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Batman 2 Writer Says Hollywood is ‘Video Game Obsessed’, Hints That Could Be Bad News for Superheroes
Mattson Tomlin questions comic-book movie performance and describes growing interest in video game adaptations.
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· Jul 3, 2026
The Batman 2 writer says Hollywood is "video game obsessed," and he's getting "5x more offers for video game adaptations than comic book adaptations"
The Batman 2 writer says Hollywood is "video game obsessed," and he's getting "5x more offers for video game adaptations than comic book adaptations"
DNyuz
· Jun 26, 2026
Supergirl Is a Dull, Dispiriting, Fake-Feminist Movie
Milly Alcock and Matthias Schoenaerts in ‘Supergirl’ —Courtesy of Warner Bros Now that the golden age of the blockbuster superhero-comic-book movie is supposedly—and thankfully—over, fans of last decade’s Marvel and D.C. pictures should be demanding more, not less. Will there be rioting in the streets once audiences get some idea of how lousy Supergirl is? []
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· Jun 27, 2026
Christopher Nolan Says Playing it Safe With Mainstream Movies ‘Doesn’t Work’: ‘The Audience Is Looking for Something New’
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· Jun 29, 2026
Supergirl is battling more than just toxic fandom at the box office
Supergirl is battling more than just toxic fandom at the box office
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· Jul 1, 2026
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· Jun 29, 2026
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This guy needs to avoid this drama at all costs! The post “I’m Done With the Games”: Exhausted Man Snubs On-Again, Off-Again Girlfriend’s Movie Date to Finally Break the Toxic Loop appeared first on TwistedSifter.
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Related coverage for "Batman 2 Writer Says Hollywood is ‘Video Game Obsessed’, Hints That Could Be Bad News for Superheroes": https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/H85j6AsjczhXRd9Uv9dTpP.jpg — The Batman 2 writer says Hollywood is "video game obsessed," and he's getting "5x more offers for video game adaptations than comic book adaptations" . DNyuz — Supergirl Is a Dull, Dispiriting, Fake-Feminist Movie. Variety — Christopher Nolan Says Playing it Safe With Mainstream Movies ‘Doesn’t Work’: ‘The Audience Is Looking for Something New’. Metro — Supergirl is battling more than just toxic fandom at the box office. The Hollywood Reporter — ‘Siren Head’ Horror Movie, Based on Internet Sensation, in the Works With Zach Cregger, Brian Duffield (Exclusive). TwistedSifter — “I’m Done With the Games”: Exhausted Man Snubs On-Again, Off-Again Girlfriend’s Movie Date to Finally Break the Toxic Loop