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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 […]

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 […]

Batman: The Court of Owls joins the DC Novels line this February

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Titan Books has announced the upcoming publication of Batman: The Court of Owls, the third instalment in the new DC Novels line after Harley Quinn: Mad Love and Batman: The Killing Joke. SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Amazon UK or Amazon US The Court of Owls is a criminal secret society that has controlled Gotham […]