THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Video - Heinz Field Being Prepped for Filming

OK, be warned, possible SPOILER ALERT! Here's some cool aerial footage from WPXI of the Heinz Field Football Stadium in Pittsburgh being prepped for filming BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RISES. In the movie the Gotham Rogues will face the Rapid City Monuments in a fictional football game in Gotham City!

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman Movie - DESKTOP WALLPAPERS of Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle ( Catwoman )

Warner Bros today "leaked out" some official photos of Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle ( Catwoman ) from THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman Movie. She's wearing a sleek black "Super Spy" High-Tech Outfit & I think it has more to do with her in her "Selina Kyle" Persona than as Catwoman, the Villain. It looks like she is stealing the BAT-POD Motorcycle Prototype from Gotham University! But anyway, to celebrate we have taken the best high-resolution photo we could find & made these two ANNE HATHAWAY DESKTOP WALLPAPERS, enjoy!

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman Movie - First Official Photo of Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle ( Catwoman )

This is a quick post to share what a lot of people have told me is the 1st official photo of Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle. Hey, it looks like she's stealing the Bat-Pod! Now, I seriously don't think this is the CATWOMAN Costume. It's really just a tease from Warner Bros. Yeah, we'll have to wait a little longer to see the Cat-Suit, ha! For more pics of Anne Hathaway be sure to check out the other post with CATWOMAN WALLPAPERS!

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman Movie News - Video of 3 Tumbler Batmobile Cars in Pittsburgh!

Yes! THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman movie is really getting underway! Here's a video showing the "Camouflage Version" of the Tumbler cruising the streets of Pittsburgh! Actually, there are 3 of them. I guess they either have back-up ones or they each perform a different function...cool!

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES - 1st Decent Photo of TOM HARDY as BANE in Full Costume

A friend just sent me this great photo taken by Photographer Jared Wickerman showing Actor TOM HARDY as BANE in Full-Costume! ( Click on it for a larger, sharper version ). They're filming THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman movie right now in Pittsburgh & he got this great shot! To check out more cool Photojournalism from Jared, just click HERE!

Question About THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman Movie Teaser Trailer

OK, by now each & everyone of us have seen the brand-new Teaser Trailer for the THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman movie, probably more than once. Here's my question. At the end of the trailer we see an image of Batman being confronted by Bane. We really don't get a very good view of Bane but in the background is some guy who standing off in the distance. Does anybody know who this is & is he a major character? Just curious... Oh yeah, you might have to click on the above photo for a larger, sharper, version.

Junior BatSquad's 1966 BATCOPTER ADVENTURE at the New Jersey State Fair!

Bat-Blog Fans might remember reading about the 1966 BATCOPTER being at the New Jersey State Fair last month ( June 24th to July 10th ). If you went there you could actually ride in this Classic Bat-Vehicle for a small fee ( worth every penny ). Well, our Buddy BatDave took his two nieces and his Girlfriend's youngest nephew to the event. Yes, these lucky kids got to see the Original 1966 Batcopter!! For people unfamiliar with this vehicle, this is the real-life prop used in the 60's BATMAN Movie. It is now owned by a Pilot named Captain Gene Nock. He has totally restored the thing & takes it to State Fairs for people to ride.



Now, check out these fun photos. The 1st one is shows all the kids as they got there & they're standing next to the sign for the attraction. the great thing about this pic, if you look, you can see the Batcopter flying in the air. Wow! What a great shot! the next one shows BatDave taking his ride. I'm not sure if they're taking off or landing but it must have been totally exciting!



OK, I gotta explain the last 2 photos & they're really special to me. The Pilot, Captain Gene Nock, said he had seen the post we did here at the Bat-Blog & to show his appreciate he wanted BatDave to give me this Autographed Photo. The 1st pic shows him signing it & then there's the actual signed photo... AWESOME!! That is really cool. What a nice guy! ( Thanks to BatDave & The Junior BatSquad for sharing their adventure & also a thanks for getting me this photo, what a treat! )

Official THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman Movie TEASER POSTER!

Yesterday, Warner Bros released an official image on their Batman "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES" Movie Website of the "Teaser Poster" for the film. Here it is, click on it for a HUGE version. It shows an upward shot of crumbling buildings ( Gotham City ) and there's a "hidden" image of the Bat-Logo. What do you think? Now, please keep in mind that the "teaser stuff" is usually extremely vague & mysterious.

BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Movie News - Warner Bros Releases Official BANE VILLAIN Photo of Actor Tom Hardy!

Finally! This morning Warner Bros released an official photo of the Actor Tom Hardy dressed as the Super-Villain, BANE!! Of course we're talking about the next Batman movie, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES! So far, it's looking pretty cool! Oh yeah, as a side-note I should say that I made this image a "DARK KNIGHT RISES" Wallpaper Background, so please use it to brighten your desktop!

BATMAN AND JOKER 1989 Movie Collectibles

One of my many favorite areas of BATMAN TOY Collecting is all the crazy merchandise made during the 1989 Tim Burton Movie. This film was a HUGE blockbuster & they made a ton of tie-in products. Here are just a few really fun examples: The 1st pic shows a Promo Poster for TOPPS Bubble Gum Trading Cards. The graphics are pretty simple but also very cool! Dealers could find this poster inside a case of cards & it was made available to them to promote the product. The 2nd photo shows a BATMAN Playdoh Play Set. It was made by the, now classic, Kenner Toys Company. The graphics on the box are really great! I love how it combines both photography AND graphic art... nice. Plus, it came with a Batmobile & Joker-Car! Speaking of Joker, the next item is a really nice JOKER FACE Cloisonné Pin. It's more of a "Comic Book" version but still came during the film. Now, the last item shown here is actually kinda hard to find ( Here in the US anyway ) because this was a Magazine published in Canada. It was called TRIBUTE GOES TO THE MOVIES & it's best feature was that it always came with a few promo posters inside. This one as a nice color photo on the cover of Michael Keaton & Jack Nicholson, in costume. I hope a lot of people enjoy seeing this stuff again.

Original Movie Prop Design - Catwoman's Claws From BATMAN RETURNS Movie.

Check out this amazing photo! These are the original glove pieces for Michelle Pfeiffer's CATWOMAN costume from the 1992 BATMAN RETURNS movie, her "Claws". They were created by a Movie Prop Designer named Scott Schneider and I think it's really interesting to see these sort of things. Most of the time they are very well designed. Also, Scott has a website where you can see some of his other creations. Plus, there are also many more photos ( with great details ) of these Catwoman Gloves. You can get there by clicking HERE!

News about the Release Date for BATMAN MOVIE # 3 Has Been Announced!

Just a quick message, Warner Bros has officially announced that the next BATMAN MOVIE will have a release date of July 20th, 2012!!! They have not released any other information like, the name of the title to the film or who the special guest star villains will be. Now, I'm not even going to speculate on that ( I hate that stupid rumor stuff ! ) but I hope it's gonna be an extremely obscure Batman-villain character or, if they go with a very well known one, the Riddler. I think that would be cool.Well, OK, a modern-day version of the Catwoman would be pretty nice too!

Joker Says, "Do You Want To See a Magic Trick?"

Ta-Daaa!

Adam West, Lee Meriweather, & Burt Ward To Appear On The TODAY SHOW July 1st, 2008 To Promote The 1966 BATMAN MOVIE On Blu-Ray Video DVD!

According to the TV Guide website Adam West, Lee Meriweather, and Burt Ward will appear as special guests on the TODAY SHOW Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 to hype the release of the 1966 BATMAN MOVIE on Blu-Ray Video. The official release date for the DVD is the same day, July 1st. So, be sure to set your TIVO recorder or VCR! I think the show comes on at 7:00am but you might check your local listings to be sure.

Video: THE DARK KNIGHT TV Spots 1-9 & Movie Trailers 1-3

All the DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie TV Spots so far, and all 3 official movie trailers, rolled into one!

UK Actress SARAH JAYNE DUNN To Be Harley Quinn in The New Batman Movie, The Dark Knight??

( ( SPOILER ALERT, SPOILER ALERT, DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER IF YOU DO NOT WANT ANY DARK KNIGHT NEWS EARLY )) Sarah Jayne Dunn is an extremely beautiful & very talented actress from the UK. Recently, it's been confirmed through her talent agency that she will be in the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight. OK now, everybody is speculating that she will NOT be Harley Quinn but might play the part of Dr. Harleen Quinzel, the psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum who, after falling in love with the Joker, becomes Harley. So, "Harley Quinn" might be heavily hinted at. Other sources say she will play Mob Boss Maroni's mistress. No one really knows for sure. Yeah, I hate rumors too. I've read other reports where Nolan, the director, has sworn that Harley Quinn will NOT make ANY appearances in the film so I kinda think she will probably be the "mobster mistress". I guess we'll have to wait & see to be sure.

Vintage 1940's Batman Serial Movie Trailer ( 1943 )

This is the trailer for the 1943 Batman Serial Movie. But it's not the original one shown in the 1940's. It was from the re-release, back in 1966. It was re-released when the TV show was going good on ABC-TV, and movie theaters across the country showed the serial again to cash in on Batman's popularity. It was a very fun serial, and if you ever get the chance to see it you should because it;s a Classic! In fact, here's a link for more information.

THE GOTHAM TIMES Newspaper: Viral Marketing Websites For The Dark Knight Batman Movie

Recently, at special locations, Warner Brothers gave out a fake newspaper called The Gotham Times ( See large photo up above that is also a Desktop Wallpaper ). It looks like a real-life newspaper! It's even printed on the same kind of paper. In it there are fake ads for businesses you might see in a real newspaper. Well some of these fake companies have been popping up all over the internet. One of them is for the Gotham Police Department. Here's a picture of their website's header with the "Official GCPD Seal"...it looks VERY real!

They even made a page for the Railway Transit System with a map & everything. The funny thing is they show the line to Wayne Towers being under-construction because, if you remember, in Batman Begins that section near the building was destroyed, ha ha!!




Here's a few links for some of the fake websites:

http://www.gpdiad.com/

http://www.gvafoundation.org/

http://www.wearetheanswer.org/

http://www.gothamcityrail.com/map.htm

The Official DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie Poster!

According to the movie gossip web site AIN'T IT COOL NEWS here's a photo of the Official DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie Poster!! This is in response to a mini-contest held by the Dark Knight viral site "Whysoserious.com". You can click on the picture up above for a larger photo. Hmmm, so tell us what YOU think about it, please COMMENT below!