This may be a controversial take, but Christopher Nolan's 2012 film "The Dark Knight Rises" is the best of the three Batman films Nolan directed, and is handily one of the best superhero films ever made. Produced in the wake of the 2011 Occupy Wall Street protests, "The Dark Knight Rises" addressed the issue of Batman's wealth, pointing out explicitly that being a Batman isn't the best use of one's money. Bruce Wayne is a billionaire, and yet Gotham City still languishes. Bane (Tom Hardy) may be a terrorist who takes the entire city hostage, but he also noted that superhero billionaires are at the heart of economic injustice. Superheroes are not the solution.
"The Dark Knight Rises" also finally allows Batman to retire. One can only be infected by angst-based impulses toward vigilantism for so long before his knees begin to give out. "Rises" questioned the efficiency and health of a Batman,...
"The Dark Knight Rises" also finally allows Batman to retire. One can only be infected by angst-based impulses toward vigilantism for so long before his knees begin to give out. "Rises" questioned the efficiency and health of a Batman,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
In addition to his iconic role in the space saga Star Wars, Hollywood star Mark Hamill is renowned for his prolific voice-acting career. Over the decades, he’s voiced multiple characters across various shows and movies, most notably being the DC villain Joker in Batman: The Animated Series.
Hamill further delved into DC territory with his portrayal of Trickster in the live-action series The Flash. And his talent transcended beyond DC, as he also took on the roles of two underrated Marvel villains in the animated Spider-Man shows.
Mark Hamill voiced Joker in Batman: The Animated Series (1992). Credit: Warner Bros. Animation
Mark Hamill Voiced Two Spider-Man Villains
After taking on the roles of DC villains like Joker and Trickster, Mark Hamill secured the role of voicing Hobgoblin in Spider-Man: The Animated Series. Along with the Hamilton actor, Frank Gorshin was reportedly also considered for the role.
Hobgoblin in Spider-Man: The Animated Series
However,...
Hamill further delved into DC territory with his portrayal of Trickster in the live-action series The Flash. And his talent transcended beyond DC, as he also took on the roles of two underrated Marvel villains in the animated Spider-Man shows.
Mark Hamill voiced Joker in Batman: The Animated Series (1992). Credit: Warner Bros. Animation
Mark Hamill Voiced Two Spider-Man Villains
After taking on the roles of DC villains like Joker and Trickster, Mark Hamill secured the role of voicing Hobgoblin in Spider-Man: The Animated Series. Along with the Hamilton actor, Frank Gorshin was reportedly also considered for the role.
Hobgoblin in Spider-Man: The Animated Series
However,...
- 4/1/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
Hank Bradford, the clever stand-up comic who performed a half-dozen times on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson before serving a five-year stint as head writer on the program, has died. He was 88.
Bradford died Jan. 18 in Los Angeles, his family announced.
Bradford did uncredited dialogue rewrites on the Burt Reynolds-starring Smokey and the Bandit (1977) — when he got the script, “it wasn’t a comedy,” he revealed to host Mark Malkoff on a 2017 episode of The Carson Podcast — and wrote for such TV shows as M*A*S*H, Private Benjamin and Three’s Company.
The Brooklyn native made his first appearance on the Tonight Show in September 1966 when it was based in New York. He got a spot inside the writers room in 1969, succeeded Marshall Brickman as head writer in 1970 and moved with the show to Burbank in 1972.
Bradford’s role on the fabled NBC late-night program was...
Bradford died Jan. 18 in Los Angeles, his family announced.
Bradford did uncredited dialogue rewrites on the Burt Reynolds-starring Smokey and the Bandit (1977) — when he got the script, “it wasn’t a comedy,” he revealed to host Mark Malkoff on a 2017 episode of The Carson Podcast — and wrote for such TV shows as M*A*S*H, Private Benjamin and Three’s Company.
The Brooklyn native made his first appearance on the Tonight Show in September 1966 when it was based in New York. He got a spot inside the writers room in 1969, succeeded Marshall Brickman as head writer in 1970 and moved with the show to Burbank in 1972.
Bradford’s role on the fabled NBC late-night program was...
- 2/9/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Beatles made their first of three appearances on CBS’ “The Ed Sullivan Show” on Feb 9, 1964. Sullivan knew he had a really big “shew” that night, telling the audience mainly of teeny-boppers and teenage girls that “our theater’s been jammed with newspapermen and hundreds of photographers from all over the world. And these veterans agree with me that the city never has witnessed the excitement stirred by these youngsters from Liverpool…Now tonight you’re going to be twice entertained by them…Ladies and gentlemen, The Beatles.”
Their fans screamed, cried and grabbed their hair when John, Paul, George and Ringo performed “All My Loving,” “Till There Was You” and “She Loves You.” They came back 35 minutes later in the show to sing “I Saw Her Standing There” and their No. 1 hit “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” The ratings for the episode scored to 23.24 million households. Beatlemania was sweeping America before Feb.
Their fans screamed, cried and grabbed their hair when John, Paul, George and Ringo performed “All My Loving,” “Till There Was You” and “She Loves You.” They came back 35 minutes later in the show to sing “I Saw Her Standing There” and their No. 1 hit “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” The ratings for the episode scored to 23.24 million households. Beatlemania was sweeping America before Feb.
- 2/9/2024
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
William Dozier's "Batman" TV series went off the air in March 1968, and it's been downhill for the character ever since. "Batman" is an unabashed work of genius, a series that took a pop figure from the late 1930s and updated him into a sublime comedic figure, wielded to satirize superheroes and the bizarre, colorful worlds they live in. Batman and Robin were upright citizens to the point of absurdity. They would drink milk, play chess, and trade trivia about the Ancient Greeks, before absquatulating to the Batcave where they, stonefaced, would talk about their surreal computer equipment and oddball costumes. As the stars, Adam West and Burt Ward were sublime, playing broadly comedic characters without once winking to the camera or letting the satirical façade crack.
It was gorgeous, broad, and colorful. Batman hasn't reached these highs since. Some of the other Batman movies and TV shows made since 1968 have been fine,...
It was gorgeous, broad, and colorful. Batman hasn't reached these highs since. Some of the other Batman movies and TV shows made since 1968 have been fine,...
- 1/24/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
At the end of Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s 1988 one-shot Batman: The Killing Joke, the Joker lays out his worldview in plain terms. After testing his theory that “one bad day” could make even the most decent person into a madman like himself, the Joker tells his nemesis, “It’s all a joke! Everything anybody ever valued or struggled for… it’s all a monstrous, demented gag!”
Even more than the grisly sights of The Killing Joke—in which the Clown Prince of Crime sets out to prove his theory by brutalizing Batgirl Barbara Gordon and tormenting her father Commissioner Gordon—that line has set the course of Joker stories of the past several decades. Fans and creators alike try to push the Joker to edgier extremes, forgetting how Batman answers when his nemesis asks why he isn’t laughing. “Because I’ve heard it before,” he responds. “And...
Even more than the grisly sights of The Killing Joke—in which the Clown Prince of Crime sets out to prove his theory by brutalizing Batgirl Barbara Gordon and tormenting her father Commissioner Gordon—that line has set the course of Joker stories of the past several decades. Fans and creators alike try to push the Joker to edgier extremes, forgetting how Batman answers when his nemesis asks why he isn’t laughing. “Because I’ve heard it before,” he responds. “And...
- 1/4/2024
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Robert Butler, the Emmy-winning, go-to pilot director who helmed the first episodes of such acclaimed shows as Batman, Star Trek, Hill Street Blues and Moonlighting, died Nov. 3 in Los Angeles, his family announced. He was 95.
Butler also co-created the Pierce Brosnan-starring Remington Steele (and helmed its pilot, of course), directed the first episode of Hogan’s Heroes in 1965, and called the first shots and set the tone for, Glenn Gordon Caron’s Moonlighting, Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Sisters and The Division.
In 1973, he directed the William Holden-starring The Blue Knight — the first four-hour television miniseries — at NBC and then got the CBS series adaptation of the Joseph Wambaugh novel that starred George Kennedy off on the right foot.
Butler also helmed two episodes of The Twilight Zone (the fifth-season installments “Caesar and Me,” starring his old friend, Jackie Cooper, and “The Encounter”) and worked on The Dick Van Dyke Show,...
Butler also co-created the Pierce Brosnan-starring Remington Steele (and helmed its pilot, of course), directed the first episode of Hogan’s Heroes in 1965, and called the first shots and set the tone for, Glenn Gordon Caron’s Moonlighting, Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Sisters and The Division.
In 1973, he directed the William Holden-starring The Blue Knight — the first four-hour television miniseries — at NBC and then got the CBS series adaptation of the Joseph Wambaugh novel that starred George Kennedy off on the right foot.
Butler also helmed two episodes of The Twilight Zone (the fifth-season installments “Caesar and Me,” starring his old friend, Jackie Cooper, and “The Encounter”) and worked on The Dick Van Dyke Show,...
- 11/11/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Film fans talk about the 1990s as another Golden Age of cinema. Not only is there the jam-packed year of 1999, which gave us classics such as The Matrix, Toy Story 2, and The Talented Mr. Ripley, but the 90s also saw the rise of new auteurs, including Quentin Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson, David Fincher, and Guillermo del Toro. Hollywood turned its attention to indie and foreign films, enriching a moviegoing experience that still featured fan-favorite blockbusters.
But to really see how good the 90s were, we can’t just look at the hits. Rather, the flops tell us the true tale of the decade’s quality – the movies that audiences skipped at the time but have proven their worth in the years that followed. Here are the best flops of the 1990s; films that couldn’t find a wide enough audience upon release, but still deserve attention today.
Mom and Dad Save the World...
But to really see how good the 90s were, we can’t just look at the hits. Rather, the flops tell us the true tale of the decade’s quality – the movies that audiences skipped at the time but have proven their worth in the years that followed. Here are the best flops of the 1990s; films that couldn’t find a wide enough audience upon release, but still deserve attention today.
Mom and Dad Save the World...
- 10/7/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
John Regis, a comedian and entertainer who performed on talk shows and cruise ships and was a headliner on the Playboy Club circuit, died Aug. 19 in Los Angeles, magician Kerry Ross announced. He was 94.
As a “road comic” in the 1960s and ’70s, Regis was a regular at the Purple Onion and Hungry i nightclubs in San Francisco, toured Canada in a comedy show with Lyle Waggoner and opened for the likes of Bob Hope, Ray Charles, Rosemary Clooney, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman and Peter Marshall during his career.
He also showed up in the 1991 film Joey Takes a Cab, starring Lionel Stander; on talk shows hosted by Steve Allen, Della Reese, David Frost and Alan Thicke; and on stage in regional productions of Kiss Me Kate, Under the Yum Yum Tree, Sunday in New York and other plays.
Born John Ray and raised in the Ozarks, Regis produced “Tops...
As a “road comic” in the 1960s and ’70s, Regis was a regular at the Purple Onion and Hungry i nightclubs in San Francisco, toured Canada in a comedy show with Lyle Waggoner and opened for the likes of Bob Hope, Ray Charles, Rosemary Clooney, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman and Peter Marshall during his career.
He also showed up in the 1991 film Joey Takes a Cab, starring Lionel Stander; on talk shows hosted by Steve Allen, Della Reese, David Frost and Alan Thicke; and on stage in regional productions of Kiss Me Kate, Under the Yum Yum Tree, Sunday in New York and other plays.
Born John Ray and raised in the Ozarks, Regis produced “Tops...
- 9/5/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
One of the things I really enjoy about researching articles for /Film is finding out about all the different actors who were up for famous parts. Superhero movies are usually pretty good value in that respect and some of my favorite alternative casting choices come from the "Batman" franchise.
In the '80s, Jack Nicholson was always the studio's first choice to play the Joker in Tim Burton's blockbusting "Batman," but there were also some other great names in the frame at one point or another. As much as I enjoy Nicholson's performance, I would have loved to see John Lithgow in the part. I think he would have made the character far more grotesque but, unfortunately, he talked Burton out of casting him during an audition. Tim Curry and Ray Liotta would have also brought a totally different energy to the role.
For "Batman Returns," the list of...
In the '80s, Jack Nicholson was always the studio's first choice to play the Joker in Tim Burton's blockbusting "Batman," but there were also some other great names in the frame at one point or another. As much as I enjoy Nicholson's performance, I would have loved to see John Lithgow in the part. I think he would have made the character far more grotesque but, unfortunately, he talked Burton out of casting him during an audition. Tim Curry and Ray Liotta would have also brought a totally different energy to the role.
For "Batman Returns," the list of...
- 5/14/2023
- by Lee Adams
- Slash Film
To tamp down any speculation right away, this post will not be of a lascivious nature, and should not be confused with the rumors — started by Adam West himself in his 1994 autobiography — that he and his "Batman" co-star Frank Gorshin were once kicked out of an orgy because they wouldn't stop acting like their "Batman" characters. This is a story sans orgies.
It is a story about how William Dozier, the creator of the 1966 "Batman" TV series, became interested in the character after a TV executive went to a party at the Playboy Mansion in Chicago, and dipped into the mansion's screening room (!) to watch some of the "Batman" theatrical serials from the 1940s. This is a story chronicled by author Les Daniels in the 1999 book "Batman: The Complete History."
The conception of the 1966 "Batman" TV series was a strange convergence of trends and events that, perhaps dismaying to fans of DC Comics,...
It is a story about how William Dozier, the creator of the 1966 "Batman" TV series, became interested in the character after a TV executive went to a party at the Playboy Mansion in Chicago, and dipped into the mansion's screening room (!) to watch some of the "Batman" theatrical serials from the 1940s. This is a story chronicled by author Les Daniels in the 1999 book "Batman: The Complete History."
The conception of the 1966 "Batman" TV series was a strange convergence of trends and events that, perhaps dismaying to fans of DC Comics,...
- 3/16/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Mark Hamill is best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the "Star Wars" films, but even if you add up all of that character's screen time, the Jedi role is tiny compared to his voice work as the Joker in the DC/Warner Bros. Animation TV series and films. He's been cackling in the scariest (and hands-down best) way since 1992 when he was cast in the role for the Emmy Award-winning animated series "Batman: The Animated Series," which was created by Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski.
Since that time, we've heard him mess with Batman as the Clown Prince of Crime in animated films, "Superman: The Animated Series," "The New Batman Adventures," "Static Shock," "Birds of Prey," "Justice League Action," and so many others. Like the late, great Kevin Conroy, who voiced Batman, Hamill has become synonymous with the role. So it's surprising to hear that Hamill almost said no...
Since that time, we've heard him mess with Batman as the Clown Prince of Crime in animated films, "Superman: The Animated Series," "The New Batman Adventures," "Static Shock," "Birds of Prey," "Justice League Action," and so many others. Like the late, great Kevin Conroy, who voiced Batman, Hamill has become synonymous with the role. So it's surprising to hear that Hamill almost said no...
- 3/12/2023
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
There are a few phrases that no actor wants to hear.
For instance, if a director says "I have a lot of notes," it suddenly means the work day will potentially get a lot longer. "Thank you, we'll let you know" is not something a hopeful performer wants to hear from a casting agent immediately following an audition. Likewise, "We're looking for someone younger." Any one of these can cause great cracks in an actor's ego, which may be an actor's most prominent feature.
Most terrifying of all, however, might be "We can't see you as anyone other than Batman." This was something actor Adam West, according to a 2017 interview with Moviefone (the actor's last before his death) had said to himself a few times after "Batman" was canceled in 1969.
Typecasting, of course, isn't always a curse. Being typecast as a heavy or a villain, for instance, can sometimes assure...
For instance, if a director says "I have a lot of notes," it suddenly means the work day will potentially get a lot longer. "Thank you, we'll let you know" is not something a hopeful performer wants to hear from a casting agent immediately following an audition. Likewise, "We're looking for someone younger." Any one of these can cause great cracks in an actor's ego, which may be an actor's most prominent feature.
Most terrifying of all, however, might be "We can't see you as anyone other than Batman." This was something actor Adam West, according to a 2017 interview with Moviefone (the actor's last before his death) had said to himself a few times after "Batman" was canceled in 1969.
Typecasting, of course, isn't always a curse. Being typecast as a heavy or a villain, for instance, can sometimes assure...
- 2/28/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Leslie H. Martinson's 1966 feature film "Batman," a spinoff feature from the popular TV series that launched the same year, is -- without hyperbole -- one of the best films of its decade. There is no film more sublimely self-aware, more colorful, funnier, or more brazenly entertaining than "Batman." None of the Batman films since have managed to approach Martinson's miraculous cinematic purity and subversive satire. "Batman" celebrates the ridiculous, childlike glory inherent in superhero comics, while also sending it up; Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) are so obnoxiously square, one can't help but laugh at them a little bit. However, West and Ward are so brilliantly earnest in their comedic performances, one can't help but also admire their genius. Add to that four over-the-top villain performances from Cesar Romero, Frank Gorshin, Lee Meriwether, and Burgess Meredith, and one can see how "Batman" approaches the sublime. It is...
- 2/27/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
For the legions of Batman fans in the world, "Batman: The Animated Series" is the unimpeachable screen adaptation of the character created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. The show found this unique blend of darkness, humor, and sophistication that could satisfy the intended audience of children, as well as all the adult fans who tuned in. This was also many people's gateway into the world of Batman, Robin, and Gotham, including mine, and our perception of these characters was entirely shaped by watching this show as it aired or the reruns that would show constantly.
What made the show stand out even more among its kid cartoon peers was how it looked. No other show was utilizing the color black or shadows in the way "Batman: The Animated Series" did. The aesthetic of the piece was just as important as the content within the show. When I think of many of the characters,...
What made the show stand out even more among its kid cartoon peers was how it looked. No other show was utilizing the color black or shadows in the way "Batman: The Animated Series" did. The aesthetic of the piece was just as important as the content within the show. When I think of many of the characters,...
- 2/15/2023
- by Mike Shutt
- Slash Film
William Dozier's 1966 TV adaptation of "Batman" remains, even at this late date, the high water mark for all Batman media.
Colorful, whimsical, surreal, and borderline kinky, "Batman" served as an arch satire of the conservative underpinnings of most mainstream comic book heroes. Batman and Robin, played by the legendary Adam West and Burt Ward, were depicted as simultaneously heroic and terminally square, eschewing vice and indecency in favor of painfully wholesome, all-American activities such as camping, chess, drinking milk, birdwatching, and engaging in proper hygiene. Batman and Robin were walking 1950s classroom scare films, living in a bizarre universe of costumed vigilantes and horny criminals. The brilliance of the show came largely from West and Ward, who were able to deliver some of the strangest dialogue ever written without once ever winking or cracking a smile. "Batman" is a comedy masterpiece.
Of course, the most appealing aspect of "Batman" were its villains.
Colorful, whimsical, surreal, and borderline kinky, "Batman" served as an arch satire of the conservative underpinnings of most mainstream comic book heroes. Batman and Robin, played by the legendary Adam West and Burt Ward, were depicted as simultaneously heroic and terminally square, eschewing vice and indecency in favor of painfully wholesome, all-American activities such as camping, chess, drinking milk, birdwatching, and engaging in proper hygiene. Batman and Robin were walking 1950s classroom scare films, living in a bizarre universe of costumed vigilantes and horny criminals. The brilliance of the show came largely from West and Ward, who were able to deliver some of the strangest dialogue ever written without once ever winking or cracking a smile. "Batman" is a comedy masterpiece.
Of course, the most appealing aspect of "Batman" were its villains.
- 1/11/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
A couple of long shadows cast themselves over Jim Carrey's performance as the Riddler in "Batman Forever." For one, there's the legacy of Jack Nicholson, who so memorably played the Joker in the first major "Batman" movie from 1989. Casting Carrey — an actor with the same maniacal energy as Nicholson — was a gambit to produce a villain of the same ilk.
Then, there was Frank Gorshin's TV Riddler from the 1966 "Batman" series. Gorshin is often ranked as the most memorable of that series' special guest villains, elevating the Riddler to an A-list Batman rogue. "Batman Forever" director Joel Schumacher embraced the legacy of Adam West, unlike previous "Batman" director Tim Burton, who pushed the hero and his infamous rogues' gallery into a more gothic realm.
Then, there was the shadow of the actor who was almost cast as the Riddler before Carrey stepped up: Robin Williams.
A History Of...
Then, there was Frank Gorshin's TV Riddler from the 1966 "Batman" series. Gorshin is often ranked as the most memorable of that series' special guest villains, elevating the Riddler to an A-list Batman rogue. "Batman Forever" director Joel Schumacher embraced the legacy of Adam West, unlike previous "Batman" director Tim Burton, who pushed the hero and his infamous rogues' gallery into a more gothic realm.
Then, there was the shadow of the actor who was almost cast as the Riddler before Carrey stepped up: Robin Williams.
A History Of...
- 12/5/2022
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
(Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.)
In this edition of Superhero Bits:
Alfred Molina may or may not be done as Doc Ock.
DC's co-head James Gunn stirs up some "Kingdom Come" chatter.
A helpful beginner's guide for "Marvel's Midnight Suns."
New "Masters of the Universe" comics.
All that and more!
Morbin' Time Continues As Morbius Gets An Official Lego In 2023
"Morbius" did not do very well at the box office, save for its opening weekend, but that hasn't stopped Marvel from putting the character out there more significantly. Case in point, a 2023 official Lego set is poised to feature Miles Morales doing battle with Morbius the Living Vampire.
In this edition of Superhero Bits:
Alfred Molina may or may not be done as Doc Ock.
DC's co-head James Gunn stirs up some "Kingdom Come" chatter.
A helpful beginner's guide for "Marvel's Midnight Suns."
New "Masters of the Universe" comics.
All that and more!
Morbin' Time Continues As Morbius Gets An Official Lego In 2023
"Morbius" did not do very well at the box office, save for its opening weekend, but that hasn't stopped Marvel from putting the character out there more significantly. Case in point, a 2023 official Lego set is poised to feature Miles Morales doing battle with Morbius the Living Vampire.
- 12/1/2022
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Quentin Tarantino concluded a mini book tour for his collection of essays and musings, “Cinema Speculation,” at The Town Hall in New York City on Wednesday night, after dates in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, and Austin. Hosted by Elvis Mitchell, the event was a free-flowing conversation about film critics (he always finds time to salute the late Pauline Kael), classics like “Taxi Driver,” and comic books.
When the topic came to new projects, the director made a surprising announcement. Tarantino has long stated that when he makes his 10th movie (i.e. his next one) it will be his last. But television is fair game. Indeed, he intends to shoot an eight-episode series sometime next year.
For which network or streaming service? Unknown! Based on a pre-existing property? Unknown! Is this a deal set up already, or is he just spitballing? Unknown! But it is exciting nonetheless. Tarantino was pressed for details by Mitchell,...
When the topic came to new projects, the director made a surprising announcement. Tarantino has long stated that when he makes his 10th movie (i.e. his next one) it will be his last. But television is fair game. Indeed, he intends to shoot an eight-episode series sometime next year.
For which network or streaming service? Unknown! Based on a pre-existing property? Unknown! Is this a deal set up already, or is he just spitballing? Unknown! But it is exciting nonetheless. Tarantino was pressed for details by Mitchell,...
- 11/17/2022
- by Jordan Hoffman
- Gold Derby
The Riddler: Year One is a unique, even historic comic book event. Not only is it a DC book that functions as a prequel to one of the biggest movies in the year in The Batman, telling the tale of how a put upon, socially awkward accountant eventually becomes a terrifying serial killer and Gotham City villain of note, but it’s written by the actor who played the character himself, Paul Dano. We spoke with Dano about how this book helped him utilize some of the backstory he had created in his mind when formulating his Riddler performance, and you can read that here (or listen to our full interview), but there’s one subtle piece of history tucked away in the book that ties it not only to the very first Riddler story ever, but even the Batman TV series of the 1960s.
The First Riddler Story
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The First Riddler Story
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- 10/25/2022
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
In the fourth season of "Star Trek: Discovery," random planets and moons are being rent asunder by a free-floating Dark Matter Anomaly that has recently appeared in the galaxy. The U.S.S. Discovery investigates the Anomaly and finds that it is not a natural phenomenon. The Dark Matter Anomaly is, in fact, an energy field created by a mysterious, undiscovered species that is eventually designated Species 10-c.
In the final episodes of season four, audiences learn an awful lot about Species 10-c. They are non-humanoid, and communicate through nonverbal means. Their language is a combination of vague, emotional psychic waves, and a series of blinking lights on their own bodies. The final few episodes of season 4 are devoted to learning 10-c's language. Additionally, we learn that the 10-c once lived on elaborately constructed rings that surrounded their home sun, but the species suffered a planetwide, meteor-related cataclysm, and constructed...
In the final episodes of season four, audiences learn an awful lot about Species 10-c. They are non-humanoid, and communicate through nonverbal means. Their language is a combination of vague, emotional psychic waves, and a series of blinking lights on their own bodies. The final few episodes of season 4 are devoted to learning 10-c's language. Additionally, we learn that the 10-c once lived on elaborately constructed rings that surrounded their home sun, but the species suffered a planetwide, meteor-related cataclysm, and constructed...
- 8/31/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
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Joe E. Tata, who portrayed the endearing Peach Pit diner owner Nat Bussichio on all 10 seasons of the original Beverly Hills, 90210, has died. He was 85.
Tata died Wednesday night, his daughter, Kelly Katharine Tata, announced on a GoFundMe page. Earlier, she wrote that he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2018 and that he had been moved in April to the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills.
In what has to be some kind of record, Tata played henchmen to three supervillains — Frank Gorshin’s the Riddler, Burgess Meredith’s the Penguin and Victor Buono’s King Tut — on the 1966-68 ABC series Batman.
He also appeared in the ’60s on a trio of Irwin Allen-produced sci-fi shows — ABC’s The Time Tunnel (once as Napoleon) and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and CBS’ Lost in Space...
Joe E. Tata, who portrayed the endearing Peach Pit diner owner Nat Bussichio on all 10 seasons of the original Beverly Hills, 90210, has died. He was 85.
Tata died Wednesday night, his daughter, Kelly Katharine Tata, announced on a GoFundMe page. Earlier, she wrote that he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2018 and that he had been moved in April to the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills.
In what has to be some kind of record, Tata played henchmen to three supervillains — Frank Gorshin’s the Riddler, Burgess Meredith’s the Penguin and Victor Buono’s King Tut — on the 1966-68 ABC series Batman.
He also appeared in the ’60s on a trio of Irwin Allen-produced sci-fi shows — ABC’s The Time Tunnel (once as Napoleon) and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and CBS’ Lost in Space...
- 8/25/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Riddler is truly having a moment. One could argue that the character hasn’t truly held the imagination of the public since 1966, when the first season of the Batman TV series premiered, and the nation was gripped by a wave of what was dubbed “Batmania.” A character who had, to that point, only appeared in two comic stories suddenly became one of the most recognizable supervillains in the world, thanks in no small part to Frank Gorshin’s inimitable performance.
Of course, that Riddler was a (mostly) non-lethal mischief maker. A giggling livewire whose menace was overshadowed by his manic energy, ridiculous schemes, and a compulsion to leave outsized clues that allowed Batman and Robin to capture him. There have been many Riddler stories in the pages of DC Comics since, a multitude of animated series episodes, more live action performances…but none have managed to get out from under Gorshin’s lithe,...
Of course, that Riddler was a (mostly) non-lethal mischief maker. A giggling livewire whose menace was overshadowed by his manic energy, ridiculous schemes, and a compulsion to leave outsized clues that allowed Batman and Robin to capture him. There have been many Riddler stories in the pages of DC Comics since, a multitude of animated series episodes, more live action performances…but none have managed to get out from under Gorshin’s lithe,...
- 8/17/2022
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
One year after a column in the Paper of Record announced that “we aren’t going back to the movies”… it kind of feels like we are. Yes, the film and exhibition industries remain incredibly volatile and difficult to predict, yet it’s undeniable that in the summer of 2022, audiences began returning to cinemas in droves. And not just to superhero movies. The success of crowdpleasers like Top Gun: Maverick and Elvis acts like a balm for movie lovers, and the sleeper success of truly innovative indies like Everything Everywhere All at Once should leave you downright giddy.
Cinephiles really do have a lot to savor as we enter the dog days of summer and the moviegoing season winds down. It is also in this exact moment, where we inhabit the deep breath between Hollywood spectacle’s biggest months and the beginning of awards season in September, that we find...
Cinephiles really do have a lot to savor as we enter the dog days of summer and the moviegoing season winds down. It is also in this exact moment, where we inhabit the deep breath between Hollywood spectacle’s biggest months and the beginning of awards season in September, that we find...
- 8/12/2022
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Here’s one that really benefits from its 4K upgrade — Terry Gilliam’s dense visuals look great with Roger Pratt’s exacting cinematography. Is this really a thinking man’s science fiction hit, or did audiences mainly want to get a look at Brad Pitt in a new mode, playing a weird motormouthed eccentric? Bruce Willis and Madeleine Stowe star in a time-puzzle thriller adaptation of Chris Marker’s La jetée.
12 Monkeys 4K
4K Ultra HD
Arrow Video
1995 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 129 min. / Special Edition / Street Date April 26, 2022 / Available from Amazon / 49.95
Starring: Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Jon Seda, Frank Gorshin, David Morse, Christopher Plummer.
Cinematography: Roger Pratt
Film Editor: Mick Audsley
Original Music: Paul Buckmaster
Production Design: Jeffrey Beecroft
Art Direction: Wm Ladd Skinner
Written by David Webb Peoples, Janet Peoples from the film La jetée by Chris Marker
Produced by Charles Roven
Directed by Terry Gilliam
Not...
12 Monkeys 4K
4K Ultra HD
Arrow Video
1995 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 129 min. / Special Edition / Street Date April 26, 2022 / Available from Amazon / 49.95
Starring: Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Jon Seda, Frank Gorshin, David Morse, Christopher Plummer.
Cinematography: Roger Pratt
Film Editor: Mick Audsley
Original Music: Paul Buckmaster
Production Design: Jeffrey Beecroft
Art Direction: Wm Ladd Skinner
Written by David Webb Peoples, Janet Peoples from the film La jetée by Chris Marker
Produced by Charles Roven
Directed by Terry Gilliam
Not...
- 5/7/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
With its recent release on HBO Max, The Batman continues to reshape the public’s perception of what a superhero movie can be. But it’s hardly the first time that the Dark Knight appeared on screen. In fact, outside of some serials of questionable quality in the 1940s, Batman’s feature film debut came with 1966’s Batman: The Movie.
For some viewers, there could not be a larger disparity between the pop art of the 60s movie and the gothic look of Matt Reeves’s film. But the Corridor Crew on YouTube found a way. A recently-posted video recreates The Batman’s first trailer, digitally replacing actors from the 2022 film with their 1966 counterparts. Instead of Robert Pattinson solving the clues of Paul Dano’s Riddler, we watch Adam West stare down Frank Gorshin. Now, it’s the 1955 Ford Lincoln Futura Batmobile instead of a ’69 Charger chasing down Burgess Meredith’s Penguin,...
For some viewers, there could not be a larger disparity between the pop art of the 60s movie and the gothic look of Matt Reeves’s film. But the Corridor Crew on YouTube found a way. A recently-posted video recreates The Batman’s first trailer, digitally replacing actors from the 2022 film with their 1966 counterparts. Instead of Robert Pattinson solving the clues of Paul Dano’s Riddler, we watch Adam West stare down Frank Gorshin. Now, it’s the 1955 Ford Lincoln Futura Batmobile instead of a ’69 Charger chasing down Burgess Meredith’s Penguin,...
- 4/25/2022
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Few modern characters have captivated audiences and storytellers alike quite like Batman. Ever since writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane debuted the character in a 1939 issue of Detective Comics, the Dark Knight has demanded interest, first in comics, but soon also in TV, games and of course, movies. Because, goodness, there sure are a lot of Batman movies.
It didn’t take long for The Caped Crusader to arrive on film, making his theatrical debut all the way back in 1943 with a pair of Columbia Pictures serial films, and since then, the character’s cultural imprint has grown exponentially, with more than nine actors taking on the role in film – in fact, we’re about to have three live-action Batmen at the same time with the arrival of “The Flash.”
If that sounds like the Batman timeline is a confusing one, it can be, especially once the DC Multiverse opens up.
It didn’t take long for The Caped Crusader to arrive on film, making his theatrical debut all the way back in 1943 with a pair of Columbia Pictures serial films, and since then, the character’s cultural imprint has grown exponentially, with more than nine actors taking on the role in film – in fact, we’re about to have three live-action Batmen at the same time with the arrival of “The Flash.”
If that sounds like the Batman timeline is a confusing one, it can be, especially once the DC Multiverse opens up.
- 3/12/2022
- by Haleigh Foutch
- The Wrap
While Batman has been an institution in popular culture since the 1930s, it wasn't until the 1960s that the character gained a good deal of traction in the popular consciousness, thanks primarily to the William Dozier-produced CBS TV show. And while Adam West and Burt Ward were the stars of the show, one of the more attractive gimmicks of "Batman" was the regular rotating retinue of celebrity cameos and guest villains. In addition to mainstays like Cesar Romero, Frank Gorshin, and Academy Award nominee Burgess Meredith, "Batman" also featured the likes of Milton Berle, Shelley Winters, Lesley Gore, Joan Collins, Liberace (as twin brothers!), Anne Baxter, John Astin and...
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- 3/4/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Burbank, CA – The early years of the Caped Crusader get a closer examination as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Wbhe) brings the fully-remastered The Batman: The Complete Series to Blu-ray for the very first time. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC, the 65-episode box set will be distributed February 1, 2022 by Wbhe on Blu-ray+Digital ($69.99 Srp) in the United States, and a Blu-ray only package ($79.98 Srp) in Canada.
The six-time Emmyâ Award-winning series premiered on September 11, 2004 on Kids’ WB before eventually shifting to Cartoon Network for subsequent seasons. The Batman: The Complete Series follows 20-something-year-old Bruce Wayne’s early adventures as he balances his daytime persona as a bachelor billionaire with his nighttime guise as a caped crimefighter. Along the way, Batman is joined by allies Robin and Batgirl as they combat Gotham City’s Rogues’ Gallery, including updated versions of his familiar foes as well as a bevy of rarely...
The six-time Emmyâ Award-winning series premiered on September 11, 2004 on Kids’ WB before eventually shifting to Cartoon Network for subsequent seasons. The Batman: The Complete Series follows 20-something-year-old Bruce Wayne’s early adventures as he balances his daytime persona as a bachelor billionaire with his nighttime guise as a caped crimefighter. Along the way, Batman is joined by allies Robin and Batgirl as they combat Gotham City’s Rogues’ Gallery, including updated versions of his familiar foes as well as a bevy of rarely...
- 11/18/2021
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
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In the world of superheroes, Batman is one of the most popular characters ever created. He’s right up there with Superman and Spider-Man, and dedicated fans don’t mind spending a little extra money on the coolest collectibles inspired by the Caped Crusader.
If you’re looking for new merchandise to celebrate Batman Day, we dug up some of the more interesting and unique items for collectors to buy.
Whether you’re shopping for something high-end or moderately priced, the roundup has everything from a replica Batmobile to authentic movie memorabilia, comic books, toys, drinks inspired by Gotham City, and other quirky finds. Keep reading for our selection of Batman merchandise that any die-hard fan will love.
In the world of superheroes, Batman is one of the most popular characters ever created. He’s right up there with Superman and Spider-Man, and dedicated fans don’t mind spending a little extra money on the coolest collectibles inspired by the Caped Crusader.
If you’re looking for new merchandise to celebrate Batman Day, we dug up some of the more interesting and unique items for collectors to buy.
Whether you’re shopping for something high-end or moderately priced, the roundup has everything from a replica Batmobile to authentic movie memorabilia, comic books, toys, drinks inspired by Gotham City, and other quirky finds. Keep reading for our selection of Batman merchandise that any die-hard fan will love.
- 9/18/2021
- by Latifah Muhammad
- Indiewire
The Riddler is one of the most famous supervillains in Batman's rogues gallery, but his last live-action movie appearance was in 1995 with "Batman Forever." In the 2020s, we're about as far removed from Jim Carrey's portrayal in that movie as it was from Frank Gorshin's cackling portrayal in the '60s "Batman" movie and TV series. There's a whole generation of filmgoers who haven't met their Riddler yet.
Paul Dano will rectify that next year in "The Batman," when he brings to life a new version of the Riddler for audiences. Judging by the first teaser trailer for "The Batman," which debuted during the DC FanDome event in 2020, this...
The post Who Is The Main The Batman Villain? The Riddler Explained appeared first on /Film.
Paul Dano will rectify that next year in "The Batman," when he brings to life a new version of the Riddler for audiences. Judging by the first teaser trailer for "The Batman," which debuted during the DC FanDome event in 2020, this...
The post Who Is The Main The Batman Villain? The Riddler Explained appeared first on /Film.
- 9/2/2021
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
The always delightful Doctor Z hangs with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante while discussing a few of his favorite monkey movies.
Dr. Z – Tmtmm Pod Mentions
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Planet of the Apes (1968) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Beneath The Planet of the Apes (1970) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Escape From The Planet of the Apes (1971)
Battle For The Planet of the Apes (1973) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
Any Which Way You Can (1980)
The Godfather Part II (1974) – Katt Shea’s trailer commentary
Schindler’s List (1993)
Godzilla Vs. Kong (2021)
King Kong Vs. Godzilla (1962) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
King Kong (1933)
Conan The Barbarian (1982)
Godzilla (1954) – Don Coscarelli’s trailer commentary
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
Stalag 17 (1953)
In The Heat Of The Night (1967) – Michael Schlesinger’s trailer commentary
King Kong Escapes (1967)
Murders In The Rue Morgue (1932)
The Sorrow And The Pity (1972)
My Octopus Teacher (2020)
It Came From Beneath The Sea...
Dr. Z – Tmtmm Pod Mentions
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Planet of the Apes (1968) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Beneath The Planet of the Apes (1970) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Escape From The Planet of the Apes (1971)
Battle For The Planet of the Apes (1973) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
Any Which Way You Can (1980)
The Godfather Part II (1974) – Katt Shea’s trailer commentary
Schindler’s List (1993)
Godzilla Vs. Kong (2021)
King Kong Vs. Godzilla (1962) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
King Kong (1933)
Conan The Barbarian (1982)
Godzilla (1954) – Don Coscarelli’s trailer commentary
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
Stalag 17 (1953)
In The Heat Of The Night (1967) – Michael Schlesinger’s trailer commentary
King Kong Escapes (1967)
Murders In The Rue Morgue (1932)
The Sorrow And The Pity (1972)
My Octopus Teacher (2020)
It Came From Beneath The Sea...
- 6/15/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Leaked artwork has sparked a flurry of speculation over how exactly the supervillain will be portrayed in Matt Reeves’ forthcoming movie
The Riddler has always been a Batman supervillain with a penchant for thorny posers. And yet usually the question marks are set by the caped crusader’s mischievous nemesis himself, as spiky traps for Gotham’s dark knight to fall into. In the case of Matt Reeves’ forthcoming The Batman, it looks as if they might zero in more precisely on the identity of Edward Nygma himself.
Leaked artwork for the forthcoming reboot has sparked a flurry of speculation as to who exactly Paul Dano will be portraying in Reeves’ film. Certainly, this vision of a clumsily masked figure is a long way from the one most comic-book fans will be used to, so much so that those who hark back to Jim Carrey’s manic, grinning idiot in...
The Riddler has always been a Batman supervillain with a penchant for thorny posers. And yet usually the question marks are set by the caped crusader’s mischievous nemesis himself, as spiky traps for Gotham’s dark knight to fall into. In the case of Matt Reeves’ forthcoming The Batman, it looks as if they might zero in more precisely on the identity of Edward Nygma himself.
Leaked artwork for the forthcoming reboot has sparked a flurry of speculation as to who exactly Paul Dano will be portraying in Reeves’ film. Certainly, this vision of a clumsily masked figure is a long way from the one most comic-book fans will be used to, so much so that those who hark back to Jim Carrey’s manic, grinning idiot in...
- 5/21/2021
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
By the time my generation got to watch Star Trek: The Original Series, the episodes often were being presented in top-ten marathons. When I was ten-years-old, for the 25th Anniversary of Star Trek, I tape-recorded a marathon of ten episodes that had all been voted by fans as the best-ever installments of The Original Series. Later, I got lucky and found Trek stickers at the grocery store and was able to label my VHS tapes correctly. But do I think all the episodes that were in that marathon back in 1991 were really the best episodes of all of the classic Star Trek? The short answer: no. Although I love nearly every episode of the first 79 installments of Star Trek, I do think that certain lists have been created by what we think should be on the list rather than what episodes really best represent the classic show.
This is a long-winded way of saying,...
This is a long-winded way of saying,...
- 3/3/2021
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
5 random things that happened on this day, January 12th, in history...
1966 Beloved but shortlived Batman TV series premieres on ABC. The first episode "Hi Diddle Riddle" introduced Frank Gorshin as The Riddler. He would appear in 10 episodes across the three seasons. The movies have preferred the other key villains for some reason. Listen, it's not like The Penguin and The Joker are any less ridiculous conceptually!
1981 Dynasty premieres on ABC in a three hour event with its first two episodes "Oil" running back-to-back...
1966 Beloved but shortlived Batman TV series premieres on ABC. The first episode "Hi Diddle Riddle" introduced Frank Gorshin as The Riddler. He would appear in 10 episodes across the three seasons. The movies have preferred the other key villains for some reason. Listen, it's not like The Penguin and The Joker are any less ridiculous conceptually!
1981 Dynasty premieres on ABC in a three hour event with its first two episodes "Oil" running back-to-back...
- 1/12/2021
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Cinema Retro has received the following press release from Kino Lorber Studio Classics:
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New York, NY -- December 8, 2020 -- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, the '80s sci-fi classic TV series and 1979 theatrical feature starring Gil Gerard, is now available on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics. Buck Rogers: The Complete Collection, available on Blu-ray includes both seasons of the TV series plus the 1979 Theatrical Feature. The Theatrical Feature is also available individually on Blu-ray.
The Complete Collection comes packed with bonus features including the Pilot Episode (Awakening), 32 Episodes and Theatrical Version (First Time in HD), New Audio Commentaries for 11 Selected Episodes by Film/TV Historian Patrick Jankiewicz, Author of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: A TV Companion, New Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson (Theatrical Feature), New Interview with Co-Star Erin Gray, New Interview with...
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New York, NY -- December 8, 2020 -- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, the '80s sci-fi classic TV series and 1979 theatrical feature starring Gil Gerard, is now available on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics. Buck Rogers: The Complete Collection, available on Blu-ray includes both seasons of the TV series plus the 1979 Theatrical Feature. The Theatrical Feature is also available individually on Blu-ray.
The Complete Collection comes packed with bonus features including the Pilot Episode (Awakening), 32 Episodes and Theatrical Version (First Time in HD), New Audio Commentaries for 11 Selected Episodes by Film/TV Historian Patrick Jankiewicz, Author of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: A TV Companion, New Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson (Theatrical Feature), New Interview with Co-Star Erin Gray, New Interview with...
- 12/9/2020
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
And now here it is, the first look at Robert Pattinson as the newest, and strangely gothiest version of the Caped Crusader in Matt Reeves upcoming “The Batman.” The trailer dropped during during DC Fandome, and you can watch it above right now.
Set early on in the Dark Knight’s career — Matt Reeves said during the film’s DC FanDome panel that it will explore Bruce Wayne’s second year in the cowl — the film skips the origin story in favor of a tale exploring how Batman earns the nickname “the world’s greatest detective.” Reeves has described his film as a “defining” and “very personal” story.
Even so, it has some of the usual Batman origin story beats, like the fact that criminals don’t yet know who he is, and of course what appears to be his first conflict with a real supervillain — which as we all...
Set early on in the Dark Knight’s career — Matt Reeves said during the film’s DC FanDome panel that it will explore Bruce Wayne’s second year in the cowl — the film skips the origin story in favor of a tale exploring how Batman earns the nickname “the world’s greatest detective.” Reeves has described his film as a “defining” and “very personal” story.
Even so, it has some of the usual Batman origin story beats, like the fact that criminals don’t yet know who he is, and of course what appears to be his first conflict with a real supervillain — which as we all...
- 8/23/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez and Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
With the superhero movie resuming production in London starting in September, TheWrap takes a look at what we know so far about Matt Reeves take on the iconic caped crusader in “The Batman.”
Not another origin story
Reeves has described his film as a “defining” and “very personal” story about the Dark Knight, rather than an origin story in the vein of Frank Miller’s beloved “Year One” series.
Robert Pattinson
After an exhaustive search for the next Bruce Wayne following Ben Affleck’s departure, Robert Pattinson beat out Nicholas Hoult to be the next actor to don the cape and cowl for a new trilogy of Batman films
The Dark Knight Detective
As The Wrap has previously reported, according to insiders with knowledge of the project, Reeves’ superhero movie will explore Bruce Wayne’s second year as the Dark Knight detective.
The Batsuit
Earlier this year, Matt Reeves revealed...
Not another origin story
Reeves has described his film as a “defining” and “very personal” story about the Dark Knight, rather than an origin story in the vein of Frank Miller’s beloved “Year One” series.
Robert Pattinson
After an exhaustive search for the next Bruce Wayne following Ben Affleck’s departure, Robert Pattinson beat out Nicholas Hoult to be the next actor to don the cape and cowl for a new trilogy of Batman films
The Dark Knight Detective
As The Wrap has previously reported, according to insiders with knowledge of the project, Reeves’ superhero movie will explore Bruce Wayne’s second year as the Dark Knight detective.
The Batsuit
Earlier this year, Matt Reeves revealed...
- 8/20/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
In 1974, I was 16 and curious to see ABC try once again with super-heroes. One fine Tuesday night, I sat at and watched Wonder Woman, horrified at the liberties taken in the backdoor pilot. Cathy Lee Crosby didn’t have the looks or the costume and the most interesting thing about this was Ricardo Montalban as the heavy.
The network somehow still saw the potential in the character and commissioned a more faithful pilot, this time with a comics-accurate costume and perfect casting in Lynda Carter. In the hands of former Batman scribe Stanley Ralph Ross, the show felt right. ABC agreed and a series of Wonder Woman shows were filmed, set in World War II.
This was the beginning of the jiggle era of television, as prime time was filled with busty, often braless actors and they pandered to the women’s movement with female-led shows that didn’t fulfill their promise.
The network somehow still saw the potential in the character and commissioned a more faithful pilot, this time with a comics-accurate costume and perfect casting in Lynda Carter. In the hands of former Batman scribe Stanley Ralph Ross, the show felt right. ABC agreed and a series of Wonder Woman shows were filmed, set in World War II.
This was the beginning of the jiggle era of television, as prime time was filled with busty, often braless actors and they pandered to the women’s movement with female-led shows that didn’t fulfill their promise.
- 7/27/2020
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Wonder Woman, the beloved 1970s live-action television series starring Lynda Carter, has been remastered and is coming to Blu-ray! Wonder Woman: The Complete Collection arrives from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on July 28, 2020.
Save the world? That’s a man’s job. Then along comes star-spangled Wonder Woman with her bullet-deflecting bracelets and golden lariat to set everyone straight. With Lynda Carter staring as the title character, Season One features adventures in Wonder Woman’s original World War II era, while Seasons Two and Three whoosh forward to the disco-loving ‘70s. Times change. The need to smash evil, calamity and injustice does not.
The Wonder Woman: The Complete Collection Blu-ray box set comes complete with all 59 episodes, plus the treasured pilot movie, across 10 discs. Bonus features include:
Audio commentary of the pilot movie by Lynda Carter & executive producer Douglas S. Cramer Audio commentary by Lynda Carter on the episode, “My Teenage Idol is Missing” Featurette – Beauty,...
Save the world? That’s a man’s job. Then along comes star-spangled Wonder Woman with her bullet-deflecting bracelets and golden lariat to set everyone straight. With Lynda Carter staring as the title character, Season One features adventures in Wonder Woman’s original World War II era, while Seasons Two and Three whoosh forward to the disco-loving ‘70s. Times change. The need to smash evil, calamity and injustice does not.
The Wonder Woman: The Complete Collection Blu-ray box set comes complete with all 59 episodes, plus the treasured pilot movie, across 10 discs. Bonus features include:
Audio commentary of the pilot movie by Lynda Carter & executive producer Douglas S. Cramer Audio commentary by Lynda Carter on the episode, “My Teenage Idol is Missing” Featurette – Beauty,...
- 7/17/2020
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Edward L. Cahn directed and monster-maker Paul Blaisdell built the little aliens with the great big heads for this lighthearted sci-film film released in 1957. As usual in an Aip picture, it’s teenagers to the rescue when a flying saucer sets down in the middle of lover’s lane. Steven Terrell and Gloria Castillo play the love-struck high-schoolers while Lyn Osborn and future Riddler Frank Gorshin provide the comic relief.
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The post Invasion of the Saucer Men appeared first on Trailers From Hell.
- 6/1/2020
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
It’s been a long long time since we last saw the Riddler in a Batman movie. Edward Nigma’s most recent appearance came in Joel Schumacher’s camp opus Batman Forever back in 1995. That long wait will soon be coming to an end, though.
Paul Dano has officially been cast in the role for Matt Reeves’ upcoming reboot of the franchise. We won’t get to see him in The Batman until next year at the earliest, but in the meantime, creative fans do what creative fans do best – trying their hand at imagining for themselves.
Today, we’re going to point you in the direction of a piece by Instagram artist @WillGray_Art, which gives us a glimpse at what Dano could look like as the Riddler. See for yourself in the gallery down below.
Here's How Paul Dano Could Look As The Riddler In The Batman 1 of...
Paul Dano has officially been cast in the role for Matt Reeves’ upcoming reboot of the franchise. We won’t get to see him in The Batman until next year at the earliest, but in the meantime, creative fans do what creative fans do best – trying their hand at imagining for themselves.
Today, we’re going to point you in the direction of a piece by Instagram artist @WillGray_Art, which gives us a glimpse at what Dano could look like as the Riddler. See for yourself in the gallery down below.
Here's How Paul Dano Could Look As The Riddler In The Batman 1 of...
- 5/12/2020
- by Alex Crisp
- We Got This Covered
In a world where things feel like they’re spinning out of control and everything is chaos, it can be quite comforting to watch Bruce Wayne put on a rubber suit and punch bad guys in the face. It’s why Batman movies have been a staple of the moviegoing diet for more than 30 years. That doesn’t appear to be changing anytime soon, and even with The Batman’s film production currently delayed, there’s already a richly diverse cinematic legacy of Dark Knight content to choose from: serious dramatic movies, campy comedy movies, animated adventures, and bleak live-action team-ups, to name but a few. Chances are there’s a Batman movie out there that stands above all others for you. Here’s how to find them on streaming.
Batman: The Movie (1966)
The first Batman movie on our list is the one that’s sometimes forgotten. Indeed, for a...
Batman: The Movie (1966)
The first Batman movie on our list is the one that’s sometimes forgotten. Indeed, for a...
- 5/8/2020
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Crazy 8 Press announced it has agreed to release Zlonk! Zok! Zowie! The Subterranean Blue Grotto Guide to Batman ’66 – Season One, Jim Beard’s celebration of the 1966 classic Batman television series. This new collection of essays creatively examines each episode of the ABC series which aired during the first half of 1966.
Edited by respected comic book writer and essayist Jim Beard, the 208-page Bat-tastic collection will be released by Crazy 8 in April, both as a trade paperback and eBook.
“There’s still so much to say about this legendary TV series, and this book sets out to prove it,” said Beard, who also wrote the opening essay examining the two-part pilot episode.
The worldwide Batman TV series phenomenon starred Adam West and Burt Ward as the Dynamic Duo, adapting the DC Comics series to the small screen, riding the Pop Art and Camp craze that were trends during the turbulent 1960s.
Edited by respected comic book writer and essayist Jim Beard, the 208-page Bat-tastic collection will be released by Crazy 8 in April, both as a trade paperback and eBook.
“There’s still so much to say about this legendary TV series, and this book sets out to prove it,” said Beard, who also wrote the opening essay examining the two-part pilot episode.
The worldwide Batman TV series phenomenon starred Adam West and Burt Ward as the Dynamic Duo, adapting the DC Comics series to the small screen, riding the Pop Art and Camp craze that were trends during the turbulent 1960s.
- 3/17/2020
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
When the news came out earlier this week that Paul Dano would be playing the Riddler in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, I took a very deep sigh of relief. Not only was the cast for the highly-anticipated film starting to come together, but boy, it’s also looking really good. For anyone who may doubt Dano’s abilities to hone into the villainous role, it doesn’t take much to remember his particularly eerie turns in both Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood, as well as Denis Villeneuve’s Prisoners to snuff out any uncertainties.
Robert Pattinson, who will be playing this version of the Dark Knight, has recently been teasing how awesome his Batsuit is, begging the question: how cool will everyone else look? Well, one fan attempted to solve that riddle, posting to Instagram what looks to be the perfect Edward Nygma.
Check it out for...
Robert Pattinson, who will be playing this version of the Dark Knight, has recently been teasing how awesome his Batsuit is, begging the question: how cool will everyone else look? Well, one fan attempted to solve that riddle, posting to Instagram what looks to be the perfect Edward Nygma.
Check it out for...
- 10/19/2019
- by Luke Parker
- We Got This Covered
Mike Cecchini Oct 17, 2019
Paul Dano will likely play The Riddler in The Batman solo movie.
It's been a busy week or so in Gotham City, whether it was Zoe Kravitz's casting as Selina Kyle or Jonah Hill's departure from the role of the Riddler (or was it the Penguin? We sort all that out right here), there's been plenty of villainous casting activity afoot. But The Batman movie's impressive cast continues to take shape, with Paul Dano now apparently in line for the role of the Riddler. Variety were the first to report the news that Dano was in talks for the deal, and as with the Jonah Hill scenario, "the studio would not confirm the role" in question, but it's apparently the Riddler.
If this indeed happens, and we don't have another Hill situation where actor and studio can't come to terms, then Dano is a wonderful choice for the legendary Batman villain.
Paul Dano will likely play The Riddler in The Batman solo movie.
It's been a busy week or so in Gotham City, whether it was Zoe Kravitz's casting as Selina Kyle or Jonah Hill's departure from the role of the Riddler (or was it the Penguin? We sort all that out right here), there's been plenty of villainous casting activity afoot. But The Batman movie's impressive cast continues to take shape, with Paul Dano now apparently in line for the role of the Riddler. Variety were the first to report the news that Dano was in talks for the deal, and as with the Jonah Hill scenario, "the studio would not confirm the role" in question, but it's apparently the Riddler.
If this indeed happens, and we don't have another Hill situation where actor and studio can't come to terms, then Dano is a wonderful choice for the legendary Batman villain.
- 10/17/2019
- Den of Geek
Paul Dano has been cast as Edward Nashton, also known as the Riddler in Matt Reeves’ “The Batman,” an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
Previously, Jonah Hill was in talks to play the villain. The Riddler first appeared in “Detective Comics #140” in October 1948 and is a criminal mastermind in Gotham City who likes to incorporate riddles and puzzles into his schemes. He is also one of Batman’s biggest foes. In live-action, the Riddler was played by Frank Gorshin on the 1960s “Batman” tv series, and by Jim Carrey in 1995’s “Batman Forever.”
Robert Pattinson is set to star as the Dark Knight. Reeves took over the directing gig after Ben Affleck stepped away from the role. Affleck was also expected to play Batman again as well. Reeves has since described the film as a “defining” and “very personal” story about the Dark Knight, rather than an...
Previously, Jonah Hill was in talks to play the villain. The Riddler first appeared in “Detective Comics #140” in October 1948 and is a criminal mastermind in Gotham City who likes to incorporate riddles and puzzles into his schemes. He is also one of Batman’s biggest foes. In live-action, the Riddler was played by Frank Gorshin on the 1960s “Batman” tv series, and by Jim Carrey in 1995’s “Batman Forever.”
Robert Pattinson is set to star as the Dark Knight. Reeves took over the directing gig after Ben Affleck stepped away from the role. Affleck was also expected to play Batman again as well. Reeves has since described the film as a “defining” and “very personal” story about the Dark Knight, rather than an...
- 10/17/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven and Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Filmmaker Matt Reeves has found his Riddler for The Batman. Paul Dano has signed on as the classic villain, Warner Bros. announced Thursday.
Dano's version of the character will be named Edward Nashton, the man who in the comics later goes by the name Edward Nygma and adopts the villainous persona. Frank Gorshin and John Astin played the villain on the 1960s TV series, while Jim Carrey played him in 1995's Batman Forever, which was directed by Joel Schumacher.
Robert Pattinson is starring in The Batman, with Zoe Kravitz set to play Catwoman and Jeffrey Wright on board as Batman ally Commissioner Gordon....
Dano's version of the character will be named Edward Nashton, the man who in the comics later goes by the name Edward Nygma and adopts the villainous persona. Frank Gorshin and John Astin played the villain on the 1960s TV series, while Jim Carrey played him in 1995's Batman Forever, which was directed by Joel Schumacher.
Robert Pattinson is starring in The Batman, with Zoe Kravitz set to play Catwoman and Jeffrey Wright on board as Batman ally Commissioner Gordon....
- 10/17/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Matt Reeves has found his Riddler for The Batman. Paul Dano has joined the film as the classic villain, Warner Bros. announced Thursday.
Dano's version of the character will be named Edward Nashton, a departure from the comic books in which he goes by the name Edward Nygma. Frank Gorshin and John Astin played the villain in the 1960s TV series, while Jim Carrey played him in 1995’s Batman Forever, directed by Joel Schumacher.
Robert Pattinson is starring in The Batman, with Zoe Kravitz to play Catwoman and Jeffrey Wright on board as Batman ally Commissioner Gordon. Jonah Hill was ...
Dano's version of the character will be named Edward Nashton, a departure from the comic books in which he goes by the name Edward Nygma. Frank Gorshin and John Astin played the villain in the 1960s TV series, while Jim Carrey played him in 1995’s Batman Forever, directed by Joel Schumacher.
Robert Pattinson is starring in The Batman, with Zoe Kravitz to play Catwoman and Jeffrey Wright on board as Batman ally Commissioner Gordon. Jonah Hill was ...
- 10/17/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In late September, it was widely reported that Jonah Hill had been offered either the role of the Riddler or the Penguin in Matt Reeves’ The Batman. This came hot on the heels of a bunch of casting news for the film, including that Jeffrey Wright would be playing Commissioner Gordon and was followed by the announcement that Zoe Kravitz was our new Catwoman. But while the latter two are now locked in, it seems that they couldn’t nail down Jonah Hill, as Deadline is reporting that he’s no longer involved with the project.
This is a big loss for the film. Hill has repeatedly proven himself a talented comedic and dramatic actor, and I think he could have been a fantastic Riddler. Not to mention that despite being one of the more prominent Batman villains, we haven’t seen too much of the character in live-action movies.
This is a big loss for the film. Hill has repeatedly proven himself a talented comedic and dramatic actor, and I think he could have been a fantastic Riddler. Not to mention that despite being one of the more prominent Batman villains, we haven’t seen too much of the character in live-action movies.
- 10/16/2019
- by David James
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