"Dark Knight Rises" Villains Revealed

By Garth FranklinWednesday January 19th 2011 11:47AM

A press release from Warner Bros. Pictures has just confirmed the two key members of Batman's Rogues Gallery that will appear in the much-anticipated upcoming "The Dark Knight Rises" - Catwoman and Bane. Check it out below:

"Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Anne Hathaway has been cast as Selina Kyle in Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises.” She will be starring alongside Christian Bale, who returns in the title role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. Christopher Nolan stated, “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Anne Hathaway, who will be a fantastic addition to our ensemble as we complete our story.”

In addition, Tom Hardy has been set to play Bane. Nolan said, “I am delighted to be working with Tom again and excited to watch him bring to life our new interpretation of one of Batman’s most formidable enemies.”

Nolan will direct the film from a screenplay he wrote with Jonathan Nolan, from a story by Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer. Nolan will also produce the film with his longtime producing partner, Emma Thomas, and Charles Roven. “The Dark Knight Rises” is slated for release on July 20, 2012. The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company."

Bad Science in Sci-Fi movies.

The Princess Bride REDUX- Lightsaber Battle

The internet adds lightsabers to a lot of things, so it’s hard to accept that we’re only now seeing Inigo Montoya and The Dread Pirate Roberts’s duel from The Princess Bride with lightsabers. The pairing is perfect. How did this not happen years ago?

Extra bonus points for picking not only a charming movie, but a duel in which actual fencing techniques are used, possibly making this the most realistic lightsaber duel now in existence. (If you disagree, link or embed video, because a comment thread full of lightsaber duels is a wonderful thing.)

(video via John Joseph Adams or @johnjosephadams, if you prefer)

Zack Snyder's 'Superman': Matthew Goode is Rumored Frontrunner

By Fandango's: Erik Davis on November 22, 2010 at 2:03 PM

The other day we told you how Warner Bros. and Zack Snyder were gearing up to look at hundreds of potential actors for the role of Clark Kent/Superman in the next Man of Steel movie, which is set to begin production this June. There's somewhat of an accelerated pace on this project because they have to be in production on a new Superman movie by a certain date or else Warner Bros. may have to forfeit the rights, which means we're probably going to have a steady dose of Superman stories over the next few weeks.

Could the studio be looking to lock in their man before the holidays? A new report suggests just that, as the rumored frontrunner is now Matthew Goode, who starred in Zack Snyder's Watchmen adaptation as Adrian Veidt, aka Ozymandias. So, yeah, the guy does bring a little superhero clout to the table, and he certainly looks the part of a clean-cut, well-built wholesome Man of Steel, despite the fact that the majority of you would rather see Smallville's Tom Welling in the role (according to the 100-plus comments we received from our Superman post the other day).

Chances are Goode is just one of the many people they're looking at for the part, so I wouldn't jump to conclusions and immediately freak out, even though, on paper, he does seem like a suitable-enough match, especially considering his experience on Watchmen with Snyder.

What do you think? Is Matthew Goode a…good choice for Superman?

BATMAN 3: We have a title...

Nolan’s third Batman movie: The Dark Knight Rises

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October 27th, 2010
Author David Pepose

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a title.

Christopher Nolan has announced that his third Batman film will be called The Dark Knight Rises, according to an interview with the Los Angeles Times.

“We’ll use many of the same characters as we have all along, and we’ll be introducing some new ones,” Nolan said in the interview, adding that the villain “won’t be the Riddler.” Hmm… curiouser and curiouser, right?

The movie is due out in July 20, 2012, which may put it on the tail end of the Avengers film, due out on May 4 of the same year.

"Batman 3" casts new villan

'Batman 3' Casts 'Inception' Star Tom Hardy as Possible Villain
By: Erik Davis on October 13, 2010 at 3:15PM Comments (93)

With all this talk about Superman, we keep forgetting that Warner Bros. is also gearing up to shoot another big superhero film with the third installment of Christopher Nolan's 'Batman' franchise. Most (if not all) of the same cast will be returning (Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman and Michael Caine), but this time around Bruce Wayne will need a new love interest and a new villain or two to square off against.



(Pictured:Tom Hardy)

Getting things underway, it appears as if Nolan has chosen Tom Hardy (Inception, Bronson) to play "a lead role" in the new Batman movie, presumably as one of the main villains since, other than a replacement for Harvey Dent, there doesn't seem to be anyone else for him to play. Because Hardy is so versatile, the list of villains he could potentially play is pretty long – from The Riddler to Killer Croc, there are a number of large-and-in-charge bad boys this actor could take on.

No other additions to the Batman 3 cast yet, though if Nolan is picking and choosing from his Inception cast, look for names like Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Riddler?) and Marion Cottilard (Catwoman?) to also be tossed around before things are finalized. Batman 3 (which isn't the film's official name; we're just calling it that until they give it one) will hit theaters on July 20th, 2012.

Facebook Movie Parody; YouTube's Bloody Origins

n this chilling parody of the trailer for the upcoming Facebook movie The Social Network, we learn just how ruthless YouTube's founders were. They threw punches, made threats—even Keyboard Cat was in the line of fire.Blame Jeff Loveness, the Jimmy Kimmel intern who threw the movie-trailer parody together. Chad Hurley, the YouTube-co-founder depicted in the satire, complains only that he looked entirely different when downing Johnny Walker Black and ruthlessly demanding a fresh supply of adorable online babies. This YouTube trailer actually kind of looks like a more interesting than the Facebook movie. Ben Mezrich, your next book is staring you in the face.