DC Multicast: Britney & Keith Reunite to Discuss ‘Batman & Robin’

Season 2 of DC Multicast continues! This week it’s a DC TV Classics reunion as Keith welcomes Batman & Robin superfan Britney Monae to discuss the end of the Schumacher era!

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Andy Muschietti Tapped to Lead ‘Batman: The Brave and The Bold’

Now that The Flash is finally in theaters, sending the Snyderverse into the sunset, DC Studios can start looking to the future of its cinematic universe. We know James Gunn will be kicking off the new DCU, helming Superman: Legacy in 2025. And now we know who’s tacking the other half of the World’s Finest: Andy Muschietti will direct Batman: The Brave and The Bold!

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Nicole Kang on Stepping into the Role of Poison Ivy in ‘Batwoman’

Batwoman fans were shocked, yet excited, when the beloved Mary Hamilton, heart of the Bat-team, found herself transformed into the newest version of Poison Ivy. Before the season hiatus, Mary went Thelma and Louise with her step-sister Alice to evade the rest of the Bat-Team, but now as the season has returned, she’s stepping back into Gotham with bolder intentions to assert her power and never feel vulnerable again.

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Hard NOC Life: Batman Pride Forever

On the last Hard NOC Life of Pride Month, Shawn, Dominic, and Keith re-contextualize Joel Schumacher’s contributions to the legacy of Batman.

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Batman May Return But Schumacher is ‘Forever’

When Dominic and I recorded the most recent episode of Hard NOC Life, I mentioned the 25th anniversary of Batman Forever (as well as the 15th and 31st anniversaries for Batman Begins and Batman ’89, respectively, but more on the latter in a second). June used to be a big month for Batman movies. I mention those anniversaries as a launching point for a broader conversation about being a different kind of fan and accepting different interpretations of our favorite characters. And for the last few weeks, I had started reconsidering how I felt about certain films, including the double feature of Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, both directed by Joel Schumacher, who died of cancer on June 22.

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