The Dark Knight Rises: Six New Character Posters!

After yesterday's reveal of a brand new theatrical poster that received some mixed reactions from the fanbase, Warner Bros. has released a slew of awesome new character posters for Christopher Nolan's final chapter in his Batman film saga, The Dark Knight Rises! There are six of these posters, two of each featuring Batman (Christian Bale), Bane (Tom Hardy), and Catwoman (Anne Hathaway)!

Five Things About This Means War!

02.16.2012 – This Means War is an action comedy film which stars Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, and Reese Witherspoon under 20th Century Fox. The film gad a special screening preview in North America on Valentine’s Day and the rest of the region will catch up selected screen dates but in the Philippines its on February 22, 2012.

This time around we’re going to give you some interesting trivia about the actors behind the film with an interesting tidbit about the movie itself. Basically the premise of This Means War is about two agents who found having the same affection to one woman and everything breaks loose.

PRESS RELEASE: Tom Hardy says "This Means War!"

02.13.2012 – Chris Pine and Tom Hardy portray the world’s deadliest CIA operatives who are also inseparable partners and best friends… until they fall for the same woman (Reese Witherspoon) in “This Means War.” Having once helped bring down entire enemy nations, they are now employing their incomparable skills and an endless array of high-tech gadgetry against their greatest nemesis ever – each other.

James, better known as Tuck (Hardy), is ruggedly good-looking and dangerous, but not nearly as skilled at romantic matters compared to his best friend and partner Franklin Delano Roosevelt Foster, better known as FDR (Pine). Together, their unrivaled flair, formidable covert abilities, and good looks, make them the best of the best among CIA agents. But FDR and Tuck’s longstanding personal and professional bond is put to the test when they unwittingly begin dating the same woman.

The Dark Knight Rises: "The Legend Ends..." Teaser Poster

December is a big month for fans of Christopher Nolan and Batman. It heralds the release of the much anticipated prologue of "The Dark Knight Rises" with IMAX screenings of Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. It also saw the rise of the viral marketing campaign for the movie by Warner Bros, plotting down clues and various interactive material for fans to decipher in order to learn information related to the movie (and in the case of Operation: Early Bird, the locations of early screenings of the prologue).

Now, as mentioned months before and to probably usher in the debut of the new trailer sometime this month, Warner Bros. has released the newest poster for The Dark Knight Rises, and it signals the coming of Bane (played by Tom Hardy), and the end of an era that started in 2005 and skyrocketed with an awesome sequel in 2008. Take a look at the one sheet!

Very nice, and it echoes the promise of Bane "breaking the bat" ala the classic Batman storyline "Knightfall", where The Dark Knight's spine was broken by the brute. It follows the style of the past Nolan Batman movie posters, and is quite epic-looking indeed. For more info, check out the source post at SuperHeroHype!

The Dark Knight Rises and legends end on July 20, 2012!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

TDKR Update: Empire and Christopher Nolan reveal details about The Dark Knight Rises!

On the latest edition of Empire magazine, Christopher Nolan has revealed some MAJOR details about his and Warner Bros.' next and final Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises! Numerous sites, including Batman-News and Superherohype, have gone on to post details and pictures from said issue, and SPOILERS may follow along with the accompanying article, so read at your own risk!


*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

Tom Hardy as Bane voices out to Gotham in The Dark Knight Rises!

Comic Book Movie featured this VERY INTERESTING post of a sound bit straight from the mouth of Tom Hardy, aka Bane in The Dark Knight Rises! In this clip posted in YouTube, we hear Hardy's very first lines as Bane, who addresses Gotham with a proclamation! Of course, you can consider this an actual SPOILER, so take heed with the warning! You can hear it below via this audio clip video uploaded in You Tube.






The Dark Knight Rises: Bane's first lines in the movie

And if you want to know where that line came from and more, it's set during a scene being filmed in Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, where a mock football game being filmed for the movie is taking place, between the "Gotham Rogues" are taking on the "Rapid City Monuments". As you can guess, Bane invades the joint, and proclaims to Gothamites to "Take Control" of their city! Check out the clip below from a person who was in the scene and uploaded it to YouTube.





The Dark Knight Rises: Bane addresses the Gotham crowd in a football game

Pretty interesting updates here. Finally, we hear how Tom Hardy will sound as Bane, but there might be a possibility that it will go through  some changes in post-production. We'll just have to wait and see how it pans out soon enough. For more info on the story, visit the source post at Comic Book Movie!

The Dark Knight Rises opens in theaters on July 20, 2012!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

Batman and Bane fight scene pics and video from The Dark Knight Rises make their way online!

The folks at subaruwrxfan and Batman-News have gotten another scoop up from the set of Christopher Nolan's next Batman flick, The Dark Knight Rises, and it involves Christian Bale and Tom Hardy tussling and fighting against one another as Batman and Bane respectively in a scene being filmed in Oakland! As you can see, Bale is still wearing the Batsuit Lucius Fox made for him in The Dark Knight, and he's taking on Nolan's version of Bane, which is a different take compared to the comic book version most of us know and have read about. A video of the scene being filmed was also uploaded by subarywrxfan in You Tube. You can check it up while it's still up, and of course, there be SPOILERS in it as well.


The Dark Knight Rises Batman vs Bane scene set filming

For more info and pics on the story, visit the source post at Batman-News and subaruwrxfan.

The Dark Knight Rises casts its shadow of justice on theaters July 20, 2012.

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

Tumblers and Bane being filmed on Pittsburgh for The Dark Knight Rises!

Batman-News has sprung the word for a couple of nifty news from the set of Christopher Nolan's next Batman movie, with one post showing photos of Tom Hardy on set and wearing full costume gear as Bane for "The Dark Knight Rises"! With filming currently taking place in Pittsburgh, this looks to be a major scene taking place with Hardy standing in the middle of the street, with his Bane costume made up of a military vest, trenchcoat, and of course a mask that covers his mouth.

Also being filmed on Pittsburgh is the returning Tumbler (aka the Batmobile), or rather THREE of them. For those still wondering why the vehicle is back, Lucius Fox did point out in Batman Begins that there is more than one, so it would make sense for Bruce Wayne to procure another one for his needs. A video has also made its way to You Tube which sees the vehicles being driven on the set.




The Dark Knight Rises Tumblers on set

For more information on the stories, visit the source post at Batman-News!

The Dark Knight Rises comes into theaters on July 20, 2012!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

Batman and Green Lantern Movie Updates: Tom Hardy as Bane Pic, a new GL 3D Trailer, and a Batman Live! Trailer!!

Some new updates have appeared for two of Warner Bros. most anticipated superhero films and their newest stage show based on one of the greatest heroes of all time! First up comes another new and slick looking Green Lantern trailer, which is called the"3D Trailer" and is by far the most slick and epic looking among the group! Check it below!

Green Lantern 3D Trailer

Next up, The Dark Knight Rises viral marketing campaign has begun, and with that comes a couple of teasers for fans to drool over! The official website, www.thedarkknightrises.com, is live and up, but it only has a blank screen that eventually becomes a wav file with a chant playing in the background. However, the most interesting part is it's a Twitter Hashtag that reads "The Fire Rises", and when it's tweeted, it reveals this very image you see below... Tom Hardy as Bane! Check out more info from Slash Film if you want to delve deeper into the mystery!

Finally, we end the post with a trailer for the newest stage show based on the Dark Knight's world that is travelling the globe to entertain legions of fans and newbies alike: The "Batman Live!" show!

Batman Live! Trailer

Green Lantern appears in theaters this June, while The Dark Knight Rises is currently filming and is expected to be released on July 20 next year. Batman Live! opens on Manchester this year on July 19, making their way through the UK and eventually hitting North America by 2012!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

Christopher Nolan reveals two roles in The Dark Knight Rises!

After quite a wait and a long period of secrecy, director Christopher Nolan finally breaks his silence and reveals two roles for his next Bat flick, The Dark Knight Rises. As reported in Slash Film, his Inception star, Tom Hardy, finally has a role for this movie. Take note, this may be a surprise to some when you see the picture below of who the English actor is going to play, but Nolan has already decided on it, and here it is:

Yes, Tom Hardy will be playing Bane, the villain who singlehandedly broke the Dark Knight's back in the "Knightfall" storyline during the 90's. The character was also used in "Batman and Robin", but that outing didn't turn out so well for the character. Some of you may find this role casting as strange as I did, but I respect the director enough to know he may have something up his sleeve with the choice. We'll just have to wait and see how it turns out once production for the movie begins and photos and trailers show the action.

In other news, a female lead has finally been chosen, and Anne Hathaway was given Nolan's blessing to play Selina Kyle, who many around the world know better as Catwoman. As one of primary characters in Batman and Bruce Wayne's world, Catwoman is the one of the few characters who has been a villain and ally to the Dark Knight, as well as a lover who has earned his respect and admiration. As the person to play Ms. Kyle, Hathaway is a beautiful and smart actress for the park, and I think Nolan has left the role in good hands with her casting. The Devil Wears Prada star ironically also worked with the late Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain, who we all know played the most iconic representation of The Joker in 2008's The Dark Knight, for which he won a posthumous Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. If you want to get an idea of how she acts, she'll be appeared recently in Love and Other Drugs alongside Jake Gyllenhaal (another Brokeback co-star). Knowing Nolan's way of directing and picking actors, I have faith on what's going to come with TDKR, and this will be an exciting wait for the next Batman movie. For more info, visit the source article over at Slash Film!

The Dark Knight Rises opens in theaters July 20, 2012.

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

The Dark Knight Rises' movie script to be based on "Prey"?

Rumors have been buzzing around concerning Christopher Nolan's next Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises". There have been reports that actor Tom Hardy, who worked with Nolan in Inception, was cast as the villainous Dr. Hugo Strange, something that's still unconfirmed at this point, but new info from website Scriptflags may add more fuel to the rumor mill.

Apparently, Scriptflags has gotten word from a publicist involved with the new batflick that the next installment will be based on "Prey", a classic and well known storyline from the old Batman comic book series "Legends of the Dark Knight". In that story, which occurs in the Year One timeframe, Dr. Hugo Strange hypnotizes a cop named Sgt. Max Cort, who has a distinct hatred for vigilantes, into becoming one himself called Night Scourge, in order to get Batman's attention. He also convinces the mayor to put together a task force with Commissioner Gordon leading to hunt the Dark Knight. As if that weren't enough headaches already, Strange also discovers Batman's secret identity of Bruce Wayne, and proceeds to torment him with psychological attacks on his mind.

All in all, Prey is one of the more interesting storylines that could be adapted into the new Nolan flick, but right now it's still on the speculation radar. In fact, Tom Hardy would be better suited to play Sgt. Max Cort/ Night Scourge if the movie takes reigns from the storyline. Still, we'll just have to wait and see how things go and when official word from the director and Warner Bros. turns up. In fact, according to Sir Michael Caine in a post over at Slash Film, shooting is to begin on May next year, so we'll probably find out more concrete details soon enough.

The Dark Knight Rises will be released on July 20, 2012.

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm