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Matt Reeves officially announces start of production on The Batman

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After much anticipation, director Matt Reeves has officially announced over Twitter that The Batman has commenced production in London, with the filmmaker sharing an early look at the movie’s logo. This new Batman film will be a separate instalment from DC’s previous iteration with Ben Affleck in the role. Like Christopher Nolan’s first Batman movie, it […]

Chernobyl’s Alex Ferns and Con O’Neill join The Batman

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It looks like Matt Reeves is filling out the Gotham City Police Department for The Batman, with reports this week revealing that Chernobyl actors Alex Ferns (EastEnders) and Con O’Neill (Ordinary Lies) have been cast as Commissioner Pete Savage and Chief Mackenzie Bock respectively. Pete Savage appears to be a newly-created character in the Batman […]

Colin Farrell praises The Batman script as “dark” and “beautiful”

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Colin Farell, one of the stars of Matt Reeves’ The Batman, has praised the script as both “dark” and “beautiful”. One thing fans never seem to get enough of is Batman movies and new spins on the franchise. Matt Reeves is the next to try his hand, writing and directing an upcoming film The Batman […]

Zoe Kravitz discusses Catwoman role in The Batman

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While we’ve caught a glimpse of a few cast members on the set of The Batman, including Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne and Colin Farrell’s Penguin, so far there’s been no sign of Gotham’s new Catwoman, who is being portrayed in the Matt Reeves-directed reboot by Big Little Lies and Fantastic Beasts actress Zoe Kravitz. Kravitz […]

The Batman spy photos offer first look at Robert Pattinson on set as Bruce Wayne

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Following on from Monday’s first images (which included a possible glimpse of Colin Farrell as Oswald Cobblepot, a.k.a. The Penguin), some new photos from the set of The Batman has surfaced online, which seemingly give us our first look at Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne. According to reports, the first image in the Twitter embed […]

Matt Reeves confirms Colin Farrell is Penguin in The Batman

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As production on The Batman has finally begun in London, director Matt Reeves has officially confirmed via Twitter Colin Farrell (Widows) will star in the film as Oswald Cobblepot, aka The Penguin. The Penguin is one of the oldest members of Batman’s rogues gallery, first appearing in Detective Comics #58 in 1941. Modern comics have usually depicted Penguin as […]

Filming on The Batman gets underway in London

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A little over two years after Batman last graced the big screen in Justice League, Warner Bros. and DC Films has now officially kicked off production on the next iteration of The Dark Knight as cameras begin rolling on the Matt Reeves-directed The Batman. The news that filming is underway was revealed in a tweet […]

Peter Sarsgaard joins The Batman in mystery role

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Director Matt Reeves has taken to Twitter to announce that Peter Sarsgaard (The Killing, The Magnificent Seven) has become the latest addition to the cast of his upcoming DC Comics reboot The Batman. Oh… Hi, Peter… 🦇 pic.twitter.com/GsS2ktuWxE — Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) December 6, 2019 Unlike previous castings, there’s been no official word as to […]