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Breaking: Hollywood Still Out Of New Ideas
12:20AM Brian Moylan | Word out of Comic-Con is that the movie biz is spending their precious resources on Pirates of the Caribbean 4, Batman 3, Wanted 2 (sans Angelina Jolie), and The Strangers 2. Suddenly, K-Pax sequel has fingers crossed for greenlight. [Popwrap]
Batman’s Next Flight Now Years Away
6:41AM Kyle Buchanan | As much as Warner Bros. would love for Christopher Nolan to begin working on a follow-up to The Dark Knight, like, yesterday, new reports reveal that his plans for a Bat-sequel are being put off. More »Aaron Eckhart Holds Out Hope
7:50AM Kyle Buchanan | Aaron Eckhart: Hey, maybe Two-Face had a twin! Anyone? [MTV] More »
WGA Hopes You Won’t Remember Who Directed ‘The Dark Knight’
5:36AM Kyle Buchanan | When we received an awards consideration copy of The Dark Knight last week, there was clearly something missing — or, to be more accurate, censored with black felt-tip pen. More »
World Crisis Looms as City of Batman Revolts Against Christopher Nolan
3:40AM STV | No one in Hollywood likely ever expected to see the words “Batman” and “Turkey” in the same sentence, but a developing story out of the Balkans reaffirms our faith in the impossible: The mayor of an actual Turkish city called Batman announced over the weekend he plans to sue director Christopher Nolan for naming infringement. More »
Brett Ratner Salivates as Chris Nolan Hints He Might Not Direct ‘Batman 3′
6:47AM Kyle Buchanan | While outlandish casting rumours for the next Batman sequel are a dime a dozen (we’re starting another right here: fresh from her Dreamgrillz triumph, VH1 star Tiffany “New York” Pollard is being tipped to star as Bruce Wayne’s next love interest), we’ve never been able to put much stock in them, principally because Bat mastermind Christopher Nolan hasn’t actually signed on to a third film yet. Now, talking to the LAT, the director signals that his future involvement in the series shouldn’t be seen as an inevitability: More »
5 Intelligent Screen Cars We Prefer to KITT From ‘Knight Rider’
6:10AM Kyle Buchanan | America, let’s face it: KITT from Knight Rider is kind of a bitch. Though he’s a car designed for adventuring, KITT is also a big scold, always crying, “Do this!” “Do that!” “Miiiichael, the risk factor is too high!” It remains to be seen whether the Val Kilmer-voiced vehicle in tonight’s Knight Rider reboot will prove less neurotic over time, but until then, we thought we’d take a trip down memory lane and give props to the “smart” cars we’d prefer to take a ride in. With the help of Molly McAleer, we’ve created this loving tribute to five of the best onscreen autos to ever rev their engines. Sorry, Herbie — better luck next time? [NBC] More »
Philip Seymour Hoffman on ‘Batman’ Rumors: Why So Erroneous?
8:55AM Defamer Hollywood | In recent weeks, rumours that Philip Seymour Hoffman would play the Penguin in the next Batman installment have become so widespread that even Michael Caine began to repeat them as fact (claiming that he first read of them in a newspaper, then confirmed the rumours with a WB executive). However, if Hoffman is soon to don a monocle and top hat, this is the first he’s heard of it (and he’s totally going to miss his call time). Speaking to MTV News at the Toronto Film Festival, Hoffman said that much like a persistent archvillain, the Penguin rumour is one that reappears to torment him every few years: More »
Cher as Catwoman: The Cat’s Meow or a Hissable Idea?
8:25AM Defamer Hollywood | Another day, another Batman casting rumour! In the wake of murmurs that Philip Seymour Hoffman could be the next Penguin and Johnny Depp (not Brian Austin Green) may play The Riddler, the latest scuttlebutt concerns Batman foe Catwoman — and let’s just say this casting choice ain’t Angelina. No, according to the British press, 62-year-old Cher is in talks with director Christopher Nolan to add the comic-book role to an acting repertoire that already includes gypsies, tramps, and thieves. Says the Daily Telegraph: More »
