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R.I.P. Robin: No room for the Boy Wonder in Batman v Superman?

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Anghus Houvouras on Robin’s fate in the DC Cinematic Universe… It ain’t easy being Robin. First off, your parents are dead leaving you an emotional cripple. Then you end up the ward of a cold, distant billionaire. Eventually he reveals his secret to you and you join his endless, joyless war on crime. Your mentor […]

Batman: The Killing Joke given go ahead for R rating by DC Comics

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Producer James Tucker (Justice League: War) has been given the green light by DC Comics and Warner Bros. to make an R-rated film version of Batman: The Killing Joke. SEE ALSO: Mark Hamill will voice The Joker for Batman: The Killing Joke film Stitch Kingdom, reporting from New York Comic-Con, said that Tucker had stated […]

Mark Hamill has his fingers crossed for Joker role in Batman: The Killing Joke

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During the San Diego Comic-Con, Warner Bros. announced that Alan Moore’s classic Batman tale The Killing Joke is set for an animated adaptation next year. Following the news, many fans expressed their hope that Warner Bros. would enlist Mark Hamill to portray the Clown Prince of Crime in what is widely-regarded as the definitive Joker […]

Court of Owls confirmed for Gotham

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With the start of Gotham’s second season and the Rise of the Villains subtitle, speculation is rife over what other villains from Batman’s large rogues gallery will be introduced throughout the season. Cameron Monaghan’s Jerome, the character who could become The Joker, has already been given a larger role and Tigress made her introduction in […]

Zack Snyder on rumours that Batman v Superman will focus more on The Dark Knight

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Earlier this week, a rumour emerged suggesting that Warner Bros. is pushing Zack Snyder to increase the focus on Ben Affleck’s Dark Knight in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice at the expense of Henry Cavill’s Man of Steel. Well, speaking to The Daily Beast, director Zack Snyder has confirmed that Batman is featured heavily […]

SDCC: Ben Affleck working with Geoff Johns on solo Batman movie

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More big news has come out of the San Diego Comic-Con regarding the DC Cinematic Universe and Ben Affleck’s role in it. According to Deadline, Affleck has met with DC’s Chief Creative Officer, and famed comic writer, Geoff Johns to team up on a solo Batman film. The report states that Affleck and Johns will […]

Jason Todd fan film Grayson: Earth One – “The Boy and The Bullet”

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From P3Series comes Grayson: Earth One Ep.1.5 “The Boy and The Bullet“, a non-profit fan film following a 17 year old car thief named Jason Todd (Jono Cota), whom in another life, becomes the second Robin. Instead, Jason is left to navigate America’s most dangerous city in search for purpose, safety and a family to […]

Why Clayface is the perfect villain for Ben Affleck’s Batman film

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James Garcia on why Clayface could be the perfect villain to feature in Ben Affleck’s solo Batman movie… Of any rogues gallery across the pages of comics, none is perhaps more famous and iconic than Batman’s. Frequent Arkham Asylum inmates like the Joker, Two-Face, the Riddler, Catwoman, the Penguin, Mr. Freeze, and even relative newcomers like […]

SDCC: IDW and DC announce new crossovers for Batman/TMNT and Star Trek/Green Lantern

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IDW and DC have announced that they are to continue their partnership with two new crossovers, delivering a sequel to Star Trek/Green Lantern, along with a new Batman and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles mash-up based upon the Warner Bros. and Nickelodeon animated series. Captain Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise will once again […]