The most emotional moment of last night’s 2009 Oscars was Heath Ledger’s winning the Best Supporting Actor award!
Heath’s role as the Joker in “Dark Knight” was truly unforgettable. Heath had given the role his very all, and it felt like Heath knew this one would be difficult to top.
It was a bittersweet moment when sister Kate added “we proudly accept this award in behalf of your beautiful Matilda”.
 

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  There was no question that the “Dark Knight” is one of its kind, and the People’s Choice Awards was the first of several awarding bodies recognize this phenomenal movie. “The Dark Knight” won was the people’s choice in every category is was nominated for – favorite cast, superhero, action movie and on-screen match-up for Christian Bale’s Batman and Heath Ledger’s Joker
Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart, director Christopher Nolan and producer Charles Roven all went onstage to accept the awards and it took Bale several minutes before he can speak amidst the continued applause of the crowd.
Finally, the actor thanked …read more

"The Dark Knight" director Christopher Nolan talks about a sequel on the eve of its release on DVD and Blu-Ray.
Will there be another Batman movie?
Short answer is, no one knows yet. Nolan is doing rough outlines for a third story, but he hasn’t found one he’s willing to commit to film, he told USA Today.
"It was obvious when the box office was so big ($530 million domestically) that we had underestimated how ready fans were to reboot the franchise," he says. "The worst thing you could do now that you’ve gotten the plane back in the …read more

With over $510 million earned domestically,, he biggest summer movie “Dark Knight” might just turn into the biggest movie draw EVER. It’s only $80 million short of the Titanic. That gap might be gone by the end of this year, when Warner Bros. re-releases the “Dark Knight” in theaters.
The Hollywood Reporter just learned that Warner domestic president Dan Fellman is talking with IMAX executives about distributing “Dark Knight” to select IMAX venues in January.
Two weekends ago, I was surprised to see the “Dark Knight” being shown at the IMAX of the Museum of Natural History in Washington …read more

Without a doubt, The Dark Knight is the most successful superhero movie, and may likely become the biggest-ever film at the domestic box office (now at $500 million and counting).
So naturally, ‘will there be a sequel’? Chris Nolan hasn’t signed on for anything,  but if ever… who will play villain(s)?
It’s been rumored that Angelina Jolie wants in as Catwoman and Johnny Depp wants the Riddler. What about Harvey Dent’s Two-Face.
Aaron Eckhart, the surprise star behind Harvey Dent/Two-Face, talked to ComingSoon.net/ Superhero Hype! and straightened the facts out.
CS/SHH!: Is Harvey Dent alive?Aaron Eckhart: No. He is dead as …read more

The 2006 film Superman Returns was a disappointment to Warner Bros. that company execs have decided to put both Superman: Man of Steel and Batman vs. Superman on hold. Instead, Warner Bros. wants “the next pack of superhero movies to be bathed in the same brooding tone as The Dark Knight.”
I first read this story at Superhero Hype that Warner Bros. has confirmed a reboot of “Superman“, similar to the strategy used to reboot Ang Lee’s Hulk. Warner Bros. Pictures Group President Jeff Robinov spoke to Wall Street Journal and explained that he wants to explore the evil side of …read more

“Dark Knight” actor Morgan Freeman needed to have surgery as a result of a horrific car crash Sunday night in Mississippi.
If this was in the movies, this would have been an awesome stunt. But in real life, it’s called a serious accident. Around 11:30 p.m. August 4th, Freeman was driving a Nissan Maxima when it veered off the highway and flipped several times before ending in a ditch near his home. Emergency crews had to use the ‘jaws of death’ to free the actor and a female passenger. Earlier reports said the actor was in serious condition, but Freeman’s …read more

The worldwide success of The Dark Knight as a blockbuster is being overshadowed (or possibly enhanced?) by breaking news that lead actor Christian Bale was arrested for suspicious of assault.
Bale’s own mother Jenny and sister Sharon claimed the actor assaulted them on Sunday July 19. The London police interrogated Bale for 4 hours but released him on bail, with no charges filed. They even allowed Christian Bale to attend the European premiere in London’s Leicester Square on Monday.

Christian Bale denied the allegations. His mother and sister at first denied the incident but ‘fessed up after, only to say …read more

  Without a doubt, Batman has some of the more famous villains in all of supeherodom -  The Joker, Catwoman, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze to name a few. Most of these villains appeared in both television and film, some of them were played by different actors.
In a tribute to the Cape Crusader and the villains he has fought, Time.com compiled this photo gallery of “Batman Battling the Bad Guys” beginning way back 1949. Television then was in black-and-white, which really didn’t make much difference to the bat-suit. 
Check out Time.com for a trip down memory lane.
image: courtesy …read more

Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rachel Dawes of “The Dark Knight” does a very funny interview with Jon Stewart of the Daily Show. She opens with eyes rolled, “Gosh, I’ve just been talking about this movie all week!” And Jon responds with “And it’s just gonna stank! Like Ishtar meets Gilly.” Crack you up!