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Robert Pattinson, 35 — the man, the myth, the legend. Some celebrities in Hollywood get lucky — and they nail a big break. But then there are others who are so lucky, it’s clear that there is something else going on.

HBO Max series.Cena’s snarky Peacemaker proclaims that Green Arrow “goes to Brony conventions dressed as the back half of Twilight Sparkle with a four-inch-wide butthole drilled in the costume.”For reference, a “Brony” is a male fan of the neon cartoon “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” — and Princess Twilight Sparkle refers to the name of a horse character on the ’80s animated classicAmell starred as the DC hero on the CW’s “Arrow” for eight seasons from 2012 until 2020. He now stars as a pro-wrestler on the Stars series “Heels,” which is perhaps why he decided to sucker-punch Cena where it might hurt most.The Toronto native took to Twitter on Friday to retaliate for Peacemaker’s anal attack: Amell trolled wrestler-turned-actor Cena by quipping, “Haven’t seen it.

The hype machine for Matt Reeves‘ reboot of the ‘Batman’ franchise has almost hit its crescendo as “The Batman” is about to hit theaters early next month. Audiences around the globe will finally get to see Robert Pattinson‘s take on both Bruce Wayne and the Caped Crusader, as Reeves guides us into more of a gritty crime thriller version of Gotham City thanks to the slick visuals courtesy of Oscar-nominated “Dune” cinematographer Greg Fraser.

aughts “Twilight” days.The British actor, 35, will next be seen in the dark thriller “The Batman,” and asserts that this version will be very different from the previous silver screen iterations of the DC Comics superhero.“He doesn’t have a playboy persona at all, so he’s kind of a weirdo as Bruce [Wayne] and a weirdo as Batman,” Pattinson explained to GQ. “And I kept thinking there’s a more nihilistic slant to it.”He continued, “Normally, in all the other movies, Bruce goes away, trains, and returns to Gotham believing in himself, thinking, ‘I’m gonna change things here.’ But in this, it’s sort of implied that he’s had a bit of a breakdown. But this thing he’s doing, it’s not even working.”The “Lighthouse” actor added, “Like, it’s two years into it, and the crime has gotten worse since Bruce started being Batman.

Panic at the Batcave? When the first trailer for Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” dropped in August 2020, DC fans went wild over Robert Pattinson’s black eyeliner, which they dubbed deliciously “emo.” Now, more than a year on, the director has finally addressed the caped crusader’s makeup in an interview with Esquire. “You can’t wear a cowl and not wear that,” the 55-year-old “Cloverfield” director argued of Batman’s “Spiderman 3”-esque countenance.

Batgirl movie.Aquino will portray the first ever transgender character in a live-action DC Comics film, Alysia Yeoh, the best friend of Batgirl.Yeoh is a groundbreaking character, having been the first major trans character in a comic book at the time of her debut in 2011, Daily Beast reports.Leslie Grace, who will star as Barbara Gordon — aka Batgirl — in the film, previously teased Aquino’s casting on her Instagram story earlier this month.Sharing a photo of the characters crossing a street and holding hands, Grace wrote: “Barbara and Alysia

HBO Max’s feature film “Batgirl” announced that it casted Ivory Aquino as Alysia Yeoh, a bartender and the best friend of on-screen heroine Gordon.Both Yeoh and Aquino are transgender, marking a historical step for LGBTQIA+ representation as the first live-action feature film for DC Comics franchise that will feature a trans character.She’s slated to perform on-screen along with Leslie Grace, Brendan Fraser, Michael Keaton, J.K. Simmons and Jacob Scipio for the upcoming film adaptation, based on the comic created by Gail Simone with art by Ardian Syaf.While details of the movie are still hushed, Deadline reported that the movie will focus on Batgirl’s battle with the villain Firefly, played by Fraser.

Robert Pattinson-starred flick is set to have an extremely long run time — nearly three hours long.Sources at Warner Bros. confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter that the film based on the DC Comics superhero has a two hour and 55 minute run time.

DC Films and WarnerMedia continue to push forward beyond Zack Snyder’s era of the DCEU. The studio is already planning a slew of DC Comics projects and will even attempt to expand the Bat-family with a new incarnation of “Batgirl” played by “In The Heights” actress Leslie Grace.

bad bad guys to make it into our beloved superhero films and shows in the past two decades.So when the really great ones get a second curtain call like Willem Dafoe as Green Goblin in “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” it doesn’t take long for the internet to spark into debate on who ultimately rules the world of evil.That iteration of Norman Osborn was posed on Twitter against the likes of fellow MCU master of terror Thanos (Josh Brolin) and DC’s Bane (Tom Hardy) as to which of the three reign as

with Empire magazine.His inspiration — like that of Gen Xers everywhere — was Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain.“When I write, I listen to music, and as I was writing the first act, I put on Nirvana’s ‘Something In The Way,'” Reeves, 55, told Empire.

“It’s all part of the plan,” Heath Ledger’s Joker says in Warner Bros’ DC Film “The Dark Knight,” but the plan in place for the next ‘Batman’ film seems to be a little bit up in the air. Let’s back this up for a second and say a rumor appears to have been heavily confirmed.

DC Films and WarnerMedia have been mainly focused on the live-action wing of their cinematic universe, but that’s beginning to change as they expand. The animated “DC League of Super-Pets” is already on the way, and so is the newly announced animated film based on their property “Metal Men.” The Hollywood Reporter revealed, “Metal Men” will be spearheaded by legendary directors Ron Clements and John Musker at Warner Animation Group.

Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant #1,” was released Tuesday by DC Comics as part of an anthology celebrating the anniversaries of various Bat-baddies and -nemesis.According to a spoiler-filled review of “Bird Cat Love” by comic news site Bleeding Cool, the pair steal all five billion of the world’s vaccines, recruit all of the world’s villains and then somehow make the vaccine airborne, successfully ending the pandemic. Bleeding Cool’s sneak peek at the issue shows The Penguin in a steamy

is still thinking about her Razzie-winning role as “Catwoman” in that 2004 superhero flick.In a recent interview with entertainment journalist Jake Hamilton on his YouTube series “Jake’s Takes,” the 55-year-old actress and filmmaker reminisced about her debatable portrayal as the DC Comics’ feline-esque anti-hero.

TMZ reported, and the comics offices at Warner Bros.

“Eternals” isn’t the only god-like beings creation that famed artist/creator Jack Kirby brought to the comic book world, as he made also created the similar deities “New Gods” for DC Comics. A feature film had been in the works at Warner Bros.

The “Batgirl” movie from DC Films will be the first live-action feature film set in the DCEU that will be made exclusively for HBO Max. Warners and DC have already hired an interesting creative team with the directing duo of Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (“Ms.

big-screen DC Comics debut in the upcoming Warner Bros. “Batgirl” flick.While the “Mummy” star is already a part of DC’s ever-growing family with his role as Cliff “Robotman” Steele in the HBO Max series “Doom Patrol,” fans will see Fraser in his new role when “Batgirl” hits the streamer sometime next year.His specific character is still under wraps; however, fans have speculated that he will portray the villain Firefly.

body-shamed and nicknamed “Fatgirl” during the press tour for the 1997 film in which she plays Batgirl.Silverstone was 20 years old when she filmed the Joel Schumacher flick. The “Blast from the Past” star recently shot a reaction video to a TikTok user, @foreversymone, speaking about the body-image issues Silverstone faced over her “Batman” role.“I want justice for Alicia Silverstone!” the fan exclaimed in the video.

DCFanDome.com or on the DC Comics’ YouTube and Twitch channel.As for content, it’s been confirmed that several DC Comics properties will be at the event – spanning across movies, video games, TV shows, and comics- such as the upcoming The Batman, The Flash, Black Adam, and more.When it comes to games, Warner Bros. confirmed that new information will be revealed about Rocksteady Studios’ Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League as well as Gotham Knights from Warner Bros.

This weekend, fans will get a taste of what’s in store for the greater DC Extended Universe at DC FanDome, a seemingly-now-annual streaming event, set for tomorrow (Saturday, October 16) that’s expected to tease many new upcoming DC/Warner Bros. films and HBO Max series.

starring Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan (“Ready Player One”), Lily Rabe (“American Horror Story”) and Christopher Lloyd (“Back To The Future”).

On the 34th National Coming Out Day, Superman came out as bisexual.Well, not quite Superman, but Clark Kent’s son Jon, who is set to come out in the fifth issue of DC Comics’ Superman: Son of Kal-El, which will be released on Nov. 9.“I’ve always said everyone needs heroes and everyone deserves to see themselves in their heroes and I’m very grateful DC and Warner Bros.

the man of steel.Continuing a recent trend of comic book characters coming out as LGBTQ, Superman is now confirmed to be bisexual and on the fight for global social issues, according to the DC team behind the character, who spoke to IGN.This news is not for the traditional iteration of Clark Kent, but instead his 17-year-old son Jon, who has recently taken up his father’s mantle.“It is a pretty big deal doing it with Jon Kent as Superman…I hope this kind of thing will not be seen as a big deal

directed Ben Affleck in the starring role — Variety couldn’t help but ask the 60-year-old filmmaker about his nipple-enhanced 1997 turn as Batman, which most Hollywood insiders know can trigger the usually affable Clooney.It seems “Batman & Robin” is far too crass for his wife Amal’s captivating eyes, according to her husband, as she revealed that George “won’t let me watch” it.“There are certain films I just go, ‘I want my wife to have some respect for me,’ ” George explained.

James Gunn is undoubtedly making a significant impact over at DC Films and WarnerMedia as the filmmaker gave us the violent but oddly humorous and emotionally engaging comic book romp, “The Suicide Squad.” The lead to a spinoff series, “Peacemaker,” focusing on the foul-mouthed and psychotic character played by John Cena.

Following his detour back into horror with the recently released “Malignant,” filmmaker James Wan is back as the director on “Aquaman & The Lost Kingdom.” Filming on the follow-up to the billion-dollar hit has been underway in the United Kingdom. The returning cast includes Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry/Aquaman, Amber Heard as Mera, Patrick Wilson as Orm, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Black Manta, and Dolph Lundgren as King Nereus.

Actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead started out her film career playing the daughter of Bruce Willis‘ John McClane in “Live Free or Die Hard, but has carved out a big career since then, including the action genre.

Matt Reeves (“Cloverfield,” “Dawn of The Planet of The Apes,” “War For The Planet of The Apes“) is starting to usher in a new era of the iconic Caped Crusader as his new Bruce Wayne, Robert Pattinson (“Tenet“), is leading “The Batman” as part of a new trilogy and Reeves is also behind the “Gotham PD” series at HBO Max that takes place before the events of the upcoming movie focusing on the city’s corrupt police force.

When WarnerMedia announced that “Wonder Woman 1984” would have a day-and-date release dropping on HBO Max at the same time as theaters, it sounded from various reports that it was a contractual situation that has been resolved before the announcement. This made their other announcement about all 2021 releases following the hybrid releases without working out deals with talent and production partners extremely puzzling.

WarnerMedia loves to develop a heap of DC Comics projects, and it sounds like we’ll be getting another one. A report from the usually reliable Cinelinx states that Misha Green (“Lovecraft Country“) is currently writing a project (could be a film or series) that will focus on Jurnee Smollett‘s Black Canary from “Birds of Prey.” The pair had previously worked together on “Lovecraft Country,” so a reunion would make sense on paper.

“Batman” starring Michael Keaton as the Caped Crusader is largely credited with starting the craze of comic book movies. However, the Oscar-nominated Keaton admitted that he hasn’t actually watched one since the late ’80s.“After the first ‘Batman,’ I’m not sure I’ve ever seen an entire [comic book] movie,” the 69-year-old told The Hollywood Reporter.

HYBE and DC Comics will be partnering with Naver Webtoon to create upcoming original content.On August 18, Naver Webtoon announced new partnerships with BTS’ agency HYBE and DC Comics as part of its “super casting” initiative. According to Variety, the mobile-driven web-comic platform aims to create new original content using externally-sourced intellectual property.In this instance, comics based on artists under HYBE Labels and existing DC universe characters can be expected.

Warner Bros. might not be jumping up and down about the box office return of “The Suicide Squad,” however, WarnerMedia seemed happy enough to give James Gunn his own spinoff HBO Max series “Peacemaker” and have indicated they want him to make more films for them.

Batman’s beloved sidekick, Robin has revealed to DC Comic readers that he is bisexual, making him the most recent DC Comic Character to be part of the LGBTQIA+ community.In The latest issue of Batman: Urban Legends, a monthly anthology series, Tim Drake, who helps Batman fight crime as Robin, agrees to go on a date with a guy named Bernard Dowd.In the comic book, Robin is described as having a “lightbulb moment” while fighting side-by-side with Bernard during the rescue mission of part 3.A few