‘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.

‘Friends’ Movie A No Go

Remember when rumors were flying around about a Friends movie? Well, it turns out it’s not actually going to happen. It turns out the fine folks over at Warner Bros. are denying any plans for a big screen adaptation of the hit sitcom. Publicists for each of the stars have also made statements denying any such project.

From AllHeadlineNews.com:

‘Courteney Cox Arquette’s rep told BBC that he was not aware of the plans, while Matthew Perry’s publicist said “Nothing is happening in this regard, so the rumor is false.”

Likewise, David Schwimmer’s publicist said, “There’s been no discussion about it,” and Jennifer Aniston’s rep has told Page Six that they are “not aware of any such project. I really don’t know [if she would have any interest.]“‘

Well, that’s a relief.