Batman Archives

Michael Keaton on why he walked away from Batman Forever

by Simon Brew | Jan 07, 2022 | News

Michael Keaton had meetings with Joel Schumacher about continuing in the Batman franchise - but it wasn't to be....

The endless march towards 150 minute blockbuster movies becoming the norm

by Simon Brew | Nov 09, 2021 | Feature, News

Is two and a half hours now becoming the acceptable given for a big blockbuster movie's running time? A few thoughts....

Synopsis for The Batman revealed, the Dark Knight just got darker

by Dan Cooper | Nov 08, 2021 | News

If the trailer wasn't grim enough for you, then The Batman's unveiled synopsis hints that our brief preview may only be the beginning of the...

The Batman: new trailer lands for the Dark Knight's return

by Simon Brew | Oct 16, 2021 | News

Robert Pattinson is the new Batman - and you can see how the new film is shaping up too, as Warner Bros unleashed a fresh trailer....

Clooney on not being invited to Batman reunion, apologises again

by Dan Cooper | Oct 07, 2021 | News

Will George Clooney ever stop apologising for Batman and Robin? He's done so again, as he chats about the upcoming Flash movie....

Podcast: Batman (1989) and Our Ladies (2019)

by Simon Brew | Oct 04, 2021 | News, Podcasts

In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films that took 30 years between them to get made....

How Batman (1989) helped shift Commodore Amiga computers

by Andrew Fisher | Sep 13, 2021 | Feature, News

1989's Batman movie didn't just set the box office alight - it helped shift an awful lot of Commodore Amiga computers in the UK as well....

Remembering the Batman Returns backlash

by Simon Brew | Jun 21, 2021 | Feature, News

Batman 2 was expected to repeat the success of the first film - but it took a little longer to come together than planned, and went a bit darker too....

Danny Elfman got in trouble in the toilet composing his Batman score

by Dan Cooper | Jun 08, 2021 | News

Danny Elfman reveals that capturing his original Batman score led to the kind of stand-off worthy of the Dark Knight himself....

The many cancelled movies of the DC Extended Universe

by Dan Cooper | Apr 09, 2021 | Feature, News

With two more movies to add to the cancelled pile, we take a look at the graveyard of projects in the DCEU....

Trailer: the animated Batman adaptation of The Long Halloween

by Dan Cooper | Apr 07, 2021 | News

One of the Dark Knight's most iconic stories is heading to a screen near you soon - here's the trailer for The Long Halloween....

The Batman finally wraps filming

by Dan Cooper | Mar 15, 2021 | News

Production has finally completed on Matt Reeves' upcoming take on the Dark Knight, The Batman....

The Batman movie regular who’s third in line to the US presidency

by Mark Harrison | Jan 26, 2021 | Feature, News

If you don’t know US Senator Patrick Leahy’s name, you may know his screen work from the Dark Knight trilogy and various other Batman movies....

More Batman: The Animated Series rumoured and re-rumoured

by Brendon Connelly | Jan 20, 2021 | News

The classic 1990s Batman TV show is headed to HBO Max soon - but are new episodes also in the pipeline? Kevin Smith excitedly says yes....

Quarantine exemptions end for UK film productions

by Dan Cooper | Jan 19, 2021 | News

In response to the spread of new Covid variants, industry professionals will once again have to self-isolate for ten days when entering the UK....

George Clooney reveals he advised Ben Affleck to reject Batman role

by Dan Cooper | Dec 18, 2020 | News

George Clooney has been chatting about Batman & Robin again - and also about recommending Ben Affleck turn the Batman role down....

Batman: Death In The Family review: choose your own adventure?

by James Hunt | Nov 04, 2020 | Reviews

In all possible universes, this Batman 'choose your own adventure' movie is a success: here's our review of an ambitious project....

UK film productions to continue during lockdown, it's confirmed

by Dan Cooper | Nov 03, 2020 | News

Film productions in England can continue it's been confirmed, even as cinemas shut their doors from this coming Thursday....

Warner Bros announces further delays, including Dune, The Batman

by Dan Cooper | Oct 06, 2020 | News

Warner Bros drastically alters its release schedule, pushing several of its high-profile releases back by up to a year - and Dune is moving to 2021...

Marvel, DC, multiverses, and does the continuity matter?

by Brendon Connelly | Oct 06, 2020 | Feature, News

Marvel, DC and now Spider-Man are looking at potential big and small screen multiverses - but there's a lesson in whether continuity matters from an...

Filming resumes on The Batman after second Covid shutdown

by Dan Cooper | Sep 18, 2020 | News

Batman returns, as production gets up and running for the third time on 2021's return of the Dark Knight, The Batman....

Batman (1989), and the behind the scenes struggle with its ending

by Simon Brew | Aug 26, 2020 | Feature, News

It took urgent rewrites to fix the ending of 1989's Batman, not least because one of its producers had spent $100,000 on a prop without telling the...