self/less’ director Tarsem Singh sounds off on superhero movies
“Self/less” director Tarsem Singh is hardly selfish when it comes to his opinions on superheroes and superhero movies. In an interview with HitFix, he practically calls some of the “X-Men” films...
View ArticleIs this the biggest superhero selfie ever?
“Most superheroes in one selfie?” That's what Nerdist's Chris Hardwick asked his Instagram tonight (July 11), as he snapped a pic that included cast members and filmmakers for “X-Men: Apocalypse,”...
View ArticleAn Important Ranking Of Superhero Actors’ Careers Before They Were Superheroes
Paul Rudd already built a worthy resume in Hollywood before becoming Ant-Man in this weekend’s newest Marvel release. But that hasn’t always been the case for actors portraying a superhero. Some have...
View ArticleDressing room montage throws shade on decades of superheroine costumes
There is a wide world of comic books out there beyond the looming shadow of DC and Marvel. It is easier than ever for indie publishers to find an audience or for writers and artists to cut the middle...
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Marvel’s Kevin Feige Responds To Steven Spielberg And Zack Snyder’s Comments
Getty Image Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige has finally weighed in on Steven Spielberg saying superhero movies are on the way out like Westerns, and Zack Snyder calling Ant-Man a “flavor of the week.”...
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Li Bingbing Will Play A New Chinese Superhero In Stan Lee’s ‘Realm’
Getty Image Despite a translation SNAFU with the Chinese print of Guardians of the Galaxy, the 1.357 billion people of China are jonesing for more superheroes these days. The country helped bolster...
View ArticleSerena Williams Has A Wild Story About A Man Who Stole Her Cell Phone
It takes a particularly dumb thief to steal the phone of one of the greatest and most famous athletes in the world, but as we well know, there are some dumb thieves out there. And so this dumb thief...
View ArticleBlack Panther is inexplicably compared to Real Housewives on this magazine cover
Fans have been waiting a long time to get a good look at Black Panther. His stand-alone movie might be a ways off, but T”Challa (Chadwick Boseman) is set appear in the upcoming “Captain America: Civil...
View Article‘Supergirl’ continues its streak of female casting, adds Silver Banshee to...
The hits just keep coming for Kara as “Supergirl” introduces a new nemesis in episode #14 that will not only flummox the last daughter of Krypton, but Cat Grant”s assistant as well. Italia Ricci...
View ArticleFans rejoice: ‘The Flash’ is headed to ‘Supergirl’ this spring!
When Supergirl landed at at CBS, fans of Greg Berlanti”s take on the DC Universe were a little disappointed. Yes it was great to have a female-driven superhero show! But with the rest of the DCTV...
View Article‘Downton Abbey’ alumni to star in latest X-Men spin-off ’Legion’ on FX
We are Legion. The complex X-Men character is headed to FX to star in his own show. The son of Professor Charles Xavier and British ambassador to Israel Gabrielle Haller, Legion – birth name David...
View ArticleSupergirl’s ‘cameo’ on ‘The Flash’ last night goes a long way to explaining...
One of the great things DC Entertainment is doing with their live-action properties is diversifying them. While the cohesive unit that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe can be cool, the seams are...
View ArticleThe Flash and Supergirl get ready to race (into our hearts) in new crossover...
It”s almost time! The Supergirl crossover event guest-starring Grant Gustin from The Flash airs on CBS in slightly over two weeks. So far we”ve seen Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) and The Flash stare at...
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Here’s All The NBA Logos Redesigned As Superheroes
(These logos are the work of David Rappoccio. You can find him on Twitter at @drawplaydave.) Superheroes are all the flavor now. It’s another big year for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which only...
View Article‘Deadpool 2’: Here’s what to expect from Cable in the sequel you’re not...
Deadpool made more than $750 million worldwide and spawned a highly-lucrative new superhero franchise for 20th Century Fox, and yet the studio doesn't want you to know that there's a sequel. This is...
View ArticleSuperman will live to fight on in ‘Justice League’
WARNING: There's a major Batman v. Superman spoiler below. Proceed with caution. Superman lives. During Warner Bros.' presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas today, Justice League director Zack Snyder...
View Article‘Deadpool’ villain Ed Skrein speculates on the prospect of an Ajax resurrection
While Deadpool villain Ajax looked pretty well dead at the end of the ultra-violent superhero blockbuster, in the comic book world characters have been known to resurrect. So when I asked Ed Skrein...
View ArticleWhy does Deadpool get away with so much?
Full disclosure: I was a vocal critic of Deadpool all the way back to its very first trailer. I have no doubt that it was as perfect a cinematic representation of the character as fans could have...
View ArticleOutrage Watch: Jared Leto’s ‘Suicide Squad’‘Methods’ slammed –‘It’s something...
Welcome to Outrage Watch, HitFix's semi-regular rundown of entertainment-related kerfuffles. Not feeling anxious enough already? Get your fix of righteous indignation below, and stay posted for...
View ArticleNew Power Rangers Costumes Feature Boob Armor. Because of Course.
The Power Rangers, much like comic book superheroes, are popular the world over. So it's no surprise a new incarnation of their costumes would garner some strong opinions from fans. Seriously though,...
View ArticleGet to know Black Panther better with Marvel’s bite-sized explainer series
Now that we”ve all seen Captain America: Civil War and have converted to #TeamBlackPanther, Marvel is making sure the King of Wakanda get his due. But don”t worry, even you haven”t pledged yourself of...
View ArticleHow Superhero Movies Can Get Political Without Getting Silly
Comic books have been political ever since Jack Kirby and Joe Simon introduced Captain America by having him punch out Hitler on the cover. Nonetheless, it’s still relatively rare that superheroes...
View ArticleJoss Whedon Would Be Up For Directing a Female Superhero Story
The first reaction anyone should have to this story is “obviously.” Obviously Joss Whedon would be up to direct a female superhero story. He's done it before. But if he had to choose between the...
View Article‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ is a better film than ‘Captain America: Civil War’
Note: There are copious spoilers below. Proceed no further if you haven't seen Captain America: Civil War or X-Men: Apocalypse. I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a big superhero movie fan. In...
View ArticleWhat happened with ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ at the box office?
While the $80 million four-day gross for X-Men: Apocalypse fell essentially in line with the studio's expectations heading into Memorial Day weekend, it's still being looked at as something of a...
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The ‘Captain America’ Creative Team Is Still Receiving Hate Mail For His Heel...
Marvel Captain America is generally known for being two things: a pretty good dude and the human embodiment of all that is American. So last month when the creative team behind his new series Steve...
View ArticleHere’s why Jude Law turned down the role of Superman
There's a famous story about Warren Beatty turning down the role of Superman (which ultimately went to newcomer Christopher Reeve) after taking the suit home for the weekend and deciding he looked...
View ArticleRoland Emmerich, ‘10,000 B.C.’ director, doesn’t get these ‘silly’ superhero...
Look, I”m no giant superhero movie fanatic, but when you”re Roland Emmerich — the guy who directed 10,000 B.C., Independence Day and the 1998 version of Godzilla — it”s a tad disingenuous to bash...
View ArticleElizabeth Banks lost the Mary Jane role in ‘Spider-Man’ because she was ‘too...
Gorgeous, youthful Olivia Wilde made news recently when she claimed to have lost out on the role of Leonardo DiCaprio”s wife in The Wolf of Wall Street because she was deemed “too old” by the...
View Article‘The Green Hornet’ Director Michel Gondry Has Had His Fill Of Superhero Movies
Dreamworks Face: The Motion Picture Michel Gondry is probably best known for writing and directing Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (which garnered him an Academy Award for the best original...
View ArticleIt really sounds like Batman might be in the ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas special
Steven Moffat is a known comic book fan, and while the Doctor could be considered a sort of superhero, there might be a chance for something even more direct showing up in this year's Doctor Who...
View ArticleSuperheroes just took princesses’ Halloween costume crown
After an 11-year reign, princess costumes have dropped to the number 2 spot among costumes sported by American kids on Halloween. Taking the princess” crown is the superhero. Over 3 million children...
View Article‘The Flash’ finally discussed something that’s been bugging me about the show
Something has been nagging at me about The CW's fantastic superhero show, The Flash. I hadn't been able to put it into words until last night…just before a character did. Why aren't more metahumans...
View ArticleSeth Rogen And Evan Goldberg Have Comedies About Superheroes And The...
Seth Rogen has plans to continue his practice of sh*tting all over the lazy stoner stereotype with even more small screen shepherding. Network TV series shepherding, no less! Deadline reports that...
View ArticleDC Might Have An In-House Solution To Its Superhero Movie Problem
Despite a robust box office return for both Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad, Warner Bros. live-action DC Comics universe has been mired in controversy, setbacks, and criticism....
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