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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 director Matt Reeves on Barry Keoghan’s cameo and the character’s future

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Warning. Spoilers for The Batman follow… Although the initial casting announcement for The Batman had Barry Keoghan as portraying Gotham City Police Officer Stanley Merkel, that ultimately proved to be nothing more than a smokescreen and – as had been rumoured for the past few months – the Eternals star was instead revealed as the […]

The Batman’s GCPD HBO Max spin-off has “evolved” to focus on Arkham Asylum

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With The Batman dominating the box office this weekend, all eyes are on the future for director Matt Reeves’ new franchise. While an HBO Max spin-off series is still in development, the focus has now evolved from it being centred on the Gotham City Police Department to Arkham Asylum, the prison that holds many of Batman’s most […]

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 ★★★★ […]

Matt Reeves says Warner Bros.’ only demand for The Batman was a PG-13 rating

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Having enjoyed enormous success with Joker, which became the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time upon release in 2019 with over a billion dollars in box office receipts, Warner Bros. and DC Films have been open to venturing beyond the PG-13 realm with their superhero offerings, with both Birds of Prey and The Suicide Squad […]

The Batman was always intended to be PG-13, confirms Matt Reeves

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Following the release of several previews, there was an expectation that Matt Reeves’ The Batman could receive an R-rating due to the film’s more dark and violent tone. However, last month it was revealed that the film had received a PG-13 rating for “strong violent and disturbing content, drug content, strong language, and some suggestive material.” And […]

The Batman’s Matt Reeves is interested in including Mr. Freeze in potential sequel

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With Matt Reeves’ highly-anticipated superhero film The Batman releasing in the coming weeks, the director has revealed which villain he would be interested in exploring in a potential sequel. During a press event (via Collider), Reeves explained that he would be interested in including a more “grounded” interpretation of Dr Victor Fries aka Mr Freeze to […]