Batman 3 shooting next year? Gary Oldman thinks so

During the Book of Eli presentation at Comic-Con 2009, Gary Oldman was asked when we would be seeing a third Batman movie. He gave a surprising answer.

According to Oldman, a sequel to The Dark Knight is not only happening, but it begins shooting in 2010.

“The next batman is next year, so I think it is two years away. But you didn’t hear it from me.”

Surprising as Christopher Nolan has said he has not signed on for a thirs Batman film just yet and he is currently shooting the sci-fi of the mind film, Inception.

Those who where there said Oldman was not joking. Interesting news.

Expect his to be debunked or confirmed over the next few days.

Source: /film

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Sam Rami to direct World of Warcraft film

Sam Raimi has signed on to direct "Warcraft," the live-action film adaptation of the fantasy videogame franchise World of Warcraft. Exciting news. I just hope he brings his Army of Darkness and Spider-Man 2 skills to the film and not Spidey 3!

Legendary Pictures and vidgame publisher Blizzard Entertainment are mounting the film, and Warner Bros. will co-finance and distribute. The team boasts an impressive pedigree: In addition to the director of "Spider-Man," the partners have added "The Dark Knight" producer Charles Roven to the creative mix.

The plan is for Raimi to supervise development of "Warcraft" and shoot the picture after he completes work on "Spider-Man 4," which gets under way early next year for Columbia Pictures.

The movie will be financed under the Legendary Pictures' co-production and co-financing deal with WB, in a manner similar to the Todd Phillips-directed "The Hangover" plus the Roven-produced "Batman Begins" and "Dark Knight."

The "Warcraft" universe features an epic conflict between the Horde and the Alliance. The game has developed a global following since its launch in 1994 and shows no signs of slowing. Its most recent expansion, "Wrath of the Lich King," sold more than 2.8 million copies in the first day of release and more than 4 million its first month.

"Warcraft" is "emblematic of the kind of branded, event films for which our studio is best known," said Warner Bros. Pictures Group president Jeff Robinov. The deal revives a long-dormant pact made by Legendary and Blizzard for a film adaptation of the game (Daily Variety, May 8, 2006).

"At its core, 'Warcraft' is a fantastic, action-packed story," Raimi said in a statement.

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Want to look like Batman while riding your motorbike? Well now you can

Ever felt the urge to dress up like the Dark Knight while out and about on your motorbike a.k.a. Batpod?

Universal Designs now give you that chance with this set of clothes.

An Officially Licensed Replica Like No Other is Coming.

- Strong Cordura Mesh Base with Heavy-duty 4 way stretch Spandex
- Removable CE Approved Body Armor in both Jacket and Pants
- Highly detailed, removable lightweight interior lining.
- Form Molded Leather and Kevlar Armor Sections.
- Made from Quality Tanned Cow Hides

Source: Geekologie

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen did quite well at the box office

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen had an estimated take of $16 million from a 3,000 screen midnight run last night reports Variety.

That number is second only to The Dark Knight last Summer which took in $18.5 million from Thursday midnight runs last July. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" previously held the record for a Tuesday midnight run opening with $12 million in 2007.

By this Sunday, 'Fallen' is expected to have a first five-day haul not far off from the $203 million take that 'Knight' scored last Summer.

Reviews have been pretty bad all over

Rotten Tomatoes : The first film had a 57% approval rating and 5.8/10 average score. 'Fallen' however sits at 20% and 3.9/10.

Metacritic: The original scored 61/100, whereas 'Fallen' sits at 40/100.

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Green Lantern film to have an all new Green Lantern?

Marc Guggenheim spoke to MTV about the Green Lantern film. He got onto casting of Hal Jordan and most intriguing is the bit at the bottom when he mentions a new Green Lantern being created specially for the film.

“It’s always particularly funny when there’s a rumor that goes around and I’m like, ‘I know that can’t be true because that actor’s schedule doesn’t permit them to do the movie in our time frame,’ or any number of other things,” said the writer. “But I’m a very big believer that in acting, people can surprise you. People you didn’t necessarily think were the right choice on paper can be the absolute right choice.”

“When Heath Ledger was first announced as the Joker that wasn’t the obvious right choice, but now that everyone has seen ‘The Dark Knight,’ can any of us imagine someone else in that role?” he added.

Beyond the lead actor, however, a “Green Lantern” movie offers a unique chance at casting a wide range of roles — a massive, universe-spanning police force full of characters, in fact. While Guggenheim wouldn’t comment on whether we’ll see fan-favorite Green Lanterns like Kilowog or (my personal favorite) Ch’p, he did reveal that one new Green Lantern would be created specifically for the film.

“One of our rules has been: ‘Don’t create a new Lantern when a pre-existing one from the comic books would work just as well,’” he said. “There’s only one Lantern who we’ve decided to completely create from scratch, but there’s a very specific reason why we’ve made that decision.”

Who could be Hal Jordan? What could be the reasoning for a totally new Lantern?

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Inception - Christopher Nolan's sci-fi film has a $200 million budget

A Sun source confirmed that Leonardo DiCaprio will be heading to Alberta, Canada this November to shoot scenes for the new Christopher Nolan film, Inception.

While the psychological sci-fi thriller is filming in five different countries, a significant portion of the $200-million movie will be shot in Kananaskis.

"It's not going to be just a two-day shoot," said the source.

"It's not just some CBC mini-series. It's pretty substantial.

"These guys are going to spend more money before lunchtime than most (networks) will spend on a series. It's as big a movie as has ever been shot here."

DiCaprio headlines the film's star-studded cast as a CEO. It also stars Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard, Canadian actress Ellen Page, Tom Hardy (Bronson), Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Cillian Murphy and Michael Caine. Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai, The Dark Knight) will play the film's villain, a man who is blackmailing DiCaprio.

Director Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, Memento) has already been to Calgary twice to look at possible locations.

Nolan scouted nearby foothills and mountainous areas by helicopter and is said to have chosen Fortress Mountain (that's the one in the photo above) as the main Alberta location.

The Inception script, also written by Nolan, has been kept under tight wraps although it has been described by Warner Bros. studio as "a contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind."

I do love the fact hardly anything is know about the actual plot of the film. From what little I do know it seems to be giving off a Philip K. Dick kind of vibe - businessmen from rival companies, set within the architecture of the mind.

The movie is slated for a July 2010 release.

Source: Calgary Sun

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Terminator Salvation is out...but not in the UK

If you have seen the new Terminator Salvation film let everyone know what it is like. Leave your opinions on it in the comments below. I have to wait until 3rd June before I get to see it.

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Bale will be Batman again. Nolan may not.

We all know how good The Dark Knight was and how well it did at the box office. IT was the second film with Christian Bale as the Bat and Christopher Nolan as the puppet master. Since then there have been many rumours as to what actors and characters would be in the third film. Now some interesting news has come to light via Total Film. They spoke with star Christian Bale who talked about a The Dark Knight follow-up.

"Will we do a third movie? It's got to be the right story. You can't make something like The Dark Knight and then come out with something disappointing.

"I would like it if people say, 'You'll never make a good third movie.' I say, 'OK, let's make a third movie in that case, let's prove them wrong. But that's just me. The fact is, I have to! I've signed up! Chris doesn't. So I'm in a bit of a fix if he says he doesn't want to!"

Would you want to see a Batman film not directed by Christopher Nolan? If he didn't come back for the third film who would you want to see direct it?

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Carousel - One shot shootout inspired by The Dark Knight

Directed by Adam Berg, Carousel is a 2 minute 19 second short film sponsored by Philips. The film offers an exploration into one single frozen moment of time in a robbery gone wrong in one Hard Boiled-inspired continuous tracking shot. The story line is obviously taking a cue from Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, featuring a swat team who has moved in to a decimated hospital, entering into a shootout with a bunch of robbers wearing sinister clown masks. Around 90 per cent of the footage and stunts were captured in camera.

Created entirely by Stink Digital, this new interactive campaign promotes Philips’ latest entrant into the television market, the CINEMA 21:9. Berg conceived it to work as an endless loop. Visitors to the microsite therefore have the option to ‘spin’ through the film’s single take shot repeatedly, to stop on a specific frame, or to watch it at the preordained speed. The film also contains embedded hotspots, which, when triggered, transport the viewer seamlessly from the heavily posted film to a behind-the-scenes version of the same shot. Check out the short film below.

Philips :: Carousel campaign (Adam Berg + Stink Digital) from Designloops on Vimeo.

Source: /film

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Call Me Mr. J - Fan Film showing the origin of Harley Quinn

Following the events of "The Dark Knight", the Joker is sentenced to Arkham Asylum where he is placed into the hands of Dr. Harleen Quinzel, a slightly wet behind the ears psychiatrist and current replacement for Dr. Jonathan Crane (The Scarecrow).

Spanning over the course of five individual therapy sessions, the Joker slowly peels off Harleen's authoritative mask while molding her into an image he sees more fit- Harley Quinn.

Chris Notarile of Blinky Productions made this little piece of fan film loveliness. He also plays the Joker as a Heath Ledger inspired performance.

Harley Quinn was first created for Paul Dini's Batman: The Animated Series and then made the jump over to the comic book.

Have a watch and be sure to leave your thoughts on it in the comments.

Source: Fan Cinema Today

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Is Anybody There? - International Trailer for Michael Caine's latest film

Edward (Bill Milner, Son of Rambow) isnt your average 10 year old. Obsessed with ghosts and the afterlife, his parents (Anne-Marie Duff, Shameless - and David Morrisey, Red Riding) are concerned that life might be passing him by. But when Clarence (Academy Award-winner Michael Caine, The Dark Knight), a retired magician, comes to stay with the family, Edwards world is disrupted and he is forced to interact with the the grumpy old man whos taken over his bedroom. As the weeks progress, their antagonism turns to friendship and Clarence convinces Edward to engage with the world of the living and the young boy helps Clarence confront the ghosts of his past.

From the producer of Little Miss Sunshine and the Harry Potter movies and the director of Channel 4s acclaimed Boy A, Is Anybody There? is the surprising and touching story about two unexpected friends who inspire each other to live life to the fullest.

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Batman's Icon Mutation

Thanks to Moviegrrl to pointing it out.

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Watchmen drops while Witch Mountain Races ahead

	Title	This Week	Total	Last Week
1	Race to Witch Mountain	$25,000,000	$25,000,000	NA
2	Watchmen	$18,070,000	$86,005,000	#1
3	Last House on the Left	$14,658,000	$14,658,000	NA
4	Taken	$6,650,000	$126,833,000	#3
5	Madea Goes to Jail	$5,130,000	$83,209,000	#2
6	Slumdog Millionaire	$5,025,000	$132,625,000	#5
7	Paul Blart: Mall Cop	$3,100,000	$137,767,000	#4
8	He’s Just Not That Into You	$2,905,000	$89,004,000	#6
9	Coraline	$2,655,000	$69,144,000	#7
10	Miss March	$2,350,00	$2,350,000	NA

In the second week of it being open Watchmen has dropped to second place in the US and Dwayne Johnson's Race to Witch Mountain has taken the top spot. Watchmen's takings have dropped by 67% which is not good, but it's still taken a fair few million.

I am just so surprised that Paul Blart: Mall Cop is still in the top 10. It makes no sense that a straight to DVD type of film should be doing that well, but what do I know.

Taken has become the first film since The Dark Knight to have seven consecutive weeks in the top five. I really must get round to watching Liam Neeson's latest film as it has been out on DVD over here for ages.

Did you expect Watchmen to drop so much so soon? What are your theories for Paul Blart's popularity?

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Green Lantern may be the start of a linked DC Universe on screen

Donald De Line, producer behind Green Lantern, gave fans an idea of what to expect in terms of tone and content from the next live-action superhero film to come from Warner Brothers. De Line was promoting I Love You, Man when the folks at Collider snuck a few Green Lantern questions in on him.

De Line confirmed that the film would feature the Hal Jordan version of Green Lantern, and also said that the film would be an action/adventure piece with a good deal of character based humor. He also said that it isn't "dark", and said that the tone will probably be similar to that of Marvel's recent Iron Man. This news will undoubtedly be a comfort to fans who worried that Warner Brothers was going to put a The Dark Knight-style veil of darkness over all of their future superhero films.

It was also confirmed that Martin Campbell would direct the film, and he said that they had a production designer and a costume designer on the film already, as well as a date on the release calendar. De Line went on to say that they were going to Australia to scout in the next week.

Finally, and perhaps most significantly, De Line suggested that with Green Lantern, Warner Brothers may be taking a page out of Marvel's book and integrating their films, similar to how this past summer's The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man tied together, loosely. De Line specifically said "I haven't gone there because I'm just doing Green Lantern, but DC Comic is a part of Warner Bros. and they both have a very large agenda with that. So I think they've got all kinds of things in the works. Yeah, definitely."

Source: Movieweb

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Laughter Is Everything - Dark Knight Fan Film

Bryant Hodson, who made the Watchmen Page 5 film that I featured earlier, also made the above fan film featuring the Joker.

If it seems familiar that is because it is based on the Bruce Campbell Old Spice advert below (I also like this other advert Campbell did - the one where he sings Hungry Like the Wolf).

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Patient J - Joker Fan Film

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Oscars Acceptance Speech - Heath Ledger's family accept the award for Best Supporting Actor

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BAFTA 2009 - Some speeches

The late Heath Ledger is named best supporting actor for playing The Joker in The Dark Knight.

Mickey Rourke is named best actor for playing Randy 'The Ram' Robinson in The Wrestler.

Slumdog Millionaire is named Best Film.

Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) is named Best Director.

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UPDATED: BAFTAS 2009 - Updates as the results get announced

The BAFTAS are currently still going on but here are the results as they are announced.

Bafta fellowship - TERRY GILLIAM

Best Film - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Christian Colson

Leading Actor - MICKEY ROURKE The Wrestler He had the best speech of the night so far

Leading Actress - KATE WINSLET The Reader

Best Director - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Danny Boyle

Orange Rising Star Award - NOEL CLARKE Adulthood, Dr Who

Best Supporting Actor - HEATH LEDGER The Dark Knight

Special Visual Effects - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Eric Barba / Craig Barron / Nathan McGuinness / Edson Williams

Best Supporting Actress - PENÉLOPE CRUZ Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Outstanding British Film - MAN ON WIRE Simon Chinn / James Marsh

Best Foreign Film - I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG Yves Marmion / Philippe Claudel

Michael Sheen and David Frost presented the best original screenplay - IN BRUGES

Cinematography - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Best adapted screenplay - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer for their First Feature Film - STEVE McQUEEN Director/Writer – Hunger

Michael Balcon award for outstanding contribution to British cinema - Pinewood and Shepperton studios

Make up and hair - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Jean Black / Colleen Callaghan

Best Sound - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Glenn Freemantle / Resul Pookutty / Richard Pryke / Tom Sayers / Ian Tapp

Best Music - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE A. R. Rahman

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The Joker Ski Mask

Not sure if this is cool, funny, scary, crap or just plain weird. If you get one send me a photo of you wearing it!

The Dark Knight Joker Combination Ski Mask & Winter Beanie

Source: Geekologie

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