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UPDATE: Matt Reeves to expand The Batman universe with GCPD series for HBO Max

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HBO Max has ordered a series based upon the Gotham PD, reports Variety, which the show set to take place in the same universe as The Batman from director Matt Reeves. The untitled series will come from Reeves and writer Terrence Winter. The film will fall in line with The Batman, the upcoming feature film, […]

Matt Reeves and Fionn Whitehead team with Quibi for Clickbait

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Short form streaming service Quibi has given a series order to a new project from executive producer Matt Reeves (The Batman), which is going by the working title of Clickbait. The series “tells the true story of a group of Macedonian teenagers who made a fortune creating fake news in the run-up to the 2016 […]

New Joker rumoured for Matt Reeves’ The Batman trilogy

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Matt Reeves’ upcoming The Batman trilogy is rumoured to be introducing a new version of the Joker. Many DC fans are looking forward to seeing what Matt Reeves does with The Batman and his planned trilogy of films around the Caped Crusader. While the Joker has made a splash recently with the 2019 Joaquin Phoenix […]

Paul Dano says The Batman script is “potentially really powerful”

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With the recent news that The Batman can resume filming in the UK once the pandemic safety measures are adhered to, we’re starting to get more stories from the cast and crew about how their schedule has been affected by the halt in production. Zoë Kravitz has spoken about her back-to-work process as Catwoman, and […]

Zoë Kravitz talks Catwoman concerns when filming resumes on The Batman

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“You have people just touching your face, touching your body all day long. I need help getting into the catsuit. I can’t do it on my own”. It seems being Catwoman in the time of Covid could be a particularly difficult obstacle to navigate according to the current incumbent, Zoë Kravitz, who was speaking to […]

Is Robert Pattinson’s Batman workout routine that important?

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Tom Jolliffe on the furore surrounding Robert Pattinson’s workout (or lack thereof) confession in lockdown… It would be fair to say that Robert Pattinson as Batman has been a contentious choice since it was first murmured as even possible. Now fully confirmed, and having already spent time on set, the decision is evidently final. In […]

Colin Farrell says The Penguin doesn’t have a huge role in Matt Reeves’ The Batman

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Despite Matt Reeves’ The Batman  suspending its production and having its release date pushed its release date back to October 2021, it hasn’t stopped one of the stars of the film talking about the new Batman movie. In a recent interview with GMA News Online, Colin Farrell, who is set to portray the mobster The Penguin, […]

Matt Reeves wanted to make The Batman a “Batman movie that could be different”

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Though Matt Reeves’ The Batman has currently suspended its production (and pushed its release date back to October 2021) it hasn’t stopped the director from speaking about the film and his enthusiasm in making a Batman film. Speaking with The Daily Beast, Reeves revealed one of his biggest motivations in making The Batman, which he had pitched to […]

Matt Reeves says The Batman won’t be a direct origin story, discusses production shutdown

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Even while doing press for his new sci-fi series Tales From the Loop, Matt Reeves can’t keep conversations about The Batman away. While taking on such an iconic character – brought to life so many times before – seems like a daunting task for any filmmaker, Reeves is tackling like he would any other project. […]