Having boarded the project last year after Ben Affleck chose to exit the director’s chair, Matt Reeves (War for the Planet of the Apes) recently completed work on the first draft of the script for Warner Bros. and DC Films’ The Batman, and has expressed his hope that cameras could get rolling on the Dark […]
Exclusive: BlacKkKlansman actor Paul Walter Hauser on campaigning to play the Penguin for DC, thinks he can do what “Heath Ledger did with the Joker”
During an interview for the home video release of Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, Flickering Myth questioned actor Paul Walter Hauser about his campaign to play the Penguin/Oswald Cobblepot in the DC Universe (especially Matt Reeves’ upcoming The Batman, in which the character is rumored to appear); while he didn’t divulge any details about whether or not he’s heard of any interest […]
Titans star Ryan Potter tried out for Tim Drake role in Ben Affleck’s The Batman
Ryan Potter (Big Hero 6) is set to take on the role of Garfield Logan, a.k.a. Beast Boy, in DC Universe’s upcoming live-action Titans show, and at the New York Comic Con, executive producer Geoff Johns has revealed this wasn’t the actor’s first brush with the world of DC. Speaking at the Titans panel, Johns […]
Rumour: Warner Bros. “loves” The Batman script, aiming to shoot Summer 2019
After more than a year of working on the screenplay, it was reported last week that Matt Reeves had completed his first draft of the script for The Batman and delivered this to Warner Bros. and DC Films. Well, if a new rumour from El Mayimbe is to be believed, Warner executives are said to […]
Jon Hamm is excited by Batman rumours
Jon Hamm has said that he is “excited” by rumours that he could play Batman in the future. Former Mad Men star Jon Hamm caused much excitement when he revealed his interest in playing Batman in the future, especially considering Ben Affleck’s future as the Caped Crusader is so uncertain right now. Speaking to Entertainment […]
Matt Reeves has reportedly finished The Batman script
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 […]