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Tom Meisfjord

Jared Leto's Joker Will Have A New Look In The Zack Snyder's Justice League

Zack Snyder has now confirmed that Leto will return to his most divisive role in the upcoming recut of Justice League; even more excitingly, the Snyder Cut will reportedly feature a whole new aesthetic for the Clown Prince of Crime.

Nathan Mitchell as Black Noir on The Boys

Shane O'Neill

Which Members Of DC's Bat Family Could Defeat The Boys' Black Noir?

The mysterious ninja from The Boys is a clear riff on Batman, as evidenced by his black and grey costume, his martial arts combat style, and his reputation as someone to fear by the criminal community. Many have wondered whether or not Batman could hold his own against Black Noir, and vice versa.

Ezra Miller as Credence Barebone in Fantastic Beasts

Abbey White

The Surprising Way Fantastic Beasts Helped Film The Justice League Snyder Cut

With Miller in London filming Fantastic Beasts 3 and COVID-19 lockdowns making travel between countries difficult to near-impossible, Snyder was limited in what he could do to get what he called "a teeny bit" of footage. Luckily, the crew of Fantastic Beasts was willing to assist over Zoom.

Paul Rudd as Ant-Man in Ant-Man and the Wasp

Pauli Poisuo

Physicist Breaks Down Ant-Man's Pym Particles And Powers

Looper reached out to Dr. Jed Macosko, Ph.D., a Professor of Physics at Wake Forest University and the President of Academic Influence, for insight on how Ant-Man's Pym Particles and powers might work.

Mike Bedard

Zack Snyder Reveals The Other Justice League Actor Who Could Have Been Batman

Ben Affleck was a great Batman for what Zack Snyder's movies called for, but he almost missed his chance to enter the DCEU. Snyder recently revealed that another actor — who did end up in Justice League as a different character — read for the part of Batman before an official casting was set.

Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man in The Avengers

Tom Meisfjord

Marvel Executive Lays Down Final Word On Iron Man's Return

Marvel Studios' executive vice president has weighed in on Iron Man's possible return. Victoria Alonso, who has been called "the most powerful woman in Hollywood" as the result of her producer credits on literally every MCU movie, addressed the potential for a Robert Downey, Jr. homecoming.

Jaron Pak

The MCU Flicks You Need To Watch To Prepare For Black Widow

The upcoming, highly anticipated Black Widow film has been delayed again and again. With time to kill, we decided to sit down and chart out the superspy's journey through the MCU thus far. Here are the MCU flicks you need to watch to prepare for Black Widow.

Tom Meisfjord

DC Fan Art Shows Off How Carla Gugino Would Look As Catwoman

Speaking to The Nerd Queens, Zack Snyder recently expanded on his ideas for a Batman/Catwoman romance, set late in the two characters' careers. "You would have to say, there's a flashback to ten years ago..."

Stan Lee reports to the Watchers in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Mike Bedard

The Popular Marvel Character Stan Lee Forgot He Created

While Lee was an instrumental force in developing a stunning number of Marvel heroes and villains, he certainly didn't write all of them. Lee didn't create Venom, Luke Cage, or Wolverine, to name a few, and sometimes, he even forgot which characters he was involved in creating.

Tom Meisfjord

This Was Alex Trebek's Vision For His Final Jeopardy Appearance

For his part, Trebek was characteristically level-headed and unassuming when discussing his last day on the job. He sat down with ABC's Michael Strahan for a Jeopardy! retrospective in January of 2020, and talked about how he wanted to make his exit.

Sam Scott

The Untold Truth Of Donald Duck

Donald Duck has been a megastar since he first debuted in the 1930s. From his early days as one of Disney's biggest draws to his massively popular European comics, we're here to give you the low-down on the Mouse House's marvelous mallard.

Dw. Dunphy

Alita: Battle Angel's Backstory Explained

If you came away from Alita: Battle Angel just as confused as Alita is during her efforts to piece together her own history, never fear — this is Alita's entire backstory explained.

Cast of Amazon Prime's The Boys season 2

Nick Vrchoticky

The Comic Book Characters The Boys Fans Want To See In The Show

Amazon Prime's The Boys already has a diverse array of superheroes in its universe, but the selection is nothing compared to the number of Marvel and DC parody heroes in the comic books. Here are the comic book characters The Boys fans want to see in the show.

Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, and Natalie Portman in Thor: The Dark World

Eric Betts

Why The Aether Will Be Major In Thor: Love And Thunder

Thor: Love and Thunder will feature the return of Jane Foster, who is slated to wield Mjolnir and become the Mighty Thor. Set to play a major role in that return is a key plot device from the less fondly remembered middle chapter of Thor's solo saga, The Dark World. That plot device: the Aether.

Johnny Depp as Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Dany Roth

The Marvel Actor Who Might Replace Johnny Depp In Fantastic Beasts

Despite diminishing returns, Fantastic Beasts is still set to stage a third attempt at recapturing the magic of the Harry Potter franchise, leaving fans with the question: Who will take over for Depp? We finally have our first potential answer to that question.

Colm Feore as Sir Reginald Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy

Elle Collins

The Umbrella Academy Comic Book Moment You Never Noticed In The Show

As with most adaptations, there's a lot from the Umbrella Academy comics that didn't make it into Netflix's TV series. There's one comic book moment in particular that we don't see in the show but that the series still references in a very sneaky way.

Natasha Lavender

The Unexpected Way Marvel Came Up With The Idea For WandaVision

In an appropriately 2020 left-field twist, the first Marvel venture post-Endgame will also be its quirkiest yet. Here's the unexpected way Marvel came up with the idea for WandaVision.

Joonas Suotamo, Oscar Isacc, John Boyega, and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Benny Regalbuto

The Sith Lords We Never Got In The Star Wars Sequel Trilogy

The book The Star Wars Archives: 1999-2005 mainly focuses on the prequels, but it also apparently sheds a wealth of new light on Lucas' plans for what Star Wars' future could've been, including two very important Sith.

Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff and Paul Bettany as Vision in WandaVision

Pauli Poisuo

WandaVision Will Feel Like Six Full Marvel Movies

In Entertainment Weekly's November 10 cover story about WandaVision, the creatives working on the series revealed to the outlet that WandaVision will be far more than just a six-episode miniseries. In fact, one series star went as far as comparing WandaVision to six entire Marvel movies.

Henry Cavill as Clark Kent in Justice League

Thompson Smith

Things You Get Wrong About Clark Kent

There's a whole lot even the most diehard fans get wrong about Superman's secret identity. We're here to debunk those misconceptions.

Tom Meisfjord

The Unexpected Way Marvel Fixed Loki's Mind Stone Plothole

Wouldn't pawning the Mind Stone (in scepter form) off on Loki just make Thanos' job that much harder? And didn't the God of Mischief redeem himself just a little too quickly? Marvel took two potential plot holes and solved them both with one elegant stroke: they updated Loki's social media status.

Sydney Baum Haines

The Untold Truth Of Stormfront From The Boys

At first glance, Stormfront was a cool, edgy feminist that was going to shake up superhero company Vought International. So, what was Stormfront hiding?

Henry Cavill as Superman in Man of Steel

Tom Meisfjord

The Man Of Steel Moment That Confuses Superman Fans

How did that guy tackle Clark Kent to the ground when they were out on the fishing boat? The scene defies explanation.

Chris Hemsworth as Thor in Thor: Ragnarok

Shane O'Neill

How Thor: Ragnarok Fixed A Multiple Movie Plothole

Taika Waititi's 2017 hit, Thor: Ragnarok went a long way toward rectifying one of the MCU's biggest continuity errors through a small-yet-ingenious scene.

Shane O'Neill

How We Could Get Totally Awesome Hulk In The MCU

Following the end of the decade-long Infinity Saga, the Marvel Cinematic Universe finds itself in a state of transition with some of its landmark heroes. Here's one possible direction the studio could go with Hulk.

Rob Clough

The Untold Truth Of Marvel's Agatha Harkness

Agatha Harkness has had a long history in Marvel comics, and she might be a character in WandaVision. This is the untold truth of Marvel's Agatha Harkness.

Benny Regalbuto

The Running Gag MCU Fans Hope To See Continue In Thor: Love And Thunder

Thor seems like a completely different character from where he started, but there is one one humorous tradition, going back to his first appearance, which fans hope will continue in the upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder.