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The Batman
The Batman is directed and co-written by Matt Reeves and will star Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Zoe Kravitz as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Paul Dano as Edward Nashton/Riddler, Colin Farrell as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin, Jeffrey Wright as James Gordon, John Turturro as Carmine Falcone, and Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth.
The Batman is scheduled to hit theaters on March 4, 2022.
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115 on Joe Manganiello begins his Deathstroke research for Ben Affleck's Batman movieIt's only been a few weeks since he put on the Deathstroke costume and was officially announced as the character, but Joe Manganiello is wasting no time researching the role. It looks like DC Comics and Warner Bros. sent over a nice care package, filled with Deathstroke comics, toys, and collectibles. The Flash director Famuyiwa…
Earlier this week, Time Warner CEO and chairman Jeff Bewkes spoke about the state of DC Films on an investor call. I wrote about it and included notable quotes that were reported, but now thanks to The Suicide Squadcast we have full audio of the CEO's comments... including an update on when we might be…
Voice actor Ryan Potter starred in Disney's 2014 animated movie Big Hero 6, and he thinks he has what it takes to play a live-action version of Robin in Ben Affleck's Batman movie. The young actor went as far as to put together a short audition video, which you can check out above. The Robin…
Joe Manganiello has been cast as Deathstroke in Ben Affleck's Batman movie! DC Entertainment president and chief creative officer Geoff Johns confirmed the casting in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. Read Next: Who is Deathstroke? Last week, Ben Affleck released test footage of Deathstroke from the set of Justice League in London. Manganiello also happened to be…
Everyone has been talking about Deathstroke ever since Ben Affleck released test footage of the villain from his upcoming Batman movie. General audiences may not be familiar with Deathstroke, but they're definitely familiar with Deadpool. It's no secret that Deathstroke and Deadpool have a lot in common. Deadpool was created by Rob Liefeld and Fabian…
Ben Affleck set the internet ablaze Monday morning by revealing Deathstroke test footage, suggesting the character will be the villain in Affleck's solo Batman movie. For DC diehards, Deathstroke is a welcome addition to the stable of cinematic Batman rogues. For others, there is perhaps some curiosity as to who this character is and why…
Ben Affleck surprised the world today and released test footage of Deathstroke from his upcoming Batman movie. Fans immediately thought of the Batman: Arkham Origins trailer that featured an epic fight between the hero and the villain, and there's a cool story behind it! The Batman: Arkham Origins trailer above was created by Tim Miller's…
Earlier this morning Ben Affleck posted a cryptic video of Deathstroke, and now we know why! According to The Wrap, Deathstroke will be the main villain in Ben Affleck's Batman movie, which he'll direct, write, and of course, star in! Earlier this year, Arrow creator Marc Guggenheim was asked if Deathstroke would be coming back…
A very interesting rumor about Ben Affleck's upcoming Batman movie dropped last week, but no one noticed! I'm happy to share it here on Batman News, and it will probably get the attention it deserves around the web now. According to reliable sources over at BOF, Ben Affleck may find himself locked up in Arkham…
While bloggers were visiting the Justice League set in London last week, they got to interview Ben Affleck (who was in his Batman costume, minus the cowl) about his upcoming Batman movie. In addition to directing and starring in it, he's writing it too, with the help of DC's Geoff Johns. Affleck explained that Warner…
An interview with Ben Affleck back in March at the Mexico City premiere of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice flew under the radar, but it's starting to make it's way around the internet now. Affleck was asked if he were to do his own Batman movie, which storylines from the comics he would pull…
Last night Geoff Johns was a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers to talk about DC Rebirth (Batman News review), but Meyers slipped in a Ben Affleck solo Batman movie question at the end of the interview. Johns once again confirmed that he's helping Affleck with the movie, and went on to praise his…
We've heard that Geoff Johns was co-writing a Batman movie with Ben Affleck for almost a year now, but for the first time, we now have confirmation from the man himself! Johns broke the news in a new interview with ComicBook.com. "I do get to say I'm working on Batman with Ben Affleck," he said…
A lot is unknown about Ben Affleck's Batman movie, though one rumor says it will take inspiration from "Under the Red Hood" and feature Jason Todd as the villain. A new report from Birth.Movies.Death says that's not the case, however. Instead, Ben Affleck and Geoff Johns are working to tell the "ultimate" Batman story, which…
According to Heroic Hollywood's Umberto Gonzalez, Ben Affleck and Geoff Johns have full creative control over their Batman movie, which Ben Affleck is writing, directing, and starring in. This rumor broke on episode #6 of Heroic Insider. Full creative control means that producers Zack Snyder and Charles Roven won't be getting in Ben Affleck's way, and…
It's finally "official"! Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara just took the stage at CinemaCon in Las Vegas and announced that a Ben Affleck solo Batman movie is in the works. He also spoke about the record-breaking opening weekend that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice had. "It set up a great foundation for our DC…
Last year news broke that Ben Affleck and DC Comics CCO Geoff Johns were working on a Batman script together. Then Affleck confirmed it. So what's the collaboration process like on a big script like this? Kevin Smith spent a lot of time with Geoff Johns recently for the "Dawn of the Justice League" special…
Ben Affleck is a client of WME, a talent agency in Hollywood run by co-CEOs Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell. In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Whitesell spoke about his client, and revealed some details about his DCEU contract and his much rumored solo Batman movie. "He's contracted to do at least Justice…
According to Latino Review, Will Smith is in talks to join The Batman, the unofficial title of Ben Affleck's solo Batman movie which he'll write, direct, and star in. Latino Review says that we could be looking at a "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" scenario with Batman, Deadshot, and presumably, The Joker. This…
Ben Affleck is reportedly directing, starring in, and writing his very own Batman movie. And while it's not 100% confirmed at this point, Affleck did admit recently that he would love to take that project on. Now Joblo claims to know story details about the movie commonly referred to as The Batman. To put it simply: Red…
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