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The Batman star Andy Serkis is opening up about the upcoming movie, that was put on hold due to the pandemic.

Speaking to LAD Bible, the 56-year-old actor confirmed fans’ suspicions about the movie being darker and broodier than the previous incarnations.

“I would say that’s not far from the truth,” Andy shared.

He continued, “[The Batman] is very much about the emotional connection between Alfred and Bruce. That’s really at the center of it. And it is a really exquisite script that Matt [Reeves] has written.”

Andy also spoke about following in Michael Caine‘s footsteps as Alfred, the butler to Bruce Wayne.

“He was fantastic,” he said. “His Alfred was legendary, I couldn’t even begin to go there, really. You find it for yourself. It’s like playing these iconic roles in Shakespeare, you go back, you revisit them and you have to make it your own and see what it is about the character that connects with you and your personal Venn diagram.”

Robert Pattinson just opened up about The Batman as well, in his GQ magazine feature. See what he shared here…

Joaquin Phoenix suits up while attending the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards Nominees Party on Saturday (February 1) at Kensington Palace in London, England.

Taron Egerton was at the event alongside his longtime girlfriend Emily Thomas. They are both nominated for Best Actor for their work in Joker and Rocketman, respectively.

Also in attendance at the event were Joaquin‘s Joker co-stars Zazie Beetz (with boyfriend David Rysdahl) and Robert De Niro, who is nominated for Best Picture for producing The Irishman.

More stars at the party included The Two Popes‘ Best Actor nominee Jonathan Pryce, 1917‘s Dean-Charles Chapman and George Mackay, plus Andy Serkis and Aisling Bea.

Taron‘s Rocketman director Dexter Fletcher, who is nominated for Best British Film, was there to represent the film with him.

Colin Farrell is in talks to play The Penguin!

The 43-year-old Total Recall actor is in negotiations with Warner Bros. to take on the villainous role in Matt Reeves‘ upcoming The Batman, according to Deadline on Tuesday (November 5).

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The role was originated by Danny DeVito in Batman Returns in 1992.

In addition, Andy Serkis is in talks to play Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne’s butler, in the film, according to Variety.

As previously reported, Robert Pattinson will play Batman, Paul Dano will play The Riddler and Zoe Kravitz will play Catwoman.

Pre-production is expected to begin next summer, and the movie is set to hit theaters on June 25, 2021.

READ MORE: Christian Bale Approves of Robert Pattinson as Batman

Joe Alwyn stands in between Andy Serkis and Guy Pearce while arriving at FX Networks Starwalk Red Carpet At TCA held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday (August 6) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The three actors stepped out to promote their new special, A Christmas Carol, which will air later this year on the network.

Joe will star as Bob Cratchit in the retelling of the classic Charles Dickens tale, with Andy playing as the Ghost of Christmas Past and Guy as Ebenezer Scrooge.

The BBC says that the special “is a unique and original take on the novel, and a haunting, hallucinatory, spine-tingling immersion into Scrooge’s dark night of the soul.”

10+ pictures inside of Joe Alwyn, Guy Pearce and Andy Serkis at TCA…

Andy Serkis has signed on to direct the upcoming movie Venom 2, according to THR!

The 55-year-old actor and filmmaker rose to fame for his motion capture performance as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He reprised the role in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and also got directing experience by serving as the second unit director for all three films.

Andy also had memorable roles in the movies 13 Going on 30 and Black Panther. He made his directorial debut on the 2017 movie Breathe and most recently directed Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle for Netflix.

The first Venom movie, starring Tom Hardy and Michelle Williams, grossed an incredible $856 million at the box office despite a Rotten Tomatoes score of just 29%.

Tom is returning for the sequel, which was written by Kelly Marcel. The movie currently has an October 2, 2020 release date.

Taron Egerton is dapper in a suit while hitting the blue carpet alongside his girlfriend Emily Thomas and his mother at the UK premiere of his film Rocketman held at the Odeon Luxe on Monday (May 20) in London, England.

The 29-year-old actor was joined at the event by his co-stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Richard Madden and Kit Connor, as well as Elton John and his husband David Furnish, and director Dexter Fletcher.

Also in attendance to show their support for the film were Claudia Schiffer, Kelly Osbourne and her beau Jimmy Q, Boy George, Terri Seymour, James Blunt and wife Sofia Wellesley, Elizabeth Hurley, Andy Serkis and his wife Lorraine Ashbourne.

That same day, Taron was spotted making his way out of the BBC Radio 1 studios after promoting Rocketman first thing in the morning.

FYI: Taron and his girlfriend Emily are wearing custom Etro looks. Claudia is wearing Zuhair Murad Couture.

Eddie Redmayne keeps it cool and casual while hitting the red carpet at the 2019 Into Film Awards held at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on Monday (March 04) in London, England.

The 37-year-old Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald star was joined at the event by Lily James, Luke Evans, Jack Lowden, Andy Serkis, Hugh Bonneville, David Walliams, Bill Nighy and Jason Isaacs.

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The Into Film Awards is the best place to showcase young filmmaking talent, with categories designed to highlight the large pool of young creatives in the UK. The categories include Into Film Club of the Year, Ones to Watch, and Film Reviewer of the Year.

FYI: Lily is wearing a Petar Petrov dress.