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Ben Affleck Back As Batman In AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM

Ben Affleck announced that he was done with Batman back in 2019 and Robert Pattinson took over the role in Matt Reeves 2022 release, The Batman. Then, in 2020 came the surprise news that Affleck would be joining the cast of Andy [...]

July 29, 2022

CLOSED Competition: Win THE BATMAN On Blu-ray

Unmask the truth behind Gotham City’s vigilante detective and his alter ego, reclusive billionaire Bruce Wayne with The Batman, now on Digital Download and 4K, Blu-ray and DVD on 13th June, and to celebrate its release Movies In Focus has two [...]

June 8, 2022

Review: THE BATMAN Is A Refreshing But Flawed Take On The Dark Knight

The Batman is the latest big screen incarnation of Bob Kane and Bill Finger’s iconic comic book hero. Over the last 30-odd years there have been multiple film takes on Batman from Tim Burton’s brooding gothic noir and Joel Schumacher’s [...]

March 8, 2022

Podcast – Episode 17: Batman On Film Founder Bill Ramey Talks About BATMAN On The Big Screen

Since 1998, Bill Ramey’s Batman On Film has been the go-to website for the best news for Batman on the big screen. It was founded in the wake of Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin as a way of ‘lobbying for the long-term continuation of [...]

February 26, 2022

The World Needs Heroes: DC Movies In 2022

Movies In Focus constantly rages against comic book movies – but sometimes even I look forward to one or two of them. Usually because of some creative reason or because it features Batman. I’m curious to see what Matt Reeves has done [...]

February 13, 2022

Assorted News On THE BATMAN

The March release of Matt Reeves’ The Batman is nearly upon us and more information and assorted marketing goodies are being unveiled to whet the appetite. First-up: The Batman‘s running time has been confirmed as 175 minutes (two [...]

January 24, 2022

The Bat & The Cat: New Trailer For Matt Reeves’ THE BATMAN Starring Robert Pattinson & Zoë Kravitz

Each trailer for Matt Reeves‘ The Batman improves on the last. This latest piece of marketing puts the focus on the relationship between Robert Pattinson‘s Batman and Zoë Kravitz‘s Selina Kyle. It also shows us a little bit more of Paul [...]

December 28, 2021

The Dark Knight: A Look Back At Christopher Nolan’s Batman Trilogy

Little did we know how much mainstream moviemaking would change when Christopher Nolan was charged with rebooting the Batman franchise. Released in 2005, Nolan’s Batman Begins took The Dark Knight and transported Bob Kane and Bill Finger’s [...]

December 12, 2021

Bits From THE BATMAN Ahead Of DC Fandome

Director Matt Reeves has been teasing bits and pieces from The Batman ahead of a new trailer launching at the DC FanDome on Saturday 16 October 2021. Reeves has shared two posters from the film – one showing Robert Pattinson‘s The [...]

October 16, 2021

SUPERMAN Reboot On The Way With Ta-Nehisi Coates Writing & J.J. Abrams Producing

It looks like Henry Cavill might be hanging-up the red cape. Word is out that Ta-Nehisi Coates has been hired to write the script for a new reboot of Superman, which will be produced by J.J. Abrams. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film [...]

February 27, 2021

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

DUNE, THE BATMAN, THE FLASH & More Delayed By Warner Bros

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the theatrical landscape. Warner Bros. has now moved Denis Villeneuve’s Dune from 18 December 2020 to 1 October, 2021. That means that The Batman has now shifted from that date to 4 March 2022. This [...]

October 6, 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

Batman Forever! Ben Affleck Will Join Michael Keaton As Batman In FLASHPOINT

Well, knock me down with a feather! After stating that he was done with the role forever (which was recast by Matt Reeves for The Batman), comes the news that Ben Affleck will join the cast of Andy Muschietti’s Flashpoint. as Batman/Bruce [...]

August 21, 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

Batman Returns: Michael Keaton Is Back On The Big Screen As The Dark Knight

The mighty Michael Keaton hasn’t played Batman since Tim Burton’s gloriously gothic Batman Returns in 1992 – but it looks like that is going to change as the star is currently in talks to join Ezra Miller in Andy [...]

June 26, 2020

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