Pre-order The Dark Knight On Blu-Ray

Amazon.com is accepting pre-orders for the must have Blu-Ray movie Batman: The Dark Knight. The release date is December 9th, and I just can't wait!!!

[Amazon via Gizmodo]

The Dark Knight Dominates At The Box Office

I knew that Batman: The Dark Knight was an ass kicker of a movie, but I had no idea that it would do it at the box office. I absolutely loved this film, but the records that this movie has shattered are remarkable. Take a look:

1. Biggest Theatrical Release: 4,366 theaters

2. Biggest Midnight Debut: $18.4 mil

3. Biggest Opening Day: $67.2 mil

4. Biggest Friday: $67.2 mil

5. Biggest Sunday: $43.5 mil

6. Biggest Summer Opening: $158.4 mil

7. Biggest PG-13 Opening: $158.4 mil

8. Biggest All-Time Opening: $158.4 mil

9. Biggest July Opener: $158.4 mil

10. Biggest IMAX Debut: $6.2 mil

11. Fastest to $100 Million: 2 Days

12. Fastest to $200 Million: 5 Days ($203.8 mil)

13. Fastest to $300 Million: 10 Days ($314.2 mil)

The Dark Knight pulled in over this weekend 75.6 million in its second week of release. Most movies would love to have those numbers in their first week of release.

Thanks to Mania for this information.

'Batman: The Dark Knight' Review

I rarely take the time to write movie reviews especially on this blog mainly because I feel it’s redundant. Most people have already read or heard reviews about a movie, and adding my opinion isn’t going to help you decide if you want to see it or not. But I’m breaking form this one time because some movies crosses onto our geek side and shines like no other movie of its kind. Batman: The Dark Knight is such a movie.

As much as I loved Batman Begins, The Dark Knight takes Batman to another level. Most comic book movies are poo pooed by most critics and The Academy of Motion Picture, but this film simply cannot be ignored by them. The movie has a brilliant cast of power houses such as Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman , Michael Caine, and Aaron Eckhart. But as I’m sure you’ve all heard, the film is owned by Heath Ledger’s rendition of the Joker, and he is masterful. Ledger somehow manages to convey the creepiness, lunacy, and bizarre humor of the Joker like no other actor before him. He is not over the top in his portrayal of the evil clown prince, he is very brilliant in how he deliveries his insanity so subtlety. The only other character that I can compare him to is Hannibal Lecter, with Ledger delivering a performance that is worthy of an Oscar (and not because of a sympathy vote).

Of course when you think of Batman, you think of cool gadgets. But the one thing that I loved about this version of Batman is that the gadgets are not just for show. They’re actually practical and necessary for the movie to move forward. As strange as this may sound, this is the most realistic comic book movie that I’ve ever seen. And what I mean by this is that the film doesn’t ask you to suspend your disbelief very much. The CGI in this movie is not over done, or unneeded to tell the story. And it asks the question in a very realistic way: could a brilliantly twisted sociopath inflict this type of death and chaos upon a city?

Each one of the characters in the movie is used to move the film forward. So many times we see romances forced into a film simply to give the main character depth, but this isn’t the case here. Maggie Gyllenhaal who plays Assistant District Attorney Rachel Dawes is a necessary cog in the wheel of this movie, as is Aaron Eckhart’s portrayal of Harvey Dent. The love triangle that exists between these characters and Bruce Wayne is formidable because of the decisions (and choices) that are made by them.

The Dark Knight asks us to examine the moral choices that we would make in similar positions, and some of the answers that you might come up with might scare you. The Dark Knight stands not as a comic book film, but just as a fantastically written and acted movie that should be considered for best movie of the year. It has set the bar so high for any other film of its kind that I’m not sure that it can be reached. It is the film that all other comic book movies will forever (and unfairly) be compared to. It is the film that fans of Batman and of movies in general were truly hoping for, but up until now had never seen.

This is not your Daddy’s Batman!

The Dark Knight Reviews Hit The Net

With the new Batman: The Dark Knight movie just around the corner, some reviews have already started to come through. And I have to say that I have not heard one bad one at all, with some calling for an Oscar for Heath Ledger’s role as the Joker. Richard Roeper from Ebert & Roeper called it the greatest super hero film ever made, and Ledger’s performance the best in over a decade. Check out what Massawyrm from ‘Ain’t it Cool’ news had to say about the film:

“This film is brilliant and has no equal in the realm of comic book movies. It is a film so good that I almost don’t want to see a third because I know there is almost no way it could live up to its predecessor. It will give children nightmares and redefine the way we look at The Joker, the Batman and comic book movies in general. This is the Godfather of superhero movies. The Empire Strikes Back. It is a film that may never find an equal, a film that will have you staring jaw agape with your hand planted in front of your face in disbelief at how far it is ready to go. It is what we always thought a Batman film could be, but never seemed to happen. Yes. It is the real deal. It is the greatest Batman story ever told.”

Clearly this is going to be great, and I don’t think I’ve been this excited about a movie in a long time. I’ve already got my IMAX theater tickets, and I can’t wait.

[aintitcool]

Dark Knight Prologue

Don't know how long this'll be up, so enjoy.

NEW Bootleg Batman Trailer; Not Due Out Till Sunday!!!

Get to it before someone pulls it down!

It's the new trailer (that's not supposed to appear until this Sunday) for Batman: The Dark Knight!!!!

Just click on the picture (if the Multimedia police haven't gotten to it before you did!

UPDATE: Warner Bros. has pulled the video from YouTube, so if you haven't seen it you most likely have to wait until Sunday.

UPDATE 2: I was able to find the trailer again, so check it out while you can. The quality sucks, but what can you say, it's bootleg.

[Trailer Addict]

The Latest Batman: The Dark Knight Poster

The latest poster for the upcoming Batman: The Dark Knight has hit the net, and it looks glorious! The poster is from the movies viral site WhySoSerious, and that's not all. The site is also hinting that a new trailer will be available in the next four days.

Batman: The Dark Knight is due out July 18th.

I'm really looking forward to this movie!!!

Dark Knight Trailer Officially Drops On The Net

If you didn't get a chance to see the bootleg trailer of Batman: The Dark Knight before Warner Brothers took it down, now here's your chance. The Official site has gone up and is showing the trailer in glorious Quicktime. I have to say that it looks much better than the bootleg copy that's running around, so check it out.

Batman: The Dark Knight trailer.

Update: You can check out the trailer right below:

The Dark Knight Official Trailer
Uploaded by anakin316

The Joker: More Dark Knight International Posters

If you didn't get a chance to see the trailer for Batman: The Dark Knight here earlier before it was taken down, I'd like to tell you that you didn't miss anything, but that would be a bold face lie.

That trailer kicked ass!!!

But if this helps, here's another international poster for The Dark Knight.

This time, of the Joker.

Thanks to Aintitcool.com for this.


UPDATE: IT'S BACK UP FOR NOW FOLKS, SO SCROLL DOWN TO CHECK OUT THE TRAILER!!!

UPDATE AGAIN: THE SITE IS BACK DOWN, SORRY.

Boot Leg Batman: The Dark Knight Trailer

YouTube - THE DARK KNIGHT TRAILER DECEMBER
Uploaded by downcrush

I love boot leg trailers!!!

They're always the first to make it to the Internet, even though they look like crap. But with this being the first Batman: The Dark Knight trailer, I'm even more giddy about it. Take a look quickly kiddies, no telling how long this will be up.

New International Post For The Dark Knight

As you may know, the new trailer for Batman: The Dark Knight will accompany the IMAX version of I Am Legend today. Well the International poster for the Dark Knight has made its way over to the Internet, courtesy of the guys from Omelete.

Plot Summary: Christian Bale once again embodies the man behind the mask in "The Dark Knight." The film reunites Bale with director Christopher Nolan and takes Batman across the world in his quest to fight a growing criminal threat. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman has been making headway against local crime...until a rising criminal mastermind known as The Joker (Heath Ledger) unleashes a fresh reign of chaos across Gotham City. To stop this devious new menace--Batman's most personal and vicious enemy yet--he will have to use every high-tech weapon in his arsenal and confront everything he believes.

Batman: The Dark Knight hits theaters on July 18, 2008.

Thanks to Mania for this info.

New Batsuit: First Look

If you couldn't tell, I'm looking forward to this movie.

French based on-line magazine CineLive has given us a detailed look at the new Batman suit from the upcoming 'Batman: The Dark Knight' movie. Along with it, is the new poster that will accompany the movie, with the release date of July 18, 2008.

Plot Summary: Batman (Christian Bale) raises the stakes in his war on crime in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight." With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker (Heath Ledger).

Thanks to Mania for this info

New Batman & Joker Pictures

Anyone who is looking forward to the new Batman movie as much as I am, will be happy to see this new pics from Uruloki. And I have to say that I'm very impressed by the look of Heath Ledger's Joker. Thanks to Aintitcool.com for these gems.

Heath Ledger's Joker: New Look

If you've been jones'n for a little news about 'Batman: The Dark Knight' then you've come to the right place. Empire Online has unveiled the new look of the Joker, and as you can see, he has that signature killing smile. The mass murderous clown is played by Heath Ledger, who will be the nemesis of Christian Bale's Batman.

'Batman: The Dark Knight' hits theaters June 18th 2008.

Thanks to Mania for this nugget.

The Intro For The Joker

If you're looking for some details about the upcoming 'Batman: The Dark Knight' movie, we're here for you. But I have to warn you that it is major spoiler stuff, so if you don't want to know anything about the movie, please stop reading right now.

Ok, here we go.

Talk has come out on how the Joker is introduced in the new movie, and here it is:

"The Dark Knight begins with the Joker robbing a huge bank (we’ve seen photos of this everywhere). The bank is where the mob and all the gangs in Gotham keep all of their money. The Joker takes this money and holds it “ransom”. The Joker then says to the mob and the gangs of Gotham, “If you help me take down Batman, you’ll get your money back. If not, I’m going to burn it all.” This is how the Joker assembles his army to take down Batman."

That's a pretty good way to intro him. I think this movie is good to kick all forms of ass!!!

Courtesy of latinoreview.com via Mania

7 Minute Prologue For "The Dark Knight"?

One of the things that I was hoping to see very soon was a new full trailer for the upcoming "Batman: The Dark Knight" movie. Well it looks like we might be getting more than that, as it is rumored that there will be a 7-minute prologue attached to the IMAX edition of "I Am Legend" due out on December 14th, 2007.

No word as of yet if this will hit standard theaters, but stay tuned.

[Mania]

New Batman Dark Knight Pictures!

Ok, normally I don't like long huge posts. But considering that we are unable to create subposts (yet), and because I think Cowbell Tech readers might find these interesting, I'm going to put this one up. Courtesy of Herospy.com

Dark Knight Footage At Chicago Wizard World Convention

If you had a chance to go to the Wizard Comic book Convention this past weekend, you were treated to the teaser trailer of "Batman: The Dark Knight". While there isn't any footage that we could bring you, there is a blow by blow of the dialogue that gives some details to the upcoming movie. Check it out:

Here's the breakdown by Keil over at Wizard:

The footage started with a silhouette of a dark figure in front of one of Batman’s armored vehicles before quickly cutting to Bruce Wayne and Alfred delivering the brief lines heard in the “Dark Knight” teaser trailer.

“Some people just want to watch the world burn,” advises Alfred before the camera jumps to Batman in action on the Batpod, the new iteration of his motorcycle.

The action built up as the Joker was seen in full for the first time with a mess of white face, smeared red lipstick and sweaty, straggly green hair. Apparently, the clown prince of crime gets arrested at one point in the film, as the montage presented Jim Gordon (complete in SWAT gear) at the Joker’s booking, saying, "no prints, no ID, custom clothes, no tags.” The clown smiles with what appears to be blood over his face from the inside of an interrogation room.

Checking back in with Bruce Wayne, the billionaire playboy has a brief scene with Eckhart’s Harvey Dent where he says “Rachel’s told me everything about you.”

“I truly hope not,” responds Wayne.

The footage sped up at that point into an intense montage of action, featuring the following clips:

- The new batsuit rising up from a trap door in the ground and held in a chain metal case.

- Rachel Dawes (played by Maggie Gyllenhaal) close to an unidentified man either kissing him or being threatened by him as the camera rotates around them.

- The Joker and Batman battling in close quarters (possibly a hospital room). Batman throws Joker over a table and rashing into the ground while the clown smiles at him. It should be noted that the Joker was done up in his signature purple suit.

- Plenty of big, bold Batmobile action including a shot where the tank-like car drives through a wall of flame. In fact, flames were pretty much everywhere in the footage as it appears Joker does actually make the world burn.

- There is also a shot of a somewhat grim-faced Joker walking across a city street mercilessly firing a machine gun as well as a television close-up of the Joker laughing hysterically.

- Two major additions to the speculation that Two Face will appear in the film came in the form of a single shot of a spinning 50 cent piece and the final image: after the action montage has slowed down, the camera cuts to a bartender looking at Harvey Dent, whose only onscreen presence is his left shoulder and a bit of a reddish-purple scarred neck. “Dent! I thought you were dead!” the man gasps, to which Harvey replies, “Half.”

Courtesy of Mania.

Anime Batman: Pre 'The Dark Knight' Story

Batman is getting the Aniematrix treatment for the upcoming move 'Batman: The Dark Knight'. According to 'Mania' the new Anime Batman film in production will be set between the first movie 'Batman Begins' and the new one 'Batman: The Dark Knight' that's scheduled for release July 18, 2008.

The bases of the film focuses on the mind set of 3 friends who watch Batman do battle with a villain. It is also broken into 6 short stories in which Batman uncovers a mystery inside the story itself.

The DVD is set for release shortly before the 'The Dark Knight' hits the theater.

Big thanks to veteran Daforce and Mania for this info.

Batman: The Dark Knight Secret Video

Some secret footage has made its way from Batman: The Dark Knight movie. But I must warn you, it is a bit of a spooler, if you don't want to see or know anything about the movie. If it doesn't bother you, click play below: