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Rumour: The CW wants Constantine, Batwoman, Oracle and even Batman for the Arrowverse

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With the San Diego Comic-Con fast approaching, it’s only natural for rumours to start popping up suggesting what big announcements could be in store from the studios and networks at the pop culture event. Well, here’s a rather huge one concerning The CW’s Arrowverse, which comes by way of Bleeding Cool, who have a decent(ish) track […]

Comic Book Review – Batman #42

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Ricky Church reviews Batman #42… More surprises around every corner as the all-new Batman hits the streets of Gotham City! Jim Gordon’s transformation as Gotham City’s new Batman continues in Batman #42 as he faces down his second superpowered villain. Much like the issue before it, Batman #42 is mostly a quiet affair with a […]

SDCC: DC announces new details for Frank Miller’s Dark Knight III: The Master Race

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DC Comics has announced new details on The Dark Knight III: The Master Race, the upcoming third and final chapter of Frank Miller’s Dark Knight trilogy. Marking the 30th anniversary of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, The Master Race will be an eight-issue periodical, with artists Andy Kubert and Klaus Janson joining Miller and co-writer […]

Pierce Brosnan on turning down Tim Burton’s Batman

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Last year, Pierce Brosnan revealed that he’d turned down the opportunity to play Batman in Tim Burton’s 1989 reinvention of The Dark Knight, and now the former 007 has spoken about his decision in an interview with Details. “It was the beginning of these huge movies, and I just thought, Batman?” states Brosnan. “Batman held […]

4 DC Villains That Ben Affleck’s Batman Has To Battle

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Samuel Brace with four DC villains that Ben Affleck’s Batman has to battle… With the much talked about Batman v Superman on the way and the equally speculated upon Suicide Squad on the horizon, the DC universe is really beginning to take shape. However, at the time of writing this, there has been very little […]

Ben Affleck says he won’t make a mediocre Batman movie

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Ben Affleck has been doing a lot of talking about his upcoming Batman solo movie this month; firstly he said that he’s still working on the script and is taking his time to get it right, before confirming that production is set to get underway in the Spring. Well, now in an interview with Entertainment […]

Ben Affleck gives an update on The Batman and his progress with the script

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Although Warner Bros. seems intent on pressing ahead with its plans for The Batman early in the new year, even going so far as to push Justice League 2 back in order to accommodate it, writer, director and star Ben Affleck has said on several occasions that he’s not quite ready with the screenplay for […]

Joe Manganiello says The Batman will shoot in the spring

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Last month, Time-Warner boss Jeff Bewkes stated that he expect’s Ben Affleck’s Batman solo movie to be “a year and a half out”, although it wasn’t clear from whether than referred to a production start date, or a release. Given that Ben Affleck had subsequently suggested that “there is no Batman movie happening yet”, Bewkes’ comments appeared to be […]

Ben Affleck confirms he’s directing a Batman solo movie

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With Justice League set reports springing up online, Slash Film has posted an interview with The Dark Knight himself Ben Affleck, during which he officially confirmed that he’s set to direct a solo Batman movie following the big DC team-up. “Why I’m an executive producer [on Justice League] is that I’m directing one of the […]

Batman: The Killing Joke animated movie “will add a lot more story”

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During last year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment announced that they’d given the go-ahead to the long-awaited animated adaptation of Alan Moore’s classic Batman: The Killing Joke, with DC animation legend Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series) serving as executive producer. Speaking to Comic Book, Timm has now given an update on […]