Raffi Barsoumian, of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow fame as Bishop, among other roles, steps into his Armenian heritage in playwright Talenene Monahon’s magnificent play, Meet the Cartozians, currently playing at New York City’s Second Stage Theater until December 14.
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We speak to the actors Bobby Moynihan, Yonas Kibreab, Haley Tju, and Michael Benyaer about their roles in the new Prime series Bat-Fam.
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Peacemaker is back! Season 2 is here on HBO Max. However, this year, things are different: different worlds, different characters, different adventures and shenanigans for the 11th Street Kids to get into. And we were so lucky to get into the core of all of this with stars Jennifer Holland, Frank Grillo, and David Denman.
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We are back, everyone! Peacemaker has returned. Season 2 has officially kicked off with the first episode now streaming on HBO Max. To celebrate, we were recently given the opportunity to suit up and chat with several of the cast members, and today we’re proud to finally bring you our conversations with stars Sol Rodriguez and Steve Agee, and Freddie Stroma and Danielle Brooks.
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DC mastermind James Gunn is having a hell of a summer. After delivering an astounding Superman film and taking over San Diego Comic-Con, the co-chair of DC Studios is going to “keep on keeping on” as the second season of Peacemaker debuts on HBO Max this week!
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Superman flew into theaters this summer, officially kicking off the new DC Universe under James Gunn and Peter Safran. It garnered much acclaim, and is still soaring high at the box office, becoming the highest grossing solo Superman film of all time domestically, and the most successful superhero film of the year. So the question for DC Studios is, of course, what’s next? Why the return of John Cena’s outlandish Peacemaker of course!
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Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios just greenlit an adult animated series based on Mister Miracle, the critically acclaimed, brain-melting comic series from Tom King and Mitch Gerads. Even better? King is being brought in to showrun the series — with a few Mother Boxes and Omega Beams thrown in for good measure.
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Yesterday, we unveiled to all of you hardcore DC fans that we had a chance to chat with James Gunn and Peter Safran at an exclusive, intimate press conference recently, in which they discussed the current status of the DCU. It was a conversation so epic, we had to split it up into two parts.
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Back in 2023, way before the trailer for Superman debuted, there was an intimate press conference. This wasn’t a Hall H spectacle. It was a small but informative chat with filmmaker James Gunn and producer Peter Safran, as they became promoted to the heads of DC Studios. It’s two years later, close to the release of DC Studios first official DCU film Superman, and the duo decided to call a second follow up Q&A with members of the press to discuss the current state of the DCU.
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In brightest day, in blackest night, DC Studios has found its Green Lanterns, and they are just right! The new Max series Lanterns is ramping up, folks!
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Long-time Friend of the NOC, Marc Bernardin, is back ! This time, he’s here to talk about his episode of Batman: Caped Crusader, “Night Ride,” which introduces Gentleman Ghost and Papa Midnite into this reimagined animated universe.
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We interview Frederik Wiedmann, the composer of Prime Video’s Batman: Caped Crusader. He is no stranger to composing for DC animation, having done the scores for Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, Justice League: Gods and Monsters, The Death of Superman, Wonder Woman: Bloodlines, and much more, as well as The Dragon Prince and Star Trek: Picard.
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With apologies to fans of X-Men ‘97, I must proclaim Prime Video’s Batman: Caped Crusader as the clear winner of the battle between nostalgic revivals of classic ‘90s animated series.
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Gotham is coming to life, folks! The next installment in Matt Reeves’ The Batman saga will in fact be The Penguin, and it’s coming to HBO this fall! But that’s not all, it’ll be coming to San Diego!
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The DCU is in full swing folks! True to his word over a year ago, James Gunn’s vision of the DC Universe is starting to take shape. Filming on Superman is in full swing. Peacemaker Season 2 is on the way! Creature Commandos is officially coming end of this year. Supergirl is in pre-production. And as of today, the Green Lantern Corp will be joining the fight in the new HBO Original Drama Series, Lanterns.
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In 2022, the world witnessed the masterpiece that was The Batman. And in the wake of the events of Matt Reeves’ brilliant Elseworlds movie, a scene stealer was born in the form of Colin Farrell’s Oswald Cobb, aka The Penguin! Well now Cobb (and Farrell) are back to navigate through the dark underbelly of Gotham’s underworld in the new Max series, The Penguin!
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In a lot of ways, audiences and critics genuinely underestimate the power of animation. As Guillermo del Toro has said, it’s a medium for telling stories, and not a genre and not just for kids. Thankfully, My Adventures with Superman Co-Executive Producers Jake Wyatt & Brendan Clogher and Co-Producer Josie Campbell understand this!
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If you’re not watching My Adventures with Superman, you’re completely missing out. Much like similar shows like Spectacular Spider-Man, Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, and Batman: The Animated Series, this stellar adaptation of the Superman mythology has placed its unique stamp on the DC Universe in wonderful and unpredictable ways! And with Season 2 premiering May 25, we were so lucky to chat with the cast of the series: Ishmel Sahid, Alice Lee, and Jack Quaid!
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Nearly three years to the date since it was officially announced, fans are finally getting their first glimpses at Bruce Timm’s return to animating Gotham: Batman: Caped Crusader, debuting later this year on Prime Video.
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The Sandman Universe is expanding! Neil Gaiman’s dark, fanciful creations are coming to life in ways we never could have imagined, thanks to Netflix. And spinning off from the popular series, The Sandman is a wondrous, quirky new supernatural adventure series, Dead Boy Detectives! We were able to speak with star Yuyu Kitamura recently about the upcoming series!
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The Sandman Universe has just gotten bigger. The franchise built by mastermind, Neil Gaiman has been beloved by fans for ages, for its somber tones, and whimsical dark fantasy. And part of said franchise are the adventures of the Dead Boy Detectives!
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Even though we won’t be getting The Batman sequel until 2026, the first teaser trailer for Matt Reeves’ The Penguin, starring Academy Award nominee Colin Farrell, should hold us over until then or at least until the series premieres on Max this fall.
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The second installment in Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Dune has arrived to theaters, but has it gotten any better in its display of SWANA cultures beyond appropriation? Roxana joins us once again to discuss.
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