HBO Max's 'The Batman' Prequel Show No Longer Moving Forward

deleted scene from the superhero flick.The scene showed actor Barry Keoghan’s character, the Joker, coming face to face with Robert Pattinson’s Caped Crusader.The five-minute clip showed a hazy Keoghan through a jail glass partition as he speaks with Batman.The “Eternals” star sports musty white clown makeup, razored ash blonde hair, handcuffs and an orange Arkham Asylum jumpsuit.“Almost our anniversary, isn’t it?” the crazy clown tells Batman in the clip.The superhero went to the Joker to get information on his current nemesis, the Riddler (played by Paul Dano), and why the prankster is leaving notes for Batman.“Maybe he’s a fan of yours?” Joker notes. “Or maybe he’s got a grudge against you, too.

The Batman that was previously teased by the film’s director Matt Reeves has been released.Reeves today (March 24) posted a link to a website where fans had to solve three riddles in order to watch the clip, although it’s since been circulated widely online.In the scene Robert Pattinson’s Batman meets the Joker (played by Barry Keoghan) at Arkham Asylum to seek his help in finding out the identity of the Riddler (Paul Dano).The only time viewers see Keoghan’s incarnation of the DC villain in The Batman is at the end of the film when he has a brief conversation with the locked-up Riddler.Who gets the last laugh…? https://t.co/LSUp9RAve7 pic.twitter.com/Y7ov0s4VGn— Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) March 24, 2022Reeves touched on the scene in a previous interview with IGN. “What’s interesting is that the reason that Joker’s in the movie is there was actually another scene that was earlier.

“The Batman” is clearly a massive hit and already has fans desperate to know more about future plans for sequels. To that end, and as teased in the past, Warner Bros.

“The Batman” and want to learn more about The Riddler character, you’re in luck. DC Comics revealed today that a prequel comic titled “Riddler: Year One” is coming this October, and it was written by Paul Dano himself.

Nicolas Cage has pitched himself to play a villain in a sequel to The Batman.The actor was asked if there’s any roles he’d like to play at SXSW, when he proposed a deep-cut Batman villain from the 1960s TV series starring Adam West.In an interview at SXSW with news channel Fox 7 Austin, Cage said: “We have this new [movie with] Robert Pattinson as The Batman, which I’m excited to see. I haven’t seen it yet but I think he would be terrific.“The villain that Vincent Price played on the 60s show, Egghead, I think I want to have a go at Egghead.

Batman film in the future.The Spider-Man and Doctor Strange And The Multiverse of Madness director recently opened up about his love for the caped crusader.“I’ve always loved Batman,” Raimi told Empire in a new interview. “If I ever saw the Batsignal up in the air, I’d come running.“If I heard that deep, gurgling laugh of The Shadow coming from the darkness, I would also tentatively step outside.”Reflecting on other characters that he’d like to make more films for, he added: “And Spider-Man would be ahead of Doctor Strange, but I don’t want to put him down the list!”Matt Reeves most recently put a new spin on the character with The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Colin Farrell, Paul Dano and more.In a four-star review of The Batman, NME wrote: “Director Matt Reeves has mixed up gritty mob drama with film-noir detective thriller – and thanks to Dano’s ultra-creepy villain, some psychological horror too.“Most of the time it comes off brilliantly.

Colin Farrell is not done playing Oswald Cobblepot just yet. After a stunning turn as the iconic villain in “The Batman”, the actor will reprise the role in a limited series for HBO Max. While the series has been in the works for some time, the streaming platform officially gave it a straight-to-series order following the film’s massive debut in theatres.

Colin Farrell is not done playing Oswald Cobblepot just yet. After a stunning turn as the iconic villain in, the actor will reprise the role in a limited series for HBO Max.

In what comes as no surprise given the running $301M global grossing success of The Batman, HBO Max has given a straight-to-series order to the pic’s spinoff series The Penguin which will see Colin Farrell reprising his villainous role from the pic as one of Gotham’s legendary kingpins.

HBO Max has given a straight-to-series order for The Penguin, a spinoff series for Colin Farrell‘s villainous role from The Batman!

HBO Max has given a straight-to-series order for The Penguin, a spinoff series for Colin Farrell‘s villainous role from The Batman!

“The Batman” film.The prequel series was set to center on a corrupt cop in Gotham City — but the filmmaker revealed its cancellation on this week’s episode of MTV’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast.“One thing that we’re not doing, that I was gonna do . . .

If you haven’t been paying attention to the early weekend box office estimates, it would appear Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” is a massive hit. Domestically, the film has already earned $128 million and worldwide, the superhero feature is right under $250 million.

***Warning the following article features spoilers for “The Batman.” *** Warner Bros.’ “The Batman” is a certified hit. It opened to $128 million domestically—the second-highest opening since 2019 when the pandemic started— and it grossed nearly $120 million internationally for a worldwide total that currently stands at $248 million.

**Spoilers for “The Batman” below. You’ve been warned.** For those who have seen “The Batman” in theaters, you are probably aware there isn’t some grand post-credits scene that teases what’s to come in the franchise.

Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” includes a haunting cackle that has fans speculating about sequels with Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader — and which Gotham villains he might be up against.(Warning: This article contains spoilers for “The Batman.”)Listed in credits as “Unseen Arkham Prisoner” in the film, out Friday, Barry Keoghan played a fellow jailbird to Paul Dano’s The Riddler, who gets thrown in the slammer at Arkham Asylum.When Riddler asked who the mysterious convict hiding in the shadows of the next cell is, Keoghan cryptically responded, “Well, that’s the question.”And it was certainly the question on fans’ minds, with many speculating the “Dunkirk” actor’s brief cameo was The Joker, especially since his grinning face was largely hidden.Director Reeves was cryptic about who exactly Keoghan, 29, played, but alluded that viral speculation about The Joker sneak peek was correct.“He’s who you think he is,” Reeves told press last month, Insider reported. “I would say the thing about the movie is that it isn’t a Batman origin story, but it is the origin story of every rogues’ gallery character that you come across.