Tag "The Dark Knight Rises"

‘Dark Knight’ Has a Heroic $64 Million Weekend

July 29, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Chris Nolan’s epic feature The Dark Knight Rises managed to remain on top of the box office chart his weekend, taking in $64 million domestically. The Warner Bros. release, which will forever be connected to the Aurora shooting tragedy, has a $289 million cume after its second weekend in U.S. [...]

Scaling the VFX Heights of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’

July 26, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

The third and final chapter in Chris Nolan’s Batman trilogy delivers plenty of spectacular visuals and mind-boggling vfx scenes that linger in memory long after the final credits roll. The stakes are bigger than ever for Batman in The Dark Knight Rises, the final installment in director Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed [...]

ShortsHD Celebrates Plympton

July 25, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

ShortsHD, the only TV network dedicated to short films, is launching a special collection of shorts from award-winning animation icon Bill Plympton on Animate! which kicks off July 25 at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. EST / 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. PST, repeating July 28 at 8 and 11 [...]

The Spandex Speculations

July 10, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

In honor of Comic-Con, we humbly offer our annual glimpse at the gritty details and vague conjectures about upcoming film adaptations of comic-book properties. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…a greenlit production! Director Marc Webb’s hotly anticipated reboot of the Spidey story finds a teenaged Peter Parker [...]

Question for the Week of July 2 2012

July 2, 2012 by admin 6 Comments divider image

This week, all eyes will be on Sony’s Amazing Spider-Man to see if it can outperform Marvel’s The Avengers. What is your favorite comic-book-based movie of 2012? The Avengers The Amazing Spider-Man The Dark Knight Rises Dredd

Warner Bros. Readies Diverse Toy Fair Slate

February 1, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Warner Bros. Consumer Products is getting ready to unveil new tie-in toys for The Dark Knight Rises, The Green Lantern, Young Justice, Looney Tunes, ThunderCats and The Hobbit at this month’s Toy Fair in New York City. DC Comics master toy licensee, Mattel, is also hoping for an avalanche of [...]

2011 Licensing Wish List

June 6, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Our annual run-down of what to expect from top toon and vfx blockbuster franchises at this year’s Licensing International Expo held in Las Vegas, June 14-16. Old Pals and New Faves Rave at DCP This year at the show, Disney Consumer Products, the world’s largest licensor, will be focused on [...]

Hathaway is Catwoman, Hardy Plays Bane in ‘Dark Knight Rises’

January 19, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 2 Comments divider image

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 [...]