‘The Dark Knight’ Says Goodbye To The Big Screen

For those of you hoping to see The Dark Knight in IMAX one last time, you can forget it. Warner Bros. has decided to scrap their plans to rerelease the film in IMAX theaters in January just before the Oscars. Without the rerelease, the film will have earned a grand total of $996.1 million worldwide, falling just below the billion dollar mark. Fortunately for us, the DVD will be coming out just in time for Christmas and will probably come loaded with extras that will probably last you until March, so there’s really not a whole lot to worry about.

For Your Consideration: Best Supporting Actor, Heath Ledger

Warner Bros. has started it’s advertising campaign to get Heath Ledger an Oscar nomination. I really hope the guy at least gets a nomination and I think most people agree with me. Taking into consideration the fact that this year was totally weak when it comes to Oscar contenders, plus all the critical acclaim he received for his performance, I’d say he’s got a pretty good shot. Lord knows I’m pulling for him. It’d be the perfect ending to a brilliant career cut short.

‘The Dark Knight’ To Come Back To The Big Screen

And by ‘big screen,’ I mean the friggin’ gigantic IMAX screen. That’s right. In January, Warner Bros. plans to rerelease The Dark Knight as a reminder just in time for awards season. The DVD is already set to be released in time for the holiday season, so who knows how many people are going to want to go back and see it again on the IMAX screen? I probably will. Actually, what I’d really like to see is The Dark Knight beating Titanic’s record. Maybe we can get both. One can certainly hope.

Cher To Play Catwoman In ‘Dark Knight’ Sequel?

Rumor has it that aging pop sensation (and walking corpse), Cher is in talks to play Catwoman in the upcoming sequel to The Dark Knight. Now, none of this has really been verified by anyone of any merit at this point.

British tabloid/gossip magazine, The Telegraph, made the following report:

“The 62-year-old singer and actress is reported to be in talks to play Catwoman opposite Christian Bale in the third Batman film from British director Christopher Nolan.

The Oscar-winner will join a cast that includes Johnny Depp as The Riddler as she plays the whip-carrying burglar. The character has also been played by Michelle Pfeiffer and Halle Berry.

A studio executive said: “Cher is Nolan’s first choice to play Catwoman. He wants to her to portray her like a vamp in her twilight years.

Filming of the new Batman instalment, provisionally entitled The Caped Crusader, is due to begin in Vancouver early next year.”

Of course, we should all know better than to trust a magazine like The Telegraph, but the thought of Cher playing Catwoman makes me want to vomit. I would hope Christopher Nolan would be smarter than that if he even chooses to sign on to a third film (I don’t know why he wouldn’t).

While ‘The Caped Crusader’ isn’t at the top of my list of potential titles for the sequel, I am somewhat supportive of Johnny Depp as a choice to play The Riddler. I think he’s a rare talent and would do the role justice, but I’d like to see if anyone else is considered for the role, if in fact The Riddler is the villain in the sequel.

Please, share your thoughts on Cher as Catwoman. Should result in some interesting comments.

‘Superman’ Will Follow In The Footsteps Of ‘The Hulk’ And ‘The Punisher’

That’s right. It looks like the Superman franchise is going to see a reboot much like The Hulk and The Punisher. Warner Bros. has decided to reinvent Superman with a darker tone to sort of follow in the footsteps of The Dark Knight. Awesome. Because there aren’t enough dark movies out there already. It’s not yet known if Bryan Singer will be involved with the new movie, but if we all cross our fingers, maybe he won’t be. As of yet, there’s no date set for a new Superman movie, but Warner Bros. plan to put out 4 new comic book movies within the next three years and that includes a sequel to The Dark Knight. At least there’s ONE thing to look forward to.

Awesome Fan-Made Poster For Batman 3

I know it’s way too soon to even start thinking about a sequel to The Dark Knight, considering it’s still in theaters AND still #1 at the box office, BUT I though this was really awesome. From what I’ve been hearing, a lot of fans want to see the Riddler in a sequel to TDK and honestly, it’s the first name that came to mind when I was considering villains for a third movie. Even though a third movie hasn’t even been announced yet, it’s still wishful thinking.

Anyway, here’s the poster, courtesy of SlashFilm:

 

‘Watchmen’ Teaser Trailer

Sorry I’ve been gone for a while, but here’s something that might cheer you up. The new trailer for Watchmen was released with The Dark Knight on Friday and, being a huge fan of the graphic novel, the trailer looks amazing. Everything literally looks ripped from the pages and plastered onto the screen. March is going to be an exciting month.

Harvey Dent Interview On ‘Gotham Tonight With Mike Engel’

There have already been a bunch of segments for Gotham Tonight, but this one is particularly interesting, I think, since it gives some background information on Harvey Dent as a character. Sure, we all know Bruce Wayne, but Harvey Dent is the perfect foil for someone like Bruce Wayne. For example, Bruce came from a well-to-do family, Harvey didn’t. They both feel the need to clean up Gotham City and end the corruption, yet they obviously have opposing view points on how to do so. I’ve always thought the relationship between Bruce and Harvey has been an intriguing one and this video sheds a little bit more light on Harvey Dent for those not so familiar with him. You can see more episodes of Gotham Tonight at GothamCityNews.com

Oh, and yes, that IS Anthony Michael Hall as Mike Engels.

Michael Bay’s Rejected ‘Dark Knight’ Script

If there’s one thing I associate with America, it’s gotta be Batman. Screw apple pie (and Captain America). Just the thought of Batman on the roof of some Gotham City sky scraper with the American flag waving behind him brings a tear to my eye. So, apparently, hack-director Michael Bay ‘wrote’ pages for a Dark Knight script that was ‘ultimately rejected by Warner Bros.’ Now, these pages are completely fake, as you probably would’ve guessed after reading the title page: ‘Michael Bay Presents, In association with Michael Bay Productions, and Michael Bay, Director: Michael Bay’s The Dark Knight by Michael Bay, Featuring Dialogue Scripted by Michael Bay,’ but if you hate Michael Bay as much as I do, you’ll love this. If you love Michael Bay, you’ll probably still love it. Actually, if you love Michael Bay, you may not even want to read this blog. Sorry.

You can check out the hilarious script pages at The Spill.

Yet Another Clip From ‘The Dark Knight’

I discovered this today while browsing the internets and thought you might enjoy it. This is a clip of the Joker crashing that party we’ve seen in just about every trailer. It’s sort of reminiscent of that scene in Tim Burton’s Batman when the Joker shows up at that fancy restaurant to deface it with graffiti and flirt with Vicki Vale, although Heath plays a significantly scarier Joker here. While the clip is short, it’s a great look at Heath’s performance. Everything else I’ve seen so far hasn’t really been enough to tell me just how awesome he is. Here, we get to see him for almost an entire minute being the Joker and, I must say, it’s brilliant.

‘The Dark Knight’ Wizard World Trailer

The Dark Knight trailer from last year’s Wizard World Chicago has finally been released online. It’s a pretty awesome trailer. There’s hardly any dialogue, but there’s plenty of action and a killer soundtrack. And another cool thing is that it’s a lot of stuff that hasn’t really been shown in the other trailers (i.e. a tiny piece of Harvey Dent as Two Face). Perhaps this will be the final trailer released before the opening of the movie, but something tells me that they’re waiting until a few days before to release the “final last-minute trailer.” We’ll find out in a week or so.

13 New Clips From ‘The Dark Knight’

July 18th is getting closer and closer. With each day, I get more and more anxious to see what promises to be the biggest movie event of the summer, if not the year. And I’m sure you feel the same. Yesterday, I posted the first 5 minutes of the movie and today, I give you 13 new clips courtesy of ReelComix.com.

You can view all of them here. (WARNING: View at your own risk.)

The First ‘Watchmen’ Trailer To Be Shown With ‘The Dark Knight’

According to Collider.com, the very first trailer for the much anticipated Watchmen movie will precede The Dark Knight when it opens on July 18th. Director Zack Snyder said that “we will be getting our first look at what is sure to be an epic superhero movie.” I don’t know about you, but I’ve been psyched about Watchmen being made into a movie since I read the graphic novel a few years ago. All I’ve seen so far are a few stills and some promotional stuff, but it all looks damn near perfect. I’m sure the trailer will be just as incredible if not more so.

As of right now, Zack Snyder has mentioned that the film itself is currently 3 hours long and is in the process of being cut down. Unfortunately, this is a decision not made by Snyder, but by the studio. I understand that, like any adapted work, some material needs to be omitted for one reason or another. As most fans already know, the story within a story, “Tales of the Black Freighter,” which serves as a parallel to the main story, will not be included in the actual film, but will be released as an animated, straight-to-DVD feature, starring Gerard Butler, on March 11, 2009.

I just hope that the final cut of the film stays true to the source material. If not, I’m sure there will be an Unrated Extended Director’s Cut with all that extra stuff when it comes out on DVD.

The film’s release date is March 6, 2009.

The First 5 Minutes of ‘The Dark Knight’

The first 5 minutes of The Dark Knight have leaked onto the internet. It’s obviously been bootlegged somehow, so the quality isn’t great, but it’s still pretty awesome. I still get chills when I hear the Joker say, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stranger.”

For some reason, I’m having trouble embedding the video, but you can watch it here. Enjoy!

UPDATE: The link no longer works. The clip was pretty much removed from the internet entirely. If I find it somewhere, I’ll repost it, but it’s not looking good.

‘The Dark Knight’ vs. ‘Hellboy’

This a movie mash-up someone made combining The Dark Knight/Batman Begins with Hellboy. It’s probably one of the best mash-ups I’ve ever seen. Enjoy.

Dominos Releases New ‘Dark Knight’ Trailer

With the release date of The Dark Knight rapidly approaching, there are more and more trailers and posters springing up all over the place. Dominos Pizza has just released a new trailer for The Dark Knight as some kind of special promotion where if you order a pizza, you gain access to ‘The Dark Knight Vault’ which gives you access to the trailer. Thanks to YouTube, purchase is NOT necessary.

The trailer is actually pretty badass. It features plenty of new footage of the Joker as well as a some new footage of Bruce Wayne and Harvey Dent, but let’s be honest: the Joker is what everyone really wants to see and this trailer certainly delivers.

With only two and a half weeks left until the movie is released, I’m pretty much just killing time. I’ve been psyched for this movie for months and after seeing all these trailers, I’m fairly confident it will blast me out of my skull.