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Willem Dafoe Joins DC’s ‘Justice League Part One’

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According to Heat Vision, actor Willem Dafoe has been cast in Zack Snyder’s Justice League Part One.  Currently in production, the follow-up to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is expected to arrive in theaters on November 17, 2017.  There’s no word at this time on who exactly Dafoe is playing, but word is that it will not be a villainous role.  This marks the second actor from Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy to score a part in DC’s Justice League, following J.K. Simmons’ casting as Gotham City’s police commissioner, James Gordon.

The film will follow on from the events of Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel (2013) and Batman v Superman (2016), David Ayer’s Suicide Squad (2016), and Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman (2017).  It will also be our first formal introduction to characters that will eventually feature in Seth Grahame-Smith’s The Flash (2018) and James Wan’s Aquaman (2018).  A team-up follow-up, Justice League Part Two, is already planned to arrive in 2019, with Snyder on board to direct.  Further films already planned in the DC lineup include Shazam (2019), Cyborg (2020), Green Lantern Corps. (2020), Suicide Squad 2, The Batman, Metal Men, Lobo, and Justice League Dark.

Justice League Part One is the fifth installment in the DC Cinematic Universe.  It is directed by Zack Snyder and carries a script penned by Chris Terrio (Argo).  It will star Ben Affleck as ‘Batman’, Henry Cavill as ‘Superman’, Gal Gadot as ‘Wonder Woman’, Jason Momoa as ‘Aquaman’, Amber Heard as ‘Mera’, Ezra Miller as ‘The Flash’, Ray Fisher as ‘Cyborg’, Amy Adams as ‘Lois Lane’, J.K. Simmons as ‘Commissioner Gordon’, and Willem Dafoe.

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‘Witchblade’ is Getting Resurrected This Summer in New Comic Series from Top Cow and Image Comics

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Witchblade, the popular comic series that initially ran from 1995 to 2015 and launched a TV series, is getting resurrected in a new comic series from Top Cow and Image Comics. It’s set to unleash heavy metal, black magic and blood this summer.

Look for the new Witchblade series to launch on July 17, 2024.

In Witchblade #1, “New York City Police Detective Sara Pezzini’s life was forever fractured by her father’s murder. Cold, cunning, and hellbent on revenge, Sara now stalks a vicious criminal cabal beneath the city, where an ancient power collides and transforms her into something wild, magnificent, and beyond her darkest imaginings. How will Sara use this ancient power, or will she be consumed by it?”

The series is penned by NYT Best-Selling writer Marguerite Bennett (AnimosityBatwomanDC Bombshells) and visualized by artist Giuseppe Cafaro (Suicide SquadPower RangersRed Sonja). The creative duo is working with original co-creator Marc Silvestri, who is the CEO of Top Cow Productions Inc. and one of the founders of Image Comics. They are set to reintroduce the series to Witchblade’s enduring fans with “a reimagined origin with contemporary takes on familiar characters and new story arcs that will hook new readers and rekindle the energy and excitement that fueled the 90’s Image Revolution that shaped generations of top creators.”

Bennett said in a statement, “The ability to tell a ferocious story full of monsters, sexuality, vision, and history was irresistible.” She adds, “Our saga is sleek, vicious, ferocious, and has a lot to say about power in the 21st century and will be the first time that we are stopping the roller coaster to let more people on. I’ve loved Witchblade since I was a child, and there is truly no other heroine like Sara with such an iconic legacy and such a rich, brutal relationship to her own body.”

“The Witchblade universe is being modernized to reflect how Marguerite beautifully explores the extreme sides of Sara through memories, her personal thoughts, like desire and hunger, in her solitude and when she is possessed by the Witchblade. So, I had to visually intersect a noir True Detective-like world with a supernatural, horror world that is a fantastic mix between Berserk and Zodiac,” Cafaro stated.

Marc Silvestri notes, “This is brand new mythology around Sara, and I can’t wait for you to fall in love with her and all the twists and turns. Discover Witchblade reimagined this summer, and join us as we bring all the fun of the 90s to the modern age and see how exciting comics can be. I can’t wait for you to read this new series.”

Witchblade#1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, July 17th, for $4.99 for 48 pages. And it’ll come with multiple cover variants.

  • Cover A: Marc Silvestri and Arif Prianto (Full Color)

  • Cover B: Giuseppe Cafaro and Arif Prianto (Full Color)

  • Cover C: Blank Sketch Cover

  • Cover D (1/10): Dani and Brad Simpson (Full Color)

  • Cover E (1/25): Marc Silvestri and Arif Prianto, Virgin Cover (Full Color)

  • Cover F (1/50): J.Scott Campbell (Full Color)

  • Cover G (1/100): Bill Sienkiewicz. (Full Color)

  • Cover H (1/250): Line art by Marc. Virgin Cover, Inks (B/W)

Witchblade #1 will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.

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