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What you should be watching on DVD this week
The Dark Knight is arguably one of the greatest superhero movies of all time, and it just came out on DVD. This is one movie you should definitely pick up.
‘The Dark Knight’ to be Re-Released in January
Jason has been dutifully keeping us updated on the money that The Dark Knight has been raking in, as many of us wanted to see it pass Titanic in the all-time gross list. It’s not going to happen, but I’ve been mentioning in comments recently that Warner Brothers will likely re-release it early next year to pull in additional dollars and hopefully create Oscar buzz.
It just makes sense that they would.
Michael Caine Says Johnny Depp, Philip Seymour Hoffman in next Batman
As vehemently as I was opposed to the Cher playing Catwoman rumors, I am flipping head-over-heels at the idea of Johnny Depp and Philip Seymour Hoffman becoming bad guys for the next Batman film from director Christopher Nolan.
Just what evil anti-heroes will the two be playing? According to Michael Caine who spoke to MTV News, Depp will portray The Riddler, while Hoffman waddles around as The Penguin.
Are you as thrilled about this news as I am? Two of the very best actors in the business right now putting their own spin on a couple of legendary bad guys from the Batman universe. Sounds awesome.
Mark Millar Talks Superman Trilogy
Back in early July, I passed on news to you guys that Mark Millar, author of Wanted, War Heroes, 1985 and a host of other comics, told some people that he had a real idea for rebooting the Superman franchise.
And it was welcomed news, at least to me. The franchise is essentially dead in my eyes, as the last installment did nothing but enact a “ho-hum” from me. There had to be someone out there with a bigger and better idea, someone who could do what Christopher Nolan has done with Batman.
Awww, Two-Face is Dead
According to Aaron Eckhart and Chud.com, Two-Face is completely and utterly dead. Devin at Chud recently did an interview with Eckhart in which he ended up asking about future Batman movies and Two-Face, and this was the response:
“I asked Chris [Nolan] if there was a chance of coming back. ‘No way,’ he said. ‘He’s toast.’”
Ugh. Toast.
Brace Yourselves for the Violent Joker from DC Comics
This is the first I’ve really heard about Joker, a new original graphic novel from DC Comics and the team behind Lex Luthor: Man of Steel. It was originally going to be called Joker: The Dark Knight, but a certain movie came along and kind of ruined all that.
Too bad, it seems like it would have been a clever title to follow the Lex story.
Brian Azzarello is the writer and Lee Bermejo drew it. You can see from the image to the right that the art is going to be fantastic. Click on it for the full-sized version.
The Dark Knight Passes $500M Domestic Gross!
The Dark Knight has now added one more record to the list of records it has broken during its amazing run over the past month and a half. On Sunday morning, The Dark Knight surpassed $500M in domestic gross.
62-Year-Old Cher to Play Catwoman in the Next Batman?
Sometimes I love it when you guys send in news stories that you think might be of interest to us here at Pop Critics.
But on occasions such as this one, I’m wishing my spam filter had caught The Capn’s email. Or that this entire story was a bad dream.
According to a United Kingdom website named The Telegraph, 62-year-old Cher has been hand-picked by Christopher Nolan to play Catwoman opposite Christian Bale in the next Batman film.
Awesome Fan Made Poster for The Dark Knight Returns – The Next Batman Film?
Here’s a little something for all you fans of The Dark Knight. This poster is almost certainly fan made, but it has great details and a nice artistic flair. In fact, if it were a real poster I would be singing the praises of the art department who dreamed it up. Instead, I have to sing the praises of an unknown fan.
Early Concept Art For The Joker In The Dark Knight
A lot has been said about the look of The Joker in The Dark Knight especially considering how much praise Heath Ledger has been getting for the role. We even posted an article a while back that showed what The Joker scars looked like underneath all the makeup. Peter over at /Film, however, put us on to some of the early concept art for The Joker (before Heath Ledger was cast) and it makes the final Joker look pretty tame in comparison.
