{"id":62021,"date":"2020-08-25T17:25:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T17:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=62021"},"modified":"2020-08-25T17:25:17","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T17:25:17","slug":"noir-the-batman-footage-thrills-fans-at-dc-virtual-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=62021","title":{"rendered":"Noir \u2018The Batman\u2019 footage thrills fans at DC virtual event"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"LOS ANGELES, Aug 23, 2020 (BSS\/AFP) \u2013 Robert Pattinson showcased \u201cThe Batman\u201d footage and Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson hyped up his new anti-hero movie \u201cBlack Adam\u201d as Hollywood A-listers and their comic-book alter-egos hosted a sprawling online event Saturday.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n
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The virtual \u201cDC FanDome\u201d from Warner Bros comes after real-world extravaganzas beloved by comic-book fans \u2014 such as Comic-Con \u2014 were canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

Headline billing went to \u201cThe Batman,\u201d a dark, detective-style mystery take on the Caped Crusader which star Pattinson said had to shut down midway through production in March due to Covid-19.<\/p>\n

Director Matt Reeves said his version \u2014 still due next year \u2014 is inspired by classic noirs like \u201cChinatown\u201d and \u201cTaxi Driver,\u201d and will meet a \u201cvery human and very flawed\u201d Bruce Wayne in his second year as Batman, trying to solve a series of crimes.<\/p>\n

First-ever footage from the much-hyped movie left fans drooling online, with a mysterious villain leaving notes for Batman at crime scenes across Gotham \u2014 and the film\u2019s hero pummeling a street thug before growling: \u201cI\u2019m vengeance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Like the rival, record-breaking Marvel films, several movies featuring DC characters including Superman are inter-connected, with shared storylines and crossover cameos.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s all-day event premiered footage and panels for follow-ups to blockbusters \u201cWonder Woman,\u201d \u201cSuicide Squad\u201d and \u201cShazam!\u201d \u2014 despite uncertainty over release dates, with many US theaters closed.<\/p>\n

Johnson \u2014 the world\u2019s top-paid movie star who is now making his first foray into the superhero \u201cuniverse\u201d \u2014 teased next year\u2019s \u201cBlack Adam,\u201d in which he will play a 5,000-year-old rebel slave determined to mete out ruthless justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cThings will never be the same. Because the hierarchy of power in the DC Universe is about to change,\u201d the former wrestler warned rival stars in typically bombastic style. \u2013 \u2018Out soon!\u2019 \u2013<\/p>\n

Details for \u201cThe Flash\u201d movie \u2014 in which Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck are both set to reprise their former roles as Batman \u2014 were kept under wraps, except that its young hero will hop through time and space in the so-called \u201cmultiverse.\u201d<\/p>\n

Footage of \u201cThe Suicide Squad\u201d showed Margot Robbie and Viola Davis return alongside new cast members Idris Elba, John Cena and Peter Capaldi.<\/p>\n

Kicking things off Saturday was \u201cWonder Woman 1984\u201d \u2014 penciled to be the next DC movie due out, in October, despite the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really think the movie is so great on the big screen,\u201d said director Patty Jenkins. \u201cWe believe in putting it in the cinema\u2026 I can\u2019t wait for it to come out soon!\u201d<\/p>\n

The event comes as WarnerMedia \u2014 which owns the movie rights to DC comics \u2014 undergoes a massive restructuring, including the loss of hundreds of studio jobs.<\/p>\n

Parent company AT&T is refocusing on new streaming service HBO Max, which has delighted comic-book obsessives with plans for a new director\u2019s cut of ensemble superhero movie \u201cJustice League.\u201d<\/p>\n

Director Zack Snyder stepped down from the 2017 original due to family tragedy, and fans disappointed by the end product have spent years campaigning for his vision to be restored.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s panel on the \u201cSnyder Cut\u201d sent geeks around the world into social media meltdown, with Snyder confirming it will feature four, hour-long episodes \u2014 twice the length of the studio-cut original.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES, Aug 23, 2020 (BSS\/AFP) \u2013 Robert Pattinson showcased \u201cThe Batman\u201d footage and Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson hyped up his new anti-hero movie \u201cBlack Adam\u201d as Hollywood A-listers and their comic-book alter-egos hosted a sprawling online event Saturday. The virtual \u201cDC FanDome\u201d from Warner Bros comes after real-world extravaganzas beloved by comic-book fans \u2014 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":62022,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n