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58 on Bane co-creator Graham Nolan gives thoughts on The Dark Knight Rises' versionCinewebradio interviewed Graham Nolan (no relation to director Christopher Nolan), the co-creator of Bane. Nolan collaborates often with Chuck Dixon, Bane's other co-creator. Nolan was asked about Bane's spike in popularity since being chosen as the main villain of The Dark Knight Rises, and what he thought about what he's seen so far. Here are some…
Every so often there's a crazy rumor that gets picked up by various websites, and then things get out of hand. I want to clear one up for you right now, my dear Batman-News.com readers. You may have come across a story on your favorite movie site, claiming that Christopher Nolan's first cut of The…
Attention graphic designers! Warner Bros. is teaming up with Design By Humans for an official t-shirt design contest for The Dark Knight Rises. Design By Humans is looking for several artistic Humans to design graphic t-shirts, inspired by the upcoming, highly anticipated film The Dark Knight Rises, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures. This…
Update 03/19/12: I've removed the image at the request of FilmCells Ltd. They prematurely launched their product page for The Dark Knight Rises and the image was just a mockup of a product which will be available later this year. FilmCells Ltd., an official licensee of Warner Bros. film products, has revealed one of their…
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WonderCon 2012 is taking place this weekend in Anaheim, California and we have some new photos of The Dark Knight Rises merchandise from the show floor. We get another look at DC Direct's statues, but our first look at new t-shirts, hats, wallets, and even shoes! Check out the gallery of new The Dark Knight…
The Hollywood Reporter claims that Christopher Nolan has shown Warner Bros. executives his first cut of The Dark Knight Rises. Nolan has been spotted on Warner Bros.' lot over the past few days putting some finishing touches on the rough cut. No word on Warner Bros.' reaction to The Dark Knight Rises, or what the…
Mattel revealed two new action figures as part of their The Dark Knight Rises Movie Masters toy line. Gotham City cop John Blake and Alfred will be joining Mattel's Batman, Bane, and Catwoman figures. The toys are available for pre-order on BigBadToyStore.com, which also lists a "secret figure" as part of Mattel's Movie Master line.…
Back in February, we learned that Rocksteady, the studio behind the successful Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City video games would not be creating a game based on The Dark Knight Rises. However, a new report from MCV suggests that Warner Bros. may be working with a different game studio on a video game…
Earlier this week, DC Entertainment revealed an all new look for DC Comics' website. As part of the relaunch campaign, DC advertised their new website around the web, and Comic Book Movie's Josh Wilding was quick to spot that it featured a new image of Batman from The Dark Knight Rises. The animated image is…
DC Entertainment launched a redesign of DCComics.com today. The new website features a more modern design and is a big improvement over the previous look. Here's an excerpt from the press release: BURBANK, CA, March 6, 2012 – DC Entertainment, a Warner Bros. Entertainment company and home to iconic brands DC Comics, Vertigo and MAD,…
Lindy Hemming, has been working with Christopher Nolan since the beginning of his journey to Gotham City. She worked on the costumes for Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and of course, The Dark Knight Rises. GQ Magazine interviewed Hemming recently and got her thoughts on Bane and Batman's look in The Dark Knight Rises. "Bane was meant…
Comic Book Movie has received images of official The Dark Knight Rises merchandise. First we get a look at four upcoming t-shirts, available in grey or black, which feature Batman and Bane. We also get a sneak peek at upcoming Halloween costumes for Batman, Bane and Catwoman. The designs may differ slightly when they hit…
David Hughes has a new book out titled "Tales From Development Hell" which highlights the frustrating road several Batman movies had to take, only to be cancelled and never see the light of day. One of these movies was Batman vs. Superman, a movie that was very far along in the development process. Movieline has…
Rocksteady is the video game studio behind the smash hits Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City. Sefton Hill, the director of the latest Batman games, spoke with Official Playstation Magazine recently and was asked if Rocksteady would be working on a video game for The Dark Knight Rises. Unfortunately, it won't be happening. OPM:…
Hero Complex caught up with Hans Zimmer recently to talk about The Dark Knight Rises' score. Zimmer also commented on the well known secrecy Christopher Nolan's surrounds his movies with. Here's what he had to say: There’s always this thing [that people say], ‘Oh, Chris is so secretive.’ Well, I think that there are two…
Cine Web Radio interviewed The Dark Knight Rises concept artist Tully Summers about his experience working on the movie. The interview is in French, but I've got a translated version below thanks to Comic Book Movie. Summers did concept art for Men in Black III and was asked about going from that, to a more…
Jakks Pacific revealed their line of The Dark Knight Rises miniatures this week at the NYC Toy Fair. The miniatures will be available this summer, and Jakks has plans for larger figures too. However, the main purpose of this article was to focus on Catwoman. We've yet to see any photos of Catwoman with her iconic…
The Dark Knight Rises producer Emma Thomas talked with Total Film recently about Christopher Nolan's final Batman movie. Thomas commented on Tom Hardy as Bane, and Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. Here are some excerpts from the interview: Tom [Hardy] made a massive physical transformation for the role... It really is an intense performance. He…
The New York Toy Fair is this week, and Warner Bros. has a The Dark Knight Rises food truck in NYC as part of its promotion. The truck is wrapped with awesome promo art that shows off Batman and "The Bat" over looking Gotham City. Superhero Hype reports that the truck is serving free breakfast and…
Tom Hardy was on The Jonathan Ross Show this past weekend and talked about his experience working on The Dark Knight Rises. Ross asked Hardy to explain why Bane needs to wear the mask, but of course, Hardy refused to answer. Hardy went on to explain the first time he met Christian Bale, and how intimidating he…
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