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From Warner Bros.: CLANCY BROWN RETURNS AS LEX LUTHOR TO ANCHOR VERSATILE ENSEMBLE CAST FOR LEGO BATMAN: THE MOVIE – DC SUPERHEROES UNITE Star of The Shawshank Redemption, Highlander reprises iconic villain role for new Blu-ray/DVD feature-length animated film coming May 21 Over two nights in early February 2012, the versatile cast of LEGO Batman: The Movie – DC Superheroes Unite gathered to record the animated film in a spacious Studio City location. The room was filled with renowned voice talent,…
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It has been some time since any news has been released regarding the upcoming LEGO Batman: The Movie-DC Superheroes Unite. Warner Bros. has sent over a number of screenshots from the film as well as a clip featuring the Batcave in the film.
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Greetings Bat boys and girls. Time for a new match-up. Lex Luthor vs. Batman. Just to reiterate, we’re using the same criteria as Superman vs. Batman. We’ll be looking at Jeph Loeb’s Superman/Batman: Public Enemies. If you’re not familiar with the plot, Lex puts a bounty on Superman’s head and Bats help Big Blue get out of trouble. Especially considering Lex is the President at this point in continuity. Now, to business kids. The…
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DC has announced today over at Yahoo.com that they are starting production on a new documentary film that will focus on the villains of the DC Universe titled, "Necessary Evil: Villains of DC Comics." The film will will explore over seven decades of villains that have caused problems for the heroes of the DC Universe, and will be narrated by non other than Christopher Lee, who of course has played numerous villains himself. The documentary will begin production this weekend at WonderCon in Anaheim, where fans who dress up as their…
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Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment released a new video, spotlighting the brilliant but infamously ruthless arch nemesis of Superman, Lex Luthor, in the upcoming fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us. Narrated by Luthor himself, this new video hints at his role in the mysterious organization known as “the regime” and gives insight into his motivations and allegiance in the ever-changing power struggle that exists in Injustice: Gods Among Us. Luthor sums up his reason for joining the regime in one short sentence,…
Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment reveal the fan-chosen victors of the second week of Injustice Battle Arena. Fans can now witness the outcome of these battles first-hand by watching two all-new videos which showcase the first extended gameplay of Shazam, The Joker, Lex Luthor and The Flash, as they clash in battle with their own special moves and skills. The result of fan voting over the past week, The Flash wiped the floor with Shazam in a furious bout of epic…
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Last night, DC Entertainment premiered Lego Batman The Movie: DC Superheroes Unite, an animated movie based on the video game Lego Batman 2 that came out last year. The premiere, held at the Paley Center for Media in New York City, also included a panel featuring the director/producer of the game and movie Jon Burton, the game and movie’s director of photography Jeremy Pardon and voice actors Troy Baker (Batman), Travis Willingham (Superman) and Clancy Brown (Lex Luthor, returning to a role he had done most famously on Superman:…
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From Warner Bros.: Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment reveal the next round of challengers in this week’s Injustice Battle Arena. In week 2 of competition, The Flash enters the ring against Shazam in a battle of velocity versus mystic powers. Rounding out this week’s competition, the brilliant but merciless Lex Luthor challenges The Joker, the most psychopathic of supervillains. In the latest Injustice Battle Arena videos, viewers are treated to analyzing each contender’s strengths, offering celebrity commentary on the matches, and posing…
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Today a new trailer for Injustice: Gods Among Us was released, where it reveals Lex Luthor as a playable character, as well as giving us some better sound clips from the voice actors for the game, which appears to be a lot of the same actors from the Justice League animated series such as Kevin Conroy as Batman, George Newbern as Superman and Susan Eisenberg as Wonder Woman. You can check out the new trailer below. Injustice: Gods Among Us hits…
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11/19: Ame-Comi Girls #11 ($0.99) The Atom debuts, as well as the Ame-Comi Universe’s version of Sinestro. 11/20: Batman: Arkham Unhinged #52 ($0.99) The crime and economic conditions of Gotham continue to decline as Batman tries to solve the riddles of the Bookbinder. 11/21: Batman: Gotham Adventures #36 ($0.99) Superman guest stars as he tracks a mobster down in Gotham with Batman’s help. Batwoman (2011-) #14 ($2.99) After questioning Medusa’s son, Batwoman and Wonder Woman go back to Gotham to try and stop the latest attack. Birds of Prey (2011-) #14 ($2.99) The Birds go up against Kondor on their…
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