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Warner Bros. shifts release dates for The Batman, The Flash and Shazam! 2

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Following the path of many film studios, Warner Bros. and DC Films are shifting some of their release dates around due to the ongoing global health crisis. The Batman starring Robert Pattinson and directed by Matt Reeves was originally slated for release on June 25th 2021, but will now launch on October 1st 2021. The […]

Darren Aronofsky wanted Joaquin Phoenix to play Batman in his Year One adaptation

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Many remember the long gap between Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin and Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins, but few recall that Darren Aronofsky was once attached to helm a Batman film. Yes, the Black Swan and mother! director planned an adaptation of Frank Miller’s iconic Batman: Year One. When speaking with Empire Magazine, Aronofsky opened up […]

Matt Reeves says The Batman won’t be a direct origin story, discusses production shutdown

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Even while doing press for his new sci-fi series Tales From the Loop, Matt Reeves can’t keep conversations about The Batman away. While taking on such an iconic character – brought to life so many times before – seems like a daunting task for any filmmaker, Reeves is tackling like he would any other project. […]

The Batman director on the challenge of following Nolan and Burton’s great Batman films

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Matt Reeves, the director of The Batman, has praised the Christopher Nolan and Tim Burton Batman films and discussed how it feels to follow after them. Batman has a mixed history when it comes to quality movies but when it works, masterpieces tend to appear. Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy and Tim Burton’s two features […]

Michael Giacchino felt “total freedom” while working on The Batman score

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Composer Michael Giacchino recently opened up to Collider about working on Matt Reeves’ new film The Batman. This upcoming DC film is the fifth collaboration between the two filmmakers, and it seems like this allowed Giacchino to have a bit more room to stretch himself. “I felt total freedom to do whatever I want. Matt […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman/Superman #8

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DC Comics releases Batman/Superman #8 this coming Wednesday; check out a preview of the issue here… General Zod is on a mission to resurrect the Bottle City of Kandor, and he’s ready to obliterate anyone in his path! Deep within the ruins of an ancient temple, Ra’s al Ghul’s bid to save his Lazarus Pits […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman: Curse of the White Knight #8

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Batman: Curse of the White Knight #8 hits comic book stores this coming Wednesday, and you can check out a preview of the issue here… Witness the final battle of the two Bats in this conclusion to the second installment of the White Knight saga! After learning the truth about his name and fortune, Bruce […]

Rob Gorrie to play Robin’s father John Grayson in Gotham

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Yesterday we brought you some images from the Haly’s Circus set of Gotham’s sixteenth episode ‘The Blind Fortune Teller’, which will see the introduction of The Flying Graysons. Now, thanks to ComicBook, we know the identity of the actor cast as the as-yet-unborn Dick Grayson’s father John, with the site reporting that Rob Gorrie (As […]