Andy Serkis Boards ‘The Batman’ as Alfred; Colin Ferrell in Talks as ‘The Penguin’

News November 5, 2019 9:47 pm Caleb Williams

Today, it was announced that Lord of the Rings star and Venom 2 director Andy Serkis has boarded Matt Reeves upcoming Batman solo film as Bruce Wayne’s trusty butler Alfred The Wrap reports. It was also revealed later by Deadline that a completely left-field pick but Fantastic Beasts & Dumb star Colin Ferrell is in talks to play The Penguin in the upcoming film after Jonah Hill passed on the role. They would join Robert Pattinson as Batman, Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, Paul Dano as The Riddler and Jeffery Wright as Commissioner Gordon

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Caleb began his film and television news reporting career during high school in 2008 by creating Superhero Movie News and part-time writing on ComicBookMovie.com. Eventually, he started Omega Underground with Christopher Marc in 2015. Breaking some major news stories throughout the industry and gaining recognition as a respectable film reporter on social media. Caleb eventually sold Omega Underground and all its assets to Geeks World Wide, LLC in 2018 and became a staff writer for them for about a year. Finally, Caleb left GWW to begin Knight Edge Media from scratch in November 2019 while finishing his Bachelor’s degree. Knight Edge Media has become a premier website destination for nerdy film and television casting, trailers, reviews, and production updates from the project’s announcement to its final worldwide release. Knight Edge Media has also been known for breaking several exclusive news stories throughout the website’s history.

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