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Ben Affleck’s Batman future reportedly in doubt

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Well, this probably isn’t the kind of headline Warner Bros. wants on the eve of its huge DC Films panel at the San Diego Comic-Con International tomorrow, but according to The Hollywood Reporter the studio is quietly working on a plan to phase out Ben Affleck’s Batman from the DCEU, with the outlet even going […]

What Sets Christopher Nolan Apart From Other Blockbuster Directors

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With the release of Dunkirk, Eric Bay-Andersen explores the aspects of Christopher Nolan’s films that set him apart from his contemporaries… Over the past twenty years, Christopher Nolan has amassed a body of work so impressive that a new film by him is now an event in the cinematic calendar. But it’s not just the […]

DC and Dynamite announce The Shadow/Batman sequel series

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DC Comics and Dynamite Entertainment have announced the upcoming release of The Shadow/Batman, a sequel to the Batman/The Shadow miniseries from the creative team of writer Steve Orlando and artist Giovanni Timpano. Here’s the covers to the first issue of the six-issue miniseries, along with the official solicitation… The World’s Greatest Mystery. The World’s Greatest […]

DC announces Batman and Harley Quinn digital comic book series

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DC Comics has announced the upcoming launch of the new digital comic book series Batman and Harley Quinn, serving as both a prequel and sequel to the next instalment of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line. It’s the team-up we’ve been dreaming of as the cute psychopath Harley Quinn joins the brooding Dark Knight […]

Comic Book Review – Batman by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso

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Ricky Church reviews Batman by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso… This deluxe edition hardcover from the award-winning team of writer Brian Azzarello and artist Eduardo Risso collects the six-issue Batman epic “Broken City,” an examination of the Dark Knight and the city he protects. While hunting the murderer of a small boy’s parents, Batman is caught […]

The LEGO Movie Franchise: The Marriage of Movies and Merchandising

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Sarah Myles on The LEGO Movie franchise and the marriage of movie merchandising…  Forty years ago, there was a seismic shift in the film industry, when Bernard Loomis of Kenner Toys decided that Star Wars was ‘toyetic.’ That shift, all those years ago, has led us on a journey of courtship between movies and merchandising, […]

Comic Book Review – Mother Panic Vol. 1: A Work in Progress

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Ricky Church reviews Mother Panic Vol. 1: A Work in Progress… There’s a new vigilante on the streets of Gotham City, and she’s got her own brand of violent justice. Enter Mother Panic! By day, Violet Paige is a celebutante with a bad attitude and a temper to match, whom no one suspects of having […]

Matt Reeves says The Batman will be a noir-driven detective version of The Dark Knight

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With Matt Reeves out on the press tour for War for the Planet of the Apes, the director has been fielding a number of questions about his next project, the DC solo movie The Batman. Reeves already said a few days ago he’ll be influenced by director Alfred Hitchcock’s style of filmmaking, and now he has […]

DC Universe Original Movies: 10th Anniversary Collection set for release this fall with all 30 movies

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DC and Warner Bros. Animation is planning to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their line of DC Universe Animated Original Movies this fall with a massive boxset scheduled for a digital release on August 15th and on Blu-ray on November 7th. Beginning in 2007, DC and WB Animation has released at least three films a year […]