The City of Batman Is Suing Christopher Nolan For ‘The Dark Knight’

The City of Batman Is Suing Christopher Nolan For ‘The Dark Knight’

By Hollywood Editor • on November 10, 2008

The mayor of Batman, a city recently under scrutiny due to unsolved murders and increasing rates of female suicides, will sue the director of the movie “Batman” movie. Not a superhero with supernatural abilities, or a person wealthy enough to buy high-tech toys to fight evil, but a simple human being named Hüseyin Kalkan, the pro-Kurdish

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‘The Dark Knight’ DVD details

‘The Dark Knight’ DVD details

By Hollywood Editor • on October 6, 2008

When The Dark Knight hits DVD on December 9th, it will cause hysteria not seen since … well, it hit theaters on July 18th. Part of it will be due to those devoted fans who were buying tickets on eBay, but also be due to it receiving one heck of a release. DVD Active gives us a few details on the

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‘Dark Knight’ plans rerelease

‘Dark Knight’ plans rerelease

By • on September 11, 2008

Batman wants an Oscar. More literally, Warner Bros. wants a statuette — or 10 — for “The Dark Knight.” So the studio plans to rerelease its blockbuster Batman sequel in January, the height of Academy Awards voting season. “It’s just a matter of bringing it back as

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“Dark Knight” reigns as new Imax king

“Dark Knight” reigns as new Imax king

By • on September 5, 2008

The Imax-format release of Warner Bros.’ “The Dark Knight” has blown past “The Polar Express” as the giant-screen exhibitor’s top first-run release. Imax also touted the Batman sequel’s having passed an average tally of $400,000 per screen on the company’s

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Guy Pearce as the Riddler in Batman 3?

Guy Pearce as the Riddler in Batman 3?

By • on September 3, 2008

In a recent sit down with MTV News, Guy Pearce (long mentioned as a potential candidate due to his relationship with the “Memento” helmer) stated to us that he’d be interested in looking at the role (or any role in the film) so long as Christopher Nolan was still on board as director. “I’d

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‘Tropic Thunder’ Leads Box Office For Third Week, While ‘Dark Knight’ Tops $500 Million

‘Tropic Thunder’ Leads Box Office For Third Week, While ‘Dark Knight’ Tops $500 Million

By • on September 3, 2008

The Box-Office Top Five #1 “Tropic Thunder” ($14.3 million) #2 “Babylon A.D.” ($12 million) #3 “The Dark Knight” ($11 million) #4 “The House Bunny” ($10.5 million) #5 “Traitor” ($10 million) There’s an old rule of fashion that says you’re

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Hollywood endures summertime blues

Hollywood endures summertime blues

By • on September 1, 2008

The lucrative summer moviegoing season in North America ended on a lackluster note on Monday as ticket sales limped to a new record while attendance slumped to a three-year low. The U.S. Labor Day holiday weekend, which marks the traditional end of summer, was led for a third round by “Tropic Thunder.”

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‘Dark Knight’ continues global streak

‘Dark Knight’ continues global streak

By • on September 1, 2008

“The Dark Knight” remained potent overseas, easily leading the weekend with $19 million at 6,580 playdates in 62 markets, while “Mamma Mia!” stayed stellar outside the United States. With summer ending, “Dark Knight” has cumed $416.7 million offshore to became the

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Hollywood asks: who needs Harry Potter?

Hollywood asks: who needs Harry Potter?

By • on August 31, 2008

Boy wizard Harry Potter won’t be whipping up his magic when the fall film season begins next week, but Hollywood is hoping momentum from summer hits like “The Dark Knight” and a wide mix of new movies will keep audiences happy into the holidays. Two weeks ago, Warner Bros. yanked “Harry

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Anatomy of a Hit: ‘The Dark Knight’

Anatomy of a Hit: ‘The Dark Knight’

By • on August 27, 2008

Sue Kroll had been in her job as Warner Bros. president of worldwide marketing for less than a week when her office phone rang. A friend implored her to look at the news online immediately. “At first I thought it was a rumor,” recalls Kroll of that tragic afternoon in January. “I didn’t

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