Spoilers for The Batman follow. If you haven’t seen the new movie, turn away now! The Batman might have sneaked in a reference to villain Bane according to a new fan theory. It’s The Batman question dividing social media: what did Bruce Wayne inject himself with? Late on in the …
Read More »The Batman director filmed fake scenes to protect a major character reveal
The Batman director Matt Reeves has revealed that he filmed fake scenes to keep the identity of one actor’s character a secret. Major productions – particularly comic book movies – using misdirects and trickery to stop spoilers leaking out is nothing new; dummy scripts and keeping actors hidden with cloaks …
Read More »The Batman director Matt Reeves on Paul Dano’s Riddler: “He’s not just a serial killer”
The Batman is not an origin story – not for Robert Pattinson’s version of the Caped Crusader, anyway. Director Matt Reeves, though, saw the movie as an opportunity to dig into the origins of those characters around Batman. “Early on, this idea of doing a serial-killer story popped into my …
Read More »That really is Colin Farrell as Penguin in The Batman trailer
The Batman (opens in new tab) may have literal riddles to deal with (opens in new tab) but one of the biggest mysteries from the FanDome trailer (opens in new tab)revolved around the identity of a portly middle-aged man who was spied midway through. Was that Colin Farrell playing Penguin? …
Read More »Matt Reeves teases how The Batman spin-off TV series connects to the new movie
The Batman (opens in new tab) is coming to the big screen, but the world of Gotham is also getting the television treatment in a HBO Max series penned by Terence Winter. Director Matt Reeves has revealed at DC FanDome just what we can expect from the Gotham PD-centred series …
Read More »The Batman won’t be an origin story but will involve the Caped Crusader “trying to find his footing” – wait, what?
Phew. We’re apparently not getting a re-tread of the Batman’s origins. Robert Pattinson will soon be putting on the cowl (opens in new tab) but, according to a recent report, he will already be well-attuned to being Gotham’s protector – even if he’s prone to making a mistake or two. …
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