Christopher Nolan
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.
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.
Movie Review: The Dark Knight (2008) by Jason
With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante.
You’ll Never Guess Where You Can Find The Best Trailer for The Dark Knight
You wouldn’t think that something you can get exclusively by buying a pizza from Dominoes would really be all that special (no offense to Dominoes). But as part of a promotional campaign for The Dark Knight, Dominoes Pizza is offering access to its “Dark Knight Vault” to any customer who places an order online. I didn’t place an order online, but I do know what awaits us in the vault.
Mark Millar to save the Superman movie franchise?
If you recall way back in May, I posted a blog about the guys at SaveSuperman.com who were furiously working hard to get DC Comics to reinvent the Superman movie franchise and save it from the grasps of Bryan Singer and Brandon Routh.
Well, I don’t think they had anything to do with this news, but I’m sure they are positively giddy over it.
Stunning praise for “The Dark Knight”
I don’t usually feel the need to ever pass on a movie review to you guys, because mostly they are just your average opinion piece on what the viewer thought.
But this review by Alex Billington over at First Showing is pretty remarkable in it’s utter exuberance and exultation of The Dark Knight. It’s actually not a “review” in his words, but more of a conveyance of how awesome it is.
Why So Similar? “Batman” vs. “The Dark Knight”
I’ve heard people talking about how scenes in The Dark Knight were highly reminiscent of scenes from the 1989 version of Batman, but I never really thought anything about it…until now.
