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Matt Reeves

March 2024

  • Robert Pattinson in The Batman.

    Week in geek
    Can a super-grungy The Batman sequel take the DC universe somewhere even darker?

    The 2022 film was an outlier, free from the usual superhero trappings and resolutely downbeat, and the follow-up should also go beyond the conventional

October 2022

  • Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson as Black Adam.

    Batgirl axed, The Flash floundering – can Black Adam turn things round for DC’s troubled superheroes?

    Any company with characters like Batman and Wonder Woman should be laughing all the way to the bank. So why are DC and its owner Warner Bros struggling with so many projects?

March 2022

  • ROBERT PATTINSON and ZOE KRAVITZ in THE BATMAN (2022), directed by MATT REEVES. Credit: DC ENTERTAINMENT/WARNER BROS. / Album<br>2HFK56K ROBERT PATTINSON and ZOE KRAVITZ in THE BATMAN (2022), directed by MATT REEVES. Credit: DC ENTERTAINMENT/WARNER BROS. / Album

    Week in geek
    The Batman reinvented Gotham. So who will be its next supervillain?

    Matt Reeves’ film conjured a noirish cityscape where criminals must be out-thought rather than out-fought. But what now?
  • Robert Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz in Matt Reeves’ 2022 The Batman.

    Now you've seen it
    The Batman: Robert Pattinson’s voice, the Riddler’s brutality, Gotham’s makeover – discuss with spoilers

    What is it about director Matt Reeves’ superhero that still appeals to us after so many remakes?
  • Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman and Robert Pattinson as Batman.

    The Batman review – Robert Pattinson’s brooding caped crusader has a lot on his mind

    Pattinson is appealingly conflicted, and Zoë Kravitz’s Catwoman adds bite, but Matt Reeves’s noirish reboot underwhelms

February 2022

  • Robert Pattinson in The Batman.

    The Batman review – Robert Pattinson’s emo hero elevates gloomy reboot

    Matt Reeves’ film is spectacular and well-cast but an intriguing saga of corruption devolves into a tiresome third act

August 2020

  • Gal Gadot and Chris Pine (as Steve Trevor) in Patty Jenkins’s Wonder Woman 1984.

    Week in geek
    Sing Hallelujah? Batfleck, Batman and Chris Pine's Steve Trevor all return at DC FanDome

    A number of new projects teased by Warner Bros’ DC FanDome raise some awkward questions about crossover – but just go with the multiverse

November 2019

  • Colin Farrell, who is rumoured to be playing the Penguin.

    Week in geek
    What does Colin Farrell's casting as the Penguin tell us about The Batman?

    In a departure from tradition, the actor rumoured to have waddled into the frame as the villain in Matt Reeves’ forthcoming film has leading-man looks

May 2019

  • 2017 GQ Men of the Year Party - Arrivals<br>LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 07: Robert Pattinson attends the 2017 GQ Men of the Year party at Chateau Marmont on December 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for GQ)

    Holy mackerel! Robert Pattinson set to land Batman role

    Harry Potter and Twilight star Pattinson said to be frontrunner for part in The Batman, replacing Ben Affleck

February 2019

  • Ben Affleck in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

    Week in geek
    The Batman: is Matt Reeves putting all his bad eggs in one basket?

    Expect a ‘rogues gallery’ of villains in the director’s forthcoming film. But there’s a chequered history of shoehorning baddies into Batman

January 2019

  • Destiny calling … Ben Affleck in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

    Week in geek
    Will Matt Reeves' The Batman save DC's cinematic universe?

    Or will it usher in the superhero studio’s demise? With so many past – often flawed – takes on the Dark Knight, no wonder fans are nervous about meeting his next incarnation

February 2018

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    Science friction: can Netflix figure out its blockbuster problem?

    Costly sci-fi films have received poor reviews but the streaming giant still has an eager audience in its vast subscriber base

July 2017

  • Ben Affleck<br>USA. Ben Affleck in the ©Warner Bros new film: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). Plot: Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City's own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis's most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it's ever known before. Ref:LMK106-60029-240216 Supplied by LMKMEDIA. Editorial Only. Landmark Media is not the copyright owner of these Film or TV stills but provides a service only for recognised Media outlets. pictures@lmkmedia.com

    Week in geek
    Dark knight rising: why Ben Affleck's Batman is the key to DC's movie future

    Last year’s Batman v Superman almost trashed the Batmobile, but DC needs to harness the Batfleck’s potential to connect its slate of Extended Universe films
  • War for the Planet of the Apes hits screens this summer.

    Film blog
    How Planet of the Apes became a truly modern movie franchise

    The Apes films manage to avoid the blockbuster repetition of Michael Bay’s Transformers series – and prove there’s more than one way to build a legacy
  • ‘It’s amazing how emotional this is …’ Woody Harrelson (right) in War for the Planet of the Apes.

    The Godfather – but with chimpanzees: on set with War for the Planet of the Apes

    The revival of the franchise is a million miles from the schlocky originals – the director of the latest calls it ‘our Russian ape novel’. The makers talk about why its apocalyptic mood feels so timely

February 2017

  • Ben Affleck<br>Actor Ben Affleck poses with a statue of Batman during a press conference for the movie “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” in Beijing, China, Friday, March 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

    Bruised Wayne: can Matt Reeves salvage Batman and revive DC's fortunes?

    A series of flops have left the caped crusader at his lowest ebb for decades. The hero needs – and deserves – a revamp, but can the likely new director offer one?

November 2014

  • mansion madison

    Slave homes at Madison's Montpelier estate to be rebuilt after $10m gift

    Philanthropist David Rubenstein also pays for refurnishing saying we should recognise Founding Fathers participated ‘in a system that had terrible flaws’

July 2014

  • Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes

    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: The ape of things to come

    The prequel to the 1968 classic uses groundbreaking technology to ensure its simian stars have as much emotional depth as any regular human actor

April 2013

  • The Observer profile
    JJ Abrams: the man who boldly goes…

    Profile: The director has covered most genres in his wildly successful work in the cinema and on TV. But it is as king of the blockbuster that he will reign with the release of the new Star Trek, before he turns his talents to the latest Star Wars movie

October 2012

  • Andy Serkis as Caesar in Rise of the Planet of the Apes

    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes director will be Matt Reeves

    Cloverfield director wins race to take on sequel to surprise hit Rise of the Planet of the Apes, due for release in 2014
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