Matt Reeves
‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ Moves to Amazon With Two-Season Order
Batman: Caped Crusader has found a new home at Amazon. The streamer and retail giant has handed out a two-season order for the animated series, which was originally set up at HBO Max. Caped Crusader landed at the Jennifer Salke-led streamer following Warner Bros. Animation parent company Warner Bros. Discovery scrapping the show in August […]
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‘Cloverfield’ at 15: Director Matt Reeves Talks His Doctor Visit on Set and the Tough-to-Crack Sequel
Cloverfield wasn’t Matt Reeves’ feature directorial debut, but it’s the film that put him on the trajectory towards two Planet of the Apes movies and 2022’s The Batman. Now, one would think that a found-footage monster film would be a walk in the park for a filmmaker who’s been making blockbusters look easy for the […]
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‘The Batman’ Filmmaker Matt Reeves Inks Overall Film, TV Deal With Warner Bros.
The Batman filmmaker Matt Reeves is staying in the Warner Bros. family. Reeves and his 6th & Idaho banner have signed a first-look deal with the film studio and re-upped with Warner Bros. TV, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Reeves is attached to direct and co-write a sequel to The Batman, the Robert Pattinson film […]
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‘The Batman 2’: Mattson Tomlin to Co-Write Script With Matt Reeves
Screenwriter Mattson Tomlin is once again heeding the call of the Bat-Signal. Tomlin is reteaming with Matt Reeves to write The Batman 2, the follow-up to Reeves’ well-received Robert Pattinson-starring take on the Caped Crusader that proved to be a hit with audiences. Plot details are being kept in the Batcave. It is not even […]
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‘The Batman’ Sequel Set With Robert Pattinson and Director Matt Reeves
The Batman — returns. Warner Bros. and DC announced Tuesday night at CinemaCon that The Batman is officially getting a sequel. “Matt took one of our most iconic and beloved superheroes and delivered a fresh vision,” Warner Bros. movie chief Toby Emmerich said during the studio’s highly anticipated slate presentation. “Matt Reeves, Rob Pattinson and […]
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‘The Batman’ Fan Video Meticulously Edits Adam West and TV Series Villains Into Latest Film
Holy crafty project, Batman! A recent video created by YouTube’s Corridor channel meticulously and delightfully overlays footage from the iconic 1960s Batman series into The Batman film trailer. The video is only 90 seconds long — but is so much fun that it feels longer. Along with Adam West’s Batman, Burt Ward’s Robin makes an […]
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Box Office: ‘The Batman’ Earns Another $36M, Hits $300M Domestically
There’s no stopping The Batman. The hit Warner Bros.-DC movie placed No. 1 at the box office for the third consecutive weekend, grossing $36 million for a superhero-like domestic total of $300.1 million and nearly $600 million worldwide after earning another $49.1 million overseas for a foreign tally of $298 million. One downer: With 43 […]
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‘The Batman’ Headed for Weak China Opening Amid COVID Outbreak, Cinema Closures
Hollywood can’t seem to catch a break in China lately. Just as U.S. studio tentpoles were beginning to return to the country at scale, a COVID outbreak spanning two thirds of China’s provinces is shuttering cinemas and casting a pall over local consumer activity all over again. Approximately 30 percent of all Chinese movie theaters […]
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Box Office: ‘Batman’ Enjoys $66M Weekend, Blows Past $238M in U.S.
Holy Batman. Robert Pattinson’s The Batman is a bona fide hit at the box office, where it topped its second weekend with $66 million from 4,417 theaters for a 10-day domestic total of $238.5 million. Outside of Spider-Man: No Way Home — which has earned nearly $800 million domestically — that’s already the best showing […]
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The Real-World Horror Behind ‘The Batman’
[This story contains spoilers for The Batman.] Gotham. From whose eyes are we watching it? No, this isn’t a riddle. But it is the first question The Batman invites audiences to ask as we watch a family from behind binocular lenses. The sound of ragged breathing creates its own tempo, working in tandem with the […]
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‘The Batman’ Star Paul Dano Says Saran Wrap Doesn’t Want to Be Associated With Riddler’s Costume
It seems S. C. Johnson & Son is not pleased when its Saran wrap brand is name-dropped in reference to the Riddler’s costume in The Batman. In Matt Reeves’ film, Riddler wraps his head in the material as a part of his costume. Actor Paul Dano, who plays the latest iteration of the iconic DC […]
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‘The Batman’ Star John Turturro Shares Fascinating Opinion on Movie’s Twist
[This story contains spoilers for The Batman.] When John Turturro was a boy in New York City, his father told him never to look Mafia associates in the eye if they spoke to him, because their skill was to seduce would-be prey. Decades later, he would use that advice to help craft his Gotham City […]
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