Having signed on to the project early last summer following Ben Affleck’s exit from the director’s chair, Matt Reeves has spent the best part of the last year working on the script for The Batman, Warner Bros. and DC Films’ planned Dark Knight solo movie. Well, it is now being reported that the War for […]
Jon Hamm would like to play Batman if the script is right
Jon Hamm, the former star of Mad Men, has revealed that he would be up for playing Batman in the future but only if the script is right. The future of Batman as a character on the big screen is unclear, at least when it comes to who might be playing him. We know that […]
UPDATE: Warner Bros. reportedly wants Kit Harington for The Batman role?
If reports are to be believed, the DC Extended Universe has just lost its Superman, with Henry Cavill said to be exiting his role as the Man of Steel. Assuming said reports are true, Cavill being first out the door is certainly a surprise, given that there’s been constant rumours over the past year or […]
Justice League storyboard artist praises Ben Affleck’s The Batman script
Justice League storyboard artist Jay Oliva has lauded Ben Affleck’s unused The Batman script. If you can remember back that far, Ben Affleck was once set to direct, write, and star in The Batman before exiting the project as director and writer. That job ultimately went to Matt Reeves but many fans are curious about […]
Rumour: Oscar Isaac wanted for role in The Batman?
With Matt Reeves’ reportedly due to deliver his draft of The Batman to Warner Bros. and DC Films in the very near future, it looks like we may finally get some official news on the Dark Knight’s planned solo movie soon. In the meantime however, we’ve got another rumour to tide us over, with Omega […]
Ben Affleck remains attached to The Batman… as producer
It’s been a year and a half now since Matt Reeves was first announced as director on The Batman, and since that time we’ve had rumour upon rumour regarding Ben Affleck’s status as the Dark Knight. Last week, Reeves offered an update on the project, revealing that he hopes to begin shooting the solo movie […]
Matt Reeves denies that The Batman is a reboot or prequel, but won’t comment on Ben Affleck’s status
It’s one of the longest, most drawn out sagas in all of comic book moviedom, but it seems we may not have too much longer to wait until we get some official news on the status of The Batman, with writer-director Matt Reeves telling Slash Film that he expects to have his draft of the […]
Rumour: The Batman inspired by Year One, Jack Huston has met for Dark Knight role
With the lack of any kind of official news on The Batman during Warner Bros.’ DC Films panel at San Diego Comic-Con International, it seems it’s open season once more when it comes to rumours on the Dark Knight’s next big screen outing. Now, you may want to take this with a pinch of salt, […]
Rumoured details on the villains for The Batman and Suicide Squad 2
With plenty of news expected to come out of the Warner Bros. adn DC Films panel at the San Diego Comic-Con International later today, we’ve got another story from the DC rumour mill, with vlogger Grace Randolph claiming to have the inside scoop on the villains for two future DCEU releases in The Batman and […]
Rumour: Warner Bros. begins hiring crew for The Batman
If we believe everything we read, Warner Bros. is currently a little undecided about how to proceed with The Batman, with various conflicting rumours this past month suggesting that the film is being eyed as a soft reboot within the DC Extended Universe, or as a hard reboot which may or may not exist in […]