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  • First Full Look at Barry Keoghan’s Joker Revealed in Newly Released ‘The Batman’ Footage

    First Full Look at Barry Keoghan’s Joker Revealed in Newly Released ‘The Batman’ Footage

    The Batman hit theaters just a few weeks ago and made waves amongst the community, some heralding it as the definitive Batman film. Towards the end of the film, we saw a bit of setup for the future of the franchise, with a mysterious prisoner in Arkham locked up alongside Riddler, who upon speaking was revealed to be the Clown Prince of Crime, the Joker.

    Matt Reeves has shared a new look at Keoghan in full prosthetics, locked up in Arkham asylum and seemingly being interrogated by Batman. We only get a look at the character from the back, but it seems to be somewhat burned with minimal hair. The design looks somewhat like Cameron Monaghan Joker that was featured on Gotham.

    That’s not all, as one of the long-rumored scenes that didn’t make it into the film has also been shared.

    In a closer look at the character, we get to see the Joker’s full face, featuring the permanent smile that Reeves revealed following the film’s release. This Joker has already found himself a home in Arkham, presumably running into the Bat during Bruce’s first active year on the Gotham project. It would be interesting to see if the character shares a similar origin to what was alluded to in The Killing Joke storyline as he does seem to have some sort of burns on his skin, but it’s hard to miss that smile.

    We have yet to hear any official word on a sequel to The Batman but as fans and critics praise it with the box office haul passing $600 million, it seems inevitable.

    Source: Twitter

  • ‘The Batman’ Crosses $300 Million Domestically

    ‘The Batman’ Crosses $300 Million Domestically

    The Batman is continuing to dominate the box office.

    The Caped Crusader managed to take the top spot for the third weekend in a row, bringing in an additional $36 million this weekend. This helped to push the film past $300 million stateside. More impressively, though, the film only saw a 45% percent dip over the weekend, which, of course, was helped by there being no other major releases to serve as competition.

    Along with hitting $300 million domestically, the film is nearing the $600 million mark at the global box office. The Batman took in $49.1 million from international marks, which includes $12.1 million from China. The Batman should successfully cross $600 million worldwide by Monday.

    The Batman is in theaters now.

    Source: THR.

  • Hall of Murphy: Episode 16 – ‘The Batman’ Review (w/ Hunter Radesi)

    Hall of Murphy: Episode 16 – ‘The Batman’ Review (w/ Hunter Radesi)

    John and Joe welcome Hunter to join them in talking all things The Batman, as they gush about Matt Reeves‘ new take on the Caped Crusader.

  • Paul Dano Writing a New ‘The Batman’ Prequel Comic on Riddler

    Paul Dano Writing a New ‘The Batman’ Prequel Comic on Riddler

    The Batman finally released giving us a look at a superhero noir storyline, as Paul Dano‘s Riddler makes Bruce Wayne’s life a living hell. While we do learn quite a bit about the character, there’s a lot of history on how he created his elaborate traps and plans that we haven’t explored. Luckily, it seems that DC Comics had the same thought and revealed a new comic titled Riddler: Year One. Besides the cliché “YEar One” naming, what stands out is that the Riddler himself, Paul Dano, will be writing the storyline of the character he brought to life on the silver screen.

    The idea makes sense, and it seems very unlikely we’d get a spinoff series on HBO Max focused on the Riddler. So, it’s a great way to further explore his character and maybe even drop a few hints about his future in the newly established Batverse from Matt Reeves. As of now, only Colin Farrell‘s Penguin is getting his spinoff, as HBO Max officially announced it shortly after The Batman‘s release. We also know that another series is in development that will focus on Arkham, which originally was going to be about the GCPD but changed throughout production. It was the first series in development but seemingly production has been dragged out quite a bit. We’ll see what the cinematic future has in store for Dano‘s Riddler.

    Source: Twitter

  • ‘The Batman’ Has Passed $500M Worldwide as it Heads Into a Weak Chinese Opening

    ‘The Batman’ Has Passed $500M Worldwide as it Heads Into a Weak Chinese Opening

    It looks like The Batman is passing milestone after milestone, as it has now finally passed the $500M mark. After pulling in another $5.75M on Wednesday, the film stands at an impressive $258.2M domestically. In addition to $247.5M from the global box office, the film now has earned a total of $505.8M. It has now passed Venom: Let There Be Carnage‘s $501M but is trailing behind F9 and No Time To Die, who both benefitted from a Chinese release. Box office in China has been rather subpar sadly, which is making its chances at $1 billion now a bit more unsure, as predictions have it at $10M to $15M from its initial projected $30M due to a rise of COVID cases and closing cinemas.

    Forbes has added a fun aspect about the film’s box office success, as it is now the highest-grossing film featuring a serial killer with Paul Dano‘s Riddler. The comic book genre has become an odd gateway for casual viewers to watch films they’d otherwise avoid due to its genre-specific nature or even more adult-skewed rating. In a way, they have replaced the old genre films at this point, which isn’t an uncommon thing that happens throughout cinema’s life-cycle. For some time, romantic comedies were all the rage before vanishing into thin air.

    The comic book genre has the advantage that it absorbs any time of storytelling, making it the perfect Frankenstein genre to reach wider audiences with stories that are new to them, even if it still remains at this dismay to those believing it is “killing cinema.” Ironically, it is not only keeping the business as stable as possible in very uncertain times but also introduces audiences to new aspects of films they’d otherwise not even blink an eye towards.

    Source: Forbes, ScreenRant, THR

  • ‘The Batman’ Holds Exceptionally Strong in 2nd Weekend as Uncharted Passes $300M

    ‘The Batman’ Holds Exceptionally Strong in 2nd Weekend as Uncharted Passes $300M

    The Batman has had an impressive hold on the box office in its second weekend, as the film managed to stick with a -51% drop with $66M. If you exclude the preview nights, it would stand at -41%, which is even more impressive. It’s now the strongest second-weekend hold, as it passed The Dark Knight’s -53% and even surpasses most of Marvel Studios’ holds which average at around 60%. It’s an impressive feat for a three-hour film as it now stands at $238.5M domestically.

    The film already passed $400M yesterday and it currently looks likely that it’ll pass $500M by the end of the week. Keep in mind, the film has yet to release in China, which will give it another strong boost going into the end of the month. It still seems to be building towards a $1 billion run, especially with that holdover but the coming weeks might paint a better picture. Overall, the film is performing exceptionally and it’ll be exciting to follow.

    Overall, it’s been a strong weekend as Spider-Man: No Way Home also is still building up towards $800M, as it currently now stands at $792.2M with a $4M intake over its 13th weekend. The other Tom Holland-led project Uncharted still held on to the second spot pulling in $9.25M over the weekend and now at $113.3M domestically. The film has now passed $300M worldwide and Sony is definitely happy with its performance. So, a sequel announcement might be in the near future.

    Source: Deadline, Forbes

  • ‘The Batman’ Hits $400 Million Worldwide

    ‘The Batman’ Hits $400 Million Worldwide

    The Batman is looking to retain the top spot at the box office this weekend.

    Along with officially crossing the $400 million mark worldwide, the Matt Reeves film is set to add another $66 million this weekend stateside. This will bring its domestic haul to $238.5 million by Sunday. The film took in $18.7 million on Friday, which is a healthy 47% decline from last week. That’s a better hold than the second weekends of other DC films such as Batman v. Superman, The Dark Knight Rises, Justice League and The Dark Knight.

    With little to no competition this weekend, it is entirely possible the $66 million estimate could increase once the final numbers hit on Monday. Going into next weekend, the film’s only true competition is Paramount’s The Lost City starring Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum. Even still, it is likely The Batman will continue to dominate the box office until Sony’s Morbius (finally) hits theaters on April 1st.

    The Batman is in theaters now.

    Source: Variety.

  • ‘The Batman’ Passes $300M Worldwide Ahead of China Release

    ‘The Batman’ Passes $300M Worldwide Ahead of China Release

    Matt Reeves and Peter Craig’s latest film is making quite the bank even as most expected its three-hour runtime and darker take might get in the way. Still, here we are talking about The Batman having already passed $300M after earning an additional $11.77M on a Tuesday. It only dropped 1% from Monday, which further highlights the incredible staying power of the DC film. For a comparison point, as Forbes points out, it had a stronger hold from Sunday to Monday than Alice in Wonderland, Logan, Captain Marvel, and more.

    What is playing right into The Batman‘s hand is that there aren’t any major releases until May. Right now, the expectations of the second weekend are similar to most with it being around 60%, but we’ll see if word-of-mouth boosts the film after all. Still, going from a pandemic standpoint the film is already competing with most major releases of the year and is very likely to pass Dune and Eternals at this rate.

    Will the film pass a billion? That’s the big question, as it is performing quite well internationally. The biggest advantage the film has lies in its confirmed release in China. The 45-day release window for digital might hurt it, however, as China is also infamous for piracy. It is releasing ahead of its digital availability, but there’s still some time before that happens that it’s available in Chinese theaters. For now, it seems likely the film will pass $400M by this weekend.

    Source: Forbes

  • Colin Farrell Teases Potential R-Rating for ‘The Batman’ Penguin Spinoff on HBO Max

    Colin Farrell Teases Potential R-Rating for ‘The Batman’ Penguin Spinoff on HBO Max

    Just minutes ago, we got the confirmation that The Batman‘s first spinoff will indeed focus on Colin Farrell‘s Penguin. While he didn’t have a large role in the film, he still had an important role–especially teaching Batman and Gordon some Spanish lessons. The series has been confirmed as a limited series and an interview from Rotten Tomatoes has found its way online with Farrell teasing that not only might the series explore his origins before his appearance in the DC film but also that they are potentially eyeing an R-rating.

    The Batman was still a hard PG-13 rating but didn’t fully embrace the R-rating that it could’ve. While it would’ve been great to see a bloodier take of the already dark storyline, there’s always the hope to reach a general audience as much as possible–even if Joker managed to pass a billion with that rating a few hours ago. Of course, there’s a chance that the pandemic scared Warner Bros. away from risking it and hoped to dial it back. Luckily, HBO Max doesn’t face does restrictions and it makes sense they could embrace the R-rating a bit more moving forward.

    Source: Twitter

  • Penguin-Focused ‘The Batman’ Spinoff Confirmed as HBO Max Limited Series

    Penguin-Focused ‘The Batman’ Spinoff Confirmed as HBO Max Limited Series

    We’ve heard the first rumblings of the many spinoffs from The Batman some time ago, and it looks like with the film’s box office success they used the opportunity to officially announce the first series. With the tagline “Every story has a beginning” DC has shared a tease for the HBO Max original series focusing on Colin Farrell‘s Penguin that may act as a prequel on how he rose to become the owner of the Iceberg Lounge.

    We first heard about the project back in September of last year, but there were no details outside of Agents of SHIELD veteran Lauren LeFranc taking on the role of executive producer and showrunner of the series. What is also interesting is that The Penguin is currently only a working title. So, we’ll see how it might change over time and once the project truly starts production.

    It’s still crazy to think that it’s Colin Farrell behind all that make-up, but he truly embraced the character throughout the film’s runtime. Him being back and excited for the project is a showcase of just how invested he is in this world and its characters. Hopefully, the seires may also set up whatever the future has in store for this verison of Cobblepot. With Gotham’s legacy no longer includes his family legacy, perhaps he uncovers a connection he has not yet considered.

    Source: Twitter