‘Batman’ Star Michael Keaton Recalls Reaction From Comic Book Fans To His Casting: It’s “Still Baffling”

Michael Douglas wanted to have a “serious” death scene in 2023’s Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania and requested his character be killed off.

After the runaway success of Netflix and Tim Burton‘s Addams Family stand-alone series Wednesday starring Jenna Ortega, the streamer renewed it for second season in January 2023. That decision came less than three months after the eight-episode Season 1 premiered, eventually becoming the most-watched original series ever on the streamer ever with more than 252 million views to date, far surpassing Stranger Things‘ Season 4, Dahmer and Season 1 of Bridgerton on the all-time list.

We’ll be seeing a new face in Season 2 of Netflix‘s Wednesday. Steve Buscemi has joined the cast of the Jenna Ortega-led series in an undisclosed role, sources confirm to Deadline.

EXCLUSIVE: Felicity Jones is set to star in Michael Showalter’s holiday comedy Oh. What. Fun. for Amazon MGM Studios, joining Michelle Pfeiffer, Chloë Grace Moretz and Dominic Sessa.

Most of the Beetlejuice cast from the 1988 film return for the 2024 sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Geena Davis is not one of them.

Michael Keaton, Catherine O’Hara, and Tim Burton are together again!

Brent Lang Executive Editor Michael Keaton was blunt about what audiences can expect when “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” hits screens, more than 36 years after the first film opened. “It’s really fucking good,” the actor told theater owners at CinemaCon. And based on the zany look at “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” that Keaton and Tim Burton shared, the collaborators have come up with something that could be out of this Netherworld.

Diddy has shared the music video for his 1998 song ‘Victory’ to social media; showing him running away from the police and causing a stir amidst ongoing sexual assault allegations.Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been under fire after reports revealed US Homeland Security are investigating him for sexual trafficking. The rap entrepreneur’s homes in Miami and Los Angeles were raided last month while Combs was not there.The rapper has denied any wrongdoing, while his lawyer labelled the raids “a witch hunt” that was a “gross use of military-level force”.

"Joker: Folie à Deux" has officially been stamped a rated R film. The sequel to the 2019 film received the rating for "some strong violence, language throughout, some sexuality and brief full nudity," according to the Motion Picture Association. The first movie also received an R rating, but the "brief full nudity" is specific to the 2024 film.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Michael Keaton participated in a career retrospective interview for GQ magazine and admitted that his casting as Batman in Tim Burton’s 1989 superhero movie was “ballsy” considering he was more known for his comedic roles in films like “Mr. Mom” at that point in his career. Keaton’s casting was met with backlash among comic book fans at the time.

The Batman’s first spin-off series The Penguin is set to debut later this year.Created by Lauren LeFranc (Impulse), the series sees Colin Farrell reprise his role as Oswald Cobblepot aka the Penguin, and follows the character’s rise to power in Gotham City’s criminal underworld.The show takes place one week after events in 2022’s The Batman directed by Matt Reeves, who serves as a producer on the spin-off series.Other confirmed cast members include Cristin Milioti as Sofia Falcone, Clancy Brown as Salvatore Maroni, Michael Zegen as Alberto Falcone and Michael Kelly as Johnny Vitti.While nothing has been confirmed, there’s every possibility that Batman will make an appearance in the series.As a continuation from The Batman, it’s likely this series will tee up events for the upcoming sequel, The Batman Part 2 – which is scheduled to be released on October 2, 2026. As such, it makes sense for Robert Pattinson to make some kind of fleeting appearance to drive excitement, whether as Batman or as Bruce Wayne.There’s a chance other characters from the original film could make guest appearances too, including Zoe Kravitz’ Catwoman and Jeffrey Wright’s James Gordon.Max released a trailer for the series in March – check it out above.This isn’t the only spin-off show in the pipeline, with a series about Arkham Asylum also in development from The Staircase showrunner Antonio Campos.In a four-star review of The Batman, NME wrote: “Director Matt Reeves has mixed up gritty mob drama with film-noir detective thriller – and thanks to Dano’s ultra-creepy villain, some psychological horror too.

Believe it or not, Jake Gyllenhaal was once in the running to play the Caped Crusader.

James Cameron’s “Titanic” was officially sold at the Treasures From Planet Hollywood auction last week for a whopping $718,750. According to Heritage Auctions, the prop was the most bid-upon item despite being surrounded by other iconic pieces of Hollywood’s legacy. In the film, the door is used when Rose (Kate Winslet) and Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio) attempt to lie on the piece of wood while awaiting rescue shortly after the RMS Titanic sinks.

The Departed, revealing that he was supposed to play another part initially.READ MORE: The wisdom of Martin Scorsese: “I had to go through everything in order to learn”Wahlberg earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Sergeant Dignam of the Massachusetts State Police in the film. His character works with Leonardo DiCaprio’s Billy Costigan who goes undercover to infiltrate the Irish mob, with Jack Nicholson playing mob boss Frank Costello.Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Wahlberg revealed he was originally “supposed to play another part” and it caused him to feel “pissed” during filming he said.“I was a little pissed about a couple things but look, it all worked out in the end, I think,” Wahlberg said.

Mark Wahlberg recently reflected on a seriously star-studded movie that he did not have the best time filming.

"The juice is loose" in the newly dropped trailer for "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," coming out in September 2024. Fans got a glimpse of what to expect from the long-awaited sequel in the first trailer released March 21. In the trailer, actors from the original 1988 appear, and new characters are woven into the story.

will land on screens imminently, and the first teaser is as eerie and eccentric (and strange and unusual) as we could’ve hoped for. Released on March 21, it opens with a shot of franchise newcomer cycling swiftly past Miss Shannon’s School for Girls to the tune of—what else?—a children’s choir singing “Day-O.” Cue glimpses of Ortega standing beside returning favorites Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara, as well as of the Wednesday star entering the attic and uncovering the miniature model of Winter River.

Tim Burton‘s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has arrived – watch the clip above.In the short teaser, we see the return of Michael Keaton as the titular Beetlejuice and Winona Ryder‘s Lydia Deetz and Catherine O’Hara’s Delia Deetz 36 years after their first outing. We also get a look at Jenna Ortega‘s character, as well as new characters played by the likes of Monica Belluci and others.The core plot of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice isn’t revealed in the teaser trailer but will presumably see Ortega’s character – seemingly the daughter of Ryder’s Lydia Deetz – resurrect the quirky ghoul played by Keaton.Monica Bellucci plays Beetlejuice’s wife and Willem Dafoe stars as a “police officer in the afterlife” and former “B movie action star,” whose acting skills help him as an afterlife detective.

Thirty-six years after the original, and after years of pursuing different follow-up ideas, director Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice,” sequel, titled “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” is finally coming to theaters this year. Written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on a story by Seth Grahame-Smith (Burton’s “Dark Shadows” and “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”), not much is known about the film other than it’s a follow-up to the original, about a ghost who’s recruited to help haunt a house.

The first trailer for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is finally here!