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574 on Ben Affleck announces he will not direct 'The Batman'Ben Affleck announced today that he will not direct The Batman as previously planned. Instead, he will stay on to produce and star in the movie. “There are certain characters who hold a special place in the hearts of millions,” Affleck said in a statement. “Performing this role demands focus, passion and the very best…
Sean Gerber and Andy DiGenova discuss the latest news surrounding Batman and the DC Extended Universe! Suicide Squad picked up an Oscar® nomination while director David Ayer was very open about what he would do differently with the film. The Flash goes back to page one for a rewrite while Aquaman continues to move steadily…
It's Bruce Wayne vs. Jerome's Joker on tonight's episode of Gotham, titled "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies". Here you'll find the official plot synopsis, still photos, and video clips. Please use this post to talk about the episode with fellow Batman fans in the comments section below. Synopsis With Jerome (guest star Cameron Monaghan)…
Michael Keaton's Batsuit from Batman Returns is over 25 years old, but apparently it's still in really good condition. The Batman Returns costume was just sold on the Nate D. Sanders auction website for $41,250. Bidding began at $33,000. The winner will receive the Batsuit mounted on a Michael Keaton dummy. Michael Keaton's Batsuit from…
Early buzz for The LEGO Batman Movie indicates that it's going to be a big hit with critics and the box office, and director Chris McKay already has his sights on his next project. On Twitter this evening, a fan said that he'd love for McKay to direct a live-action movie in the DC Extended…
Digital Spy caught up with Ewen Bremner, who has a role in the upcoming movie T2 Trainspotting. More importantly, he also has a role in Wonder Woman, and in a new interview he revealed exactly what he'll be doing. "I play a character who's enlisted by Wonder Woman to help save the world as part…
In a blog post, concept artist Andrew Hunt says he was hired to sketch out a lot of attitude and mood concepts for Suicide Squad, and he pretty much nailed it! In the concept art in the gallery below we get to see a shirtless Joker with a tie, Harley Quinn, and Deadshot. Check it…
Update: I'm leaning towards this being an old photo. This afternoon, Leto tweeted a photo of himself with brown hair. The original story follows the tweet... Last week Jared Leto shared some Joker themed items on social media, and today it looks like he's at it again. Though this time, it's unintentional. Leto loves rock…
Earlier today Zack Snyder shared a photo from the Justice League editing room, and now Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins just shared a behind-the-scenes photo of her own! "Man! Last many Fridays have been some of the best in my life. Seeing final effects and recording EPIC score!?! Brings tears to my eyes," she wrote…
Remember the Deathstroke footage that Ben Affleck shared last summer? Since then, fans have wondered if it was from a scene from Justice League, or perhaps test footage for The Batman... well wonder no longer! Joe Manganiello, who will play Deathstroke, shared a piece of fan art on Twitter today. It was a digital painting…
Justice League director Zack Snyder is hard at work on editing the movie in Los Angeles, and he just shared part of the process with his fans on the social mobile network, Vero. "Wonder Woman working hard in LA on post of JL," he wrote along with the photo he posted above. You can see…
The second and final installment of Tim Burton's Batman franchise, Batman Returns employs a markedly different approach than the film that preceded it. At times, it adopts a lighter tone, with Bat-hangers and silly puns. But at others, Returns goes darker and creepier than perhaps any Batman film before or since. No character bears more responsibility…
Justice League vs. Suicide Squad drew its final breath this week, and while some of you clearly enjoyed it, I'll be glad to put it behind us. Some of the ideas were neat, but the artwork was all over the place, and I didn't like the dialogue much from the start. Babs is back in…
Warner Bros. released a hilarious new featurette for The LEGO Batman Movie today. It breaks down the fourth wall because the stars of the movie remain in character while talking about it. For example, The Joker (voiced by Zach Galifianakis), knows that he's starring in a Batman movie and is excited to tell you why.…
What do you do when China is the second biggest movie market in the world? You make them a special video! A video featuring Wonder Woman stars Gal Gadot and Chris Pine was released this week, wishing the country a happy Chinese New Year, which is this Saturday, January 28th. Gadot even spoke in Chinese!…
The Flash still needs a director, but Warner Bros. is taking time to get the script right first. Variety is reporting that Joby Harold has been hired to do a page-one rewrite of the script. According to Wikipedia, a page-one rewrite means that the script's central premise or characters are good but the script is…
Next week is the big winter finale of Season 3 of Gotham, and today Fox released a new trailer hyping up the big episode. While I don't believe anyone has flat out said that Jerome is The Joker, Gotham certainly wants you to believe that he is. This new trailer takes us back to Season…
Last fall, Batman News readers noticed that Monty Python star John Cleese started following Ben Affleck and Zack Snyder on Twitter. He was also followed by the Batman v Superman UK Twitter account and set photographer Clay Enos. This lead fans to believe that Cleese may have a role in Justice League, and today, more fuel…
NetherRealm Studios released a brand new Robin (Damian Wayne) gameplay trailer for Injustice 2 today. It shows him going up against Batman and other members of the Justice League, like Aquaman. The gameplay looks pretty brutal, though not as graphic as NetherRealm's other fighting game, Mortal Kombat. A website launched last week allowing fans to…
Aquaman is scheduled to begin shooting in Australia later this spring, and the team was all together today to read over the script. Director James Wan just shared a photo on Twitter of himself with Jason Momoa (Aquaman), Amber Heard (Mera), and Patrick Wilson (Ocean Master). Aquaman is scheduled to be released on October 5,…
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