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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 […]

The Batman may not start production until 2020

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Warner Bros. and DC Films finally put an end to all of the rumour and speculation surrounding The Batman back in January when it was officially confirmed that Ben Affleck would be stepping away from the role of the Dark Knight for the Matt Reeves-directed solo movie, which was given a release date of June […]

UPDATE: Armie Hammer debunks rumour he’s in “advanced talks” to star in Matt Reeves’ The Batman

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UPDATE: Armie Hammer has now debunked the report himself, telling Yahoo! UK that: “No one who can actually give me the job has asked me if I’m interested. I don’t even know if they’re done – I think they’re still working on a script. I don’t think that they’re close to production but I can […]

Peter Dinklage and Matt Reeves team for comic book adaptation Last Sons of America

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Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage is teaming with Matt Reeves (War for the Planet of the Apes) for a feature film adaptation of the Boom! Studios comic book series Last Sons of America, which will be produced for Netflix. Created by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Matthew Dow Smith, The Last Sons of America takes […]

The Batman director Matt Reeves comments on Josh Gad pushing for Penguin role

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Matt Reeves, the director of The Batman, has commented on Josh Gad teasing a potential role as the Penguin. A fresh batch of excitement has been propelled the way of Matt Reeves’ The Batman film as a result of an announced release date of 2021 and that the film will feature a new actor as the […]

The Batman gets 2021 release date as Ben Affleck officially exits the role

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We’ve been hearing more and more about Matt Reeves’ anticipated turn in Gotham City for The Batman and the latest piece of news from Deadline is two-fold. First off, Warner Bros. has given the film a release date of June 25th, 2021. Secondly, after so much back-and-forth on the rumour mill over the last two years, Ben Affleck […]

Matt Reeves gives an update on The Batman and his take on The Dark Knight

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Matt Reeves’ The Batman will see the hero in his detective mode, something that hasn’t been seen too much in past feature films. We don’t know exactly what to expect from Matt Reeves’ Batman movie and how it will fit in with the rest of the DCEU but there’s no doubt fans are excited for a new solo film […]

Matt Reeves will reportedly turn in his rewrite of The Batman before the New Year

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Since signing on to the project last summer as a replacement for Ben Affleck in the director’s chair, Matt Reeves has been hard at work shaping his vision for Warner Bros. and DC Films’ long-planned The Batman solo movie. Official updates on the film have been hard to come by – instead we’ve mainly just […]