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Christian Bale knew what he was getting into when he agreed to play Gorr the God Butcher in the upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder, but he admittedly had no clue about the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In an interview with Total Film magazine, Bale was asked if he had any apprehension about joining another superhero franchise after a near decade-long stint […]
Nicolas Cage wants to star opposite Robert Pattinson in a potential sequel to Matt Reeves’ The Batman. While speaking with reporters at SXSW this week, the 58-year-old actor expressed his desire to play a specific villain in Warner Bros.’ next Batman franchise installment. “We have this new [movie with] Robert Pattinson as the Batman, which I’m […]
Ewan McGregor is set to make his return to the world of Star Wars with the new Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the actor says it was “spine-tingling” to reunite with his co-star Hayden Christensen. It’s been 17 years since the two were onscreen together in Revenge of the Sith, the climactic third entry in George Lucas’ prequel trilogy. In […]
If you’re up on your Pattman news, it should come as no surprise that none other than Paul Dano is aboard the Matt Reeves-directed 2022 film The Batman. Dano, fittingly, will put his versatile ambience-defining skillset to good use in the role of Edward Nashton, a.k.a. Riddler. We’ve already been given a peek at Reeves’ Batman […]
Heath Ledger gave an iconic performance in Christopher Nolan’s 2008 Batman sequel The Dark Knight, but Warner Bros. wanted the film to take a different approach initially. Ledger’s deranged take on the Joker notably never gave much information regarding the villain’s backstory, something other Batman films had been all too eager to do. Nolan has previously made it […]
Joker was already a dark film to begin with, but the Todd Phillips-directed comic book thriller almost ended even more gruesomely. After grossing over $1 billion at the box office worldwide, the surprise blockbuster hit originally had a different ending. That is according to Kevin Smith, who explained on a recent episode of the Fatman Beyond podcast that […]
According to an exclusive from Deadline, there is a rumor floating around that Jonah Hill is in discussions to be cast as a villain in the relatively upcoming The Batman film, where Robert Pattinson will star in the title role. No deals have currently been signed to add Hill, but Deadline adds that it’s “what […]
After being questioned about a hypothetical scenario in which the choreographed onscreen violence in Joker would inspire real-life violence, Joaquin Phoenix walked out of an interview being conducted by a film critic for The Telegraph. That critic, Robbie Collin, had asked Phoenix if he was worried that his new film “might perversely end up inspiring […]
The first reviews for Todd Phillips’ Joker are pouring in, and it’s safe to say fan anticipation has surged. Following the movie’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival this weekend, critics collectively declared Joker a massive success. The R-rated thriller was particularly praised for straying from the typical formula of comic book films, and instead delivering a gritty, mature story about a societal […]
Disney gave fans a live-action remake of Aladdin just last month, while the Beyoncé and Donald Glover-starring Lion King is just weeks away. Now they’re gearing up to take on another one with a live-action version of The Little Mermaid. It would appear the film is close to landing its main villain, Ursula, as Variety reports that Melissa McCarthy is in talks to take […]
