Having made his debut in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Jeremy Irons will be reprising the role of Bruce Wayne’s faithful butler and father figure Alfred Pennyworth in next year’s Justice League. While it’s unlikely we’ll get to see much of him – it is a Justice League movie after all – the actor […]
Warner Bros. confirms The Batman for 2018 release
Yesterday we brought you some comments from Ben Affleck, who confirmed that production on The Batman is slated to get underway in the Spring, and now comes official word from Warner Bros.’ (former) President of Creative Development and Worldwide Production Greg Silverman that the Dark Knight solo movie is set to hit cinemas in 2018. […]
Ben Affleck confirms that The Batman will start shooting in the spring
Over the past few months we’ve heard conflicting reports as to the status of The Batman, with Warner Bros. seemingly keen to fast track the project through production, and director, co-writer and star Ben Affleck suggesting he’s not yet ready to move forward with the movie. Just yesterday we brought you some comments from Affleck, […]
Ben Affleck gives an update on The Batman and his progress with the script
Although Warner Bros. seems intent on pressing ahead with its plans for The Batman early in the new year, even going so far as to push Justice League 2 back in order to accommodate it, writer, director and star Ben Affleck has said on several occasions that he’s not quite ready with the screenplay for […]
The Week in Spandex – Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer, Ryan Reynolds and Tim Miller on Deadpool 2, Justice League 2 makes way for The Batman, DC and Star Wars mash-up and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Spider-Man: Homecoming, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Doctor Strange, Agents of S.H.I.E.LD., The Defenders, Iron Fist, The Inhumans, Luke Cage, Logan, New Mutants, Deadpool 2, Legion, Suicide Squad, Justice League 2, The Batman, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Powerless, The LEGO […]
Zack Snyder to direct Afghanistan conflict film The Last Photograph, Justice League 2 pushed back for The Batman
Director Zack Snyder has found his next project, which for the first time since 2013’s Man of Steel will take him away from the DC Extended Universe and out of comic book adaptations. According to THR, his next film will instead be The Last Photograph, about a war correspondent and the conflict in Afghanistan. According to the report, […]
The Week in Spandex – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Thor: Ragnarok poster, DCEU casting rumours, Marion Cotillard on Dark Knight Rises death, Spawn update and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, Doctor Strange, Iron Man, The Inhumans, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Defenders, Logan, Aquaman, Birds of Prey, The Batman, Justice League, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, The Dark Knight Rises, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends […]
More Twitter detective work links Armie Hammer to role in The Batman
Earlier this week an eagle-eyed Twitter user found some interesting social media activity potentially linking John Cleese to a role in the DC Extended Universe, and now further Twitter detective work has made a case for Armie Hammer joining Ben Affleck’s The Batman. As pointed out by Batman-News, Hammer has recently been followed by DC […]
The Week in Spandex – Kevin Feige on recasting the MCU, Fox “reconfiguring” the X-Men franchise, Mel Gibson criticises Marvel, Harley Quinn finds a writer, Young Justice returns
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Ant-Man, The Defenders, Daredevil, Ghost Rider, X-Men, Deadpool 3, Gambit, New Mutants, Logan, Suicide Squad, Justice League, The Flash, The Batman, Harley Quinn, Gotham, Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Young Justice, Justice League Action, Batman: Return of […]
The Week in Spandex – Doctor Strange box office, Wonder Woman trailer and reshoots, The Batman rumoured to have “serious problems”, The Flash loses another director
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Inhumans, Captain America: Civil War, Ant-Man and the Wasp, The Defenders, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Big Hero 6: The Series, Deadpool 2, Logan, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Justice League, The Batman, Suicide Squad, The Batman, The LEGO Batman […]
