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FYI/DISCLAIMER: Unless otherwise noted, all BATMAN movie news should be considered rumor and treated as such. BOF reports rumors to give YOU -- the Batman fan -- an opportunity to respond and have your voice heard. BOF DOES NOT post major plot points and "twists" that would ruin the enjoyment of the film. However, BOF does post information that some may consider a "spoiler." Therefore, READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. For more BOF info & policies, read the BOF 101/FAQ  The Official BOF TDK Party - CLICK HERE FOR INFO!  Buy Your TDK Tickets NOW! - FANDANGO.COM  BOF's TDK Set Report - CLICK HERE TO READ  BOF's TDK Contests - #1  #2  #3   A BOF TDK Chat With: CHRIS NOLAN  EMMA THOMAS  REVIEW: BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHT Posted by: Jett Friday, July 4, 2008 7:38 AM TEXAS TIME: BOF contributor Mark Reinhart is back with a new op-ed >>> "NO SOPHOMORE SLUMP THIS TIME!" Good stuff... Review: BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHT. BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHT It'll do...'til THE DARK KNIGHT. I kid! It's good, read the review... Video of a REELZ CHANNEL report on the buzz over Heath Ledger's shot at an Oscar for his role as The Joker: They are also having "DARK KNIGHT WEEK" starting on Monday, July 14th, FYI. INTERVIEW: Jonathan Nolan and David Goyer Posted by: Jett Thursday, July 3, 2008 10:08 AM TEXAS TIME: BOF's coverage of the TDK press junket continues today with an interview with screenwriter Jonathan Nolan and David Goyer, who came up with the story along with director Chris Nolan. >>> CLICK HERE TO READ... A new TDK from ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: The official site for the sountrack is up: WARNERBROSRECORDS.COM/THEDARKKNIGHT. INTERVIEW: Gary Oldman Posted by: Jett Wednesday, July 2, 2008 4:25 PM TEXAS TIME: OK, I got all of yall's emails -- and thank you! My review of THE DARK KNIGHT will be posted on JULY 8, 2008 at midnight, FYI... BOF just got a press release informing us and you that the TDK composers -- Mr. Zimmer and Mr. Newton-Howard -- will be performing at the TDK premiere! BOF will be in NYC covering the event for y'all. >>> GOTHAMCABLENEWS.COM has a new episode of "GOTHAM TONIGHT" for your reading pleasure. 9:28 AM TEXAS TIME: BOF's coverage of the TDK press junket continues today with an interview with Commissioner Gordon himself, Gary Oldman! >>> CLICK HERE TO READ... VARIETY has an article about the darkness of THE DARK KNIGHT and the possibility of a "BATMAN RETURNS Situation" happening again... The AP's Dave Germain has an article about the possibility of Heath Ledger being nominated for -- and winning -- an Oscar for playing The Joker in TDK. >>> CLICK HERE TO READ... "Friend of BOF" Kris Tapley has an interesting article about Robin in the next Bat-Flick and you can read it HERE... This has been out, but I figured I'd mention it here since I'm a big Kevin Smith fan. On his MYSPACE BLOG, Kevin give a really short review of TDK and says: "Without giving anything away, this is an epic film (and trust me: based on the sheer size and scope of the visuals and storytelling, that's not an overstatement). It's the Godfather II' of comic book films and three times more earnest than "Batman Begins" (and f***, was that an earnest film). Easily the most adult comic book film ever made. Heath Ledger didn't so much give a performance as he disappeared completely into the role; I know I'm not the first to suggest this, but he'll likely get at least an Oscar nod (if not the win) for Best Supporting Actor. F***ing flick's nearly three hours long and only leaves you wanting more (in a great way). I can't imagine anyone being disappointed by it. Nolan and crew have created something close to a masterpiece." Hell F'n (Hehehehee - just following KS!) yeah! A Chat w/Emma Thomas New TDK Banner WSS Updated & New Trailer Posted by: Jett Tuesday, July 1, 2008 5:08 PM TEXAS TIME: A couple of weeks ago, it was a Batman cowl and a badge. Now this. >>> CLICK HERE for the latest from CFB...or on the image below. 4:22 PM TEXAS TIME: The GREAT viral marketing that we’ve been privileged (!) to experience has released a new TDK banner that’s really, REALLY cool. (Click on the image below to check it out!) 10:15 AM TEXAS TIME: BOF's coverage of the TDK press junket continues today as I bring you a short chat I was able to have with one of the producers of THE DARK KNIGHT, Emma Thomas. >>> CLICK HERE to check it out. 5:59 AM TEXAS TIME: It looks as if the TDK viral is winding down as The Joker only has a few things left on his checklist. Check out WHYSOSERIOUS.COM to see what I'm talking about -- as well as a synopsis of all the previous viral escapades... DOMINOS PIZZA now has their own TDK subsite with an exclusive trailer and some other Bat-goodies... BOF'ers THIRD TDK CONTEST has began, FYI. Guess who I ran into... Posted by: Jett Monday, June 30, 2008 4:19 PM TEXAS TIME: Sorry for the 3 day delay here at BOF, but I’ve been doing what BOF is all about -- representing this GREAT comic book character and hoping ALL eventually discover what he's all about. Anyway… I’ve seen THE DARK KNIGHT. My friends -- my Batman brethren -- it’s a CLASSIC. I was flat-out speechless during the entire closing credits and I wasn’t the only one who lost their capacity to talk. Props to ALL involved. But I've got to give out a "Hell Yeah!" to Jonah Nolan, David Goyer, and Chris Nolan for writing one HELL of a story and script. My review is forthcoming, so stay tuned. But I will say that THE DARK KNIGHT moved me -- as a Batman fan -- in a way that I’ve never experienced in my life. My eyes welled up and y’all can laugh if you want. But your’s will too very soon… I’ve got a lot of stuff to post here on BOF from the junket, and I’m trying to give y’all a better class of Batman fansite. Accordingly, my reports are going to eliminate all the BS agendas and idiotic questions that are asked by folks who don’t give a damn about The Dark Knight. Staring with… My "CHANCE MEETING" WITH CHRIS NOLAN. Misc. TDK Updates/Blurbs for 6/27/08 Posted by: Jett Friday, June 27, 2008 5:37 PM TEXAS TIME: My man Robert over at IESB.NET shot me an email to inform "Batman Nation" that they've got 12 EXCLUSIVE TDK VIDEO CLIPS! Just tell 'em that "Jett" sent 'ya... Look, I'm telling y'all straight up, OK? I've got LOT'S of feedback from all my insiders, colleagues, and frankly, some BIG-TIME FOLKS. And all of them are telling me that THE DARK KNIGHT is “unbelievable” on UNBELEVABLE proportions. Y’all, I swore up and down that I’d never see hype for a BATMAN film again like I witnessed 19 years ago. But honest to goodness, the excitement for THE DARK KNIGHT is certainly knocking on the door. 8:13 AM TEXAS TIME: The AP's David Germain has an article out about last night's TDK press screening. Here's an excerpt: The buzz over Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker in "The Dark Knight" for the last several months was justified. With his final full film role, Ledger delivers what may be remembered as the finest performance of his career. A press screening of the "Batman Begins" sequel Thursday night had the audience cackling along with Ledger's Joker, a depraved creature utterly without conscience whom the late actor played with gleeful anarchy. At times sounding like a cross between tough guy James Cagney in a gangster flick and Philip Seymour Hoffman's fastidious Truman Capote, Ledger elevates Batman's No. 1 nemesis to a place even Jack Nicholson did not take him in 1989's "Batman." Nicholson's Joker was campy and clever. Ledger's Joker is an all-out terror, definitely funny but with a lunatic moral mission to drag all of Gotham, the city Batman thanklessly protects, down to his own dim assessment of humanity. Spewing alternate personal histories for how he got the horrible scars on his face, the Joker hides behind distorted clown makeup that looks like a chalk drawing left out in the rain. The Joker masterminds a series of escalating abductions, assassination attempts, murders and bombings, all aimed at calling out Batman (Christian Bale) and proving to the tormented vigilante hero that they are two sides of the same coin. For the full article >>> CLICK HERE. 4:00 AM TEXAS TIME: PARADE.COM has an interview with Christian Bale. Here's an excerpt: "With Bruce, what we have is no longer the angry, young man. We have somebody who now finds himself confronted with the responsibilities of power, not the pursuit of it. He has been surprised by the fact that this is clearly not going to be an endeavor with a finite ending. What Batman is all about is a double-sided edge; there's a duality to this character, which makes him still interesting to play in the sequel -- I hope in a third. And I'm working with people who are going to inspire but also demand that I come up with something new. I do love the unknown, but there's more to investigate in Bruce Wayne and Batman." "I hope in a third." As does "Batman Nation" Mr. Bale... That Comcast TDK website has a preview of "BATMAN UNMASKED" -- a documentary that will soon be on THE HISTORY CHANNEL. >>> CLICK HERE for the preview... Our old friend "Slappy White Dog" emailed in with the following report: Hey Jett, Today here in NYC THE DARK KNIGHT screened at the Warner Bros. screening room that was completely full and packed with industry folk -- and it received a big standing ovation at the end. Two friends were in attendance -- yours truly, Slappy -- was not unfortunately though! Here are some quotes from our conversation. “Let me say this…THE DARK KNIGHT is the best film of the year. The screening room was packed and got a wild standing ovation at the end. I was blown away. The 2 hours and 32 minutes really move. Ledger is absolutely brilliant! You will be beside yourself.” The other friend called me and said, “Just saw THE DARK KNIGHT. It's an absolute grand slam for Nolan! One for the books.” It's looking more and more like TDK is something really, REALLY special... Got an email from a colleague of mine who writes for a major movie website. He saw TDK Thursday night and said the following: "I saw TDK last night. It was a masterpiece! Best picture of the year. Seriously!" Like I just said, this is going to be something really damn special... Another cool TDK image from that batch of official movie stills released by WB yesterday: Also part of that release was the credits which revealed the tribute to both actor Heath Ledger and F/X tech Conway Wickliffe: "In memory of our friends Heath Ledger & Conway Wickliffe." Two more editions of "GOTHAM TONIGHT" have shown up on YouTube: CRIME IN GOTHAM "ESCALATES" & JIM GORDON. Letterman on TDK Misc. TDK Updates/Blurbs for 6/26/08 Posted by: Jett Thursday, June 26, 2008 2:39 PM TEXAS TIME: Warner Bros. has released to the press a ton of, well, "publicity stuff" for TDK including this pic below: If there's one one thing that I absolutely demanded to see in this film was, well, a scene like THIS! (Truth me told, I've demanded A LOT of things of "BATMAN ON FILM" since I started this website 10 years ago!) Anyway, more REALLY GOOD TDK stuff -- I mean REALLY GOOD -- coming from BOF over the next few weeks, FYI... Another VERY cool video has been posted over at the TDK Comcast site and you can check it out HERE. (Thanks to ALL the BOF'ers who sent in the link!) And... BOF'er "Jon" sent along the following link for y'all - AN INTERVIEW WITH HEATH LEDGER. Looks like the print folks did a different set visit than us online guys. Regardless, GOOD stuff here from next year's "Best Supporting Actor" winner. 9:09 AM TEXAS TIME: Below is one of the best TV spots I've seen for TDK yet... 6:04 AM TEXAS TIME: Not only has PETER TRAVERS SEEN/REVIEWED TDK, but so has David Letterman. According to BOF'er "Peter C.," Lettman and his staff were given an early look at the film and Lettman seemed to really dig it -- particularly Heath Ledger's portrayal of The Joker. You can see the video of Letterman discussing TDK HERE... BOF'er "Mike T." alerted us to a hidden message from The Joker in the latest edition of "HA HA HA TIMES." If you've noticed, there are letters circled in red which spells out the following: "Herrings are red, corpses are blue, you're on the right track, but you don't have the clue." Hmmm... Here's the footage from "ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT" shown yesterday (6/25): ROLLING STONE's TDK Review Huge Box Office for TDK? New "Ha Ha Times" Posted by: Jett Wednesday, June 25, 2008 1:24 PM TEXAS TIME: Here's an excerpt Peter Travers of ROLLING STONE's review of THE DARK KNIGHT: "Heads up: a thunderbolt is about to rip into the blanket of bland we call summer movies. The Dark Knight, director Christopher Nolan's absolute stunner of a follow-up to 2005's BATMAN BEGINS, is a potent provocation decked out as a comic-book movie. Feverish action? Check. Dazzling spectacle? Check. Devilish fun? Check. But Nolan is just warming up. There's something raw and elemental at work in this artfully imagined universe. Striking out from his Batman origin story, Nolan cuts through to a deeper dimension. Huh? Wha? How can a conflicted guy in a bat suit and a villain with a cracked, painted-on clown smile speak to the essentials of the human condition? Just hang on for a shock to the system. THE DARK KNIGHT creates a place where good and evil — expected to do battle — decide instead to get it on and dance. 'I don't want to kill you,' Heath Ledger's psycho Joker tells Christian Bale's stalwart Batman. 'You complete me.' Don't buy the tease. He means it." Oh yeah, he give is 3.5 out of 4 stars. That's pretty damn strong. (Thanks to "Ian de Leon" for the heads up!) 1:03 PM TEXAS TIME: Alright, BOF is starting a new TDK contest/giveaway -- which is actually the second in a series of 'em celebrating the release of TDK! Anyway, CLICK HERE to see what BOF's got and to enter... BLACKFILM.COM has an interview with Michael Jai White who plays the mobster "Gamble" in TDK 9:10 AM TEXAS TIME: According to THIS REPORT (Thanks to BOF'er "Ian"), THE DARK KNIGHT's box office is going to be pretty damn huge. Here's an excerpt: 81% of male moviegoers and 66% of female moviegoers polled June 10-15 intend to see THE DARK KNIGHT opening weekend. 100% of ticket buyers polled were aware of TDK's release this summer, compared with 49% of ticket buyers three weeks before THE INCREDIBLE HULK and 36% of buyers three weeks before IRON MAN. THE INCREDIBLE HULK muscled its way to a $54.5 million opening, while IRON MAN bowed with $98.6 million. The biggest opening of all-time was last May's SPIDER-MAN 3 with $151.1 million, a number I expect THE DARK KNIGHT to possibly challenge on July 18th. Cool! Also, I know that ticket sales for TDK through BOF (via FANDANGO.COM) have been off the chain -- especially for that first showing at 12:01 AM on July 18th. I'm also hearing it's getting close to impossible to score IMAX tix to that first midnight showing. 6:50 AM TEXAS TIME: There's a new edition of the "HA HA HA TIMES" for your reading pleasure, FYI... MTV has an exclusive, 5 minute clip of BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHT and you can check it out HERE... Speaking of B:GK, BLACKFILM.COM has an interview with Gary Dourdan who voices "Crispus Allen." New TDK TV Spot Posted by: Jett Tuesday, June 24, 2008 10:27 AM TEXAS TIME: There's a GREAT new TDK article via WIRED.COM and you can read it HERE. (Thanks to all who sent in the link!) 5:30 AM TEXAS TIME: I'm certainly not going to try to keep up with every single TV spot for this film, but it certainly looks like new TDK spots are appearing everywhere. For example, I was watching AMERICAN GLADIATORS last night (Hey, my 7 year old loves that show!) and low and behold, a new TDK commercial. I believe this was it... . Now tell me that they haven't NAILED The Joker! DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF, you know? Anyway... As you all know, Sen. Patrick Leahy has a small role in THE DARK KNIGHT. Check out THIS NICE ARTICLE about the Senator's love of Batman and his "Bat-work" for his local library. TDK Set Report, Part 6 - Christian Bale Posted by: Jett Monday, June 23, 2008 1:42 PM TEXAS TIME: That new episode of "Gotham Tonight" which focuses on Bruce Wayne is now available in its entirety at GOTHAMCABLENEWS.COM... BOF'er "Chris Z." alerted me that the 11PM (Eastern) edition of ESPN's "SPORTSCENTER" on June 30th is being sponsored exclusively by THE DARK KNIGHT... If you haven't seen the cover of the new Blu-ray edition of BATMAN: THE MOVIE -- the 1966 one -- here it is: And I will be adding that to my collection when it's released on July 1st! 7:17 AM TEXAS TIME: In the final installment of BOF's TDK set visit reports, I've got The Batman himself, Christian Bale! >>> CLICK HERE TO READ. Caine Predicts Oscar for Ledger Posted by: Jett Sunday, June 22, 2008 8:08 AM TEXAS TIME: It appears that Sir Michael Caine was so impressed with Heath Ledger's turn as The Joker in THE DARK KNIGHT that he's predicting the late actor might earn himself an Oscar. Here's an excerpt from an interview with PEOPLE.CO.UK: Caine, contemplating his co-star's loss, goes so far as to predict Ledger might win an Oscar...for his role as The Joker in THE DARK KNIGHT. "He was just so scary. Everyone was worried beforehand, because we knew he was going to be compared with Jack Nicholson's brilliant Joker in the 1989 BATMAN. He surprised the life out of us all." Thanks to "Chris M." for the link. Batsuit & Tumbler in Times Square Posted by: Jett Saturday, June 21, 2008 12:26 AM TEXAS TIME: If you are attending the BOF TDK MIDNIGHT PREMIERE PARTY, you can buy your tickets now RIGHT HERE! There are two screenings scheduled - 1 regular and 1 IMAX and I will be attending the latter... There's a new "Bat-Poll" - Predict TDK's Box Office. 8:28 AM TEXAS TIME: The Batsuit and a small scale version of The Tumbler are on display in Times Square and BOF'er "Rod" sent in some pics. >>> CLICK HERE to see 'em... A new episode of "Gotham Tonight" is coming that focuses on the life of "Playboy Billionaire Bruce Wayne." There's a preview up over at GOTHAMCABLENEWS.COM. TDK Set Report, Part 5 Posted by: Jett Friday, June 20, 2008 5:28 AM TEXAS TIME: In Part 5 of BOF's TDK Set Report, we've got Lindy Hemming, Nathan Crowley, Chris Corbould, Emma Thomas, and Charles Roven. >>> CLICK HERE TO READ. 3:07 AM TEXAS TIME: It seems that the latest viral game led to the following (click to go to the video): Clicking on the link leads to a "security video" that has a very brief shot of the very first image of The Joker that was released in May of '07... THE DARK KNIGHT tickets are now available over at FANDANGO.COM. If I were planning on going to the 12:01 AM screening on July 18th, I'd get my tickets early. Looks as if these showings are going fill up fast... My friends over at LATINOREVIEW.COM have a very nice interview with Nestor Carbonell who plays the mayor of Gotham in TDK. Here's an excerpt: I know some folks who have seen the film and tell me that when you see Ledger playing the role he is The Joker. Carbonell: "Exactly, he has apparently fleshed out that character, in his own way obviously, but to the point where he left a major impression on so many people who have already seen it. In fact I just spoke with someone from Warner Brothers who told me that it's absolutely Oscar worthy. It's an unbelievable and breathtaking performance." When the movie started filming it was based around the Joker, which is Heath Ledger's character. Did you have any scenes with him at all? Carbonell: "I am in a couple of scenes with Heath but I really didn't have much interaction with him in the film. There was one particular moment that comes to mind that I did take note. I announce to a group of police officers and there is a big cheer in the room. Heath Ledger is behind bars, and it's in the trailer actually, and it wasn't scripted. He improvised this where he started clapping along in a very mocking sardonic way. Immediately I knew 'Whoa, this guy's got this role right in his veins. He knows this guy really well.' That was one observation I had, but I didn't have much interaction with him. I wish I would have had more. From what I understand the work he does in this film is just outstanding and unbelievable. I haven't had a chance to see it but others have seen it. They said it was incredible." Click on the link provided for the full interview. TDK Set Report, Part 4 - Gary Oldman Posted by: Jett Thursday, June 19, 2008 1:50 PM TEXAS TIME: Seems as if there is a new viral site/game at WHYSOSERIOUS.COM/LAUGHTILITHURTS. 12:12 PM TEXAS TIME: More info on the world premiere of BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHT -- which now will include a panel afterwards -- can be found HERE. Three new images from B:GK are included. 9:42 AM TEXAS TIME: In Part 4 of BOF's TDK Set Report, Gary Oldman talks about Gordon, the relation ship with Batman and how Harvey Dent affects it, and Heath Ledger as The Joker. >>> CLICK HERE TO READ. TDK Set Report, Part 3 - Chris Nolan BOF's Part of the "Citizens For Batman!" Posted by: Jett Wednesday, June 18, 2008 4:25 PM TEXAS TIME: The BOF headquarters just got a package and apparently, I’m a member of the “Citizens For Batman” group: I also have a CFB pin (click on the thumbnail below to enlarge) and was instructed to do some other covert stuff online on behalf of the CFB. 2:16 PM TEXAS TIME: TDK now has it's own MYSPACE PAGE and there's new tie-in site from NOKIA. 6:10 AM TEXAS TIME: In Part 3 of BOF's TDK Set Report, Chris Nolan talks about why he decided to another BATMAN, Heath Ledger's Joker, and what's in store for The Batman. >>> CLICK HERE FOR THE INTERVIEW. Chris Nolan on the TDK set (Courtesy Warner Bros.) Do you think you are the biggest Batman fan in the Chicago area (and attending the Wizard World Convention in a few weeks)? If so, contact Megan Wittenberger (MEGAN_WITTENBERGER@CABLE.COMCAST.COM) of Comcast's "Prime Time Chicago." TDK Set Report, Part 2 - Aaron Eckhart Posted by: Jett Tuesday, June 17, 2008 4:33 PM TEXAS TIME: My good friend "Stax" from IGN MOVIES shot me an email informing me that that they had been visited by Batman! Well, the "Citizens For Batman" that is. Click on the link to check out their report (with pictures)! 9:51 AM TEXAS TIME: Interested in some excerpts from the TDK soundtrack? >>> CLICK HERE! (Thanks to "Dust" for the heads up!) 7:17 AM TEXAS TIME: In Part 2 of BOF TDK Set Report, Aaron Eckhart talks Harvey Dent...and Two Face. >>> CLICK HERE FOR THE INTERVIEW. The First Look At Two Face! TDK Set Report (Part 1) Posted by: Jett Monday, June 16, 2008 8:56 PM TEXAS TIME: Wanna see Two Face? Or at least "Half." GO HERE! 2:39 PM TEXAS TIME: My friends over at LATINOREVIEW.COM have an interview with Monica Curnen who plays "Det. Ramirez" in TDK. FYI. 10:20 AM TEXAS TIME: Hey, it's only been a year, but what the hell, right? BOF's THE DARK KNIGHT SET REPORT! Trip of a lifetime for a Batman fan... Anthony Micheal Hall talks "Mike Engel." CLICK HERE to see what he had to say. GOTHAM KNIGHT Preview Posted by: Jett Sunday, June 15, 2008 7:59 AM TEXAS TIME: Want to see a preview of BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHT? CLICK HERE... Want a pizza? Then check out GOTHAMCITYPIZZERIA.COM... I know most of you all already know this (because I've got ALL your emails), but there is a new trailer for TDK exclusively on Comcast. There's also an edition of "GOTHAM TONIGHT With Mike Engel" available for Comcast suscribers as well... NEWS.COM.AU has a short report on the family of Heath Ledger attending the premiere of TDK in New York on July 15th. (BOF will be in the Big Apple and will covering the premiere, FYI.) 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