Flickering Myth

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Is Robert Pattinson’s Batman workout routine that important?

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Tom Jolliffe on the furore surrounding Robert Pattinson’s workout (or lack thereof) confession in lockdown… It would be fair to say that Robert Pattinson as Batman has been a contentious choice since it was first murmured as even possible. Now fully confirmed, and having already spent time on set, the decision is evidently final. In […]

Are we at risk of Batman fatigue?

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Tom Jolliffe on whether an overabundance of the Dark Knight could lead to Batman fatigue… How many Batman’s does it take to change a lightbulb? No I’m not the Riddler, before you ask. So in case you’re behind the times, there is a new Batman film in the works. Production was well underway before being […]

From Shades of The Crow to the Ace in the Pack: Will The Batman Be Great?

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Tom Jolliffe looks ahead to The Batman ahead of its release next year… The Batman has had an odd production filled with all manner of issues. For one, production has suffered the same as many other studio films of late with the presence of a worldwide pandemic. Shutdowns and delays lengthened the process of shooting […]

The Cinematic DNA of The Batman

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Tom Jolliffe looks at Matt Reeves’ The Batman, and the movie influences littered within… So The Batman has settled itself in cinemas across the world. The box office coffers are merrily heaving and the industry itself is given a much needed extra shot of adrenaline to keep death from its door. The verdicts have largely […]

Don’t expect The Batman 2 until 2025 “at the earliest”

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If you want more from Matt Reeves’ The Batman, prepare to wait a bit longer. Variety reports that Matt Reeves’ follow-up to his hit 2022 film has been officially greenlit, with Reeves and Mattson Tomlin penning the script. The only sad news is that The Batman 2 remains a long way off. According to the […]

The Batman’s Arkham Asylum HBO Max spinoff series gets a new showrunner

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Prepare to venture deep into the underbelly of Arkham as we have a new showrunner to guide us. Variety has learned that Warner Bros. Discovery has enlisted Antonio Campos as showrunner for its planned Arkham Asylum series. Sources close to Variety report Campos will direct and serve as showrunner/executive producer on the series if it […]

DC Films enters new era with Henry Cavill, Matt Reeves, Dwayne Johnson, and James Gunn

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DC and its film universe are in a rocky spot. While the executives are changing at Warner Bros Discovery, so are the talents in front and behind the cameras. In a new landscape shift from the DCEU, we’ve learned a bit about the plan for the future, and it looks like an interesting upcoming slate. […]

The Batman 2 officially announced with Robert Pattinson and Matt Reeves returning

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The Batman has dominated the early part of 2022. The latest DC movie is an obvious hit, from its box office success to impressive streaming numbers, and now we will see a follow-up to the reboot. The Batman 2 is officially in development, revealed Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group Boss Toby Emmerich during the studio’s […]

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, […]

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, […]