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BACK TO THE BATCAVE
Michael Keaton is to make a dramatic return to his iconic role as Batman. It won’t be in a new Caped Crusader movie but in another superhero film. The Flash – starring Ezra Miller at the fast-moving title character – features Keaton’s Batman in a supporting role. It will be the first time he has donned the cape since 1992’s Batman Returns, which featured Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman. No special effects or prosthetics will be needed as the events in The Flash film are set 30 years after that movie. In 2014 Keaton starred in best picture winner Birdman as an actor best known for playing a movie superhero.
IS THIS THE MOST PROLIFIC PRODUCER IN HOLLYWOOD? WE ALL KNOW HOW TIME CONSUMING AND DIFFICULT IT IS TO GET QUALITY MOVIES MADE – BUT NOBODY SEEMS TO HAVE TOLD OLIVER RIDGE. Even against the backdrop of a global pandemic, this prolific young producer has managed to bring one acclaimed, starstudded, movie after another to our screens. This year has already seen the release of three of his productions; g a n g s t e r f i l m L a n s k y, s t a r r i n g H a r v e y Ke i t e l a n d S a m Worthington, drugs drama Body Brokers with Frank Grillo and award-winning documentary Valerie, about the health struggles of Oscar nominated actress Valerie Perrine. Coming soon is Shriver, starring Kate Hudson, Michael Shannon and Don Johnson, and the first movie from Oliver’s new company Space Pilot Media, which is Corner Office starring John Hamm. Championed by BAFTA and recommended by bestselling author Stephen King – a big fan of Ridge’s first movie The Neighbor – the British moviemaker has quickly won the trust of stars and the industry for an ability to quickly and professionally bring a diverse and dynamic range of projects to the screen. 19
