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2 Ways To Make Batman Great Again

February 4, 2017 by Samuel Brace

In the wake of the Ben Affleck / The Batman saga, Samuel Brace suggests two ways to make Batman great again… Batman is awesome. We all know this. And it’s endlessly sad to see the series of unfortunate events surrounding the much-anticipated, and much reported upon, Ben Affleck solo Dark Knight film — The Batman. […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Justice League, The Batman, The Dark Knight, Wonder Woman

Rumoured shortlist of directors to replace Ben Affleck on The Batman

February 3, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Warner Bros.’ DC Extended Universe suffered another setback this week as Ben Affleck became the latest director to bail on a DC Films project, with Affleck opting against helming The Batman in order to “find a partner in a director who will collaborate with me on this massive film.” With the official announcement came reports […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Batman, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Denis Villeneuve, Gavin O'Connor, George Miller, Matt Reeves, Matt Ross, The Batman

5 Directors Who Could Replace Ben Affleck On The Batman

February 4, 2017 by Tai Freligh

Tai Freligh looks at five directors who could replace Ben Affleck on The Batman… It’s no secret that Ben Affleck’s solo Batman film, The Batman, has had its ups and downs.  Starting with script rewrites and tinkering and then moving on to the intense pressure Affleck felt to make the best possible film he could […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Tai Freligh Tagged With: Antoine Fuqua, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Kathryn Bigelow, Matt Reeves, Matt Ross, The Batman, Zack Snyder

Director Matt Reeves reportedly has the final say on The Batman

March 1, 2017 by Samuel Brace

Matt Reeves, the new director of the Dark Knight solo movie The Batman, apparently has full creative control over the Caped Crusader. After a lot of back and forth, and after all the hoopla regarding Ben Affleck, Warner Bros. has given Matt Reeves the final say on The Batman – which was reportedly the deal […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Batman, DC, DC Extended Universe, Matt Reeves, The Batman

The Batman’s Matt Reeves receives praise from Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins

March 2, 2017 by Samuel Brace

As he settles into the position, director of The Batman Matt Reeves has received words of praise from Wonder Woman helmer Patty Jenkins. With all the negativity, speculation and conspiratorial goings on surrounding DC’s Batman solo movie, Matt Reeves will be anxious to get on with the job and will no doubt be happy to hear […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: DC, DC Extended Universe, Matt Reeves, Patty Jenkins, The Batman, Wonder Woman

Matt Reeves exits talks to direct The Batman

February 18, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Dear, or dear… Things really just don’t seem to be going right for Warner Bros. with The Batman at the moment. After Ben Affleck decided to walk away from directing duties on the next Dark Knight solo movie, the studio moved quickly to secure a replacement, offering the gig to Cloverfield, Dawn of the Planet […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Fede Alvarez, Matt Reeves, Ridley Scott, The Batman

Rumour: The Batman pushed back, Justice League “a mess”

January 9, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Over the past few months, we’ve heard on several occasions from Ben Affleck that his script for The Batman is not quite ready, despite Warner Bros.’ insistence that production on the Dark Knight solo movie is set to get underway in the Spring. Last week, Affleck suggested that he’d rather not make the movie than […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Justice League, The Batman

DC Films boss downplays rumour that four Batman movies will be released in 2019

April 11, 2017 by Gary Collinson

2019 will mark the 80th anniversary of The Dark Knight, and a rumour has been doing the rounds this week that Warner Bros. and DC Films plan to celebrate the occasion by releasing FOUR Batman-themed movies that year in The Batman, Batgirl, Nightwing and Gotham City Sirens. Now, it is possible, considering that The Batman has […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Batgirl, Batman, DC, DC Extended Universe, Gotham City Sirens, Nightwing, The Batman

The Batman unlikely to begin production until 2018, rumoured for a page-one rewrite

March 15, 2017 by Robert Kojder

After all the drama regarding Ben Affleck’s status behind the camera on The Batman (and whether he’d walk away from the project altogether or not) came the news that War for the Planet of the Apes director Matt Reeves would pick up the reins on the massive undertaking. Now, Variety is reporting that due to Reeves’ […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Robert Kojder Tagged With: DC, DC Extended Universe, Matt Reeves, The Batman

Matt Reeves officially signs on to direct The Batman

February 23, 2017 by Gary Collinson

He was in, he was out, and now he’s in again… After pulling out of negotiations last week (a week after first entering them), Cloverfield, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and War for the Planet of the Apes helmer Matt Reeves has now officially closed his deal with Warner Bros. to direct and produce […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Matt Reeves, The Batman

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