Another day, another rumor that Ben Affleck is not playing Batman. That's not a repeat from February... And no, it's not a repeat from July either. This rumor was buried in a story we covered just a few hours ago. In the Heat Vision piece a...
One of the best parts of Heath Ledger's joker was that we had no idea where he came from. He routinely made up origin stories in both a fantastic way to define the character as un-moored chaos, but also a commentary on how overblown we are ...
Remember earlier in the day when we reported that The Batman isn't part of the DCEU? Turns out that The Batman really is part of the DCEU. Director Matt Reeves' wording made it seem like it would not be part of the DCEU; the non-DCEU Joker ...
The Batman continues to go through growing pains. After Matt Reeves agreed to the direct the film, there has been a lot of speculation about Ben Affleck's involvement and when the movie will get made given the rest of the DCEU schedule. As ...
The Joker's already set to appear in two DC Unilaterally-bad-verse movies: a Suicide Squadsequel, and the Harley Quinn spinoff. Both will reportedly feature Jared Leto reprising his role as Mr. J. Wait, you might be asking yourself rig...
Justice League is in the middle of a huge mess right now. DC Comics and Warner Bros. are tooling and re-tooling elements, Ben Affleck was almost phased out of the Batman role (before confirming he'd be staying on), and the film's current ad...
Ben Affleck's Batman has been on a rocky road of life, but after being the only saving grace of Dawn of Justice I thought we'd at least get another four or so movies out of him. However, from the moment Sad Affleck came into being thin...
Because the world wants Flixist to create a true clusterfuck label, here we go again. If one searches back through our Ben Affleck Flixist timeline, one finds the following posts: April 13, 2016, Ben Affleck directing, starring in sol...
Variety reports that Joss Whedon will direct a standalone Batgirl movie for Warner Bros. and the DCEU. Whedon will also write the film and serve as producer. Variety notes that comics writer and producer Geoff Johns will be one of the peopl...
The Batman seemed back on track when Matt Reeves signed on to direct the film. Maybe, just maybe, things would be looking up for the new solo Batman film and the DCEU as a whole. Scratch that. There's been another setback. According to a tw...
The Batman family is growing in the DC cinematic universe. For one, Matt Reeves agreed to direct the new Batman movie. On top of that, Warner Bros. is now planning a live-action Nightwing movie. The Lego Batman Movie director Chris Kay...
Finally some good news for Ben Affleck's The Batman. Matt Reeves (War of the Planet of the Apes, Let Me In) has decided to direct the new solo Batman movie. This comes just days after talks broke down and Reeves declined the project. Warner...
The Batman may be broken. Warner Bros. was in talks with Dawn of the Planet of the Apes/Let the Right One In director Matt Reeves to helm the new Batman film for the DCEU. According to The Hollywood Reporter/Heat Vision, the talks brok...
Just as Ben Affleck's The Batman was getting back on track with director Matt Reeves in the wings, it's rumored to have hit another snag. It's a big rumor, too, so get your salt ready. According to sources cited by John Campea on Collider T...
Last month, Ben Affleck announced he would no longer direct the new Batman movie. There was speculation that the actor was bummed out by the negative response to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and his recent directorial effort Live by N...
The Lego Movie was my favorite animated film of 2014. It felt fresh, had a story and jokes fit for both children and their parents, and even managed to deliver a heartfelt message at the end. The big standout was Will Arnett as Batman, a se...
Ben Affleck won't direct the next Batman movie, according to an official statement released yesterday by the actor. While Affleck is out of the director's chair, he is still the star, co-writer, and one of the producers of The Batman. In th...
Did anyone else forget Justice League was coming out this year? I totally did. 2016 was such a weird year, it feels like Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was released forever ago. But as teased in both BvS, Suicide Squad and most likely W...
While Donald Trump was running for president, Billy West recorded a number of the candidate's dumber statements in the voice of Futurama's Zap Brannigan. It was funny. And now that Donald Trump is President-elect, it's just kind of numbly t...
While I wasn't a fan of Zack Snyder's cacophonous Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, I do admire the VFX work put into the film. The craft of the visual effects artists is evident throughout, and this reel from Scanline VFX shows just...
Does anyone like the Flash's armor costume in the new Justice League movie? This is new image for EW is probably the best look we've got of it not in motion and it just looks terrible. Like all design and no substance. If he needs armor why...
Zack Snyder's first Justice League movie wrapped production earlier this year and should be out November 17, 2017. While some assumed the two Justice League films would be shot in quick succession so the sequel could hit a 2019 release, it ...
So the dirty is this: another straight to DVD market animated film from Warner Brothers DC Universe, following the success of Batman: The Killing Joke is ready for release and there's a brand new trailer to tell you about it. Director Jay O...
The LEGO Movie was a revelation when it hit theaters two years ago. A fun film with a hearty message, it featured a breakout performance from Will Arnett's Batman. Now with a spin-off set in motion, we haven't heard much of the film's plot ...
Ben Affleck's solo Batman movie--officially titled The Batman--should be getting underway soon. We know that hunky Joe Manganiello will play Deeathstroke in the film, but everything else is unknown at the moment. Adam West, the Caped Crusad...
A while back we reported that J. K. Simmons was cast as Commissioner Gordon in Zack Snyder's Justice League. Principle photography has reached the homestretch in the reportedly hopeful and optimistic superhero film, and Snyder has used Twit...
Zack Snyder is in the homestretch of principle photography on Justice League, which comes out next year. Ben Affleck recently wrapped filming and will likely move on to his solo Batman movie, which will pit the Dark Knight against hunky Joe...
By all accounts, Warner Bros.' DC Extended Universe, now three movies in, has struggled to find the same kind of critical footing as Marvel Studios' Cinematic Universe. Since its debut in 2012's Man of Steel, DC flicks have been roundly sla...
You may recall news last week that Deathstroke will be the villain in Ben Affleck's solo Batman movie. This lead many people to wonder who would be cast as Slade Wilson. It was confirmed yesterday that hunky Joe Manganiello has been cast as...
After Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Ben Affleck signed on to write and direct his own Batman movie. We had a little bit of April Fool's fun speculating about who the villain would be, but until today, that remained a mystery. Over at ...
I'm pretty sure very few people under the age of 50 became fans of Batman through the old Adam West Batman TV show, but that's how I did. Reruns on some random channel at some random time were some of my favorite things to watch, and n...
Suicide Squad is ramping up promotions as we near its August 5 release date. As part of that effort, Warner brothers unleashed a new three minute-plus trailer featuring increased roles for several characters (notably, Will Smith's Deadshot)...
After The LEGO Movie pleasantly surprised, it naturally led to a number of planned sequels and spin-offs. With the actual follow up to the LEGO Movie not hitting theaters until 2019, our first taste is a spin-off featuring the breakout...
Big things happening today for the DC Cinematic Universe. In addition to the Wonder Woman trailer at San Diego Comic-Con, here's your first taste of Zack Snyder's Justice League movie. It seems goofier and more lighthearted than Batman v Su...
Batman: The Killing Joke is already notorious as a comic book, but now it's landing in the world of animated Batman and it will probably become notorious again. It's R-rated and one of the more disturbing Batman tales ever told, and it...
While Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has made around $870 million worldwide, it's been considered a disappointment for Warner Bros. By comparison, Captain America: Civil War has already made $957 million worldwide in two weeks. Batman v...
DC Comics unveiled a brand new logo to coincide with big Rebirth event this summer, which pretty much looks like a mea culpa for that New 52 stuff from a few years ago. The comic is an 80-page one-shot written by Geoff Johns that will kick ...
The trailer for Batman: The Killing Joke has been released and set the stage for a true-to-graphic-novel adaptation. This is the first time a DC Comics movie will be R-rated a fact which is actually not attributable to 2016's succ...
It was easy to poke fun at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice for our April Fool's Day shenanigans this year, given its divisive nature across the internet. While the jokes increased in wackiness as the day went on, it started from a r...
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice would inevitably drop to second place at the box office--such is the law of diminishing returns--yet who would have predicted that Melissa McCarthy's The Boss would knock the boys out? The Boss made $23.48...
