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The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Thunderbolts*is quickly on its way to surpassing what some may consider one of DC’s worst superhero movies ever. The latest MCU installment, led by Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, and Wyatt Russell, could pass 1997’s widely-panned Batman & Robin on a list of The Numbers’ top 100 superhero movies.

Thunderbolts*, from director Jake Schreier, easily took the top spot during its debut weekend and has quickly earned $86 million at the domestic box office. During its theatrical run 28 years ago, Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin, starring George Clooney and Chris O’Donnell as the titular characters, earned $107 million.

At its current pace, there’s a high chance that this weekend’s haul could put Thunderbolts* ahead of the DC film that also starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze, Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy, Alicia Silverstone as Batgirl, and Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth.

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Batman, a character with a rich history in comics, has been portrayed by numerous actors across various mediums, from live-action films to animated projects. Some actors have had brief appearances as the Caped Crusader, while others have portrayed him for years.

Now, DC fans have taken it upon themselves to rank these actors, setting aside box office and critical success. This fan-made list, compiled on Ranker, is for fans by fans.

24. Anthony Ruivivar (2353 Votes)

Anthony Ruivivar voiced Batman in the animated series “Beware the Batman” for 26 episodes, although he never portrayed the Dark Knight in live-action.

23. Jimmy Kimmel (3359 Votes)

Jimmy Kimmel provided the voice of Batman in ‘Teen Titans Go!’. He reportedly took on roles in movies primarily because his children were fans of the source material.

22. Robert Lowery (3694 Votes)

Robert Lowery played Batman/Bruce Wayne in the 1949 film serial ‘Batman and Robin.’ As a result, his portrayal featured a...

Michael Keaton and Val Kilmer's Batmanfilms are currently being housed in one place. The iconic movies, based on the DC Comics superhero, are currently streaming on Tubi.

Tubi has officially added three of the most iconic films in The Dark Knight's history to its ever-expanding content library. These include 1989's Batman and its sequel, Batman Returns, both starring Michael Keaton. Rounding out the list is 1995's Batman Forever, starring Val Kilmer. The three features made their debut on the platform on May 1.

Directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Sam Hamm and Warren Skaaren, 1989's Batman introduced Michael Keaton's instantly iconic take on Bruce Wayne and the titular Caped Crusader. Batman also starred Jack Nicholson as Jack Napier/The Joker, Kim Basinger as Vicki Vale, Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth, and Billy Dee Williams as Harvey Dent.

The film was a massive hit upon its release, raking...

Back on September 19, 1994, NBC rolled the dice with ER, the medical drama that set the ’90s TV scene on fire. Critics couldn’t get enough of it, and viewers were hooked on the chaotic world of emergency rooms.

Fast forward to 2025, and with the streaming bubble long burst, nostalgia for good old-fashioned linear TV is making a comeback. Fans are craving the days of epic seasons, fewer breaks, and more drama in every episode. And guess what? The classic medical dramas are thus benefiting, basking in the spotlight!

It turns out, what was once “old TV” is now exactly what the people want. But when NBC launched ER, they didn’t just throw together another show, they spent a staggering $13 million per episode, outspending even Game of Thrones at the time. And the result was a show that not only made George Clooney a household name but also helped redefine what TV could be.

If you know anything about Arnold Schwarzenegger, or even if you've just seen "Pumping Iron," you'll know that the man is used to winning. This is a guy who left his small Austrian town to become arguably the greatest bodybuilder in history, before transitioning to Hollywood where he became the biggest star in the world, only to then become governor of California.

Within all those accomplishments, there are countless other achievements that nobody, let alone a kid from the small village of Thal, Austria, could hope to match. Taking just his acting career, he starred in one of two sci-fi movies to be considered "perfect" by Rotten Tomatoes before fronting a sequel that today is revered as perhaps the finest action movie ever made with "Terminator 2: Judgment Day." Schwarzenegger also proved he could be just as entertaining in family-friendly fare, from "Kindergarten Cop" to his 1996 Christmas movie "Jingle All The Way,...

If you look at a lot of the best films in the superhero genre, a common denominator is Batman. The Caped Crusader's 80+ year legacy makes him one of the comic book heroes most open for interpretation. Different filmmakers have produced widely different, yet equally excellent, Batman movies. 1966's "Batman: The Movie" is a camp classic. "Batman Returns" is a gothic German Expressionist melodrama only Tim Burton could have made. Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" and Matt Reeves' "The Batman" are both fantastic crime dramas with big ideas most superhero movies don't even reach for.

But it'd be a big mistake to leave animation out of this conversation. "Batman: The Animated Series" is generally considered the finest Batman adaptation ever, proof positive the Dark Knight can excel on film no matter the medium. There are also many more animated Batman movies than live-action ones at this point. Many of them...

When it rains, it pours -- especially in terms of terrible movies. Like bleach, they burn into your retinas and seep all the way to the brain, refusing to let anyone forget about what they just watched. It's not all doom and gloom, though. Even in the darkest days, there's a shining light, a twinkle of redemption, an actor who makes the whole ordeal that much more bearable.

Valiantly, saviors like Raul Julia in "Street Fighter" and Uma Thurman in "Batman & Robin" gallop onto the screen to defend the honor of cinema from the misdeeds committed by their respective movies. They fight for the audience, helping to turn mayhem into magic (if only for the times they're on screen) and bring joy to the joyless.

So, let us salute the brave soldiers who never gave up when others clearly did. Let us acknowledge the actors who saved terrible movies.

JoBlo’s own Ryan Cultrera was recently able to catch up with several popular Final Girls at the Ve Neill’s Vampire Weekend convention in California. Last week, we shared Ryan’s interviews with Lisa Wilcox from the Elm Street franchise, Christine Elise from the Child’s Play / Chucky franchise, and Melanie Kinnaman from Friday the 13th: A New Beginning. He also got to talk with one of the horror genre’s greatest male heroes, Ken Foree, and the legendary character actor Michael Ironside. But we’re not done sharing Vampire Weekend interviews yet!

Now, we’ve collected moments from Ryan’s conversations with Lisa Wilcox, Ken Foree, and Michael Ironside in the video embedded above, which also includes previously unreleased interviews with makeup artist Ve Neill and actor Daniel Roebuck!

Ve Neill’s career stretches back to the 1970s and includes work on Kingdom of the Spiders, Laserblast, Tourist Trap,...

It must be exhausting to fight all that crime in a skin-tight suit. Ben Affleck opened up about the difficulties of costuming during his tenure as Batman, giving GQ a detailed breakdown on the physically draining experience of wearing a Batsuit.

“I hated the Batsuits. The Batsuits are horrendous to wear,” Affleck said. “They’re hot for one thing. They don’t breathe. They’re made to look the way they want them to look. There’s no thought put into the human being. So what happens is that you just start sweating. I’m already — I sweat, you know what I mean? So in that thing, you’d just be pouring water.”

“It just made it difficult to make the movie, because you’re so hot. It also does not make you feel very heroic, because you’re instantly exhausted and really sweaty,” Affleck continued, chuckling. “Maybe Christian [Bale] or Rob [Pattinson], guys like that,...

Get a clue! Peacock is developing a sequel series based on the ’90s favorite “Clueless,” and Alicia Silverstone is attached to star in the series reprising her role as Cher Horowitz, IndieWire has learned.

The Peacock show is described only as a follow-up sequel show to the 1995 cult favorite film from director and writer Amy Heckerling (who will EP the series), and while there have been some rumors about the exact focus of the show floating around, creative details are being kept under wraps for now. The series is currently in development for the streamer.

Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage of “Gossip Girl” and “Nancy Drew” fame will write the series alongside “Freakier Friday” scribe Jordan Weiss, and all three will executive produce the series. Schwartz and Savage are producing through their banner Fake Empire.

Silverstone is also executive producing the series, as is Heckerling and the film’s original producer Robert Lawrence.

With recent news that Clueless would be celebrating its 30th anniversary with a 4K Uhd SteelBook release, fans of the iconic 90s movie were feeling a bit old. To be fair, a revamped version of the movie bursting at the seams with extras was a very good consolation prize, but Alicia Silverstone and Peacock are doing us even better. Today, word broke that a Clueless series is in the works with Silverstone set to reprise her role as the one and only Cher Horowitz. In addition to reprising her career-starting role, Silverstone will also executive produce the project alongside the original film’s writer and director, Amy Heckerling, and producer, Robert Lawrence. Adding that extra bit of edge to the follow-up chapter will fall into the hands of Gossip Girl’s Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, who will pen the series and also add their names as executive producers.

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Alicia Silverstone is attached to reprise the role of Cher Horowitz in a “Clueless” sequel series at Peacock, Variety has learned.

The show is currently in development. Exact plot details are being kept under wraps aside from the fact the show will serve as a follow-up to the cult classic film.

Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage are attached to write along with Jordan Weiss. All three will executive produce, with Schwartz and Savage doing so under their Fake Empire banner. Silverstone will executive produce in addition to starring. Amy Heckerling, who wrote and directed the film, and Robert Lawrence, who produced the film, also serve as executive producers. CBS Studios will produce in association with Universal Television.

This is a wholly new “Clueless” series than the one that had been set up at Peacock in 2020 but ultimately did not go forward. That show, with a completely different creative team, was...

The (in)famous film website Ain’t It Cool News goes offline, 29 years after it first launched. More on the story here.

One of the original movie websites, and certainly the highest profile, was Ain’t It Cool News, often shortened to AICN. Launched all the way back in the mid-1990s, there was a brief window of time where it became a huge thing in Hollywood, at a point where movie studios were failing to understand the internet.

It attracted some really good writers, not least including screenwriter C Robert Cargill, although it was ultimately built around the personality of its founder, Harry Knowles. His style of writing went very much against that of the time, as did reports of test screenings, giving the first hints that movies such as Batman & Robin and Speed 2: Cruise Control were not on the good side.

Knowles became something of a Hollywood celebrity,...

Nicky Katt, the actor best known for his performances in Dazed and Confused and Boiler Room, died by suicide, according to his family.

Katt’s sister, Elise Ravenscroft, confirmed the cause of her brother’s death in a statement shared with Deadline. “Today, with the heaviest of hearts, I share the devastating news of my brother’s passing. He died by suicide after battling with depression — one that he fought bravely but quietly.”

She also expressed dismay that details about Katt’s death were “made public without my consent at...

Nicky Katt, whose TV and film credits include Boston Public and Dazed and Confused, has died. He was 54.

The news of Katt’s death was confirmed Saturday by his attorney, John Sloss, to our sister site The Hollywood Reporter.

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*Update* Katt’s sister Elise Ravenscroft revealed to Deadline Monday that the actor died by suicide.

“He died by suicide after battling with depression — one that he fought bravely but quietly,...

Nicky Katt, whose career included playing many character roles on the big and small screens, has died.

Per Entertainment Weekly, Katt's death was confirmed by his attorney, John Sloss. However, no circumstances related to the cause were divulged. He was 54 years old.

A former child star born in 1970, Katt had started his career in show business early. In the early 80s, he was appearing in popular TV shows like Fantasy Island, CHiPs, Father Murphy, Herbie, the Love Bug, Trapper John, M.D., and V, among others. In 1984, he landed one of his first movie roles as a schoolchild shown in the beloved horror-comedy movie Gremlins. He'd follow this up wiht a role in Tom Hanks' The 'Burbs in 1989, soon after picking up roles in Martians Go Home, and Sister Act.

Katt's breakthrough role came with the 1993 movie Dazed and Confused. Directed by Richard Linklater, the coming of age comedy...

Nicky Katt, who appeared in both segments of Grindhouse, has passed away at the age of 54. No cause of death was given.

In addition to Planet Terror and Death Proof, Katt’s genre credits include Gremlins, Insomnia, The ‘Burbs, Phantoms, Riding the Bullet, and “V.”

With 75 credits across film and TV, Katt is perhaps most widely known for playing Harry Senate in the first three seasons of “Boston Public.”

Other notable roles include Dazed and Confused, Sin City, A Time to Kill, School of Rock, Strange Days, Boiler Room, Rules of Engagement, The Brave One, The Dark Knight, and Batman & Robin.

“You could always count on Nicky Katt for many things,” Robert Rodriguez, who directed Katt in Planet Terror and Sin City, wrote on Instagram. “He’d come in incredibly prepared for a role with costumes and props. He’d come full of inventive and creative ideas that would...

Nicky Katt, the actor who appeared in films like Dazed and Confused, Boiler Room, and subUrbia, has died at the age of 54.

Katt’s attorney John Sloss confirmed the actor’s death to the Hollywood Reporter; no cause of death was provided.

The South Dakota-born Katt appeared frequently on the big screen in the Nineties and early 2000s, ofter playing tough guy or antagonistic roles. As a child actor, Katt appeared in Gremlins and The ‘Burbs before his breakout role as high school bully Clint Bruno in director Richard Linklater...

Nicky Katt, who played teacher Harry Senate on “Boston Public” after starting as a child actor and going on to play an assortment of tough guys in movies including “Dazed and Confused” and “Boiler Room,” died April 8 in Burbank. He was 54.

The Los Angeles medical examiner’s office reported that the cause of death was suicide.

His death was reported by his friends and by attorney John Sloss.

Often playing heavies and villains, Katt worked with Richard Linklater, appearing in “Waking Life,” “SubUrbia” and “School of Rock.” For director Steven Soderbergh, he appeared in “The Limey” as Stacy the Hitman, as Hitler in “Full Frontal,” and had one of his final roles in “Behind the Candelabra.” Christopher Nolan cast him in “Insomnia” and “The Dark Knight,” in which he played a S.W.A.T. team member.

On “Boston Public,” Katt played the popular geology teacher Harry Senate, who taught troublemaker kinds in “the dungeon.

Nicky Katt, the actor known for his roles in the indie film classic Dazed and Confused and on the ABC series Boston Public, has died. He was 54.

Katt’s attorney, John Sloss, confirmed his death to The Hollywood Reporter but did not divulge any details.

Born in South Dakota on May 11, 1970, Katt began as a child actor, appearing on episodes of such TV shows as CHiPs, Father Murphy, Code Red, Herbie, the Love Bug, Voyagers! and Quincy, M.E.

He landed one of his most notable roles in Dazed and Confused (1993), where he played Clint Bruno. The coming-of-age film follows a group of rowdy teenagers in Austin celebrating the last day of high school in 1976. Ben Affleck, Matthew McConaughey, Parker Posey and Joey Lauren Adams starred in the film as well.

Katt also starred as Harry Senate on the first three seasons of David E. Kelley’s Boston Public from 2000-...

Director Matt Reeves' version of The Batman hit theaters in 2022 and jump-started the post-covid box office with a dynamic $369 million domestic and $772 million worldwide. Critics were enraptured by Robert Pattinson's darker, grittier, noir-style caped crusader, giving the DC Studios movie an 85 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and a 72 score on Metacritic — not too shabby for a comic-book character who's been skulking around Gotham City since 1939.

With every successful blockbuster comes the inevitable sequel announcement, and The Batman was no different. But ever since being green-lit by Warner Bros., the follow-up has been hampered with production hiccups and delayed at least a year on the release schedule. Read on for everything to know about The Batman 2.

The announcement

Mere months after The Batman was released in March 2022, the sequel was officially announced at CinemaCon in April 2022. Pattinson would return as reclusive billionaire Bruce Wayne who fought crime as the gruff-voiced Batman,...

It took a long time for Sylvester Stallone to play a comic book hero. The man became an instant star with his self-written "Rocky" in 1976 and spent the following decade and a half becoming one of Hollywood's pre-eminent action heroes, alongside his longtime rival Arnold Schwarzenegger. Sly and Schwarzenegger were the epitome of the ultra-masculine action heroes we associate with the '80s, but throughout that entire decade and the first half of the '90s, neither played a superhero on-screen.

Schwarzenegger wouldn't end up taking the comic book movie plunge until 1997, when he was guilted into playing Mr. Freeze in the historic blunder that was "Batman & Robin." But Sly actually made his superhero debut prior to that, starring as the titular judge in 1995's "Judge Dredd," the most nonsensical science fiction movie to predict our terrifying present. Following what was the first of several career lows in the late-'80s and early-'90s,...

Val Kilmer was a truly unique actor, movie star, and personality, as his uncompromising approach to the craft of acting resulted in a great deal of versatility. Although Kilmer emerged as a heartthrob when his performance in “Real Genius” (1985) came at the tail end of the “Brat Pack” era, he quickly began showing signs of greater ambition, as he would often challenge himself with dramatic physical and emotional transformations. Kilmer was incredibly well read and cared deeply about the history of storytelling. As a former theater star, he dedicated a good portion of his career to the works of Mark Twain.

Kilmer’s health struggles resulted in him taking a backseat from the spotlight in recent years, but that doesn’t mean that he failed to keep working. The powerful 2021 documentary “Val” offered an intimate look at his life and career, examining how he was at odds with the perception attached to him.

The fate of 9-1-1 on ABC has been revealed. Fortunately for fans of the series, it's been confirmed that the show will be coming back to ABC for another season.

Per Variety, 9-1-1 has been renewed for Season 9. It was one of several shows given a renewal order that was announced on Thursday, joining other popular series like The Rookie, Grey's Anatomy, Will Trent, and Shifting Gears. Previously, ABC had doled out renewals for Abbott Elementary and High Potential for the next TV season. This leaves Doctor Odyssey on the bubble, still in danger of getting canceled.

The news of 9-1-1 getting renewed comes after it was announced that another spinoff series is in development. While the network has not ordered any new pilots for the new TV season, ABC gave a new 9-1-1 offshoot a straight-to-series order. Called 9-1-1: Nashville, the show will move the story over to Nashville,...

This year's Cinema Con has been a treat for DC fans. As well as showing off some new footage from James Gunn's Superman and bringing the film's cast to the stage, audiences in attendance were also treated to the first footage from the Dcu's most ambitious and unique project so far... Dynamic Duo. The new film was announced in December last year, and will focus on Dick Grayson and Jason Todd, the first two Robins under Batman. We already knew the project would utilize an incredibly unique style of animation, and those at Cinema Con got to witness it first hand.

Following Warner Bros.' presentation at Cinema Con, reports were released online detailing what footage from Dynamic Duos was released. The clips came as part of a wider sizzle reel for Warner Bros. Animation. According to @TheMoviePodcast, the footage shows the Batmobile crashing through a pillar, and one...

When Val Kilmer Was Fired From The Batman Franchise (Photo Credit – Wikipedia)

Val Kilmer’s passing at the age of 65 owing to a battle with pneumonia has been a significant loss for his fans and the Hollywood fraternity. While the late actor was an artist of supreme talent, there was also a time when he was deemed ‘difficult to work with’ by some of his filmmakers. One of his infamous fallouts happened with his Batman Forever director, Joel Schumacher, who had fired the actor from returning to the superhero franchise.

The veteran actor was much appreciated for his role as Batman in the 1996 film. However, many fans were taken aback when he did not return in the sequel, Batman & Robin. There were immediate rumors of something downhill that happened between Val Kilmer and Joel Schumacher.

Soon, in a throwback interview with Independent, Joel Schumacher opened up about the fiasco...

Val Kilmer suiting up as Batman in Batman Forever (1995) should’ve been the start of something legendary. The movie was a massive hit; Kilmer had the perfect mix of brooding and blockbuster charm, and Gotham had a new Dark Knight to root for. But when Batman & Robin (1997) hit theaters, fans were stunned to see George Clooney under the mask instead. Just like that, he was out. No sequel, no farewell, just a sudden switch that left fans asking: what really happened?

Rumors of behind-the-scenes drama, creative clashes, and studio politics spread like wildfire, but the real story? It’s way more layered than that. His exit didn’t just shake up Hollywood, but it also sent the Batman franchise spiraling into one of its most controversial eras before its eventual redemption.

Val Kilmer’s Batman in Batman Forever | Credit: Warner Bros

Fast-forward to 2025, and the world is mourning the loss of a true icon.

Val Kilmer, the charisma-oozing leading man who lost himself portraying such tormented, self-loathing characters as Jim Morrison, gunslinger Doc Holliday and Batman during his all-too-brief career, died Tuesday. He was 65.

Kilmer, who came to fame for playing the competitive naval aviator Tom “Iceman” Kazansky alongside Tom Cruise in Tony Scott’s 1986 mega box-office hit Top Gun, died of pneumonia in Los Angeles, his daughter, actress Mercedes Kilmer, told The New York Times.

Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2015, and Val, a stirring documentary about his life that premiered at Cannes in July 2021, showed him needing a breathing tube.

His death was announced as the actor was meant to be arriving for a rare red carpet appearance at the Beverly Hills Film Festival on Tuesday night. “It was a shock to find this out. We had just confirmed Val to attend the west coast premiere of American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective this past weekend,...

Val Kilmer, who played Bruce Wayne in “Batman Forever,” channeled Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s “The Doors” and starred as a tubercular Doc Holliday in “Tombstone,” died Tuesday in Los Angeles. His daughter Mercedes told The New York Times the cause was pneumonia. He was 65. He had been battling throat cancer for several years.

Kilmer’s reps did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.

The baby-faced blonde actor had a solid run as a leading man with a volatile reputation in the ’80s and ’90s, starring in “Top Gun,” “Real Genius,” “Willow,” “Heat,” and “The Saint.” He returned briefly to screens in 2022’s “Top Gun: Maverick” although he could no longer speak due to his cancer.

In 2021, a documentary on his life, “Val,” was released. His son provided the actor’s voice and the film utilized hundreds of hours of video he had recorded over the years,...

Joel Schumacher's 1997 superhero film "Batman & Robin" is one of the more notorious — and perhaps one of the most important — entries in the whole of Batman media. Schumacher infamously ratcheted up his film's camp factor, including super-corny dialogue, ultra-cartoonish action sequences, garish neon colors, and the silliest characters seen in a Batman film in eight years. This was a dramatic flip from Tim Burton's Batman films from 1989 and 1992, which were shadowy, tragic, and dour. Schumacher had already introduced his more kid-friendly Batman aesthetic with "Batman Forever" in 1995, but "Batman & Robin" was one toke over the line. Critics hated it, audiences rejected it, and it bombed so hard (its $238 million box office was considered small at the time) that another Batman film wouldn't be released in theaters until 2005.

Uma Thurman played the snarling villainess Poison Ivy in "Batman & Robin," and she was one of the few to escape from the film unscathed.

Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham franchise is like one of the seven wonders of the world. The entire series is an absolute treat to play, and many consider it one of the best franchises in the entire gaming industry. But fans of the series don’t just love it for its gameplay or narrative; another major element that brought the series to success is its villains.

Rocksteady gave the villains in the Arkham universe a new life, from Joker to Bane, each antagonist in the main storyline is written accurately to the comics. There is one such antagonist that has one of the most tragic backstories and is one of our favorite villains.

Rocksteady revitalized Mr. Freeze in the Arkham Games | Image Credits: Rocksteady Studios

Of course, we are talking about Mr. Freeze, and the good news is that Giancarlo Esposito is setting his sights on playing Mr. Freeze in James Gunn’s DC Universe.

Since stealing the show as the twisted Gus Fring in Breaking Bad, Giancarlo Esposito has played many a villain. Most recently, he's starred in The Electric State and Captain America: Brave New World. In the latter, he suited up as Serpent Society leader Sidewinder.

Fans were disappointed to see the actor "wasted" on such a minor character in the MCU, especially after years of fan casts suggesting he suit up as Magneto or Mister Sinister, for example.

Could Esposito get a second chance in the Dcu? It wouldn't be overly surprising, and the actor has now thrown his hat into the ring for Batman villain Mr. Freeze. The character has been rumoured to appear on screen for several years now, both in Matt Reeves' The Batman franchise and The Brave and the Bold.

At this point, casting The Mandalorian star as a baddie feels a little too predictable and arguably...

After spending 14 seasons as Grisha “G” Callen on CBS’ “NCIS: Los Angeles,” actor Chris O’Donnell is returning to television to lead the cast of ABC’s “9-1-1: Nashville,” the second spinoff series from the network’s flagship drama “9-1-1.”

The new iteration received a straight to series order and will help fill the void left by the cancellation of “9-1-1: Lone Star,” which ended its five season run last month on Fox.

According to Deadline, O’Donnell will play Captain Don Sharpe, described as a rugged fire captain and rodeo rider who runs Nashville’s busiest firehouse with his beloved son. Although a devoted husband and family man, Don has secrets he’d like to remain that way.

Written and executive produced by the franchise’s co-creators Ryan Murphy and Tim Minear and “9-1-1: Lone Star” showrunner Rashad Raisani, the show is set to premiere sometime during the 2025-2026 television season,...

Giancarlo Esposito has a catalog of chilling characters in his acting roster, having famously starred as Gus Fring in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, Moff Gideon in The Mandalorian, and Stan Edgar in The Boys. He also recently made his MCU debut as Sidewinder in Captain America: Brave New World, but it seems like he isn't quite done with his evil escapades (or superheroes for that matter), as he has now expressed interest in joining James Gunn's Dcu in another villainous role – and he knows exactly who he wants to play.

Speaking to IGN at FanExpo Cleveland, Esposito revealed that he would like to join the Dcu as the iconic Batman villain Mr. Freeze. The Caped Crusader's frosty foe was notably played by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1997 movie Batman & Robin, but the character's focus on ice-related puns and throwaway one-liners made the portrayal not nearly as dark...

Long before Marvel Studios started struggling with its Marvel Cinematic Universe (which might be better left to die at this point) there were some historic superhero movie missteps. The first real superhero blockbuster, 1978's "Superman" remains one of the greatest comic book movies of all time, but even that birthed some seriously questionable sequels, thereby setting a precedent for the best and worst superhero films to come.

In the years since Christopher Reeve's Supes convinced audiences of the late-70s that a man could fly, we have had some downright abject superhero outings. When done right, these films can offer the ultimate escapist fantasy, tapping into our collective inner child and taking us on rapturous thrill-rides through our own imaginations. Or, they can be "Black Adam." I kid ... sort of. The problem exemplified by that notoriously underwhelming DC effort is that these films can often just be lazy, formulaic,...

Heath Ledger's passing in 2008, when he was only 28 years old, stands as one of the most tragic cultural losses in living memory. Ledger was on the rise as a leading man, and he wanted to supplement his acting career with directing, a la Clint Eastwood or Robert Redford. Saddest of all, he passed mere months before "The Dark Knight" premiered and never got to bask in the praise of his titanic performance as the Joker.

The idea that Ledger "lost himself" in the Joker is an urban myth, but his performance was a committed and transformative one. His voice is unrecognizable, and he added his own details to the Joker — like licking his scarred lips, or leaving traces of make-up on his fingers — to make the larger-than-life villain feel like a real person.

Ledger has and will continue to be remembered for the Joker. It's not a bad legacy!

There have been a lot of rough DC Comics movies but which ones are truly the worst of the worst?

DC started early on the superhero movie trend with 1978’s Superman and later 1989’s Batman. However, despite successes like Wonder Woman and Aquaman, the Dceu faltered compared to the MCU. Somehow, Warner Bros and DC couldn’t make it all work right and it all came to a lame ending.

There have been some pretty poor to outright bad movies based on DC Comics such as Batman v Superman or The Flash. However, there are several films that stand out for how truly awful they are and leave us thinking they shouldn't have happened. They waste great casts and story potential while also being just flat-out terrible movies.

Here are how the ten worst DC Comics movies rank and marvel (no pun intended) on how badly they botched these characters.

Throughout the vast history of DC Comics, there has been a plethora of reboots to the canon, and exponentially more additions to character's development and backstories. With stories and characters that aren't too far from being one hundred years old, they're bound to get a bit convoluted. Crisis on Infinite Earths, Infinite Crisis, New 52, and Doomsday Clock all rebooted the DC Comics universe to some degree. Multiverse stories that take place outside the main universe and Earth Prime are also considered canon because the multiverse is considered canon. You dive too far into that, and it can definitely become confusing.

Mark Waid is here to set the record straight.

In a new series called New History of the DC Universe, Mark Waid is going to establish exactly what is canon to the heroes we know and love over at DC. He sounds like he's incredibly excited about the project too.

Throughout the vast history of DC Comics, there has been a plethora of reboots to the canon, and exponentially more additions to character's development and backstories. With stories and characters that aren't too far from being one hundred years old, they're bound to get a bit convoluted. Crisis on Infinite Earths, Infinite Crisis, New 52, and Doomsday Clock all rebooted the DC Comics universe to some degree. Multiverse stories that take place outside the main universe and Earth Prime are also considered canon because the multiverse is considered canon. You dive too far into that, and it can definitely become confusing.

Mark Waid is here to set the record straight.

In a new series called New History of the DC Universe, Mark Waid is going to establish exactly what is canon to the heroes we know and love over at DC. He sounds like he's incredibly excited about the project too.

The new Batman State Farm commercial really caught people off guard. The ad, titled “Batman vs. Bateman,” featured Jason Bateman as a second-rate vigilante named Bateman, while the real Batman operates in the background. It’s amazing how the commercial managed to deliver such comic-accurate versions of Batman and his rogues’ gallery, more than some actual movies have.

Jason Bateman as Bateman in Batman State Farm commercial Credit: State Farm

However, the highlight goes to the actor who played Batman, a stunt performer with experience in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Fans can not stop praising the comic-accurate portrayal of Gotham City’s most infamous character.

The Batman State Farm commercial actor who has ties with Marvel gave a stunning performance as Batman Nicholas Hayner as Batman in Batman State Farm commercial Credit: YouTube @statefarm

Makeup Artist Eliza Mollie Till shared the behind-the-scenes details from the commercial on Instagram. She first confirmed that Nicholas Hayner,...

The 9-1-1 franchise is expanding once again, and this time it is recruiting one of the main stars of a beloved NCIS spinoff. Chris O’Donnell, who starred in NCIS: Los Angeles, is joining an offshoot of the ABC drama that will take place in a new location, Nashville, Tennessee. Despite 9-1-1: Lone Star failing to get off the ground, it seems the network is keen on making 9-1-1 a multi-series universe. It certainly helps to do that by adding one of the genre's most familiar faces.

According to Variety, O'Donnell will lead 9-1-1-: Nashville as Captain Don Sharpe, “a rugged fire captain and rodeo rider who runs Nashville’s busiest firehouse with his beloved son. Don’s a devoted husband and family man but he has his secrets.” The ABC series was announced in February and is set to premiere during the 2025-2026 broadcast season. It is unclear...

NCIS: LA star Chris O'Donnell has been cast in the lead role of ABC's upcoming spinoff series 9-1-1: Nashville. The original 9-1-1show, created by Ryan Murphy, premiered in 2018 and has since become a major flagship procedural for ABC with a growing universe. The second 9-1-1 spinoff follows the recently concluded 9-1-1: Lone Star, which Rob Lowe led in Austin, Texas. This time, Ryan Murphy's 9-1-1 franchise ventures further into the American South to follow the lives of first responders in the titular Tennessee city. The premiere of 9-1-1: Nashville will release later this year on ABC.

Now, Variety has reported that Chris O'Donnell will portray Captain Don Sharpe, a rugged fire captain and rodeo rider. Don is described as a "devoted husband and family man," but has some secrets which are sure to cause problems as he leads Nashville's busiest firehouse alongside his beloved son. O’Donnell will...

Chris O’Donnell is headed back to the small screen to star in the 9-1-1 spinoff series, 9-1-1: Nashville!

While we don’t know many plot details yet, we do know it will follow first responders in the Tennessee-based city.

We also know a little about the character Chris will play.

Keep reading to find out more…

He will play Captain Don Sharpe, who Variety shares is “a rugged fire captain and rodeo rider who runs Nashville’s busiest firehouse with his beloved son. Don’s a devoted husband and family man but he has his secrets.” Stay tuned as we learn more!

Chris famously starred in NCIS: Los Angeles on CBS. He’s also appeared in Grey’s Anatomy, Batman & Robin, and more.

Did you see the cast shakeup that happened at the flagship series, 9-1-1?!

“9-1-1: Nashville” has found its leading man in Chris O’Donnell.

The “NCIS: Los Angeles” actor joins the ABC series as Captain Don Sharpe, who is described as “a rugged fire captain and rodeo rider who runs Nashville’s busiest firehouse with his beloved son,” according to official character description. While Don is described as a “devoted husband and family man,” “he has his secrets,” the description teases.

Other details regarding the plot remain under wraps, though the procedural will follow the lives of first responders in the capital of Tennessee.

O’Donnell is one of the first cast members to board “9-1-1: Nashville,” which landed a series order at ABC in late February. “9-1-1: Nashville,” which marks the third series in the “9-1-1” franchise, hails from 20th Television in association with Ryan Murphy Television, with Ryan Murphy, Tim Minear and Rashad Raisani serving as executive producers and writers.

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Actor Chris O’Donnell has been in the industry for several decades now with work spanning across different genres. While this is the situation today, in the 90s his Hollywood career was under a serious threat after some of his movies underperformed at the box office. However, in 2000 everything changed when he appeared in the movie Vertical Limit, which not only created magic on the screen.

Chris O’Donnell in Vertical Limit | Credits: Sony Pictures

But also crossed $215 million globally and gave his career the push it needed. It also established that he was more than capable of playing roles that were intense and physical demanding.

Vertical Limit saved Chris O’Donnell’s acting career from collapsing

We know Chris O’Donnell today based on his string of well-acclaimed projects, the notable of which is his role of agent G. Callen in NCIS: Los Angeles. But long before this, he was...

There are two kinds of actors in Hollywood, those who make headlines for their movies and those who make headlines for everything but their movies. Chris O’Donnell belongs firmly in the first camp. Despite spending decades in the entertainment industry, he has managed to avoid the scandals, outbursts, and inexplicable social media rants that seem to plague so many of his colleagues.

While his peers were making headlines for their wild parties and regrettable tattoo choices, O’Donnell was busy being…well, normal. And that might just be his most impressive feat yet. Raised in a big Catholic family in suburban Chicago, he brought his Midwestern values to Hollywood and never let go.

Chris O’Donnell in Scent of a Woman | Credits: Universal Pictures

So, how did a guy who started off as a child model for Sears manage to resist the temptations of Hollywood excess? The answer lies in his deep-rooted values,...

In the early 2000s, Sylvester Stallone was arguably at the lowest point of his career. Having written himself into Hollywood with "Rocky" in 1976, the actor had gone on to redefine action movies as one of the most significant action stars of the '80s. When 1988's "Rambo III" and 1990's "Rocky V" failed to connect with audiences and critics, however, it seemed his time in the spotlight might have been waning. It didn't help that his longtime rival Arnold Schwarzenegger tricked him into appearing in the flop "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot" in 1992.

In spite of this, the always resilient actor found his way back to relevancy by starring in 1993's "Cliffhanger". That same year, he also starred opposite Wesley Snipes in the box office hit "Demolition Man," which isn't remembered quite as fondly as his rock climbing actioner but was a commercial success that has garnered somewhat of...

There is no bigger comic book character than Batman. The Caped Crusader is so iconic that he transcends his genre, earning the “super” in “superhero” without even having super-powers. There aren’t many who can do that, and it showcases what a force-to-be-reckoned-with he has become over the years.

First introduced in Detective Comics in 1939, The Dark Knight was introduced as billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne, who became a crime-fighting vigilante known as The Batman by night. From that standpoint, not much has changed for the DC Comics hero, but he has evolved in so many other ways in the near-century since then.

Batman’s enduring appeal has seen him headline countless comic books throughout the decades, but it was his arrival on both the big and small screens that catapulted him into the mainstream. Since then, there have been over 10 Batman movies and countless TV shows (both animated and live-action...

Batman & Robin was released in 1997, 5 years after Tim Burton's critically acclaimed Batman Returns. The movie, starring George Clooney as the Dark Knight, could not have been any more different from what Burton set out to do less than a decade earlier.

After Batman Forever, Joel Schumacher embraced the campiness and toyetic nature of the Caped Crusader's world. The result was a movie that's still widely considered one of the worst comic book adaptations ever (it was something of a commercial success but ended its box office run behind its similarly daft predecessor).

As with most things Batman-related, Batman & Robin has its fair share of fans and Hot Toys has now unveiled its Mr. Freeze figure based on Arnold Schwarzenegger's iconic version of the villain.

The likeness is incredible and, for those of you who really love this take on the character, the pricier deluxe version even includes Freeze's glider wings.

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More than 35 years later, DC is returning to the world of Tim Burton's "Batman" for a brand new adventure. While we're not going to see Michael Keaton suit up as the Caped Crusader on screen again, Penguin Random House is publishing a brand new novel titled "Batman: Revolution" that takes place in the continuity of Burton's films. Notably, this new book will introduce a new version of a classic villain -- The Riddler.

Written by John Jackson Miller, this new novel serves as a follow-up to last year's "Batman: Resurrection," which filled in the gaps between "Batman" and "Batman Returns." As was first revealed by Comicbook.com, "Revolution" is due to hit shelves on October 28, 2025 and will similarly look to fill in some gaps in the Burton universe. The synopsis for the novel helps set the table for what's...