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882 days ago

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Zack Snyder To Screen His DC Films at SnyderCon Event in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, March 21 - A few days ago, visionary Hollywood filmmaker Zack Snyder teased a major announcement regarding his DC films across his social media platforms, which left everyone guessing about it.## The filmmaker has now revealed the details regarding the upcoming event. The teaser shared about Snyder hinted that there is something special coming out from April 28-30, and he now revealed that he would be screening his DC films during the Snyder Con event this April. ## The SnyderCon event, which will take place in Pasadena, California from April 28 to April 30, will see the maverick filmmaker's three DC films screening. On April 28, Snyder will screen his Man of Steel, followed by Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice on April 29. Both movies will be screened at ArtCenter in Pasadena. ## Zack Snyder's Justice League will be screened on April 30 at the IMAX at Universal Citywalk, and it will be the first time when this movie will be shown on the big screen. "Zack Snyder's Justice League" is the true version of the filmmaker's DCEU world. It was released on HBO Max in 2021 with nearly a 4-hour version.## This SnyderCon will be a charity event that will help raise money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Autumn Snyder Tribute Fund, paying tribute to Snyder's late daughter. ## Stay tuned... Stay tuned...

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1036 days ago

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DC's Most Prestigious Project Is In The Early Development Along With Many Others

Los Angeles, October 17 - Warner Bros. hasn't been able to align its DC projects and give them better treatment despite endless possibilities. One of the popular DC characters who have a huge influence on the audiences, Superman hasn't been able to find a place in the DC universe for more than 5 years. ## The popular superhero role, played by Henry Cavill, was last seen in "Justice League" (not counting Zack Snyder's Justice League) but since then, the studio couldn't find ways to bring back the character despite the rumors. ## It is said that Warner Bros. executive, Walter Hamada was against the idea of bringing Henry Cavill back as Superman, and now, with his exit, things are shaping up nicely at Warner Bros. regarding DC's future projects, and in what could be the turning point of DC future, the studio has greenlit multiple projects, including "Superman" sequel.## According to THR, bringing back Cavill for another Superman movie is at the top of the list for Warner Bros. executives and are reportedly looking for writers for a "Man of Steel" sequel produced by Charles Roven. There have been rumors about the "Superman" sequel, and the studio is finally officially setting it.## Interestingly, Dwayne Johnson, who makes his DC debut with the forthcoming "Black Adam" movie, has been quite vocal about the "Black Adam vs. Superman" movie and believed that it was the main purpose of introducing Black Adam in the DCEU. The Rock has also teased the cameo of Henry Cavill as Superman in Black Adam, which has further boosted the chance of bringing two characters against each other. ## Apart from the "Superman" sequel, Warner Bros. has also reportedly set the "The Flash" sequel and it is said that the scripting has already been written. Apart from that, James Gunn has been working on a secret DC movie while Matt Reeves is already developing a sequel to his "The Batman", which was released earlier in March this year and grossed over $770 million worldwide. "Joker 2" is also in development and is scheduled for October 2024 release while "Wonder Woman 3" with Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins is also in the works.## Stay tuned...

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1087 days ago

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IMDb Releases The List of Highest-Rated Films From The Turn of The Century (00s)

Los Angeles, August 28 - IMDb has been one of the most trusted sites when it comes to the fair ratings of movies and tv shows. The website has time and again revealed the list of top-rated films and shows for the respective years and decades or centuries.## Keeping up with the trend, IMDb has now released the list of the highest-rated films of the 21st century worldwide. The list is topped by Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, which has got 9 out of 10 ratings on the platform. It is also the joint highest-rated Batman movie on Rotten Tomatoes. ## "The Dark Knight", starring Christian Bale in the titular role, was released in 2008 and went on to gross over $1 billion at the worldwide box office. It also won two Oscars for Best Supporting Actor to Heath Ledger and for Best Sound Editing to Richard King. ## Meanwhile, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is the joint highest-rated film of the 21st century on IMDb. Released in 2003, the Peter Jackson-directed film grossed over $1.14 billion at the worldwide box office against a budget of $94 million. The next top-rated film on the list is LOTR: The Two Towers with 8.8 ratings. ## Among the top 10 highest-rated films from the turn of the century, 8 are English films while one each is a Portuguese and Japanese movie. Not a single Indian movie in the top 10 makes the cut to the list. The top 10 films are as follows - ## 1. The Dark kinght## 2. LOTR: The Return of The King## 3. LOTR: The Two Towars## 4. LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring## 5. City of God## 6. Spirited Away## 7. The Prestige## 8. The Departed## 9. The Pianist## 10. Gladiator## Stay tuned...

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1267 days ago

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The Batman To Be Only The 6th Film To Debut With $100M At The Domestic Box Office In March?

Los Angeles, March 1 - The month of March is all set to kick off with the release of Warner Bros.' highly-anticipated DC Superhero movie, "The Batman". The Robert Pattinson-fronted will debut internationally on March 3rd ahead of its domestic debut on the next day. ## Warner Bros. and theater owners have high expectations from this Matt Reeves-directed, which is touted to be darker and more to be a detective story than the previous Batman movies. The movie had its world premiere on Feb. 28, in which, it received an anonymous positive response from the critics.## As far as the box office is concerned, "The Batman" is all set to take the biggest opening of 2022. The latest projections are indicating the movie to open between $115M-$145M at the domestic (North America) box office in the opening weekend. While these are just indications, it might surpass the projection to take the biggest opening in the Batman franchise of all time. ## The reboot of the Batman film franchise, The Batman may become only the 6th Hollywood movie of all time to debut with $100M+ at the domestic box office, for a film released in the month of March. Only five movies in the past have reached the box office milestone, in which, Beauty and the Beast is at number 1 with $174 million for $504 million total domestic collections.## The Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is the second biggest Hollywood movie to release in March with $166 million in 2016 for a $330 million lifetime domestic haul. Marvel Studios' Captain Marvel followed at number 3 with a $153 million domestic debut in 2019. It is one of the highest-grossing solo superhero movies of all time with $1.12 billion worldwide, including $426 million at the domestic box office. ## The dystopian action film The Hunger Games was the second-biggest March movie at the time of its debut in 2012. It debuted with $152 million, for $408 million total domestic cume. The Alice in Wonderland was the first $100 million domestic grosser in March with a $116 million debut at the box office. The dark fantasy movie, starring Johnny Depp, grossed $334 million during its entire domestic run. ## Moving back to "The Batman", it is set in his second year of fighting crime, the film sees Batman uncover corruption in Gotham City while pursuing the Riddler (Dano), a serial killer who targets Gotham's elite. It stars Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne / Batman alongside Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Andy Serkis, and Colin Farrell.## Stay tuned...

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1286 days ago

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Robert Pattinson's 'The Batman' Special IMAX Preview Screenings Sold Out

Los Angeles, February 10 - The theater owners are in for a treat, despite "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is nearing its theatrical run in North America. "Spider-Man: No Way Home" has done more than what it was anticipated to do before the release, and now, the onus on DC movie, "The Batman" to carry the momentum, and in that regard, the indications are highly positive. ## To give the first glimpse of the unpreceded hype for Robert Pattinson's "The Batman", the special preview IMAX screenings of the superhero movie were sold out immediately after Warner Bros. put tickets on sale on Tuesday (Feb. 9) morning in North America, reports Deadline. The IMAX special screening at 350 locations is set to be held on March 1. ## The preview is dated so that fans can watch the movie simultaneously with those attending the New York premiere. The Matt Reeves-directed DC movie opens on March 4, with nationwide previews on March 3. It will be the longest "Batman" movie ever with a runtime nearly hitting 3 hours. ## The superhero movies have worked wonders during the covid-19 pandemic, and "The Batman" seems to be the continuation of that trend. According to the early box office projections, Robert Pattinson-starrer is heading for over $100 million in the opening weekend. It might also take the biggest opening for a Batman movie, as the projection shows it could reach $185 million in the domestic opening weekend. ## Set in his second year of fighting crime, "The Batman" film sees Batman uncover corruption in Gotham City while pursuing the Riddler (Paul Dano), a serial killer who targets Gotham's elite. The movie also stars Zoë Kravitz is playing Catwoman, with Colin Farrell fully transforming himself into the Penguin. Barry Keoghan, Peter Sarsgaard, Amber Sienna, Andy Serkis, Jeffrey Wright, and John Turturro round out the cast.## Stay tuned...

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1291 days ago

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'The Batman' Early Box Office Projections Eyeing Biggest Opening Ever For A Batman Movie

Los Angeles, February 5 - After "Spider-Man: No Way Home", Hollywood is gearing up for the next blockbuster in the form of "The Batman", which is just a month away from its debut on March 4. The DC superhero movie is one of the most anticipated films and the hype around it just keeps getting bigger and bigger. ## Starring Robert Pattinson as a new version of the Caped Crusader, "The Batman" is carrying a lot of expectations as far as the box office is concerned. And the early box office projections for "The Batman" is also suggesting it could take the biggest opening for a Batman movie ever. ## According to Box Office Pro, the 2022's first bona fide tentpole is currently tracking to earn between $135-$185 million domestically in its opening weekend while its lifetime box office projection currently stands between $340-$540 million domestically. ## If the movie opens to its higher projection of $185 million, it will be the biggest debut for a Batman movie ever at the domestic box office (North America). Only three "Batman" movies have had opening weekends of over $100 million domestically, the highest of which overall is "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice's" $166 million. Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" sits just behind it at $160 million in the opening weekend. ## Directed by Matt Reeves, "The Batman" is on track to become only the second movie (excluding China) to open over $100 million domestically during the covid-19 pandemic. "Spider-Man: No Way Home" was the first to do. If the Warner Bros. movie opens to its lower end of the projection, it would still place it easily in the top-5 all-time for Batman project. ## The film's cast includes Robert Pattinson as Batman, Colin Farrell as The Penguin, Paul Dano as The Riddler, Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, John Turturro as Carmine Falcone, Peter Sarsgaard as Gil Colson, Jayme Lawson as Bella Real, Barry Keoghan as Officer Stanley Merkel, and Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth.## Stay tuned...

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1307 days ago

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Robert Pattinson's 'The Batman' Theatrical Run Time Reportedly Revealed

Mumbai, January 20 - Warner Bros. Pictures is all set to release its big-ticket most anticipated superhero film "The Batman" in theaters on March 4, 2022. Starring Robert Pattinson as Caped Crusader, is touted to be the finest film in the franchise. ## As the release date of "The Batman" gets closer, fans can't hold on to their excitement to watch Pattinson for the first time in the "Batman" suit. Meanwhile, the theatrical run time of the film has reportedly been revealed which makes it the longest film in the franchise and one of the longest superhero movies of all time. ## According to the Comicbook, a new listing on the IMAX Melbourne website suggests the current runtime for Matt Reeves' "The Batman" is 175 minutes, meaning fans will get two hours and 55 minutes of Robert Pattinson's take on Bruce Wayne on the most popular mythos in all of comic book history.## As it stands now, Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" is currently the longest Batman movie at two hours and 45 minutes. "The Dark Knight" clocks in at two hours and 32 minutes while "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" carries a similar runtime.## Excluding the director's cut (Zack Snyder's Justice League), "The Batman" to be the second-longest superhero film after Marvel Studios' "Avengers: Endgame", which clocked 181 minutes of the non-stop thrill. "Zack Snyder's Justice League", which was released on HBO Max, had a run-time of 242 minutes.## "The Batman" is slated to release on March 4, 2022. In India, it will release in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages. ## Stay tuned...

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1322 days ago

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Michael Keaton Says Clashes Over 'Batman' Tone Made Him Exit The Role

Los Angeles, Jan 5 (IANS) Actor Michael Keaton returns to his famous Batman/Bruce Wayne role in the upcoming Warner Bros. tentpole 'The Flash', it will mark 29 years since he last played the Caped Crusader on the big screen.## Keaton walked away during the development of 'Batman Forever', which saw Joel Schumacher taking over directing duties from the actor's 'Batman' and 'Batman Returns' director Tim Burton, reports variety.com.## Schumacher and Keaton clashed over the lighter, more campy tone of 'Batman Forever'. Keaton did not want to give up the darker feel of Burton's films, as the actor recently discussed at length on the aIn the Envelope" podcast'.## "It was always Bruce Wayne. It was never Batman," Keaton said of what drew him to the comic book role.## "To me, I know the name of the movie is a Batman, and it's hugely iconic and very cool and (culturally) iconic and because of Tim Burton, artistically iconic. I knew from the get-go it was Bruce Wayne. That was the secret".## He added: "I never talked about it. Batman, Batman, Batman does this, and I kept thinking to myself, 'Y'all are thinking wrong here.' Bruce Wayne. What kind of person does that?' Who becomes that?"## "When the director who directed the third one, I said, 'I just can't do it'," Keaton continued.## "And one of the reasons I couldn't do it was -- and you know, he's a nice enough man, he's passed away, so I wouldn't speak ill of him even if he were alive a" he, at one point, after more than a couple of meetings where I kept trying to rationalize doing it and hopefully talking him into saying, aI think we don't want to go in this direction, I think we should go in this direction.' And he wasn't going to budge".## According to Keaton, he told Schumacher that he could no longer play Batman if the tone was moving away from the dark nature of Burton's movies.## Schumacher allegedly told Keaton: "I don't understand why everything has to be so dark and everything so sad," to which the actor responded, ace Wait a minute, do you know how this guy got to be Batman? Have you read I mean, it's pretty simple".## Keaton's performance in 'The Flash' will hit theaters on November 4.## The actor will continue to reprise the character in 'Batgirl', the HBO Max original movie that's also set to debut in 2022.## Stay tuned...

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1403 days ago

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Two Time Academy Award Winner, Michael Caine To Retire From Acting After Best Sellers

Los Angeles, October 16 - Michael Caine, a British actor, and two-time Academy Award winner, is putting a brake on his legendary 70-year old film career. The 88-year old said in an interview broadcast Friday that the newly-released "Best Sellers" is the last film he has acted. ## "Because I haven't worked for two years, and I have a spine problem which affects my legs so I can't walk very well, so...", he told BBC radio host Simon Mayo. "And I also wrote a book, a couple of books, which were published and were successful, so I'm now not an actor, I'm a writer, which is lovely because as an actor you have to get up at half-past six in the morning and go to the studio. As a writer, you can start writing without leaving the bed". ## Caine, in his decades-long film and tv career, worked over 170 films including "The Dark Knight" trilogy. He got nominated for Oscars six times and went on to win on two occasions for roles in 1986's "Hannah and Her Sisters" and 1999's "The Cider House Rules". ## The frequent collaborator of Nolan's film, Caine most recently appeared opposite John David Washington and Robert Pattinson in the Nolan directed Tenet and Martin Owen's Twist. When asked if the Aubrey Plaza co-starring Best Sellers is his final film, Caine answered, "I think it would be".## "I don't have any — there haven't been any offers, obviously, for two years, because nobody's been making any movies I'd want to do", Caine said of the COVID-19 pandemic. "But also, I'm 88. There's not exactly scripts pouring out with a leading man who's 88, you know?".## The veteran actor turned author has penned multiple biographies and said he wrote his fictional debut, a thriller titled "If You Don't Want To Die", during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.## Stay tuned...

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1435 days ago

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'The Batman' Spinoff Series About The Notorious Supervillian 'Penguin' In Early Development At HBO Max

Los Angeles, September 14, 2021: While fans around the world are waiting for Warner Bros' upcoming DC superhero movie "The Batman", the company's streamer platform HBO Max is developing a series about The Penguin that will be a spinoff of "The Batman" feature film. ## The series is in the early development with Lauren LeFranc is reportedly attached to write the script for the project. Colin Farrell, who plays the notorious supervillain in Robert Pattinson-led "The Batman", has also been approached to star in the spinoff series, according to variety. ## The show, which is yet to be confirmed, would supposedly delve into The Penguin aka Oswald Oz Cobblepot's rise to power in the Gotham criminal underworld. On the live-action side, the character has previously been played by actors like Burgess Meredith in the 1992 film "Batman Returns", Danny DeVito, and Robin Lord Taylor in the TV series "Gotham".## Interestingly, Penguin would be the second spinoff series from "The Batman" feature at HBO Max. The streamer is already working on police procedural spin-off series, set within the Gotham Police Department. It is part of WarnerMedia’s attempt to launch a new interconnected Batman universe across all of its platforms.## Meanwhile, "The Batman" feature film is scheduled to hit theaters in March 2022 after being delayed multiple times due to the covid-19 pandemic. It stars Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne / Batman along with Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Barry Keoghan, Jayme Lawson, Andy Serkis, and Colin Farrell. ## Stay tuned...

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1582 days ago

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Ezra Miller's 'The Flash' Begins Production, Michael Keaton To Return As Batman In The DC Superhero Film

Michael Keaton has been confirmed to return as Batman in the upcoming DC superhero film, "The Flash" which has started production in London on Monday (April 19). Keaton will be returning as Batman nearly after 30 years to appear alongside Ezra Miller in Warner Bros' long-awaited film. ## The production start of "The Flash" comes after over six years since the Ezra Miller-led superhero film was first announced in 2014. Andy Muschietti is directing the project with sister Barbara Muschietti serving as a producer through their recently formed production company Double Dream. The film is scheduled to arrive in theaters on November 4, 2022.## Keaton's arrival as Batman is massive news for the DC fans. However, the actor recently raised the eyebrows of his fans when he hinted in an interview with Deadline that he might not do "The Flash" because of his concerns about the COVID-19 situation in the UK. ## "To be honest with you, you know what worries me more than anything about all this stuff? It's COVID. I'm more concerned. I keep my eye more on the COVID situation in the UK than anything. That will determine everything, and so that's why I'm living outside the city here on 17 acres, staying away from everybody, because the COVID thing has got me really concerned. So, that's my first thing about all projects", Keaton has said. ## Keaton first played Batman in Tim Burton's 1989 blockbuster of the same name before making his final appearance in 1992's "Batman Returns". And now, after nearly 30 years, we will finally get to see Keaton's version of Batman since we last show him. Interestingly, Ben Affleck will also be reprising his version of Bruce Wayne/Batman for the film, "The Flash". ## The story of "The Flash" sees Ezra Miller as Barry Allen travel back in time to prevent the death of his mother. The result? Allen inadvertently creates another universe protected by Keaton's Batman, now 30 years older. It stars Ezra Miller as Barry Allen / The Flash, alongside Ben Affleck, Michael Keaton, Sasha Calle, Kiersey Clemons, Maribel Verdú, and Ron Livingston. ## Stay tuned...

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1949 days ago

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When 'Joker' Joaquin Phoenix was almost cast as Batman

Los Angeles, April 18 (IANS) "Joker" star Joaquin Phoenix was almost cast as Batman way back in the nineties.## After George Clooney's 1997 outing as the caped crusader in "Batman & Robin" flopped, "Black Swan" director Darren Aronofsky was tipped to direct a new Batman film, and Phoenix was his first choice for the role.## Aronofsky said that he wanted to re-invent Batman and suggested Phoenix as the leading role, reports aceshowbiz.com.## "The studio wanted Freddie Prinze Jr. and I wanted Joaquin Phoenix. It was a different time. The Batman I wrote was definitely a way different type of taking than they ended up making," Aronofsky tells Empire of his plans for "Batman: Year One".## He added: "The Batman that was out before me was 'Batman & Robin', the famous one with the nipples on the Batsuit, so I was really trying to undermine that, and reinvent it. That's where my head went."## However, Aronofsky's vision of Batman never got realized because the project never went into production.## Nearly a decade later after "Batman & Robin", Christopher Nolan would revive the caped crusader with "Batman Begins" in 2005, the first of his genre-bending "Dark Knight" series of blockbusters. Christian Bale essayed Batman and his alter ego Bruce Wayne in Nolan's trilogy.## Meanwhile, the title "Batman: Year One" has been used for an animation film, released in 2011 and directed by Lauren Montgomery and Sam Liu.## While Ben Affleck played Batman in "Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice" and "Justice League", Robert Pattinson will be taking the role in Matt Reeves' upcoming film "The Batman".## Earlier this year, Phoenix bagged an Oscar for playing Batman's nemesis the Joker in Todd Phillips' 2019 hit "Joker".## For more and latest news about Hollywood, stay tuned with us.