Action heroes and on-screen violence tend to go hand in hand, and few action stars have developed the sort of violent iconography established by Mel Gibson. That's what makes his decision to tell the story of a pacifist like Desmond Doss in Hacksaw Ridge so undeniably fascinating. I recently had the chance to ask Gibson about what drew him to the story of a conscientious objector, and he asserted that Hacksaw represents the next logical step for him as a storyteller.
Everyone knows the core premise of Batman. Bruce Wayne loses his parents to a mugger in an alleyway, and the experience turns him into a brooding hero with a hatred for guns as well as a refusal to take human life. However, in another world, Bruce's father was the survivor of that mugging, and his take on Batman has become iconic for its violence and brutality.
DC seriously cannot catch a break as of late. After losing director Seth Grahame-Smith earlier this year, The Flash experienced a huge stroke of luck when Dope director Rick Famuyiwa signed on to helm the Scarlet Speedster's first solo movie. Everything seemed to be going well until earlier today when Famuyiwa announced his departure from the project due to "creative differences" with DC and Warner Bros.
Modern horror remakes typically run the gamut from passable to downright awful. Sadly, A Nightmare on Elm Street represents the latter. The 2010 horror remake explored some truly fascinating concepts, but it ultimately fell incredibly short of expectation
Warning: MAJOR spoilers ahead for The Accountant, read ahead at your own risk!
This weekend proved that Ben Affleck definitely doesn't need a cape and cowl to be a total badass on the silver screen. All he needs is a gun, a coffee thermos, and some Expo m
Warning: major spoilers ahead for "Out of Time," only read on if you watched the Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 premiere. Although it's far from the most popular DC series on The CW, Legends of Tomorrow has carved out a commendable niche for its willingness to embrace campy sci-fi, as well as a general sense of zany fun.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Han and Chewie. Batman and Robin. All of those are great silver screen "buddy" pairings, but none of them will ever come close to matching the magic captured by Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon series. With the small screen Fox reboot premiering this week, we found it timely and important to remind all of you action movie aficionados out there of one very important fact: even after all these years, Lethal Weapon continues to be the single greatest action franchise of all time.
While it has proven incredibly divisive among critics, fans truly seem to have enjoyed the hell out of David Ayer's Suicide Squad over the weekend when it finally hit theaters. Many have lauded the Task Force X adventure as a fun addition to the DCEU, and
No one will ever accuse Gotham of laziness when it comes to the way it treats its villains. They range from interesting to downright bonkers. Time and time again the series has proven that it's completely unafraid to take risks with The Dark Knight's most notorious rogues, and with the third season of the polarizing series about to premiere that tradition seems alive and well.
Nobody expected San Diego Comic-Con to be quite so rife with DC goodies. Sure, we knew that a Wonder Woman trailer would probably pop up, and we had a distinct feeling that more Suicide Squad footage would be shown, but nobody could have expected that War
To me, without question, the best episode of The Flash's second season came in the form of "The Runaway Dinosaur," a powerful installment in the series helmed by filmmaker Kevin Smith. Television has generally become a much more prestigious medium for storytelling in recent years, and as such it has become much more feasible to see A-list directors take on small screen outings.
Marvel did something incredibly special and unprecedented in its creation of a shared cinematic universe of superheroes. Having said this, there's still work to be done. The studio has established a truly compelling universe within its universe in the form of its gritty, hard-hitting Netflix series.
The genesis of modern DC television began shortly after the end of Smallville, on October 12, 2012, when Arrow premiered on The CW. Oliver Queen's crusade to rid Star (ling) City of crime has changed quite a bit over the last few years, though, and we've seen the introduction of masked heroes and villains, metahumans, and even magic.
Do you want to feel like a super old person? The Simpsons Movie hit theaters almost a whole decade ago. There, I said it. As hard as it is to believe, nine full years have passed since everyone's favorite family from Springfield graced the silver screen for the very first time. This has left many people wondering one very important thing: will it ever happen again?
Across the board, DC superheroes tend to have long and storied histories as cultural icons. However, one hero who is relatively new to the scene is Vic Stone a.k.a Cyborg, who has really only just begun to gain traction. The former Teen Titan turned founding member of the Justice League has experienced a surge in popularity over the last few years, but his overall mythos and persona remains incredibly malleable.
There's no getting around it: DC pretty much killed it this weekend at San Diego Comic-Con. Between film and television, walked away with so much information that has us so excited about the future of DC lore adaptations. However, the one project that arguably emerged as the most exciting of the bunch is Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman.
