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Steven Seagal Was Considered For ‘Batman’ Before Michael Keaton Landed The Role Michael Keaton’s portrayal of Batman and Bruce Wayne is a favorite among fans of The Caped Crusader, especially since the 1989 film fromTim Burtonis the one that really paved the way for the future success of serious comic book movies (even if the movie is more than a little goofy when you look back on it now). However, before theGung HoandMr....

Superhero Bits: Ant-Man And The Wasp Composer, Drake Bell Maybe Playing Nightwing & More What ifBatmanandSupermanwere Pokemon trainers? Who is composing the score forAnt-Man and the Wasp? Do you want to seeAnt-ManandSpider-Manteam up as Bug Bros? IsDrake Bellplaying some form ofNightwingin an upcoming project? Are you ready to see even moreCaptain AmericaPSAs on theSpider-Man: Homecominghome video release? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits. LEGO is bringingSpider-ManandVenomBrick Headzto San Diego Comic-Connext month as an exclusive item....

Superhero Bits: Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Amazing Spider-Man 2, Gotham, Iron Man, Ant-Man, Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Why areLoki, SinestroandMandarinin the same place? How will this year’s Oscar broadcast tie in with superheroes? IsCaptain America: The Winter Soldierstill filming? Is there a way to watchHans ZimmerscoreThe Amazing Spider-Man 2? Just how big is the end ofAvengers: Age of Ultron? WillGothamtie intoBatman vs. Superman? Want to watchIron Man 1 and 2in eight minutes?...

Superhero Bits: Deadpool, Constantine, Agent Carter, Batman V Superman, Jeb Bush What doesChris Hemsworthsay about shootingThor: Ragnarokin Australia? Who isJeb Bush’s favorite Marvel superhero? Why doesDavid S. GoyerthinkConstantinewas a mistake, and what does he think after seeingBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice? WhichThat 70s Showcast member joinedAgent Carter? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits. A post shared by Chris Hemsworth (@chrishemsworth) Chris Hemsworthmade a funny little Instagram post with a friend who can fly....

Superhero Bits: Hawkeye’s Family, Baron Mordo’s Future, Wonder Woman Mash-Up & More Why doesAquamanget no respect? Do you remember whenDC Comicshad their superheroes pick a political party? Why didJoss WhedongiveHawkeyea family inAvengers: Age of Ultron? How awesome isWonder Womanfootage set to the original 1975 show’s theme song? CanDoctor Strangebe the newTony Starkin the Marvel cinematic universe? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits. ThisBatman v Supermanvideo paints the superhero battle in a different light by referencing cinematic influences....

SyFy Looking For The Next Great Space Opera It’s going to take me a while to get used toSyFy, the terrible new name for the SciFi Channel, but while I’m wrangling with that very small adjustment the heads of the network are up to a bigger task: looking for the replacement forBattlestar GalacticaandFarscape. Quite a task, sinceFarscapewas the core geek magnet, whileBattlestarbroke out into the mainstream. The network wants another large-scale ‘space opera’ to anchor its lineup, basically one science fiction ring to rule them all, and (thankfully) doesn’t seeCapricaas the thing....

The Best Adaptations Of ‘The Most Dangerous Game’ You’ve Never Seen (Welcome toThe Best Movies You’ve Never Seen, a series that takes a look at slightly more obscure, under-the-radar, or simply under-appreciated movies. This week’s column is a response to the recent shelving of a movie that’s been made previously many, many times before.) As you’ve undoubtedly heard, a studio film scheduled for nation-wide release was recently pulled from Universal’s schedule in response to a tweet by the president and a vocal outcry by conservative pundits and followers....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘The Vast Of Night’ Is A Great Example Of How To Make A Mesmerizing Sci-Fi Movie On A Budget (Welcome toThe Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie:The Vast of NightWhere You Can Stream It: Amazon Prime VideoThe Pitch: In 1950s small town New Mexico, a young switchboard operator begins fielding calls from folks in nearby towns who are reporting mysterious sightings in the sky....

The Reason The Expanse Season 6 Was Cut Short All good things must come to an end, and that’s especially true for “The Expanse”. Based on the science fiction novels by James S.A. Corey, “The Expanse” was a critical and commercial success — even surviving cancellation at its original network SyFy, spending the remainder of its run onAmazon Prime Video. As someone who’s read the novels, I certainly see where the praise is coming from: the show is impeccably cast (especially when it comes to Shohreh Aghdashloo as Chrisjen Avasarala — name another character on TV who can use swear words so creatively), and it manages to adapt the events of the novels in a way that appeals to longtime readers and newcomers alike....

Tom Hanks-Led ‘News Of The World’ May Debut Internationally On Netflix News of the Worldmay reach the rest of the world before it reaches the States. The Paul Greengrass period drama starringTom Hanksis currently working through a deal that would give its overseas distribution to Netflix, which would release the film on its streaming service internationally. Universal is still planning to release the film theatrically in the U.S. this December....

VOTD: 37 Movie Trailers Featuring Art Gilmore Last week,Art Gilmore, the voice of many of the movie trailers from the 1950’s and 1960’sdied at age 98. His voice has been heard on more than 2,700 trailers. We have rounded up a compilation of 37 trailers featuring Gilmore’s famous voice over, embedded after the jump. “Radar Men from the Moon” (1952) Republic serial trailer. “Invaders from Mars” (1953) D: Wm. Cameron Menzies....

VOTD: Zack Snyder Loves Slow Motion LoveZack Snyderor hate him, it’s hard to deny he’s got a distinctive visual style. (Indeed, detractors often argue that’s his problem — that he’s nothingbutstyle.) And one of his very favorite go-tos from his bag of tricks is tweaking the pace of the action onscreen. Dude loves himself some slow-mo, as demonstrated by this new supercut. He loves it so much, the video is even set toEmily Browning’s slowed-down version of theEurythmics'“Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)“from Snyder’sSucker Punch....

Will Ferrell Not Starring In Presidential Comedy ‘Reagan’ After All [UPDATED] UPDATE: Page Six has learned that Reagan is no longer on Will Ferrell’s docket, and there’s a chance it may never have been. A representative toldPage Six, “The ‘Reagan’ script is one of a number of scripts that had been submitted to Will Ferrell which he had considered. While it is by no means [an] ‘Alzheimer’s comedy’ as has been suggested, Mr....