Meet the quintessential madman mastermind of Gotham City - Heath Ledger is The Joker in "The Dark Knight" But even a mastermind of evil can get his butt kicked by the Caped Crusader and Gotham's last hope -- Batman!
The Distinquished Gentleman From Vermont in "The Dark Knight"
August 20, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Story submitted by: Darcy Low (SoSF Fan Contributor) U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont has a part in the next Batman movie, "The Dark Knight." I'm tempted to say, since he is a politician, that he will appear as Two-Face, however, that is not the case. In the real world of politics Leahy serves as [...]
Batman's New Set of Wheels
June 18, 2007 By 7 Comments
In the next Batman film "The Dark Knight," the capped crusader will get to tool around on some sporty new wheels thanks to his Batcycle dubbed the "Batpod!" Kudos to the LA Times, here's your first-look at Batman's mini-chopper. "Holy 'Easy Rider' Batman -- Nice Wheels!"
Joker Test Photos Are Fakes
April 25, 2007 By 1 Comment
Written by: Michael Hickerson (SoSF Journalist) Batman fans were abuzz over the weekend when it appeared that confirmed photos of a make-up test for the Joker in the upcoming "The Dark Knight" were posted on-line. Ain't It Cool News confirmed the pics were real and ran the story and photos, which featured a Joker who [...]
LEGO My Batman!
March 29, 2007 By 1 Comment
First it was LEGO Star Wars, now Warner Bros. has announced that their new plan, LEGO Batman: The Videogame, is in full development. The VG is being created for the next-generation of console platforms as well as the PC and will be ready sometime in 2008. The creators also stated LEGO Batman will work well [...]
Superman Suit, Batman's Costume & More Goes to Auction
March 21, 2007 By Leave a Comment
The Superman suit that actor Christopher Reeve wore when shooting the first Superman movie along with outfits from "Batman Foever" worn by Val Kilmer go up for auction on April 5, 2007 starting at 11 AM PT through the famous auction site Profiles in History. The price range is expected to mount starting at around [...]
Actor Names For "The Dark Knight" Are Building
February 16, 2007 By 3 Comments
Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Staff Reporter) It looks like Aaron Eckhart may be getting ready to play 'Harvey Dent/Two Face' in the next Batman flick. The Hollywood Reporter has stated that the actor is in final talks and about ready to sign on the dotted line. Harvey Dent is the district attorney of Gotham [...]
Warner Bros Gives Batman Rights To Game Co.
December 18, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Warner Bros. has given over the video gaming rights to its famous Batman franchise, as well as other products, to Eidos, a British game manufacuring company. The deal was sealed after Eidos agreed to Warner buying into the company for nearly $87 million giving the studio 10% ownership in the video enterprise. Besides giving Warner [...]
Heath Ledger talking about The Joker
September 13, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Source: comingsoon.net Submitted by: Kyle Nin The Toronto Sun talked to Heath Ledger, who mentioned The Joker in The Dark Knight: Come January, he starts playing the Joker, in Christopher Nolan's next Batman film The Dark Knight. "It's definitely going to stump people. I think it'll be more along the lines of how the Joker [...]
Nolan Talks About Dark Knight
August 25, 2006 By 5 Comments
Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Staff Reporter) In an interview mentioned on BetterThanFudge.com, director Christopher Nolan offered up a sound bite about why he chose the title "Dark Knight" and some scant detail about what we can expect from its main villian in the sequel to "Batman Begins." "The title has been chosen very specifically. [...]
"Batman: The Dark Knight" Casting Rumors
August 16, 2006 By 7 Comments
Submitted by: Tad Runkle (Animation Station) Ryan Phillippe is rumored to possibly be the man to take over the role of Harvey Dent/Two Face from Tommy Lee Jones after reportedly landing the role for the "Batman Returns" sequel. Phillippe would join Heath Ledger, who has definitely signed on to play The Joker while Christian Bale [...]
Ledger Will Fight the Caped Crusader
August 1, 2006 By 9 Comments
The rumors are all over! Heath Ledger has signed the dotted line to play the Joker in the sixth Batman epic, so Variety is reporting. Christian Bale and Sir Michael Caine will reprise their roles as Batman/Bruce Wayne and Alfred the superhero's faithful butler and confidant. Christopher Nolan is returning to the director's chair for [...]
Heath Ledger to Play The Joker?!
July 20, 2006 By 6 Comments
In a move right out of left field Latino Review is announcing that Heath Ledger (Brothers Grimm, Brokeback Cowboy) is being cast as the Joker in the Batman Begins sequel. I wouldn't even give this serious consideration were it not for the fact that Latino Review beat us all out on the scoop that Brandon [...]
Star Trek vs Batman
July 12, 2006 By 1 Comment
RACSO Motion Pictures presents "Star Trek vs. Batman," a unique and funny parody which pits heros from the future against heros of the present as the Joker and Catwoman seize control of the starship USS Enterprise NCC-1701 and its crew. "Holy Nebula Batman! How will we save Gotham this time?" "Star Trek vs. Batman" has [...]
Joker Will Be In Next Batman
July 11, 2006 By 2 Comments
Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Staff Reporter) While the talk and speculation has been rampant, and it was considered a foregone conclusion that The Joker would be the main Batman nemesis in the next installment of the dark crusader's fight against crime in Gotham, we had no definitive word on it from anyone officially connected [...]
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