With blockbusters like Top Gun (1986) and Tombstone (1993) under his belt, when Val Kilmer was approached with the offer to play the fan-favorite character Batman in Joel Schumacher’s 1995 movie Batman Forever, the actor accepted the part without even reading the script. Eventually, this rash decision and his overexcitment ended up turning into a disappointing experience for Kilmer.
Val Kilmer as Batman in Batman Forever | Warner Bros Pictures
Despite the 1995 DC blockbuster making him globally famous, Val Kilmer suffered significant challenges during his tenure as Batman that eventually affected his performance. Candidly discussing the hurdles he encountered while embodying the iconic superhero, Kilmer revealed his Batman Forever experience in his autobiographical documentary from Amazon Prime and A24 Films, Val.
Val Kilmer’s Physical Struggles While Playing the Caped Crusader
Reminiscing about his career and life in his autobiographical documentary Val, from Amazon Studios and A24 Films via THR, Val Kilmer reflected...
Val Kilmer as Batman in Batman Forever | Warner Bros Pictures
Despite the 1995 DC blockbuster making him globally famous, Val Kilmer suffered significant challenges during his tenure as Batman that eventually affected his performance. Candidly discussing the hurdles he encountered while embodying the iconic superhero, Kilmer revealed his Batman Forever experience in his autobiographical documentary from Amazon Prime and A24 Films, Val.
Val Kilmer’s Physical Struggles While Playing the Caped Crusader
Reminiscing about his career and life in his autobiographical documentary Val, from Amazon Studios and A24 Films via THR, Val Kilmer reflected...
- 6/15/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
Original plans called for The Flash to end with Michael Keaton's Batman in the Dceu. He'd have gone on to appear in Batgirl and Batman Beyond, likely meeting Ben Affleck's Caped Crusader in Crisis on Infinite Earths.
DC Studios scrapped all of those ideas, and the plan is to introduce a new Batman in Andy Muschietti's The Brave and the Bold. That story will revolve around Bruce Wayne training his son, Damian, as Robin, adapting elements from Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's Batman and Robin.
We still don't know who is writing the movie and, based on several comments from DC Studios co-ceo James Gunn, the Caped Crusader is still a long way from being cast in the Dcu.
The Boys and Supernatural star Jensen Ackles remains a fan-favourite choice to play the Dcu's Caped Crusader, and he's no stranger to the role after lending his voice...
DC Studios scrapped all of those ideas, and the plan is to introduce a new Batman in Andy Muschietti's The Brave and the Bold. That story will revolve around Bruce Wayne training his son, Damian, as Robin, adapting elements from Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's Batman and Robin.
We still don't know who is writing the movie and, based on several comments from DC Studios co-ceo James Gunn, the Caped Crusader is still a long way from being cast in the Dcu.
The Boys and Supernatural star Jensen Ackles remains a fan-favourite choice to play the Dcu's Caped Crusader, and he's no stranger to the role after lending his voice...
- 6/10/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
It has been 84 years since Catwoman made her debut in the DC Universe; she has been an influential character within the Batman franchise. Over 8 decades, Selina Kyle has been showcased as a cat burglar, a villain, sometimes a hero, and having a romantic interest in The Caped Crusader. Since the Batman franchise has been rebooted over the years, several big names have portrayed The Cat, and each one of them has brought something new to the table, adding to the Cat Burglar’s antihero legacy.
Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman in Batman Returns. Credits: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
In the recent adaptations of the Batman films, Zoë Kravitz and Anne Hathaway portrayed the character, who was iconic in the role, but neither of them could match the popularity of Michelle Pfeiffer in the 1992 film. If you had doubts, then, this behind-the-scenes from Batman Returns would make you forget every other actress that has helmed the role.
Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman in Batman Returns. Credits: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
In the recent adaptations of the Batman films, Zoë Kravitz and Anne Hathaway portrayed the character, who was iconic in the role, but neither of them could match the popularity of Michelle Pfeiffer in the 1992 film. If you had doubts, then, this behind-the-scenes from Batman Returns would make you forget every other actress that has helmed the role.
- 5/26/2024
- by Tushar Auddy
- FandomWire
Sleater-Kinney have announced their 11th album, Little Rope. Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker also shared the LP’s first single “Hell” on Tuesday. The album arrives on Jan. 19 via Loma Vista.
The LP is set to comprise 10 songs that “veer from spare to anthemic, catchy to deliberately head-turning,” according to a press release. The project was created after Brownstein’s mother and stepfather were killed in a car accident in Italy.
“As Brownstein and Tucker moved through the early aftermath of the tragedy, elements of what was to become the...
The LP is set to comprise 10 songs that “veer from spare to anthemic, catchy to deliberately head-turning,” according to a press release. The project was created after Brownstein’s mother and stepfather were killed in a car accident in Italy.
“As Brownstein and Tucker moved through the early aftermath of the tragedy, elements of what was to become the...
- 10/3/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
With Oppenheimer hitting theatres this weekend, it’s time to look at the work of one of the greatest directors of our generation: Christopher Nolan. A caveat – our Christopher Nolan movies ranked list is just one person’s opinion, and his work is divisive. Everyone has their favourites (and least favourites), so I’m hoping this ranking will open up some discussion in the comments below. We do not include Following in this list, as it’s not feature-length (only seventy minutes) and can’t be put on the same level as his other work – although it’s an interesting curio. Also, note that this list ranks all of his movies from worst to best, so if you don’t see your favourite film of his right off the top, don’t panic!
Insomnia
In my mind, Christopher Nolan has never made a bad movie. So, when I say one...
Insomnia
In my mind, Christopher Nolan has never made a bad movie. So, when I say one...
- 7/22/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
This article contains spoilers for "Oppenheimer."
Every Christopher Nolan film is grounded in reality, giving everything from anterograde amnesia to the Caped Crusader to interstellar space travel a concrete basis from which to jump off into thrilling fantastical events. While the majority of Nolan's films — even "Tenet" — have a semblance of real-world plausibility through his use of science and physics, his most overall out-there movie is "Inception," the 2010 action drama concerning a group of professional "extractors" who can either remove or implant information in other people through shared lucid dreaming. Though the phenomenon of lucid dreaming has some merit, such technology or ability is pure science fiction.
Yet today's science fiction can become tomorrow's science fact, something that was known all too well by theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. Nolan's latest film, "Oppenheimer," is a biopic about the scientist who helped build the atomic bomb, a task that most laymen...
Every Christopher Nolan film is grounded in reality, giving everything from anterograde amnesia to the Caped Crusader to interstellar space travel a concrete basis from which to jump off into thrilling fantastical events. While the majority of Nolan's films — even "Tenet" — have a semblance of real-world plausibility through his use of science and physics, his most overall out-there movie is "Inception," the 2010 action drama concerning a group of professional "extractors" who can either remove or implant information in other people through shared lucid dreaming. Though the phenomenon of lucid dreaming has some merit, such technology or ability is pure science fiction.
Yet today's science fiction can become tomorrow's science fact, something that was known all too well by theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. Nolan's latest film, "Oppenheimer," is a biopic about the scientist who helped build the atomic bomb, a task that most laymen...
- 7/22/2023
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
"Batman: The Animated Series" is one of the crowning achievements of American animation. To this day, it's remembered for its atmospheric art design (homaging Fleischer Studios' Superman cartoons) and mature storytelling — even if it never forgot its young target audience along the way. The series' star, the late, legendary Kevin Conroy, is the definitive voice of the Dark Knight for a generation, while Harley Quinn, who was created for the series, has become the most successful DC Comics character who didn't originate in the comics.
The series' success meant its creative team shaped Batman in animation for the next decade. In 1993, the series led to the theatrical film, "Mask of the Phantasm," which took everything great about the series and pushed it further. While "Batman: The Animated Series" ended in 1995, it became only the first installment in the DC Animated Universe, which culminated wiith "Justice League Unlimited," which ran from...
The series' success meant its creative team shaped Batman in animation for the next decade. In 1993, the series led to the theatrical film, "Mask of the Phantasm," which took everything great about the series and pushed it further. While "Batman: The Animated Series" ended in 1995, it became only the first installment in the DC Animated Universe, which culminated wiith "Justice League Unlimited," which ran from...
- 4/1/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Contrary to the apocalyptic suggestions that spread like wildfires earlier this month, HBO Max is here to stay. On August 4, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav announced the streamer will merge with Discovery+ into a single platform expected to launch around summer 2023, as part of a plan to hit 130 million paying subscribers by 2025. The rumors that circulated on the eve of that earnings call may have been histrionic—was HBO Max going to be folded into Discovery+? Would that mean the end of all its scripted originals?The panic was understandable. Earlier that week, Warner Bros. Discovery had pulled the plug on Batgirl, a finished 90-million-dollar feature starring Leslie Grace in the title role and Michael Keaton as the Caped Crusader. Long before Batgirl’s shelving, other HBO Max exclusives had been quietly removed from its slate. And Zaslav’s promise to achieve 3 billion in cost savings is likely to include significant layoffs,...
- 8/24/2022
- MUBI
If you haven’t already, please take a moment to examine the image above. It’s a collage photo of three different moments at three different studios that were each chasing a “shared cinematic universe.” On the left, we have the most infamous failure-to-launch story out of the Hollywood of the 2010s: Tom Cruise stands between Johnny Depp and Javier Bardem. Between them were the intended stars of new “Universal Monsters” movies (aka superhero movies in disguise). They were meant to be the Frankenstein Monster, the (new) Mummy, and the Invisible Man of the Dark Universe.
On the right of the collage, we have a different scene from 20th Century Fox’s San Diego Comic-Con panel circa 2015. In retrospect, Fox’s expectations appeared overly optimistic when they had Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, Channing Tatum, Jennifer Lawrence, and Miles Teller, among others, stand shoulder to shoulder for a selfie with Stan Lee,...
On the right of the collage, we have a different scene from 20th Century Fox’s San Diego Comic-Con panel circa 2015. In retrospect, Fox’s expectations appeared overly optimistic when they had Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, Channing Tatum, Jennifer Lawrence, and Miles Teller, among others, stand shoulder to shoulder for a selfie with Stan Lee,...
- 8/11/2022
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Though he’s often left out of conversations comparing the disparate visions filmmakers have had for Batman, Leslie H. Martinson Biff! Pow!-ed everyone to the punch with 1966’s Batman: The Movie, the first feature-length realization of the character, made long before Tim Burton, Joel Schumacher, Christopher Nolan, Zack Snyder, and increasing layers of grit entered the picture. Variety reports that Martinson—a prolific TV and film director with more than 100 credits to his name—died on Sept. 3 at the age of 101.
Batman: The Movie, like the Adam West-starring series it’s based on, presented a campy, self-aware Caped Crusader, one that satirized both superheroes and the Day-Glo ’60s culture that surrounded it. Few would probably regard it as a good movie; it’s silly and schlocky, and riddled with groaning wordplay and garish aesthetics not even Schumacher would attempt. However, it’s remained a ...
Batman: The Movie, like the Adam West-starring series it’s based on, presented a campy, self-aware Caped Crusader, one that satirized both superheroes and the Day-Glo ’60s culture that surrounded it. Few would probably regard it as a good movie; it’s silly and schlocky, and riddled with groaning wordplay and garish aesthetics not even Schumacher would attempt. However, it’s remained a ...
- 9/6/2016
- by Sean O'Neal
- avclub.com
A new poster has been released for Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar today, and it features Matthew McConaughey heading into the unknown with the tagline, “The End Of Earth Will Not Be The End Of Us”.
Plot details are obviously being kept under wraps, but the synopsis reads: “Interstellar chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.”
The cast also includes Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, and Michael Caine. That’s a very impressive line-up and a release date for Interstellar has been set for November 7th, 2014.
Meanwhile, the first stills have been released for By The Sea. It will see Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie share the screen for the first time since 2005’s Mr and Mrs Smith. Jolie wrote, produced...
Plot details are obviously being kept under wraps, but the synopsis reads: “Interstellar chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.”
The cast also includes Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, and Michael Caine. That’s a very impressive line-up and a release date for Interstellar has been set for November 7th, 2014.
Meanwhile, the first stills have been released for By The Sea. It will see Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie share the screen for the first time since 2005’s Mr and Mrs Smith. Jolie wrote, produced...
- 9/16/2014
- by Josh Wilding
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Indie developers Storm Isle Productions is nearing completion on their kickstarter and need your help.
Storm Isle Productions, based out of West Virginia, has taken their love of the real time strategy game NetStorm: Islands at War and are working to expand the mythos in their indie game, Disiples of the Storm, working with Netstorm's original talents, Jim Greer, Beverly Garland, and artist Morgan Ogburn.
As of Sunday night they have four days to complete their kickstarter but are lacking a little over half of their $50,000 goal. That's where y'all come in. If you are a fan of the original Rts Netstorm then you will enjoy this game just as much.
Disciples of the Storm (Dots) is a unique, fast-paced, real-time-strategy game which will have some elements of role playing. Dots game play takes place on the world of Sonus, shattered by a continuous war among the Tempests of Rain,...
Storm Isle Productions, based out of West Virginia, has taken their love of the real time strategy game NetStorm: Islands at War and are working to expand the mythos in their indie game, Disiples of the Storm, working with Netstorm's original talents, Jim Greer, Beverly Garland, and artist Morgan Ogburn.
As of Sunday night they have four days to complete their kickstarter but are lacking a little over half of their $50,000 goal. That's where y'all come in. If you are a fan of the original Rts Netstorm then you will enjoy this game just as much.
Disciples of the Storm (Dots) is a unique, fast-paced, real-time-strategy game which will have some elements of role playing. Dots game play takes place on the world of Sonus, shattered by a continuous war among the Tempests of Rain,...
- 8/18/2014
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Mike Petty)
- Cinelinx
"Man Of Steel," the latest entry in the Superman film franchise, will hit theaters in June 2013, and while not everything is known about the film just yet, we do have one important piece of information: the primary antagonist of the piece is General Zod, an iconic Superman villain.
But who is Zod, really? For the answer to that question, we're going to take a look back at his previous incarnations, both in comics and film.
General Zod debuted 1961's "Adventure Comics" #283, by writer Robert Bernstein and artist George Papp. "Adventure Comics" told the adventures of Superman when he was a boy, and so he first learned of Zod's existence as Superboy, when a Kryptonian information helmet filled him in on the general's background. Zod was a military man with designs to overthrow Krypton's peaceful government and declare himself dictator. To that end, he created an army of duplicates of himself,...
But who is Zod, really? For the answer to that question, we're going to take a look back at his previous incarnations, both in comics and film.
General Zod debuted 1961's "Adventure Comics" #283, by writer Robert Bernstein and artist George Papp. "Adventure Comics" told the adventures of Superman when he was a boy, and so he first learned of Zod's existence as Superboy, when a Kryptonian information helmet filled him in on the general's background. Zod was a military man with designs to overthrow Krypton's peaceful government and declare himself dictator. To that end, he created an army of duplicates of himself,...
- 11/13/2012
- by Matt Adler
- MTV Splash Page
The Dark Knight Rises does what any good action film does and teases its audience. So why must it ruin it all with a puzzling and unsatisfactory ending?
People who have not seen The Dark Knight Rises should read no further, for this column concerns the film's puzzling, and in my view, unsatisfactory conclusion. For the first two hours of the film, Batman and a self-styled anarchist/revolutionary/terrorist/crypto-fascist/pig named Bane are slowly gravitating toward a fight-to-the-finish, a top-of-the-marquee death match. In this epic confrontation between good and evil, one will triumph and one will perish. For thus has it always been, yea, since David slew Goliath. It is written in the scrolls. Everybody knows that.
For most of the movie, Bane clearly has the upper hand. He is bigger and stronger than Batman; he has been working out; and the Dark Knight has a gimpy knee. This...
People who have not seen The Dark Knight Rises should read no further, for this column concerns the film's puzzling, and in my view, unsatisfactory conclusion. For the first two hours of the film, Batman and a self-styled anarchist/revolutionary/terrorist/crypto-fascist/pig named Bane are slowly gravitating toward a fight-to-the-finish, a top-of-the-marquee death match. In this epic confrontation between good and evil, one will triumph and one will perish. For thus has it always been, yea, since David slew Goliath. It is written in the scrolls. Everybody knows that.
For most of the movie, Bane clearly has the upper hand. He is bigger and stronger than Batman; he has been working out; and the Dark Knight has a gimpy knee. This...
- 8/23/2012
- by Joe Queenan
- The Guardian - Film News
by Nick Schager
[This week's "Retro Active" pick is inspired by Christopher Nolan's trilogy-capping The Dark Knight Rises.]
There's absolutely nothing dark or particularly knightly about the Caped Crusader in Batman (also known as Batman: The Movie), with the only brooding found in Leslie H. Martinson's 1966 film—based on the popular 1966-1968 TV series—coming courtesy of billionaire Bruce Wayne (Adam West) staring passionately into the eyes of Dr. Kitka (Lee Meriwether), a/k/a the disguised Catwoman. Such lust overpowers him so completely that even Robin (Burt Ward), monitoring the rendezvous via closed-circuit TV in the Batmobile, has to turn away, admitting, "Some things have to be private, even for a crime-fighter." That cheeky moment boasts the only trace of actual emotion found in this goofball comedy, which was initially intended to launch ABC's bi-weekly television program but wound up being produced after the second season was completed, and released in between seasons one and two. And it's also, ultimately, indicative of this saga,...
[This week's "Retro Active" pick is inspired by Christopher Nolan's trilogy-capping The Dark Knight Rises.]
There's absolutely nothing dark or particularly knightly about the Caped Crusader in Batman (also known as Batman: The Movie), with the only brooding found in Leslie H. Martinson's 1966 film—based on the popular 1966-1968 TV series—coming courtesy of billionaire Bruce Wayne (Adam West) staring passionately into the eyes of Dr. Kitka (Lee Meriwether), a/k/a the disguised Catwoman. Such lust overpowers him so completely that even Robin (Burt Ward), monitoring the rendezvous via closed-circuit TV in the Batmobile, has to turn away, admitting, "Some things have to be private, even for a crime-fighter." That cheeky moment boasts the only trace of actual emotion found in this goofball comedy, which was initially intended to launch ABC's bi-weekly television program but wound up being produced after the second season was completed, and released in between seasons one and two. And it's also, ultimately, indicative of this saga,...
- 7/22/2012
- GreenCine Daily
DVD Playhouse—March 2011
By
Allen Gardner
127 Hours (20th Century Fox) Harrowing true story of Aron Ralston (James Franco, in another fine turn), an extreme outdoorsman who finds himself trapped in a remote Utah canyon, his arm pinned between two boulders, with no help nearby, no communication to the outside world, and dim prospects for survival, to say the least. Director Danny Boyle manages to prove again that he’s one of the finest filmmakers working today by making a subject that is seemingly uncinematic a true example of pure cinema. Inventive, breathtaking, funny, and horrifying, often all at once. Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara make a memorable, brief appearance as hikers who connect with Ralston during his journey. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Commentary by Boyle, producer Christian Colson, co-writer Simon Beaufoy; Deleted scenes; Featurettes. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 5.1 surround.
Amarcord (Criterion) Federico Fellini’s Oscar-winning, autobiographical classic might...
By
Allen Gardner
127 Hours (20th Century Fox) Harrowing true story of Aron Ralston (James Franco, in another fine turn), an extreme outdoorsman who finds himself trapped in a remote Utah canyon, his arm pinned between two boulders, with no help nearby, no communication to the outside world, and dim prospects for survival, to say the least. Director Danny Boyle manages to prove again that he’s one of the finest filmmakers working today by making a subject that is seemingly uncinematic a true example of pure cinema. Inventive, breathtaking, funny, and horrifying, often all at once. Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara make a memorable, brief appearance as hikers who connect with Ralston during his journey. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Commentary by Boyle, producer Christian Colson, co-writer Simon Beaufoy; Deleted scenes; Featurettes. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 5.1 surround.
Amarcord (Criterion) Federico Fellini’s Oscar-winning, autobiographical classic might...
- 3/1/2011
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
By Matt Singer
Since 1940's "Batman" #4, and his first movie serial three years later, the Caped Crusader has called Gotham City his home. On screen and on the printed page, its visual representation has changed quite a bit over almost 70 years. At times, the look of the metropolis has been an afterthought; at others, directors have paid more attention to Gotham's appearance than to the characters living in it, and its latest appearance, in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight," may be its most unusual yet. (None the least for sparking a heated New York/Chicago debate.) Here's a look at eight movies full of gargoyles, dark alleys, and, yes, big naked statues.
Batman (1943)
Directed by Lambert Hillyer
Production Designer: Uncredited
This bargain basement production didn't even bother giving the Dynamic Duo a Batmobile, letting them make do with a generic black sedan, so it's no surprise Gotham is equally indistinct.
Since 1940's "Batman" #4, and his first movie serial three years later, the Caped Crusader has called Gotham City his home. On screen and on the printed page, its visual representation has changed quite a bit over almost 70 years. At times, the look of the metropolis has been an afterthought; at others, directors have paid more attention to Gotham's appearance than to the characters living in it, and its latest appearance, in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight," may be its most unusual yet. (None the least for sparking a heated New York/Chicago debate.) Here's a look at eight movies full of gargoyles, dark alleys, and, yes, big naked statues.
Batman (1943)
Directed by Lambert Hillyer
Production Designer: Uncredited
This bargain basement production didn't even bother giving the Dynamic Duo a Batmobile, letting them make do with a generic black sedan, so it's no surprise Gotham is equally indistinct.
- 7/23/2008
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
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