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Six Things You Might Not Know About Tim Burton’s Batman

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Today marks the 31st anniversary of Tim Burton’s Batman (or Batman ’89 as it’s known nowadays). It was a movie that changed the landscape of comic book movies, broke the mould that came before it and wrote the blueprint for how to market a summer blockbuster. To celebrate this occasion (and the news that Michael […]

Michael Keaton reportedly in talks to return as Batman in The Flash movie and future DCEU films

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Having portrayed Bruce Wayne and Batman in 1989’s Batman and its sequel Batman Returns., Michael Keaton is reportedly in talks to reprise the role of the Dark Knight for the DC Extended Universe’s long-planned The Flash movie. The Flash is being helmed by It director Andy Muschietti and will take its inspiration from DC’s Flashpoint […]

Michael Keaton to star in limited series Dopesick for Hulu

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Michael Keaton is heading to the small screen as star and executive producer on Dopesick, an eight-episode limited series which has received a straight-to-season order from Hulu. Created by Danny Strong (The Handmaid’s Tale) and based upon the bestselling book by Beth Macy, Dopesick is described as “an ambitious, harrowing, and compelling look into the […]

Michael Keaton’s Batman gets an S.H.Figuarts collectible figure from Bandai

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Sideshow and Bandai have unveiled the S.H.Figuarts Batman collectible figure which is based on the appearance of Michael Keaton as the Caped Crusader in Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman movie. It is available to pre-order now, priced at $72.00; take a look here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles A new S.H.Figuarts from the 1989 worldwide […]

The Flickering Myth Reaction to the first Morbius trailer

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The Flickering Myth writing team share their thoughts on the first Morbius trailer… Yesterday, Sony Pictures gave us our first look at Morbius, the second instalment in the studio’s shared ‘Universe of Marvel Characters’ after last year’s Venom, which sees Jared Leto taking on the role of Dr. Michael Morbius, a scientist who finds himself […]

Composer Danny Elfman isn’t aware of the current status of Beetlejuice 2, admits he is “always the last one to hear”

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Composer Danny Elfman has revealed he isn’t aware of the current status of Beetlejuice 2 but admits that this doesn’t mean the project isn’t in development as he is “always the last one to hear.” “No, you know, oddly, he has not mentioned it to me. The last… a year ago, I saw Michael Keaton, and […]

Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson and Maggie Q to star in Martin Campbell’s action thriller The Asset

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Deadline has revealed Michael Keaton (American Assassin), Samuel L. Jackson (The Hitman’s Bodyguard) and Maggie Q (Mission: Impossible III) have joined Casino Royale director Martin Campbell on his next project The Asset, a film that sees the trio as some of the world’s best assassins. Scripted by Richard Wenk (The Equalizer 2), The Asset follows […]

The Ultimate Batman Film

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On Batman Day, Tom Jolliffe delves back through the Caped Crusader’s films and TV so far to pick the best of the best in the ultimate Batman film… Lets say you’re putting together a Batman film, and you’ve got to piece together a cast and crew of the best from the film and TV incarnations […]

Batman ’89: The most influential film of the last 30 years

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Anghus Houvouras on Tim Burton’s Batman: The most influential film of the last 30 years…. The summer of 1989 was brimming with blockbusters. A number of high profile sequels were set to light up the box office. Massive franchises like Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters, and Lethal Weapon were debuting new installments guaranteed to rake in fat […]

Michael Keaton and Laura Harrier aren’t in Spider-Man: Far From Home after all

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Although it had been announced previously that they would be returning in some capacity in the sequel, director Jon Watts has revealed that neither Adrian Toomes (Michael Keaton) or his daughter Liz Allan (Laura Harrier) will appear in July’s Spider-Man: Far From Home. Asked by Fandango about the return of the Spider-Man: Homecoming stars following […]