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Movie Review – The Batman (2022)

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The Batman, 2022. Directed by Matt Reeves. Starring Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Alex Ferns, Jayme Lawson, Rupert Penry-Jones, Con O’Neill, Vic Waghorn, Dave Simon, Luke Roberts, Stella Stocker, Oscar Novak, and Archie Barnes. SYNOPSIS: In his second year of fighting crime, […]

The Batman HBO Max spin-off The Penguin officially ordered

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The world of The Batman is already expanding as HBO Max has officially ordered The Penguin, a limited series which will see Colin Farrell reprise his role as Gotham’s gangster Oswald Cobblepot, a.k.a. The Penguin. Spoilers for The Batman follow… The Penguin will follow Cobblepot “as he rises through the ranks of Gotham’s criminal underworld.” There is no […]

The Batman tracks down $128.5 million domestic opening weekend, $240 million total worldwide

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Matt Reeves’ The Batman has capitalised on the great reviews (read our ★★★★ critique here), stellar word-of-mouth, and moviegoers reinvigorated appetite for big screen fare, by tracking down $128.5M at the North American box office this weekend. According to Deadline the number could rise to $130M when the dust has settled on the return of […]

Movie Review – The Batman (2022)

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The Batman, 2022. Directed by Matt Reeves. Starring Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Alex Ferns, Jayme Lawson, Rupert Penry-Jones, Con O’Neill, Vic Waghorn, Dave Simon, Luke Roberts, Stella Stocker, Oscar Novak, and Archie Barnes. SYNOPSIS: In his second year of fighting crime, […]

Video Review – The Batman becomes the World’s Greatest Batman Movie

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EJ Moreno with a ★★★★★ video review of The Batman… 2022 sees the arrival of a new Batman movie and a new Batman, and director Matt Reeves and star Robert Pattinson show why this character is a timeless icon. Critic EJ Moreno calls this masterful and the best Batman movie yet; check out his full […]

The Batman expected to launch with $225M+ worldwide

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Riddle me this, riddle me that, what will be the box-office debut for Matt Reeves’ Bat? Well, according to experts and analysts, Warner Bros.’ The Batman is expected to launch in the global marketplace with between $225-245M. People cleverer than me predict that Robert Pattinson’s well received return of the Dark Knight (read our ★★★★ […]

Three clips from The Batman make their way online

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With a little over a week to go until The Batman arrives in cinemas, three new clips have been released from the DC Films reboot featuring Bruce Wayne/Batman (Robert Pattinson), Alfred (Andy Serkis), Selina Kyle/Catwoman (Zoe Kravitz) and Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin (Colin Farrell); check them out here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEq0rvGdfcc SEE ALSO: The Batman’s official credit sheet teases […]

The Batman’s Matt Reeves on creating a “Batverse”, talks Penguin HBO Max series and possible Catwoman spinoff

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With The Batman almost upon us, chatter is already starting to turn towards future instalments in this rebooted Dark Knight universe, with both director Matt Reeves and star Robert Pattinson discussing the prospect of the inevitable sequel(s) during the film’s press tour this past week. As we already know, plans are already afoot to expand […]

The Batman gets four new character posters

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The marketing push for The Batman continues to roll on, with Warner Bros. releasing four new character posters for the DC reboot which put  the spotlight on Robert Pattinson’s Dark Knight, Selina Kyle/Catwoman (Zoe Kravitz), Edward Nashton/The Riddler (Paul Dano), and Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin (Colin Farrell); check them out here… SEE ALSO: Matt Reeves shares […]

Colin Farrell stars in trailer for sci-fi drama After Yang

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Following its Sundance premiere last month, A24 Films has shared a poster and trailer for director Kogonada’s sci-fi drama After Yang which stars Colin Farrell as a father who searches for way to repair his daughter’s beloved android Yang (Justin H. Min) after he malfunctions, in the process realising he needs to repair his own […]