Tag: Dark Knight
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Where Did We Leave Off With Michael Keaton’s Batman?
Arguably the main reason people are excited about the upcoming film The Flash is that it features actor Michael Keaton reprising his role as Bruce Wayne/Batman for the first time since 1992’s Batman Returns. Keaton’s portrayal is widely considered one of the best live-action adaptations of the Dark Knight and his presence has generated much…
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Batman Beyond’s Confusing Place In The Animated Series Timeline Explained
The superhero comic books of Marvel and DC use a static timeline, where no characters permanently age. That’s what makes “Batman Beyond” so unique; following in the thematic footsteps of “The Dark Knight Returns,” the show depicted a Bruce Wayne who’d aged out of the cowl. In his place, he trained teenage Terry McGinnis as…
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The Greatest Batman Actor Ever, According To /Film Readers [Exclusive Survey]
Of all the big questions that we as a species face in the 21st century, surely one of the most pressing is this: who is the greatest Batman actor ever? Even as existential threats loom on all fronts and AI threatens to reduce art as we know it to a mechanical process of imitation, this…
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The Batman’s Kurt Cobain Imagery Was There From The Beginning
The first trailer for “The Batman,” which launched at the inaugural DC FanDome event back in 2020, might be the most incredible trailer I’ve ever seen. At least, the trailer that got me the most excited to see a film. From the somber-toned needle drop of Nirvana’s “Something In The Way,” you could feel every…
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‘The Flash’ Movie TV Spot Takes Us Inside the Bat Cave
Fans’ hearts never skipped a beat like they did when Michael Keaton’s Batman takes a pause between, “Yeah” and “I’m Batman” in the Super Bowl trailer Ezra Miller-led The Flash. Director Andy Muschietti’s long-due labor of love is finally seeing the light of day and fans aren’t complaining. The trailer gave us a good look…
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: The Sad Tale of Wu Han
Raiders of the Lost Ark burst into theaters in the summer of 1981 like a wall of spikes Alfred Molina forgot was there. More than 40 years later, Indiana Jones remains one of the most iconic child-endangering heroes outside of Batman. Created by George Lucas, the franchise has seen Indiana Jones adventure all across the…
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Christopher Nolan Looked To Blade Runner For A Key Part Of Batman Begins
Each of the films in Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” trilogy carved out its own distinct look in terms of Gotham City. The cityscape in Batman’s turf evolved in such a way that it was as if Gotham became every city.Nolan and his crew shot “The Dark Knight” mostly in Chicago, using recognizable landmarks such as the…
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The 10 Coolest Easter Eggs In The Batman
The Bat-signal is shining bright as the first public screenings of “
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Willem Dafoe Was Surprised To Be Asked Back For Spider-Man: ‘It’s Always A Little Difficult When You Die In A Movie’
Marvel movies tend to kill off villains like they’re going out of style. It’s like they operate by a reverse “Dark Knight” formula: “You either die a villain, or you live long enough to see yourself become the hero.” “Spider-Man: No Way Home” tweaks this approach by plucking bad guys from the multiverse and having…
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How can the Eternals franchise be saved?
Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao’s intergalactic adventure is the lowest-rated Marvel film to date but the series is set to continueWay back in 2008, a little movie named Iron Man introduced us to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Debuting the same year as Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, it featured many of the same themes as the Batman…