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Preview of Detective Comics #997

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With issue #1000 fast approaching, DC Comics has released a preview of this week’s Detective Comics #997; check it out here… There’s no man on Earth more convinced that he knows what makes Batman tick than Dr. Hugo Strange! Which makes him a natural target for the thing that’s hunting Batman, unless Batman gets there […]

Gotham Season 5 Episode 4 Review – ‘Ruin’

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Martin Carr reviews the fourth of Gotham season 5… There are unforeseen alliances, accusations and aspersions, stand offs and name calling not to mention some unsavoury romantic entanglements this week. Gotham has been suffering from a serious case of exposition overload, banal character moments and transparent narrative progression of late. Apart from last week which […]

Latest rumours on The Batman suggest a 2021 release date, a new Dark Knight, and The Penguin as a villain

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With Matt Reeves said to have completed his script for The Batman, it was reported earlier this month that Warner Bros. and DC Films is looking to begin principal photography on the Dark Knight solo movie in November of this year ahead of a potential 2021 release date. If true, then we may still face […]

Bane debuts in promo images for Gotham Season 5 Episode 5 – ‘Pena Dura’

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Fox has released a batch of promo images for the fifth episode of Gotham season 5, entitled ‘Pena Dura’ which sees Shane West making his debut as Bane along with the return of BD Wong’s Hugo Strange; take a look here… A military task force, led by Eduardo Dorrance (guest star Shane West) is called […]

Gotham Season 5 Episode 3 Review – ‘Penguin, Our Hero’

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Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Gotham season 5…   Russian roulette played in derelict swimming pools daisy chain style with forty five calibre hand guns might seem dangerous, edgy, dicey or out there but this too little too late. Characters change alliances here more often than most people change channel, which plays havoc […]

Alex Kurtzman discusses his disastrous Batman movie pitch to Warner Bros.

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After Joel Schumacher brought the franchise to its knees with 1997’s Batman & Robin, Warner Bros. spent several years attempting to relaunch the Batman franchise – most notably under director Darren Aronofsky and writer Frank Miller with their Batman: Year One take – before Christopher Nolan came in and struck gold with 2005’s Batman Begins. […]

Gordon and Penguin team up in promo for Gotham Season 5 Episode 4 – ‘Ruin’

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We’ve already seen a batch of images for next week’s fourth episode of Gotham season 5, and now Fox has released a promo for ‘Ruin’ which you can watch here… SEE ALSO: Exclusive: Cameron Monaghan teases Gotham’s finale and a bold interpretation of his character HAVEN COMES UNDER ATTACK ON AN ALL-NEW “GOTHAM” THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, […]