Posted 1/30/12 3:21 pm EST by Jeremy Gordon in DC Comics, News
Happy birthday, Christian Bale! You're 38 years old, pretty young considering how long you've been around the movie business. Not everyone's film debut comes in a Steven Spielberg flick right as they're hitting puberty, getting kicked around and covered in mud for the world to watch.
But fortunately, Bale's had a long and fruitful career, enough to establish him as one of the best method actors of his generation -- and certainly one of the very best Caped Crusaders we've ever seen.
Posted 12/28/11 10:53 am EST by Josh Wigler in DC Comics, News
With "The Dark Knight Rises" almost upon us—and by almost I mean a criminally long seven months away—most of our attention has gone to Bane, Batman's new nemesis played by Tom Hardy. But while we're busy obsessing over Bane's strange voice and the will-he or won't-he back-breaking issue, there's one thing we can be absolutely certain about: Bruce Wayne's greatest foe, The Joker, is already behind us.
Many fans will agree that Heath Ledger's Joker, played to Oscar-winning heights by the late actor, remains the single greatest villain ever to appear in a Batman movie. Though we've seen the last of his interpretation of the Clown Prince of Crime, some unused "Dark Knight" footage of Ledger as the Joker has started making the rounds again thanks to Kevin Smith's always entertaining Twitter feed.
This isn't exactly new, but hey, it's a slow week, and any chance to spend more time with Ledger's Joker is a chance we'll take. Check it out after the jump.
Posted 12/8/11 2:02 pm EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in DC Comics, Lists, News
Jerry Robinson, one of the men responsible for creating one of the most memorable and recognizable characters in all of pop culture, the Joker, died early December 8 in his sleep.
MTV Geek has a look back at the life of Robinson, in addition to a fascinating interview conducted with him at Baltimore Comic-Con in 2010. Be sure to head over to learn more about the artist and his amazing accomplishments.
The character Robinson helped bring to life, along side Batman co-creators Bob Kane and Bill Finger, took on a life of his own and expanded far beyond the limits of his original medium, comic books. So in memory of his creator, we take a look at the five greatest Joker moments outside of print.
Posted 12/2/11 10:47 am EST by Josh Wigler in DC Comics, News
Christian Bale's days as Batman are behind him, and apparently, he has his pick for the next man to assume the Dark Knight's cape and cowl: Greendale Community College's very own Abed Nadir.
On last night's episode of "Community," titled "Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism," the hilarious Danny Pudi once again delivered his spot-on impression of Bale's Batman, and the world is better off for it. In the episode, Abed receives his long awaited $299 collector's edition of "The Dark Knight," complete with exclusive commentary from the cast and crew and even a ringing endorsement on the box from Bale himself: "Abed is Batman now."
Posted 8/12/11 9:30 am EST by Josh Wigler in DC Comics, News
If it feels like you've been seeing a lot of the Batman and his Tumbler lately, that's because, well, you have. Between that and Catwoman's stolen Batpod, the most recent "Dark Knight Rises" set photos have been heavy on the vehicles and — depending on your point of view – heavy on the spoilers.
Today's latest image from Gotham City is no exception, as a spy photo originating from a Twitter user (via Slash Film) reveals what could very well be a new vehicular entry into Christopher Nolan's Batman universe… but not an entirely new vehicle in the Caped Crusader's lengthy history.
Posted 3/1/11 2:43 pm EST by Kara Warner in DC Comics, News
With more and more actors filling out the ranks of Christopher Nolan's third and likely final Batman film, "The Dark Knight Rises," the ever-expanding roster — particularly with regard to the additional and suspected villains on the list — leaves little room for any extras. Back in December we learned that Aaron Eckhart's Harvey Dent/Two-Face would not be in the third film, news that Nolan delivered to Eckhart himself, by way of an odd beach meeting.
When we caught up to Eckhart recently during the press day for his big alien adventure flick, "Battle: Los Angeles," we asked him for his thoughts on the new crop of villains and if his "heartbreak" over not being in "Dark Knight Rises" is mending.
"I just saw Chris the other day, Chris Nolan, and you know, what can I say? The guy didn't put me in the [third] movie," he said, with genuine sadness in his voice. Read More...
Posted 2/15/11 4:43 pm EST by Kara Warner in DC Comics, News
Not everyone around Splash Page HQ is as obsessed with film and television composers as I am, but even if you only half-listen to the music in movies — particularly music in movies over the past few years — Hans Zimmer has made an impact on your filmgoing life.
Not only is the man responsible for the music of "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight" a brilliant composer, he's absolutely delightful in person, too — even when MTV News is constantly harassing him for "The Dark Knight Rises" scoops. And that's exactly what I did last night when I caught up with Zimmer at the premiere of yet another film he scored, the animated adventure "Rango."
Asked how many notes of "The Dark Knight Rises" score he has down now, Zimmer laughed, "Ugh. No, no, no, no." [Translation: I don't want to talk about that!] Read More...
Posted 12/14/10 11:01 am EST by Josh Wigler in News
As much as we love them, comic book movies and television shows aren't always seen as critical darlings, certainly not awards show magnets. In 2008, we thought that trend would end when "The Dark Knight" garnered huge box office numbers in addition to rave reviews, making the lack of attention from the Academy Awards all the more noticeable.
Sadly, it wasn't meant to be.
But where the 2008 Oscars failed, the 2010 Golden Globes could succeed. The list of nominees for this year's Globes was released earlier this morning, and to the happy surprise of many, two different comics-related projects made it onto the list: "The Walking Dead" and "Red." Read More...
Posted 7/16/10 12:01 pm EST by Rick Marshall in DC Comics, Summer Blockbusters 2010, Video
Director Christopher Nolan's "Inception" hits theaters today, and while everyone's throwing around terms like "groundbreaking" and "revolutionary" to describe the mind-bending film, there's one question on the minds of most comic fans: how does it match up against his previous blockbuster, "The Dark Knight"?
In an interview with MTV News, Nolan described how "The Dark Knight" and prior films like "Memento" played a role in the development of "Inception."
"I've been very fortunate in my career in many ways, but very much in the way in which I've been able to build one film to the next," he told MTV News. "I started with the smallest-possible-scale film, 'Following,' which I made with friends on weekends — just us doing to it. To 'Memento,' which had a real budget and a real cast. I gradually built on that." Read More...
Posted 7/14/10 5:44 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Marvel, News, Video
As you've likely heard by now, Mark Ruffalo is the alleged front runner to replace Edward Norton in "The Avengers" as Bruce Banner, the brilliant scientist who inadvertently transforms into the Incredible Hulk.
But even if "The Avengers" works out for Ruffalo, it won't be his first time flirting with the comic book genre. In 2008, MTV News spoke with Ruffalo while the actor was promoting his appearance alongside Julianne Moore in "Blindness." During the interview, Ruffalo revealed to MTV that he had auditioned for another big comic book property — none other than "The Dark Knight."
"I met for ['The Dark Knight'], for Harvey Dent," said Ruffalo, who added that while he believed "The Dark Knight" turned out to be "a very nice film," he didn't believe it to be "a great film" in the same sense as movies such as "The Godfather." Read More...