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I’ve been told some sort of soft DCEU reboot is taking place involving Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, and Suicide Squad, along with directors Matt Reeves, James Gunn, and J.J. Abrams, and more. I first heard word about the soft DCEU reboot at this past Summer’s San Diego Comic-Con where I had lengthy conversations with insiders […]
Robert Pattinson won’t be playing the younger version of the Ben Affleck Batman in the upcoming Matt Reeves movie. With the news that Jeffrey Wright will be playing Commissioner Gordon, obviously it means Wright is playing a different version of the character than J.K. Simmons, who was featured as Jim Gordon in Justice League. With
It turns out the rumors were right, as it is being reported director Matt Reeves has cast Jeffrey Wright as the new Commissioner Gordon in The Batman. Rumors offered that Reeves was looking for actors of color to play Gordon, Catwoman and Poison Ivy, with it previously said Reeves spoke with Mahershala Ali for the
It appears as if the WB Games Montreal Twitter account is teasing a new Batman video game. The account posted the following short 6-second teaser of various symbols noting, “Capture the Knight.” The fan replies seem to think it’s for a new Batman video game, as many think the symbols are referring to Gotham’s secret
Following up on the earlier rumor, DC Comics has confirmed that James Tynion IV will be the new writer on Batman, replacing Tom King. James Tynion IV starts with issue #86 of Batman, on sale January 8, 2020, which includes the new creative team of penciller and main cover artist Tony S. Daniel, inker Danny
Happy Batman Day from director Matt Reeves! Today marks the fifth annual day celebrating DC’s Dark Knight which includes various cities around the world lighting up the Bat-signal. The Batman director Matt Reeves took to social media to celebrate the occasion by releasing an image of the Bat-Signal in London – albeit an older one
It is being reported that big changes are coming to DC Comics flagship title, Batman, as writer Tom King is said to have been fired off the title and replaced by James Tynion IV. According to Bleeding Cool, Tom King was forced off of Batman, as it wasn’t his choice, and is leaving with December’s
Leaks offer that a Batman update is coming to the Fortnite video game with Gotham City replacing Tilted Town. According to the leaks, Gotham City replaces Tilted Town, Batman and/or Joker skins are possible, and an Explosive Batarang and a Batman Grapnel Gunn will be featured items. A YouTuber also claims that Fortnite is developing and
Nightwing is currently trending on Twitter with over 25k tweets thanks to a cheeky image posted by artist Nicola Scott as well as pics leaking online from the DC Universe Titans series. Interestingly enough, both of the images feature a behind the scenes look at Nightwing. Nicola Scott posted her New York Comic-Con art that
Fan-favorite actress Eva Green, who starred in the Zack Snyder-produced 300: Rise of an Empire movie, may be up to play a comic book character, but apparently it won’t be Poison Ivy. A fan recommended that Eva Green should play Poison Ivy in the DCEU, which saw the Eva Green fan account on Twitter, which
The Dark Knight Christian Bale has more advice for new Batman Robert Pattinson with comparisons to Heath Ledger playing Joker in the Christopher Nolan movies. Last week while attending the Toronto Film Festival, Extra caught up with Bale and asked if he has anything to say to Pattinson. “Good for him,” Christian Bale responded with
A recent rumored offered that The Batman director Matt Reeves was looking for an actress that fit the mold of a “Zoe Kravitz-type” to play Catwoman, but interestingly enough, the 30-year-old actress may be teasing the character herself. The rumor said that Zoe Kravitz was too busy to play Catwoman, with Reeves looking at another
Batman Day is almost here, and DC will once again be shining the Bat-Signal at various locations throughout the world. In addition to the Bat-Signal, planned events include 5K Runs, free comic books, talent signings, and more. Find all the details in the official announcement below. DC SHINES THE BAT-SIGNAL ACROSS THE WORLD IN HONOR
As part of his production deal with Netflix, The Batman director Matt Reeves is developing Way Station for the streaming service. Details include that Netflix and Reeves’ 6th & Idaho production company have secured the rights to Way Station, a sci-fi thriller based on the Hugo Award-Winning novel by Clifford D. Simak, to adapt into a
Last week saw a rumor hit the net offering that director Matt Reeves is looking to cast persons of color for his movie, with Rihanna said to be eyed to play Poison Ivy in The Batman. The singer then followed up the rumor by posting video of her new boots with mention of the Batmobile.
Confirming one of my Comic-Con scoops, Kevin Smith offers that he also heard “from a good source” that The Batman is adapting “The Long Halloween,” and Smith goes so far as stating the flick will get an Oscar. Smith and Marc Bernardin talk about Robert Pattinson and The Batman on the Fatman Beyond podcast where
The Batman bashing continues, as what better way to tick off your audience than to insult the biggest comic book character of all time, which is what we see happening – again – in a new trailer for The CW’s Batwoman. The trailer notes that Ruby Rose’s Kate Kane is the “female Bruce Wayne” with
With Robert Pattinson cast as The Batman, more than likely his version of the character won’t be a jacked superhero from the comics or even come close in size to Ben Affleck. Presently, Robert Pattinson stands at around 6′ 1″ and possibly weighs around 165-175 lbs soaking wet. Regarding not being jacked for the role,
With it rumored that the Riddler will be in the Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson The Batman movie, how about Academy Award-winning actor Eddie Redmayne playing the character? Eddie Redmayne actually put it forth that he wants to play Riddler. “I’d love to play the Riddler. Just putting it out there,” he said while responding
Robert Pattinson recently did his first interview following being cast as the Batman where he oddly requested that something he said be redacted as it was a spoiler for the Joaquin Phoenix Joker, which led to reports that it might mean some sort of crossover between the two actors and characters. However, while appearing at
Former Batman, Christian Bale, reacts to the new Joaquin Phoenix Joker movie, with arguably the best interpretation of the Clown Prince of Crime having been played by Heath Ledger in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight movie. “Joaquin is one of the best actors around. You know,” Bale said. “Obviously, I worked with Heath. It’s a
Last week saw Superman Tyler Hoechlin attend Fan Expo Canada 2019 where he offered he thought he was actually going to play Batman. The question came up regarding if he could play another DC character or a Marvel character, who would it be, with Tyler Hoechlin revealing that he thought he was better suited to
A second trailer for The Lighthouse has been released which stars the new Batman, Robert Pattinson. “Keeping secrets, are ye?” the video description teases. The film gets released October 18 directed by Robert Eggers and also stars Wilem Dafoe. Description: From Robert Eggers, the visionary filmmaker behind modern horror masterpiece The Witch, comes this hypnotic and hallucinatory tale of
While promoting Ford v Ferrari, both Christian Bale and Matt Damon react to the news of Robert Pattinson playing the new Batman. Of course, Christian Bale played Batman three times for director Christopher Nolan in The Dark Knight Trilogy, with Bale supporting this fellow English actor in the following video from Variety while at the
While promoting his latest movie, The Lighthouse, Robert Pattinson talks about The Batman, which sees him star as the new DC Caped Crusader. “I really like Matt Reeves and his set up. I mean it’s an interesting direction. It’s something from the comics which hasn’t been really explored yet,” Pattinson told Variety. “You know, it’s
Following the earlier rumors, now it is being claimed that director Matt Reeves is looking for a black or mixed-race actress to play Catwoman. It’s said that Reeves wants a “Zoe Kravitz-type” actress to play Catwoman, which means black or mixed, but that Zoe Kravitz herself wasn’t available to play the role due to a
While promoting her latest movie, Kristen Stewart has been making all the headlines as of late, and now she talks about her Twilight co-star and former boyfriend, Robert Pattinson, being the only guy that can play Batman. “Oh, man. I feel like he is the only guy that can play that part,” she told Variety.
It’s being said that director Matt Reeves eyed two time Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali for the role of Jim Gordon in The Batman. According to the rumor, Reeves spoke with Mahershala Ali about the part, but obviously that didn’t happen as this past Comic-Con saw Marvel Studios announce that Ali is starring in their
With the Matt Reeves The Batman movie featuring multiple villains (I’ve been told more than six), a rumor offers that Poison Ivy will be in the film, possibly played by pop star Rihanna. According to the rumor, Rihanna is one of a few names that are on the list to play Poison Ivy, and it
New CEO Ann Sarnoff recently came into power at Warner Bros., and while giving a pep speech, chose Wonder Woman over both Batman and Superman. No worries (in case you are) as Deadline notes it was a light-hearted response to a fun question: One light moment during the “lightning round” at the end of the
