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An Alternate Universe: Robert Pattinson plays The Joker

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Tom Jolliffe on why Robert Pattinson could have been even more interesting playing the Joker rather than Bruce Wayne… So an admission of somewhat contradicting myself. I’d recently written a piece on the potential for Batman fatigue given there’s so much Bat related action coming in the next year or two. Yet here I am […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman and the Outsiders #16

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DC Comics’ Batman and the Outsiders #16 is out on Tuesday, and we have the official preview for you here; take a look… It’s the last chance for the team to save the world-and to save Orphan and Signal from giving their allegiance to Lady Shiva! Plus, will Katana’s soultaker sword finally break for good? […]

Christopher Nolan is excited to see Robert Pattinson’s Dark Knight in The Batman

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Having just worked together on the time inversion blockbuster Tenet, filmmaker Christopher Nolan has sung the praises of Robert Pattinson and admitted that he’s very excited to see what the actor brings to the role of the Dark Knight in next year’s The Batman. “He certainly did not ask me for any advice,” said Nolan, […]

UPDATE: The Batman production halted as Robert Pattinson tests positive for coronavirus

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UPDATE: It turns out that the member of the production on The Batman to have tested positive for coronavirus is the Dark Knight himself, Robert Pattinson. Wishing him a speedy recovery. Original story follows: Hollywood is certainly struggling right now, much like the rest of the world. The Batman recently resumed its production after being […]

The Batman star says the Batmobile was one of the script’s most exciting elements

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Jeffrey Wright, one of the stars of The Batman, says that the Batmobile was one of the script’s most exciting components. A key component of any new take on Batman is the Batmobile. We have had many different versions of Bruce Wayne’s favourite car and Matt Reeves’ The Batman is set to debut another. We […]

DC announces Batman Day 2020 plans

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DC Entertainment has announced its plans for Batman Day 2020, with this year’s celebration of all things Dark Knight set to take place on September 19th. Here’s what’s in store: Experience Batman: Caped Crusader Training: Are you ready to team up with Batman? In the week leading up to Batman Day, fans will have a chance […]

Get a first look at DC’s Batman: Three Jokers #2

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Having launched this week, DC has now given fans a sneak peek at the second chapter of Batman: Three Jokers with an unlettered first look preview for issue #2; check it out here… As Batman and Batgirl follow an unexpected thread linking the three Jokers with someone from the Dark Knight’s past, Red Hood dives […]

Jeffrey Wright didn’t recognise Colin Farrell on the set of The Batman

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While fans were getting excited over our first look at Robert Pattinson as the new Dark Knight in last weekend’s DC FanDome teaser trailer for The Batman, many failed to realise upon first watch that we also got a glimpse of Oswald Cobblepot, a.k.a. The Penguin. If you missed old Oswald, it’s totally understandable given […]