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29 on Los Angeles to light Batsignal in Adam West tribute on June 15Adam West may be gone, but he will never be forgotten. Indeed, the man was a legend of pop culture, and the definitive Batman for at least one generation. Tomorrow, June 15, the city of Los Angeles will pay tribute to the late Caped Crusader with a ceremonial lighting of the Batsignal. Check out all…
This morning the unfortunately news broke that legendary Batman TV actor Adam West died last night after a battle with leukemia. Many celebrities in Hollywood have taken to social media to pay their respects to Mr. West, and I wanted to highlight some of them here. Fellow Batman actors like Ben Affleck, Val Kilmer, and…
This one hurts. TV's Batman, Adam West, has passed away from leukemia at the age of 88, it's been reported. Originally appearing as the Caped Crusader alongside Burt Ward's Robin in the 1960s Batman television series, West had a long career on film and television. It's his performance as the straightfaced Batman in the tongue-in-cheek…
We're living in an age of reboots, revamps, and retreads. With countless properties being mined to draw attention to classics of yesteryear and, more likely, make what was old new again, there's scarcely a property out there that could be immune to a modern retelling. There's nothing inherently wrong with updating a property; on the…
Holy role reprisal, Batman! Adam West, Burt Ward, and Julie Newmar return as television's Batman, Robin, and Catwoman in the all-new animated movie Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders. The original film from Warner Bros. Animation sees Batman and Robin continue their courageous crusade against crime, all set within the universe of the beloved and…
The penultimate chapter is here, chums, and our heroes have found themselves in yet another quandary. Faced with hordes of Cybernauts, Batman, Robin, Steed and Peel must work together to stop Michaela Gough's rampage. It's difficult to judge this installment on its own merits, because it's all build-up for the final chapter. Gone are the…
Adam West’s new animated Batman movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, just premiered at New York Comic-Con, and Batman News reader Rodney was there for the post discussion panel where some big news was announced! After a Q&A segment, a video was shown where William Shatner himself announced that he will voice Two-Face in Batman…
Greetings, citizens of Gotham. Do you love the classic 1966 television series Batman starring Adam West and Burt Ward as the Dynamic Duo? Have you absorbed any and all media relating to it, leaving you wanting more? Do you long to know even the most mundane and obscure bits of trivia related to your preferred…
Hot off their record breaking partnership on Batman: The Killing Joke, Warner Bros. and Fathom Events are teaming up again for another one-night-only screening. This time, it's for Adam West's new animated movie Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders. The one-night-only event will take place on Monday, October 10th at 2:00 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m…
Sad news today: it has been reported that Leslie H. Martinson has died. The director, who had an extensive career in television, was best known for directing the classic 1966 film Batman: The Movie, which was both a big-screen tie-in to the Adam West/Burt Ward headlined television series and the first cinematic Batman film. The film, which…
Fans who attend New York Comic-Con will get to see Adam West's Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders a week early! The world premiere will be held on Thursday, October 6th on the Main Stage at the Javits Center, and will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Adam West, supervising producer/writer James Tucker, director…
Last week, a teaser trailer for Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders was released, announcing the return of Adam West as Batman! This time it's an animated role, and today IGN has the first official full trailer from the movie. You can check it out above. IGN also released the official plot synopsis and box…
Entertainment Weekly just broke the news, Adam West is back as Batman! West along with his old Robin (Burt Ward) and Catwoman (Julie Newmar) will be voicing a new animated movie titled Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders. In the trailer above, you can see that the new animated movie will be very similar to the…
Fifty years ago, on a cool (presumably), sunny (in places) day like today, Batman premiered on television screens across the nation. The series, with its bright Pop Art colors and tongue-in-cheek humor, rescued Batman from no uncertain obscurity and shaped the public's perception of the character for years to come. And rescue from obscurity it did, as…
Earlier this month, legendary car designer George Barris passed away. His most popular creation was the 1966 Batmobile for the hit Adam West TV show. Yesterday, Barris was laid to rest in style at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles. Barris was buried in a custom gold casket with his most famous cars airbrushed…
George Barris, the car designer who created the iconic Batmobile for the 1966 Adam West Batman TV series has died. He was 89 years old. His son Brett Barris shared the sad news on Facebook. "Sorry to have to post that my father, legendary kustom car king George Barris, has moved to the bigger garage…
Yvonne Craig, the first actress to ever portray Barbara Gordon/Batgirl, has died. Craig passed away Monday night in her home in Los Angeles, California after succumbing to breast cancer, which had metastasized to her liver. Yvonne Craig was trained as a ballet dancer and was a member of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in…
Adam West and Burt Ward will reprise their roles as Batman and Robin! The actors announced the news at the Mad Monster Party in Charlotte, North Carolina this past weekend. West and Ward will lend their voices to Batman and Robin for a full-length animated movie to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1966 Batman…
Update 12/17/14: Warner Bros. has released new information about replacement discs: The fulfillment process for the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) replacement discs and digital repairs on Batman: The Complete Television Series is in its initial stages, the first being the actual fixes and production of the discs. Once this initial phase is completed, discs…
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Batman: The Complete Television Series is available today for the first time ever on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD! The limited edition box set is on sale at Amazon for nearly $100 off. You can learn more about it here. To celebrate, Warner Bros. has released four all-new video clips featuring Adam West discussing the show's effect on pop culture, the details…
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