SuperHeroHype.com is reporting that composer Hans Zimmer will be creating a new theme of Batman that will be featured in next year’s The Dark Knight. “There is a big Batman theme which I was playing with for the last one, but I always felt the character hadn’t earned it yet, so I just want to go and play around, and I now want to go and complete that theme, so that’s part of the idea,” explained Zimmer. ”I felt I had a good start, and now it would be really nice to develop that world a little further.”
In addition to The Dark Knight and Batman Begins, Zimmer wrote the score for The Simpsons Movie which is currently in theaters.
The Dark Knight viral blitz continues with the new site rent-a-clown.com. The site showcases photos of recruits to Joker’s Army at this year’s Comic-Con in San Diego.
The Chicago Tribune reports that the producers of The Dark Knight continue to refer to the film as Rory’s First Kiss to help keep onlookers to the various Chicago sets to a minimum. They have even gone so far as put up a Rory’ First Kiss casting site up.
Though filming is daily news in the city of Chicago, producers insist using signage with the initials “RFK” instead of The Dark Knight helps control crowds to the often open sets. “We respect the fact that the studio is still calling it Rory’s First Kiss, especially if Batman draws more problems, in terms of crowd control,” said Chicago Film Office director Rich Moskal. “But, clearly, there’s no sense pretending it’s not a ‘Batman’ movie.”
This is not the first time a Batman film has gone into production using a pseudonym. Batman Begins filmed in Chicago back in 2004 under the title The Intimidation Game.
The Joker has found a “winner” at Comic-Con and the site whysoserious.com has been updated with an article and note from The Joker himself. There is also a flashing light that may be worth clicking on.
Loads of defaced dollar bills with a Joker-ized George Washington are being circulated throughout Comic-Con. The bills also have the viral site whysoserious.com taped to them. Check out the below video from G4 showing the bills in action:
FOX News Chicago has footage of an exciting truck crash from the filming of The Dark Knight. Check it out here.
Superhero Hype is reporting that The Dark Knight will participate at Wizard World Chicago August 9th - 12th and they will be presenting the teaser trailer at that event instead of at Comic-Con this week. The trailer is planning to run ahead of The Simpsons Movie.
A new The Dark Knight viral site, whysoserious.com has The Joker recruiting individuals to join his gang at this year’s Comic-Con. Pictures of The Joker’s “Wannabes” — Comic-Con attendees wearing Joker make-up. There is also a space to submit text, which will theoretically be given during The Dark Knight panel.
It’s poorly filmed and the audio is hard to understand, but check out the supposed teaser trailer that will be playing in front of The Simpsons Movie:
Check out this eighteen second teaser for The Dark Knight featuring shots of Heath Ledger as The Joker, Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent, Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes and of course Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman:
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
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