Tag: Batman
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Michael Keaton Has Never Watched An Entire Marvel Or DC Film: “I Have Other Sh*t To Do!”
Michael Keaton is no stranger to comic book films. In fact, you could argue that outside of Christopher Reeve, Keaton might be one of the most influential superhero actors of all time beginning with his role in Tim Burton’s 1989 “Batman.” But after 1992’s “Batman Returns,” the actor shied away from superhero storytelling for decades…
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Sci-Fi Movies That Accurately Predicted The Future
Part of the fun of the science fiction genre is the way that some stories try to see the future. Sci-fi novelists have been hitting close to home since H.G.Wells predicted wireless communication, or when Stanislaw Lem imagined today’s e-readers. Our favorite movies sometimes have a window to the future, too. A story is rarely…
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Batman Returns At 30: Tim Burton Ushered In The Franchise Era By Letting His Freak Flag Fly
Thirty years ago this weekend, “
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Batman Returns at 30: still as weird as big-budget blockbusters get
Tim Burton’s kinetic and kinky sequel pushed the boundaries for the summer movie template helped by a standout movie star turn from Michelle PfeifferThirty years ago, audiences came out in droves to see an over-the-top political satire about the mayoral campaign of a disgusting sewer mutant – a movie that also doubled as an oddball…
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Puss In Boots: The Last Wish Director And Producer On Making A Spaghetti Western In The Shrek Universe [Annecy 2022]
Who would have thought that the studio that not only gave us both the incredible “How to Train Your Dragon” and “Kung Fu Panda” franchises, but also “The Boss Baby” and “Shrek,” would have one possibly the most exciting animated movie of the year — and it’s a “Shrek” spin-off film!That’s right. Forget your “Is ‘Lightyear’…
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Michael Keaton: Jack Nicholson Told Me to Do ‘Four or Five Flops’ After ‘Batman’ Success
As Michael Keaton prepares to return as the Caped Crusader in upcoming DC installment “The Flash,” the former “Batman” star revealed what co-star Jack Nicholson told him decades ago.While on set in London for the 1989 Tim Burton-helmed comic book film, Nicholson imparted words of wisdom to take every success as a greenlight for a…
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Spyscape’s Interactive Batman Experience To Open In New York City – Here Are Some Intriguing Details
If you’ve always dreamed of being Batman‘s sidekick, dream no more. The Caped Crusader is rappelling into the interactive experience Spyscape in New York City, where visitors will be able to put their detective skills to use to help him solve a mystery involving the criminal organization Leviathan. The Batman x Spyscape experience utilizes a…
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Superhero Bits: Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Changes, Batman Unburied Is A Hit & More
(Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.)In this edition of Superhero Bits:”Doctor Strange in…
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Michelle Pfeiffer to star in ‘Wild Four O’Clocks’ for Protagonist, CAA
CAA Media Finance is handling domestic sales for the film.Michelle Pfeiffer is set to star in Peter Craig’s drama Wild Four O’Clocks, with UK-based Protagonist Pictures boarding international sales, and CAA Media Finance handling domestic rights.Wild Four O’Clocks is about a woman who has to care for her two young grandsons when their father is…