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Michael Keaton’s Batman returns with Hot Toys sixth scale figure and Batmobile

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After sending fans into meltdown with his return in the trailer for Warner Bros. and DC Studios’ The Flash movie this past weekend, Sideshow and Hot Toys have revealed the sixth scale deluxe Batman figure which is inspired by the likeness of Michael Keaton as the Caped Crusader in Tim Burton’s 1989 classic superhero movie Batman. […]

The Flash character posters feature Barry Allen, Batman and Supergirl

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For a while it seemed as though Andy Muschietti’s The Flash wouldn’t be released in any timeline, what with the much-publicised controversy surrounding this iteration’s Barry Allen, and the upheaval caused by the Peter Safran and James Gunn DC restructure.  However, when the latter revealed that The Flash was set to reset the DC movie […]

John Leguizamo says he was almost The Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming

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Michael Keaton returned to the world of comic book movies in 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, where he starred as the villain Adrian Toomes/Vulture. But it seems we almost had a different actor take up this role as during a recent interview with ComicBook.com, John Leguizamo claims he was once up for the part and almost landed […]

Worlds Collide in the Super Bowl trailer for DC’s The Flash

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It’s had a long, troubled journey – not least with the problems surrounding its star, and the recent DC Studios overhaul – but if the newly-released Super Bowl trailer for The Flash is anything to go by, then it may just have been worth the wait. As part of the Big Game, Warner Bros. and […]

DC confirms Superman ’78 and Batman ’89 exist in same universe

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Did you know Tim Burton’s Batman and Richard Donner’s Superman took place on the same DC Earth? Well, now we have confirmation from DC Comics themselves. In Dark Crisis: Big Bang #1 by DC Comics, there was a brief blurb that put Michael Keaton’s Batman and Christopher Reeve’s Superman on Earth-789, meaning these two icons exist […]

DC Studios reportedly scraps Batman Beyond movie starring Michael Keaton

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The era of James Gunn and Peter Safran is off to a wild start. The duo are almost wiping the entire slate clean, which includes a planned Batman Beyond film with Michael Keaton. Coming from Jeff Sneider on this week’s The Hot Mic episode, the report says there was a planned Batman solo film with […]

Batgirl directors on their unfinished film and losing access to the footage

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We’ve heard all of the official statements from studio heads and passionate posts from those involved with the production, but now Batgirl directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah have been speaking candidly about the state of the movie at the point when Warner Bros. Discovery decided to shelve their $90M blockbuster, and how they […]

Details on Batgirl revealed, including references to Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman and Jason Todd

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The more we hear about the now-cancelled Batgirl film, the more upsetting and confusing the whole situation becomes. For those who don’t know, Warner Bros. Discovery and, more specifically, new CEO David Zaslav shelved the upcoming Batgirl film, directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, with Leslie Grace as the titular character. Reports have […]

Batgirl no longer seeing release as Warner Discovery shelves $90 million movie

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In a shocking move, Warner Bros. Discovery will not move ahead with Batgirl, shelving the unfinished film and basically tossing aside $90 million. The New York Post reports that the DC Films production will not see any form of release; it was originally set for HBO Max but many hoped for a theatrical run as […]

Blu-ray Review – Out of Sight (1998)

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Out of Sight, 1998. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Dennis Farina, Albert Brooks, Michael Keaton, and Steve Zahn. SYNOPSIS: Steven Soderbergh’s electric classic Out of Sight — part heist caper and part rom-com — arrives on Blu-ray again with a print based on a new 4K master […]