Key DC Character Rumored To Be Dead In 'Batman v. Superman,' David Goyer Brings 'Krypton' To TV & More

In the great race in Hollywood to have shared cinematic universes, Marvel is the only winner so far. Of all the attempts to reach Marvel’s level, Warner Bros’s Justice League gambit is the riskiest. For a plan so motivated by the bottom line, it’s one that’s marked by odd, bold and interesting choices like green-lighting David Ayer’s “The Dirty Dozen”-esque “Suicide Squad” or hiring Jesse Eisenberg and Will Smith. Now, another one of those interesting choices have surfaced and it’s sure to get fans talking. Be warned though, the spoiler-averse among you may want to steer clear.

Badass Digest is reporting that in the world of 2016’s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” beloved lawman Jim Gordon will be dead. By the time the film begins, the detective has apparently long since passed with nothing more than “a memorial plaque to James Gordon” to make up for his presence. It’s unclear what, if any, effect this has on Ben Affleck’s...