Articles tagged with: The Dark Knight
Morgan Freeman Gets More (More) Bad News
Morgan Freeman has been struck by the evil curse of The Dark Knight yet again. So we may have been a little sceptical about the whole 'curse' thing ever since the term started getting bandied around, but on this evidence it's hard not to think that maybe, just maybe there are nefarious forces at work. Just days after having a serious car accident, Morgan Freeman and his wife of 24 years are to get a divorce. According to a friend of Freeman, the divorce had been in the works for a while before the accident even occurred - so don't go accusing Morgan of having a relationship with Demaris Meyer, the passenger in his car during the accident, that was anything beyond platonic friendship. We thought about it - purely for comedy effect, of course - but libel is too big a word.
Morgan Freeman has been struck by the evil curse of The Dark Knight yet again. So we may have been a little sceptical about the whole 'curse' thing ever since the term started getting bandied around, but on this evidence it's hard not to think that maybe, just maybe there are nefarious forces at work. Just days after having a serious car accident, Morgan Freeman and his wife of 24 years are to get a divorce. According to a friend of Freeman, the divorce had been in the works for a while before the accident even occurred - so don't go accusing Morgan of having a relationship with Demaris Meyer, the passenger in his car during the accident, that was anything beyond platonic friendship. We thought about it - purely for comedy effect, of course - but libel is too big a word.
The Dark Knight Makes Even More Money. Not That We’re Jealous or Anything…
The Dark Knight has only ruddy well gone and done it again. No, not struck down another member of the cast or crew with the 'curse', which is apparently floating around these days. The film has gone and broken the record for the fastest $400 million in box office history, making the money in a frankly ridiculous 18 days. Imagine making four hundred million dollars in 18 days. How many tricks you'd have to pull to draw in that amount... it's hard to take in. Though it would also be hard to take in if you pulled $400 million-worth of tricks, let's be honest here. But at least it shows that maybe, just maybe, Christopher Nolan's film is living up to its reputation, even with the extra bits of accidental hype popping up here and there.
The Dark Knight has only ruddy well gone and done it again. No, not struck down another member of the cast or crew with the 'curse', which is apparently floating around these days. The film has gone and broken the record for the fastest $400 million in box office history, making the money in a frankly ridiculous 18 days. Imagine making four hundred million dollars in 18 days. How many tricks you'd have to pull to draw in that amount... it's hard to take in. Though it would also be hard to take in if you pulled $400 million-worth of tricks, let's be honest here. But at least it shows that maybe, just maybe, Christopher Nolan's film is living up to its reputation, even with the extra bits of accidental hype popping up here and there.
Batman 3: Angelina Jolie Should Be Catwoman, Says Catwoman
The Dark Knight hype-tizzy is over, right? After the deaths and the arrests and the plaudits, that's the end now, right? Michael Caine hasn't smacked a gypsy on the head with a shovel? Morgan Freeman hasn't accidentally fallen down a lift shaft? Good, then that really is the end of interminable Dark Knight hype. So let's start hyping up Batman 3 instead, then. Although nobody knows for sure who the Batman 3 villain will be, Catwoman is emerging as a fan favourite, for some completely unknown reason. And Angelina Jolie seems to be the frontrunner to play her. That's not just berserk internet lust talking - definitive 1960s Catwoman Julie Newmar seems to think she'd be a good fit, too. Still, if that falls through there's always Kerry Katona. Or death. Let's go with death.
The Dark Knight hype-tizzy is over, right? After the deaths and the arrests and the plaudits, that's the end now, right? Michael Caine hasn't smacked a gypsy on the head with a shovel? Morgan Freeman hasn't accidentally fallen down a lift shaft? Good, then that really is the end of interminable Dark Knight hype. So let's start hyping up Batman 3 instead, then. Although nobody knows for sure who the Batman 3 villain will be, Catwoman is emerging as a fan favourite, for some completely unknown reason. And Angelina Jolie seems to be the frontrunner to play her. That's not just berserk internet lust talking - definitive 1960s Catwoman Julie Newmar seems to think she'd be a good fit, too. Still, if that falls through there's always Kerry Katona. Or death. Let's go with death.
Weekend Box Office: The Dark Knight Continues To Widdle On Everything
First the bad news - The Dark Knight lost over half of its audience at the weekend box office compared to last week. Now the slightly better news - that still meant that The Dark Knight pulled in $75 million in sales this weekend, over $45 million more than its next best rival. Clearly, The Dark Knight is something of a weekend box office phenomenon. So what can a forthcoming film - say, Vicky Christina Barcelona - do to match The Dark Knight's weekend box office success? Easy - have Penelope Cruz killed by an accidental overdose and then convince Woody Allen to beat up his own mother a day after it opens. Also, if they could make the film inordinately long and so morally heavyhanded that it may as well be delivered by a wild-eyed redneck preacher, that'd be great too.
First the bad news - The Dark Knight lost over half of its audience at the weekend box office compared to last week. Now the slightly better news - that still meant that The Dark Knight pulled in $75 million in sales this weekend, over $45 million more than its next best rival. Clearly, The Dark Knight is something of a weekend box office phenomenon. So what can a forthcoming film - say, Vicky Christina Barcelona - do to match The Dark Knight's weekend box office success? Easy - have Penelope Cruz killed by an accidental overdose and then convince Woody Allen to beat up his own mother a day after it opens. Also, if they could make the film inordinately long and so morally heavyhanded that it may as well be delivered by a wild-eyed redneck preacher, that'd be great too.
Movie Review: The Dark Knight
Probably the most hotly anticipated movie since time began, The Dark Knight finally arrives in cinemas this week after what seems a neverending wait. Of course the accolades have been shouted from the rooftops and it gives us great pleasure to step in line behind countless others and give praise to what is sure to become a classic film of our time. The film, as you should be aware by now, is a sequel to Batman Begins which rebooted the Bat franchise in a world rooted in reality. The Dark Knight not only continues the theme but expands it into something completely fresh and riveting.
Probably the most hotly anticipated movie since time began, The Dark Knight finally arrives in cinemas this week after what seems a neverending wait. Of course the accolades have been shouted from the rooftops and it gives us great pleasure to step in line behind countless others and give praise to what is sure to become a classic film of our time. The film, as you should be aware by now, is a sequel to Batman Begins which rebooted the Bat franchise in a world rooted in reality. The Dark Knight not only continues the theme but expands it into something completely fresh and riveting.
Batman Christian Bale Arrested For Allegedly Beating Mum And Sister Up
So you're Christian Bale; you're the star of The Dark Knight - one of the biggest movies ever - how do you celebrate the news? Simple, you go a bit mental, attack your mother and sister and get arrested on suspicion of assault for it. True, it might not be the obvious way around the problem, but it's what Christian Bale allegedly has done. So with Heath Ledger dead and Christian Bale arrested for assault, it seems like The Dark Knight might be carrying a dark curse. We'll know for sure as soon as Michael Caine climbs up a church tower and starts firing a machine gun at passers-by and crying, but for now it's just a pretty strong hunch.
So you're Christian Bale; you're the star of The Dark Knight - one of the biggest movies ever - how do you celebrate the news? Simple, you go a bit mental, attack your mother and sister and get arrested on suspicion of assault for it. True, it might not be the obvious way around the problem, but it's what Christian Bale allegedly has done. So with Heath Ledger dead and Christian Bale arrested for assault, it seems like The Dark Knight might be carrying a dark curse. We'll know for sure as soon as Michael Caine climbs up a church tower and starts firing a machine gun at passers-by and crying, but for now it's just a pretty strong hunch.
Weekend Box Office: The Dark Knight Now Roughly Bigger Than Jesus
Here's some hardly very surprising news - The Dark Knight is the number one movie at the weekend box office this week. More than that, though, The Dark Knight is the biggest-ever movie at the number one box office - to the tune of $155 million. That's even more than Spider-Man 3 managed. The Dark Knight better than a film about Kirsten Dunst doing a dance about some eggs? Wow, that is good. What's more impressive is that The Dark Knight managed to be the best ever movie at the US weekend box office even though it's an overlong pitch-black morality tale made notorious by the death of one of its stars. That means that The Dark Knight is also the most depressing box office megahit since at least Big Momma's House 2 came out.
Here's some hardly very surprising news - The Dark Knight is the number one movie at the weekend box office this week. More than that, though, The Dark Knight is the biggest-ever movie at the number one box office - to the tune of $155 million. That's even more than Spider-Man 3 managed. The Dark Knight better than a film about Kirsten Dunst doing a dance about some eggs? Wow, that is good. What's more impressive is that The Dark Knight managed to be the best ever movie at the US weekend box office even though it's an overlong pitch-black morality tale made notorious by the death of one of its stars. That means that The Dark Knight is also the most depressing box office megahit since at least Big Momma's House 2 came out.
Batman 3: Catwoman & The Penguin To Remain Unemployed
The Dark Knight has whipped up such a hype frenzy that we wouldn't be surprised if it cured the blind and healed the terminally ill. In fact, people are going so potty over The Dark Knight that they've started to pretend that they've already seen it just so they can move onto speculation over Batman 3. So we may as well do the same. It's not like we've got anything better to do. Batman screenwriters David Goyer and Jonah Nolan have responded to claims that the baddies in Batman 3 will be Catwoman and The Penguin by saying that the baddies in Batman 3 definitely won't be Catwoman and The Penguin. They've got a whole raft of other villains to chose from, so why pick the two most obvious? Especially when nobody's put Lola Lasagne in a Batman movie yet.
The Dark Knight has whipped up such a hype frenzy that we wouldn't be surprised if it cured the blind and healed the terminally ill. In fact, people are going so potty over The Dark Knight that they've started to pretend that they've already seen it just so they can move onto speculation over Batman 3. So we may as well do the same. It's not like we've got anything better to do. Batman screenwriters David Goyer and Jonah Nolan have responded to claims that the baddies in Batman 3 will be Catwoman and The Penguin by saying that the baddies in Batman 3 definitely won't be Catwoman and The Penguin. They've got a whole raft of other villains to chose from, so why pick the two most obvious? Especially when nobody's put Lola Lasagne in a Batman movie yet.
