It’s been a year and a half now since Matt Reeves was first announced as director on The Batman, and since that time we’ve had rumour upon rumour regarding Ben Affleck’s status as the Dark Knight. Last week, Reeves offered an update on the project, revealing that he hopes to begin shooting the solo movie […]
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon teaming up for McDonalds Monopoly theft movie
20th Century Fox has come out victorious in an intense bidding war for the feature film rights to Jeff Maysh’s Daily Beast article ‘How An Ex-Cop Rigged McDonald’s Monopoly Game And Stole Millions’, with the studio tapping Matt Damon to star and Ben Affleck. The article tells the story of Jerry Jacobson, head of security […]
Matt Reeves denies that The Batman is a reboot or prequel, but won’t comment on Ben Affleck’s status
It’s one of the longest, most drawn out sagas in all of comic book moviedom, but it seems we may not have too much longer to wait until we get some official news on the status of The Batman, with writer-director Matt Reeves telling Slash Film that he expects to have his draft of the […]
Rumour: The Batman inspired by Year One, Jack Huston has met for Dark Knight role
With the lack of any kind of official news on The Batman during Warner Bros.’ DC Films panel at San Diego Comic-Con International, it seems it’s open season once more when it comes to rumours on the Dark Knight’s next big screen outing. Now, you may want to take this with a pinch of salt, […]
Ben Affleck and more join Dee Rees’ The Last Thing He Wanted
Deadline is reporting that Ben Affleck (Justice League), Toby Jones (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom), Rosie Perez (Rise), Edi Gathegi (The Blacklist), and Mel Rodriguez (The Last Man on Earth) have joined the cast of The Last Thing He Wanted, the new film from Dee Rees (Mudbound). Based on Joan Didion’s novel, The Last Thing He […]
Richard Armitage auditioned for Batman in the DCEU, open to replacing Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
When it was first announced that Henry Cavill’s Man of Steel would be joined by the Dark Knight in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, a host of actors such as Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling and Wes Bentley were brought up as possible contenders to succeed Christian Bale before Ben Affleck was announced as securing […]
Latest rumours on The Batman claim it will be a standalone reboot featuring a younger Dark Knight
I’m not sure there’s ever been a movie that’s had as much unconfirmed reports, fake news and speculation surrounding it as Warner Bros. and DC Films’ The Batman, but until we get some official news from the studio (at Comic-Con, perhaps), it seems the rumour mill is going to continue churning. The latest piece of […]
Ben Affleck reuniting with Gavin O’Connor for The Has-Been
With Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad 2 pushed to the back burner in favour of the DC girl gang movie Birds of Prey, director Gavin O’Connor has turned his attention to The Has-Been, which – if deals are closed – will reunite him with The Accountant star Ben Affleck. Scripted by Brad Ingelsby (Out of the […]
Charlie Cox praises Ben Affleck’s Daredevil portrayal, but isn’t a fan of the movie
Marvel’s Daredevil star Charlie Cox took a break from filming on the third season of the Netflix series this weekend to make an appearance at Comicpalooza, during which he was asked for his thoughts on Ben Affleck’s appearance as the Man Without Fear in Fox’s 2003 Daredevil movie. “Personally, I think… I’m just laughing because I […]
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s City on a Hill starring Kevin Bacon heads to Showtime
Showtime has just ordered the new series City on a Hill from Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. The crime series will star Kevin Bacon (The Following), Aldis Hodge (Underground), Jonathan Tucker (Westworld) and Mark O’Brien (Halt and Catch Fire). City on a Hill is created by Chuck MacLean (Boston Strangler) and based on an original idea by Academy […]