Oh hey there, just in case you’ve been living under a rock for the last few years there’s a new movie coming out in July called The Dark Knight Rises, it’s the sequel to another indie film from 2008 titled The Dark Knight.

Now some of us caught the 2008 film and loved it. Actually, it’s a little known fact that it was a sequel to another movie Batman Begins starring the same title character, Batman.

So in case this is the first time you’re hearing about The Dark Knight Rises, this will be the final chapter in the trilogy by little-known director Christopher Nolan and soon-to-be-well-known actor Christian Bale.

I hope you make the time to check out the film upon release because I feel that it’s going to need as much support as possible to eventually turn a profit.

Maybe on the … Read More »

The official trailer for The Dark Knight Rises has been released and it looks pretty freakin good!

I have tried very hard to stay away from spoilers, conversations, and even rumours because I know that I am going to see this in the cinema when it gets released so I don’t really need to know anything beforehand. I wasn’t even going to watch the trailer because I wanted to preserve my Dark Knight Rises ignorance. But after some words from @DVDBits I decided to give it a go. I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED!

How cool was this trailer? Not only does it make you want to watch it NOW, but it also reminds you just how great this franchise is and what an amazing job Chris Nolan has done with bringing credibility back to Batman.

I was a little concerned after the blistering performance … Read More »

The official trailer for The Dark Knight Rises has been released and it looks pretty freakin good!

I have tried very hard to stay away from spoilers, conversations, and even rumours because I know that I am going to see this in the cinema when it gets released so I don’t really need to know anything beforehand. I wasn’t even going to watch the trailer because I wanted to preserve my Dark Knight Rises ignorance. But after some words from @DVDBits I decided to give it a go. I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED!

How cool was this trailer? Not only does it make you want to watch it NOW, but it also reminds you just how great this franchise is and what an amazing job Chris Nolan has done with bringing credibility back to Batman.

I was a little concerned after the blistering performance … Read More »

Welcome to another edition of the Weekly Slab!

I have to start off this week by saying that it’s going to be a longer one than last week, where nothing really happened, but definitely not the case this week!

So here are all the stories, new articles, and trailers which caught my attention and have been deemed worthy to receive a place on my site. (“deemed worthy” by me. If it doesn’t interest me, I won’t spend time on it.)

Rock of Ages Trailer

Earlier this week, the first trailer for the musical turned film Rock of Ages was released to some pretty poor reviews and tweets. There were some pretty reliable pretty whom I follow on Twitter and they were saying that it was bad and kind of hard to sit through, but I always want to make up my own mind and … Read More »

Is it Sunday already?

Well it must be time for another Weekly Slab update! The time where I get to look back at the tweets and movie news which grabbed my attention enough to be bookmarked and saved for the slab!

So kicking us off this week is a story which broke my heart a little bit and still makes me a little sad thinking about it.

‘Jaws’ ride at Universal Studios is closing!

Yes, according to Attractions Magazine the very last time that the ‘Jaws’ ride will be running at Universal Studios is 9pm January 2nd 2012. So next month will be the last time that the shark will be popping out of the water and scaring all the tourists on the backlot tram!

The girl and I visited Universal Studios last year and we went on the Jaws ride and pretty much made … Read More »

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The first official pic of Anne Hathaway dressed as Catwoman has been released and is doing the rounds.

It is interesting to note that the image released is titled Selina Kyle rather than Catwoman but at first glance it sure looks like what we’d expect Catwoman to kind of look like. Perhaps this is just director Chris Nolan playing with the die-hard fans…

I have to admit that the image left me a little empty and feeling a tad “meh” but I have faith in Mr Nolan’s vision for the final installment in his Batman franchise so I am trying to reserve judgement until the finished product is released next year.

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The viral campaign for The Dark Knight Rises has kicked off with a new site, a black screen, weird chanting, and a new phrase The Fire Rises.

Oh and also the first image of Tom Hardy as Bane!

If you head over to http://www.thedarkknightrises.com/ you won’t see anything but a black screen but you will hear something… something very cool and creepy at the same time.

Here’s the sound file from the website, hear the chanting in all its eerie glory.

The Dark Knight Rises

There’s a lot of speculation on Superhero Hype as to what the chanting could be and it refers to. Check out their article and see what one of their readers did with the understanding the chanting, it’s very cool. The general consensus about the plot point is that it’s most likely to be a Lazarus Pit used by Ra’s … Read More »

Greetings all,

After the remarkable job that Christopher Nolan has done getting audiences around the world to take Batman seriously again Warner Bros has decided to reboot the franchise again after The Dark Knight Rises is released!

IMDB reported that Warner Bros president Jeff Robinov stated last night “We have the third Batman, but then we’ll have to reinvent Batman…Chris Nolan and [producing partner and wife] Emma Thomas will be producing it, so it will be a conversation with them about what the next phase is.”

So what does this mean for fans?

Well at this point in time, too little is known to accurately get a feel on what is going to happen…but it does raise some interesting questions.

Will Mr Nolan and Ms Thomas influence the reboot to have the same tone and feel as their Batman franchise?
Will any of the original cast members be … Read More »

Greetings all,

Just when you thought it was safe to carry on with your day with the announcement that Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Inception, Stop-Loss) would be playing Alberto Falcone, the son of Carmine Falcone (played by Tom Wilkinson in Batman Begins) in the third installment of the franchise, The Dark Knight Rises…however this is INCORRECT!

EW is reporting that Mr Gordon-Levitt will be playing a role in the film however it will not be that of Alberto Falcone as originally reported.

So it’s now back to the drawing board, just what role will be play?

There has been plenty of speculation that Mr Gordon-Levitt will play The Riddler but I don’t believe that this could be the case since we know that Catwoman and Bane are already in the film and I can’t imagine for a minute that Christopher Nolan would go down the path … Read More »

Greetings all,

Just when you thought it was safe to carry on with your day with the announcement that Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Inception, Stop-Loss) would be playing Alberto Falcone, the son of Carmine Falcone (played by Tom Wilkinson in Batman Begins) in the third installment of the franchise, The Dark Knight Rises…however this is INCORRECT!

EW is reporting that Mr Gordon-Levitt will be playing a role in the film however it will not be that of Alberto Falcone as originally reported.

So it’s now back to the drawing board, just what role will be play?

There has been plenty of speculation that Mr Gordon-Levitt will play The Riddler but I don’t believe that this could be the case since we know that Catwoman and Bane are already in the film and I can’t imagine for a minute that Christopher Nolan would go down the path … Read More »