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Last Day Of Filming On THE BATMAN

It might have taken awhile longer than anticipated, but director Matt Reeves has announced that the last day of filming has finally taken place on The Batman by posting the above image on Twitter. It comes almost a year to the day since the film [...]

March 13, 2021

Teaser Trailer: VOYAGERS Starring Tye Sheridan, Lily-Rose Depp, Fionn Whitehead & Colin Farrell

Pitched as a sort of science fiction take on Lord Of The Flies, writer-director Neil Burger’s Voyagers seems to have a certain amount of visceral energy (going from the trailer). It’s got a starry young cast (Tye Sheridan, Lily-Rose [...]

March 3, 2021

Notebook Reviews: TIGERLAND

Joel Schumacher – 2000 Tigerland is yet another first rate film from director Joel Schumacher. What lifts this Vietnam era drama above the plethora of other ‘bootcamp’ war movies is the quality of the acting. Colin Farrell is [...]

December 29, 2020

Behind The Scenes: Tom Holland & Chris Sarandon On The Set Of FRIGHT NIGHT

Tom Holland’s 1985 vampire flick is still a blast over 35 years after it was first released. On a tonal level Fright Night is very similar to Joel Schumacher’s fellow stylish ‘80s bite pic The Lost Boys. It’s not quite as good as that film, [...]

November 5, 2020

The Bat, The Cat & The Director: Tim Burton Directs Michael Keaton & Michelle Pfeiffer On The Set Of BATMAN RETURNS

Movies In Focus would argue that 1992’s Batman Returns is the best Batman movie. It may or may not be the case, but it’s a film with strong visuals and sense of tone. Michael Keaton returned as Batman, Danny DeVito and Michelle [...]

November 3, 2020

THE BATMAN Is Back! Production Resumes On Matt Reeves’ Dark Knight Movie

Warner Bros.Pictures has confirmed that The Batman is back filming after star Robert Pattinson (allegedly) tested positive for COVID-19. A spokesperson for Warner Bros. told Variety: “Following a hiatus for COVID 19 quarantine precautions, [...]

September 18, 2020

THE BATMAN Pauses Filming After Robert Pattinson Reportedly Tests Positive For COVID-19

News broke on 3 September that filming on The Batman had once again been shut down after a member of the crew tested positive for COVID-19. Now it is being reported that the crew member in question is the film’s star – Robert [...]

September 4, 2020

Production On Matt Reeves’ THE BATMAN Paused After Crew Member Tests Positive With COVID-19

Matt Reeves’ The Batman only resumed filming at Leavesden on 1 September after production shut-down on 14 March when the Coronavirus pandemic started to sweep the globe. However, after just three days, filming has paused once again after a [...]

September 3, 2020

First Teaser Trailer For Matt Reeves’ THE BATMAN Starring Robert Pattinson

Many would say that there’s not a lot of mileage left in screen adaptations of Batman, but Movies In Focus feels that there’s plenty of ways to keep reinventing The Dark Knight on the big screen (much like in the comics). It looks like [...]

August 24, 2020

Director Matt Reeves Drops The Logo & Teaser Poster For THE BATMAN

Movies In Focus is really digging this logo and the teaser poster for Matt Reeves‘ forthcoming The Batman. I’m loving the comic book vibes and the sketchy-ness of the artwork courtesy of Jim Lee. Reeves will be unveiling the first look [...]

August 20, 2020

THE BATMAN To Resume Production In September

According to reports Matt Reeve’s The Batman will resume production in early September. Shooting will take place at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, where sets have been constructed over the last couple of months. Production for Matt [...]

August 20, 2020

Good Will Hunting: Yorgos Lanthimos’ THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER

Director Yorgos Lanthimos delivers a deliciously dark psychological thriller with 2017’s The Killing Of A Sacred Deer. It’s a well-honed film with the clinical precision of a Stanley Kubrick film. Colin Farrell is a surgeon with a [...]

July 6, 2020

Trailer For Assassin Thriller AVA Starring Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell, John Malkovich & Common

For what looks like a pretty generic assassin on-the-run thriller, Ava has a pretty impressive cast – Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell, John Malkovich, Common and Geena Davis (who knows a thing or two about this sort of movie having starred in [...]

June 28, 2020

Obituary: Director Joel Schumacher Dies Aged 80

The mighty Joel Schumacher has died at the age of 80. Having quietly battled cancer for a year, he finally succumbed to the disease. Movies In Focus has always been impressed by Schumacher’s visual flair and technique for storytelling. [...]

June 23, 2020

THE BATMAN Gets A New Release Date After COVID-19 Delay

Production for Matt Reeves’ The Batman shut-down on 14 March due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Since then, the Batman reboot has been on indefinite hiatus and a locked-down Reeves has been going over footage in preparation for when things [...]

April 21, 2020

THE BATMAN Director Matt Reeves Talks About The Film’s COVID-19 Shutdown

Director Matt Reeves and the cast and crew of The Batman were gearing-up to shift the film’s production from London to Liverpool when it was shutdown on 14 March due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Since then, the film has been on an indefinite [...]

April 10, 2020

Chicks Love The Car: Matt Reeves Gives First Look At Robert Pattinson’s Batmobile In THE BATMAN

Movies In Focus might not be totally sold on Robert Pattinson’s costume for The Batman (yet), but boy this a rockin’ Batmobile. This muscle car-style roadster has the feel of the Neal Adams 1970s era of Batman and I’m fully onboard [...]

March 5, 2020

First Look: Matt Reeves Unveils Robert Pattinson As THE BATMAN

Director Matt Reeves has unveiled the first official look at Robert Pattinson as The Batman. It’s a mean and moody ‘camera test’ which shows s stylistic look at Pattison as The Dark Knight. I’m a little torn with this. [...]

February 14, 2020

THE BATMAN Begins

Movies In Focus doesn’t have the interest or energy to partake in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, I’ll always have time for Batman. I’ve been a fan ever since Tim Burton’s take on the character blew my mind back in [...]

February 1, 2020

Colin Farrell & Andy Serkis In The Frame For The Penguin & Alfred Pennyworth In THE BATMAN

The great Colin Farrell is one seriously left field choice for Oswald Cobblepot AKA The Penguin in Matt Reeves’ The Batman. Farrell has the dark looks, he’s got the acting chops but he doesn’t have the…physique and stature [...]

November 7, 2019

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