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At this point, we’ve seen so many iterations of The Joker. From Caesar Romero to Jack Nicholson to Heath Ledger to whatever Jared Leto was going for, the Clown Prince of Crime, just about everything has been done. And while nobody did it like Ledger, we do wonder what other actors would have brought to the makeup had they edged him out. Some, like Joaquin Phoenix (who was offered the role) would get their chance later on, but others will forever be a fantasy – and usually for good reason. Take Adrien Brody, for example, who says he was in the conversation to play The Joker in The Dark Knight, even if it faded quickly.

Adrien Brody recently appeared on the Happy Sad Confused podcast and reflected on circling The Joker for Christopher Nolan. While he does admit that he was far from landing the role, he did express his...

It is the time for Oscars 2025, and The Brutalist star Adrien Brody is already making heads turn with such an iconic performance in the film. With his charming face and his incredible acting skills, Brody has been impressing the world for quite a long time.

Adrien Brody in Peaky Blinders / Credits: BBC

Well, the actor recently speculated about joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a character but he has certain conditions before he could join the superhero franchise.

Adrien Brody has a lot of respect for the MCU

Adrien Brody has always been a force to be reckoned with. Millions of fans might know him as Luca Changretta from Peaky Blinders while others might know him as the pianist from The Pianist.

Adrien Brody as László Tóth in The Brutalist | Credits: A24

Being an accomplished actor, the world has been kind of sleeping on the greatness of this man but with The Brutalist,...

If the return of Frank Castle in this week's Daredevil: Born Again trailer has had you craving more Jon Bernthal in your life, then boy do we have an eyebrow raising bit of casting news for you. Per Deadline's reporting, the star of The Punisher has become the latest acting heavyweight to board Christopher Nolan's mythic epic The Odyssey. He joins a cast whose constellational line-up now includes *deep breath* Tom Holland, Zendaya, Matt Damon, Lupita Nyong'o, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, and Robert Pattinson.

Believed to be shooting as early as next month, Nolan's The Odyssey — an adaptation of Homer's epic chronicle of Odysseus, King of Ithaca, and his long and perilous journey home after the Trojan War — is already shaping up to be yet another singular cinematic event from the Oppenheimer Oscar winner. With filming scheduled to take place across the globe, a budget reportedly in The Dark Knight...

Mha: Vigilantes has become a hot topic in the anime community, especially among shonen fans. An official anime adaptation by Studio Bones was announced during Jump Festa 2025, and fans are eagerly anticipating the anime scheduled for July 2025. Vigilantes is a spin-off manga by Hideyuki Furuhashi and Betten Court, based on Kohei Horikoshi’s My Hero Academia.

Koichi Haimawari in Mha: Vigilantes manga | Credits: Viz Media

The story of Vigilantes takes place 5 years before the original series in the same world, but with different characters. During an interview, the writer and illustrator of the manga revealed their inspiration behind different aspects of the story, and here’s an exploration of what they said!

The inspiration behind Mha: Vigilantes

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is the story of Koichi Haimawari, who defies the law to help those around him. The manga concluded its run in 2022, and has garnered a substantial following. Over the years,...

The Harry Potter franchise is being revisited by Warner Bros. in the form of a series. After giving us a thrilling adaptation of one of the most beloved book series of all time, the series will have fans revisit the magic world created by J.K. Rowling. While some fans are in two minds about having another live-action adaptation, given the legacy and acclaim of the movies, others are simply excited to see the world once again on their screens, this time in even greater detail and definition.

Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort | Credit: Harry Potter franchise / Warner Bros.

As the Harry Potter universe is set to expand, one of the most crucial casting decisions will be for the iconic villain, Lord Voldemort. After the impeccable and chilling portrayal of Ralph Fiennes, it is hard to imagine anyone else as Tom Marvolo Riddle, yet, the decision will have to be made...

Batman may be the savior of Gotham City, but his dark and gritty backstory leaves something to be desired when making him attractive to kids. Fans across ages love Batman and his inspiring story along with the way he battles corruption to make his city crime-free.

However, when Christopher Nolan was tasked with directing the Batman trilogy, he knew he had to find a way to make the character more appealing to kids as well.

Christopher Nolan / Credits: BBC

The violent streak of the Dark Knight is enough to scare the dirtiest criminals, let alone younger viewers. Nolan had a unique challenge in his way which required him to think outside the box and make the best use of his filmmaking talents.

Christopher Nolan had to keep The Dark Knight PG-13

If justice had another name in the murky underbelly of Gotham City, it would be Batman. The vigilante hero...

Christopher Nolan revived the Batman franchise in 2005 with Batman Begins and instantly created a cinematic experience like no other. His version of the Caped Crusader stood the test of time, and with The Dark Knight trilogy, fans have something to call a classic Batman tale.

Christian Bale in Batman Begins / Credits: Warner Bros.

The making of the first film entailed a lot of requirements from Warner Bros, and Nolan obediently followed them despite the challenge. He gave us one of the most iconic looks of the Batmobile, Bruce Wayne’s signature car.

Warner Bros wanted Christopher Nolan to introduce a new Batmobile in The Dark Knight franchise

A Batman movie isn’t complete without the vigilante’s toys, and perhaps his Batmobile is the most prominent of all. Portrayed by Christian Bale, Bruce Wayne owned a sleek and heavily armored combat vehicle which he uses to fight crimes in Gotham City.

Did Harry Styles ghost on Jade Thirlwall? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Once upon a time, the paths of One Direction and Little Mix used to cross in more ways than one. Be it the success they achieved as teenage bands, be it Zayn Malik dating Perrie Edwards, or Harry Styles having gone on a date with Jade Thirlwall. X-Factor brought together groups of individuals who achieved massive success and formed interpersonal relationships.

Back to Jade, the Little Mix alum recently spoke about how Harry went on to ghost her after their date and how they later met again. The two of them have moved on in their careers and lives since that time but here’s what the Little Mix alum revealed about their date and the ghosting that followed.

Did One Direction Fame Harry Styles Ghost Jade Thirlwall After One Date?

During her appearance on the The Louis Theroux Podcast,...

Did AI-enhanced vocals hurt Selena Gomez’s chances for an Oscar? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

The highly controversial Emilia Pérez, starring Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana, has once again roused a debate, and this time the potential fallout seems monumental.

Also featuring Karla Sofía Gascón in the titular role, Emilia Pérez has been a consistent headline-maker as the awards season of 2025 pushes forward. However, the film has been exposed to have utilized utilized artificial intelligence to aid Gascón in reaching specific vocal notes and refining her singing performances, thus casting shadows over the film’s performance at the forthcoming SAG, Critics Choice, BAFTA, and Academy Awards.

AI continues to be a contentious subject in Hollywood — already fueling two historic labor strikes in 2023 — and its application in Emilia Pérez may have dealt a significant blow to the film’s awards prospects. Gomez, who is fervently competing in the Best Supporting Actress category,...

Francisco San Martin passed away in tragic suicide ( Photo Credit – Kyle Meredith With / Facebook )

Francisco San Martin, known for his memorable role as Dario Hernandez on ‘Days of Our Lives,’ has tragically passed away at the age of 39.

As per the reports, he was found at his Los Angeles home, with the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office confirming his death was an apparent suicide.

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— Ricardo (@Dutchfan33) January 21, 2025

Francisco San Martin’s Early Life and Roots in Acting

Francisco’s entry into ‘Days of Our Lives’ in 2011 introduced audiences to a petty thief with a hidden agenda, later unraveling a storyline tied to a cold case.

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Hailey Bieber shuts down split rumors with Justin Bieber ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Hailey Bieber and her husband, Justin, seemed to put any whispers of drama to rest during their recent winter getaway, despite the swirling rumors sparked by a strange incident on Instagram.

Hailey and Justin Bieber’s Winter Getaway and Social Media Moment

The couple was spotted in Aspen, Colorado, where Hailey shared a carousel of photos on Tuesday, one of which captured Justin in a rare moment of relaxation, sleeping with his head tilted back, looking every bit the relaxed star in a casual black beanie, sunglasses, and leather jacket.

The photo, captioned with a playful “...

When Leigh Whannell took on the assignment of directing a new “Wolf Man” movie, he knew that creating a werewolf that could stand apart from the creatures of films past was paramount — yet he also knew he had to satisfy genre enthusiasts who might be coming to “Wolf Man” as fans of everything from Lon Chaney Jr.’s original to John Landis‘ “An American Werewolf in London.”

“I guess I approached it first from the standpoint of, ‘What haven’t I seen yet?'” Whannell told IndieWire’s Filmmaker Toolkit podcast. “When you’re adding this face to the whole hallway of portraits, you want it to have a distinctive look that is yours.” In figuring out how to thread the needle, Whannell looked to what Christopher Nolan and Heath Ledger did with the character of the Joker in “The Dark Knight.”

“That’s a character that’s so iconic,...

When Christopher Nolan Reminisced About Heath Ledger & His Portrayal Of Joker In The Dark Knight (Photo Credit – Koimoi)

Christopher Nolan’s movies are a global phenomenon as they are loved by fans worldwide. He gained immense fame with his Batman movies, The Dark Knight Trilogy. It is also popular because of Heath Ledger and his portrayal of Joker in The Dark Knight. However, the actor passed away soon after completing the movie, setting a benchmark performance for other actors. Nolan has always praised the late actor, and years later, he once opened up in-depth about Ledger’s performance and how it ‘terrified’ him. Keep scrolling for more.

The film was released in 2008 and featured Christian Bale in the lead role, along with Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Morgan Freeman. Heath won the Golden Globe and Oscar for his performance, but unfortunately, he had passed away by then.

Following weeks of rumor and speculation, we recently got word that Christopher Nolan's next movie will actually be an adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey, and the acclaimed filmmaker has assembled a very impressive cast of A-list talent, including Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson and Charlize Theron.

"Christopher Nolan’s next film The Odyssey is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand-new IMAX film technology. The film brings Homer’s foundational saga to IMAX film screens for the first time and opens in theaters everywhere on July 17, 2026," said Universal Pictures in a statement when the project was announced.

The initial trade report noted that Damon was set to play the main character (Odysseus, presumably), but Deadline is now reporting that Holland will actually lead the ensemble. Whether this means that the Spider-Man star is playing a younger take on Odysseus is not clear,...

We’ve had several actors who have played Batman’s greatest nemesis, Joker, over the years, and while each of them delivered different performances on varying degrees and contributed a lot to the legacy of the famed villain, there’s one Hollywood star with the most comic-accurate features but never portrayed the character on screen: Adrien Brody.

Adrien Brody in Peaky Blinders / Credits: BBC

Fans know him best from the award-winning 2002 film The Pianist and BBC’s Peaky Blinders, but he almost joined the league of DC’s Batman rogues gallery in 2008 with The Dark Knight. Evidently, this did not push through, but it would have been intriguing to see how Brody would take on the role.

Adrien Brody was considered for the part of Joker

Heath Ledger ultimately played Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. Before his casting, the director once spoke with Adrien Brody about the coveted role.

The first movie that Christopher Nolan made for a big Hollywood studio is still the most underrated film of his career — and even the director himself agrees. Ever since his groundbreaking Batman reboot made him a household name, Nolan has practically been a franchise unto himself. Along with Quentin Tarantino, he’s one of the only filmmakers whose name alone can attract huge crowds to movie theaters. No one else could make a blockbuster out of a three-hour biopic of a physicist, but Oppenheimer became Nolan’s highest-grossing non-Batman movie (and third highest-grossing film overall).

Nolan is one of the only directors left who can command a nine-figure budget for an experimental original story. He earned enough trust with Warner Bros. to get them to commit as much money to movies like Inception, Interstellar, and Tenet as they would a reliable comic book movie. Nolan’s next film, a star-studded adaptation of The Odyssey,...

Marvel actor and Daredevil: Born Again star Charlie Cox reveals which DC villain he'd want to play after the McU's Matt Murdock. Charlie Cox first played Matt Murdock a.k.a. Daredevil in Netflix's Daredevil season 1, which launched a whole Marvel subfranchise in 2015. Since then, Cox has played the Devil of Hell's Kitchen in two other seasons of his Netflix solo show, The Defenders, and two MCU cameos: Spider-Man: No Way Home and She-Hulk: Attorney At Law. Now, Cox's Daredevil finally stars in his own solo series officially set in the MCU, Phase 5's Daredevil: Born Again, where he's set to face Kingpin, Bullseye, and Muse.

During the Daredevil: Born Again panel at Fan Expo San Francisco 2024, Charlie Cox was asked which DC character he would be interested in portraying. Cox admitted it would be a challenge, but said that he would enjoy playing the Joker. Cox also expressed...

In DC Comics, Batman is the steadfast guardian of Gotham City and has a strict set of rules and guidelines that he adheres to so that he doesn’t become just as bad as the superstitious and cowardly lot he puts behind bars nightly. But maybe it’s time for the Dark Knight to break a few rules, with the majority of Batman stories including the same canon events and character traits he’s well-known for, something that could stifle the character’s growth in the future.

Famously having a “no gun” and “no-kill” rule while on the job, Batman has more than a few elements in his comic canon that creators tend not to mess with — unless, of course, the tale in question is set in an alternate continuity — like in Elseworlds stories — on parallel Earths, or in different mediums outside of comics.

Zack Snyder: Yeah, that's cool.

Heath Ledger's performance in 2008's "The Dark Knight" was quite possibly the best Joker performance ever put to screen. It was a performance that both inspired millions of people's Halloween costumes in the years since, and it even inspired Timothee Chalamet to get into acting. PLus, it's also the #1 pick on /Film's list of best Heath Ledger performances, a feat made more impressive by how stacked Ledger's filmography already was. Even people who hated the movie can agree that Ledger nailed it here, and in the 17 years since, Hollywood has been trying in vain to capture what made Ledger's version so special. 

One element among many that contributed to Ledger's take on the character was the book "A Clockwork Orange," by Anthony Burgess. Much like the 1972 Kubrick movie of the same name, this book is about an evil, chaotic young man who simply seems to want to watch the world burn.

It's important for the Dcu's rendition of Batman to stand out from the other Dark Knight movies, and I think I've worked out the perfect way for DC to achieve this with The Brave and the Bold while remaining comic-accurate. While the Dcu will soon kick off in earnest with Superman in his self-titled debut on July 11, very little has been revealed about when Batman will be joining the ranks of the Duc's superheroes. The Dcu hasn't even got as far as casting its Batman, leading me to believe there's still a long way to go.

In that regard, rumors have begun to swirl that Robert Pattinson's Batman may be incorporated into the Dcu after all. While this would certainly help to assuage the inevitable confusion of having two versions of Batman in cinemas concurrently, I'm kind of hoping this won't be the case. This isn't because I don't thoroughly enjoy Pattinson's Batman,...

Christopher Nolan crafts cinematic puzzles that fry your brain in the best way possible. But even the genius behind Inception and The Dark Knight had his fair share of haters, claiming he’s all brains and no heart. Enter Interstellar — a space odyssey that slapped those critics sideways with one gut-wrenching, soul-baring scene unlike anything Nolan had ever done.

Christopher Nolan | Image by HellaCinema, licenced under Cc-by-sa-4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

It’s raw, emotional, and so powerful it almost feels like the movie is winking straight at you through the screen.

Christopher Nolan broke his own rules to deliver Interstellar’s most emotional and unforgettable moment Christopher Nolan with Matt Damon and Matthew McConaughey on the sets of Interstellar | Credits: Paramount Pictures

Christopher Nolan broke his own traditions for a single emotional moment in Interstellar. Released in 2014, the sci-fi masterpiece starred Matthew McConaughey as a father steering through the vastness...

Kevin Conroy is perhaps DC’s most celebrated Batman ever, and I’m so happy he was part of The Dark Knight Trilogy by voicing the Caped Crusader in a secret sequel movie. While Christian Bale’s performance defined the live-action portrayal throughout the trilogy, another legendary Batman actor, Kevin Conroy, secretly left his mark on this universe. Conroy, the iconic voice of Batman in the Dcu timeline for decades, brought his talents to Batman: Gotham Knight.

Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Trilogy is widely regarded as one of the greatest cinematic interpretations of Batman ever. It proffered a grounded and gripping take on Bruce Wayne’s journey as he navigates Gotham’s criminal underbelly. Unlike the live-action films, which relied on Christian Bale’s charismatic portrayal, Batman Gotham Knight featured Kevin Conroy as the voice of Batman. The decision to cast Conroy added an unexpected layer of depth to Nolan’s universe,...

Heath Ledger died months before The Dark Knight arrived in theaters in 2008. That meant the actor never got to see the response to his performance as The Joker, a role that saw him posthumously awarded the "Best Supporting Actor" Oscar the following year.

It's impossible to imagine anyone else playing the Clown Prince of Crime in the Christopher Nolan-helmed movie, especially as Ledger's interpretation of the Clown Prince of Crime has become nothing short of iconic.

Nolan did consider other actors for the role, including The Pianist, King Kong, and The Brutalist star Adrien Brody. Talking to Josh Horowitz, the Oscar winner admitted that while he met with the filmmaker, the role was never his. 

"Oh no, I wasn't close. It was a role that I felt very suited to do," he says in the video below. "Heath did such a remarkable job in that movie. It was indelible.

Looking back on the era of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy, I tend to forget that there was actually a fourth film in that DC Universe franchise that is wildly different from the rest of the series. Beginning with Batman Begins, The Dark Knight trilogy made great decisions that hold up to this day, creating one of the best live-action Batman movie series to date. However, it is easy to forget the larger ramifications of that trilogy, and how Warner Bros. looked to extend the series, releasing a connected film in 2008.

While the Dcu and Marvel are now dipping their toes in connecting animated films with live-action, several attempts to do this were made previously. This fourth Dark Knight film is a prime example of that, and adds to the world of the franchise. Releasing ten days before The Dark Knight even came to theaters, this mostly forgotten...

Christian Bale is known for taking on challenging roles that push him to his limits, whether it was playing the cold and calculating Patrick Bateman in American Psycho or the deeply emotional role of Jesus in Mary, Mother of Jesus. His commitment to fully becoming these characters made him a standout actor. But what inspired him to choose such intense roles, and how did he prepare for them?

Christian Bale as Jesus in Mary, Mother of Jesus | Credits: Netflix

In a past interview, the actor opened up about his approach to acting, revealing how some of these roles impacted his life in ways he hadn’t expected. Some characters had a stronger effect on him than others, even influencing his sleep in surprising ways.

How did Christian Bale balance intense roles like Bateman and Jesus?

Christian Bale is known for his dedication to every role he takes on, no matter how challenging or intense.

The reason why Back to the Future Part II is so dark is because one of the original Back to the Future cast members refused to reprise his role in the sequel. Back to the Future Part II follows on from the cliffhanger ending of the first Back to the Future, as Doc Brown takes Marty McFly into the future to prevent his son from making a huge mistake. The plot takes a grim turn when Doc and Marty return to a dystopian alternate version of the present.

This dark turn fit in with a trend of sequels going darker than their predecessor. The trend originated with The Empire Strikes Back and could later be seen in movies like The Dark Knight and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. With that said, the Back to the Future sequel wouldn’t have been so dark if one of the main...

Director James Mangold explores a pivotal chapter in Bob Dylan’s early career in A Complete Unknown. Our review:

It is a truth universally acknowledged that music biopics must follow The Formula. Whether they’re about Ray Charles or Elton John or Amy Winehouse or Brit rock outfit Queen, their stories follow a path of pivotal childhood experiences, chance meetings, paths to fame and the scourge of drink and drugs, before everything’s wrapped up with a rousing concert at the end.

The Formula was so well understood by 2007 that Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story fired a silver bullet at the wretched thing – and yet still the template staggered on, showing up largely unscathed in the likes of Bohemian Rhapsody and Back To Black.

Almost 20 years after he made Walk The Line – a film openly lampooned by the above-mentioned Dewey Cox Story – its director, James Mangold is back in...

Hans Zimmer names Inception his most technically innovative film score. Directed by Zimmer's frequent collaborator Christopher Nolan, Inception was released in 2010 and earned over $839 million worldwide. It starred Leonardo DiCaprio among an ensemble cast and followed a group of people with the ability to infiltrate and influence others' dreams. It earned positive reviews and was nominated for eight Academy Awards, winning four.

In a recent interview with Vulture, Zimmer reflected on the creative process behind the Inception score, explaining how he manipulated the very fabric of time through music. He described Inception as a perfect example of this technique, where different musical elements at varying tempos intersected in harmony, creating a soundtrack that was as integral to the storytelling as the visuals. Zimmer also touched on his work for Nolan's Interstellar. Check out his comments below:

Inception because I managed to go and f--k with the very fabric of time.

Adrien Brody is well on his way to potentially win a second Oscar with his recent film The Brutalist. However, what many don’t know is that he once eyed the role that brought Heath Ledger his posthumous Oscar. Adrien Brody appeared in a podcast on January 16th, discussing his eventful career.

Adrien Brody as László Tóth in The Brutalist | Credits: A24

During the conversation, the host asked the actor if it was true that he once talked to Christopher Nolan about The Dark Knight. Brody admitted he did in fact have his interpretation of Joker. Especially as he felt suited for the role at the time.

However, he is glad that it was Ledger who played the part because of what a phenomenal job he did. Nevertheless, he also confessed that it would be amazing if he managed to come across anything similar to that again, as it was such a dream role.

Sean Combs, Joker Obsession, Violent Allegations (Photo Credit – Facebook)

Sean Diddy Combs, reportedly fixated on Heath Ledger’s chilling portrayal of the Joker in ‘The Dark Knight,’ stands accused of threatening a woman with a brutal ‘Glasgow Smile’ before allegedly subjecting her to horrific acts of violence, including rape.

According to RadarOnline, the ‘Glasgow Smile’ is a brutal form of torture where a victim gets his face slashed from each ear down to their mouth.

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— Netflix Geeked (@NetflixGeeked) February 6, 2024

Sean Diddy Combs: Allegations of Assault and Violence

In a grim reflection of the infamous character’s methods, legal documents claim that Combs brandished a knife, vowing to scar her face as punishment for implicating him in Tupac Shakur’s murder.

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The Dark Knight Trilogy is one of the most celebrated DC franchises of all time, and even its more questionable features have proven in hindsight to be massive successes. Christopher Nolan’s vision of Batman offered a darker, more grounded take on the Caped Crusader, with complex themes, nuanced characters, and masterful storytelling. At the time, some decisions raised eyebrows, from casting choices to stylistic departures from the source material. However, as the years have passed, many of these decisions have aged remarkably well, elevating the trilogy to an iconic status in modern cinema.

When The Dark Knight Trilogy debuted, it revolutionized the superhero genre, introducing a level of realism and emotional depth previously unseen in comic book adaptations. Batman Begins worked to establish this complicated and gritty world before The Dark Knight stormed the box office as perhaps the best superhero movie ever made. The Dark Knight Rises concluded the trilogy with similar success,...

After over a decade of movie releases, I'm impressed and at least a little surprised that The Dark Knight Rises still holds one major movie landmark for Christopher Nolan. As a director known best for his sci-fi and action releases, The Dark Knight trilogy stands out amongst Nolan's filmography - and indeed stood out to audiences when news was first announced that the creative would be making the first line of live-action Batman movies since the original series. Said Batman movie reboot making some of the best superhero movies of all time only furthered the trilogy's notable position in film history.

Exemplifying the promise of the superhero genre, The Dark Knight trilogy's overall results brought in over $2 billion in box office earnings alone, and its gritty reimaginging of Gotham helped pave the way for the future of herokind's cinematic offerings unshakably. With that said, Christopher Nolan's continual and impressive success...

Sometimes, the casting of a notable name can look astounding on paper, but ends up being a complete disaster when the film is eventually released. Many of the best actors of all time have dark spots on their résumé that leave viewers scratching their heads and wondering how such a great actor ended up giving such a lackluster performance in a movie that left a lot to be desired. While this can be disappointing, it also signals the actor is taking a risk, and one of the biggest keys to success is being willing to fail.

Plenty of great actors have been in terrible movies, and this shouldn’t necessarily destroy their legacy. Like in any profession, Hollywood actors have their ups and downs, and across the history of a long and fruitful career, the failures can be just as important and interesting as the hits. While all these movie...

The Batman franchise welcomed Anne Hathaway into its universe when she played Catwoman in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. Nolan’s last Batman movie was the only time she sported the outfit. But the director was so impressed by her performance that he felt audiences should’ve seen more of her.

What Christopher Nolan had to say about Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman performance Anne Hathaway | Frederic J. Brown/Getty Images

Hathaway managed to impress Nolan with her interpretation of Catwoman since their first audition. Initially, however, Hathaway had prepared to test for a completely different character than Selina Kyle. She was under the impression she was auditioning for Harley Quinn.

“I came in and I had this lovely Vivian Westwood kind of beautiful but mad-tailoring top with stripes going everywhere,” Hathaway once said in an interview with BBC Radio 1. “And I wore these flat Joker-y looking shoes.

The Critics’ Choice Awards has been one of the entertainment industry’s major awards that honor both movies and TV shows. Since the event occurs earlier in the calendar year, it is generally an accurate predictor of Oscar wins. The Critics’ Choice Awards has become a standard by which the industry can measure quality.

Oppenheimer won the most number of Critics’ Choice Awards in 2024 | Credit: Critics Choice YouTube

Among the infinite talents who have graced this ceremony so far, there are two actors who can be considered the most successful in this regard for clinching three Critics’ Choice Awards in the Best Actor category each. These heavyweight performers have not only triumphed in award competitions but also revolutionized method acting and character portrayal in contemporary cinema.

Russell Crowe’s back-to-back Critics’ Choice Awards wins Russell Crowe in The Insider | Credit: Touchstone Pictures

Russell Crowe made a record by winning three...

Three years after the MCU introduced a truly perfect villain casting into the Marvel movie world, I'm still surprised at how much the character ended up being wasted. The MCU timeline is rife with effective and engaging villains - giving iconic characters like Thanos some of their most well-known depictions, and giving some lesser-known figures like the High Evolutionary and Baron Zemo a chance to show their unique appeal as antagonists. That said, there is a flip side of the coin too, and while the McU's best villains define the franchise in a major way, the universe isn't without mishandled figures.

While many of the McU's most mishandled villains are those who are less beloved in the comics, some major figures have gotten this mistreatment too - with Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania's Modok being the most recent in the list of antagonists whose on-screen adaptations proved controversial to say the least.

James Gunn's latest DC Universe comments have seemingly pointed towards the franchise's first Batman and Superman movie being the polar opposite of the Dceu's. As Chapter One of the DC Universe gets underway, teases about the future of the brand's biggest characters are already being found. Of course, July 2025 will see the release of James Gunn's Superman movie, with Easter eggs from Creature Commandos and a whole teaser trailer hinting at the future of Metropolis in the fledgling franchise.

Where Batman is concerned, the character had his first official Dcu appearance in Creature Commandos episode 6's ending. Although vague in nature, Batman's first appearance confirmed his Dcu history with a character like Doctor Phosphorous and led James Gunn to comment about the future of the Caped Crusader. Not only do Gunn's Dcu Batman comments raise excitement about the character's first official debut, but they may also have hinted...

The Dark Knight trilogy can be quite funny when it needs to be, with plenty of comedic scenes that make light of Batman's movie universe. Christopher Nolan's movies are known for being relatively grounded, sweeping epics that take themselves seriously, diving head first into heavy themes and complicated plot lines. But Nolan's talents with comedy are often an underappreciated aspect of his strength as a director, especially in The Dark Knight trilogy.

Humor in Nolan's Batman mythos comes in a wide variety of forms. For as much as Nolan attempts to ground the movies of The Dark Knight trilogy in real life to some degree, there's a certain amount of comic book silliness he's ultimately unable to escape, something he leans into with hilarious scenes of superhero logic clashing with his true-to-life sensibilities. Luckily, Nolan is able to lean into this to produce some memorable comedic beats that round...

The superhero genre has grown exponentially since its earliest days thanks to the MCU and Dcu, but I'm convinced that the best year for the genre was over a decade ago. There have been many pivotal moments throughout the history of the superhero genre. The MCU is largely to thank, with the success of Iron Man launching the most successful cinematic franchise of all time and spurring DC to follow suit with the Dceu. Then there are early examples of superhero movies that all fans of the genre should watch, comprising timeless pioneers of the genre that still hold up.

I'm glad to see that the genre has generally flourished with time, however. Learning from a backlog of past mistakes and modeling newer movies on the successes of yesteryear seems to generally be a winning formula, though I'm totally on board with superhero movie studios pushing boundaries and experimenting with newer tropes.

If you have never seen Christopher Nolan’s Inception, can you really call yourself a cinema-lover? With an amazing plotline, admirable actors, and breathtaking visuals, Inception is one of Nolan’s best films of all time.

Leonardo DiCaprio in a still from Inception | Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures

The intricately designed dream sequences, the emotional undertone of Leonardo DiCaprio’s Dom Cobb and his wife, and the epic finale were a sight to see and it was all thanks to Christopher Nolan’s genius. However, the film didn’t start off exactly as this complex web of dreams.

Christopher Nolan’s Inception was originally a heist movie

Almost everyone is aware of the fact that Nolan took 10 years to write the final version of Inception but what many people might not know is that the film originally started off as a heist movie.

Inception was supposed to be a heist flick | Credits: Warner Bros.

Did Christopher Nolan crash a Boeing 747? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Instead of tinkering with CGI or scaling down to toy planes, Christopher Nolan went full throttle and crashed a real Boeing 747. Because apparently, blowing up a 230-ton jet is just another Tuesday in Nolan-world.

Turns out, buying and wrecking a plane was actually cheaper than faking it. Nolan broke it down, explaining, “We started to run the numbers… It became apparent that it would actually be more efficient to buy a real plane of the real size and perform this sequence for real.”

A place in California had planes lying around (as one does), so Christopher pulled the ultimate “add to cart” move. Cue Scott Fisher (special effects guru) and Nathan Crowley (production design wizard), who figured out how to make a plane-smashing scene work in real life. The result? A hangar-shaking spectacle that even Nolan called “a very exciting thing to be a part of.

It began with the spark of a candle in 1941 related to the Max Fleischer Superman cartoons. Wait, a comic book genre?! No one was certain what to think about pages coming to life. The comic book genre has been under siege during "Awards Season" since 1978 when Christopher Reeve made the world believe a man could fly.

Recently, a different Bat signal had been emblazoned across Hollywood's sky, and it is solid gold. Can we stop hating on this genre now?

It probably won't happen as long as people like Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Roland Emmerich, and David Cronenberg are helming Hollywood. They're so influential and vociferous against the comic book genre that it tends to make the award bureaus reconsider a person acting in spandex really isn't "acting." As if cosplay doesn't involve imagination.

And so, hate continues against any visual entertainment from comic books and graphic novels.

Warning! This article contains spoilers for shows like Superman & Lois, Joker: Folie à Deux, Creature Commandos, and The Penguin.

DC has been quietly working towards the launch of the Dcu since James Gunn took over DC Studios in 2022, but 2024 actually saw a lot of incredible stuff play out under the DC banner. DC has always had a presence on the big and small screen since the early days of the publishers history. Just 10 years after their premiere superhero debuted, Superman, the character began to appear in adaptations. However, modern audiences are also familiar with the more recent iterations of Superman and Batman, which have continued to keep these characters in the public eye.

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It's a remarkably durable formula that has not only birthed three Denzel-led movies (with fourth and fifth "Equalizer" movies already confirmed), but also a reboot series that stars Queen Latifah and which has run for five full seasons already. Each iteration of this franchise has brought something new to the table, but none of them could have existed without the original series from co-creators Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim.

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Bane was an admirable foe in The Dark Knight Rises, pushing Batman to his absolute limits with his sheer strength, but it was the way his mask actually works that made the DC villain even more impressive. The final installment of The Dark Knight trilogy had a lot of expectations to live up to, especially in the villain department, as the late Heath Ledger's role as the Joker in The Dark Knight is arguably the greatest comic book movie performance of all time. This is where Bane comes in, one of the most physically imposing Batman villains around.

Tom Hardy played Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, complete with a unique voice perfectly suited for the character that was muffled by a mask he never took off. Even though The Dark Knight trilogy was going for a "realistic" take on the Batman mythos, one of Bane's defining characteristics is the mask he wears.

Christopher Nolan, a revolutionary filmmaker, who has created cinematic masterpieces like Inception, Oppenheimer and The Dark Knight Trilogy, is now set on his most ambitious project yet. His upcoming film, The Odyssey, is an adaptation of ancient Greek poet Homer’s epic poem with a staggeringly high budget.

Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer | Credits: Universal Pictures

Nolan is known to use practical effects over computer-generated imagery. Hence, justifying the high cost of production and the ultra-realistic feel of his films. Moreover, with Universal Pictures backing the project, fans have high expectations from this bold cinematic endeavor, set to release on July 17, 2026.

Is The Odyssey too high of a risk for Universal Pictures? Christian Bale as Batman | Credits: Warner Bros.

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Creature Commandos debuted on Rotten Tomatoes with a perfect 100% score which, at the time, was based on just 10 reviews. Well, the first season has concluded and we now have a final score for the first Dcu TV series: a "Certified Fresh" 95%.

The Max TV series has received widespread acclaim from the start and this leaves Creature Commandos level with The Penguin (95%), another series James Gunn's DC Studios played an active role in developing.

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While Creature Commandos isn't quite as high-profile as this summer's Superman reboot, this is precisely what DC Studios and James Gunn needed. Not only should it dispel some of the scepticism surrounding this reboot but it suggests the Dcu is in the right hands with...

Cillian Murphy On Losing Batman (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Imagine a world where Cillian Murphy, not Christian Bale, was Gotham’s brooding protector. Well, that almost happened. Murphy was in the running for the role of Batman in Christopher Nolan’s iconic trilogy, but fate (and probably some serious physical requirements) had other ideas. In a GQ interview, Murphy opened up about almost taking the role and the surprising reason he thinks it was for the best.

Despite his serious acting chops, Murphy never thought he was the right guy for Batman. “Yes, I think it was for the best because we got Christian Bale’s performance, which is a stunning interpretation of that role,” he alluded. And here’s where it gets real—Murphy wasn’t just being humble. He straight-up didn’t see himself as the physical specimen needed for the job.

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Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce Romance (Photo Credit – Koimoi)

After a whirlwind and tiring Eras Tour that lasted almost two years, Taylor Swift has been enjoying a much-needed break. The pop star spends time with her friends, family, and, most of all, her boyfriend, Travis Kelce. The Kansas City Chiefs player had a few days off work after his last match on Christmas, and the two made sure to soak in some of that precious time.

There were recently rumors that the couple might be engaged, but there has been no confirmation. A recent report stated that Taylor is now ready for a new chapter in her life and wants to advance with Travis. Here’s what we know about the singer and football player.

Is Taylor Swift Ready For ‘The Next Chapter’ With Travis Kelce?

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