Deathstroke (a.k.a. Slade Wilson) has an extensive history in the world of DC Comics, stretching back to 1980 when he first appeared in the pages of The New Teen Titans #2 and began his rise to infamy. The daunting metahuman adversary has long been a fan favorite in the DC universe, as his superhuman speed and lethal tactics make him the perfect assassin to take on the might and cunning of heroes like Batman and Green Arrow. Although already established within the CW’s so-called Arrowverse, Wilson was supposedly on his way into DC’s Extended Universe for a Suicide Squad pop-in – one that never happened.

As the first Justice League movie rolls on in London, news arrived via Ben Affleck’s Twitter account that Deathstroke would be crashing the team’s first party. Although the announcement wasn’t accompanied by any casting news, rumors are still swirling around Joe Manganiello (Magic Mike XXL) taking up the role. Actor-based curiosities aside, the real question is how does Deathstroke fit into Justice League – and whose side will he be on?

The Villain: Is Deathstroke Working with Steppenwolf?

An old fiend of the family, Deathstroke’s opposition to the Justice League wouldn’t take much coaxing, especially if he’s preparing for his role as Batman’s main antagonist. At the same time, Slade Wilson has no history of working alongside the Apokoliptian general or his second-in-command in the comics.* In addition, his loyalty coda wouldn’t necessarily allow him to ally with an interplanetary menace seeking world domination. His four-color history has made it clear that Deathstroke has his price. A Steppenwolf collaboration even has a tiny bit of precedent, at least in the TV realm.

In the final season of the Superman prequel series Smallville, the US Army attempted to enact something similar to the MCU’s Sokovia Accords on its heroes. Called the Vigilante Registration Act, the anti-superhero legislation was spearheaded by a certain Lieutenant General by the name of Slade Wilson. It’s later determined that Slade was acting under the influence of a certain alien known as Darkseid. Although Snyder and Co. probably won’t be cribbing any plot points from the Superman spinoff, the story could provide some inspiration for the mercenary’s entry into the DCEU.

Still, as the godlike leaders of the parademon hordes, Darkseid and his right-hand man don’t really have much need for hired assassins. Human adversaries like Lex Luthor, on the other hand, even operating under the influence of the Apokoliptians, could hire Deathstroke to disrupt the newly created Justice League. The merc has collaborated with Luthor in the past, joining him in the Secret Society of Super Villains during “Infinite Crisis.” If so, the metahuman hitman could make life difficult for the DCEU crew. Of course, it’s also possible Mr. Wilson could take up arms against the League for an entirely different reason (more on that later).

*Footnote: The only other time Darkseid and Deathstroke worked together is when the New God hired the Terminator to take out the Teen Titans and the X-Men. Since that story was very non-canon, and less likely to happen than Wolverine joining the Avengers, it won’t likely figure into the equation whatsoever.

What Role Will Deathstroke Play in Justice League?

From Pixar’s toon megalomaniacs to Batman’s favorite psychotic clown, the screen’s best superhero-movie bad guys

20. Obidiah Stane, ‘Iron Man’

Stane may be a bad person, but he’s a good businessman. Jeff Bridges’ industrial magnate from the first Iron Man movie was only thinking of the well-being of Stark Industries when he paid a terrorist cell to kidnap Tony and kill him in the Middle Eastern hinterlands. Not the best excuse in the world, but as manager of the company he built with Howard Stark, he’s got shareholders to answer to. If a little extortion and secondhand murder is what it takes to keep the profit margin in the black, that’s just the cost of doing business. And if he has to put his on his supersuit — that “Iron Monger” get-up — to make sure things go his way, well … welcome to corporate America in the 21st century. CB

19. Winter Soldier, ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’/’Captain America: Civil War’

As Captain America’s faithful sidekick during their World War II days, Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) was a chipper crimefighter, as dedicated to preserving the American way as his star-spangled best friend. Then the character got a cold-blooded edge when he was brainwashed after a presumed battlefield death — and my, doesn’t that robot-armed killing machine known as the Winter Soldier look mighty familiar. In Civil War, he was a man divided between his forced hardwiring for terrorist outfit HYDRA and his abiding devotion to his do-gooding mentor. Rogers stuck by his old pal, but to many figures in Marvel’s world, the former (and future?) assassin is a kill-on-sight target. CB

18. Elijah Price, ‘Unbreakable’

Much like the film in which he appears, Elijah Price is a bit underrated and misunderstood. Samuel L. Jackson’s stricken, possibly deranged man is trying to convince an ordinary security guard named David (Bruce Willis) who just survived a fatal train crash that he may, in fact, be a superhero. M. Night Shyamalan’s follow-up to the box-office phenomenon The Sixth Sense is a divisive, imperfect thriller, but in Price the writer-director crafted a tragic character whose desire to fit in — he was born with extremely brittle bones, leaving him permanently fragile — results in a psychosis that allows him to believe he’s a supervillain. All Price needs is his nemesis, which leads to a friendship with David that has a lethal ulterior motive. We don’t realize that a monstrous evil has been hiding in plain sight throughout the film the entire time. TG

17. Toad, ‘X-Men’

First introduced as one of Magneto’s “Brotherhood of Evil Mutants” in the original Sixties X-Men comics, this misshapen, high-jumping lackey was something of a afterthought in the Marvel Universe. It took badass martial artist Ray Park — the same Scottish actor who turned The Phantom Menace’s Darth Maul into a samurai-like Sith Lord — to make this creep cool. Park energized the original X-Men movie with his gravity-defying leaps, super-stretchy tongue, and acid-tinged loogies, and changed the perception of the villain from old-fashioned to cutting edge. Suddenly, this creature seemed both grotesque and a genuinely agile threat. NM

16. Syndrome, ‘The Incredibles’

People do bad things when they feel hurt, but that doesn’t necessarily make them horrible people. In Pixar’s The Incredibles, young but enthusiastic Buddy (voiced by Jason Lee) invents his own janky rocketboots in the hopes of playing sidekick to Mr. Incredible (Craig T. Nelson) — and gets coldly rebuffed by his hero. So it’s understandable that he’d be a little resentful of the gifted super-types, though that doesn’t make his plan to arm the population with extraordinary abilities any less tragic. His most iconic line is practically a call for help: “When everyone’s super, no one will be.” Oh, the irony. CB

15. The Penguin, ‘Batman: The Movie’/’Batman Returns’

One of the Caped Crusader’s key rogues, the villain known for causing fowl play was originally associated with Burgess Meredith’s pop-art version on TV and the show’s 1966 feature-length Batman: The Movie version; his squawk was so distinctive that 50 years later comedians like Jon Stewart (who compared it to Dick Cheney) are still imitating it. Danny Devito brought a note of gothic tragedy to the character in 1992’s Batman Returns, playing the Penguin as one of Gotham City’s unwanted children, back to seek revenge. He’s the criminal mastermind who could’ve been Bruce Wayne, if only he’d been raised in a manor and not in the sewers. NM

14. Sabretooth, ‘X-Men’/’X-Men Origins: Wolverine’

Poor Sabretooth was 10 names down the cast list in the original X-Men movie, a hirsute beast who operated with little success alongside Mystique and Toad as a mercenary henchman for Magneto’s Brotherhood of Mutants. (A tip of the helmet to former pro-wrestler Tyler Mane, who imbues the killer with an animal savagery.) But the character got a significant upgrade in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which cast Liev Schreiber as Victor Creed/Sabretooth and gave him a prime spot alongside Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine as a half-brother of questionable allegiance. With his super-strength, razor-sharp claws, and rapid healing powers, Sabretooth is the good mutant’s sinister flipside, — a relentless fighter who carved his way through the Civil War, both World Wars, and the Vietnam War, and keeps coming back for more. ST

13. Ronan the Accuser, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’

Marvel honchos Stan Lee and Jack Kirby were at the height of the “cosmic” phase of their Sixties Fantastic Four run when they created Ronan: an officer of an alien court who roams the universe serving as a one-man judge, jury, and executioner. So fanboys could tell the big-screen Guardians of the Galaxy was going to be something special when Lee Pace popped up as the “Accuser,” complete with his trusty, matter-displacing Universal Weapon. It’s not easy to translate the mad genius of a Kirby drawing into live-action, but the movie captures both the steely ferocity and the mind-blowing weirdness of one of comics’ great deep-cut villains. NM

12. Ozymandias, ‘Watchmen’

A calculating, ruthless mastermind whose evil plan is … world peace? Bringing the “end justify the means” principle to its most extreme conclusion, Watchmen’s playboy biliionaire Adrian Veidt (Matthew Goode) decides that the only way to forestall nuclear annihilation is to stage an attack from an outside source. His utopian hope? That it’d unite feuding nations. A couple million dead is a brutal sacrifice, but is it really that much to lose for the sake of the Earth? Ozymandias is the most unsettling type of supervillain — the sort that makes you believe he might actually be on to something. CB

11. Bane, ‘The Dark Knight Rises’

The knock on Tom Hardy’s Bane is that he’s woefully inarticulate: If Christian Bale’s Batman could be described as “gravelly,” then his nemesis has a whole quarry in his throat. Yet his actions speak louder than words. Amidst the chaos kicked up in Gotham City after the first two Dark Knight installments, Bane threatens to bring a dictatorial order that sharply contrasts with the nihilistic mischief-making of the previous movie’s Big Bad. In this final chapter of Christopher Nolan’s trilogy, the muzzled, muscular supervillain represents a New World Order of authoritarian rule supported by military thuggery, mass surveillance, and kangaroo courts. A more competent Trump, in other words. ST

10. Ultron, ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’

Hoisted by his own super-petard, Tony Stark had intended Ultron (a CGI’d-up James Spader) to function as a global peacekeeping force, but as intelligent robots are wont to do, the android quickly reasoned that humanity represented the greatest threat to Earth and set about eliminating them. Behold, then, the enemy of the second Avengers’ movie — one so great he came with own era, per the title. More of an overzealous defense contractor than a villain per se, Ultron was simply carrying out orders. A little too well, some might say. CB

9. Ra’s al Ghul, ‘Batman Begins’

Ra’s al Ghul appears first to Bruce Wayne as Henri Ducard, a wise mentor who not only offers lessons in stealth combat, but a way to channel the inchoate anger and thirst for vengeance that has led the young man to a dark place. As played by Liam Neeson, Ra’s al Ghul/Ducard makes an effective villain because he operates from the inside out, bonding deeply with Wayne over shared grief and loss while fiendishly manipulating him to embrace his worst instincts. In the crime-infested Gotham that killed his parents, the League of Shadows leader’s plan to raze the city and start again is, to his apprentice, a serious temptation. ST

8. Doctor Octopus, ‘Spider-Man 2’

Ever since Vic Frankenstein first went grave-robbing, scientists have tiptoed into ethically murky territory in pursuit of a breakthrough. In Spider-Man 2, Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina) built his distinctive mechanical-arm rig to contain a miniature sun, theoretically providing endless renewable energy for the people of New York. But he was so dead-set on his experiment working that ambition clouded his vision, turning to theft in order to fund his project. (Though the evil sentient computer chip in the arms may have also had something to do with that.) Over the course of the five blockbusters devoted to the webslinger, we’ve seen a lot of famous Spidey villains bring their sturm und drang to the screen. Doctor Octopus are the only ones the movies have given a soul to. CB

7. Mystique, Various ‘X-Men’ Movies

Rebecca Romijn gave audiences a memorable eyeful as the azure-skinned mutant Mystique in the original X-Men films, but Jennifer Lawrence has already supplanted her with a definitive take on the crafty shape-shifter in the reboot franchise. Lawrence’s Mystique grew up as the foster sister of Professor Xavier (Jams McAvoy) and helped found the X-Men, but defected due to ideological differences. Guided by self-preservation over any allegiance to the X-Men or even Magneto, she’s has played both sides against the middle whenever it suits her. Cunning and deadly, she can knock down — or simply become — anyone standing in her way. CB

6. Lex Luthor, Various ‘Superman’ Movies/’Batman v Superman’

Lots of supervillains revel in their own evil, but few are as proud of their intelligence and wit as Lex Luthor. Memorably portrayed by Gene Hackman in Christopher Reeve’s Superman movies with rakish charm and more than smidge of above-it-all haughtiness, Lex behaves as if he’s those films’ true star — downright offended that the damned Man of Steel keeps interfering with his ingenious schemes. For him, wickedness is a rarefied art that’s to be admired — how could something as banal as heroism possibly compare? More than 35 years later, Hackman’s knowingly self-regarding performance still haunts other actors’ portrayals: Kevin Spacey basically pantomimed him for 2006’s Superman Returns, and you can still see Jesse Eisenberg trying to channel him in Batman v Superman while attempting a fresh take on smug genius. TG

5. Catwoman, Various ‘Batman’ Movies

Lee Meriweather was far-out fun in Batman: The Movie (1966), Michelle Pfeiffer exuded kinky erotic heat in Tim Burton’s Batman Returns (1992), and most recently, Anne Hathaway lent Selina Kyle some wiles in The Dark Knight Rises (2012). (We’re just going to collectively pretend that Halle Berry solo Catwoman flick from 2004 never happened, ok?) So who’s the top feline? Pfeiffer in a (cat)walk: the stitched-together S&M getup was an instant icon, and she evinced the perfect combination of demure and naughty as Batman’s sometimes-friend, sometimes-foe, sometimes-friend-with-benefits. CB

4. Magneto, Various ‘X-Men’ Movies

The Malcolm X to Charles Xavier’s Martin Luther King, Magneto is militant mutant demanding change by any means necessary. In the original X-Men films, Ian McKellen rooted the metal-moving Erik Lehnsherr’s extremism in memories of the Holocaust, while Michael Fassbender played the rebooted franchise’s version as a ideological radical right at home in the turbulent Sixties and Seventies. Both characters are men committed to their principles, and willing to rationalize away whatever violence they must if that means a safer world for their Homo superior brethren. CB

3. General Zod, Various ‘Superman’ Movies

Of all of Superman’s foes, General Zod is perhaps the most emotional for Kal-El — he represents a connection to a home to which he can never return. A fellow Kryptonian who was banished for life for treason by Jor-El, Zod wants to destroy the Man of Steel in part to get back at our hero’s father. No wonder Superman II’s fight scenes have extra gravitas to them: You constantly sense the deeper stakes going on in this battle between two survivors from a dead world. As played by Terence Stamp, Zod is all tightly coiled rage, controlled but deadly, which made him a perfect counterpoint to Christopher Reeve’s square-jawed, earnest decency. For Man of Steel (2013), Michael Shannon upped the bug-eyed intensity, eschewing Stamp’s aloofness and restraint to deliver a more purely unhinged performance. TG

2. Loki, Various ‘Thor’ Movies/’The Avengers’

Ladykiller Tom Hiddeston has made the Norse trickster deity into a fan favorite across a handful of scene-stealing appearances in the solo Thor solo pictures and as The Avengers’ bringer of chaos and destruction. He’s slick and debonair, using his powers of persuasion to wrest the throne of Asgard for himself. Granted, in Thor: The Dark World, Loki set aside his differences with brother to defend their home from the encroaching danger of some particularly nasty elves, and hinted at what a difference he could make as a hero. Alas, his instincts got the better of him and he returned to his God-of-Mischief ways. Frankly, we wouldn’t want him any other way. CB

1. The Joker, Various ‘Batman’ Movies/’Suicide Squad’

With his mirthless smile and sarcastic verbal japes, the Joker both embodies the dark soul of Gotham City and stands apart from it, a deranged jester who uses whimsy and color as an playfully ironic cover for unfathomably sadistic plans. He’s been a camp kingpin (Cesar Romero’s giggly criminal in TV series and Batman: The Movie) and a psycho taken to Method-acting extremes (Jared Leto’s over-the-top version in Suicide Squad). In Tim Burton’s Batman (1989), Jack Nicholson widened the rictus of his shit-eating grin as his Joker asked the world to smile with him, unleashing a nerve gas that would cause the entire city to laugh themselves to death. And Heath Ledger’s Oscar-winning performance in The Dark Knight (2008) turned the Clown prince of Crime into a frightening, nihilist ghoul, a lone-wolf terrorist who wants to plunge Gotham into chaos for the sake of it. He is the villain of our times. ST

20 Best Movie Supervillains You Love to Hate

We’ve known that Will Smith was cast as Floyd “Deadshot” Lawton in Suicide Squad, the villain team-up flick from Warner Bros. and DC Comics. Having seen the trailer from Comic-Con International 2015 in San Diego, we’re no longer wondering whether or not this was good casting: Smith looks as unhappy to be in Suicide Squad as we are to see him. Here are five reasons why Will Smith made the wrong move by taking on the role of Deadshot.

Smith Has A Bad Track Record In Superhero Stuff

The last time Will Smith showed up in a movie where superpowers were the rule of the day, it was 2008’s Hancock. The first half of that flick is pretty good, all about a superhero who’s out to rehabilitate his tarnished image. The second half is straight-up bonkers nonsense, where we find out that instead of just a superhero, Hancock is actually a god who is destined to be in love with Charlize Theron—also a god—and the plot disappears up its own butt.

While Deadshot won’t have the same abilities as Hancock himself, Smith still seems like a questionable choice based on the shoddy reviews from his previous powered role. Smith excels at playing normal guys in crazy worlds. In Suicide Squad, he’s just another nutty cog in the insanity machine.

He Plays The Same Role In Every Movie: “Will Smith”

While we’re on the subject of Smith’s acting, he doesn’t seem to really stretch his abilities too often. He played roughly the same character in the Bad Boys and Men in Black movies, not to mention Independence Day, Wild Wild West, I, Robot, I Am Legend, and even Hitch. At no point in any of those movies do you think to yourself, “I am not watching the character ‘Will Smith.'”

Once in a while he takes a chance with new types of roles. Movies like The Pursuit of Happyness, After Earth, and Seven Pounds, stand out, as does his Oscar-nominated performance in Ali. But it seems pretty unlikely that his turn as Deadshot will be anything much more than “Will Smith in a super suit with a gun.”

He Sticks Out Like A Sore Thumb

The Suicide Squad trailer features a lot of interesting-looking characters, from Captain Boomerang, to Killer Croc, to Harley Quinn. For all the trailer’s faults, at the very least we’re seeing folks we’ve mostly never seen before. Even the ridiculous new Joker played by Jared Leto is a fresh twist on an old role.

And then, hey! It’s Will Smith. It’s impossible to ignore the incongruity of how weird everyone else looks, and how absolutely Will Smith-y Will Smith appears to be. Anytime Deadshot shows up on-screen, audiences won’t be able to think anything other than “what is Agent J doing here?”

He Hasn’t Been In An Ensemble Cast Since ‘Independence Day’

The last time Smith showed up in a movie as one part of a larger cast was 1996’s Independence Day. There, he shared the screen with tons of other stars of the day: Jeff Goldblum, Vivica A. Fox, Randy Quaid, Bill Pullman, and plenty more. At the time, Smith wasn’t quite the movie star he’s become—and the fact that he won’t be appearing in Independence Day: Resurgence is telling. He’s finished sharing the spotlight with more than one or two stars.

So how is it going to go in Suicide Squad? Either Smith has figured out how to be a small part of a larger cast again, or it’s going to be “Will Smith And The Suicide Squad,” which, really, is the best name for a ska band that we’ve ever heard. Sadly, this isn’t a ska band. It’s a half-baked attempt at quickly building DC’s cinematic universe so it can rival Marvel’s. It’d be one thing if this was a Deadshot movie that happened to feature other DC villains. But Smith is too big a star for this movie to really work the way it should while giving him what he so clearly wants: top billing.

‘Suicide Squad’ Still Looks Too Awful To Be Saved

Even after all these reasons, there’s one sad truth: Will Smith is still probably going to be the best part of Suicide Squad. Even though he says lines like, “we’re some kind of Suicide Squad,” and “let’s go save the world,” he’ll still be better than the rest of this mess. Will Smith is a huge box office draw because he’s charismatic and fun to watch.

Every other character looks like a Comic-Con cosplay reject. Suicide Squad looks like a humorless slog. Will Smith is the only bright spot in what’s likely to be a cinematic disaster.

Still, it looks a whole lot better than After Earth. Hoo boy, did that suck.

Why Will Smith won’t save Suicide Squad

One of the hallmarks of a good movie is a story filled with surprises that completely catch you off guard—moments that seem perfectly logical in retrospect, but in the moment, you couldn’t see them coming. Suicide Squad is filled with just these kinds of surprises, and whether you’re a DC nerd to the bone or a newbie when it comes to comics lore, these are the moments none of us imagined we’d see on screen.

Who could guess that within the first 10 minutes of Suicide Squad, we’d be treated with a glimpse (albeit brief) of legendary DC comics hero the Flash? In the beginning of the film, as the details of how each core member of the Squad was initially captured and sent to Belle Reve Penitentiary, we see Capt. Boomerang attempting a diamond heist. His plans for living the high life come to a predictable end when the Scarlet Speedster himself stops him dead in his tracks.

Comics artist Alex Ross is one of the all-time greats. He brings a Norman Rockwell-esque hint of stylized realism to his paintings; there’s a comic dreaminess to them, like you’re always seeing his work as a distant memory from a cherished bygone era. Maybe his most iconic work is an elegant picture of two sociopathic killers: the Joker, tuxedo adorned and mouth grinning, in an elegant embrace with Harley Quinn as if they were in the middle of a tango. This image appears in Suicide Squad for only a few seconds, but that’s more than enough to make hardcore Joker fans squeal with glee.

Before Suicide Squad’s release, comics fans wanted to know how the character known as Slipknot would be involved. The answer was massively disappointing. In one of the more memorable (but not for good reasons) moments from the film, Slipknot is introduced as a member of the team…and then unceremoniously killed off mere minutes later. The moment is so poorly executed and silly that it almost feels more like the character’s being put out of his misery rather than being punished.

Comics vet John Ostrander may not have created the Suicide Squad, but he’s largely responsible for DC’s current print version of the super-villain team—and the one that ended up becoming a multimillion-dollar summer blockbuster. Ostrander’s pioneering work on the franchise landed him a quick little reference in the movie: his name adorns the downtown skyscraper where the Squad spend about a third of the movie.

It sounds so simple, so basic, but the reveal of the film’s villain was truly a moment audiences did not see coming. All the trailers and advertising for the movie show a misfit group of bad guys forced to work together against a greater evil, but that evil was never really introduced. The identity of the bad guy (or rather, bad girl…and her mean older brother) was withheld from audiences until the movie hit theaters. And even then, the main villain of the story isn’t made clear until about 45 minutes into the movie, when you realize our (anti-)heroes have been brought together to fight Enchantress.

Moments we didn’t see coming in Suicide Squad

TV Characters We’ve Lost in 2016

Hodor, Game of Thrones (2011-2016)

A man of few words (okay, just one word), Hodor towed Bran beyond the Wall until, in a time-warping twist, Bran’s trip down Three Eyed Raven-induced memory lane during the White Walkers’ attack caused the young Hodor (né Wylis) to learn he had to “hold the door” — and nothing else. The reveal — that the gentle giant existed only so he could sacrifice himself at the right moment — left countless Thrones fans failing to hold their tears. — Shirley Li

Ramsay Bolton, Game of Thrones (2012-2016)

Since his season three introduction as a bitter bastard with a grudge against the greater good, Westeros’ resident destroyer of genitals tortured and tormented his way into the Thrones’ villain hall of fame (although he never quite reached Peak Joffrey^TM in his ignoble rise) only to be struck down by Sansa, who recaptured Winterfell and reduced Ramsay—after a tenderizing assist by Jon Snow—to mere kibbles and bits. — Marc Snetiker

Margaery Tyrell, Game of Thrones (2012-2016)

Highgarden’s rose could have done so much more — if only she didn’t go up in wildfire flames. Sure, Cersei scorched many of King’s Landing’s most powerful players, but Margaery’s death had the greatest ripple effect: Her loss motivates Olenna into cementing an alliance with Dorne, causes Tommen to end his life, and therefore leaves the Iron Throne empty. Right this way, Cersei! Just watch out for the dragon queen. — Shirley Li

The High Sparrow, Game of Thrones (2015-2016)

One of the radical forces that rose to power after the destructive War of Five Kings, the High Sparrow initially appeared to promote an alternative vision of Westeros, one premised on social justice and equality rather than noble lineage. This season, though, he revealed himself to be just as oppressive and power-hungry as anyone else, and finally paid a dear price for humiliating Cersei. — Christian Holub 

Lincoln, Agents of SHIELD (2015-2016)

After a game of hot potato of death with Yo-Yo’s cross, the two-hour season finale revealed that the prophesied Fallen Agent was Lincoln, who sacrificed himself to save both Daisy and the world from Hive, causing Daisy to abandon S.H.I.E.L.D. for a more gothic look. — Natalie Abrams

Grant Ward/Hive, Agents of SHIELD (2013-2016)

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Ever since the reveal that Ward was actually Hydra, it was only a matter of time before he paid the ultimate price. Still, fans believed him redeemable even up until Coulson pushed his chest in on Maveth. Though Ward died there, his body was then inhabited by Inhuman baddie Hive, who planned to transform the world into swayed Inhumans before Lincoln blew him up in the space-bound quinjet. — Natalie Abrams

Andrew Garner/Lash, Agents of SHIELD (2015-2016)

Just when it looked like Agent May was on the precipice of happiness, her ex-husband Andrew was revealed to be the Inhuman-hunting Inhuman Lash, who sacrificed himself to save Daisy from Hive’s sway. — Natalie Abrams

Vanessa, Penny Dreadful (2014-2016)

PENNY DREADFUL

After giving herself over to Dracula, Vanessa denied the vampire his prize and saved the world in the process by dying voluntarily at Ethan’s hand. Rather than try to live on without Eva Green at the helm, Penny Dreadful followed in the footsteps of its tortured heroine and chose to end, to fans’ surprise. — Kelly Connolly

Abbie, Sleepy Hollow (2013-2016)

Sleepy Hollow ran on the chemistry between apocalyptic Witnesses Abbie Mills and Ichabod Crane — until Abbie sacrificed herself to stop a power-hungry god from conquering humanity. Her unexpected death sparked an outcry, and the once-buzzy supernatural drama is left to reinvent itself as Crane prepares to carry on with a new Witness. — Kelly Connolly

Margaret Scully (Scully’s mom), The X-Files (1994-2016)

The last and most beloved of Scully and Mulder’s parents, Scully’s mother Margaret suffered an ultimately fatal heart attack in The X-Files’ revival. With her last words, Maggie pushed the partners to talk about another member of their family: the son Scully gave up for adoption 14 years ago. — Kelly Connolly

Poussey Washington, Orange is the New Black (2013-2016)

Her tragic death at the hands of a rookie guard is a heartbreaking ending for a character who had touched so many of her fellow inmates. The loss is felt throughout Litchfield as it leads to a riot, which ends with Daya holding a gun. — Derek Lawrence

Kate, Wayward Pines (2015-2016)

She had lost her husband, her partner, and was a prisoner, so she decided to end her life as she said, “We were capable of so much, but now it’s your world, your future. I don’t want any part of it.” With Kate gone, the rebellion would now find a new leader in Ben. — Derek Lawrence

Root, Person of Interest (2012-2016)

Like Elias, Root was killed by a bullet that was meant for Harold Finch. The weight of that guilt pushed Harold over the edge and led him to declare outright war on Samaritan. However, death wasn’t necessarily the end for Root because The Machine adopted her persona, giving her an apotheosis of sorts. — Chancellor Agard

Elias, Person of Interest (2011-2016)

After narrowly escaping death in the fourth season finale, the organized crime mastermind Elias finally met his end when he took a bullet to his head while trying to protect Harold Finch from Samaritan operatives. His death shook Harold Finch to the core and pushed him even closer to the edge. — Chancellor Agard

John Reese, Person of Interest (2011-2016)

The only way to defeat Samaritan was for someone to upload The Machine to a satellite from a rooftop it had targeted with a missile. Wanting to give Harold (Michael Emerson) the opportunity to be reunited with his fiancée Grace, Reese (Jim Caviezel) took his place on the roof. In death, Reese reaffirmed his loyalty to his best friend and saved the world. — Chancellor Agard

Bethany Mayfair, Blindspot (2015-2016)

Those tattoos that cover Jane’s body? They’re all in service of a greater plan to (possibly?) root out corruption within the FBI, starting by ousting Mayfair from office. After being framed and arrested on murder charges, Mayfair set out to uncover the truth, coming face-to-face with Jane. But before Mayfair could lash out against her, Oscar shot Mayfair in the back. — Natalie Abrams

Lexa, The 100 (2014-2016)

The 100

Perhaps the most controversial TV death to occur in 2016 thus far is that of Lexa, the stalwart Grounder chief on The 100. Immediately after having sex with Clarke for the first time, Lexa is accidentally shot and killed by her advisor Titus. Many of the show’s fans decried Lexa’s death as being an example of the Bury Your Gays trope, noting that she was killed moments after the show’s first lesbian sex scene. Following her death midway through the season, Lexa’s spirit reappeared in the finale to help Clarke battle the destructive antagonist A.L.I.E. within the simulated City of Light. — Dylan Kickham

Lincoln, The 100 (2014-2016)

Is The 100 the number of fan-favorite characters that this show is going to kill off!? A few episodes after Lexa was killed by a stray bullet, the Grounder warrior Lincoln was publicly executed by a gunshot to the head, sacrificing himself to save his friends. As with the show’s earlier death, controversy swirled around Lincoln’s demise, with actor Ricky Whittle criticizing showrunner Jason Rothenberg for diminishing his storyline and “bullying” him off the show. — Dylan Kickham

Laurel, Arrow (2012-2016)

Arrow — “Canary Cry” — Image

District Attorney by day, badass vigilante by night, Laurel Lance (AKA Black Canary) was one of Star City’s greatest heroes. But when supervillain Damian Darhk arrived in town to wreak his magical havoc, Laurel died tragically at his hand. Laurel’s death temporarily fractured Team Arrow, but ultimately helped them face their personal “darkness” and triumph over the magical baddie. — Adam Lujan

Henry Allen, The Flash (2014-2016)

Henry Allen’s brutal murder by evil speedster Zoom was one of the show’s most heartbreaking moments, especially since it happened in front of his son Barry’s helpless eyes. A shattered Barry was dealt another emotional blow when Henry’s Earth-2 doppelganger Jay Garrick, that world’s Flash, showed up to help Barry defeat Zoom not long after. All the tears! — Adam Lujan

Agent Gaad, The Americans (2013-2016)

THE AMERICANS — “The Rat”

In his run as the head of FBI counter-intelligence, Gaad missed more than his share of secrets (His secretary’s a spy! Stan’s sleeping with Nina! The pen’s a recorder! Mail robot!), but one thing he didn’t miss was a big piece of broken glass to the gut. From his death, the effect on a vengeful Stan and a paranoid Philip and Elizabeth surely won’t be missed. — Marc Snetiker

Nina, The Americans (2013-2016)

THE AMERICANS — “Chloramphenicol”

A season of dead bodies kicked off with an unexpected wallop of an execution for Nina, the Russian ex-pat who was just on the verge of completing her prison time for treason when she followed her heart and received an unceremonious disposal in the process. More horrifying than her undeserving death was the way in which her exit made almost no ripples — a silent, sobering, crushing reminder of insignificance in the greater battle the rest of the show’s characters muddle through, believing they’re a part of something bigger that, evidently, doesn’t feel the same way. — Marc Snetiker

Captain Cold, Legends of Tomorrow (2016)

Originally a thieving supervillain on The Flash, Leonard Snart/Captain Cold found his inner hero on DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. In a moment of rare selflessness, Snart died destroying the corrupt Time Masters’ fate-controlling Oculus device, helping his super-friends escape and ensuring a free future for the universe. His loss weighed heavily on the team, especially on his partner in crime Mick Rory/Heat Wave. — Adam Lujan

Noah Bennet, Heroes Reborn (2015-2016)

To stop the solar flare from destroying the world, Nathan and Malina needed someone to act as a conduit for their combined powers. Enter: Noah, who willingly offered himself up to his grandchildren to save the world. — Chancellor Agard

Luke, Heroes Reborn (2015-2016)

Luke completed his journey from villain to hero when he flew into the solar flare and detonated himself in order to slow it down. His sacrifice bought Malina enough time to find her brother Tommy and save the world. — Chancellor Agard

Ziva, NCIS (2005-2016)

Ziva David died off-screen when former CIA agent Trent Kort blew up her farmhouse. Even though Cote de Pablo left the show two years earlier, Ziva’s death brought profound changes to NCIS because it led to Tony DiNozzo quitting the team after discovering he had daughter named Tali. — Chancellor Agard

Cami O’Connell, The Originals (2013-2016)

After the season 3 midseason finale left fans wondering about Cami’s fate, she was saved by a bit of vampire blood. And considering she’d survived as a human for three years, nobody expected that she couldn’t do the same as a vampire. Yet, when Lucien bit her, Cami’s fate was sealed. All that was left was for her to confess her love for Klaus in a tearful goodbye. — Samantha Highfill

Davina Claire, The Originals (2013-2016)

First Cami, then Davina. After Kol loses control and drains Davina of her blood, Freya is able to rescue her from the ancestors who are waiting to kill her. But when Freya and Elijah have to choose between killing Lucien and protecting Davina, they betray Marcel — a decision they’ll later regret — and use Davina to find a way to kill Lucien, an act that sends Davina back to the witch ancestors, who essentially disintegrate her soul. So yeah, she’s dead. — Samantha Highfill

Angus, Outlander (2014-2016)

Angus, no! Jamie Fraser’s beloved sidekick who was always good for laugh was severely injured during the Battle of Prestonpans, but no one knew how bad he was hurt because everyone was focused on Rupert, who ended up surviving the bloodshed. — Lynette Rice

Colum Mackenzie, Outlander (2014-2016)

Let’s be honest: Colum had it coming. Jamie’s maternal uncle and head of the MacKenzie clan was stricken with a degenerative disease that left him in great physical pain, so Claire did him a solid by helping him to die. At least his passing led to a poignant bedside speech by his brother Dougal, who exposed his very broken heart. — Lynette Rice

Dougal Mackenzie, Outlander (2014-2016)

When Dougal overheard Claire and Jamie contemplating killing Prince Charles, he lashed out against his nephew, the “traitor,” and his wife, the “witch.” And when Jamie couldn’t calm Dougal down, a sword fight ensued, ending with Jamie and Claire joining together to push a dagger through Dougal’s chest. Sorry, uncle.

Liam, Quantico (2015-2016)

Spoiler alert: Liam was the terrorist! So when Alex had the opportunity, she took the shot(s) that killed him, but not until after he made her life a living hell and threatened the man she loved. — Samantha Highfill

Simon, Quantico (2015-2016)

The FBI thriller went out with a literal bang when the former NAT drove a nuclear bomb straight into the bottom of the river, saving the Academy, and well, much of the East Coast. Simon’s sacrifice caused even the ambitious Alex to leave the FBI — a move that could land her in a new crime-fighting agency when season 2 begins. — Shirley Li

Gabriel, Hawaii Five-0 (2014-2016)

During season six, every bad thing that happened to the team seemed to trace back to Gabriel, but yet after he was shot they did their best to try and keep him alive. Chin now faces the question of whether he will grant Gabriel’s dying wish of looking after his daughter. — Derek Lawrence

Metatron, Supernatural (2013-2016)

Metatron started out as nothing more than the Scribe of God, but during his time on Supernatural, he’d evolve into the big bad, and eventually, a good guy again. And when it came time to rescue Cassifer from The Darkness, Metatron sacrificed himself to make sure the mission was a success. — Samantha Highfill

Robin Hood, Once Upon A Time (2013-2016)

Big bad Hades planned to use the Olympian Crystal to end Regina — no underworld, no afterlife. But Robin sacrificed himself to protect her, spurring some OUAT fans to start a #SaveRobinHood campaign. — Natalie Abrams

Norma Bates, Bates Motel (2013-2016)

It was the death audiences knew was coming, yet Bates Motel still managed to make the demise of Norma Bates a surprise. After marrying Alex Romero, she enjoyed a honeymoon period that was too good to last. All eyes were on Norman Bates when he came home from the Pineview Institute and everyone expected Romero to get the ax by season’s end (and he almost did). In a cruel twist, Norman and his “mother” had other plans. He flooded the house with carbon monoxide with in the intention of dying beside his beloved mother. Unfortunately Romero arrived and tried to revive Norma, but she was already gone as Norman showed signs of life. — Allison Sadlier

Meechum, House of Cards (2013-2016)

As Frank Underwood’s minion, bodyguard, and menage à trois participant, Meechum was one of few characters willing to take a bullet for the conniving president — and in the end, he did. Meechum saved Frank from Lucas’ assassination attempt, and his death cost Frank the closest thing he had to a friend. — Shirley Li

Denise, The Walking Dead (2015-2016)

Denise was finally beginning to face her fears — and give Daryl and Rosita an inspirational speech — when Dwight shot her in the eye. Daryl’s guilt over Denise’s death (mostly because he didn’t kill Dwight when he had the chance) leads him to seek out Dwight and the Saviors… and winds up getting himself and Rosita caught. Meanwhile, Denise’s girlfriend, Tara, is still on a run and hasn’t received the bad news yet. — Breanne L. Heldman

The Andersons, The Walking Dead  (2015-2016)

Rick has a broken heart as a result of the zombie herd that infiltrated Alexandria and gobbled up Jessie Anderson and her son Sam. But, moments beforehand, Carl lost an eye when Jessie’s elder son, Ron, aimed his pistol at the teen. Ron met his maker at the hands of Michonne’s magical katana of justice. — Breanne L. Heldman

Katie, Containment (2016)

After 11 episodes of building a love story between single mom Katie and Jake, Containment did the unthinkable: It gave Katie the deadly virus. And after an hour of trying to cure her, she finally said goodbye to her son and died in the arms of the man she loved. — Samantha Highfill

TV Characters We’ve Lost in 2016

Marvel movie fans don’t have anything on Marvel comic fans. Aficionados of superhero cinema have only really been paying attention since 2008’s Iron Man, but these live-action versions are just a screen-friendly shadow of their ink-and-paper origins, with movie costumes that don’t always do their originals justice. Here are a few big ways in which the MCU’s Avengers differ from their comic counterparts, along with a few more ways they’re right on the money.

If there’s one on-screen Avenger who looks significantly different from his comic counterpart, it’s Hawkeye. For the big screen, Clint Barton dropped his garish pointy mask and uniform for a more tactical look. The two Marvel universes converged a bit in 2012, when Hawkeye’s comic costume was redesigned to look more like the film’s version, and less like a scaly, purple Wolverine. There’s a reason we never saw that old-school mask on the big screen, either in Avengers or X-Men: it’s ridiculous.

Both versions of Hawkeye are really good at shooting arrows, for whatever that’s worth, and both are former agents of SHIELD. It’s revealed that movie Hawkeye has maintained a secret family, while all comic book Hawkeye has maintained are romantic relationships with Black Widow and Mockingbird, a.k.a. Bobbi Morse. The latter appeared on Agents of SHIELD for awhile, but in a completely separate relationship, diverging the two universes once again.

Equally unrecognizable is Falcon, who couldn’t possibly be more different in the MCU than he is in the comics. It’s an over-the-top superhero costume: red and white, with enormous red wings and a plunging neckline that leaves a whole lot of unprotected bare chest. Top it off with a real pet Falcon and you have comics at their most ridiculous. MCU Falcon is a guy in army clothes and a set of highly-advanced, technical wings. Goggles look a whole lot cooler than that white facemask anyhow.

Falcon’s comic history is surreal in ways that the MCU would never be able to handle. Rather than being a retired paratrooper, comic book Falcon is an ex-criminal who was mentally fused with a falcon by a cosmic-cube-wielding Red Skull…and like Aquaman on land, Falcon also has limited control over all birds, and can psychically see through their eyes. Try bringing that to the big screen without looking absolutely ridiculous.

When Thor first appeared in 1962, he was decked out in the finest pseudo-Norse regalia, including the largest wings you’ve ever seen on a helmet, and kneepads that would make a goalie blush. Strangest of all, however, are the six weird discs that line the front of Thor’s tunic, which are so iconic that they’ve stuck with Thor through many different costume changes, and even appear on his movie costume…even though no one’s really sure what they do. Movie Thor only occasionally dons the winged helmet, and has also opted for the armored arms of later Thors, since bare arms are so very yesterday. And that beard? Comics Thor generally prefers a clean shave.

One big thing that the MCU ignores is the story of Donald Blake. Only comic book Thor was given amnesia and trapped in the body of a disabled med student for an entire decade before accidentally discovering his magic hammer again. As a doctor, Blake lived a double life with Thor and fell in love with nurse Jane Foster, which is obviously a far cry from the MCU’s storm-chasing Jane. In fact, pick up a recent comic book and you may be surprised to discover that Jane Foster is Thor, because comics are complicated. With the Hulk already in play, the MCU just didn’t want moviegoers to see another scrawny smart guy turn into a beefcake, so poor Don Blake was dropped completely.

When the color of your costume is in your name, you can’t really make too many wardrobe changes, but the MCU fabricated a far less revealing costume for their live-action Scarlet Witch. In the comics, she’s in nothing but a low-cut bodysuit and a pointy headdress. Often enough, she’s in far less. Fortunately for the MCU’s MPAA rating, the on-screen costume of Scarlet Witch is more “autumn fashion collection” than “naughty magician’s assistant.”

The MCU rewrite of siblings Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver is purely a product of studio squabbles, and not some genius Hollywood plot twist. In the comics, the pair were born mutants—until their origin was retconned to make them genetic experiments, which is somehow different from mutants in comic terms. In the MCU, the pair are HYDRA experiments. Comic book Scarlet Witch also has powers completely centered around cosmic “chaos magic,” which has nothing to do with giving people mind-altering daymares. She can basically, and pretty inconsistently, change the probability of something happening. Good for Vegas, not always great at taking down an army of Ultrons.

The MCU’s Quicksilver shouldn’t be confused with Fox’s X-Men Quicksilver, who comes with more accurate, mutant-y origins. Comic book Quicksilver has worn a ton of different costumes, ranging from a green unitard with a lightning bolt theme, all the way to several blue unitards with…a lightning bolt theme. The MCU actually very cleverly and subtly incorporates the pattern into Quicksilver’s athletic gear, but this is another instance where we’re glad we don’t get the full spandex package.

Sure, Quicksilver is really, really fast; that’s hard to screw up. He also started out his career as a bad guy, not unlike the MCU’s version, before joining the Avengers. So, the movie’s turn of events is really not that unusual, though comic book Quicksilver doesn’t bite it on his first adventure. Instead, he goes on to marry an Inhuman woman and have a pretty full life. Let’s not even talk about how Ultimate Universal Quicksilver had a romantic relationship with his own sister, because that’s just creepy fanfic territory.

In the pages of Marvel’s comics, Vision is an android with a simple design: a bright red face, and a green and yellow costume. The whole thing is punctuated with a solar jewel at the tip of his widow’s peak. Movie Vision is distinctly more robot-like, covered with patterns and unmistakably mechanical designs, as though someone wanted folks to be absolutely sure that this guy is a robot. The giant yellow comic book collar? Sadly missing.

The MCU shoehorned Vision into their universe only by changing a ton of tiny details. While both versions are brought to life by Ultron, comic book Ultron was created by Ant-Man, not Tony Stark, meaning Vision’s whole family tree is a bit different. Tony Stark actually gets way too much credit, especially since in the comics, Ultron just used an old robot body that had been laying around since the Golden Age. And while Vision’s solar jewel is powerful, it’s nothing like the Infinity Stone that his live-action counterpart wears. What remains unchanged, however, is Vision’s romantic interest in Scarlet Witch. In the comics, they get married. In the MCU, the relationship is only beginning to bud.

The best thing about MCU Captain America is that he’s undeniably classic Cap, even though his costume constantly changes in subtle ways. The most noticeable difference between first appearance Cap and today’s Cap is the iconic shield. Originally, it was simply shield-shaped, before it evolved into the circular shield he uses today. Like most MCU costumes, Captain America is more tactical-looking that his comic origins, where he’s often drawn wearing a scaly armor. Steve Rogers even simplified it for a while with a “Super Soldier” costume, dropping the flag-like stripes and adopting a new logo. And we’ve seen that look in the MCU, too.

The MCU version of Captain America is almost completely true to the comics, which is what makes his film appearances especially delightful. Even Cap’s initial bumbling around an army camp comes straight out of 1941, with a few tweaks. In the MCU, Cap is a patriotic mascot before he’s taken seriously as a hero. In the comics, Cap goes undercover as a bumbling private who is sent on secret missions with the camp’s mascot, Bucky, and a shield given to him by FDR. Comic book Cap has lost his powers, gained them back, died, come back to life, and even thought he was a HYDRA agent for a while. MCU Cap has a lot to look forward to.

Also known as ‘gray Iron Man,’ War Machine has always been a variation on Tony Stark’s unused or modified armor designs. So if the universe has an Iron Man, War Machine is going to be his imperfect twin, probably decked out with more guns and a more serious color scheme. The MCU War Machine is straight out of the pages of the comics, but the later Iron Patriot armor is a different story.

In Iron Man 3, Rhodey’s armor is repainted simply to give the American people, now doubting the allegiance of super powered beings, a sense of comfort and trust. In the comics, the first time the Iron Patriot armor is worn is by Norman Osborn, better known as the Green Goblin, who has managed to take over HAMMER, which had previously replaced SHIELD. Osborn is, of course, a completely insane leader of the organization, though the armor did provide an extra layer of protection, both physically and from public scrutiny. How could anyone waving an American flag possibly be evil?

Movie Hulk and comics Hulk are both big green rage monsters, but MCU Hulk took a few giant leaps over the Hulk’s original appearance. When Bruce Banner first transformed into the half-naked giant, he was gray. Hulk took on a green hue before long, but occasionally regressed to his gray form, and vacillated wildly between smart and stupid depending on color and whatever writer wanted to leave their mark on Hulk at the time. MCU Hulk is simply “common green Hulk.”

Comic book Hulk became irradiated during an act of heroism, but movie Hulk turns into a monster because of a typical failed science experiment. It took a few years for comics Hulk to slowly change from a semi-intelligent grey dude into an incoherent green dude, but Hulk’s film transformation decided to omit Hulk’s sad decline into madness and just start him out stupid. Hulk has been through a ton of changes, and in fact, the latest comic book Hulk is actually Amadeus Cho, a brilliant young scientist who seemingly managed to cure Banner completely. Movie fans probably aren’t ready for a Hulk who can beat them at Jeopardy!, though. And that weird romance with Black Widow? Total movie junk.

The Wakandan prince’s appearance hasn’t changed much over the years. It’s always been some variation on a black bodysuit. Once in a while, it gets a hole for the mouth and chin, and sometimes, it has a cape, a necklace of teeth, or gold accoutrements. The MCU Panther is much of the same, but sporting a much more tech-looking suit, with patterns containing vibranium protection. Meanwhile, back in the comics, Pather generally keeps it more sleek and organic.

Marvel comic science can build a device to instantly destroy the universe, but it could never check on the neighbors, so Wakanda wasn’t known to the United States until it introduced itself by entrapping the Fantastic Four. By the time we meet Black Panther in the MCU, his country has already set up diplomatic relations with the rest of the world, and there’s no sign of the tribal warfare that plagues Wakanda. Also omitted from Pather’s origin story is the villainous Klaw, who kills Black Panther’s father in an effort to steal the country’s vibranium—though we did see Klaw pulling similarly shifty shenanigans in Age of Ultron. On screen, Black Panther’s dad is killed by a boring explosion during a political event, caused by C-list villain Crossbones. And sadly, we’ll never get to see Black Panther’s marriage to the X-Men’s Storm, because those movie universes just can’t touch. We’ll stick with the comics on this one.

This costume change between the comics and the MCU is a fortunate one. During Ant-Man’s early comic appearances, he was not immune to the spandex-and-underwear look, and his ant-controlling helmet was a huge, alien-like, silver dome. Solid for sci-fi, but rough stuff on the big screen. Fortunately, Paul Rudd’s hero looks a lot more like he’s wearing a high-powered fight suit. And while both helmets give off an ant-like appearance, the MCU version nails it.

Since the MCU is already overflowing with genius heroes, Ant-Man doesn’t get a lot of credit for being a tech wizard. Accurately, there’s more than one Ant-Man in both the MCU and the comics. The original, Hank Pym, adventured in the suit with the original Avengers before giving it up, and Scott Lang later stole the suit from Pym to help his family, which should sound familiar. The movies kind of mix and match timelines, Ant-Men, and evil corporations…and spoiler alert, Scott Lang was kinda dead during Civil War anyhow, so any role he had in the film was just thrown in for star power. Sorry, bug dude.

We’ve lost count of how many big-screen Spider-Men we’ve had, but this new guy is legit. Since making his appearance in Civil War, Spidey made fanboys and fangirls go crazy with just how comic-accurate his costume is. No raised webbing, no logos that look like they belong on an energy drink; just pure Spider-Man. Still, MCU Spidey seems to be wearing an unusual half-belt. What’s that all about?

We don’t know much about MCU Spider-Man yet, and the fact that he’s on loan from another studio doesn’t make ferreting out story information any easier. Like most other comic heroes, Spidey has worn roughly a million different costumes since his first appearance, but his current MCU costume is a totally fair average of the ol’ red and blues.

When it comes to the Black Widow’s looks between the comics and the screen, there really aren’t enough differences to mention. While her comic book outfit has changed subtly over the years, both versions share all the basics: red hair, black bodysuit, and wrist-mounted weapon thingies. In short, they’re nearly identical in all the ways that matter. No comic fan’s going to look at Scarlett Johansson in an Avengers movie and wonder when Mary Jane got all badass.

Meanwhile, despite appearing in five different movies—starting with Iron Man 2, two Captain America movies, and both Avengers flicks–there’s still plenty more we don’t know about MCU Black Widow than what we do. Age of Ultron’s Scarlet Witch-induced flashbacks clued us in to the Widow’s history, how she was trained to be a spy and assassin from a young age by the Soviet government. She switched sides after Hawkeye spared her life and has been an agent of SHIELD and Avenger ever since. Her comic book counterpart has plenty of the same broad strokes, including her Soviet training and defection to the US of A. Pretty sure that Natasha’s never been Tony Stark’s assistant in the comics though. Funnily enough, Mary Jane has.

It’s fair to say that the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s version of Iron Man is pretty much on point. Even though Tony has changed armors more times than we can count, his film armors are a pretty accurate representation of how he looked in the comics through the 2000s. And under the armor? Robert Downey Jr. was born for the role. The MCU skips many decades of earlier, clunkier armors, but they landed on the perfect one for the big screen.

Without Iron Man being true to the comics, the whole Marvel movie world never would have taken off. Still, the cocky billionaire you know from the movies is basically a caveman compared to comic book Tony Stark and the insane technology he’s developed. Recently, comics Tony was flying around in his Extremis Mark XXXII armor, which is creepily and conveniently stored in his actual bones and connected to his nervous system. Kinda makes that armor suitcase in Iron Man 2 look like a pile of fancy trash. It remains to be seen if the MCU will deal with the comics’ new “Iron Man,” a super-genius 15-year-old girl named Riri Williams, or the publisher’s upcoming plans to make Doctor Doom the “Infamous Iron Man.”

How the Avengers should really look

We all knew that Henry Cavill’s Superman couldn’t really be dead after the events of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and that he would return in the upcoming Justice League movie (possibly sporting a black suit as a nod to the “Death / Return of Superman” comics of the ’90s), but now we have even more pressing evidence that Superman is back in Justice League, and he’s sporting a hair style that may give harsh critics of Zack Snyder’s depiction of the character some renewed hope!

While doing his Supermanly duties and posing with some young fans for photos, Cavill and Co. may have inadvertently let two big cats out of the bag:

Our first real look at Cavill’s Superman – alive and well – in Justice League.
Cavill’s Superman trading in his Man of Steel and BvS slicked-back hairdo for a classic s’curl!

Check out the Instagram photo – from a Hollywood luxury travel planner/mom – which is likely going to get DCEU fans in an uprorar! (Note: Some fans are claiming the photo is actually from the set of Batman v Superman – so this could be a developing story…)
Cavill recently teased that black “resurrection suit” Superman wore in the ’90s comics, but fans have long wondered how we get the Man of Steel back: would it be the peaceful warrior of hope and justice fans have been clamoring to get back? Snyder’s more violent and brooding Superman? Or perhaps the “dark Superman” foretold in Bruce Wayne/Batman’s vision of a future Earth under the rule of the evil DC villain Darkseid?

Well, judging by the hair… I’d say good ol’ “Save a cat in a tree” Superman is on his way back to the screen.

We recently broke down the problems surrounding the DCEU, and our conclusion was that there is still plenty of room for this cinematic universe to evolve into something that better resembles the classic, core values of the comic books. There’s still time for Henry Cavill’s Superman to become the guy this Instagram photo makes him out to be. If that transition happens, then maybe the criticisms of MoS and BvS suddenly become the sort of big arc transition that makes cinematic shared universes worth the re-watch. Wouldn’t that be ironic?

Suicide Squad is now in theaters; Wonder Woman is coming on June 2, 2017; followed by Justice League on November 17, 2017; The Flash on March 16, 2018; Aquaman on July 27, 2018; Shazam on April 5, 2019; Justice League 2 on June 14, 2019; Cyborg on April 3, 2020; and Green Lantern Corps on July 24, 2020.

Does a Justice League Set Photo Reveal Henry Cavill’s Superman with Classic Hair Style?

A new shot of Henry Cavill as Superman on the Justice League set brings back a welcome bit of hair…

Everything you need to know about the Justice League movie, including concept art, villain details, premiere date, and more.

This article contains some Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice spoilers.

This is the one that the DC Extended Universe is building towards. Five years after The Avengers showed us that it was possible to pull off a non-mutant superhero team on the big screen, we’ll finally see a Justice League movie. Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder is currently filming Justice League in the UK, with a script by Batman v Superman‘s Chris Terrio.

Justice League Movie Latest News

As the shoot continues for Justice League in London, a new picture from the set has shown Henry Cavill’s Superman once again. And notably, he’s got the signature Superman curl back. Take a look…

I see a red “S” and I want it painted black. At least that is apparently what Henry Cavill’s Kal-El is thinking in regards to his Superman costume for Justice League. While the character is still officially “dead,” as according to Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad, everybody knows that Clark Kent is returning for Zack Snyder’s much anticipated 2017 team-up. Yet to date, we have not seen any actual footage of him in the Justice League trailer from San Diego Comic-Con, nor did we catch a glimpse of his suit during our set visit last June.

Nonetheless, Cavill is definitely in League and now he has taken to Instagram to tease what fans of the “Reign of the Supermen” storyline always figured: Superman is coming back to life and taking a page from the follow-up story arc to “The Death of Superman.” In the comics, a newly resurrected Superman dons a sunlight-absorbing black suit in order to recover his powers faster.

In the below image, Cavill showcases the famous Kryptonian armor that looks a whole lot like chainmail, which has comprised his superhero costumes in both Man of Steeland Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Now, we have a glimpse of what Michael Wilkinson is cooking up for a newly risen Man of Tomorrow.

Justice League Movie Release Date

Justice League is scheduled for a November 17th, 2017 release, with a sequel to follow on June 14th, 2019. The complete DC superhero movie release calendar can be found here.

Justice League Trailer

The first trailer for Justice League has arrived out of SDCC 2016! This is our first glimpse of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Cyborg, and Aquaman working together on the big screen. Check out the trailer below:

Justice League Movie Story

Warner Bros. has released the first official synopsis for the movie. If you’re wondering what this one is all about, it’s laid out pretty clear here.

Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat.  But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes—Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash—it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.

From what we learned on our set visit, Batman begins assembling the Justice League after being inspired by Superman’s sacrifice at the end of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. There will be plenty of parademons (you saw them in the nightmare sequence of BvS) who are kidnapping prominent scientists, as the team scrambles to find three Mother Boxes on Earth, which have been divided between humans, Atlanteans, and Amazons.

Notable by his absence on our set visit was Henry Cavill’s Superman. “I wanted to get to a Superman that had a reason to be Superman, you know?,” Zack Snyder said. “Like a reason to feel the way he felt about humanity or the way that we all understand from the comic books, as far as his moral compass goes, he’s pretty much the thing. But I feel like he had to go through something to be that. And I’m not saying he shows up in this movie!”

Now, about that “greater enemy…”

Justice League Movie Villain

In order for the Justice League to form, they need a threat with power levels that only a team of heroes could take down, right?

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice made it pretty explicit that Darkseid is on his way to this world, and there were several visual cues for those who are interested. We broke those down (along with lots more comic references in the movie) right here. But it may very well be the case that he isn’t the main villain of the movie.

The key villain of Justice League Part One isn’t Darkseid, but another Fourth World related despot (and Jack Kirby creation), Steppenwolf. Steppenwolf is basically Darkseid’s cousin, a powerful warrior from Apokolips who wields a pretty crazy energy axe. Birth Movies Death (who first broke the news of Steppenwolf’s involvement) says that “Steppenwolf has a contentious history with Darkseid” in this movie, so he may be less of an advance force for a larger invasion, and just an invading force of his own.

What’s really crazy is that we may have already seen the big screen version of Steppenwolf. A deleted scene from Batman v Superman released online offered a look at a monstrous creature on a Kryptonian ship, and I rightly assumed this was someone with a Darkseid connection.

It’s still inevitable that we’ll see Darkseid in these movies, and he’ll probably still be a presence in the first one. DC Comics used him as the catalyst for the formation of the Justice League in the current comic book series. He’s a pretty big gun to burn this early, though, so holding him back for Justice League Part Two sound about as logical as anything else we’ve heard.

But what about Lex Luthor?

“I’m kind of in wait,” Eisenberg told a crowd at MCM London Comic-Con (via Digital Spy). “They just started filming Justice League, so I’m kind of like waiting for my crack at it…But yeah I think so, and I love it, and I love everybody who’s in it. You know, it’s a really talented group of people.”

Luthor was last seen at the end of Batman v Superman raving about a villain on the way. Whether he was talking about Steppenwolf or Darkseid remains to be seen, but given that deleted scene, it’s probably Steppenwolf.

Zack Snyder has also hinted that we’ll see more of Doomsday in this film, but we’ll see if that amounts to anything.

Justice League Movie Cast

So, there’s no surprises in terms of the three big guns: Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, and Gal Gadot will make up DC’s central trinity. Along with the other announcements, Warner Bros. chose Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ray Fisher as Vic Stone/Cyborg, and Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash.

Additionally, Justice League Part One will introduce Amber Heard as Aquaman’s wife, Mera, as a kind of “Khaleesi of the sea,” to help get things ready for the Aquaman solo movie. Willem Dafoe has joined the cast and we can confirm that he’s playing Aquaman ally, Vulko. It also appears that Kristofer Hivju (Tormund Giantsbane on Game of Thrones) will join the party as Atlantean royalty.

Also, look closely at this behind-the-scenes image:

There are some hints in the background here of what Mera and Aquaman might look like, as well as some costumes that we simply don’t recognize. An alternate Superman costume? Place your bets! We have an entire article on the costumes of the Justice League movie right here.

JK Simmons is playing Commissioner Gordon. That’s pretty cool…unless you were hoping he would return as J. Jonah Jameson in Marvel’s new Spider-Man movie.

Apparently, Jeremy Irons will make an appearance as Alfred Pennyworth. Mr. Irons seems to think that the script for this one is a bit better than Batman v Superman, too.

You’ll note there’s no Green Lantern in that list of names. Green Lantern Corps is being readied for a 2020 release, and that one would focus on both Hal Jordan and John Stewart. Right now it appears that Green Lantern won’t be in the first movie, and will instead be saved for an appearance in the second one.

Welsh actor Julian Lewis Jones has a role in the Justice League movie, although he isn’t saying anything about who he’s playing. “I’m not allowed to say yet what part I play but let’s just say I’ve a role in what will likely be the most expensive film ever made,” he told Wales Online. “I’m just happy to have been involved and I’m looking forward to the movie’s release which will be next year.”

Justice League started filming in April, and these quotes make it sound like his work is already complete on the film. That probably rules him out as Steppenwolf, although a little misdirection never hurt anybody. We’ll update this with more info as we get it.

Justice League Movie: New Superman Details, Trailer, & Release Date

Henry Cavill rocked the Superman costume earlier as he went head-on against Ben Affleck’s Batman in the second DCEU movie – Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice. While the events of the DC movie left Superman in a bad condition – with his apparent death – superhero movie fans were thrilled to know about the return of Cavill in the upcoming movie, Justice League.

Although there is still a year to go before the ensemble movie hits theatres on 17 November 2017, Warner Bros and DC are doing everything possible to generate some buzz around their superhero offering. In a latest attempt, some new pictures surfaced online that featured Cavill sporting a signature Superman look – the iconic “S” curl.

Since the Superman curl is associated with the old Kryptonian hero, does this mean that the Man Of Steel actor will play a more traditional Kal El? Fans’ best bet is to wait for the movie’s release, but in the meantime, Justice League producer Deborah Snyder explained the apparent “dark” nature of Superman (that was portrayed by Cavill in Batman v Superman).

According to Snyder, Cavill’s Superman is not a dark hero and if it does appear so, it is because “he’s going through real problems”.

“I always say their journeys are what we can relate to. Because we can’t relate to their powers, so what do you have? That’s the great thing about our Superman. He is more relatable. Someone said, ‘It’s so dark,’ and I go, ‘Well, is it dark? He’s going through real problems that we go through as people every day’,” she told Forbes magazine.

Explaining the “interesting” aspects about Superman, the Justice League producer further said that Cavill’s Superman may not be just the “good Boy Scout”.

“So I don’t think that’s dark, I think that’s just who we are. People are complex, we’re not strictly just the good Boy Scout trying to do good. He does want to do good, and I think all of the things Superman represents are who he is, but he also stumbles along the way and learns from it. To me, that’s so much more interesting,” she added.

While Superman’s future portrayal still lies shrouded in mystery, Cavill sent his fans in a frenzy after he shared a black costume for his caped character on Instagram.

So what do you thing, will Justice League showcase a transition in the Kryptonian superhero? Let us know in our comments section below.

Henry Cavill as Superman is not a ‘dark’ superhero, explains Justice League producer

Henry Cavill’s recent Instagram post gave a major hint as to what fans can expect from the upcoming DC and Warner Bros. movie “Justice League” as far as his Superman character is concerned.

Based on the photo that Cavill posted on the social media site, it is now assumed that “Justice League” will be weaving in a famous DC comic storyline in the movie, “The Death and Return of Superman,” which ran in the ’90s. In the said story, Superman meets his demise in the hands of Doomsday and returns wearing a black suit with a silver Superman emblem.

While it is true that Superman continues to be a good guy upon his resurrection in the “The Death and Return of Superman,” it remains unknown if the same thing will happen in “Justice League.” After all, in the comic books, there is another black-suited Superman who sides with evil: a clone of the Man of Steel that was created by Darkseid.

However, there are those who believe that the black-suited Superman will be based more on “The Death and Return of Superman” storyline. After all, it is the “Justice League” movie, wherein the other DC superheroes are gathered to fight evil, Steppenwolf in this case, and the resurrected Superman is needed to help the members of the league in their quest.

To the uninitiated, Superman dies in the March blockbuster “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” However, the end of the movie suggests that he is not really dead after the soil on his grave moves. In the comic books, Superman does not really die but, instead, in a serious state of low power that leaves him in comatose.

He is then brought to his Fortress of Solitude, where he is dressed in the black suit. The suit is actually a Kryptonian battle armor, which has been designed to come with the black color so that it can absorb the sun’s rays more effectively and heal the wearer much faster.

Will Cavill be an evil Superman in the “Justice League” movie because of the black suit? Or is “Justice League” simply adapting portions of “The Death and Return of Superman” storyline in the comic books?

Find out when “Justice League” hits theaters in November 2017.

‘Justice League’ movie plot rumors: Black-suited Superman just a clone

It is undeniable that “Pokemon Go” has gained much success and strength upon its release. For gamers, it is important to now what tips and tricks to use to grab all of the Pokemons and get all of the hidden items out into the open.

Remarkable as it may seem, “Pokemon Go” has spawned a frenzy of gamers going in and out of their comfort zone just to grab the elusive Pokemon, reportsPC Mag. For others, it is a way to connect with the world, while for some, grabbing the hidden items are their main agenda as they cruise through the game. However, playing and getting hidden items for “Pokemon Go” is easier said than done, which is why here are some of the tips and tricks that gamers could use to gain mastery of the game in just minutes.

Do not use the AR. While some would say that using the AR is vital in playing “Pokemon Go,” it is not. For gamers that want to gain more gems, turning off the AR would make the capturing of the characters easier.

Learn the art of not wasting time. While it is vital to incubate the eggs while playing “Pokemon Go,” for gamers that wants to exceed in this game, do not wait for the egg to hatch specially if it is a 2K egg. The gamer could rather catch and incubate 5K eggs or 10K to ensure that power and battle dominance is attained.

These are just some of the tips and tricks to unlock the hidden gems of “Pokemon Go.” In a different note,Game & Guide already rendered some tips and tricks in improving the game play of the players such as evading Pidgey, Poliwag and Pinsir and grabbing Eevee Rainer, Pyro and Sparky. For “Pokemon Go” players and enthusiasts, there is still more than meets the eye for this game which is why the tips, tricks and guides can assist gamers to gain more rewards and better gametime.

‘Pokemon Go’ Tips, Cheats, News & Update: One-Stop Shop To Get All Hidden Items Revealed; Gain Mastery In Minutes?

While bugs and feature complaints are still causing a decent amount of negativity among users, Pokémon Go continues its upward trajectory in terms of overall revenue. App analytics platform Sensor Tower reveals that the game now have over $200 million in net revenue from players based on their estimates.

The spending frenzy in Go compares favorably to in-game revenue generated by other huge in-app purchase-driven games, according to data also tracked by the firm. Pokémon’s star power has helped it nearly double the first month revenue of Clash Royale, the other big in-app star this year. And it’s made almost four times as much as Candy Crush Soda Saga managed during its first 30 days of availability.

Data from Sensor Tower also reveals an important point to consider when trying to evaluate the game’s future revenue potential: Pokémon Go experienced a huge spike in revenue generation in mid-July – the day when it launched in Japan.

Japan was bound to drive increase interest and sales, given that the market is the home of the Pokémon franchise and the site of its most engaged and loyal fan following. And while it’s unlikely that anywhere else can provide quite the same revenue pop, Pokémon Go just added 15 new countries in Asia, which should lead to another sustaining boost.

And the biggest Asian markets still aren’t live for Pokémon Go: Korea, India and China still have yet to come online. Those should help Niantic extend its revenue winning streak, giving us a graph with an even bigger delta between Go and its closest competitors next time around.

Pokémon Go crosses $200M in global revenue one month into launch

YOKOHAMA – Hundreds of “Pokemon Go” fans gathered in Yokohama on Sunday to join an annual Pikachu parade as the global phenomenon soars in popularity.

Some 50 life-size Pikachu characters, the most famous from the Pokemon game, marched along the city’s waterfront street as visitors took mobile phone pictures and videos of them in scorching sunshine.

Some participants said they attended the event to search for rare characters of Pokemon — a word short for “pocket monster” — for the megahit smartphone app, which was launched in several countries around the world last month.

“I came here all the way to Yokohama, hoping to find different kinds of Pokemon characters,” said Teruko Fujisawa, a 45-year-old woman working at a trading house.

The event had no direct link with the app, organizers said.

Since its global launch, “Pokemon Go” has sparked a worldwide frenzy among users who have taken to the streets with their smartphones.

The free app uses satellite locations, graphics and camera capabilities to overlay cartoon monsters on real-world settings, challenging players to capture and train the creatures for battles.

Pokemon has been popular in Japan since first being launched as software in 1996 for Nintendo’s iconic Game Boy console.

It expanded into other media, most notably a wildly popular TV animation show and its popularity has never waned.

Hundreds of ‘Pokemon Go’ aficionados flock to Yokohama to join annual Pikachu parade

Iran’s Supreme Council of Virtual Spaces, which is a real thing and not the dystopian government from a sci-fi TV show, has announced that Pokémon Go has been banned in the country.

As the BBC reports, the ban is related to “unspecified security concerns”, and comes following a short deliberation where the Council “were waiting to see to what extent the game’s creators would co-operate with them”.

While we’ve seen other bodies take measures against people playing the game (or remind folks about existing security arrangements), ranging from local councils in Sydney to Islamic leaders in Malaysia to the US military, this is the first time that an entire country has banned the game outright.

Iran Becomes First Country To Ban Pokémon Go

Looks like post-facelift Anakin Skywalker might not be the only prequels character stopping by for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

In an interview with The Talk on Friday, actor Jimmy Smits dropped a hint that he’s got a cameo in the upcoming film. Now, unless they decided to all-of-a-sudden turn him into a Twi’lek, awesome as that might be, that means Smits would likely be returning as Senator Bail Organa.

“Can you say the word ‘cameo’?” Smits said. “Can you say the words ‘small part’?”

Not surprising, considering the recently released Star Wars Celebration reel appeared to show Smits on set reprising his role. Smits wouldn’t confirm, but close enough, guys. In fact, that’s what the ladies of The Talk pointed out to Smits, prompting his sort-of confession. You can see what looks to be him right behind the camera in the screengrab below.

For those who don’t remember, or like to pretend the prequels aren’t canon (you’re not alone), Organa was the first chairman and viceroy of Alderaan, who served in the Galactic Senate before helping to form the Rebel Alliance. He’s also the adoptive father of Leia. And yes, before you ask, he died when the Death Star obliterated his planet in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Pour out your blue milk now.

Smits wouldn’t be the only major appearance from a previous Star Wars film, although, if he’s actually showing up as Organa. Mon Mothma is showing up to lead the Rebel Alliance, and of course Darth Vader is coming back as his badass evil self.

While I’m not the biggest fan of the prequels, I do think it’s nice that one of that trilogy’s best characters might be coming back. After all, Rogue One takes place between Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, so it makes sense. It’s also awesome because Organa has made several appearances in The Clone Wars, which is arguably what the prequels could’ve been if there’d been fewer Anakin whining scenes. Seriously that show is fantastic.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Looks to Have Prequels Cameo

Here’s something twisted that will absolutely blow your goddamn mind: Suicide Squad, a very bad movie, set an August box office record on its opening weekend, raking in a hot $135.1 million in North American ticket sales, which is more than Guardians of the Galaxy, an actually good movie, brought in on its opening weekend in 2014.

First of all, I apologize. I saw the movie last night, so I’m a part of the problem. I have to assume millions of other people like me were so committed to hate-watching, they also spent $15 to go see what turned out to be deeply mediocre film. Seriously, Jared Leto should get his Oscar revoked.

On the bright side, the Associated Press reports that although there were large audiences Thursday and Friday night, ticket sales sharply declined on Saturday.

Even though Suicide Squad broke North American box office records for August, it will likely not get released in China, the world’s second largest movie market, due its completely twisted, messed up themes.

Suicide Squad Sets Box Office Record Because We Don’t Deserve Better Movies

Warner Bros. comic book movie now aims to beat “Finding Dory” for No. 3 debut of the year

“Suicide Squad” keeps building momentum going into its debut this Friday, with tracking figures now setting its opening between $130 million and $140 million — though studio estimates are currently set on a much more conservative $125 million.

Just over a week ago, experts set its opening at roughly $115 million, which would easily break the all-time opening record for August. But then, just a few days later, prognosticators moved up their estimates to $125 million.

Now reaching for an even bigger figure, David Ayer‘s DC Comics movie is looking to beat Disney Pixar’s “Finding Dory,” which opened in June to $135 million and become the third-highest grossing opening of 2016.

But remember, reviews come out tomorrow and that could affect estimates.

If “Suicide Squad” doesn’t reach “Dory” heights, it would need to surpass Fox’s $132.4 million debut for “Deadpool” to secure its position as the fourth-highest grossing movie of the year.

Whether reviews are good or bad, the Warner Bros. movie, starring Will Smith, Margot Robbie and Jared Leto, should have an easy time surpassing the August record set by Disney-Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy,” which opened at $94.3 million in 2014.

Despite the sterling projections, “Suicide Squad” should still open below Disney-Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” — which bowed to nearly $180 million in early May — and also Warner Bros. previous DC Comics movie “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” which opened with $166 million in domestic grosses in March.

Still, anywhere above $130 million is a huge number, particularly for a new franchise launch, and comes during a summer that’s in desperate need of bigger box office receipts.

With only a month to go until the end of the summer season, total domestic grosses are only at $3.1 billion, pacing well behind last summer’s record box office — whose final tally of $4.5 billion seems unlikely to be topped.

Another indicator of the impending success of “Suicide Squad”: The title has inspired a total of more than 2.1 million conversations on social media, according to comScore’s latest PreAct results. That puts it at No. 1, ahead of Lucasfilm’s “Rogue One,” which has a total of 965,411 conversations when counted this week.

The film revolves around DC supervillains, who are on death row for their crimes until a secret government agency called Task Force X led by Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) assigns them black ops missions in exchange for clemency.

“Suicide Squad” also stars Ben Affleck, Joel Kinnaman, Jay Hernandez, Jai Courtney and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje.

‘Suicide Squad’ Now Targets Record-Breaking $140 Million Opening