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12 on Paul Franklin talks 'The Dark Knight Rises' visual effectsChristopher 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…
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…
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…
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…
Deadline recently interviewed Christopher Nolan about the Oscar buzz surrounding his summer blockbuster, Inception. Naturally he was asked about The Dark Knight Rises too, specifically why he won't be shooting in 3D. Here's what he had to say: "In the case of Batman, I view those as iconic, operatic movies, dealing with larger-than-life characters. The…
In a recent interview with ShockTillYouDrop.com, producer Charles Roven was asked about The Dark Knight Rises, his next project with Christopher Nolan. He didn't say much, but here are some excerpts from the interview: When asked about The Dark Knight Rises: We're really excited to be doing another film with Chris Nolan and Emma Thomas.…
Scene Magazine, Louisiana’s premier entertainment resource, recently interviewed Ravi Mehta, the SVP of Production at Warner Bros. Mehta brushed off the New Orleans rumors and said that The Dark Knight Rises will be heading to Los Angeles, the UK, and an unnamed third city. Here's an excerpt from the interview: Scene: Are we going to…
A local news station caught up with Tom Hardy on the set of his new movie Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy which is currently filming in Istanbul. Rumors have been flying online as to who Hardy will be playing in The Dark Knight Rises, and when asked, Hardy explained that he doesn't even know yet. Hardy…
Collider posted a great interview with Executive Vice-President of IMAX, David Keighley. He talked a bit about The Dark Knight Rises, as well as working with Christopher Nolan. The whole interview runs about 50 minutes, here are some highlights: Check out the two part video interview after the break, and head on over to Collider…
A little over a month ago it was rumored that Christopher Nolan was meeting with actresses for two lead roles in The Dark Knight Rises. Anne Hathaway was one of the nine actresses named, and in a recent interview with Deadline it appears that she hints that she's in the running. DEADLINE: There is a…
(The Catwoman comments start around the 33 second mark) Shortly after The Dark Knight was in theaters, fans had already picked their favorite actors to play the villains in what would be The Dark Knight Rises. Johnny Depp as the Riddler and Angelina Jolie as Catwoman were commonly discussed across various message boards online. MTV caught…
With the script in Warner Bros.' hands, The Dark Knight Rises news is likely to slow down until early next year. In the meantime, I'd like to direct you all to a great piece on Christopher Nolan by Geoff Boucher from Hero Complex. In the article Nolan reveals that he doesn't have a cellphone, an…
Aaron Eckhart confirmed in an interview with MTV that Two-Face will not be returning in The Dark Knight Rises. While the script said that Two-Face died in The Dark Knight, fans have been debating on whether or not he was really dead. There was even some speculation that Two-Face would appear in The Dark Knight…
Last night Warner Bros. held a party to celebrate the upcoming DVD / Blu-ray release of Inception. HitFix.com caught up with Christopher Nolan at the event, and asked for a status update on The Dark Knight Rises. Here's an excerpt from the article: [Christopher Nolan] also finds it hard to believe so many fans think…
It's no surprise, but in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Nolan called The Dark Knight Rises "the last chapter of our Batman saga". When EW asked if Nolan wished he was working on an original script (like Inception) instead of the Batman sequel Nolan replied: No, it’s exactly the opposite. I feel very glad that…
Christian Bale is doing press for his new movie The Fighter and naturally he's being asked a lot of questions about The Dark Knight Rises. You can find his previous interviews here but I felt like this latest interview deserved it's own post. When speaking with MTV, Bale was asked if he was looking forward…
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Sure he may not know it's the official title, but Christian Bale is excited for The Dark Knight Rises. Check out this quick interview with MTV. Update: Christian Bale is currently doing press for his new movie, The Fighter. He's going to be asked a lot of questions about The Dark Knight Rises. Check out another…
The title for Christopher Nolan's final Batman film was met with mixed reactions when he revealed it to Hero Complex last month. At a press event for Christian Bale's new movie The Fighter, Screen Junkies asked what he thought of the title, The Dark Knight Rises. “I don’t even know if that’s true,” Bale said…
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