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The Batman expected to launch with $225M+ worldwide

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Riddle me this, riddle me that, what will be the box-office debut for Matt Reeves’ Bat? Well, according to experts and analysts, Warner Bros.’ The Batman is expected to launch in the global marketplace with between $225-245M. People cleverer than me predict that Robert Pattinson’s well received return of the Dark Knight (read our ★★★★ […]

The Batman’s Paul Dano on the one thing he regrets about playing The Riddler

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Playing a twisted new take on The Riddler wouldn’t be easy, but Paul Dano took no shortcuts for his role in The Batman. Though, the actor does say there’s a slightly regrettable choice” he made to get into this disturbed riddle-loving serial killer. During an interview with Good Morning America, shared online by Twitter user […]

Michael Keaton teases his Batman return with Batgirl set photo

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Thirty years after last portraying the character in Batman Returns, Michael Keaton’s Dark Knight will be back on the big screen this year as he joins the DC Extended Universe with an appearance in the multiverse-spanning Ezra Miller-led The Flash movie. This won’t be a “one-and-done” outing either, as Keaton is currently back under the […]

The Batman poster gets a LEGO makeover

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With anticipation for The Batman close to fever point ahead of its release this week (and the tie-in sets already on shelves), Warner Bros. and The LEGO Group have given the film’s official poster a LEGO makeover featuring a minifigure version of Robert Pattinson’s Dark Knight. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Matt Reeves says […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman: Killing Time #1

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Batman: Killing Time #1 hits comic book shops this Tuesday, kicking off a new six-issue series set during the Dark Knight’s early crimefighting days; check out the official preview here… Three villains, one Dark Knight, and a deadly heist gone wrong. Catwoman, the Riddler, and the Penguin join forces to pull off the greatest robbery […]

Matt Reeves says Warner Bros.’ only demand for The Batman was a PG-13 rating

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Having enjoyed enormous success with Joker, which became the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time upon release in 2019 with over a billion dollars in box office receipts, Warner Bros. and DC Films have been open to venturing beyond the PG-13 realm with their superhero offerings, with both Birds of Prey and The Suicide Squad […]

Comic Book Preview – Detective Comics #1055

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DC releases Detective Comics #1055 this Tuesday, and we’ve got the official preview for you here… The Tower under siege! With their grand scheme crumbling around them, Dr. Wear and the mysterious Dr. Ocean have lost control of Arkham Tower to the patients it houses…who just so happen to be some of the most violent, […]

Listen to Michael Giacchino’s entire score for The Batman

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We’re only a week away from finally getting to peer through the gloom at Matt Reeves’ The Batman, so what better way to spend between now and then than getting yourself familiar with Michael Giacchino’s superb score for the film, which has just been released in its entirety. The director took to Twitter and asked […]

Three clips from The Batman make their way online

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With a little over a week to go until The Batman arrives in cinemas, three new clips have been released from the DC Films reboot featuring Bruce Wayne/Batman (Robert Pattinson), Alfred (Andy Serkis), Selina Kyle/Catwoman (Zoe Kravitz) and Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin (Colin Farrell); check them out here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEq0rvGdfcc SEE ALSO: The Batman’s official credit sheet teases […]