FOX's upcoming Batman TV Series 'Gotham' on casting news- The Riddler

FOX's upcoming Batman-inspired series "Gotham" has found its Riddler! EW reports that Cory Michael Smith (who stars opposite Kristen Stewart in the upcoming drama Camp X-Ray) is set to play Edward Nygma with the character planned to debut in the pilot episode.

"Gotham" is an origin story of the great DC Comics super villains and vigilantes, revealing an entirely new chapter that has never been told. From executive producer/writer Bruno Heller (“The Mentalist,” “Rome”), "Gotham" follows one cop's rise through a dangerously corrupt city teetering on the edge of evil and chronicles the birth of one of the most popular super heroes of our time.

Batman vs. Superman news and Wonder Women teaser

In an interview with The Wrap costume designer Michael Wilkinson  was asked specifically about working on Wonder Woman's outfit which he called a "thrilling and slightly scary prospect."

"It's so important to get her right. She really deserves to be presented on-screen in her full glory. So what I do is I look at the history of how the character has been presented on the big-screen, and the small-screen, and in comic books, and graphic novels. We process it all. Then we kind of put that aside and work out what is right for our film, for the cinematic universe that our director Zack Snyder is putting together. We try and create a Wonder Woman that's relevant for today's audiences."

When asked if he thought it would be realistic for her to be fighting crime in her outfit, Wilkinson replied:

"Absolutely! I mean, you just have to look at the gladiators from ancient Rome, they did their thing in little loin clothes and shield....It works for Thor, it works for 300, so let's see what happens."

The Zack Snyder-directed film is set to open on May 6, 2016.

Fox's upcoming TV Show 'Gotham' city news

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Just last week came the official word that "Sons of Anarchy" and "Terriers" star Donal Logue had been cast as Harvey Bullock in Fox's upcoming Batman-inspired TV series, "Gotham." With production on the pilot still a few weeks away, the details on the series are still a under wraps, but speaking with Nerd Repository, Logue dropped some new info about the series, and talked at length about how he's hoping to turn Bullock into a fully realized character.

"My kids watched the animated series and I remember listening to it over the speaker on road trips up to Oregon, I would hear it. It’s that tricky thing where I’m not that guy, I don’t look visually like the guy even in the cartoon. Then there’s that weird thing where I don’t want to take someone’s choice from the cartoon and match it. I want to create a character, no different from Lee Toric in Sons of Anarchy or King Horik [from History's Vikings] or Hank Dolworth in Terriers. They’re all uniquely different scenarios and I don’t want to feel forced to do an impersonation of something else, which is a difficult thing to keep up over the course of a longer series. So we’ll have those talks."

Logue also teased the setting for the series, which seems to not exactly be set in the present time.

"What I do love about 'Gotham,' that I can say so far, is that it creates this incredible world that, for me, you can step into things that almost feel like the roaring '20s, and then there’s this other really kind of heavy Blade Runner vibe floating around. It has this anachronistic element to it where it feels like it’s either New York in the '70s, or it kind of exists independently of time and space in a way, and you can dip into all of these different genres. So I’m excited by it.....There were a couple of examples of modern technology, but maybe an antiquated version of it, that gave me a little bit of sense that it’s certainly not the '50s and the '60s. No one’s making a joke about how “there’s no way you can press a telephone button and have a piece of paper show up in another machine.” There is an acceptance of a certain technological reality. But its not high tech and it’s not futuristic, by any means.

He also touched on the conflicts that will be at the core of the series, which will likely come from his interactions with Ben McKenzie as Jim Gordon.

"There’s kind of an ambiguous line between good and bad. We have to let certain bad guys do certain things, in order for the greater good, for this machine to keep working. And then someone comes in who’s like 'No, I have a much more black and white view, I’m not into this notion of moral relativism. There’s right and there’s wrong.'....And what is law? Is law this platonic form of truth that floats in space that is fixed, or is it something that’s this arbitrary thing where it’s like “the law is me and you, right now, in this car. Whatever we determine, that’s the law.” And that’s the kind of thing that will be a conflict in this show."

"Gotham" has also cast several other notable DC characters including Robin Lord Taylor as Oswald Cobblepot, Sean Pertwee as Alfred Pennyworth, Zabryna Guevara as Gordon's boss at the GCPD, Captain Essen, and Erin Richards as Gordon's fiancee, Barbara Kean​.

Bruno Heller ("The Mentalist," "Rome") wrote the pilot script and will serve as executive producer on the series. Danny Cannon ("CSI," "Nikita") will direct and executive produce the pilot\

Gotham City TV Show coming to Fox- News

Ben McKenzie ("Southland," "The O.C.") has officially taken the lead role of Detective James Gordon in FOX and Warner Bros. Television’s "Gotham," which has a series commitment at the network.

Based upon characters published by DC Comics, "Gotham" is a drama exploring the origin stories of Commissioner James Gordon and the villains that made Gotham famous.

McKenzie himself took to Twitter to announce the casting

 Bruno Heller ("The Mentalist" and Rome) wrote the pilot script and will serve as executive producer. Danny Cannon ("CSI," "Nikita") will direct and executive produce the pilot.

Jesse Eisenberg and Jeremy Irons Cast in the Superman/Batman Film!

Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Jesse Eisenberg has been set to star as Lex Luthor and Jeremy Irons will play Alfred in the upcoming Zack Snyder untitled Superman/Batman film. The dual announcement was made today by Greg Silverman, President, Creative Development and Worldwide Production, and Sue Kroll, President, Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.

Snyder stated, "Lex Luthor is often considered the most notorious of Superman�s rivals, his unsavory reputation preceding him since 1940. What's great about Lex is that he exists beyond the confines of the stereotypical nefarious villain. He's a complicated and sophisticated character whose intellect, wealth and prominence position him as one of the few mortals able to challenge the incredible might of Superman. Having Jesse in the role allows us to explore that interesting dynamic, and also take the character in some new and unexpected directions."

The director added, "As everyone knows, Alfred is Bruce Wayne's most trusted friend, ally and mentor, a noble guardian and father figure. He is an absolutely critical element in the intricate infrastructure that allows Bruce Wayne to transform himself into Batman. It is an honor to have such an amazingly seasoned and gifted actor as Jeremy taking on the important role of the man who mentors and guides the guarded and nearly impervious fa�ade that encapsulates Bruce Wayne."

Eisenberg received Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and BAFTA Award nominations for his starring role as Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher�s The Social Network. He also starred in Woody Allen's To Rome with Love and Louis Letterier's Now You See Me. He next appears in The Double and NightMoves.

Irons won the Academy Award for his portrayal of Claus von Blow in Reversal of Fortune. His work in the film also garnered him a Golden Globe Award. He won an Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award for his performance in the TV miniseries "Elizabeth I," opposite Helen Mirren, and recently starred on the small screen as Rodrigo Borgia in Neil Jordan's highly acclaimed Showtime series "The Borgias," for which Irons earned a Golden Globe nomination. He was recently nominated for a SAG Award for the PBS Great Performances television miniseries "The Hollow Crown," for his performance as Henry IV.

Snyder's film stars Henry Cavill, reprising his role as Superman/Clark Kent, Ben Affleck as Batman/Bruce Wayne, and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince. The film also reunites Man of Steel stars Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne and Diane Lane.

The new film is currently being written by Chris Terrio, from a screenplay by David S. Goyer. Charles Roven and Deborah Snyder are producing, with Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Wesley Coller, David S. Goyer and Geoff Johns serving as executive producers.

The film is set to open worldwide on May 6, 2016, and is based on Superman characters created by Jerry Siegel &Joe Shuster, Batman characters created by Bob Kane, and Wonder Woman created by William Moulton Marston, appearing in comic books published by DC Entertainment

Fox developing a Bruce Wayne- Gotham City TV Show

With all these new highly anticipated TV series, FOX is now on board of the same train now with the announcement that they are in high gear, developing an upcoming TV series based on Bruce Wayne and the ever vibrant City of Gotham.
Now news has come out that the show is casting an now they are currently looking at for a 10-year-old Bruce Wayne for the show and it would be a regular role.

According to the site TV Show Auditions : "A 10-year-old Bruce Wayne is among the roles that are now being cast as series regulars on the upcoming Fox TV series "Gotham" which explores the origin stories of Commissioner James Gordon and the villains that made Gotham City famous. Under development for over a year, the project has now been given a direct-to-series order by the network, which won an intense bidding war for the Warner Bros. Television rights to the show. Shooting on the pilot episode will get underway in March, 2014 and will center on Gotham City PD rookie homicide detective James Gordon who investigates the double murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne."

FOX has brought on board Bruno Heller, creator of the popular "The Mentalist"  TV show.

DC film news...connection with Arrow TV series? Batman vs.Superman

DC Films, neither confirmed nor denied an ongoing rumor that the tv series Arrow would be tied in with a yet unidentified DC Film.

In an interview with Fandango, DC executive  Greg Berlanti stated:
We haven't had any of those conversations other than to say, what characters are we allowed to use this year and advocate or request certain ones that are of interest to us. And every now and then, they'll say, 'You can't have that guy.' They don't say why, and we figure out why later on.

Warner Bros. suggests Possible Titles for Batman vs. Superman Movie

Here's a quick Batman Vs Superman Vs Batman Vs Superman Vs... News

Warner Bros has hinted at possible titles for the upcoming Batman Vs Superman films.
In the form of domain registrations, this usually gives us a good idea of probable movie titles.
This news comes from internet brand protection company MarkMonitor;


This week, Warner Bros. secretly registered a host of possible titles through the internet brand protection company MarkMonitor. Now, it's likely the debate is going to get more opinions. According to the latest domain registrations, possible titles include Man of Steel Battle the Knight, Man of Steel Beyond Darkness, Man of Steel Black of Knight, Man of Steel Darkness Falls, Man of Steel Knight Falls, Man of Steel Shadow of the Night, Man of Steel The Blackest Hour, and an of Steel The Darknness Within.

News on upcoming Batman vs. Superman and Warcraft

An Article from Variety with producer Charles Roven, taking about Batman Vs Superman as well as the upcoming Warcraft movie.

On Batman vs. Superman, we started soft prep in June, and we�ll be shooting eight months later....We felt that we accomplished our goals with Man of Steel, our intention was to bring Superman into the 21st century with a contemporary character and a different kind of superhero than what�s out there right now...We knew we had created a world and we had left Easter eggs in the movie that let people know that in the universe that Zack was creating, there was the possibility of other DC characters besides Clark Kent."

Regarding the upcoming sequel, Roven says the idea has been around for some time.

"We had a sketch of an idea, the beats of a story that David Goyer worked on with Zack. We have a first draft, and we're continuing to work with it. Those scripts are never fully finished until the movie is in the theaters. We love the characters we think that Ben (Affleck) is going to be a really great and interesting Batman.

If you think your "Fire Ben Affleck as Batman" petition is going to work, think again. Roven says he's the guy.

We wanted a guy who had a certain age and a certain gravitas to what he had done in terms of his recent work. If you take a look at The Town and Argo, he plays a couple of serious guys in those movies. He's a big man. He's also a mature man. As you see him and Henry together, one definitely has much more experience just by looking at him. That's what we wanted, particularly juxtaposed against our Superman.

Roven also briefly mentioned the upcoming Warcraft film, which he says will begin production this January.

I have a great partner in Alex Gartner, who's in Vancouver with our director Duncan Jones, Roven says. I was there last week. I'm in an editing room on American Hustle and in the production office in Pasadena on Batman and flying up to Vancouver for Warcraft  which will start in early January.

Batman vs. Superman is set to debut in theaters July 17, 2015, while Warcraft will open on December 18, 2015.


  

Batman Vs Superman news: Christian Bale talks about THE 'Batman Voice' and advises Ben Affleck

Christian Bale sat down with MTV to talk about his latest movie Into The Furnace , what reporters were also asking Bale about Batman and The Voice...which led to him bringing up Ben Affleck.

Here is a snippet of the interview:
 Bale said, “It’s an interesting thing, you know what I mean. We were finished. Chris [Nolan] and I said before we started making Dark Knight Rises, ‘This is it. This is the finale. We’re going out.’ ’ And then a year later, people said, ‘That’s it? You’re going out?’ And we went, ‘We’ve kind of been saying that for a couple of years.’”

Talking about THE voice he used for Batman, Bale explains in details:

"I got there. They put me in Val Kilmer's suit. It didn't even fit properly, and I stood in it and I went 'I feel like an idiot.' What kind of guy walks around, dressed like a bat? And is then going to go 'Hello, how are you? Just ignore that I'm dressed as a bat.' Of course, he's meant to be doing this," Bale said. "If you look at the history of the guy and the pain that he went through. I went 'I can't do this in a normal voice. I have to become a beast in order to sell this to myself.' "
Even though that voice would go on to define what people thought of Batman's voice, the initial reviews of Bale's audition weren't as sterling as his later ones. "I went home that evening, and my wife said, 'How'd it go?' I went, 'I kind of did this.' And I showed her, and she went, 'Oh, you f---ed that one up, didn't you?' " he said. "Thank God they went for it."

Ben Affleck confirms "Batkid is the best Batman ever" booster seat and all

Ben Affleck has already confirmed what  millions of people have already seen on Youtube and all over the web, and that is that Batkid is the best Batman ever, sorry Christian Bale and Adam West.
Affleck made the statement through his Twitter account

Ben Affleck        ✔ @BenAffleck

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Batkid. Best Batman ever. #SFBatKid #MakeAWish @SFWish

5:02 PM - 16 Nov 2013

If you haven't yet heard the story, here is a snippet from the National Post and video clip below

SAN FRANCISCO — A 5-year-old boy who has battled leukemia for years became a darling of social media and attracted thousands of fans at home in California and around the world — including the U.S. president — as he took on the persona of his favourite superhero.

Dressed in Batman’s signature cape and mask, Miles Scott faced foe after foe around San Francisco on Friday, drawing huge crowds and fulfilling his greatest wish in the process.
The White House sent out a tweet encouraging Batkid to “Go get ’em!” and in a video recording, President Barack Obama said, “Way to go, Miles! Way to save Gotham!”
Batkid was called into service by Police Chief Greg Suhr and spent the day zooming from one “crime scene” to the next. Accompanied by an adult Batman impersonator, Batkid rescued a damsel in distress from cable car tracks, captured the Riddler as he robbed a bank, and saved the San Francisco Giants baseball team mascot — Lou Seal — from the Penguin’s clutches.
Miles was able to fulfil his dream through the city, volunteers and the Make-A-Wish Foundation, a charity that grants the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses.
Batkid had a police escort worthy of a dignitary as he sped around the city in a black Lamborghini with Batman decals, with officers blocking traffic and riding alongside him on motorcycles.

Producer reveals surprising news for 'Batman Vs Superman' film

Producer of the upcoming Batman vs  Superman film has tweeted something interesting and somewhat perhaps, maybe...revealing
He went on to tweet

Daniel Alter @DAlter007       

Can't wait for #BatmanvsSuperman.. #batfleck semi-retired/not speaking to Robin anymore.. Controlling drones from the batcave.

 

Does this sound as if Robin will take part in the upcoming film...as well as drones?

If so this is a storyline that was previously seen in the comics under the title Kingdom Come.

 

From Screenrants description :

"In that iconic miniseries, we’re given a vision of an alternate future where the original Justice League has (for the most part) retired, due to the rise of a whole new generation of superhumans. Getting to the point: in the story, an elderly Bruce Wayne maintains control of Gotham City using an army of robotic Bat-sentries that he controls from the reclusive confines of his cave (a similar idea was more recently explored in the Batman Incorporated comic book). When superhuman battles begin to cause mass destruction across the globe, Wayne partners with Lex Luthor to form a coalition of non-powered humans to keep “Superman and his ilk” in check"

 

 

New DC Comics Justice League movie news and DC Universe announcement

As previously discussed through his many interviews, Guillermo del Toro is working on a "Justice League Dark" film
The movie will feature the likes of  DC's own Swamp Thing, The Demon, John Constantine, Deadman, The Spectre , Zatara and Zatanna.

Del Toro however, recently dropped a bomb during his latest interview, talking about the possibility of expending the lineup of the DC Universe and its superheroes.
To quote Del Toro: " "We're still on (Justice League Dark), writing, and hopefully it will happen but there are no developments that are new. We're still at Warner Bros., they are making plans for the entire DC universe. All the superheroes, all the mythologies, and part of that is Justice League Dark. They're planning on TV, movies, and all the media, so we have to fit into that plan."

This is extremely exciting news, especially if Guillermo Del Toro can adapt multiple DC superheroes into film and give it a Pan's Labyrinth or Cronos  type treatment.


Watch the interview below, Guillermo Del Toro discussing The Justice League

Batman Vs Superman - Teaser Clip

BATMAN VS SUPERMAN

Henry Cavill as Superman and ...Daredevil himself- Ben Affleck as our beloved Batman.
Man of Steel may have been one of the better Superman installments, and Cavill had a big part in this.
As for Affleck as Batman, it is hard to think of a Bostonian as Bruce Wayne for most fans, practically calling out for Afflecks head when he was announced as Christian Bales replacement.
These will be incredibly hard shoes to fill for Mr. Affleck, but not long ago, Christian Bale was simply an awkward skinny British actor who appeared in the underwhelming (compared to the book) American Psycho and the agonizing "big budget" film  Reign of Fire.
In any case, Batman Vs Superman, if done in the darker tones of Christopher Nolan's Batman resurrection can be fantastic.
Here is set video described as "Day 1 of filming for 2015's "Batman Vs. Superman". The scene takes place at Gotham City University's Stadium facing off against rivals Metropolis University. Everyone in the audience was given various Gotham Football shirts. Some black, some yellow, some T Shirts, some sweatshirts, etc."