A huge Batman show just got cancelled – and people are all saying the same thing

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While the new DC cinematic universe is clearly going to make some big waves once James Gunn’sSupermanmovie arrives, some of its other plans are seemingly a little more vulnerable.

It’s been reported that another big spin-off show from the success of Matt Reeves’The Batmanjust got cancelled at HBO, meaning it won’t be coming to the Max streaming service.

The show was going to centre around the infamous Arkham Asylum in Gotham City, home to so many of the captured and imprisoned villains in Batman’s world. According toVariety, the show is no longer moving forward, although it’s possible that another project using the prison could happen at some point down the line.

People are still gutted about it, though, as expressed on social media. One fansaid: “OMG I really wanted this. This is heartbreaking”. Anotheragreed, mournfully: “This is a sad day for Batman fans”.

It’s worth remembering that another spin-off fromThe Batmanisn’t just alive and well, but is in fact very much imminent.The Penguin, starring Colin Farrell as the titular villain after his role in the movie, starts streaming in September and promises to take us further into the criminal underbelly of Gotham.

Arkham Asylum is probably best known as a location in the wildly successful and critically lauded gameBatman: Arkham Asylumfrom back in 2009 – the first in a trilogy of stealthy beat-em-ups from developers Rocksteady Studios. That game saw Batman trapped in the sprawling Asylum itself during a mass breakout and featured a range of different villains.

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