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BREAKING NEWS: Warner Bros. announces Superman & Batman will return to the big screen in 2012!! Plus a bunch other projects announced!

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Here are some shocking movie news for ya. Today Warner Bros. announced Superman will fly his way to the big screen around Christmas time in 2012, as Batman will return in July of 2012. Also announced, “Sherlock Homes 2”, WB’s is getting close to greenlighting a “Flash” movie. “Aqua Man” and “Wonder Woman” is also coming to the big screen.

The year 2011 will release “The Green Lantern” in 3D, “The Hangover 2”, the next Harry Potter film, “Red Riding Hood” and more.

The Hollywood Reporter reports:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ifeb8cbc990332c1c8ece0b50741f3da3

Lets hope Warner Bros. makes the next “Superman” flick a real good one this time. I’m sure they will, since they got Christopher Nolan helping out with the next Supes flick. Chris definitely won’t be able to direct, “Superman” now ’cause it will be hard for him to direct two movies at the same time. It will be interesting to see who the director will be for the “Superman” movie. I personally think, the director should be no one other than the great, Richard Donner, who did the first Superman movie. If they can get Donner to direct, that would be fantastic. He’s 80 years old, but I think he’s still directing, I believe.

Kev

Videogame news

BREAKING NEWS: Warner Bros. studios buys Rocksteady Studios…

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Warner Bros. studios officially buys, “Rocksteady Studios”. If you don’t know the company, “Rocksteady Studios”, it’s a video game developer that resides in London, England. As far as I know, “Rockysteady Studios” is a new company that the only video game they made so far, is “Batman: Arkham Asylum”. Since Warner Bros., now own “Rocksteady Studios” prepare for more “Arkham Asylum” games in the works. A sequel is already being developed.

Does this mean that “Rocksteady Studios” plan to make video games based on other Warner Bros. comic book characters? Will we see a “Superman” game on it’s way? What about a Green Lantern video game or Wonder Woman? Maybe even a Captain America video game? All of it’s possible!

I’m glad more “Arkham Asylum” games are being planned, ’cause the first one was totally amazing. One of the best video games I ever played.

More on it here:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703503804575083251075593296.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines

Kev

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Thought: Speaking of Catwoman…I don’t think Nolan’s version of the character will be a sexy one!!!

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Rumours going ’round that Catwoman maybe the next villain in Nolan’s “Batman 3” if he does one. You may think that Catwoman in Nolan’s Batman will be very sexy and hot, but with knowing Christopher Nolan’s directing style and creative writing really well…I really think Nolan will take fans by surprise that Catwoman is going to be completely different.

I don’t think Nolan will make Catwoman very sexy and hot with the likes of Michelle Pfeiffer and Halle Berry.

I think Nolan will make Catwoman very ugly, creepy and scary looking. Everybody wants Nolan’s Catwoman to be hot and sexy, but honestly, I don’t think he’s going to go there.

Just like what Nolan did to Heath Ledger’s Joker as a perfect example. When the “Dark Knight” was first announced and when Heath Ledger was first announced he was playing the Joker, everybody thought the Joker was going to be all cool and shit kind of in the likes of Jack Nicholson and Cesar Romero from the TV series. When “The Dark Knight” was releasing images of the Joker, it took fans by surprise. The Joker looked all weird and nasty, something you’ve never expected.

I think Nolan will do the same to Catwoman. He’ll make that character totally different, something that we won’t predict, trust me. Nolan will also not go for a hot looking actress to play Catwoman, he’s going to be looking for an actress that has the acting talent.

If Nolan does have Catwoman as the next villain, this is how I think it’s going to be. Don’t get your hopes up if Nolan will make Catwoman the hottest thing you’ll ever see. Nolan has a weird imagination with storytelling and he can do just about anything with that character.

Just wanted to give you a bit of a warning on this before you get all excited.

Kev

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Thought: Movie fans needs to think of Christopher Nolan outside of Batman…

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I’m sick of movie fans and the media thinking that Christopher Nolan is all about the Batman movies. It seems like that’s all fans want Christopher Nolan to do is Batman movies all the time.

This is why Nolan took a break from Batman and brought us the sci fi action movie, “Inception” that stars Leo…so he can show us what he can do outside of Batman.

To those of you who are new to Christopher Nolan’s work, check out his earlier films. Films like “Memento”, “Insomnia”, and “The Prestige” are all fantastic movies. Check out those movies if you’ve never seen them before.

“Memento” is a crime thriller that stars Guy Pearce, it’s a backwards movie, it starts with the ending and then goes backward to the beggining. “Insomnia” is a remake of a Canadian film that stars Al Pacino and Robin Williams, it’s about two LAPD cops who investigate a murder of a little girl in Alaska. “The Prestige” is a movie that stars Hugh Jackman and it’s a movie about magicians, it also has a small scene with David Bowie.

Give those films a rent, and you would see exactly how Warner Bros. hired Nolan to bring us the Batman flicks. Nolan is not going to stay on the Batman franchise forever, the man’s going to move on to do other movies at some point just like Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher did. I think Nolan will do a few more Batman flicks and then he’ll be done.

As long as people think Nolan is all about Batman movies, then that just proves that the guy is the best at directing the Batman franchise, so that’s actually a compliment.

It would be nice if movie fans would appreciate his work though. If people think that Christopher Nolan is only Batman all the time, then they are no true movie buffs. A true movie buff would know all of the directors work.

I’m looking forward to that “Inception” movie, although it looks a bit too Matrixy, it looks like a fun action film. Leo’s done action movies before, this isn’t his first one.

Kev

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Report: Mark Hamill to do voice overs as the Joker for the “Batman: Arkham Asylum” video game…

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This is great news for Star Wars geeks and Batman geeks!!! It’s been announced that Mark Hamill, mostly known for his role as Luke Skywalker in the original “Star Wars”, has been casted to do voice overs as the Joker in the new Batman video game, “Arkham Asylum”!!!

Hamill voiced the Joker character many times for Batman animated movies and cartoon series on TV.

More on it here:

http://www.theforce.net/latestnews/story/Hamill_To_Voice_Joker_In_New_Batman_Game_117764.asp

Now I’m really looking forward to this game!!!

Below is a video clip of Mark Hamill as the Joker, different scenes of different Joker laughs.

This is gonna be sweet!!!

Kev

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Cool Video: See the trailer for the new Batman video game “Arkham Asylum” here!!!

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The Playstation 3 has been out for a few years now, so you wonder why there hasn’t been a Batman action/adventure videogame out yet? Well your wish just came true Batman fans!!! There is a brand new Batman game coming out soon (release date yet to be known) and you can see the trailer for it here:

 http://ps3.ign.com/dor/objects/14273490/batman-arkham-asylum/videos/BAA_Teaser_HD.html

The game is being released for the PS3, Xbox360 and CDROM. I predict the game will get released either at the end of 2009 or early 2010. The game looks fucking sweet too!

Finally, you get to play Batman the caped crusader to fight against his enemy, the Joker. This is another game I’m looking forward to getting.

Kev

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Report: Mayor of Batman, Turkey sues Warner Bros. and Christopher Nolan for “The Dark Knight”…

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Did you know that there is a city named Batman in this world? Yes, it’s true. In the country of Turkey, there is a city there that is mostly an oil-producing city. The mayor is suing Christopher Nolan the director and Warner Bros. studios accusing them of using the Batman name without the city’s permission. The mayor is also blaming them for the high number of unsolved murders and female suicides in the city since the film’s huge success. The mayor will also try to prove that the city of Batman, Turkey predates the 1939 debut of Bob Kane’s superhero in DC comics.

Warner Bros. responded back saying they are only aware of this claim via the press, they have not yet seen any actual legal action by the mayor of Batman, Turkey.

Variety Reports:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117995653.html?categoryid=19&cs=1

This lawsuit won’t even go through. It’s also pretty lame and stupid. And on top of that, I don’t think it’s against the legal copyright laws to use the same town/city name as a fictional character.

Kev

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Report: Philip Seymour Hoffman says no to playing the Penguin for the next Batman flick…

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Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman spoke out to MTV News that he is NOT playing The Penguin, he also admitted that he doesn’t think he would be a good Penguin.

Hoffman says he is also a huge fan of Chris Nolan’s flicks, he is also a huge fan of comic books and enjoys comic book adapted films.

The rumour of Hoffman playing the Penguin was started by Michael Caine who also brought up the rumour of Johnny Depp playing the Riddler.

More on it here:

http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/09/09/dark-knight-update-philip-seymour-hoffman-responds-to-casting-rumor-i-dont-know-if-id-be-a-good-penguin/

I would also like to say that I wouldn’t quickly assume that the Riddler and the Penguin will be the next villains for the next flick. You never know who the next villains are. Christopher Nolan has never said anything about the next Batman flick, he didn’t even say if he was going to direct the next one or not, so don’t jump to conclusions on what the next villains will be ’cause that’s how these rumours start.

And on top of that, I don’t think Phillip Seymour Hoffman would be a good Penguin either. If Penguin is the next villain, who do I think should get the role?

Probably no one other than Jack Black. The Penguin is short and fat, and so is Jack Black. I’m also pretty sure that Jack can nail down the Penguin voice easily. I’m rooting for Jack for the Penguin.

Expect Johnny Depp to speak out on the rumours of him playing the Riddler as well.

Kev

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Report: Sylvester Stallone as Batman?

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Comic book writer Frank Miller who is the author of “The Dark Knight Returns” graphic novel pictured above, mentioned if his book “The Dark Knight Returns” gets made into a film, he would like Sly Stallone to star as Bruce Wayne/Batman. Miller says he would like to see “The Dark Knight” Returns his novel get made into a film one day. Keep in mind that Sylvester Stallone already played in a film adapted from a superhero comic, Judge Dredd anyone? So Stallone does have superhero movie experience.

More on it here:

http://www.moviehole.net/200815351-stallone-as-batman

Stallone maybe good as Batman in his old days, but today I think the man himself would turn the role down because he would laugh at himself. An old man in a heavy Batman suit. I don’t think Stallone would go for this because he would think that Rocky and Rambo is enough for his superhero status.

Kev

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Report: Aaron Eckhart hints Angelina Jolie maybe the next Catwoman for Batman 3…

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In this interview at Superhero Hype website, Aaron Eckhart who played Harvey Dent/Two Face in “The Dark Knight” confirmed he won’t be returning to the character in Chris Nolan’s Batman 3. However, Aaron did hint that Angelina Jolie maybe the next Catwoman.

More on it here:

http://www.superherohype.com/news/featuresnews.php?id=7641

While it does kind of suck that Two Face won’t be returning, I hope it is true that Angelina Jolie would be the next Catwoman.

If Chris Nolan is going to have Catwoman for the next Batman movie, they need a really good actress who can pull that role off, really good acting for Catwoman. Well, Angelina Jolie has acting talent, she’ll pull that Catwoman role off perfectly and she’ll definitely play it way better than Halle Berry.

I hope Mr. Nolan gets Angie for Catwoman. Angie’s a great choice.

Kev