‘The Batman’ director says Gotham police spinoff series has evolved to focus on Arkham Asylum

Wilson Chapman editorAfter his memorable turn as Edward Nashton in Matt Reeves’ “The Batman,” Paul Dano will be delving into the iconic villain’s origins with a new comic book: “Riddler: Year One.”DC Comics announced Dano’s comic book writing debut on Friday and released a first look image to go along with it. The teaser features glasses atop scattered files and papers with the title written across in scratchy letters.

A young thug has been warned he might be sent to jail after he robbed a man at a bank machine after smashing his face with an empty Mad Dog 20/20 bottle.

X directed by Ti West, is a new love letter to the slasher film genre. This movie within a movie that aims to tackle the strict relationship between sex, violence, desire, and the rage that manifests when one’s life lacks all of those things. West employs all the tropes involved with pornography and horror and tries to inject personal hints of creativity and originality into the narrative. Will it age well if I watch it again in five years? Probably not. But it provides enough fun and excitement in the current moment to keep audiences engaged.

Joe Biden has nominated Entertainment One’s Michael Lombardo to serve as a member of the National Council on The Arts, which oversees the National Endowment for the Arts.

P&O Ferries has been blasted in an scathing letter by the UK Business Secretary who has warned the company they could be facing "criminal" offences and an unlimited fine for laying off hundreds of workers.

Chris Willman Music WriterAlthough it appeared to the public that there might be a bit of beefing going on between the Rolling Stones and Beatles — shades of 1967 — Keith Richards says in a new interview that the matter was quickly resolved, with Paul McCartney reaching out to him to assure him no contemporary slight was intended.The continuation of their alleged friendly feud came up in a discussion the Stones’ guitarist had with writer Brian Hiatt for an episode of “Rolling Stone Music Now,” in which Richards also discussed what it was like to hit the road without their late drummer Charlie Watts, and whether they’ll be able to complete the studio album he started with them.Asked about 2021’s minor Stones/Beatles controversy, Richards said, “I got a note from Paul about that, saying ‘I was taken totally out of context,’” Richards says. The possible tiff came up with McCartney was profiled in a lengthy New Yorker piece and was quoted by the magazine’s famous editor as saying, “I’m not sure I should say it, but they’re a blues cover band, that’s sort of what the Stones are.

Loose Women star, 38, who was disfigured in 2008, said four layers of her skin were damaged.She then had to have an artificial replacement which comes from a heifer.The brave mum-of-two, awarded an OBE last month, said: |All the four layers of the skin were destroyed. "I had all of my old face removed."So they literally had to start from the beginning with a man-made dermal substitute which was made of collagen and elastin taken from a cow."She chuckled: "Cue all the moody cow jokes.

ghostly sighting, have led Sheffield bar staff to call in a paranormal investigation team.After a recent escalation in the spooky experiences, members of staff in Sheffield’s Meltdown bar called in the experts who conducted a lengthy examination of the possibly haunted venue.Adam Varley, a member of staff at the gaming bar, said: “I was at the end of the bar when I felt like someone was walking over to come and talk to me. "So as I glanced up and I see someone coming for me but there was no one there.“It really gave me the chills.

J.J. Abrams made waves when he signed a big lucrative development deal worth $500 million at WarnerMedia that would see future Bad Robot projects get developed at various divisions of the entertainment company.

U2 may be getting its own television series from Bad Robot.

California’s Film & Television Tax Credit 2.0 Program generated nearly $21.9 billion in economic output in the state over five years at a projected cost to taxpayers of little more than $1.5 billion, according to a new study commissioned by the Motion Picture Association, using data from the California Film Commission.

Halyna Hutchins' family is in Ukraine. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Halyna's husband, Matthew Hutchins, took to Twitter to reveal that his late wife's family is still in her home country. «Ukrainian refugees need humanitarian corridors,» Matthew tweeted.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAdina Porter and Clark Backo have been cast opposite LaKeith Stanfield in the upcoming Apple drama series “The Changeling,” Variety has learned.The series is based on the book of the same name by Victor LaValle. It is descirbed as a horror story, a parenthood fable, and a perilous odyssey through a New York City you didn’t know existed.Stanfield stars as Apollo. Porter will play Lillian, his mother.

Students at a school had to abruptly cancel their swimming session after they spotted a wild alligator lurking at the bottom of the swimming pool. The pupils at Montverde Academy in Florida, USA, were all set for a session on Friday (March 11) when someone spotted the three-foot long gator in the deep end.

Feeling frisky! Ginnifer Goodwin and husband Josh Dallas are no strangers to cheeky social media banter — and now their fans can see it firsthand.

Just like the Caped Crusader! Rob Kardashian celebrated his 35th birthday the only way the Kardashian-Jenners know how — with a special, Batman-themed party full of family bonding, delicious treats and extravagant gifts.

A teenager’s worst nightmare.

Róisín Murphy will make her dramatic acting debut in Netflix series Half Bad.Based on the book trilogy by Sally Green, Half Bad is an eight-part series which follows 16-year-old Nathan, the illegitimate son of the world’s most feared witch.The singer-songwriter will play powerful witch Mercury in the TV adaptation, which is written and executive produced by Joe Barton (Giri/Haji). The project is produced by The Imaginarium, the production company co-founded by Andy Serkis and Jonathan Cavendish.Leading the cast is Jay Lycurgo (Titans, I May Destroy You) as Nathan, Nadia Parkes (Domina) as Annalise and Emilien Vekemans (Transferts) as Gabriel.Other cast members include Isobel Jesper Jones, Paul Ready, David Gyasi, Karen Connell, Kerry Fox, Fehinti Balogun, Misha Butler and Liz White.Speaking about the show, Barton said: “It’s been a complete joy getting the chance to adapt and expand the world of Half Bad.

Netflix has announced its live-action Resident Evil series will be released on July 14, 2022.Following the show’s reveal in August 2020, the streaming platform has released a batch of posters for the eight-episode series.The show will tell a brand-new story in the franchise spread across two timelines, centered around character Albert Wesker (Lance Reddick) and his two children, Jade and Billie.A synopsis reads: “In the first timeline, 14-year-old sisters Jade and Billie Wesker are moved to New Raccoon City. A manufactured corporate town, forced on them right as adolescence is in full swing.

Emmy nominee Adina Porter (Underground) and Clark Backo (Letterkenny) are set as leads opposite LaKeith Stanfield in The Changeling, Apple TV+’s upcoming drama series based on Victor LaValle’s bestselling book of the same name.

Warner Bros/DC’s The Batman released in China today, getting off to an RMB 23.3M ($3.7M) start, including previews. The inauspicious bow was expected given that about 35% of the market’s cinemas have been temporarily shuttered amid a new Covid spike. The good news is that the film has a strong 9 score on platforms Tao Piao Piao and Maoyan. The latter is currently predicting an RMB 194.3M ($30.5M) final tally for the Caped Crusader’s full run.