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The Batman shooting delays haven’t caused any changes to the movie, confirms co-writer

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Mattson Tomlin, the co-writer of The Batman, says the delays to the film’s production schedule due to the pandemic haven’t caused any changes to the movie. As with virtually every other movie currently in production, The Batman was forced to halt production when filming had already begun due to the pandemic. While things are starting […]

More Than Just a Pretty Face: The Talents of Robert Pattinson

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Alec Frazier on Robert Pattinson and his casting as Batman… Recently, Robert Pattinson was confirmed to be playing the next Batman by Warner Bros. Entertainment. He is a tremendously talented actor, and I wish him all the best. However, there has been much antipathy towards him taking the role. Some of the opposition has been […]

Robert Pattinson tried to hide his Batman audition from Christopher Nolan

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With how production for both Christopher Nolan’s Tenet and Matt Reeves’ The Batman lined up, star Robert Pattinson tried to hide his Batman audition from Nolan to get time away from the Tenet set – which didn’t go exactly according to plan. During an interview with The Irish Times, Pattinson admitted he tried to lie […]

Gotham TV star pokes fun at Matt Reeves’ The Batman GCPD spin-off show

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Ben McKenzie, star of the TV show Gotham, has joked about the striking similarities between the series and The Batman spin-off show about the GCPD. There is never any shortage of Batman content in today’s world and we are about to get a lot more of it with Matt Reeves’ The Batman and his newly […]

Colin Farrell praises “incredibly original” script for The Batman

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Colin Farrell, who is playing the Penguin in The Batman, has praised what he calls an “incredibly original” script. While fans around the world are excited to see the latest cinematic take on Batman, they will certainly be hoping that the movie manages to differentiate itself from the numerous films we’ve seen in the past. […]

Zack Snyder is “super excited” about The Batman starring Robert Pattinson

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Zack Snyder, director of Justice League and Batman v Superman, says he is really excited to see Matt Reeves’ The Batman starring Robert Pattinson. A new incarnation of Batman is always a tantalising prospect and it turns out even Zack Snyder is looking forward to seeing the latest film to tackle the Caped Crusader. Even […]

The Batman will reportedly resume filming in September but won’t shoot on location anymore

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The Batman won’t shoot on location anymore when it resumes shooting in September according to a report. The global health crisis has upended many a plan in Hollywood and this includes the shooting schedule for The Batman. The film isn’t back underway quite yet and when it does comes back, it won’t be in the […]

UPDATE: Matt Reeves to expand The Batman universe with GCPD series for HBO Max

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HBO Max has ordered a series based upon the Gotham PD, reports Variety, which the show set to take place in the same universe as The Batman from director Matt Reeves. The untitled series will come from Reeves and writer Terrence Winter. The film will fall in line with The Batman, the upcoming feature film, […]

UK grants quarantine exemptions to several big Hollywood productions

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In an effort to get the country’s film and TV industries back up and running amid the global health crisis, the United Kingdom’s Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has announced that he has granted quarantine exemptions to a number of big Hollywood blockbusters, paving the way for them to resume production. “The world’s biggest blockbusters and […]