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'Pennyworth' EPs Talk Dusting Off the Iconic Butler for Epix
Just because Gotham creators Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon are wrapping up their series run on FOX doesn't mean they are anywhere near done playing around with the Batman mythos, with the producers offering Deadline Hollywood new details Pennyworth, another Batman prequel series that's set to debut on Epix in June 2019. Credit: Jennie Scott Over the course of 10 episodes,[...]
'Gotham' Review: "Pena Dura" – All Pain, No Bane [SPOILERS]
You never know what unresolved childhood trauma regarding dead parents is going to manifest, kid! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZTtOQSGgoUVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Bruce Tells Alfred He Is Wrong About Selina | Season 5 Ep 5 | GOTHAM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZTtOQSGgoU) Enough of this safe stuff! Let's go to Spoilerville!   Wong approaches his work in/on Gotham like no one else[...]
'Gotham': "Penguin, Our Hero" Brings the Series Scratching Back [SPOILER REVIEW]
Leslie Thompkins, Sean Pertwee as Alfred Pennyworth, Robin Lord Taylor as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin, Erin Richards as Barbara Kean, David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne, Camren Bicondova as Selina Kyle/the future Catwoman, Cory Michael Smith as Edward Nygma/The Riddler, Chris Chalk as Lucius Fox Guest Cast: Cameron Monaghan as Jeremiah Valeska, Anthony Carrigan as Victor Zsasz, Francesca[...]
'Gotham' Season 5 Episode 3 "Penguin, Our Hero" Preview: Selina Wants in on the Joke
Leslie Thompkins, Sean Pertwee as Alfred Pennyworth, Robin Lord Taylor as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin, Erin Richards as Barbara Kean, David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne, Camren Bicondova as Selina Kyle/the future Catwoman, Cory Michael Smith as Edward Nygma/The Riddler, Chris Chalk as Lucius Fox Guest Cast: Andrew Sellon as Mr Penn, JW Cortes as Det[...]
'Gotham' Season 5 Episode 2 "Trespassers" Limps Down Fury Road [SPOILER REVIEW]
Leslie Thompkins, Sean Pertwee as Alfred Pennyworth, Robin Lord Taylor as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin, Erin Richards as Barbara Kean, David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne, Camren Bicondova as Selina Kyle/the future Catwoman, Cory Michael Smith as Edward Nygma/The Riddler, Chris Chalk as Lucius Fox Guest Cast: Andrew Sellon as Mr Penn, JW Cortes as Det[...]
Intel Warner Bros. Batman
and Intel joined forces revealing the future of entertainment with its self-driving cars at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Intel and Warner Brothers Bring Us One Step Closer to Driving the Batmobile>>>https://t.co/QrS3MzkIt4 #Batman pic.twitter.com/QUylGs7tUa — The Batman Universe (@BatmanUniverse) November 29, 2017 In the simulation, riders are blazing through the streets of Gotham City in a[...]
Gotham Season 3 Recap: Heroes Rise in a City Gone Mad (BC Rewind)
Lee fled Gotham for some semblance of normalcy, but she's in for something else entirely. Detective Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue): Jim's former partner, Harvey still feeds Gordon information to help him bring in the monsters that are rampaging across the city. Alfred Pennyworth (Sean Pertwee): Bruce's butler, guardian, and all around ass-kicker Alfred has raised Bruce like[...]
Gotham Season 2 Recap: And The Villains Shall Rise! (BC Rewind)
Bruce has discovered a clue in the form of a hidden cave in the family estate. Alfred Pennyworth (Sean Pertwee): Bruce's butler, guardian, and all around ass-kicker Alfred has grown increasingly protective of Bruce – but no more capable of keeping him out of danger. Selina "Cat" Kyle (Camren Bicondova): Cat burglar, street kid, and confidant to[...]
Gotham Season 5: Gotham City Goes Completely Off the Rails (OFFICIAL TRAILER)
Friends, leave it to Alfred Pennyworth (Sean Pertwee) to pretty much win "line of the day" and almost single-handedly stole this final trailer for the fifth and final season of FOX's Batman origin series Gotham: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=77&v=bxYAHpxN7eQ You hurt my boy, and I'll bite your face off. What's new in this trailer? There's so much, we can't even process[...]
Gotham Season 5: The Stakes are Raised for Bruce, Alfred, and Gordon (PREVIEW)
Alfred (Sean Pertwee) is split between his dedication to keeping Bruce safe, and his need to make sure Selina pulls through her much-needed surgery Bruce is patrolling the streets, trying to keep the peace as a masked vigilante Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie) is struggling to restore law and order to the streets of Gotham, while[...]
Gotham Season 5 'Day 151': A "Big Day" for Jeremiah, A Dangerous Day for Alfred (PREVIEW)
So what did he (and we) learn on 'Day 151'? That Alfred (Sean Pertwee) isn't safe –  and for Jeremiah (Cameron Monaghan), the "big day" has finally arrived: https://youtu.be/stEhhnHIKfUVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Day 151: Today's The Big Day | Season 5 | GOTHAM (https://youtu.be/stEhhnHIKfU) GOTHAM: LEGEND OF THE DARK KNIGHT (Season 5): With Gotham[...]
Gotham Season 5: On Day 45, The Scarecrow Rises – And He Brought Some Friends (PREVIEW)
Three weeks later, the situation goes from bad to righteously bad as food, supplies, ammo run low – and plans are underway for something to happen. https://youtu.be/dsZlHj32FeAVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Day 1: As Gotham Falls, We Rise | Season 5 | GOTHAM (https://youtu.be/dsZlHj32FeA) https://youtu.be/0EWMaVvcXnQVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Day 22: We're[...]
Gotham Season 5: As The City Falls, The "Legend of The Dark Knight" Rises (TRAILER)
Will order be restored, or will chaos reign in Gotham? Gotham Season 5, Episode 1 – 'Year Zero' Gotham Season 5, Episode 2 – 'Trespassers' Gotham Season 5, Episode 3 – 'Penguin, Our Hero' Gotham Season 5, Episode 4 – 'Ruin' Gotham Season 5, Episode 5 – 'Pena Dura' Gotham Season 5, Episode 6 – 'The Air is Getting Slippery' Gotham Season[...]
Pennyworth: Jason Flemyng Cast as Villainous Lord Harwood in Epix Series
Before Alfred Pennyworth inherited Bruce Wayne/Batman's cavalcade of killers, he had his own "big bads" to contend with – and Jason Flemyng (The Missing, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) is bringing one of them to life in Epix's DC Comics adaptation Pennyworth. Flemyng's Lord Harwood will face off against Jack Bannon's Alfred and Ben Aldridge's Thomas Wayne in[...]
First Nightwing, Now Alfred Attacked in Detective Comics in January
Will it happen to Alfred next? Revealed in DC's January solicits, Alfred Pennyworth is attacked by another mysterious villain in Detective Comics #995 Not Alfred! Who is hunting down Batman's allies this time? And what will we call Alfred when he recovers? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq-gYOrU8bAVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Paul Simon – You Can Call Me[...]
Meet Alfred for Gotham Spinoff Series, Pennyworth
Remember when we told you that the boss Bruno Heller behind FOX's Batman prequel series Gotham was developing a spinoff series about Alfred Pennyworth? Well, that's still happening, and as of today, we know who will be playing young Alfred. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jack Bannon has been tapped to bring the iconic future confidant of the Caped[...]
Deathstroke #34 cover by Robson Rocha, Daniel Henriques, and Brad Anderson
Slade convinces Bruce to keep Damian and Dick out of it, and Alfred and Wintergreen arrive to the Manor soon after The FBI arrives at the manner just after them, and Slade has Bruce escort him down to the Batcave A vicious duel between Deathstroke and Batman erupts immediately after Meanwhile, Jericho confronts Adeline about[...]
Batman #50 cover by Mikel Janin
The art is gorgeous throughout, with a murderer's row of talented industry veterans contributing the art to the book. There's also a moment between Bruce and Alfred that is a genuine tear-jerker. That's all the nice things I can say about the comic, because this is one of the most profoundly unsatisfying comic experiences I've had considering[...]
Alfred Pennyworth Is Getting His Own TV Series on Epix
It would appear that news of an additional Batman prequel tv series was correct, as it was announced this morning that Gotham showrunner Bruno Heller has an Alfred Pennyworth series coming to Epix The steadfast companion and butler to Bruce Wayne (aka Batman) has long been a mainstay of the Batman comic titles, as well as the films[...]
Batman Vs. Two-Face: Burt Ward On Adam West And Fighting Bruce Lee
Two-Face stars: West (Bruce Wayne / Batman); Ward (Dick Grayson / Robin); William Shatner (Harvey Dent / Two-Face); Julie Newmar (Catwoman); Steven Weber (Alfred Pennyworth); Jim Ward (Commissioner Gordon / Hugo Strange); Thomas Lennon (Chief Miles O'Hara); Lynne Marie Stewart (Aunt Harriet Cooper); Jeff Bergman (Joker / Bookworm / Desmond Dumas); Wally Wingert (Riddler, King[...]
DC Comics Rebirth: What Happens To Alfred? (SPOILERS)
Apparently one of the rules for the upcoming Superman #50 and Batman #50 retailer exclusive covers is that it can't feature Alfred Which has led to some folk to believe that Alfred isn't going to make it out of Batman #50 – 52 alive. That's not the case However I can reveal one thing… When this image[...]
Teasing The State Of Alfred's Hand In Batman/Superman….
The Joker blew off Alfred's hand Nice. And this happened in Batman #40 Alfred refused to have his hand reattached. Last we knew, the hand was still removed two weeks later, pushing well past the limits of medical science to reattach, though Scott Snyder told me "they're using crazy quilts helix stitch to keep it viable for[...]
What Has DC Comics Done To Alfred?
Feel free to read. Unless you really, really like Alfred… Here's a preview, courtesy of DC BFF BuzzFeed, of Batman #14 Feel free to read. Unless you really, really like Alfred… Here's a preview, courtesy of DC BFF BuzzFeed, of Batman #14 Feel free to[...]