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Gotham season 5 trailer teases the end

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Fox has released a new trailer for the fifth and final season of Gotham which gives us a brief look at Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) and Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie) in action, along with several of the series’ villains including Jeremiah (Cameron Monaghan), The Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor), Barbara (Erin Richards), The Scarecrow (David W […]

Preview of Detective Comics #992

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Detective Comics #992 hits comic book stores tomorrow, and we’ve got a preview of the issue for you here courtesy of DC Comics; check it out… “There’s a new Dynamic Duo in Gotham City—introducing Batman and Two-Face! What the what?! The Dark Knight is forced to team with old friend and current enemy Harvey Dent […]

Is Heath Ledger’s Joker really the best?

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Whatever your opinion on Jared Leto’s Joker may be, it seems to have opened up a discussion about the character. Many are looking to Heath Ledger’s version of the smiling assassin and believe he is the best. But what of the other Jokers from the past? Looking into who has played Joker, many nostalgic fans will […]

First-look preview of Archie Meets Batman ’66 #5

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Archie Comics and DC Comics have unveiled a first-look preview of next month’s Archie Meets Batman ’66 #5; check it out here… With the Gotham villains set to take over Riverdale, it’s up to Archie and his pals ‘n’ gals to work together with Batman to save their town! But will they be able to go […]

Rumour: Matt Reeves and Ben Affleck reportedly have different visions for The Batman

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Having boarded the project last year after Ben Affleck chose to exit the director’s chair, Matt Reeves (War for the Planet of the Apes) recently completed work on the first draft of the script for Warner Bros. and DC Films’ The Batman, and has expressed his hope that cameras could get rolling on the Dark […]

Exclusive: BlacKkKlansman actor Paul Walter Hauser on campaigning to play the Penguin for DC, thinks he can do what “Heath Ledger did with the Joker”

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During an interview for the home video release of Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, Flickering Myth questioned actor Paul Walter Hauser about his campaign to play the Penguin/Oswald Cobblepot in the DC Universe (especially Matt Reeves’ upcoming The Batman, in which the character is rumored to appear); while he didn’t divulge any details about whether or not he’s heard of any interest […]

Preview of Batman #58

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DC Comics releases Batman #58 this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here; check it out… “The Dark Knight waddles into a turf war with the Penguin! Still reeling from the attacks on his Bat-Family and reputation, the Caped Crusader looks to track down the mysterious operator […]

Preview of Batman/The Maxx: Arkham Dreams #2

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IDW Publishing and DC Comics releases Batman/The Maxx: Arkham Dreams #2 this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… Our surreal journey with Batman and Maxx continues into the deepest, darkest depths of Arkham! Maxx is locked in the most notorious asylum of them all and finds himself hopscotching […]

Jason Flemyng set for villain role in Batman prequel series Pennyworth

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Casting on Epix’s upcoming Batman prequel series Pennyworth continues, with Deadline reporting that Jason Flemyng (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, X-Men: First Class) has signed on to portray a villain called Lord Hardwood who is described as an “”upper-class Englishman; he’s cultured, urbane, brilliant and supremely sure of himself. His sadistic, cruel nature has a […]