Legends of Superheroes (1979)

Wow!!! Yes, that's Adam West dressed as Batman with Burt Ward's Robin (and Green Lantern's there too).

This TV special from 1979 was found by Warner Bros', mislabled and stored in a salt cave in Kansas apparently! It's now available to buy (exclusively) on DVD from the WB shop but unfortunately they won't ship outside America (sorry Ned, I did try to buy it for you).


Click here to watch some footage and hear a review.

Tom Hardy cast in Batman 3

According to an exclusive from Deadline.com, Tom Hardy (Inception, Bronson) has been cast in a lead role for the third and final Christopher Nolan 'Batman' movie. As to whether he will be a hero or villian is another thing. Keep those rumours coming in fellow film nerds!

Batman : Arkham Asylum

I can't wait to play this! It was "officially" released to the (lucky) American's today, I'm hoping my disc will arrive on Thursday. The first decent Batman game!

New 'Batman' movie shooting next year

Gary Oldman told crowds at Comic-Con 2009 that the next Batman film will start shooting in 2010, scheduled for release in 2011.

"You didn't hear that from me" Oldman added.

Warner Bros have yet to comment but you can be sure it'll happen.

Yay!!!

The Penguin has his revenge

Brilliant!

Mike Jacobsen is a comics artist from Australia. You can find more of his work over at SeeMikeDraw.

Happy 80th Adam West

Adam West, 80 today. Happy Birthday old dude!

Batman Shows Joker How to Properly Lift Heavy Objects

For more 'Tips for Healthy Living from Batman and Joker', click here.

Dark Knight Parody

Very funny and true. It was one of the bad points of the film, Batman doesn't sound very well.

Who gave Dark Knight a 5 out of 10 by the way? Explain yourself please.

The Dark Knight - my review

OK, first things first... I have a confession to make. It was me who scored The Dark Knight a 9 out of 10, I'm very very sorry! After a second viewing this afternoon I have now retracted my 9 to be replaced with a 10 as it rightfully deserves.

I think the reason I gave it a 9 originally was because its quite different to Batman Begins. That to me was my perfect Batman movie and the fact that it was almost entirely shot in Britain gave me a sense of patriotism when watching it.

I loved the mythology behind 'Begins', it was so well done. This made the Batman character (Christian Bale) seem believable, a step away from most comic book adaptations. Director Christopher Nolan did such a fantastic job that Batman's past no longer needs to be covered, a refreshing step away from the films of the 80's & 90's.

The Dark Knight continues very close to where it left off, with Batman doing his usual unorthodox heroics. Saying that however, Batman isn't really the main character in The Dark Knight. Don't get me wrong, he's there doing his stuff but the focus seems to be on the other characters through the majority of the story like detective Gordon, the Joker & Harvey Dent/Two Face. This works well and on my second viewing I really appreciated it.

Dark Knight is a lot "darker" than Begins. For example the interrogation scene between Batman and the Joker is really brutal.

The late Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker is absolutely brilliant. He's totally crazy and psychotic! All the reports of praise are true, he does deserve that Oscar nomination.

Harvey Dent (played by the excellent Aaron Eckhart) is again a different portrayal of the character I was expecting to see. Throughout the film he is seen as the main hero. His transformation into Two Face is brilliant and the FX on his half mangled face looks incredible.

The rest of the cast are great, featuring many recognisable faces just as simple extras. I guess since the Batman re-imagination lots of actors now want work in a Batman movie as its more than just a crappy kids action film, it has credibility!

The end of the film is not at all what I was expecting. Original in every way, what happens next I haven't got a clue but I'll be looking forward to it. In the meantime I'm sure the internet will be rife with rumours/suggestions!

***RUMOUR ALERT*** Johnny Depp as the Ridler, I heard that today (01/08/08). Hmm...?

The Dark Knight trailer... in LEGO!

This one's going out to my good buddy Ned, I'm sure you'll like it!

Terminator Salvation (2009)

As rumoured the teaser trailer for Terminator Salvation is attached to 'The Dark Knight' which I'm watching tomorrow (cannot wait!!!).



And heres a screen shot someone took from the trailer of the new Terminator! I've adjusted the contrast and brightness, although its still not amazingly clear.

On a sad note I found out the FX master Stan Winston died last week. He was responsible for creating amazing special effects for The Terminator, Predator and Jurassic Park amongst others.

Is it Time For Batman to Tone it Down?

Everyday Devices As Designed By Batman

The always brilliant and hilarious Cracked.com has a new Photoshop contest to create Everyday Devices As Designed By Batman. Check out the entries so far.

Here's my attempt;



Only 12 days to go and The Dark Knight gets released into cinemas, awesome!

Michael Bay's Rejected "The Dark Knight" Script

Apparently, Michael Bay wrote an unsolicited script for The Dark Knight that was ultimately rejected by Warner Bros.

To read the full story, click here.

I doubt its true but its very funny nevertheless!

Batman Vs Batman Vs Batman

This is brilliant!

And sticking with the theme, who's the best movie Batman ever?

Dark Knight dedicated to Ledger

Actor Heath Ledger, who died following a drug overdose in January, will be remembered in an on-screen tribute in his final full film, The Dark Knight.

The end credits of the Batman Begins sequel will include a farewell note to the 28-year-old.

At the time of his death the Brokeback Mountain star had just completed filming the role of The Joker.

Special effects technician, Conway Wickliffe, who was killed in a stunt accident, will also be remembered.

The special tribute reads: "In memory of our friends Heath Ledger and Conway Wickliffe."

The hotly anticipated Dark Knight film also stars Christian Bale as Batman, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Gary Oldman.

Ledger died from an accidental overdose of six different types of prescription drugs in his New York apartment.

In the production notes, British director Christopher Nolan wrote of Ledger: "I needed a phenomenal actor, but he also had to be someone unafraid of taking on such an iconic role."

"Heath created something entirely original. It's stunning, it's captivating. It's going to blow people away" he added.

The Dark Knight will premiere in London on 21 July and goes on general release in the UK on 25 July.

* Pinched from BBC Entertainment News, 27/06/2008

Heath Ledger Joker figure

If you see this figure in a shop to buy or can get one cheap DO SO IMMEDIATELY!

The Joker figure completely sold out within a few minutes of its release in the US, now to be found at some ridiculously high price on eBay.

It looks pretty crap to me but I guess if you want to make some money off the death of Heath Ledger nows the time to do it!

Heath Ledger dead at 28

Actor Heath Ledger was found dead at a Manhattan apartment Tuesday afternoon in what appeared to be a possible drug-related death; he was 28.

The actor was discovered in one of the SoHo apartment's bedrooms at 3:31 p.m., when a masseuse arrived for a scheduled appointment and the residence's housekeeper went to inform the actor of the masseuse's arrival. He was found unconscious and unresponsive; the New York Times at first stated that the apartment in question belonged to actress Mary-Kate Olsen, but a publicist for the actress later said that Olsen did not own a unit in the building in which Ledger was found. An initial police report also cited by the New York Times said that foul play was not suspected and that pills had been found near Ledger's body.

A native of Australia, Ledger shot to fame as a teen heartthrob in 10 Things I Hate About You before graduating to more adult roles, most notably his Oscar-nominated turn in Brokeback Mountain.

Engaged at one time to Brokeback co-star Michelle Williams, the two had a daughter but had split in recent months.

Recently, Ledger wrapped filming on the Batman film The Dark Knight, in which he played The Joker; the film is currently set for release this summer.

* Pinched from IMDb, 23/01/2008

The Dark Knight (2008)

No doubt, this will be the best superhero film of 2008! Can't wait to see it.

And here's a new on screen interpretation they shouldn't have bothered with... Aquaman, probably one of the worst superhero's ever created. Notice the Batman music in the background at the start, the cheek of it!

The Dark Knight (2008)

Here's the most recent picture released for the forthcoming Batman movie, The Dark Knight.