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    Michael Keaton's Return as Batman Is Confirmed as 'The Flash' Movie Begins Filming

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    The ‘Batman Returns’ actor previously cast doubt about his appearance in the Ezra Miller-starring standalone film because of the concerning COVID-19 situation.

    Apr 21, 2021

    AceShowbiz –
    Michael Keaton is officially back as Batman. After months of speculation and fans’ anticipation for his return as the Caped Crusader in “The Flash” movie, it now has been confirmed that he will indeed reprise the role in the upcoming Ezra Miller-starring movie.

    According to TheWrap, the confirmation comes from the “Batman Returns” star’s talent agency ICM Partners, though no other details are yet to be provided. The site was also the first to report the actor’s possible return as Batman in “The Flash” back in June 2020. Director Andy Muschietti further fueled the report as he stated in August that he had big plans with a “substantial” role for Keaton’s Batman.

    However, Keaton cast doubt last month when he talked about what hindered him from possibly starring in the movie. “I am needing a minute to think about it because I’m so fortunate and blessed,” he coyly told Deadline at the time, insisting that he had yet to sign on. “I got so much going on now. I’m really into work right now… To tell you the truth, somewhere on my iPad is an iteration of the whole Flash thing that I haven’t had time yet [to check]…”

    “To be honest with you, you know what worries me more than anything about all this stuff? It’s COVID,” the 69-year-old said at the time. He went on sharing, “I’m more concerned. I keep my eye more on the COVID situation in the U.K. than anything.”

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    He elaborated, “That will determine everything, and so that’s why I’m living outside the city here on 17 acres, staying away from everybody, because the COVID thing has got me really concerned. So, that’s my first thing about all projects. I look at it and go, is this thing going to kill me, literally? And you know, if it doesn’t, then we talk.”

    The confirmation of Keaton’s return as Batman comes as “The Flash” movie has just kicked off production. Announcing the start of filming, Muschietti posted on his Instagram page on Monday, April 19 a clip that unveils the movie’s logo and wrote in the caption, “Here we go!!! THE FLASH Day 1. #theflashmovie.”

    In addition to Keaton, Ben Affleck has been reported to reprise his role as Batman in “The Flash”.

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      Michael Keaton Blames COVID-19 for Uncertainty of His Return as Batman in 'The Flash'

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      Insisting that he was not ‘being cute or coy,’ the actor who has played the Caped Crusader in two Tim Burton films claims he was too occupied with the pandemic that he has yet to take a look at the script.

      Mar 23, 2021

      AceShowbiz –
      Michael Keaton is refusing to confirm he’ll be putting the Batman suit on again for “The Flash”, because he’s too concerned about COVID-19 to take a look at the script.

      It has been reported that both he and Ben Affleck will portray Bruce Wayne and his alter ego in the upcoming DC Comics blockbuster, but Keaton, who played the Caped Crusader in two Tim Burton films in 1989 and 1992, insists he has yet to officially sign on.

      “I am needing a minute to think about it because I’m so fortunate and blessed,” he tells Deadline in a new interview. “I got so much going on now. I’m really into work right now… To tell you the truth, somewhere on my iPad is an iteration of the whole Flash thing that I haven’t had time yet [to check]…”

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      “I called them and said, ‘I have to be honest with you, I can’t look at anything right now. I’m so deep into this thing I’m doing. Also, I’m prepping a thing I’m producing and getting ready to do down the road in the fall that I’ll be in, and I feel responsible to that’.”

      “I’m not being cute or coy, but if I talked about it, I’ll be just bulls**tting you. I don’t really know. I have to look at the last draft. To be honest with you, you know what worries me more than anything about all this stuff…? It’s COVID.”

      “I’m more concerned. I keep my eye more on the COVID situation in the U.K. than anything. That will determine everything… I’m staying away from everybody, because the COVID thing has got me really concerned. So, that’s my first thing about all projects. I look at it and go, ‘Is this thing going to kill me, literally?’ And you know, if it doesn’t, then we talk.”

      Keaton adds, “I’m going to see what happens here… You want to say, like Joe Pesci from ‘My Cousin Vinny’…, ‘It’s a thing, but it’s not a thing’.”

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      Reports of Michael Keaton's Return as Batman for DCEU Falsely Exaggerated

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      An original article about the ‘Batman Returns’ star reprising his role as the Caped Crusader for an upcoming The Flash film has apparently been widely misinterpreted.

      Jan 6, 2021
      AceShowbiz – Michael Keaton isn’t replacing Ben Affleck in the DCEU, at least not yet. While recent reports about the “Beetlejuice” star returning as the Caped Crusader for future DCEU films have been met with excitement by fans, the news was apparently falsely exaggerated.
      Brooks Barnes, the writer of the original article on New York Times, returned on Twitter on Monday, January 4 to clarify the wild rumors. “Been offline (moving apartments) and return to see this Michael Keaton craziness,” he responded to the reports citing his article and previous tweet.
      While he did confirm Keaton would be donning his Batman cowl again for an upcoming The Flash movie, he denied ever mentioning the 69-year-old actor as the main Batman in future films of a non-Batman-centric saga. “I was referring to the *one film* that Keaton has been announced as being in, not a set of his own Batman films. If I had info on him beyond ‘The Flash,’ I would have obviously put it in my article,” Barnes stressed.

      Brooks Barnes clarified reports about Michael Keaton’s Batman return.

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      In the original article, Barnes wrote that “Warner Bros. will have two different film sagas involving Batman – played by two different actors – running at the same time.” One of them is starring Robert Pattinson.
      When asked on Twitter to confirm if he meant a new actor will play Batman in the second franchise, Barnes simply replied, “Keaton.”
      In the same article, Barnes also reported that both Affleck and Keaton will be appearing in The Flash stand-alone film, which is set for release in theaters in 2022. The upcoming movie “will link the two universes and feature two Batmans, with Mr. Affleck returning as one and Michael Keaton returning as the other,” so he wrote.
      Affleck starred as the Caped Crusader in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” (2016) and “Justice League” (2017). He additionally made a cameo appearance as the character in “Suicide Squad” (2016). He was going to star in a standalone Batman film with him at the helm. After stepping down from the directing duty in 2017, he bid farewell to the character in January 2019, with Pattinson being tapped to take on the lead role in “The Batman”, which is directed by Matt Reeves.
      As for Keaton, he received critical acclaims for his dramatic portrayal of the Gotham hero in Tim Burton’s “Batman” (1989) and “Batman Returns” (1992).

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      Report: Michael Keaton to Return as Batman for DCEU Films

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      NY Times writer Brooks Barnes confirms that the star of Tim Burton’s 1989 movie ‘Batman’ is going to replace Ben Affleck in future films of a non-Batman-centric saga.

      Jan 5, 2021
      AceShowbiz – Michael Keaton, not Ben Affleck, is going to be the main Batman of DCEU going forward, according to reports. Words are the 69-year-old actor is going to be wearing the cowl again for future films in a non-Batman-centric saga, after Affleck dropped out of the franchise in 2019.
      In a recent interview with Warner Bros. chief Walter Hamada, New York Times stated that “Warner Bros. will have two different film sagas involving Batman – played by two different actors – running at the same time.” One of them is starring Robert Pattinson.
      When asked to confirm if he meant a new actor will play Batman in the second franchise, writer Brooks Barnes replied on Twitter that he was referring to Keaton.

      NY writer Brooks Barnes confirmed Michael Keaton would return as Batman in DCEU films.

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      This, however, doesn’t necessarily mean that Affleck is forever out of the DCEU. In the same article, Barnes reported that both the “Justice League” star as well as Keaton will be appearing in The Flash stand-alone film, which is set for release in theaters in 2022. The upcoming movie “will link the two universes and feature two Batmans, with Mr. Affleck returning as one and Michael Keaton returning as the other,” so he wrote.
      As reported back in July 2020, Affleck has signed a deal with Warner Bros. to re-team up with the filmmaker in the latter’s future projects that are backed up by HBO Max, AT&T and WarnerMedia. It’s not specified what these projects are, but it’s said that they can range from cameos, miniseries and full-length feature films through HBO Max.
      Affleck starred as the Caped Crusader in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” (2016) and “Justice League” (2017). He additionally made a cameo appearance as the character in “Suicide Squad” (2016). He was going to star in a standalone Batman film with him at the helm. After stepping down from the directing duty in 2017, he bid farewell to the character in January 2019, with Pattinson being tapped to take on the lead role in “The Batman”, which is directed by Matt Reeves.
      As for Keaton, he earned critical acclaim for his dramatic portrayal of the Gotham hero in Tim Burton’s “Batman” (1989) and “Batman Returns” (1992). He has since branched out to a superhero film from rival studio Marvel, starring as the villain Vulture in 2017’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming”.

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      Michael Keaton Secures First TV Starring Role in 'Dopesick'

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      Inspired by Beth Macy’s 2018 novel of the same name, this Hulu series will explore the opioid epidemic in the country through the stories of young addicts, drug dealers and medical professionals.
      Jun 18, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Michael Keaton is set to take on his first starring role on a TV series for the small screen adaptation of the bestseller “Dopesick”.
      Inspired by Beth Macy’s 2018 novel of the same name, the Hulu show explores the U.S. opioid epidemic through the stories of young addicts, drug dealers and medical professionals.
      Keaton, who portrays a doctor at the center of a pharmaceutical scandal, will also serve as executive producer, while Barry Levinson will direct “Empire” screenwriter Danny Strong’s script.
      “I’m so thrilled to tell this story with a company as bold and as daring as Hulu,” said Strong in a statement. “The opioid crisis is one of the most important stories of our time and I’m honored to not only pay tribute to its victims but to shine a light on the heroes that fought back. Laws were broken and many lies were told. The system failed us and ‘Dopesick’ is going to show everyone how it all happened.”

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