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Colin Farrell May Play the Penguin in The Batman

brettstevens | Nov 8, 2019 | 0

Matt Reeves may have finally found someone to wear Gotham’s most infamous monocle. Deadline reports that Colin Farrell is in negotiations with the Burbank-based studio to play Oswald Copplepot better known as the Penguin, in The Batman alongside Robert Pattinson as the titular character. Farrell j...

Paul Dano Cast as Riddler in The Batman

brettstevens | Oct 18, 2019 | 0

It looks like one more casting puzzle has been solved. Deadline reports that Looper star Paul Dano has been cast as the Riddler in Matt Reeves’ The Batman. The news comes on the heels of Zoe Kravitz’s casting as Selina Kyle and Jonah Hill’s exit after talks to join the project broke down (...

Zoe Kravitz to Play Catwoman in The Batman

brettstevens | Oct 17, 2019 | 0

Deadline reports that Zoe Kravitz has been cast as Catwoman in Matt Reeves’ upcoming film The Batman. She beat out the likes of Ana de Armas and Charlie’s Angel’s Ella Balinska for the coveted part. Starring Robert Pattinson as Gotham’s favorite son, he film is set to enter production in Jan...

DC’s New Relaunch And What It Means

andrewrodriguez | Oct 15, 2019 | 0

There have been rumblings in the comic book world that DC’s universe is heading for another Crisis-level event. This has been apparent to readers of the current ongoing Justice League, The Flash, Superman, and, most recently, Flash Forward. Without doing a massive anthological recap of Scott S...

This Year in Batman

brettstevens | Oct 10, 2019 | 0

Five years ago, as I noodled with my blog, I came across a fantastic Bruce Timm-produced Batman animated short featuring our beloved Bat characters Bruce Wayne and Terry McGinnis as they fought to defend the Bat Cave. It was the perfect way to celebrate our dear Dark Knight’s 75th anniversary....

REVIEW: Batwoman Pilot

brettstevens | Oct 9, 2019 | 0

Batwoman is a show I’ve been intrigued by since it was first announced. The show presents the prospect of finally being able to visit a CW version of Gotham City. This was briefly achieved with 2002’s Birds of Prey prior to last year’s Elseworlds crossover. In addition, I was really excited to...