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Batman: Caped Crusader moves to Amazon after HBO Max drops animated series

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Batman fans were devastated when HBO Max moved away from developing Batman: Caped Crusader, a potential iconic animated series. Now, the project has new life on another streamer as Amazon has placed a two-season order for the show. Batman: Caped Crusader comes from the powerhouse trio of Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams, and Matt Reeves. This would […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman: The Adventures Continue Season Three #3

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Batman: The Adventures Continue Season Three #3 is out this coming Tuesday, and you can check out the official preview below courtesy of DC Comics… The Joker’s right-hand man, Straightman, isn’t quite feeling himself lately. He keeps experiencing moments…flashbacks…of a life he doesn’t remember. After a recent run-in with the Clown Prince and his stoic […]

The Penguin set photos feature Colin Farrell’s Oz and Cristin Milioti’s Sofia Falcone

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With filming now officially underway on The Penguin, the first batch of set photos have arrived online for HBO Max’s upcoming spinoff to Matt Reeves’ The Batman. The photos give us a look at the returning Colin Farrell disguised once more under his incredible Oswald Cobblepot make-up, as well as our first peek at Cristin […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo #5

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DC Comics releases Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo #5 this Tuesday, and we have the official preview for you below; check it out… When the Deadly Duo’s investigation brings them into the catacombs under Gotham, Batman and The Joker’s adventure becomes a trip into hell. If you thought this series had already shown […]

Clancy Brown is Sal Maroni in The Batman HBO Max spin-off The Penguin

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HBO Max’s upcoming The Batman spin-off series The Penguin has just filled a huge role. Clancy Brown (Dexter: New Blood) is the latest to join Colin Farrell in the series as Salvatore ‘Sal’ Maroni, the disgraced and imprisoned mobster who once helped run Gotham City. In The Batman, Maroni had been behind bars for years due to a […]

Doug Bradley takes on iconic Batman role of Joe Chill for Gotham Knights

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Hellraiser legend Doug Bradley has joined Gotham Knights, tackling one of Batman’s most traumatic foes, as the actor will star as Joe Chill in an upcoming episode of The CW series. Reports say Bradley will be in Episode 6 of Gotham Knights and will add a fresh new take on the character. Reportedly, in the Gotham […]

DC Studios rumored to be developing animated Batman Beyond movie

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While we may never see Michael Keaton’s long-rumored Batman Beyond movie, DC Studios hasn’t given up on that property. In a new story from industry insider Jeff Sneider, there are rumblings that DC could still revisit Batman Beyond, but this time in a big-budget animated movie. On The Hot Mic Podcast, Sneider recently spoke about […]

Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham images showcase Elseworlds versions of Mr. Freeze, Penguin, Killer Croc, and Talia al Ghul

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Warner Bros. has revealed four new images from Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham, the upcoming DC animated feature based on Mike Mignola, Richard Pace and Troy Nixey’s comic of the same name, which offer a look at Bruce Wayne alongside Elseworlds versions of Mr. Freeze, Penguin, Killer Croc, and Talia al Ghul; check […]

Ben Affleck rumored to direct DC Studios’ Batman: The Brave and the Bold

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Could Ben Affleck return to the world of Batman? This time, though, it will be a bit different. A new rumor is swirling that Affleck could direct Batman: The Brave and the Bold, the Batman/Robin movie currently being developed by James Gunn and Peter Safran. AboveTheLine.com reports Affleck is in consideration for the director’s position […]