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Ben Affleck on stepping down as Batman and breaking the news to his young son

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It had been on the cards since the Sad Affleck interview in the wake of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’s negative reviews back in 2016 really, but this past January finally brought us confirmation that Ben Affleck has stepped down as the Dark Knight and will be passing the cape and cowl onto another […]

Latest rumours on The Batman claim it will be a Justice League sequel with or without Ben Affleck

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I’m struggling to think of a project which has had as much rumour and speculation surrounding it as Warner Bros. and DC Films’ planned Dark Knight solo movie The Batman. For months now, it seems a day hasn’t gone by without some report claiming to drop “insider information” on the status of the film, and […]

Jeffrey Wright confirmed as Commissioner Gordon in The Batman

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Back in September it was reported that Jeffrey Wright was in talks with Warner Bros. and DC Films about taking on the role of Gotham Police Commissioner James Gordon in The Batman, and now director Matt Reeves has taken to Twitter to confirm the Westworld star’s casting. Tweet! #Gordon 🦇 pic.twitter.com/O4PBX7MmuH — Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) […]

Jeffrey Wright and Jonah Hill in talks to join Robert Pattinson in The Batman

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Having secured his Dark Knight back in June with the casting of Robert Pattinson, it now seems that director Matt Reeves is ready to start filling out the rest of Gotham City with reports that Jeffrey Wright (Westworld) and Jonah Hill (21 Jump Street) are in talks to join The Batman. According to THR, Wright […]

Robert Pattinson on his Batman casting and putting on the Batsuit for the first time

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Robert Pattinson has described his experience of suiting up as the Batman for the first time in preparation for Matt Reeves’ upcoming DC film, The Batman. In a recent interview with Variety, Pattinson described donning the iconic batsuit as transformative but pretty humiliating and rather an uncomfortable experience: “It’s maybe the craziest thing I’ve ever […]

Robert Pattinson confirmed as the next Batman by Matt Reeves

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Last week it was announced Warner Bros. and director Matt Reeves had settled on two choices for the next Batman: actors Robert Pattinson (High Life) and Nicholas Hoult (Tolkien), and now it seems that the studio has officially selected Pattinson to don the cape and cowl for 2021’s The Batman. The move comes after WB […]

The Batman producer tells Robert Pattinson doubters “Wait ’til you see the movie”

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We live in a below-the-line age in which “you can’t please everyone” has never had such a loud booming voice, and it’s because of this that The Batman producer Michael E. Uslan has felt the need to defend the casting of Robert Pattinson in Matt Reeves’ forthcoming Caped Crusader movie. Speaking at the CCXP Cologne […]

Cinematographer Greig Fraser reteaming with Matt Reeves for The Batman

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The Batman has found its director of photography as The Hollywood Reporter has revealed Greig Fraser is re-teaming with director Matt Reeves for the next cinematic Batman adventure. The pair previously worked together on Reeves’ 2010 film Let Me In. “It’s great to be working with Matt again,” Fraser told THR. “The Batman franchise is iconic and it’s […]

Robert Pattinson top choice for new Batman for Matt Reeves, Nicholas Hoult in the mix

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It looks like we may finally know who will next don the cape and cowl in Matt Reeves’ The Batman. After months (perhaps years given the back-and-forth rumours of Ben Affleck’s continued involvement) of speculation, Variety is reporting that Robert Pattinson looks set to be cast as the new Batman for Warner Bros. The outlet […]