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Justice League storyboard artist praises Ben Affleck’s The Batman script

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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 what […]

Rumour: Oscar Isaac wanted for role in The Batman?

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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 Underground […]

Ben Affleck remains attached to The Batman… as producer

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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 in […]

Matt Reeves denies that The Batman is a reboot or prequel, but won’t comment on Ben Affleck’s status

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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

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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, but […]

Rumoured details on the villains for The Batman and Suicide Squad 2

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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 […]

Latest rumours on The Batman suggest it will be a reboot, but could still exist within the DCEU

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Last week it was rumoured that Warner Bros. DC Films and director Matt Reeves will be rebooting the Dark Knight with a new actor under the cape and cowl, and that The Batman may potentially exist within the same universe as Todd Phillips’ Joker origin movie as opposed to the DC Extended Universe.Well, another day, […]

Rumour: The Batman may take place in the same universe as the Joker origin movie rather than the DCEU

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Just days after it was reported that Matt Reeves’ The Batman is being eyed as a “reboot for a new standalone franchise”, we have another rumour about the Dark Knight solo movie, this time claiming that it will not be part of the DC Extended Universe, but could instead exist in the same world as Todd […]

Latest rumours on The Batman claim it will be a standalone reboot featuring a younger Dark Knight

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I’m not sure there’s ever been a movie that’s had as much unconfirmed reports, fake news and speculation surrounding it as Warner Bros. and DC Films’ The Batman, but until we get some official news from the studio (at Comic-Con, perhaps), it seems the rumour mill is going to continue churning.The latest piece of news […]