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Matt Reeves says The Batman will be a noir-driven detective version of The Dark Knight

June 28, 2017 by Ricky Church

With Matt Reeves out on the press tour for War for the Planet of the Apes, the director has been fielding a number of questions about his next project, the DC solo movie The Batman. Reeves already said a few days ago he’ll be influenced by director Alfred Hitchcock’s style of filmmaking, and now he has […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Batman, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Matt Reeves, The Batman

Gavin O’Connor and Ben Affleck reuniting for The Accountant 2

June 26, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros. is reuniting director Gavin O’Connor, star Ben Affleck and screenwriter Bill Dubuque for a sequel to last year’s crime thriller The Accountant. According to the site, deals are being finalised now, and it is expected that Jon Bernthal will also sign on for the reunion, with his character likely […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Affleck, Bill Dubuque, Gavin O'Conoor, Jon Bernthal, The Accountant, The Accountant 2

Christian Bale hasn’t seen any of Ben Affleck’s Batman performances

January 3, 2018 by Samuel Brace

Christian Bale, a former Dark Knight, is yet to see any of the films that feature Ben Affleck as Batman. Batman was the role that took Christian Bale’s career to the next level with the actor playing the role three times in Christopher Nolan’s much lauded The Dark Knight trilogy. Affleck was the actor that […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Ben Affleck, Christian Bale, DC, DC Extended Universe, Justice League, Suicide Squad, The Dark Knight Trilogy

Justice League: How Batman got his groove back

March 26, 2017 by Anghus Houvouras

Anghus Houvouras on Justice League and how Batman got his groove back… I loved the new Justice League trailer. That should hardly be surprising. Trailers for the adaptations of everyone’s favorite DC Comics’ icons have been pretty damn good. The finished product has been a mixed bag of ambitious, sometimes baffling storytelling with finished films […]

Filed Under: Anghus Houvouras, Articles and Opinions, Movies Tagged With: Batman, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Justice League, Zack Snyder

2 Ways To Make Batman Great Again

February 4, 2017 by Samuel Brace

In the wake of the Ben Affleck / The Batman saga, Samuel Brace suggests two ways to make Batman great again… Batman is awesome. We all know this. And it’s endlessly sad to see the series of unfortunate events surrounding the much-anticipated, and much reported upon, Ben Affleck solo Dark Knight film — The Batman. […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Justice League, The Batman, The Dark Knight, Wonder Woman

Rumoured shortlist of directors to replace Ben Affleck on The Batman

February 3, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Warner Bros.’ DC Extended Universe suffered another setback this week as Ben Affleck became the latest director to bail on a DC Films project, with Affleck opting against helming The Batman in order to “find a partner in a director who will collaborate with me on this massive film.” With the official announcement came reports […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Batman, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Denis Villeneuve, Gavin O'Connor, George Miller, Matt Reeves, Matt Ross, The Batman

5 Directors Who Could Replace Ben Affleck On The Batman

February 4, 2017 by Tai Freligh

Tai Freligh looks at five directors who could replace Ben Affleck on The Batman… It’s no secret that Ben Affleck’s solo Batman film, The Batman, has had its ups and downs.  Starting with script rewrites and tinkering and then moving on to the intense pressure Affleck felt to make the best possible film he could […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Tai Freligh Tagged With: Antoine Fuqua, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Kathryn Bigelow, Matt Reeves, Matt Ross, The Batman, Zack Snyder

Ben Affleck welcomes The Batman director Matt Reeves to the Batcave

February 24, 2017 by Robert Kojder

After a whirlwind of mostly negative rumors and news for Batman’s solo film titled (officially now) The Batman, recently the DCEU blockbuster entry found a replacement for Ben Affleck (who decided to step down from steering the ship). As most of you probably know now, Matt Reeves (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) is […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, The Batman. Matt Reeves

Matt Reeves exits talks to direct The Batman

February 18, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Dear, or dear… Things really just don’t seem to be going right for Warner Bros. with The Batman at the moment. After Ben Affleck decided to walk away from directing duties on the next Dark Knight solo movie, the studio moved quickly to secure a replacement, offering the gig to Cloverfield, Dawn of the Planet […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Fede Alvarez, Matt Reeves, Ridley Scott, The Batman

Rumour: The Batman pushed back, Justice League “a mess”

January 9, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Over the past few months, we’ve heard on several occasions from Ben Affleck that his script for The Batman is not quite ready, despite Warner Bros.’ insistence that production on the Dark Knight solo movie is set to get underway in the Spring. Last week, Affleck suggested that he’d rather not make the movie than […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Justice League, The Batman

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