Michael Keaton adds Batgirl movie to Batman nostalgia tour, probably
Warner Bros. is hoping Michael Keaton can do for DC movies what [redacted] is doing for the MCU
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Seeing as Marvel opened a whole new universe in making theatrical movie experiences appointment viewing, it’s time for DC to get in on the action. However, instead of lying to people for several months to lure moviegoers into seeing the latest Spider-Man adventure that they probably would’ve felt legally obligated to see anyway, Warner Bros. is cutting out the middleman.
A media press kit showcasing the studio’s 2022 offerings confirms that Michael Keaton is joining the cast of the upcoming Batgirl movie.
Keaton is already set to join DC’s crack at multiverse storytelling in The Flash, reprising his role as Batman, which he played twice in 1989 and 1992 for Tim Burton’s Batman movies and parodied in 2014’s Birdman.
Warner Bros. has slated Flash for a November release, but Batgirl remains in the wind with no drop date. However, we know that it’ll premiere on HBO Max, so maybe Keaton’s Batman will pop up in the DC universe before Flash.
It should also be noted that the press release doesn’t say what role Keaton plays in Batgirl. For all we know, he’s playing Egghead, who is sure to make an appearance in one of these DC movies one of these days. Hopefully, though, we aren’t in for a whole year of him lying to talkshow hosts about who he’s playing in the film.
Stunt casting, like that found in Spider-Man: No Way Home, is probably going to be a go-to cash cow over this next cycle of superhero movies. And why shouldn’t it be? No Way Home is making an ungodly amount of money simply by remaking an Oscar-winning film from three years ago.
Now that studios have a template for striking deals for these glorified guest star spots, we can only hope that DC can tempt Shaq away from his ongoing role in The General cinematic universe and don the Steel helmet once more.
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for a site that was bashing spoilers a few days ago, yall sure do love rumors.
Well he was the best Batman in the best Batman movies, so that’s not surprising.No question as to whether Keaton Batman kills dudes, he 100% does it and with extreme prejudice to boot.
Mistletoe can be deadly if you eat it. But a kiss can be even deadlier if you mean it. LICKKKKK.
Is there anything Matt Schimkowitz hates more than an entertaining movie?
Depends on how much he hates being Barsanti’s understudy.
Some people are here to create; some are here to nitpick what others pour their hearts into.
Can’t we all love each other and do both?
Not according to my mentor, Stubby Kaye.
He clearly doesn’t care about any of this shit
Who said anything about hating Spider-Man movies? I like most of ‘em and love two of ‘em!
gentle reminder that people don’t need to defend the big spider-man movie from this mean writer for his light jab.
Too late, the weebs have spoken.
In this case I would say it’s less about the jab at the movie and more how it makes the site that the jab is being written on look. The joke about people being legally obligated to see the movie would work more if the article did not come out on the very same afternoon that the site runs articles on an MCU trailer, a review of a Disney+ series, and a strange article about how Daredevil is not actually canon in the MCU even though two characters with the same names played by the same actors are now in the MCU. This is also the same site that devoted extensive coverage to an MCU show that really didn’t have anywhere near enough impact with the public to warrant it (What If?). I do get the enjoyment someone might get if they were on Twitter or a message board and wanted to get some likes for easy lines about how Into the Spider Verse did it first, but on a site that exists more and more on the back of this franchise, it just rings hollow…especially because in this case there was plenty of other material to write about – the fan response to Ben Affleck not being in the film, the crossovers that the DC TV shows were making before Marvel, Michael Keaton repeatedly returning to this role at a time when his career has been thriving elsewhere (most recently in the Hulu show about the opioid crisis) and what that says about the industry, etc.Instead, most of the article is about another film entirely, which means that in one afternoon, four different articles are written about MCU-related material, even as we get the pretense that people are forced to see the material involved. There’s plenty of good stuff out there to discuss, even in the comic book movie genre, that doesn’t have to involve Spider-Man or other Marvel characters. That’s one of the reasons I clicked on the article in the first place. Not to see more posturing about a movie I can see plenty of posturing about anywhere else.
Does this make him the Eggman?
NEIN! DAS WALRUS!
Goo-goo-gah-joob.
He’s pretty sure he’s Spider-Man.
Me too!
Batman doesn’t do Christmas because… HIS PARENTS ARE DEAD!!!!!
I can’t tell: did Batman just back-hand Robin?I’ma Grinch too but I looove pancakes. We were going to go out for them yesterday but the restaurant is a good ol’ boy hangout and we didn’t want cakes with a side of intolerance and COVID.