“The Dark Knight” HBO First Look

The HBO First Look special on “The Dark Knight” has made its way onto YouTube and Traileraddict in two parts which talks about how the film was made and all that good stuff.

“The Dark Knight” reunites director Christopher Nolan with star Christian Bale, who returns to continue Batman’s war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker (Heath Ledger), who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante.

The Batman Begins follow-up opens in theaters and IMAX on July 18!

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“The Dark Knight” is Heading for Best Opening Ever!

Batman fans anxious to get a glimpse of the late Heath Ledger’s portrayal of the Joker are snatching up tickets online more than three weeks before The Dark Knight’s July 17 premiere.

According to Fandango, tickets for the upcoming “The Dark Knight” are selling out, even though the film is still three weeks away from being released in theaters. Lots of midnight screenings have sold out and many theaters are now adding 3am showings to meet the demand.

“We are currently seeing a surge in advance ticket sales,” said Ted Hong, vice president of marketing for Fandango, which first began selling tickets for Dark Knight last Friday. “It makes sense that there’s a rush for tickets — it looks action-packed and film fans are anxious to see Heath Ledger.” Read the rest of this entry

“Dark Knight” TV Spot #4

Warner Bros continue promoting “The Dark Knight” and the fourth TV spot for the film already appeared online.

In The Dark Knight, Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organisations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain) stars as arch-villain The Joker, and Aaron Eckhart plays District Attorney Harvey Dent. Maggie Gyllenhaal joins the cast in the role of Rachel Dawes. Returning from Batman Begins are Gary Oldman as Lieutenant Jim Gordon, Oscar winner Michael Caine (The Cider House Rules) as Alfred, and Oscar winner Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby) as Lucius Fox.

Nolan is directing the film from a screenplay written by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan, story by David S Goyer & Christopher Nolan. The Dark Knight is based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Bob Kane created Batman.

The behind-the-scenes creative team includes two-time Oscar-nominated director of photography Wally Pfister (The Prestige, Batman Begins), Oscar-nominated production designer Nathan Crowley (The Prestige), Oscar-nominated editor Lee Smith (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World) and Oscar-winning costume designer Lindy Hemming (Topsy-Turvy).

“The Dark Knight” is scheduled to hit conventional and IMAX theaters on July 18th.

Six Brand New “The Dark Knight” Photos !

Today, we have six more shots from the upcoming “The Dark Knight“

In the film, with the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman (Christian Bale) sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker (Heath Ledger).

Christopher Nolan returns to helm the film, which is scheduled to hit conventional and IMAX theaters on July 18th.

New Joker Poster

Batman on Film got an exclusive look at a brand new poster of The Joker.

Joker (Heath Ledger) looks deranged, psychotic and is The Joker!

The Dark Knight reunites director Christopher Nolan with star Christian Bale, who returns to continue Batman’s war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker (Heath Ledger), who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante.

The Dark Knight is scheduled to hit theaters on July 18th.

‘The Dark Knight’ Update!

Warner Bros. has released their Summer Preview 2008 kit and along with it comes some new official details from The Dark Knight! The new official synopsis reads as follows:

The Dark Knight” reunites director Christopher Nolan with star Christian Bale, who returns to continue Batman’s war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker (Heath Ledger), who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante.

I know… it’s not much. Everyone is waiting for a new trailer…or maybe new lea*ed material !?

Heath Ledger Found Dead

Heath Ledger has been reported dead today, his body found this afternoon at his New York apartment. A police spokesman has confirmed that Ledger was pronounced dead at the scene and that, while the precise cause of death has not been officially confirmed, the body was discovered surrounded by pills and the incident is being treated as a possible overdose.

The Australian actor was reportedly discovered by his housekeeper just hours ago when she went to inform him that his masseuse had arrived for a scheduled massage appointment.

The former Home And Away star shot to stardom in 1999 with smart teen comedy 10 Things I Hate About You. Following this with a role opposite Mel Gibson in The Patriot and his first major lead with A Knight’s Tale, Ledger proved himself a charismatic leading man. More dramatic roles followed in Monster’s Ball and The Four Feathers, with Ledger later garnering an Oscar nomination for his role as Ennis Del Mar in Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain.

The actor had most recently starred in I’m Not There and is due to appear later this year as The Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. He had been in the middle of shooting The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus with Terry Gilliam.

He leaves behind a two-year-old daughter, Matilda. Ledger died at the age of 28.