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Warner Bros. Animation offers another epic chapter in the history of the Dark Knight, based on Frank Miller’s acclaimed comic. Few graphic novels have had the staying power of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. Released in 1986, the DC Comics epic written and drawn by Frank Miller was an instant [...]
‘Looper’ Director Chats About Film’s Mind-Bending VFX
We sat down with Rian Johnson, the director of the time-travel film Looper, to discuss his use of visual effects in the movie and their importance to the science fiction genre. The film, which stars Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Emily Blunt, opens in theaters nationwide on Friday (September 28). [...]
‘Dark Knight Rises’ Posts Third Straight B.O. Win
It was a three-peat for the final episode in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. The Dark Knight Rises topped the box office for the third straight weekend, taking in $36 million domestic for a to-date total gross estimated at $354 million. The international gross edged up slightly higher to a total [...]
Former WB Head Alan Horn to Lead Walt Disney Studios
Former Warner Bros. president Alan Horn will take over as chairman of the Walt Disney Studios on June 11. Horn was tapped by Disney chief Bob Iger to replace Rich Ross, who left the studio in April. Horn was president of Warner Bros. for 12 years before leaving the studio [...]
Produced By Confab Announces 2012 Lineup
The fourth annual Produced by Conference, which is held this year June 8-10 at the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, has announced its jam-packed program for this year. Academy Award-winning producer Brian Grazer, Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes, Batman director Christopher Nolan, HDTV’s Mark Cuban, Lionsgate vice chairman Michael [...]
Warner Bros. Reveals New Superman Photo
Another day, another new picture from a comic-book movie! Today, Warner Bros. released the first photo of Henry Cavill as Superman in the studio’s upcoming Man of Steel feature In the photo, Cavill (Showtimes’s The Tudors) is donning the famous Superman cape and seems to be fighting sparking flames. Director [...]
Studios Tease ‘Dark Knight,’ ‘Spider-Man,’ ‘Avengers’ Movies
Comic-Con started with comic books, and now that movies have gotten in on the act it is no surprise that the show features sneak peeks at comic-book movies. Up first is a teaser trailer from Warner Bros. for The Dark Knight Rises, the third and final film in Christopher Nolan’s [...]
Hathaway is Catwoman, Hardy Plays Bane in ‘Dark Knight Rises’
Catwoman and Bane are one step closer to terrorizing Gotham City, with actors Anne Hathaway and Tom Hardy joining the cast of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. The studio confirmed the casting decisions in a press release. The Dark Knight Rises is the third film in Nolan’s Batman series [...]
Nolan Earns VES Visionary Award
Christopher Nolan, director of Inception and The Dark Knight, will receive the first Visionary Award from the Visual Effects Society. The award recognizes a filmmaker who has “uniquely and consistently employed the art and science of visual effects to foster imagination and ignite future discoveries by way of artistry, invention [...]
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U.K.-based digital social world BinWeevils, for kids 6-12, has appointed media...
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