Actor Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday in a downtown Manhattan apartment from an apparent drug-related death. The Academy Award-nominated actor was 28 years old.
"The studio is stunned and devastated by this tragic news," said Warners president Alan Horn and Warners Picture Group president Jeff Robinov. "The entertainment ... MORE
While promoting his new film 3:10 to Yuma, actor Christian Bale stated that co-star Russell Crowe would be making a cameo in next year's The Dark Knight. "Russell's going to actually be in the new Batman movie, which is a big surprise and I want to reveal it to everybody right now," said Bale.
It's unclear what role, if any Crowe would portr ... MORE
During an interview for his new film 3:10 to Yuma, actor Christian Bale told reporters that he would not be reprising his role as Bruce Wayne/Batman in the recently announced Justice League film. As for Bale's reaction to not being approaced for the film? "It'd be better if it doesn't tread on the toes of what we're doing, though I feel ... MORE
HollywoodChicago.com reports that a source on the set of The Dark Knight has confirmed that actor Anthony Michael Hall will be playing a TV reporter that is jealous of Bruce Wayne and plans to reveal Wayne's secret identity as Batman.
No news yet if the role will evolve into a serious threat to Bruce Wayne/Batman in The Dark Knight or later films. ... MORE
Hollywoodchicago.com has info on recent and upcoming filming on the set of The Dark Knight. Check out the info here (WARNING, POSSIBLE SPOILERS). ... MORE
Actor Christian Bale told the Chicago Sun-Times that shooting in Chicago for the past few months has been very pleasant and they haven't received the media blitz that Angelina Jolie has received while filming Wanted there.
"We have been very much left alone here in Chicago," explained Bale. "Everyone has been very respectful and there haven' ... MORE
Comingsoon.net spoke with composer Hans Zimmer about working on next summer's The Dark Knight.
CS: Have you already started working on the score for "The Dark Knight"? Is that something you're involved with this early in the production?
Zimmer: Playing%u2026 playing around until I get some ideas. Actually, I probably got too many ideas. There's a ... MORE
Fans of The Dark Knight waited in line for hours for the opportunity to see director Christoper Nolan, writers David S. Goyer and Jonathan Nolan and stars Christian Bale, Gary Oldman and Aaron Eckhart at this year's Wizard World Chicago. Read the transcripts from Wizard Universe below:
PAUL LEVITZ: Aaron, would you like to say a word%u2026or ... MORE
Actor Paul Birchard recently told blog site Jump Cuts about his experience of working on the set of The Dark Knight and his thoughts on how Heath Ledger is portraying The Joker:
As regards to how Heath Ledger *seemed* as the Joker, he seemed like he WAS the Joker, and didn't need to let anyone know it - rather contained, but ready to explode at an ... MORE
Batman fan and Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy is reportedly making a cameo in next year's The Dark Knight. This will be the second time the senator has appeared in a Batman film following his appearance in 1997's Batman & Robin. This is however, the first time the senator will actually be allowed to speak in one of the films. ... MORE
Batman-on-Film has received information about possible story elements from the Batman Anime DVD that will be released prior to the release of The Dark Knight. We know the stories will take place during the period of time between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.
Below is what writer Josh Olsen (The History of Violence) may be bringing to th ... MORE
The Dark Knight may be a year away, but batman-on-film is reporting that the title for the third Christopher Nolan directed Batman film will be called Shadow of the Bat. Rumors are circulating that the follow-up to next year's The Dark Knight is currently being written by TDK scribe and Christopher Nolan's brother, Jonah Nolan. The scri ... MORE
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 compl ... MORE
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. ... MORE
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 ... MORE
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. ... MORE
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:
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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. ... MORE
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. ... MORE
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:
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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:
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In an interview with the The Star-Ledger to promote his upcoming film Rescue Dawn, actor Christian Bale spoke briefly about a possible third Batman film. "The script leaves room for a very interesting follow-up, too," said Bale. "I think we could take it somewhere else." ... MORE
Actor Christian Bale told MTV that fans should expect a more realistic portrayal of The Joker as opposed to some of the other more over-the-top interpretations of the character in previous incarnations.
"I think I should let Heath [Ledger] give you the answer on all this," said Bale. "Certainly I think that we dig a little more than the ... MORE
Variety reports that Lt. James Gordon will be getting a family in next year's The Dark Knight. Close to Home's Melinda McGraw has been cast as Gordon's wife, while Nathan Gamble from last year's Babel has been cast as their son.
No word yet if daughter Barbara Gordon - who eventually becomes Batgirl - will be included in the film. ... MORE
Chicago commuters trying to cross the Wacker Drive bridge were stopped by a military convoy which turned out to be actors filming a scene for The Dark Knight. Check out the video footage from ABC 7 Chicago here. ... MORE
SuperHeroHype recently spoke with actor Christian Bale about working on The Dark Knight while promoting his upcoming film Rescue Dawn in New York. He admitted things are a little easier this time around after the success of Batman Begins.
"It's been a lot easier because of that," expains Bale. "People aren't questioning, 'Are they ... MORE
Batman Begins and The Dark Knight production company Legendary Pictures has extended its deal with Warner Bros. through 2012 Variety reports. The deal includes an additional $1 billion in financing which Legendary will use to co-finance new projects with Warner Bros.
In addition to Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, Legendary Pictures ... MORE
Singapore actor Ng Chin Han has been cast in next year's The Dark Knight. Chin Han told Channel NewsAsia he's feeling the pressure of working with such big name actors. "That's the great part about working with these guys. And they obviously come with a great body of work and that's very exciting for me."
Chin Han had to go throu ... MORE
The Today Show's Al Roker and Meredith Vieira had the opportunity to check out Batman's new ride in next year's The Dark Knight - the Batpod. The Batpod is a motorcycle type ride created by Lucius Fox. Check out the clip below: ... MORE
Check out a clip that is reportedly shot from the set of The Dark Knight in Chicago. The person who shot the video claims that one of the gangs is run by none other than Scarecrow, played by Cillian Murphy. Murphy has previously stated that he would not have a part in The Dark Knight. Take a look at a clip below and read the ... MORE
PRESS RELEASE:
In an unprecedented move, director Christopher Nolan is filming four sequences in the next installment of Warner Bros. Pictures' Batman franchise, "The Dark Knight," with extremely high resolution IMAX® cameras using the giant 15/70 film format. The announcement was made today by Jeff Robinov, President of Production, Warner Bros. P ... MORE
Warner Bros. has announced that portions of The Dark Knight will be shot in the IMAX format - the first feature film to be partially shot in the large film format. Though Hollywood has been increasingly showing feature films on IMAX screens, the process usually entails stretching the picture on the large screens. The expense and technolog ... MORE
In a recent poll held by the San Jose Mercury News, readers named Batman Begins the best live-action film based on a comic-book superhero. The Christopher Nolan directed film beat out such heavyweights as Spider-Man, Superman, Hellboy and even the original Batman. Though the fact that Catwoman got one vote, let alone three, ta ... MORE
Warner Bros. has launched the official The Dark Knight site, which features a photo of the Batman logo. The film, which stars Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Aaron Eckhart and Maggie Gyllenhaal, is currently filming for a July 2008 release. ... MORE
"Mattnis" has posted some photos from the set of The Dark Knight on Flickr. The photos appear to be from a bank robbing scene. Check out the photos here. ... MORE
According to Batman Begins writer David Goyer, Harvey Dent will be played by actor Aaron Eckhart, but he may not appear as his alter ego Two-Face in the upcoming The Dark Knight despite previous reports. "I think Harvey Dent has been mentioned," Goyer told SCI FI Wire. "I don't know that Two-Face has been mentioned."
"All I can s ... MORE
Actor Heath Ledger recently spoke to Newsweek about his role as The Joker in the upcoming The Dark Knight. When asked if he had tried on The Joker mask yet, Ledger responded, "Metaphorically, yes. I've been bouncing around like a lunatic for four months. I definitely have a different take on him, but I've yet to do a proper makeup run.& ... MORE
Steven Spielberg has hired The Dark Knight screenwriter Jonathan Nolan (brother of director Christopher Nolan) to pen the script for his upcoming sci-fi flick Interstellar. The film revolves around the research of physicist Kip Thorne and his theory on the existance of wormholes that could lead to other times and dimensions.
Spielberg plans ... MORE
The folks over at Batman on Film have discovered the possible domain name for the official movie site of Tha Dark Knight. The domain name www.thedarkknightmovie.com currently links to the Warner Bros. home page, a good indication they have plans to use the domain name in the future. ... MORE
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games have confirmed the release of the long rumored LEGO Batman game. LEGO Batman: The Videogame will release on all current and next-gen consoles as well as PC sometime in 2008.
"Batman spans several generations as one of the most popular DC Super Heroes, and LEGO Batman will app ... MORE
Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal is in final talks to take over the role of "Rachel Dawes" for departed Katie Holmes in the upcoming Batman: The Dark Knight. Holmes dropped out of the part shortly after marrying Tom Cruise. Of the addition of Gyllenhaal, director Christopher Nolan said, "I'm extremely excited to work with an actress of Maggie' ... MORE
Cillian Murphy, the actor who portrayed Dr. Jonathan Crane (aka The Scarecrow) in 2005's Batman Begins refuses to confirm or deny his possible return as the villainous psychiatrist. "I'm not at liberty and it's not my place to say," explains Murphy. "I'd love to work with Chris again. I enjoyed tremendously working on that film, an ... MORE
Lamborghini CEO Stephen Winkelmann has confirmed that the Lamborghini LP640 will appear in the upcoming Batman film The Dark Knight. "The [LP640] will be in the next Batman movie, although we are not paying anything," says Winkelmann. "We do not pay for product placement. And we do not allow our cars to be placed just anywhere.&nb ... MORE
MTV.com recently spoke with Aaron Eckhart about his upcoming role as Harvey Dent/Two-Face in The Dark Knight. "I am excited," says Eckhart. "Christopher Nolan is an amazing director. It's another movie that's a dream come true."
Eckhart explained the comparisons of Bruce Wayne to Harvey Dent, Gotham City's youngest district ... MORE
Warner Bros. has hired writing team Kiernan and Michele Mulroney to write a feature script for DC comic fave Justice League of America. Fans of the series have long clamoured for a feature version of the superhero team which has included mega-superheroes Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and Flash.
Warner Bros. once scrapped plans for B ... MORE
Thank You For Smoking star Aaron Eckhart has been tapped to take on the role of Harvey Dent (aka Two-Face) in the upcoming Batman sequel, The Dark Knight. The District Attorney turned maniacal villain will join The Joker played by Heath Ledger in destroying Gotham City. The role of Two Face was originally played by an over-the-top Tom L ... MORE
Smallville executive producers told an audience at the Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fitction Convention that Warner Bros. has made Bruce Wayne off-limits as making an appearance on the popular CW show. "It's not our fault. We've tried and tried, but because of the feature-film franchise, they've made that kind of off limits. ... MORE
