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The Batman’s GCPD HBO Max spin-off has “evolved” to focus on Arkham Asylum

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With The Batman dominating the box office this weekend, all eyes are on the future for director Matt Reeves’ new franchise. While an HBO Max spin-off series is still in development, the focus has now evolved from it being centred on the Gotham City Police Department to Arkham Asylum, the prison that holds many of Batman’s most […]

The CW’s Gotham Knights casts Fallon Smythe and Tyler DiChiara

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The CW has made its first casting announcement for Gotham Knights, a Batman series set after his apparent death where his young sidekicks must come together to protect Gotham City and solve his murder. Per Variety, Fallon Smythe (grown-ish) and Tyler DiChiara (The Virgin of Highland Park) are the first to join the series which has […]

DC League of Super-Pets trailer introduces Keanu Reeves’ Batman

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Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for the upcoming animated feature DC League of Super-Pets which offers a first look at Keanu Reeves’ Batman as he bonds with his new canine sidekick Ace; check it out here…  In “DC League of Super-Pets,” Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the […]

The Batman tracks down $128.5 million domestic opening weekend, $240 million total worldwide

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Matt Reeves’ The Batman has capitalised on the great reviews (read our ★★★★ critique here), stellar word-of-mouth, and moviegoers reinvigorated appetite for big screen fare, by tracking down $128.5M at the North American box office this weekend. According to Deadline the number could rise to $130M when the dust has settled on the return of […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman: Urban Legends #13

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DC Comics releases Batman: Urban Legends #13 on Tuesday, and we’ve got the official preview of the issue for you here… John Constantine enters the fray to help Batman and Zatanna with their mystical woes, but will he only tear the two further apart? In the final “Eternity” chapter, Christopher Freeman comes face to face […]

Comic Book Preview – The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #12

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The twelfth and final issue of The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries hits comic book shops on Tuesday, and you can get yourself a sneak peek at the finale below with the official preview from DC Comics… Mystery Inc. gets a call from the most haunted hotel in the world. Birds are attacking! Plants are attacking! […]

Comic Book Preview – Detective Comics #1056

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Detective Comics #1056 is out this coming Tuesday, and we’ve got the official preview of the issue for you here; check it out… The Scarecrow stalks The Tower! Dr. Jonathan Crane, who recently terrorized Gotham City during ‘Fear State,’ is but one of many villainous inhabitants of Arkham Tower jockeying for position as leader of […]

Hot Toys brings Robert Pattinson’s The Batman to life with sixth scale collectible figure

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Coinciding with today’s release of The Batman, Hot Toys has unveiled its sixth scale collectible figure for Robert Pattinson’s Dark Knight, which is available as a standard figure, a deluxe version with wing suit and extra accessories, and a Batman & Bat-Signal collectible set; take a look at the official promotional images here… Sideshow and […]

Movie Review – The Batman (2022)

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The Batman, 2022. Directed by Matt Reeves. Starring Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Alex Ferns, Jayme Lawson, Rupert Penry-Jones, Con O’Neill, Vic Waghorn, Dave Simon, Luke Roberts, Stella Stocker, Oscar Novak, and Archie Barnes. SYNOPSIS: In his second year of fighting crime, […]