The Dark Knight
Jonathan and Christopher Nolan Discuss How ‘The Dark Knight’ and Initial Heath Ledger Casting Criticism Influenced ‘Fallout’
The crowd at Los Angeles’ DGA Theater was treated to two Nolans for the price of one on Tuesday night, as Christopher Nolan joined brother Jonathan Nolan for a For Your Consideration event in support of the latter’s Fallout series. Jonathan executive produced the Prime Video show — based on the popular video game exploring […]
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Jonathan Nolan Says He’d “Absolutely” Make More Batman Movies
The Dark Knight trilogy is considered, by some, the best superhero franchise ever made. The trio of films directed by Christopher Nolan, released between 2005 and 2012, are revered for their grown-up, adult crime drama vibe and cinematic scope. Now Nolan’s brother and franchise co-writer Jonathan Nolan says he’d be down to return to the […]
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David Dastmalchian on How ‘Late Night with the Devil’ Reconnected Him with Heath Ledger’s Joker
For Late Night with the Devil star David Dastmalchian, all roads lead to and from Christopher Nolan. In 2007, Dastmalchian was a struggling local theater actor in Chicago, and when Nolan’s The Dark Knight set up shop in the Windy City, he went through a circuitous casting process before eventually landing a part in his […]
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Gary Oldman Says His Performance in the ‘Harry Potter’ Films Was “Mediocre”
Gary Oldman is opening up about why he judges his past performances so harshly, including his portrayal of Sirius Black in the Harry Potter franchise. On the latest episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the actor told host Josh Horowitz of playing the framed wizard: “I think my work is mediocre in it.” Oldman suggested that […]
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Jake Gyllenhaal Was Considered for Batman in Christopher Nolan’s Trilogy, David S. Goyer Says
[This story contains spoilers for Batman Begins and The Dark Knight Rises.] It’s hard to imagine anyone other than Christian Bale in the Batsuit for Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, but screenwriter David S. Goyer revealed that Jake Gyllenhaal was considered for the role. During Thursday’s episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Goyer, who helped develop […]
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‘Outlaw Johnny Black’ Star-Director Michael Jai White on Why He Didn’t Make a Direct Sequel to ‘Black Dynamite’
In January 2009, during a midnight screening at Sundance, Michael Jai White knew he had something special in Black Dynamite. Nine months later, the Blaxploitation spoof’s limited theatrical release and minimal box office gross didn’t stop its immediate fate as a cult classic. Demand for a sequel soon followed, and so White, as co-writer of […]
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‘Barbie’ Becomes Biggest Warner Bros. Movie Ever at Domestic Box Office, Beating ‘The Dark Knight’
Barbie has conquered the bats. On Tuesday, the box office sensation notched another major milestone when passing up Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight to become the biggest Warner Bros. movie ever in North America, not adjusted for inflation. Barbie’s Tuesday haul was $6.1 million, for a domestic total of $537.4 million. In 2008, The Dark […]
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Box Office Bonanza: ‘Barbie’ to Blast Past $700M Globally by Sunday After Record Week
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie will finish Sunday with well more than $700 million in worldwide ticket sales at the box office after serving up the biggest week in history for a Warner Bros. movie with $578.5 million. The pic is now assured of joining the billion-dollar club globally, as well as becoming the top-grossing movie ever […]
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Every Christopher Nolan Movie Ranked From Worst to Best, Including ‘Oppenheimer’
With the release of Oppenheimer, it’s time to rank all of director Christopher Nolan’s movies from worst to best (BWAAAAAHM!). This wasn’t an easy task. Unlike ranking five Indiana Jones movies or seven Mission: Impossible films, Nolan offers 12 films that range from historical dramas (Dunkirk, Oppenheimer), to sci-fi thrillers (Interstellar, Tenet) to mysteries (The […]
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Princess Leia’s Dress, Star-Lord’s Helmet and Batman’s Life-Size Batpod Up for Sale at Historic Prop Auction
Carrie Fisher’s Princess Leia dress from the original Star Wars movies, the hammer used by Tim Robbins to escape prison in Shawshank Redemption and the Batpod motorcycle used by Christian Bale in The Dark Knight will hit the auction block in June in what is being billed as one of the largest memorabilia auctions in […]
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‘Batman’: 41 Most Memorable Quotes From the Superhero
From 1966's film featuring Adam West to 2022's Robert Pattinson starrer, and all the Batmans in between (Michael Keaton! Val Kilmer! George Clooney! Christian Bale!) Ben Affleck!) a look at the most memorable lines of dialogue from each film
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David S. Goyer Breaks the Batman Mold With ‘Unburied’ Narrative Podcast
David S. Goyer thought he had scratched his Batman itch for good, but then a unique challenge presented itself in the form of the narrative podcast. Goyer, who’s written for Batman across four movies and numerous comic books, returns to the character by way of Batman Unburied, a narrative podcast from Spotify, DC and Warner […]
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