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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 […]

Comic Book Preview – Detective Comics #998

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DC Comics releases Detective Comics #998 this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here; check it out… Batman’s tried everything on Earth to stop the menace hunting his friends and family…now it’s time to turn to things not of this Earth! In the past, whenever Batman’s encountered the supernatural, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Matt Reeves gives an update on The Batman and his take on The Dark Knight

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Matt Reeves’ The Batman will see the hero in his detective mode, something that hasn’t been seen too much in past feature films. We don’t know exactly what to expect from Matt Reeves’ Batman movie and how it will fit in with the rest of the DCEU but there’s no doubt fans are excited for a new solo film […]

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 […]