Here’s yet another role that Justin Hartley was born to play, but this time he’s doing it with a twist! Hartley is playing the man of steel, Superman, in the new animated feature from DC Comic and Warner Brothers titled Injustice.

However, being that it’s animated, fans can hear Justin’s voice as Superman.  This is the third superhero role in Hartley’s career having played Green Arrow on Smallville and then Aquaman for a proposed series from the same team.  Of course, soap fans love him for his roles on Passions (Fox Crane) and The Young and the Restless (Adam Newman), while primetime audiences continue to love his portrayal of Kevin Pearson on This Is Us.

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In this new animated featured inspired by the popular video game, things go very wrong for Superman, when The Joker tricks him into murdering Lois Lane!

Justin spoke to TV Insider about taking on the legendary super hero via voice-over and shared what was the appeal for him to do. Hartley expressed: “I loved the arc of the character. I love the way it started and how you get behind him. You go, ‘This is very cool to see him at home and nesting and having a good time.’ And then all hell breaks out and I loved the idea that they wrote this guy flawed and this idea of Superman not having all of the answers… and sometimes, the answers that he has are outrageous. That’s a fun character to play.”

Injustice is out tomorrow on October 19th on 4K, Ultra-HD Blu-ray Combo Pack,Blu-ray, and Digital.  Check out a trailer for it below.

So what do you think of Justin as Superman? Comment below.

As This Is Us comes to a close with its upcoming sixth and final season, Justin Hartley, has been busy lining up his next TV show, and this time as we previously reported he will not only star in it, but executive produce it.

Now comes word that CBS has given Hartley’s project, The Never Game, a pilot production commitment.  Justin had previously appeared on the network’s top-rated soap The Young and the Restless as Adam Newman before taking on primetime’s Kevin Pearson in the NBC hit drama, This Is Us.

According to Deadline, Hartley in The Never Game, will take on the role of  lone-wolf survivalist Colter Shaw, who roams the country as a ‘reward seeker’, using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement to solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family.

This project will reunite Justin with Ken Olin (EP This is Us) who will executive produce and direct the pilot.  The Never Game is an adaption from the Jeffrey Deaver novel.

In a statement, Hartley shared: “I couldn’t be happier that The Never Game is coming to CBS, and that Colter Shaw will be brought to life on screen soon.  When I read the book, I was immediately drawn to the character and the story; developing this project with Ken has been a true labor of love. Colter is going to kick some serious ass, and I can’t wait for audiences to meet him.”

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Nominations were announced Tuesday morning for the 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards.  The winners will be announced on a live broadcast on CBS on Sunday, September 19th starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.  The ceremony will also be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+

Cedric the Entertainer had been tapped as the host of TV’s big night.

The nominees were revealed by Emmy winners and the father-daughter team of Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us) and Jasmine Cephas Jones (Blindspoting, Hamilton).  HBO and HBO Max led the pack with the most nominations of any cable, streamer or network with a 130 nominations, followed by Netflix with 129.

A few former favorites to daytime fans of One Life to Live – Renée Elise Goldsberry and Jonathan Groff- The Young and the Restless, McKenna Grace – and those who watch the Pearson family drama of This Is Us – landed key nominations.  Some of them are as follows:

Outstanding Drama Series
This Is Us
The Crown
Bridgerton
The Handmaid’s Tale
Lovecraft Country
The Boys
Pose
The Mandalorian

Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Josh O’Connor, The Crown
Billy Porter, Pose
Rege-Jean Page, Bridgerton
Sterling K. Brown, This is Us
Jonathan Majors, Lovecraft Country
Matthew Rhys, Perry Mason

Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Thomas Brodie-Sangster, The Queen’s Gambit
Anthony Ramos, Hamilton
Evan Peters, Mare of Easttown
Daveed Diggs, Hamilton
Jonathan Groff, Hamilton
Paapa Essiedu, I May Destroy You

Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Kathryn Hahn, WandaVision
Jean Smart, Mare of Easttown
Julianne Nicholson, Mare of Easttown
Moses Ingram, The Queen’s Gambit
Renee Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton
Phillipa Soo, Hamilton

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Tobias Menzies, The Crown
Michael Kenneth Williams, Lovecraft Country
Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid’s Tale
John Lithgow, Perry Mason
O-T Fagbenle, The Handmaid’s Tale
Max Minghella, The Handmaid’s Tale
Chris Sullivan, This Is Us
Giancarlo Esposito, The Mandalorian

Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Sophie Okonedo, Ratched
Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid’s Tale
Phylicia Rashad, This Is Us
Claire Foy, The Crown
McKenna Grace, The Handmaid’s Tale

To view the entire list of Emmy nominations click here

So, who are you rooting for to take home the gold at the 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards? Comment below.