Tag: Batman & Robin
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‘Batman Forever’: Akiva Goldsman Says The “Schumacher Cut” Exists & Releasing It Would Be “A Nice Way To Honor” The Director
For fans of the “Batman” film franchise, there are two films that get a lot of shit from the fandom. You see, after Tim Burton released his two “Batman” films, beginning in 1989, Warner Bros. brought in Joel Schumacher to take the franchise in a new direction. And that’s exactly what happened, as the filmmaker…
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‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Almost Got an Nc-17 Rating
Director Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy never shied away from pushing the dark-and-gritty envelope with its visuals, atmosphere, and violent depiction of the perpetually crime-riddled Gotham City. Nolan’s viscerally grounded take on the Caped Crusader emerged as a cultural and artistic course correction to Joel Schumacher’s campy, overwhelmingly derided Batman & Robin. Instead, Batman Begins echoed…
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George Clooney Was Actually A Good Bruce Wayne
There’s a case to be made that Batman & Robin is one of the most important comic book films of all time. Joel Schumacher’s famously disastrous Batman sequel was so reviled by both fans and critics that it temporarily killed the comic book movie genre, forcing studios to take greater care in making sure their…
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Joel Schumacher’s Unmade Batman & Robin Sequel Sounded A Lot Like Arkham Knight
The rise and fall of Batman feature films from 1989 through 1997 was fascinating to witness. One cannot understate the enormity of Tim Burton’s “Batman” in the popular consciousness, nor the outsize box office it earned when it was first released. Internationally, “Batman” earned $411 million, which is about $990 million in 2023 dollars.A sequel…
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What Happened to Darren Aronofsky’s Batman: Year One?
At the turn of the century, things were not looking good for Batman. A few years earlier had seen the world subjected to Batman & Robin, a film maligned by critics and now considered one of the worst superhero films ever made. Its failure led to the cancellation of a proposed fifth film Batman Unchained,…
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Robert Pattinson Is A Fan Of Every Batman Movie
We’re getting close to the release of “The Batman,” and star Robert Pattinson is talking about the role. In an interview with TotalFilm, the latest Caped Crusader gives a nod of approval to all the previous Batman movies, and doesn’t leave any of them out. He says nothing about “Batman & Robin,” and that’s just so…
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Fear The Walking Dead Season 7 Trailer: The Apocalypse Was Bad Before The Nukes
If you grew up in the ’90s and you had phenomenal taste in film soundtracks, you might have owned a scratched-up CD of “Batman & Robin: Music from and Inspired by the ‘Batman & Robin’ Motion Picture.” Therein, just before Bone Thugs-n-Harmony insisted that you “Look Into My Eyes,” The Smashing Pumpkins tapped into the…
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Superhero Bits: Batman & Robin Get Power Rangers Makeovers, Art of The Avenger Game Book Coming Soon & More
Which DC Comics artist turned Batman & Robin into Power Rangers, and will they get their own comic? Does the Marvel’s Avengers: The Art of the Game book cover have a game spoiler? Want to see a script page from the Suicide Squad final battle that brought back Joker? What if X-23 joined Disney’s The…
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Exclusive: Akiva Goldsman on Scrapped ‘Batman vs. Superman’ Movie: “It Was the Darkest Thing You’ve Ever Seen”
During an in-depth interview between Collider’s own Steve Weintraub and famed screenwriter, producer, and director Akiva Goldsman, where the discussion covered included everything from upcoming projects like Showtime’s Kavalier & Clay series to his work on Star Trek, one of the main topics delved into was Goldsman’s work on the ’90s Batman movies Batman Forever…
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How Tarantino’s Personal Collections Inspired ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Designer
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” production designer Barbara Ling shared gorgeous behind-the-scenes photos, and revealed how Quentin Tarantino’s personal collections inspired the look of the film. In an interview with Architectural Digest, the designer said she took a lot of material from the filmmaker’s wealth of posters, 1960s cinema, and old-school Los Angeles restaurant…