DC Films news: new Robin film “Dynamic Duo” announced

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Looks like a classic Batmobile is being called back into service. It doesn't look any different to me which is pretty cool.



They're also rebuilding a version of the Batcave. Maybe the ones from the Keaton movies. You can see where the main computer platform is. It's also got similar stair rails and catwalks.

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I’m mostly impressed that that huge set is real and not cgi!

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Aug 11, 2021 7:56:27 GMT -5 Metallo said:

I think what impresses me most (from what I can see) is Keaton's sense of being a straight shooter- he seems to say what he means and his not rushing to be back in the limeiight says a lot if it is for quality control.

Hopefully the end result of the movie is impressive. But, no matter how it is, it can't fix the whole DCEU.... not sure what can.

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www.darkhorizons.com/more-photos-from-reeves-the-batman/

More Photos From Reeves’ “The Batman”

By Garth Franklin

A new feature piece on Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” has arrived in the latest issue of Empire with two new shots showcasing Robert Pattinson’s take on the character.

The use of Nirvana’s “Something In The Way” in the first trailer was no accident, with Reeves telling the outlet he was inspired by the band’s music and the life of its lead singer 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’… That’s when it came to me that, rather than make Bruce Wayne the playboy version we’ve seen before, there’s another version who had gone through a great tragedy and become a recluse. So I started making this connection to Gus Van Sant’s ‘Last Days,’ and the idea of this fictionalised version of Kurt Cobain being in this kind of decaying manor.”

Reeves decided Pattinson would be perfect for his take on Batman after seeing the actor in the Safdie brothers’ acclaimed tense thriller “Good Time”:

“In that movie you could really feel his vulnerability and desperation, but you could also feel his power. I thought that was a great mix. He’s also got that Kurt Cobain thing, where he looks like a rock star, but you also feel like he could be a recluse.”

Pattinson says Bruce’s self-destructive obsession has led to this isolation and caused him to shut out everything and everyone except Alfred:

“Bruce has been hiding away. He’s not really a socialite at all. He’s building all these little contraptions and things, just with Alfred. And even Alfred thinks he’s gone insane!

[Batman has] been out every single night for two years, getting beaten up and shot and stabbed and burnt, and it shows. There’s a bullet graze on the cowl, right at the beginning. I don’t think that’s been done before.”

The film is set two years into Bruce Wayne’s work as Batman, though the trailers have avoided showcasing a specific time period for this version of Gotham City which could be set anytime in the past few decades.

“The Batman” arrives in theaters on March 4th 2022.

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www.darkhorizons.com/shannon-joins-flash-as-keaton-joins-batgirl/

Shannon Joins “Flash” As Keaton Joins “Batgirl”

By Garth Franklin
Wednesday, December 22nd 2021 9:00 am

Warner Bros. Pictures has issued press releases for their 2022 line-up, releases that contain two eyebrow-raising bits of DC movie casting news.

First up, it has been confirmed that Michael Shannon and Antje Traue have joined the cast of Andy Muschietti’s “The Flash” movie.

The pair played General Zod and his right-hand woman Faora-Ul in 2013’s “Man of Steel,” a movie that shares the same cinematic universe as “The Flash” film which suggests they’re reprising their roles. However what characters they are playing is not indicated in the release.

“The Flash” film also has Michael Keaton reprising his Burton-era Bruce Wayne/Batman role in the movie, but it turns out that may not be the only time we’ll see him in the DCEU.

A press release for HBO Max’s “Batgirl” film confirms Keaton is on board for that film as well which stars Leslie Grace as Barbara Gordon. Specifics of his role weren’t indicated in the release.

“The Flash” has wrapped filming and is set to hit theaters on November 4th 2022, while “Batgirl” is currently in production in Scotland ahead of a late 2022 HBO Max premiere.

Source: Warner Bros. Pictures

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I would have preferred Bale- but at this point, I've lost so much faith in WB/DC and Marvel has been mostly killing it with the movies and tv that having Keaton as Batman is neat, but Spiderman: No Way Home kind of upped the bar tremendously on multiverse material and I'd be suprised if Flashpoint comes even clsoe....but glad they're trying.

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I think the film is going to be loaded with surprises. It’s just a question of the quality of the finished product. With DC movies it could go either way.

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Dec 24, 2021 18:00:51 GMT -5 Metallo said:

I think the film is going to be loaded with surprises. It’s just a question of the quality of the finished product. With DC movies it could go either way.

I agree... it's just hard to envision it matching or coming close to the level of joy I got from the newest Spiderman movie and its multiverse.

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Yeah I can’t argue with that feeling. I think Keaton coming back as Batman can at least get the same reaction as Maguire coming back as Spider-Man but Millers run as Flash hasn’t been nearly as successful or loved as Hollands run as Spidey.

Just feels like Marvels beat them to the punch with this at least as far as the big screen. No Way Home was a love letter to fans that also happened to be in a good movie. The Flash(point) movie seems like a Hail Mary desperation move to salvage the DCEU.

It’s an interesting time we live in as fans.

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Dec 24, 2021 20:55:48 GMT -5 Metallo said:

Yeah I can’t argue with that feeling. I think Keaton coming back as Batman can at least get the same reaction as Maguire coming back as Spider-Man but Millers run as Flash hasn’t been nearly as successful or loved as Hollands run as Spidey.

Just feels like Marvels beat them to the punch with this at least as far as the big screen. No Way Home was a love letter to fans that also happened to be in a good movie. The Flash(point) movie seems like a Hail Mary desperation move to salvage the DCEU.

It’s an interesting time we live in as fans.

Exactly- I'm sure hoping Flashpoint is a good movie, but it's like when these close-in-concept movies all come out at the same time.... you kind of want the best for last.

Regardless, FLashpoint has a high bar to reach to match No Way Home.

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The new trailers are getting me more excited for this Batman- as it really seems like a specific vision that won't dilute the other versions.
And Pattinson in the mask looks fantastic.

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I just saw that photo at the DC site. For a publicity photo- wow, it looks GREAT!

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Jan 15, 2022 3:23:19 GMT -5 crazy_asian_man said:

I just saw that photo at the DC site. For a publicity photo- wow, it looks GREAT!

I like it too. It’s pretty much the Batgirl of Burnside comic costume brought to life which itself was inspired by the Yvonne Craig costume from the 60s (which I have a soft spot for). I’ve always like that Burnside suit and always felt it was designed with a future live action adaptation in mind.

With the purple leather jacket look I always figured it would be for a CW show. Using this suit does give us some idea of the tone they’re going for. Not as dark and Zack Snyderesque. Grace certainly looks the part.

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Jan 15, 2022 9:44:31 GMT -5 Metallo said:

Jan 15, 2022 3:23:19 GMT -5 crazy_asian_man said:

I just saw that photo at the DC site. For a publicity photo- wow, it looks GREAT!

I like it too. It’s pretty much the Batgirl of Burnside comic costume brought to life which itself was inspired by the Yvonne Craig costume from the 60s (which I have a soft spot for). I’ve always like that Burnside suit and always felt it was designed with a future live action adaptation in mind.

With the purple leather jacket look I always figured it would be for a CW show. Using this suit does give us some idea of the tone they’re going for. Not as dark and Zack Snyderesque. Grace certainly looks the part.

I'm 'eh' on anticipation when it comes to new DC superhero shows at this point. It's so all over the place or mediocre with some good spots that it's hard to be overly excited-

By contrast, even if imperfect, Kevin Feige's Marvel machine continues to impress enough tv/moviewise. I think it's not that things are tied together, but that - again, even if imperfect- things get tied together WELL.

Perfect example recently- with Dr. Strange and Spiderman for No Way Home.

Also- it's sad to see NO credit given to the personal creators for Peacemaker, whereas with Marvel, Jack Kirby is created recently with Eternals.

With WB/DC's stand, it kind of makes me want WB to fail, or at least not really cheer them on.

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Some folks are blown away by the teaser.... I just hope some of these turn out GREAT and suprise me in a good way. I don't even want 'good' anymore. Marvel's raised the bar, tired of having to give extra points to DC just because.