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First look at Jack Bannon as young Alfred in Batman prequel series Pennyworth

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With Gotham drawing to a close, executive producers Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon are now hard at work on another Batman prequel series Pennyworth, which is set to explore the early life of Bruce Wayne’s future butler. Here’s a first look at Jack Bannon (The Imitation Game) as the young Alfred Pennyworth… Bannon’s Alfred is […]

Batman prequel series Pennyworth will be “unhinged” and “R-rated”

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After dipping its toes into R-rated territory with the DC Universe live-action series Titans, it seems that DC will be continuing that trend with Epix’s Batman prequel series Pennyworth, with executive producer Danny Cannon (Gotham) revealing at the Television Critics Association press tour that the show will be “unhinged” and “R-rated”. “It’s twentysomething years before […]

Iron Studios unveils new Batman deluxe statue

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Sideshow has unveiled a batch of promotional images for Iron Studios ‘ 1:10 Art Scale deluxe Batman statue which is based on a concept design by Eddy Barrows. The DC collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $155.00 and is expected to ship between October and December 2019; take a look at the statue […]

Reboot, Reset, Mulligan, Ad Nauseam: The Ever-Increasing Frequency of Reboots

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the ever-increasing frequency of reboots… This won’t come as any surprise but the notion of the reboot, remake, or whatever you call it is nothing new. We’ve all seen three live action Spider-Man incarnations in just 10 years from Tobey Maguire’s final fling, through Andrew Garfield, to Tom Holland who is […]

Prime 1 Studio’s Knightfall Batman Museum Masterline statue revealed

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Sideshow has released a batch of images for Prime 1 Studio’s Knightfall Batman Museum Masterline statue, which features Jean-Paul Valley’s version of the Dark Knight as seen in the classic comic book storyline. The DC collectible is limited to 350 pieces and is available to pre-order now, priced at $1,149; check out the statue here…. […]

Jake Gyllenhaal now the bookies’ favourite to replace Ben Affleck as Batman

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With a vacancy arising following Ben Affleck’s departure from The Batman, bookmakers Betway have installed Jake Gyllenhaal as the favourite in the betting for the next actor to don the cape and cowl for Warner Bros. and DC Films’ upcoming Dark Knight solo movie. Gyllenhaal, who will soon be seen as the Marvel villain Mysterio […]

Armie Hammer is the bookmakers’ favourite to replace Ben Affleck as Batman

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Almost two years to the day after he stepped down as director, it was announced this week that Ben Affleck will not be donning the cape and cowl for Warner Bros. and DC Films’ The Batman, with director Matt Reeves set to introduce a new, younger incarnation of the Dark Knight for the long-gestating solo […]

Rumour: Rocksteady working on Batman: Arkham Crisis

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Since 2016, Rocksteady Studios – the company behind the hugely successful Batman: Arkham video game series – has been slaving away in secret on a new title, with rumours surfacing every few months that the developer is turning its attention from The Dark Knight to the Man of Steel. Back in December, Rocksteady co-founder Sefton Hill dismissed […]