Author: Frank Palmer

Fans are eagerly awaiting November’s Justice League in large part due to Ben Affleck’s Batman. There was some controversy with how the character was portrayed in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but in a new interview with Us Magazine, Ben Affleck revealed the character definitely won’t be the same: “In Batman v Superman, he was at the end of his rope. But in Justice League, he’s finding hope again. He has to open up and play well with others. He knows he needs them.” It isn’t really that hard to see that that is what Zack Snyder was going for, though…

Michael Keaton is regarded as one of the better Batman actors to portray the DC Comics character in live action. What many fans might not know however, is the exact reason why the actor wasn’t in 1995’s Batman Forever. In a new interview with The Guardian, Keaton shed some light on just why that was: “[The film] just wasn’t any good, man,” Keaton said. “I tried to be patient, but after a certain point, I was like, I can’t take this any more, this is going to be horrible. But, look, there was some really horrible taste in the ’90s, and I…

The CBS broadcast of the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards is looking at a new all-time low – at least in the preliminary ratings, that is. Scoring an 8.2/14 in metered market ratings, the show was somewhat from the 8.4/13 that ABC and Jimmy Kimmel woke up to a year ago. The 2016 kudoscast went on to post 11.3 million total viewers and a 2.8 demo rating, which at the time marked all-time lows. Per The Hollywood Reporter: The Emmys are becoming a tougher sell for viewers. For another year, initial ratings for the TV awards are down — this time slipping…

Guardians of the Galaxy and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 were both major hits critically and financially, which wasn’t really a surprise. What may surprise you, however, is that one of the main characters, Gamora, nearly had a much different look. Concept artist Andy Park took to Instagram to reveal his initial look for the character: This is the same version I posted previously but with a cloak on. I always thought she’d look great with a more mysterious feel to her like the assassin she used to be #guardiansofthegalaxyvol2 #gamora #gotg #conceptart #design #costume #illustration #digitalart #digitalpainting #photoshop…

After we just learned that The Batman will reportedly be going into production early next year, we now have another interesting rumor about a key DC Comics character appearing in the film. That character? Will Smith’s Deadshot. In a recent article from Latino Review (that was taken down) the site said that Smith’s Deadshot would have a major role. It’s also worth nothing that the report said it was rumble behind the scenes at this point and that it’d happen IF things pan out. The report also stated that Deadshot in the film would create a The Good, The Bad,…

One of the most anticipated movies for The DCEU is The Batman. Though it’s gotten off to a slow start with a few delays, a new rumor suggests that the film could begin production rather soon. Umberto Gonzalez recently had a Periscope session in which he revealed that the film would start production if “if everything falls into place”.  Ben Affleck will still be Batman as far as we know, as Affleck praised director Matt Reeves back in July: “Trying to do that, and direct, would probably be too much. Something would be compromised. I think it came off, optically, to the broader world,…

Darren Aronofsky first drew critical acclaim with 1998’s Pi, a film about a paranoid mathematician searches for a key number that will unlock the universal patterns found in nature. The critical acclaim and success of that film gave him the opportunity to produce 2000’s Requiem For A Dream, a film that by all accounts isn’t something the average moviegoer would want to watch more than once. It’s an awful film – but that’s why it’s so good. It’s been classified as a “drug” film by most reviewers, but Aronofsky himself has stated this isn’t the case: “Requiem for a Dream is…

Before Batman Begins, Darren Aronofsky was set to direct a Batman film for Warner Bros. The studio ultimately went in another direction after one draft was written (more on that below). Aronofsky, however, has revealed (via First Showing) that the upcoming solo Joker movie planned by the studio is in the same vein as his Batman film: “I hear the way they’re talking about the Joker movie and that’s exactly — that was my pitch. I was like: We’re going to shoot in East Detroit and East New York. We’re not building Gotham. The Batmobile — I wanted to be…

One of the bigger hits of this year was definitely John Wick: Chapter 2. It was acclaimed by critics and fans alike, and was also a Box Office smash, so naturally, another film is on the way. A new report from Variety confirms that John Wick: Chapter 3 will be released in 2019: Lionsgate has set a release for the Keanu Reeves action movie “John Wick: Chapter 3.” The film is expected to hit theaters on May 17, 2019 — the first title to land on the date. Director Chad Stahelski spoke about the production back in May: “It’s more…

David Harbour is playing Hellboy in the upcoming reboot of the film – replacing Ron Perlman. While getting rid of Perlman caused quite an uproar on the internet, fans might be pleased to learn that the new actor looks very similar to the previous version we saw on screen. The first look at the character was revealed via Twitter: Holy crap #Hellboy #FirstLook pic.twitter.com/dpryXiHDHE — Hellboy (@HellboyMovie) September 13, 2017 The film is said to be a much more gruesome and violent version of the character – according to Screenwriter Andrew Cosby: “I can’t really talk about specifics with regard…