Ruby Rose to debut as The CW’s Batwoman

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Ruby Rose will be donning the legendary cowl of Batwoman on the CW, TV Line reports. Her character will debut in a December crossover of Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, and Legends of Tomorrow, with a standalone series in the works for 2019.

Batwoman a.k.a. Kate Kane is “armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind.” That and “highly trained street fighter” seem pretty in line with Rose’s badass on-screen persona (have you seen xXx: Return of Xander Cage??).

The character is also canonically lesbian, as is Rose, and producers were specifically scouting an actress of the same sexuality to better inform the character, along with writer Caroline Dries (The Vampire Diaries), who also identifies as a lesbian. Read more…

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‘Mutant Powers’ follows a magician giving ordinary people superhuman abilities

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Everyone wishes they had superpowers.

Let’s be real: At some point in your life, you’ve probably stared at the slightly too far TV remote and tried to use telekinesis to bring it closer. You may have attempted to use The Force to make a cup of coffee levitate when nobody’s looking, or tried to write cryptic messages on your classroom’s chalkboard after watching Matilda

Bottom line: We’ve all secretly wondered if we had mutant abilities. 

Mashable’s new Facebook Watch series Mutant Powers answers those questions. Join magician and host Kyle Marlett Thursdays at 3:00 p.m. ET on his quest to help everyday people get superpowers — kind of.  Read more…

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‘Black Lightning’ presents powerful, intersectional heroes when we need them most

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At some point in the young progressive’s education, you realize that the word “normal” is code for “straight and white.” Everything else — foreign cinema, LGBTQ romance, minority-led TV and films, etc. — must be explicitly labeled for its otherness. So it should come as no surprise that the CW’s new drama Black Lightning is being marketed to television viewers for, well, it’s blackness.

But for the CW and Black Lightning, the challenge to provide representation for a whole community is a badge of honor and crucial part of the show. And it tackles that challenge head on, and does so much more. Read more…

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DC Comics, ’12 Years a Slave’ writer put spotlight on disenfranchised heroes

DC Comics is shining a spotlight on some of its most marginalized superheroes in a new miniseries written by Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave screenwriter John Ridley.
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People were all too happy to show respect for THEIR ‘Justice League’ on Twitter

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Justice League is far from the hit that Warner Bros. and DC were expecting. It has effectively failed at the box office on opening weekend and critics don’t seem to be too fond of it either.

People have even signed a petition hoping to get an exclusive and more cohesive cut of Zach Snyder’s version of the film released.

At this point, it is safe to say the movie has been an underwhelming flop. So, of course fans created a meme to help them cope with this lackluster Justice League film.  Read more…

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Homemade side by side comparison of the ‘Justice League’ trailer proves you don’t need an enormous budget

You can’t save the world alone, but some duct tape and cardboard might help! In this side by side comparison of the homemade remake Justice League Trailer proves you don’t need a big-budget for big thrills. 
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