Flickering Myth

Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games

Boaz Yakin on his aborted live-action Batman Beyond movie

by

Following Joel Schumacher’s 1997 franchise killer Batman & Robin, Warner Bros. launched several attempts to reboot the Dark Knight prior to Christopher Nolan’s successful resurrection of the series with Batman Begins. In August 2000, while Darren Aronofsky and Frank Miller were devloping an adaptation of Miller’s Batman: Year One, the studio enlisted director Boaz Yakin […]

The Dark Knight vs the Man of Steel in sneak peek of Batman/Superman #21

by

DC Comics has given us a sneak peek at its post-Convergence universe with a preview of Batman/Superman #21, which sees Gotham’s new Dark Knight squaring off against a de-powered Man of Steel. Check it out… A powerless Man of Steel… in Gotham? Where has Batman gone and who is the GCPD’s newest recruit? Will Superman […]

Morena Baccarin promoted to series regular for Gotham season 2

by

This won’t come as much of a surprise given her level of involvement in the latter half of the first season, but Morena Baccarin has officially been promoted to a series regular for the second season of Fox’s Batman prequel series Gotham, which is set to get underway in the fall. SEE ALSO: Gotham showrunner […]

Fixing Gotham: Make Jim Gordon Batman

by

Anghus Houvouras with a suggestion for fixing Gotham… Gotham has been the craziest kind of failed experiment. A show that was off the rails almost from the beginning. The show has been raked across the coals in its first season for being ‘Batman without Batman’, citing the show’s penchant for cramming in every Batman villain […]

Comics to Read Before You Die #21: The Dark Knight Returns

by

In the latest edition of Comics to Read Before You Die, Jessie Robertson looks at The Dark Knight Returns… If you were filling out an SAT Question that read as follows: 32) If not Watchmen, then ____________. You’d fill out the answer with “The Dark Knight Returns.” It’s a seminal, treasured tome, signaling Batman’s return […]

Web Reaction: Jared Leto as The Joker

by

Anghus Houvouras on the web reaction to Jared Leto as The Joker… It’s been 24 hours since David Ayer unleashed his vision for The Joker. Jared Leto’s heavily tattooed, Marilyn Manson inspired take on the character has left hardcore fans perplexed. The reaction online has been a healthy mix of love, hate, and downright disdain. […]

DC announces Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight III: The Master Race

by

DC Entertainment has announced that Frank Miller is set to pen the concluding chapter to his Dark Knight Returns saga with an eight-issue comic book series entitled The Dark Knight III: The Master Race. The follow-up to the seminal Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and its sequel Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again will see […]

Gotham producer teases introduction of Mr. Freeze, Clayface, Mad Hatter and The Court of Owls

by

Attending WonderCon this past weekend, Gotham executive producer John Stephens and cast members Ben McKenzie (Jim Gordon), Robin Lord Taylor (Oswald Cobblepot) and Cory Michael Smith (Edward Nygma) were on hand to discuss the Batman prequel series, with Stephens offering up details on a trio of villains we can expect to see making their debuts […]