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The Batman concept art features alternate, Colin Farrell-y Penguin designs

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With The Batman now streaming and attention already turning towards the now officially-announced sequel, we’re starting to get a peek behind the curtain of Matt Reeves’ acclaimed DC Films reboot along with a taste of some of the other ideas that were floated around during development. Courtesy of artist Adam Brockbank, we now have a […]

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 […]

The Batman passes $700 million at the global box office

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Although it’s found itself slipping down the chart thanks to The Lost City and fellow comic book movie Morbius (the latter of which defied negative reviews to claim top spot with a worldwide opening of $84 million), Warner Bros. and DC Films’ The Batman hit another significant box office milestone this past weekend. With $349 […]

Morbius overcomes bad reviews with $84 million global opening

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Looking at the critical score on Rotten Tomatoes for Morbius, you wouldn’t expect a solid opening weekend at the cinemas. But a glance at the audience score will tell you that Morbius has found its audience. Yes, the much-maligned Sony Marvel movie has secured a $39.1 million opening weekend at the domestic box office. Many […]

The Batman 1:3 scale limited edition collectible statue unveiled by Queen Studios

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Queen Studios has unveiled its limited edition 1:3 scale The Batman statue which is based on the likeness of Robert Pattinson as the Dark Knight in the DC Films blockbuster and comes with alternate headpieces allowing for both masked and unmasked display; check out the promotional images here… The Batman, Gotham’s personification of vengeance, a […]

Batman meets The Joker in deleted scene from The Batman

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Well, here’s a nice surprise, as Warner Bros. has just dropped a deleted scene from The Batman which sees Robert Pattinson’s Dark Knight playing Clarice Starling as he pays a visit to Arkham Asylum seeking help in tracking down The Riddler (Paul Dano) from Barry Keoghan’s ‘Unseen Arkham Prisoner’, a.k.a. The Joker! Watch it here… […]

The Batman dominates another weekend as Jujutsu Kaisen 0 continues anime’s box office rise

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It’s no surprise The Batman cleaned up at the box office for another weekend. The month of March has been slow for other major releases, but that doesn’t take away from the dominant force that is the latest DC outing. Yet, this weekend’s box office has another major talking point: anime films & their rise. […]

Concept art from Ben Affleck’s The Batman features Deathstroke and the Dark Knight

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Before Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson came on board to overhaul the franchise with The Batman, the original plan was for Ben Affleck to pull double duty on the project, directing and starring in a DC Extended Universe-set solo movie which would have pitted his Dark Knight against Deathstroke, played by Zack Snyder’s Justice League’s […]

The Batman’s Paul Dano writing Riddler: Year One comic for DC Black Label

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Having reinvented the character with a chilling, Zodiac Killer-inspired take on the iconic villain in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, it looks like Paul Dano is set to explore the origins of his twisted incarnation of The Riddler – albeit not on screen, but as writer of a new DC Comics miniseries. As announced by the […]