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We kicked things off by having a little fun; then, we had a teachable moment that allowed for some rumor-killing, and now, Superman writer/director James Gunn is following all of that up with a pretty meaty update on how things are going with filming – and we might be able to see something When a[...]

Ready your wallets and your sense of disbelief, because here comes the synopsis: HOUSE OF BRAINIAC PART ONE! BRAINIAC ATTACKS! Brainiac's Lobo army invades Metropolis in an action-packed oversized issue! The Super family and all the heroes of Metropolis join the fight, but will they be enough to hold off Brainiac's lethal and crazed soldiers?! Can[...]

Well, we almost made it one whole day without a bunch of rumors rumbling out there to the point where they caught the attention of Superman writer/director James Gunn Ever since the film was announced, the rumor mill has been working overtime with every possible scenario it can think of – with a whole lot[...]

It appears we may have gotten an early (partial) look at David Corenswet's cape from writer/director James Gunn's Superman – and it came about in a very adorable way On Thursday, Rachel Brosnahan posted an image of Corenswet's pup, Ira, sitting in her set chair "Sad to report I've been recast today Ira Corenswet will be[...]

An Action Comics #1 CGC 8.5 has just shattered the vintage comics record books with a $6 million sale at Heritage Auctions.  This is an all-time record for a copy of Action Comics #1 as well as the highest price ever paid for any comic book, surpassing the $5.3M private sale of the Superman #1[...]

Releasing as a McFarlane Toys Store Exclusive Exclusive, the upcoming wave of Superman: Ghosts of Krypton has returned This new set of Page Puncher figures consists of Superman, the Supes of Earth 2, the Ghost of Zod, and Brainiac However, this new Sketch Edition set strips away that color and gives them a new black[...]

Don't think for one second that just because filming is underway on writer/director James Gunn's Superman, the cast is going to just start spilling secrets We got a perfect example of that on Tuesday night when Wendell Pierce (Perry White) checked in with Seth Meyers on his late-night NBC talk show When Meyers broached the subject,[...]

Can you believe it, folks? DC is cashing in on that sweet, sweet nostalgia with Superman '78: The Metal Curtain #6, dropping into comic book stores this Tuesday And guess what? It's the penultimate issue, so you know the stakes are as high as a kite on the Fourth of July. Superman and Metallo battle it[...]

We have an update from DC Studios Co-CEO and Superman writer & director James Gunn to pass along that actually doesn't involve yet another rumor needing to be crushed Nope – this time, Gunn is giving us a better overall understanding of where things stand script-wise within DC Studios When initially asked if there were any[...]

All new DC films are under DC Studios," Gunn posted – adding in a later response that Todd Phillips' Joker 2 ("Joker: Folie à Deux") isn't included under their umbrella because "that was in production when we arrived." Image: Threads Screencap Superman: A Look Back at The Journey So Far… "Overjoyed to be announcing the start of principal[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Disney's Zombies 4, NBC's Saturday Night Live, The Boys/CCXP Mexico, FOX "News"/Ronna McDaniel, DC Studios' Superman, TBS's AEW Dynamite, FX's Grotesquerie, FX's American Horror Story: Delicate, Netflix's 3 Body Problem, Paramount+'s Star Trek: Section 31, Paramount+'s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, SPY x FAMILY CODE: White, BBC's Doctor Who[...]

Even with filming on Superman currently underway, writer/director James Gunn was kind enough to carve out a moment to share a very special moment from the table read Taking to social media, Gunn shared the picture he took with Michael Larson & James Larson – the grandsons of Jerry Siegel's For those of you who[...]

Coming to life from DC Comics Superman/Batman #47, a new Doomsday has been created by fusing Doomsday DNA with army soldier Josh Walker Taking up the title All-American Boy, Kryptonite Doomsday was a member of a secret government force designed to take down Superman called the Last Line Upon removing the world of kryptonite, Batman[...]

Smallville star Michael Rosenbaum offered an update on a proposed animated series - adding that "we have a concept of what the show is."

Well, folks, hell must've frozen over because in this week's issue of Superman #12, which you can begrudgingly shell out your hard-earned cash for on Tuesday, March 19th, we're treated to a world where up is down, left is right, and Lex Luthor is… the hero? That's right, grab your thermal underwear because it looks[...]

Well, look who's hitting the quarter-century mark and getting all frisky with a special oversized issue—none other than Batman/Superman: World's Finest #25 This not-to-be-missed bash will crash into comic book shops on Tuesday, March 19th, and it's carrying more baggage than an A-list celebrity at LAX Let me just lay out this hot synopsis for[...]

Superman Blue was an iconic and popular transformative storyline that arrived in DC Comics during the late 1990s for the Man of Steel To change up the status quo, Superman's powers were altered, leading to him getting a significant change in his appearance and abilities In this storyline, Superman's traditional red and blue costume was[...]

Superman, the Paragon of Perfection, is slumming it with his grammatically challenged alter ego (no, not Rich Johnston) It's the team-up no one asked for but DC is going to give you anyway This issue answers the age-old question: What happens when an unstoppable force meets an incomprehensible object? Guess we'll find out if two[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? NBC's Saturday Night Live, Netflix's Stranger Things 5, Max's Peacemaker, DC Studios' Superman, NBC's Night Court, AMC's The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, Dead City & Daryl Dixon, WWE/AEW, Disney+'s X-Men '97, ABC's Abbott Elementary, Crunchyroll's Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Tom Hanks/History Channel, Red Nose Day 2024/W1A & more! Images/Screencaps: Max, Instagram Stories, Marvel Studios, AMC Networks,[...]

While writer/director James Gunn was filming Superman in and around Svalbard, Norway, over the past week, it looks like the rest of the cast is getting themselves together and in shape for the big-screen epic Earlier today, we got a chance to check out the workout routine that Paolo Mascitti had for film star María[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Hulu's King of the Hill, Michael Rosenbaum/Jon Cryer, NBC's Saturday Night Live, AEW/WWE, MTV's RuPaul's Drag Race, AMC's The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, NBC's Suits: L.A., Prime Video's Invincible, Netflix's You, Halloween, DC Studios' Superman, Adult Swim's My Adventures With Superman, Max's Pretty Little Liars: Summer School, Paramount+'s Star Trek: Picard, Max's Our Flag Means[...]

Earlier this week, we learned that writer/director James Gunn's Superman (minus "Legacy" moving forward) was doing some Fortress of Solitude-themed filming in and around Svalbard, Norway (thanks to an article in Svalbardposten) – with Gunn sharing some details on the filming and why the locations worked so well Now, Gunn is sharing an amazing video from when[...]

A new set of DC Direct Page Puncher figures is coming soon as McFarlane debuts Superman: Ghosts of Krypton The set consists of four figures, one of which is a brand new version of Brainiac that is ready to take down any version of Superman that gets in his way This version of Brainiac is[...]

McFarlane Toys is debuting a brand new set of DC Direct Page Punchers that are all focused around Superman This new wave of figures will include a brand new DC Comics story titled Superman: Ghosts of Krypton and will focus on two different Men of Steel Kal-El and Val-Zod, the Superman of Earth 2, are[...]

Superman: Ghosts of Krypton is the newest set of figures heading our way with four new figures and a brand new comic This new miniseries will be a four-part comic with each figure getting a piece of the puzzle After nightmares of a spectral version of General Zod, Superman has a new journey ahead as[...]

McFarlane Toys is back for a new DC Direct Page Punchers wave of 7" figures with Superman: Ghosts of Krypton This new wave of figures takes Superman on a new adventure into the Phantom Zone, where he will come across new villains and allies from the Man of Steel mythos Each figure will come with[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Lionsgate's John Wick & Twilight series, Disney+'s The Descendants, AEW/WWE, DC Studios's Superman, CBS's Young Sheldon spinoff, James Gunn/DC Universe, Disney+'s Obi-Wan Kenobi, Prime Video's The Boys, Max's Creature Commandos, NBC's Saturday Night Live, Apple TV+'s Sugar, HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, Crunchyroll's The Leveling of Solo Leveling, BBC's Doctor Who, and more! Images/Screencaps: Twitter/X, DC Studios,[...]

Not that filming is officially underway on writer/director James Gunn's Superman (minus "Legacy" moving forward), we're getting to learn more about the production Earlier today, we looked at what Nicholas Hoult and Michael Rosenbaum had to say regarding playing Lex Luthor Now, we're getting some insight into the first couple of days of filming – and[...]

One of the benefits of covering James Gunn is that he is a wealth of social media content on several levels – being the writer/director of Superman and a co-CEO of DC Studios (along with Peter Safran) affords him that opportunity and he makes the most of it For this go-around, Gunn was able to[...]

It was the one-on-one that fans had been waiting for since the news broke that Nicholas Hoult had been cast as Lex Luthor in writer/director James Gunn's Superman (previously Superman: Legacy) This week's edition of the Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum podcast finds Hoult sitting down with the man who knows a thing or[...]