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33 on Ra's al Ghul definitely won't be in 'The Dark Knight Rises'The last time we saw Ra's al Ghul on screen he was in a train that flew off a monorail and exploded into thousands of pieces. In the comics, Ra's would rejuvenate himself in the Lazarus Pit, but that type of recovery wouldn't fit in Christopher Nolan's world. Still, many fans thought it was possible…
While we wait for official photos from The Dark Knight Rises, I thought I'd launch a new section in the Batman-News.com gallery to display fan art. The one thing that I think separates Batman-News.com from other websites is the emphasis on community -- this isn't my website, it's ours. Over the past five months 1,053…
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Earlier this week Michigan State Senator, Rick Jones, confirmed that Warner Bros. was scouting for Nolan's last Batman movie, and now a local Michigan news channel claims that Robin will show up in The Dark Knight Rises. They looked at the Ledges as well as a water treatment plant located inside the park. Sources say…
There has been a lot of buzz surrounding where The Dark Knight Rises will film. Detroit, Michigan made the news recently as a possible replacement for Chicago, which was used in both Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Today there's evidence that Warner Bros. has been scouting locations in Michigan. The following quote comes from…
Christopher Nolan is known for using as little CGI and special effects as possible in his movies. When he does need to achieve the impossible, he calls on his visual effects supervisor, Paul Franklin. Franklin has worked on many of Nolan's movies including Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and most recently, Inception. He'll be back…
Deadline is reporting that Joseph Gordon-Levitt is in talks to reunite with Christopher Nolan in The Dark Knight Rises. Gordon-Levitt starred in Nolan's summer blockbuster Inception last year alongside...
The Kevin and Josh Movie Show interviewed Christopher Nolan's cinematographer, Wally Pfister this past weekend. Bleeding Cool's Brendon Connelly also joined in on the interview which helped turn it's focus to The Dark Knight Rises. If there was any doubt that Hathaway would just be playing Selina Kyle and not Catwman, don't worry. When Pfister…
Last night, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival presented Christopher Nolan with its highest honor, the Modern Master Award. Some members of the press were invited, and Kristopher Tapley of In Contention live tweeted the entire evening. The journalists weren't able to get much The Dark Knight Rises news out of Nolan, but they did…
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Robin Williams is no stranger to Batman movies. He was offered the role of The Joker back in Tim Burton's Batman, only to have it taken away when Jack Nicholson expressed interest. Then he was offered the role of The Riddler in Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever, but they ended up giving it to Jim Carrey…
Last week Warner Bros. announced that Tom Hardy will be playing Bane in The Dark Knight Rises. Comic book fans know this villain well, but others may be thinking to themselves, "who is Bane?". Luckily, PopcornBiz posted a great interview with Chuck Dixon, the man who co-created Bane back in 1993. Here are some key…
Last week I reported that Christopher Nolan was interested in shooting The Dark Knight Rises in Romania and India. Today I've come across two reports from a news channel in Romania that offer a better look at the locations Nolan was scouting. It looks like the reporters were also trying to get comments from city…
The following is an opinion piece written by Vin, a friend of Batman-News.com. With The Dark Knight Rises most likely being Christopher Nolan's last Batman film, I wanted to review the selection of villains chosen for each film. The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of all of the villains that…
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There have been a lot of rumors regarding where The Dark Knight Rises will be filming. We know that Christopher Nolan was definitely on a worldwide search in Asia, and today I have a few more details about where he was looking. A source that I trust let me know that Romania and India are…
It's official folks! Warner Bros. issued a press release confirming that Anne Hathaway will be playing Selina Kyle (aka Catwoman), and Tom Hardy will be playing Bane in The Dark Knight Rises...
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At Golden Globes last night I ended the night in the valet line behind Chris Nolan and Emma Thomas and chatting about big things to come — Geoff Boucher (@geoffboucher) January 17, 2011 Geoff Boucher of Hero Complex tweeted that he chatted with Christopher Nolan (and wife Emma Thomas) after the Golden Globes on Sunday…
MTV caught up with Batman Begins and The Dark Knight composer Hans Zimmer last night at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards. Zimmer that Christopher Nolan has already filled him in on the plans for The Dark Knight Rises, and he even hinted that he knew the plot and who the villains are. He was also…
An official casting announcement is right around the corner. In the mean time, I thought I’d draw your attention to all the official news we’ve received over the past year. A full timeline of The Dark Knight Rises...
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Today The Daily Blam posted exclusive news regarding the villains in The Dark Knight Rises. According to their source, Black Mask and Deadshot will be facing off against The Dark Knight in Christopher Nolan's final Batman movie. My first reaction was that they were reporting on the "leaked script" that made its way online last…
Hot on the heels of the news that Eva Green and Naomi Watts have been cast in The Dark Knight Rises comes a new report from Heat Vision. According to them Keira Knightley, Anne Hathaway and ...
Update: Not so fast? Heat Vision is reporting that Keira Knightley, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Biel, Kate Mara and Charlotte Riley will be screen testing. I've heard similar whispers, more info here. Have the two female roles finally been cast? Collider just posted news from a trusted source, claiming that Eva Green and Naomi Watts have…
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