Here are a few different thoughts and angles to consider now that the prospect of making a great new Batman movie seems even more daunting than after the boondoggle that was Batman & Robin. First, we’ll explore the many possibilities of rebooting the Caped Crusader, then we’ll discuss the options for a slightly more direct sequel to the trilogy.
Do you remember when the film adaptation of The Hobbit just wouldn’t happen for six years? Now, word is going around that “serious” talks are underway with Warner Bros. for a third “Hobbit” film after Jackson hinted at the idea at Comic-Con earlier this month.
This week on The Plot Hole, the gang – Sam, Kieran, Simon and Steven – talk everything The Dark Knight Rises in a two-parter nearly as epic as the film itself.
Yesterday, we learned Warner Bros. would remove the theater shooting scene from the Ruben Fleischer-helmed mob action/drama Gangster Squad and film reshoots to fill in the gaps. However, the film is currently set to hit theaters on Sep. 7, and there doesn’t seem to be enough time to meet that goal.
There is a large number of DVD and Blu-ray releases awaiting you this week, ranging from horror movies, foreign movies, a critically acclaimed documentary and two very different superhero movies.
In what can only be described as a bittersweet victory for the third entry in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises still claimed the third-highest opening weekend of all time.
After lighting up the City of Lights in Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen takes his talents to Rome for another ensemble comedy, To Rome with Love. Although it’s packed with talent (and features Allen’s return to acting for the first time since 2006’s Scoop), it’s sloppily constructed and provides only fitful moments of entertainment.
