It says Dark Phoenix on all the theater marquees but the latest installment in the hot mess of Hollywood superhero franchises should have been called X-Men: The Second Last Stand. I had hoped that Simon Kinberg’s directorial debut would reclaim the Dark Phoenix mythology that had been squandered by Brett…

James Wan, the executive producer of Swamp Thing, the DC Universe series that was abruptly canceled last week after one episode had streamed, shared his baffled reaction to the axing in a post on Instagram. “Don't really know or understand why #Swampthing was cancelled,” he wrote, “but I can tell you this — all the…

Born on the bayou? More like born yesterday. That’s how some fan sites and entertainment news outlets were probably feeling after repeating a Twitter-spawned explanation for the abrupt cancellation of Swamp Thing, the DC Universe series that premiered last Friday only to be uprooted six days later. The series of…

The DC digital service, DC Universe, will not be picking up a second season of Swamp Thing, its drama series based on the DC characters created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson, according to sources. The series, which premiered on May 31,  hailed from James Wan's Atomic Monster in association with Warner Bros…

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Michael Beach (If Beale Street Could Talk, Aquaman) is set fir a heavily recurring role in DC Universe's Swamp Thing, opposite  Crystal Reed, Derek Mears, Will Patton, and Jennifer Beals. The weekly series hails from James Wan's Atomic Monster in association with Warner Bros TV and premieres Friday on the DC Universe…

Ian Ziering just stirred the interest of longtime DC Comics readers and horror fans by sharing the first teaser trailer from the upcoming DC Universe series Swamp Thing, which is billed as a truly dark descent into the macabre, supernatural mythology that is closely associated with Alan Moore’s classic 1980s version…

Aquaman director has emerged as the go-to-guy for DC Comics heroes, especially if they like things wet and now his Swamp Thing has a debut date. It was announced at WonderCon today that Crystal Reed, Derek Mears and Andy Bean-led original live action series will premiere on the increasingly packed DC Universe…

Westworld's Leonardo Nam is set for a recurring role opposite Crystal Reed in Swamp Thing, the upcoming streaming drama series based on the DC characters created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson. The project, which hails from James Wan's Atomic Monster in association with Warner Bros. Television, is set to premiere in…

Sharknado star Ian Ziering is set for a key recurring role opposite Crystal Reed in Swamp Thing, the upcoming streaming drama series based on the DC characters created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson. The project, which hails from James Wan's Atomic Monster in association with Warner Bros. Television, is set to…

Ian Ziering, best remembered as Steve Sanders on Beverly Hills 90210, is joining the cast of the upcoming DC Universe series Swamp Thing in the recurring guest star role of a Hollywood has-been Daniel Cassidy, a.k.a. the Blue Devil. Ziering’s extensive film and TV credits include the Sharknado series, Melrose Place, CS…

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Durand has joined the cast of the upcoming DC Universe series Swamp Thing in the role of Jason Woodrue, the brilliant but abrasive scientist who longtime fans of DC Comics also know as the transmogrified super-villain called Floronic Man. Durand has been a supervillain before — he portrayed Fred Dukes…