Cape Town – The DC universe will explode onto DStv premium with a massive M-Net Movies pop-up channel.
The M-Net Movies DC Heroes pop-up channel (DStv 109) will kick off on Friday 9 November at 11:50 and continue for ten days until Sunday 18 November, shortly before midnight.
“DStv Premium customers can look forward to an astonishing selection of movies, most featuring a world in dire need of a hero or heroine with superpowers and an iron will to defeat evil,” says M-Net’s Head of Publicity, Lani Lombard.
“You won’t find a channel with such a comprehensive list of DC Comics films anywhere else. Fans of superhero films are in for the thrill of a lifetime.”
Among the highlights on the M-Net Movies DC Comics pop-up channel, the last son of Krypton becomes Earth’s champion; a dark knight strikes fear into evildoers’ hearts; an Amazonian princess fights for justice; an intergalactic police force defends the universe with sheer willpower; and an antihero from the wild west is spurred on by revenge.
From Monday to Friday the channel runs from 12:00 to 00:00 and on Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 to 00:00.
THEMED SCHEDULES
On the launch weekend there will be themed schedules:
Friday 9 November belongs to the Man of Steel. The channel will showcase every live action Superman film ever made and all the actors who have donned the famous blue and red suit, from Christopher Reeve to Henry Cavill.
The Dark Knight, also known as The Caped Crusader and World’s Greatest Detective, will take over the schedule on Saturday 10 November. Fans will find all the Batman films on the schedule. See how Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney and Christian Bale take control of the Batmobile.
Sunday 11 November celebrates the powerful women from the DC Universe. Don’t miss Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman and Michelle Pfeiffer and Halle Berry as the fierce Catwoman.
SOMETHING FOR THE KIDS TOO
The M-Net Movies DC Comics pop-up channel also features seven animated films for children, including The Lego Batman Movie.
Here we go with a brand new pop-up channel!!@TelkomZA #SummerOfMore #MNetMoviesDC
— M-Net Movies (@mnetmovies) October 9, 2018
For the full schedule, go to mnet.tv/mnetmoviesdc