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The Batman Part II delayed a full year into 2026

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History is repeating itself somewhat as Warner Bros. has announced that Matt Reeves’ The Batman Part II has been delayed a fully year from October 2025 to October 2026. The Batman similarly suffered from several release date shifts, mostly due to production delays and shutdowns during the pandemic, before settling on a March 4th, 2022 release. The […]

Kristen Stewart says her and Robert Pattinson “can’t just keep talking” about Twilight

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Kristen Stewart’s career is so far removed from her Twilight days, but that still doesn’t stop the iconic vampire love franchise from reappearing throughout the years. Twilight and her work in the films were brought up in a recent spread with Rolling Stone. She went on to discuss her acting and working with her equally […]

Netflix shelves Adam McKay’s Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Pattinson project Average Height, Average Build

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Netflix has decided not to move forward with Adam McKay’s planned serial killer comedy Average Height, Average Build, which was to feature a star-studded cast headlined by Robert Pattinson and Robert Downey Jr. According to Deadline the Anchorman director will no longer be making Average Height, Average Build, which McKay had brought to the streamer, […]

The Most Incredibly Annoying Movie Characters

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Tom Jolliffe looks at some of the most annoying movie characters ever… Cinema at its best delights and enthrals. For that to work, we need engaging characters we can get behind. There’s a problem though. Sometimes for an array of reasons, some characters just end up being incredibly annoying. It can be the cherry on […]

Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Pattinson to headline Adam McKay’s Average Height, Average Build

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Robert Pattinson and Robert Downey Jr will face off in a new star-studded film from Adam McKay. McKay is set to write and direct in a project reportedly called Average Height, Average Build. The Hollywood Reporter describes the film as “part serial killer thriller, part comedy,” as it follows a serial killer (Pattinson) who gets […]

The Batman Part II will begin filming later this year

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Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson will return to Gotham this fall as it is being reported that The Batman Part II, the sequel to the Oscar-nominated superhero film, will start production in November, ahead of its 2025 release. Initially reported by internet movie scooper Grace Randolph, we got a new report from the latest issue of […]

James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios slate promises Gods and Monsters

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The DC Extended Universe is dead (sort of)! Long live the new DC Universe (and standalone DC Elseworlds projects)! Yes, some three months on from the surprise news that Guardians of the Galaxy and The Suicide Squad director James Gunn would be teaming with Aquaman producer Peter Safran to head up the newly-revamped DC Studios, […]

Matt Reeves and James Gunn set the record straight over The Batman becoming mainline DC

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It’s been a hectic week for the new creative head of DC Studios, James Gunn. All week, there’s been reports about the soon-to-be revamped DC movies, and Gunn has spent most of the time addressing rumors, as well as confirming a Superman reboot with Henry Cavill’s time as the Man of Steel now officially over.  […]

4K Ultra HD 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, and Colin Farrell. SYNOPSIS: Matt Reeves’ grim-and-gritty The Batman arrives on 4K with a presentation as stellar as you’d expect, along with a big batch of bonus features that do an excellent job […]