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Josh Gad was never seriously in the running for Penguin role in The Batman, but did speak to Matt Reeves

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He may have spent much of 2017 teasing his possible casting on social media, but with Colin Farrell now signing on for the role of Oswald Cobblepot – a.k.a. The Penguin – in Warner Bros. The Batman, actor Josh Gad has revealed that while he did chat to director Matt Reeves about the role, he […]

Comic-Con exclusive LEGO Batman The Dark Knight of Gotham City set revealed

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Following yesterday’s LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain Marvel and the Asis reveal, The LEGO Group has now unveiled another San Diego Comic-Con exclusive with the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Dark Knight of Gotham City set which is available exclusively to attendees; check out the promotional images below, and head on over to the […]

The Batman director Matt Reeves compares Bruce Wayne to Planet of the Apes’ Caesar

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After a lot of uncertainty, it was finally revealed in February that Matt Reeves, director of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and the upcoming War for the Planet of the Apes, would be hopping aboard The Batman after Ben Affleck formally bowed out of directing duties. Reeves has been fairly vocal this week regarding […]

John Turturro to play mob boss Carmine Falcone in The Batman

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he Batman has made another addition to its Rogues Gallery, with director Matt Reeves reporting that John Turturro (The Big Lebowski) is set to take on the role of mob boss Carmine Falcone in the Warner Bros. and DC Films reboot. One of the most powerful figures in the Gotham City underworld, Carmine Falcone previously […]

Why Jamie Dornan should be the next Batman

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Anghus Houvouras shares his pick for the next Batman… Ben Affleck is out as Batman, something no one should be surprised by. Warner Bros. is looking at hosing themselves off after Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League showered audiences with wet, hot stinky garbage that was about as well received a white […]

Ben Affleck still open to directing a DC movie despite walking away from The Batman

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He may have stepped away from both the director’s chair and the title role in Warner Bros. and DC Films’ The Batman, but Ben Affleck has revealed that he’s still open to the possibility of helming a DC superhero movie at some point in the future. “I imagine it would be weird to step in […]

Ben Affleck on stepping down as Batman and breaking the news to his young son

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It had been on the cards since the Sad Affleck interview in the wake of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’s negative reviews back in 2016 really, but this past January finally brought us confirmation that Ben Affleck has stepped down as the Dark Knight and will be passing the cape and cowl onto another […]

Rumour: Robert Pattinson in contention for The Batman

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Now, we’re probably going to get a few dubious reports of this ilk before Warner Bros. and director Matt Reeves select Ben Affleck’s successor, but according to the latest rumours former Twilight star Robert Pattinson is in the mix to portray the Dark Knight in The Batman. This comes by way of BossLogic, a graphic […]

Ben Affleck explains The Batman exit, says he “couldn’t crack it”

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Some two years after stepping down as director on The Batman, it was finally confirmed last month that Ben Affleck has decided to hang up the cape and cowl with the actor officially exiting the DC Extended Universe and making way for a new actor to take on the role for director Matt Reeves’ solo […]