Once upon a time, Ben Affleck was The Batman. Technically, he still is and will be for two more outings at The Batman; one, in “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” mini-series coming to HBO Max in the spring, and then another appearance in “The Flash” which is meant to be his farewell appearance for the character. In that once upon a time scenario, when Affleck was fully committed to Batman, he would direct “The Batman,” a film that Matt Reeves would eventually make and then disassociate from the current DC Extended Universe.

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Happy Friday the 13th! Do people celebrate Friday the 13th? Or is it just the date that Jason Voorhees ventures to Camp Crystal Lake to murder debaucherous youth? Either way, it’s a significant date in terms of this week’s new releases featured on the latest episode of The Playlist Podcast.

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This week, Charles, Mike, and Brian discuss two new films, the bodyswap slasher, “Freaky,” which timed its release perfectly with this Friday the 13th.

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For well over half a decade, Hollywood has been trying to bring Neill Strauss‘ “The Game,” his skeezy exposé about the world of pick up artists, to the big screen. Early on, “The Office” writers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky were hired to tackled the script, and back in 2012 James Franco and Josh Gad became attached to star, with directing pair Brian Koppelman and David Levein at the helm.

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Watch: Video Essay Opens The Door On David Fincher's Quirky Use Of Refrigerators In Film

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Ranked: The Films Of David Fincher

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David Fincher Says He Shouldn't Have Directed 'The Game,' Dislikes Superhero Movies & Talks "Crazy" '20,000 Leagues'

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5 Things You Might Not Know About David Fincher’s Criterion Approved 'The Game'

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David Fincher's 'The Game' Gets The Criterion Treatment In September Along With 'Eating Raoul' & More

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Continue reading James Franco Will Teach You How To Pick Up Women In Brian Koppelman & David Levien’s ‘The Game’ at The Playlist.

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In general, when we pen a retrospective on a director’s oeuvre , we try and save them for when a filmmaker is deep into his career and has a least 15-plus films under his belt. But we’re making an exception here for David Fincher, who is obviously considered to be one of the most estimable modern auteurs working today, in the league of Christopher Nolan, if not higher and generally seems to be destined to have a career that will be looked back on with great admiration and panegyrics if it isn’t already.

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“The first rule of Fight Club is, you do not talk about the gag,” the note reads.

“The ‘Fight Club’ Blu-ray disc includes a special gag for the ‘Fight Club’ fans designed by David Fincher.

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