Earlier in the day, Tom and Charlotte attended the British Academy Television Craft Awards in London, England. I’ve added the first batch of released images into the gallery. Hopefully many additional images will be released shortly! In the meantime, head over to the gallery for the latest additions.
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The latest official trailer for The Dark Knight Rises starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tom Hardy. This version is slightly longer and reveals a large assortment of never-before-seen-footage.
After an immense first trailer surfaced online last week for John Hillcoat’s highly anticipated Lawless, I have added several production stills into the gallery. Head over to the gallery for the latest additions.
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I’ve added scans from the June 2012 issue of SFX Magazine. A muli-page article about The Dark Knight Rises’ villain Bane was featured in the newest issue. Head over to the gallery for the latest additions.
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The most recent Batman film, The Dark Knight, was the subject of much dispute in the UK in 2008 after being handed a 12A certificate despite its powerful adult themes. Now it looks like the debate over cinema ratings is likely to begin all over again for Christopher Nolan’s follow-up, The Dark Knight Rises after the final film in the British director’s Batman trilogy was given a PG-13 rating in the US.
The rating from the Motion Picture Association of America will almost certainly translate into another 12A in the UK. The US censors say Nolan’s film features “intense sequences of violence and action, some sensuality and language”. A PG-13 will allow anyone over the age of 12 into the film in the US, increasing its chances of box-office glory. The Dark Knight is the 11th highest grossing film of all time worldwide, with more than $1bn in receipts, and its sequel is expected to produce similar results.
The Dark Knight Rises opens in the UK on 20 July 2012. It once again stars Christian Bale as the caped crusader, with Anne Hathaway debuting as Selina Kyle, a character who becomes Catwoman in the comics. Gary Oldman and Michael Caine reprise their roles as Commissioner Gordon and Alfred, while another Brit, Tom Hardy, plays the central villain Bane. (Source)
Movie titles get changed all the time for a variety of reasons. For example, this summer’s superhero combo-pack “The Avengers” will be called “Avengers Assemble” in the UK, presumably to prevent older Brits from doddering into theaters excitedly expecting to see Dame Diana Rigg.
Sometimes it’s due to marketing, sometimes it’s just the caprices of studio execs, but in the case of The Weinstein Company’s Lawless, formerly known as Wettest County in the World, it’s all thanks to one unexpected individual: press-shy auteur Terrence Malick. The original title of the Prohibition crime drama — starring Tom Hardy and Shia LaBeouf as moonshine bootleggers from the feral hills of Virginia — was a shortening of the title of the book it’s adapted from, The Wettest County in the World, a historical novel by Matt Bondurant based on the true lives of his grandfather and two granduncles. But a change of heart from the Tree of Life director allowed the filmmakers to switch the marquee.
“We’d always wanted the title Lawless,” producer Lucy Fisher told EW, “but it was always unavailable to us.” That’s because the only-very-recently prolific Malick had dibs on the name for one of his upcoming projects, of which little is known except that it boasts a formidable cast, including Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Natalie Portman, Cate Blanchett, and Rooney Mara. However, it turned out that Malick enjoys the work of director John Hillcoat (The Proposition, The Road) enough to part ways with that title. “Terry very graciously gave us the go-ahead to use it,” says Fisher. “Because, he said, he’s a fan of John’s. He gets a special thank you in the movie.”
Lawless hits theaters on Aug. 31, while Malick’s film is supposed to begin filming this year. (Source)
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced that the action/romantic comedy This Means War, starring Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy and Chris Pine, will come to Blu-ray on May 22, 2012. Directed by McG, the film follows two best buds (Tom Hardy and Chris Pine) who end up falling for the same girl (Reese Witherspoon). The twist is that Tom Hardy and Chris Pine are both deadly CIA agents who will pull out all kinds of tricks, literally, to win over the girl of their dreams.
The film will be released in a Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack and will have two versions included- a ninety-seven minute theatrical version as well as a 104-minute extended cut. Special features include:
Commentary by McG on both theatrical and extended versions
Alternate endings with optional McG commentary:
- Warehouse alternate ending
- Alternate ending #1
- Alternate ending #2Deleted scenes with optional McG commentary:
- “Trish & Lauren Chat / Shooting Range”
- “Jonas’ Funeral”
- “Post Pizza”
- “Ex-Girlfriends”
- “Visiting Joe”
- “Lauren Freaking Out”Alternative opening concept: Previz with optional McG commentary:
Bachelorette Party feature
Uncensored gag reel
Theatrical trailer
As anticipation for The Dark Knight Rises grows thicker and thicker, fans are clamoring to be apart of the hype! Produced by Paranickfilmz (via Slashfilm), a trailer for The Dark Knight Rises with a combination of animation and good old fashioned Lego toys has surfaced online. Don’t worry, Batman purists: none of the audio has been affected. Take a look at the creative video below:
Liam Neeson will officiall return as Ra’s al Ghul in The Dark Knight Rises. The news was confirmed in production notes for Wrath of the Titans, which he also stars in. The Ra’s al Ghul character is the leader of the League of Shadows and the man who trained Batman in the first, Christopher Nolan, Batman movie Batman Begins.
Ra’s was also aboard a train that derailed and exploded at the end of the film, seemingly killing him. However, Ra’s is an immortal, so there are a number of possibilities in which he can return, and it looks like we’ll just have to wait until it premieres on July 20th,2012 to find out. (Source)
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