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Batman fans have theorised that Christian Bale‘s incarnation of the Caped Crusader will appear in the upcoming Flash film.The DC film debuted its trailer last night (February 12) at the Super Bowl, showcasing Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen/The Flash alongside Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck’s incarnations of Batman.However, eagle-eyed fans have suggested that Bale could also be returning as Batman, with one brief moment showing the superhero riding a Batpod, much like the one seen in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy.“At the 1.55 mark is a Batman and Batmobile resembling Christian Bale… I will [lose] it in the cinema if he cameos!!” one fan tweeted.“Is that Christian Bale as the Nolan-Batman in #TheFlash trailer? I’m going to FREAK OUT if Bale is back!” another said.A third added: “Wait. Hold up.

In case you’re not very terminally online, you may have missed this story and rumor. And to be fair, we do try and ignore some of these wild rumors, but this one has been so crazy it’s prompted DC Studios co-chief James Gunn to respond.

It’s awards season again, and there are some filmmakers who always get brought up around this time when they have a new film. One of those names is James Gray, who is making the rounds to promote his new drama, “Armageddon Time.” And over the course of a few different interviews, the filmmaker has been dropping a some interesting nuggets of info.

box office success, and that’s in part due to director Matt Reeves’ script — which he carefully kept under wraps.Star Paul Dano — who played the sinister yet cunning Riddler — admitted how the screenplay was under such tight security that production locked up the document.The 38-year-old actor recently spoke to GQ Hype about the script, noting that DC even had a tracker plugged on the doc.“‘Don’t lose this. Put it in your special binder,’” the Ruby Sparks” star recalled being told by producers.

Pierce Brosnan has opened up about the “stupid” comment he thinks led to him losing the titular role in Batman in the nineties.Before starring as James Bond, Brosnan had made a name for himself in television show Remington Steele.It was around the time of him starring in this when Brosnan auditioned for the role of Batman for Tim Burton’s directorial take on the caped crusader.Speaking on The Tonight Show, Brosnan revealed a quip he made during the audition process – something he thought would win him the role. However, the actor revealed how it did just the opposite.“I remember saying something stupid to Tim Burton,” Brosnan told host Jimmy Fallon.

Pierce Brosnan's role as Dr. Fate in  isn't the first time he was up for a superhero role. He was also up for Tim Burton's, but a «stupid» comment may have stifled his chances at landing the iconic role.During an appearance on, the dashingly handsome Irish actor revealed that playing the superhero and sorcerer Dr.

Before he enters the DCEU as Doctor Fate in “Black Adam,” in theaters next Friday, and before he became James Bond for four films, Pierce Brosnan was almost Batman for Tim Burton. EW reports that in an interview on “The Tonight Show,” Brosnan mentioned he was up for the lead role in Burton’s 1989 “Batman,” but a “stupid” comment may have cost him the job.

Penguin spin-off series.In a recent interview with ExtraTV, the actor revealed that the new show will pick up a week after the events of The Batman, which saw Gotham City flooded following a terrorist attack plotted by the Riddler.“[The Penguin series] starts about a week after The Batman ends, so Gotham is still somewhat underwater,” said Farrell.He then detailed the very first scene of the series, saying: “I read the first script for the first episode and it opens up with my feet splashing through the water in Falcone’s office. Even just that alone when I read it, I thought, “Oh jeeze!”.“It’s lovely,” he continued.

Folks might have forgotten now since it’s been nearly 20 years since the original reports, but way back when, Darren Aronofsky was attached to a reboot of the “Batman” franchise that would have been incredibly unique. This was before Matt Reeves and Christopher Nolan took their shots at the character and would have featured a much more adult version of the Caped Crusader.

The Batman.The actor appeared as the Clown Prince of Crime in an extended deleted scene, but that wasn’t the part he originally went for.“I wanted to be Riddler,” he told GQ UK in a recent interview.Keoghan auditioned for The Batman by sending an unsolicited tape over three years ago, after hearing that Reeves was looking to cast someone as The Riddler.Although Paul Dano had already landed the role, Keoghan met with producer Dylan Clark and asked him to watch his audition tape.The two-minute clip sees Keoghan, dressed in black with green braces and a bowler hat, casually make his way out of a lift and saunter down a corridor, before walking towards the camera with blood on his face. You can watch it below.Now watch @BarryKeoghan's audition for Matt Reeves' The Batman.

George and Amal Clooney’s 5-year-old son, Alexander, isn’t impressed with his father’s resume. During a conversation on the 61-year-old actor and his wife, Amal, revealed that their son’s favorite superhero is Batman. However, he isn’t fazed by the fact that his father once played the Caped Crusader.

scrapped “Batgirl” movie.Leslie Grace shared a slew of behind-the-scenes clips from the canceled film on TikTok Sunday, including her training and transformation.The “In the Heights” star, 27, posted a montage from her time on set as singer Omar Apollo’s song “Evergreen” played in the background.Shots included Grace training for her fight scenes, getting her makeup done, wearing her superhero costume and filming green screen scenes. One snippet of the video also shows actual footage from a camera.“I couldn’t resist,” she captioned her 15-second snap.Grace’s fans took to the comments to give her support after Warner Bros.

TIFF website said.“The filmmaker has withdrawn this film due to rights issues,” the statement read. “We apologize for any inconvenience.

Batman universe called The People’s Joker has been pulled from Toronto International Film Festival.The film, which reimagines the character of the Joker through a transgender origin story, had one public screening before the rest were cancelled over “rights issues”.A message on the TIFF ticketing page reads: “The filmmaker has withdrawn this film due to rights issues. We apologise for any inconvenience.

In today’s episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo goes back in time to explore all of the nooks and crannies of filmmaker Joe Dante’s film career with the director himself, who is currently out promoting his Scream Factory and Shout Factory TV takeover entitled, “Joe Dante’s Film Inferno.” Taking place on September 3 on Screamfactorytv.com at 3pm ET, during the takeover, Dante will introduce and guide you through seven underrated classic feature films from the Shout Factory/Scream Factory catalog, including films like Roger Corman’s “Attack of the Crab Monsters,” William Castle‘s “House on Haunted Hill,” and more.

Iconic genre filmmaker Joe Dante is currently promoting his Scream Factory and Shout Factory TV takeover entitled “Joe Dante’s Film Inferno.” Taking place on September 3 on Screamfactorytv.com at 3pm ET, during the “Inferno,” the legendary director of ’80s classics like “Gremlins,” “Explorers,” and many more, will introduce and guide you through seven underrated classic feature films from the Shout Factory/Scream Factory catalog, including films like Roger Corman’s “Attack of the Crab Monsters,” William Castle’s “House on Haunted Hill,” and more.

Vanity Fair segment, he wasted no time sharing his two cents.“Oh, Colin? I love Colin. He’s a terrific guy. My Penguin was better,” DeVito said.“Was that the truth?” he then asked the text’s administrator, who confirmed he was not lying.

someone got to see “Batgirl.”A select group of folks — mostly people who worked on the show, both cast and crew, as well as representatives and executives — reportedly have been invited to private screenings of the “shelved” film on the Warner Bros. Studio lot this week, multiple sources told The Hollywood Reporter.One insider even described the viewings as “funeral screenings” before the footage is locked away in a vault — but it’s unknown if that vault is physical or digital.On Tuesday, the filmmakers behind the movie, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, said they were not even able to access any footage from the film once Warner Brothers declared it dead.

SKRIPT YouTube channel in an interview that they don’t have any footage from “Batgirl,” claiming the studio blocked their access to the production servers after it was shelved.“We have nothing! Adil called me and said, ‘Go ahead shoot some things on your cellphone.’ I went on the server and everything was blocked,” Fallah, 36, said. “We were like, ‘F—king s—t!’,” said El Arbi, 34. “’All the scenes with Batman in them! S—t!’”The Post has reached out to Warner Bros.

Another day, another list of programming that was originally set to arrive on HBO Max but has been prematurely canceled. It’s happening so often, that it’s hard to feign surprise, right? Well, this time the list of cuts includes an animated project that superhero fans had been dying to see— “Batman: Caped Crusader.” According to Variety, HBO Max is continuing to cut children’s and family programming as the streaming service seemingly moves into a new phase of its existence before it combines with Discovery+ in 2023.

recently-axed “Batgirl” movie and he’s not happy about the cancellation either.The filmmaker, 52, gave his take on Warner Bros. scrapping the DC film, which was set to star actress Leslie Grace, on the latest episode of his YouTube series, Hollywood Babble-On.“It’s an incredibly bad look to cancel the Latina Batgirl movie,” the “Mallards” director said.Grace — who is of Dominican descent — was set to star as the title character Barbara Gordon / Batgirl in HBO Max’s action film.“I don’t give a sh-t if the movie was absolute f—ing dogsh-t,” Smith, who has penned many Batman comics over the years, said.

The Post broke the story Tuesday that the mostly completed DC film wouldn’t hit theaters or stream on HBO Max.The “Birdman” actor previously donned the black leather suit as Bruce Wayne/The Caped Crusader in Tim Burton’s 1989 flick “Batman” and its 1992 sequel, “Batman Returns.”However, due to the canceled movie, Keaton will possibly have a diminished role in the DC universe in upcoming projects.The Hollywood Reporter revealed on Wednesday that his character was “at the center” of a big action sequence in “Batgirl.”The outlet also noted how Keaton’s Batman is an important part of next year’s Ezra Miller-fronted movie “The Flash.” Sources then added that he also filmed shots for the forthcoming “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.”The “Aquaman” sequel was supposed to debut before “The Flash,” thus explaining how Keaton’s iteration of Batman was central to the current DC storylines.Ben Affleck — who took over the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman in 2016’s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and 2017’s “Justice League” — is back for the ocean-filled sequel.The Post reported on Tuesday that test audiences were allegedly “confused” about how Keaton’s Batman fit into “Aquaman 2.”Leslie Grace, J.K. Simmons, Jacob Scipio and Brendan Fraser were also set to star in “Batgirl” alongside Keaton.The cast was “humiliated” by Warner Bros.

Batgirl by Warner Bros.On Tuesday (August 2) the studio abruptly axed the film and announced that it would no longer be released on streaming service HBO Max as originally intended.Grace, who played Barbara Gordon aka Batgirl in the cancelled film, shared a statement on Instagram following the news praising the “incredible cast and tireless crew” for their work.In the post, Grace wrote: “Querida familia! On the heels of the recent news about our movie Batgirl, I am proud of the love, hard work and intention all of our incredible cast and tireless crew put into this film over 7 months in Scotland. I feel blessed to have worked among absolute greats and forged relationships for a lifetime in the process!A post shared by Leslie Grace (@lesliegrace)“To every Batgirl fan – THANK YOU for the love and belief, allowing me to take on the cape and become, as Babs said best, ‘my own damn hero!’ Batgirl for life!”For Grace, Batgirl was set to be her biggest acting role yet following her feature debut in Jon M.

Batman spin-off Joker – announced back in June with the full title Joker: Folie à Deux – has been given an official release date.Deadline broke the news overnight, revealing that the Todd Phillips-directed, Joaquin Phoenix-starring film would be released on October 4, 2024. It echoes the release of the first Joker, which made it to cinemas on the same day in 2019.

Batgirl directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah have released a statement following the film’s cancellation by Warner Bros.On Tuesday (August 2), the studio abruptly axed the film and announced it would no longer be released on streaming service HBO Max as originally intended.The project, which was in post-production after filming concluded in March this year, is reported to have been cancelled due to new management at Warner Bros. Discovery who pivoted back to making DC films at a blockbuster scale.

after The Post broke the story Tuesday that the mostly completed DC film wouldn’t hit theaters or stream on HBO Max. Nobody will ever see this movie.The Post has reached out to Warner Bros. for comment.“They had no idea the movie was being shelved,” a film industry source said of the blindsided workers.

that I’ve never seen an entire version of any of those movies — any Marvel movie, any other,” Keaton recently explained to Variety. “And I don’t say that I don’t watch that because I’m highbrow — trust me! It’s not that,” the Oscar-nominated “Birdman” actor added.

Michael Keaton is no stranger to comic book films. In fact, you could argue that outside of Christopher Reeve, Keaton might be one of the most influential superhero actors of all time beginning with his role in Tim Burton’s 1989 “Batman.” But after 1992’s “Batman Returns,” the actor shied away from superhero storytelling for decades until he reappeared as Vulture in “Spider-Man: Homecoming” in 2016.

not Christian Bale’s version or Robert Pattinson donning the batsuit again.Ben Affleck popped up in a photo with his former “Justice League” co-star Jason Momoa on Thursday, confirming the Oscar winner, 49 will be reprising his role as Bruce Wayne/Batman in the upcoming “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.”The “Game of Thrones” star, 42, shared a very bro-mantic shot of the two men hugging on Instagram.“REUNITED,” Momoa exclaimed in his caption. “Bruce [Wayne] and [Arthur Curry.

Ben Affleck will make an appearance as Batman in Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom.The actor’s involvement in the sequel was confirmed by lead star Jason Momoa on Instagram, who shared photos with Affleck behind-the-scenes.In the caption, Momoa wrote: “REUNITED bruce and arthur. Love u and miss u Ben.“WB studio tours just explored the backlot alright busted on set all great things coming AQUAMAN 2 all my aloha J.”A post shared by Jason Momoa (@prideofgypsies)In a video showing some fans on a tour of the studio, Momoa says: “Well, it’s not a fucking secret anymore, is it? Sorry, children.

Keanu Reeves has said it would be a “dream” to play Batman in a live-action film.The actor, who voices a version of Batman in animated film DC League of Super-Pets, expressed an interest in portraying the character in a live-action feature.Speaking to Extra, Reeves said: “I love Batman, as a character. I love him in the comic books, in the films, so to get the opportunity to voice, to play Batman was awesome.”Asked about stepping into the suit himself, Reeves said: “It’s been a dream but [Robert] Pattinson has got Batman right now and he’s doing awesome.“Maybe down the road.

Batman & Robin, known for its close attention to anatomical detail, is set to go up for auction.Heritage Auctions described the Batsuit, set at a starting bid of $40,000 (£33,300), as “constructed of cast foam latex, vinyl, resin components, leather, and other mixed media elements all expertly painted, finished and assembled on a life-size pose-able mannequin with a hyper-realistic George Clooney head with prosthetic grade false eyes”.The auctioneers’ executive vice president Joe Maddalena also called the costume “easily the most famous and infamous Batman costume ever designed”, presumably in reference to its detailed nipples, which have provoked light-hearted derision since its release.“With Val Kilmer’s suit in Batman Forever, the nipples were one of those things that I added. It wasn’t fetish to me, it was more informed by Roman armor, like Centurions,” said Jose Fernandez, who provided the additional detail on the costume.“In the comic books the characters always looked like they were naked with spray paint on them – it was all about anatomy, and I like to push anatomy.

told Variety in a statement. “But to his credit, Joel Schumacher never apologized for the ‘Bat-nipples.’ In fact, he once told Vice, ‘I’m still glad we did it.’ “And I am just as glad we have the chance now to offer this piece of cinema history to someone who can appreciate the costume as much as Schumacher clearly did,” he added.The buxom bat-suit, worn by Clooney, 61, in the Razzie Award-winning Caped Crusader film, is comprised of “cast foam latex, vinyl, resin components, leather, and other mixed media elements,” per the Heritage Auctions website.The getup also comes with a “life-size, poseable mannequin” with a “hyper-realistic George Clooney head” and “prosthetic grade false eyes” — presumably so the “Ocean’s 11” star will be forever attached to the cinematic disaster.Prospective buyers will be able to cast an opening bid on this sartorial laughingstock for the next 16 days before the auction closes.

played the titular tole in the “Dark Knight” trilogy from 2005 to 2012, revealing to Screen Rant what it would take to get him back in the Batsuit.“I had a pact with Chris Nolan,” Bale told the publication.‘Hey, look. Let’s make three films, if we’re lucky enough to get to do that.

Well before his role as Gorr the God Butcher in the new “Thor: Love & Thunder,” Christian Bale was no stranger to superhero film franchises. He, of course, played Batman in three Christopher Nolan-directed ‘Dark Knight’ films, which are often considered some of the best superhero films ever.

ditched the DC world for the Marvel Cinematic Universe and he claims he doesn’t know a thing about it.The English method actor will next be seen in the MCU’s “Thor: Love and Thunder” and recently revealed to Total Film that he had no hesitations about taking on another superhero role after starring in Christopher Nolan’s “Batman” trilogy. “Absolutely not, no,” he said.