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Why Everyone's So Mad About The Penguin's Real Name
The new HBO Max series The Penguin reimagines a classic Batman villain as a gangster played by Colin Farrell—but one departure from canon has Penguin purists quacking.
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‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ Takes Batman Back to His Pulp Roots
The Amazon streaming series, from Bruce Timm, Matt Reeves and J.J. Abrams, crosses a modern sensibility with ‘40s film-noir vibes. Here's why it works so well.
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The People’s Joker: The (Unofficial) Joker Movie of the Year Is Already Here
Vera Drew's crowdfunded, gleefully unauthorized parody is a meditation on identity and a bid to take the Clown Prince of Crime back from edgelord fanboys—but it’s also a sincere tribute to the Batman mythos.
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Which Batman Actor Is the Biggest Sneakerhead?
From Michael Keaton to Ben Affleck, GQ determines how the live-action Batmen rank as real-life sneaker guys.
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What Was the DCEU?
The DC Extended Universe is no more. As Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom brings one big-screen incarnation of DC Comics’ heroes to a close—clearing the decks for a full-scale reboot set to begin with James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy in summer 2025—let’s assess what went wrong (and right) with a superhero franchise that could never quite get up, up and away.
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Robert Pattinson Is on His Post-Gym Batman Grind
An off-duty RPatz went for a spin around New York City looking a lot like an off-duty Bruce Wayne.
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James Gunn Taps The Flash Director Andy Muschietti for New Batman Movie
DC didn’t wait for The Flash’s returns to promote its director. Brave and the Bold will be the first Batman film with a Robin since 1997.
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James Gunn Unveils His New DCU Slate With Reboots of Superman, Batman, Green Lantern and More
Gunn and Peter Safran revealed Chapter One of their new vision which includes five films and five TV series.
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Dave Bautista Is Giving Up On His Dream of Playing Bane
The wrestler-turned-actor has long dreamed of playing the classic Batman villain, but it’s no longer in the cards under James Gunn's new DC universe.
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Zoë Kravitz Always Lands on Her Feet
She was already one of the coolest people alive, but didn’t feel like she made it until this year. The enigmatic actress opens up about playing Catwoman in The Batman, directing her first movie, Pussy Island, rebuilding after her divorce, and her relationship with Channing Tatum.
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Pennyworth, the TV Show About Batman's Butler, Is a Prequel Worth Your Time
Now in its third season airing on HBO Max, the series presents a young Alfred as a dapper British spy—and it's surprisingly very fun.
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A Script Is in the Works for Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson's Batman Sequel
Despite all the shake-ups and cancellations at Warner Bros Discovery, rest assured: Batman 2 is moving forward.
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This Deleted Joker Scene From The Batman Teases an Intriguing Take on the Character
Barry Keoghan's take on the Clown Prince of Crime is on full display in this tense scene.
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A Short History of the Black Catwoman
Zoe Kravitz is the latest in a small but illustrious group of Black actresses who've played the iconic DC antihero.
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Please, Give Us New Batman Villains
A surprise cameo at the end of The Batman implies we're about to go down a road we've already been on many times before.
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The Batman Sets Up Several Storylines for Potential Sequels
Here's where the next Pattinson-Reeves Batfilms might go, based on the way the new film ends.
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The Best Batman Is Detective Batman
Bruce Wayne is a traumatized weirdo who needs to solve things. That’s the hero we want to see.
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The Metamorphosis of Robert Pattinson
The expectation-defying actor is executing his wildest career pivot yet, returning to the world of giant franchise films as the Batman. Yet he can't help but worry: What is a movie star now, anyway?