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Ben Affleck stole a Batarang from the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice set

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Continuing along with the recent trend of actors stealing props related to their heroic persona (Ryan Reynolds kept the Deadpool costume, taking it home on the last day of shooting), Ben Affleck has confessed that he stole a Batarang from the set of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. “I downright stole one of the Batarangs,” […]

Countdown to Batman v Superman – World’s Finest: The Batman/Superman Movie

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Ricky Church continues his countdown to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with World’s Finest: The Batman/Superman Movie… Throughout the countdown to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, I’ve recommended several graphic novels to read such as The Dark Knight Returns, Public Enemies and Kingdom Come. This entry, I’m going to switch it up by […]

Ben Affleck on how the death of Robin has affected his Batman

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We know from the trailers for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice that the Dark Knight’s sidekick Robin has passed away prior to the events of this month’s big DC epic, and Ben Affleck has been speaking to Entertainment Weekly about how the death of Robin has affected his Batman. “He’s bitterly disappointed in the past […]

Watch footage from The Dark Knight cancelled video game

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In 2005, Electronic Arts published a video game version of Christopher Nolan’s epic superhero reboot Batman Begins. It got mixed reviews, however due to Batman’s evident popularity and the hype surrounding the release of Nolan’s sequel The Dark Knight, another video game tie-in was warranted and EA and Pandemic Studios began working hard to get […]

Blu-ray Review – Batman: Bad Blood (2016)

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Batman: Bad Blood, 2016. Directed by Jay Oliva. Featuring the voice talents of Jason O’Mara, Sean Maher, Yvonne Strahovski, Stuart Allan, Morena Baccarin, Steve Blum, Gaius Charles, John DiMaggio, James Garrett, Ernie Hudson, Robin Atkin Downes, Vanessa Marshall, Bruce Thomas, Matthew Mercer, Jason Spisak, Travis Willingham and Kari Wahlgren. SYNOPSIS: Bruce Wayne is missing. Alfred […]

Watch Gotham Stories: Chapter 2 – ‘Mr. Freeze Targets Penguin’

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Thanks to IGN, we’ve got a look at the second chapter of Fox’s Gotham motion comic Gotham Stories, entitled ‘Mr. Freeze Targets Penguin’, which as you can probably guess sees the city’s newest villain targeting Oswald Cobblepot and his goons; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Watch the first chapter of Gotham Stories here SEE […]

Watch Gotham Stories: Chapter 1 – Penguin’s Cold Surprise

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While Gotham is on its winter break, Fox is set to air a motion comic entitled Gotham Stories during the commercial breaks of The X-Files, and thanks to IGN you can watch the first episode – entitled ‘Penguin’s Cold Surprise’ – which we have for you here… SEE ALSO: Gotham showrunner talks Mr. Freeze and […]

Jada Pinkett Smith returning as Fish Mooney for Gotham season 2

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If you thought we’d seen the last of Fish Mooney, think again… TV Line is reporting that Jada Pinkett Smith is set to reprise the role of the mob boss for multiple episodes of Gotham season 2. SEE ALSO: Gotham showrunner talks Mr. Freeze and Hugo Strange Fish was last seen being pushed to what was […]

Movie Review – Batman: Bad Blood (2016)

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Batman: Bad Blood, 2016. Directed by Jay Oliva. Featuring the voice talents of Jason O’Mara, Sean Maher, Yvonne Strahovski, Stuart Allan, Morena Baccarin, Steve Blum, Gaius Charles, John DiMaggio, James Garrett, Ernie Hudson, Robin Atkin Downes, Vanessa Marshall, Bruce Thomas, Matthew Mercer, Jason Spisak, Travis Willingham and Kari Wahlgren. SYNOPSIS: Bruce Wayne is missing. Alfred […]

Countdown to Batman v Superman – Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

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Ricky Church begins his countdown to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with Batman: The Dark Knight Returns… In the 75+ years the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight have existed, there has been a wealth of stories involving two of the world’s greatest heroes. With Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice arriving in […]