How can I begin to describe the final installment of the Dark Knight trilogy? Well, let’s just get started.   With our returning cast members Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman; Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox; Gary Oldman as Jim Gordon; and Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth, we are immediately reminded why we venture into the darkness of Christopher Nolan’s Gotham. We have several new faces joining the cast as well. Tom Hardy as Bane; Joseph Gordon Levitt as Officer/Detective John Blake;…

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  The Dark Knight Rises is just under three months away from releasing in theaters. There were a couple of new stories making their way around the internet over the weekend.   According to an article over at The Wall Street Journal, The Dark Knight Rises will feature  over one hour of IMAX footage. That is compared to the forty minutes found in The Dark Knight.   Next up, is news of the next trailer for the film. Instead on reporting the speculation…

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  A number of interviews have taken place over the last couple of days regarding elements for the upcoming The Dark Knight Rises. Everything from the score of the film to Anne Hathaway has seemed to be discussed. So here is a round-up of the interviews around the net.   First up, Collider has posted an interview with Hans Zimmer who is creating the score for The Dark Knight Rises. Here is the question and answer of interest.   Question: How…

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When Tim Burton was tapped for the second Batman film, he spoke with Michael Keaton and they both agreed that they had already discovered everything about Batman, with the first film. The studio persisted, and Tim's itch for Gotham had clearly not left him. And the result is a much darker Batman than even the first film captured.This one broke new ground that most Batman films still have not. This is a unique interpretation that cannot be duplicated. Tim Burton’s visual style…

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Over the weekend, there were a ton of rumors to hit the net. And although some of them are not considered rumors, we are grouping them in because of the lack of news involved in the information. Also some of these may be spoilers for some, so proceed with caution.   First up, Batman-News.com posted up some exclusive set photos of Wayne Manor and what appears to be a graveyard on the premises of Wayne Manor. It appears that we might be seeing an iconic scene of Bruce in the graveyard his parents are buried at.  

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Warner Bros. has announced that Anne Hathaway has been cast for the role of Selina Kyle, while Tom Hardy's role was revealed to be the Batman villain, Bane. And while we expect to see Hathaway zipping up in the leather suite, it is interesting to note that in the Warner Bros. press release, the characters' alter ego, "Catwoman" is never mentioned.   So Hathaway joins a list of many memorable actresses to play Catwoman, one that includes Julie Newmar, Eartha Kitt, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Halle Berry (let's just forget about this one though, ok.). And Tom Hardy joins a very,…

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