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" The question many die-hard fans want answered is whether the "Batman Begins" sequel will break the overall domestic box office record of $600 million held by "Titanic. "To those fans - young males, mostly - "Titanic" is the antithesis of their taste: An epic romance whose audiences turned out in droves to relive the heartache and catch another glimpse at Leonardo DiCaprio at the height of his heartthrob status. It took its box office crown from another movie sacred to young males, "Star Wars:... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
The Dark Knight Returns...Again? Aug 1, 2008
Director Christopher Nolan single-handedly - with the help of some wonderful acting and deft writing, of course - turned the Batman film franchise around when he released Batman Begins in 2005 and thrust it into the cinematic stratosphere when The Dark Knight hit theatres two weeks ago ... Bale reportedly signed on for three films before Batman Begins but remains mum about a third installment, as does Nolan. (Suite101.com)
Movie listings Jul 31, 2008
The Dark Knight'' (PG-13) -- Writer-director Christopher Nolan creates an electrifying, sophisticated follow-up to ``Batman Begins,'' pitting Bruce Wayne. Batman (Christian Bale) against the psychopathic Joker (Heath Ledger) in a battle for control of Gotham City. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
Batman star skirts assault questions in Japan Jul 30, 2008
His screen credits also include American Psycho, The Machinist and Batman Begins. . (MSNBC -- News)
Dark Knight keeps on smashing records Jul 29, 2008
" Director Christopher Nolan's follow-up to his 2005 origin story Batman Begins, which again stars Christian Bale as the tormented comic-book crime fighter, initially benefited from the mystique of Ledger giving his masterful performance as the Joker, Dergarabedian said. "Now, it's all about word-of-mouth," he said. "The first weekend, there was this huge, pent-up demand and eagerness by audiences to see this movie. Now, it's like a freight train - it seems to be unstoppable. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Comedian finally lets the jokes out of the bag Jul 29, 2008
Bag's role: The burlapped Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy) returns briefly to spook Batman as he did in 2005's Batman Begins. Unknown Comic says: "I saw Batman Begins in the theater, and this Scarecrow guy scared me so much that not only did I wet my pants, I also wet the pants of the guy in front of me. And then I ran straight for the 'bat' room. Ha!". (USA Today -- Life)
Aaron Eckhart puts on his best acting face Jul 29, 2008
Co-star Maggie Gyllenhaal, who takes over from Batman Begins' Katie Holmes as Batman's love interest Rachel Dawes, says Eckhart is "dashing and smart" with a "loose" acting style that's similar to hers. "Harvey has so much to say about political ethics in Gotham, and Aaron put emotion and desire behind everything he said," Gyllenhaal says. (USA Today -- Life)
Ledger becomes legendary in ‘Dark Knight' Jul 29, 2008
Nolan's follows up Batman Begins with a dark and brutal gangster epic. The complexity of the story mainly lies in its plethora of subplots. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Batman villain's dark tale Jul 29, 2008
"We certainly haven't saved anything for another film. We've put everything we wanted to see in this story into this movie. "But then I had no thought of making the second one while I was making Batman Begins," he adds. The film is also rich in slick and masculine gadgetry - and to Christian Bale's relief, his batsuit was updated for the new film. "I could breathe better and do more. The old one gave me migraines. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Titanic sea change Jul 29, 2008
Hans Zimmer, who co-wrote the soundtrack for Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, says his vision of Gotham City has no room for the likes of U2, Prince and R Kelly. "There was never any doubt that we were going to be songless," says the Oscar-winning composer. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
'Knight's' Bale Jul 29, 2008
He dropped 60 pounds for "The Machinist," about a blue-collar worker afflicted with insomnia, and then bulked up again for "Batman Begins," his first go-round at the Batman role. He played a disturbed military veteran in "Harsh Times" (2006), investing the role with such intensity that he shocked director David Ayer, and ate worms in "Rescue Dawn," which he made for the equally intense director Werner Herzog. (CNN -- US)
'Dark Knight' Wins Box Office, Passes $300M Jul 29, 2008
s follow-up to his 2005 origin story "Batman Begins," which again stars as the tormented comic-book crime fighter, initially benefited from the mystique of the late Heath Ledger giving his masterful, last performance as the Joker, Dergarabedian said. "Now, it's all about word-of-mouth," he said. (NBC4.tv, CA)
Take a Vacation to Relive Your Favorite Movie Moments Jul 29, 2008
Batman Begins was also filmed in Chicago with a chase scene shot along Lower Wacker Drive, and the upcoming Batman sequel, "The Dark Knight," again turns Chicago into the foreboding and fictional Gotham City. Austin, TX. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Syncmaster 2253W Jul 29, 2008
We tested the 2253 out by watching Batman Begins, a particularly dark movie with many night scenes, and found the display quite capable of showing contrasting black and white colours as weve seen in recent displays. Picture clarity was generally great and the fast 2ms response time made the monitor capable of keeping up with images that were constantly shifting without any hint of ghosting. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
Bale Skirts Assault Questions Jul 29, 2008
His screen credits also include "American Psycho," "The Machinist" and "Batman Begins.". "The Joker claims the only things you can believe in are chaos and disorder," Bale said. (Time.com)
The Dark Knight - the Sunday Times review Jul 28, 2008
The hugely anticipated sequel to 2005 s Batman Begins is set, once again, in Gotham City. And, once again, the vision of the director, Christopher Nolan, supplants the gorgeous gothic excess that Tim Burton conjured up for 1989 s first Batman film. (Times Online)
Christian Bale asks to respect his privacy Jul 28, 2008
Batman Begins has been named as the Best. Hollywood stars Jennifer Aniston, Johnny Depp. (Oneindia)
'The Dark Knight' Soundtrack Review Jul 28, 2008
The new style of music for Batman was first heard in Batman Begins (2005) ... The music is certainly functional: it accomplishes its goals and it s far deeper and more enjoyable than the score for Batman Begins ... Many will be sorely disappointed with this album: it s certainly not a return to the symphonic grandeur of Elfman s Batman scores, but it is a much more interesting and multi-dimensional evolution of the music from Batman Begins. (Suite101.com)
Miller Shows Some Spirit Jul 28, 2008
on such films as Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, Superman Returns, 300 and The Lady in the Water (the only film he didn't actually produce). An old Watchmen comics fan, Tull wanted in on the film as soon as Snyder pitched it, even though many people have regarded the complex, layered sci-fi narrative about superheroes who are real as unfilmable. (Variety)
The dark knight of the soul Jul 28, 2008 Warner's `Dark Knight' Takes in More Than $300 Million in 10-Day Record Jul 28, 2008 "Dark Knight"takes in $300 mln in 10 days, shattering record Jul 28, 2008 Batman plays his cards right in 'The Dark Knight' Jul 27, 2008 MOVIE REVIEW: Brilliance illuminates 'The Dark Knight' Jul 27, 2008 Dark Knight one of the best superhero films ever made Jul 27, 2008 Christian Bale says arrest is "a deeply personal matter" Jul 26, 2008 Director with a dark edge Jul 26, 2008 Bale asks for privacy in assault allegations Jul 26, 2008 Ledger becomes legendary in ‘Dark Knight' Jul 26, 2008 Maggie's Batman worry Jul 26, 2008 'Dark Knight' poised to rule another weekend Jul 25, 2008 Batman star appeals for privacy Jul 25, 2008 Christian Bale Calls Incident 'Deeply Personal'; Sister... Jul 25, 2008 The Dark Knight Jul 25, 2008 New on DVD: High stakes, high-fives and high notes Jul 25, 2008 Movie review: Newest 'Batman' dark, but compelling Jul 25, 2008 "Dark Knight" Beats Total Of "Batman Begins" Jul 25, 2008 Report: Christian Bale Confronted Mother After She Insulted Wife Jul 24, 2008 The Dark Knight: Talent Sells Jul 24, 2008 'Knight' burns brightly at box office Jul 24, 2008 Report: Bale Assault Claims Driven By Money? Jul 24, 2008 'Dark Knight' star denies assault Jul 24, 2008 How many superheroes does it take to tire a genre? Jul 24, 2008 Batman star denies assaulting mother, sister Jul 23, 2008 The Villains of Batman 3 Jul 23, 2008 Bale arrested for 'assault on mother and sister' Jul 23, 2008 San Diego's Comic-Con has grown incredible muscles and is bursting ... Jul 23, 2008 Batman star bailed over 'assault' Jul 23, 2008 Dark Knight's kind of town: Gotham City gets windy Jul 23, 2008 In pictures: Batman premiere Jul 23, 2008 Did 'Dark Knight' break ATL records? Jul 23, 2008 The dark knight of the soul Jul 23, 2008 Christian Bale arrested Jul 23, 2008 Bill Murray, Jonas Brothers, Elisabeth Moss Jul 23, 2008 "Knight" closes in on "Hancock" at foreign box office Jul 23, 2008 'Dark Knight' Writer Hopes To Give Horror Fans Nightmares With 'The Unborn' Jul 23, 2008 The Dark Knight flies into London Jul 22, 2008 Bat for more Jul 22, 2008 'Dark Knight' sets opening weekend record Jul 22, 2008 Batman Begins Movie Review Jul 22, 2008 Here comes Jordin Sparks Jul 22, 2008 Batman dethrones Spidey as superhero king Jul 22, 2008 Weekend Final B.O. Estimates: 'Dark Knight' Surges Past 'Spider-Man 3' with $158M Jul 22, 2008 Batman breaks records Jul 22, 2008 'Batman' star Bale arrested over assault claims Jul 22, 2008 Ledger Created Joker's Haunting Laugh Jul 22, 2008 'The Dark Knight' Sets Records at the Box Office Jul 22, 2008 'The Dark Knight's' real good guy Jul 22, 2008 Once were villains Jul 21, 2008 Wolf leads parade of immortals Jul 21, 2008 Batman breaks Spider-Man record at box office Jul 21, 2008 Dark Knight sets global box office record Jul 21, 2008 The bat and a flap over that man in a hat Jul 21, 2008 Director Christopher Nolan's The Da... Jul 21, 2008 Sorry, NYC: Gotham based on Chicago Jul 21, 2008 Dark Knight's kind of town: Gotham City gets windy Jul 21, 2008 Does Director Fear Hype Of 'Dark Knight'? Jul 21, 2008 Win 'The Dark Knight' Xbox 360 Console Jul 21, 2008 The dark knight of the soul Jul 21, 2008 'Dark Knight' rules the box office Jul 21, 2008 'Dark Knight' Midnight Screenings Make $18M Jul 21, 2008 How The Dark Knight Broke the Record Jul 21, 2008 Batman film takes a record $66.4m Jul 20, 2008 BIGGEST WEEKEND IN HISTORY? Jul 20, 2008
Picking up where his Batman Begins left off, a villain named The Joker (Heath Ledger) is terrorizing both the citizens of Gotham City and its criminals through a series of high-profile robberies. The movie opens with a gang of clown-masked-men holding up a mob-run bank. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Batman breaks new record Jul 28, 2008
Director Christopher Nolan's follow-up to 2005's 'Batman Begins', with Christian Bale in the lead and the late Heath Ledger the villainous Joker, topped the previous second-weekend record of 'Shrek 2', after having a week earlier beaten the debut weekend mark of 'Spider-Man 3. The film is helped by the buzz over Ledger's performance, who died of an accidental drug overdose in New York in January, with many industry experts speculating that he may win a rare posthumous Oscar. (iAfrica.com)
July 27 (Bloomberg) -- ``The Dark Knight'' became the first film to surpass $300 million in 10 days as the sequel to ``Batman Begins'' topped the box office for a second weekend in a row. The Time Warner Inc. release took in $75. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
The sequel to "Batman Begins" took in 75. 6 million dollars this weekend, giving it 314. (Xinhuanet, China)
The movie picks up after "Batman Begins." The Dark Knight's campaign to bring Gotham City's criminal empire to its knees has been a success, and it looks like mob-busting district attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) may have what it takes to be the city's new hero. But behind Dent's sterling image is a volcano waiting to erupt, posing the question: What is the difference between the hero people need and the one they want. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Director Christopher Nolan, who also helmed 2005's "Batman Begins," stated that he wanted to revamp the Batman series and make it less comical and more realistic. The action here is more heart-pounding than the last time around. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Batman Begins, which came out three years ago, was largely about fear: both the need to overcome it, and the possibility of inflicting it on those who are not yet afraid of judgment or punishment but probably should be. And now, The Dark Knight is about order and chaos, and how the gap between those two things is often filled by people who sacrifice themselves and their reputations for the greater good. (CanadianChristianity.com)
In The Dark Knight, Bale takes the role of playboy Bruce Wayne and his violent alter-ego Batman in the sequel to Batman Begins directed by Christopher Nolan. The late Heath Ledger is tipped to get a posthumous Oscar for his turn as the Joker in the film, which has set a set a box-office record with $200m (100m) takings worldwide in just five days. (Telegraph.co.uk)
His new film, The Dark Knight , the sequel to 2005's Batman Begins - which he also directed - has broken box office records all over the world. It has received near universal critical acclaim and is on course to become the first film to generate $300m (191m, 150m) in its opening 10 days on release. (Financial Times)
His screen credits also include "American Psycho," "The Machinist" and "Batman Begins.". Associated Press reporter Paul Haven reported from Madrid. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Nolan's follows up Batman Begins with a dark and brutal gangster epic. The complexity of the story mainly lies in its plethora of subplots. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Maggie (30), also deliberately tried not to copy Katie's interpretation of Rachel from the previous movie 'Batman Begins. She added: "I think Katie is a fine actor, but I don't think it would have served anyone if I were trying to imitate her. I saw Rachel as a new woman in this movie.". (iAfrica.com)
Christopher Nolan's sequel to "Batman Begins" will easily repeat at No. 1 this weekend, even with two high-profile films opening today. Sony Pictures' "Step Brothers," an R-rated comedy pairing Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly as immature, foul-mouthed adults who bunk together when one's mother marries the other's father, could open to $30 million-plus, consumer tracking shows. (Los Angeles Times)
The film's distributor, Warner Bros, said it has made more money than predecessor Batman Begins took at the box office during its entire four-month run. It could become the first film to break the $400m (201m) mark since Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest in 2006. (BBC News)
His screen credits also include "American Psycho," "The Machinist" and "Batman Begins.". Also present at the news conference were actors Maggie Gyllenhaal, Aaron Eckhart and producer Charles Roven. (Fox News)
And between the mayhem of the Joker and rise of Two-Face (played by a fantastic Aaron Eckhart), Bruce Wayne and his alter-ego Batman, played by Batman Begins' Christian Bale, get a little lost ... However, on a postitve note, Batman Begins' Katie Holmes has been replaced by Maggie Gyllenhaal in the role of Rachel Dawes, and Gyllenhaal creates a compelling character out of a previously useless one. (Suite101.com)
Batman Begins (2005, Warner, PG-13, $29 and $50 editions), which director Christopher Nolan got less right than he did The Dark Knight, gets a spectacular presentation. The details of gloom and doom aren't easy to render in home viewing forums, but this one works though the movie itself I find only middling. (USA Today -- Life)
Running an arduous but often compelling 152 minutes, director Christopher Nolan continues the conflicted and tortured saga of millionaire Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, he so effectively reintroduced to the screen in 2005 s Batman Begins. With an exceptional screenplay by Nolan and his brother Jonathan, there is as much effort put into character development and dialogue as there is in the devotion to spectacular action sequences and visually stunning special effects. (Santa Maria Times)
"Dark Knight" beats total of "Batman Begins" Posted: 24 July 2008 1858 hrs. Photos. (Channelnewsasia.com)
In the sequel to "Batman Begins," Bale reprises the role of wealthy playboy Bruce Wayne and his crime-fighting alter-ego Batman, a brooding vigilante superhero still scarred by the murder of his parents. In his destructive battle of wits with the Joker, Batman pushes his own ethical boundaries, and ultimately is forced into the shadows. (Fox News)
The films from Batman to Batman Begins are being re-run again and again on terrestrial television. Yet, there is one defining feature which seems to stick out like a sore thumb in this marketing campaign, the character of the Joker. (Suite101.com)
Since opening at midnight Thursday, the Batman Begins sequel has become. The fastest movie to reach $200 million. (USA Today)
The allegations were made at the same time as the blockbuster success of "The Dark Knight," where Christian Bale reprises his role of Bruce Wayne/Batman from the hit film "Batman Begins.". "The Dark Knight," co-starring the late Heath Ledger as Batman's arch-nemesis "The Joker," shattered box office records over the weekend, including three-day ticket sales of more than $158 million. (Click2Houston, TX)
The 34-year-old Bale, born in Wales, became a presence on American screens with youthful appearances in films like "Empire of the Sun" and "Newsies," but achieved superstar status only with "Batman Begins" in 2005. Last year he played a widely acclaimed role in "3:10 to Yuma," alongside Russell Crowe, another star who had a brush with the law. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Heath Ledger and Aaron Eckhart do some of their best work in "The Dark Knight," as does Robert Downey Jr. in "Iron Man." Well-regarded directors like Sam Raimi and Bryan Singer have burnished their reputations with the "Spider-Man" and "X-Men" franchises, as has Christopher Nolan, director of "The Dark Knight" and its predecessor, "Batman Begins." These filmmakers have become bankable auteurs in the Hollywood economy, affixing their artistic signatures to projects that come with budgets in... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
His screen credits also include American Psycho, The Machinist and Batman Begins ... Louise Bale, also an actor, played Batman's mother in The Death of Batman in 2003 - prior to Bale's debut as Batman in Batman Begins. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Just as the ending of Batman Begins introduced the theme of escalation that its sequel explored, The Dark Knight established that things were going to get much worse for Batman and for Gotham City before they will get better. (PLEASE BE ADVISED OF SPOILERS FROM HERE ON OUT.). (IGN FilmForce)
Bale arrested for 'assault on mother and sister' - Home News, UK - The Independent. from The Independent & The Independent on Sunday. (Independent)
"You can't just show up with anything now. It's got to be something special, and you better know your crowd," said David S. Goyer, who has writing or story credits on "The Dark Knight" and 2005's "Batman Begins." Goyer is going to Comic-Con this year to promote the thriller "Unborn," which he directed. "If you go too soon or with footage that isn't up to snuff, you could hear silence or even boos," he said. (Los Angeles Times)
In 2005, he took on the role of the Caped Crusader in Batman Begins and reprised the role in The Dark Knight. Bookmark with. (BBC News)
Nolan, who once lived in Chicago, spent three weeks here shooting the previous film, "Batman Begins." For "The Dark Knight," he expanded that time to three months ... In Nolan's "Batman Begins," Gotham City's layout is more similar to New York's, McAllister says. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
British actor Christian Bale returns in the lead role following his part in the superhero's previous outing, Batman Begins. Bale was joined by acting legend Sir Michael Caine who plays Alfred, faithful butler of Batman's alter ego Bruce Wayne. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
By week's end, Fellman suggested to The New York Times, "The Dark Knight" will likely take in more than the $205 million in total domestic ticket sales for its predecessor, "Batman Begins," in 2005. Vote for this story. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Picking up where his Batman Begins left off, a villain named The Joker (Heath Ledger) is terrorizing both the citizens of Gotham City and its criminals through a series of high-profile robberies. The movie opens with a gang of clown-masked-men holding up a mob-run bank. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
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The Wales-born Bale first came to notice in 1987 as the child star of Steven Spielberg's "Empire of the Sun." His screen credits also include "American Psycho," "The Machinist" and "Batman Begins." "The Dark Knight," which stars the late Heath Ledger as Batman's nemesis The Joker, took in a record $158. 4 million at the box office in its opening weekend in the United States last week. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "The Dark Knight," the sequel to Christopher Nolan's 2005 "Batman Begins," showed over the weekend that a granddaddy among comic book superheroes can stand up to recent upstarts, posting a lusty $41. 3 million from 4,520 screens in only 20 foreign markets. (Reuters)
With "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight," story man David S. Goyer took his dreams of a modern, realistic Caped Crusader and, with the help of brothers Christopher and Jonathan Nolan, projected them into fully realized comic book masterpieces. Now, fresh from the the director/screenwriter wants to invite you into his nightmares. (VHI.com -- Music News)
The movie is the follow-up to Batman Begins and has taken a US box office record of $55. 34 million (77. (ITN)
Ahead of tonight's premiere, "The Screening Room" (TSR) talks to "The Dark Knight" and "Batman Begins" producer, Chuck Roven (CR) about reviving the Batman franchise, his friend the late actor Heath Ledger and what makes Christian Bale's take on the bat-suited hero so compelling for audiences ... (CR): I came into the "Batman Begins" process when the first draft of the script had already been written ... (CR): When we decided to do "The Dark Knight" and Chris [Nolan] had worked on the story with... (CNN -- International)
The opening day grosses for "The Dark Knight" far exceeded the full weekend haul of its predecessor, "Batman Begins," which took in $48 ... Reviews were excellent for director Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins," but they were stellar for his "Dark Knight." ... "And the success and quality of the last one, 'Batman Begins,' delivered by Chris Nolan just set the tone for the opening of this movie.". (CNN -- Travel)
We do some parenting and chat with two very dysfunctional brothers. MoviesOnline caught up. (MoviesOnline)
Following Dierdre s advice, I watched Batman Begins first, so that really gave it context for me ... I like that they started from the beginning with Batman Begins ... Yes, D, that was sooooo helpful to me watching Batman Begins. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
"The Dark Knight" reunites director Christopher Nolan with his "Batman Begins" star Christian Bale, whose vigilante crime-fighter is taunted and tested by Ledger's Joker as the villain unleashes violence and chaos on the city of Gotham. Overseas, "The Dark Knight" added $40 million in 20 countries where it began opening Wednesday, including Australia, Mexico and Brazil. (CNN -- US)
That was just a single digit percentage drop from Saturday, and the Batman Begins sequel has not just beaten Spider-Man 3 (Sony) for the weekend record. The caped crusader has crushed Spidey by over five percent with an estimated $158M. (My Friday 9:30 p.m. estimate was for $66M on Friday and $157M for the three-day. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Buzz has been building for weeks about director Christopher Nolan's follow-up to 2005's 'Batman Begins', with several reviewers hailing Ledger's performance as worthy of a posthumous Oscar ... Bock noted that the film's opening was more than three times larger than 'Batman Begins. (iAfrica.com)
Welsh-born Bale, who starred in "American Psycho", "Empire Of The Sun" and "Batman Begins", attended the British premiere of the new Batman film, "The Dark Knight", in London's Leicester Square Monday evening. 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
The sequel to the 2005 blockbuster "Batman Begins," "The Dark Knight" also stars Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Morgan Freeman. Previous Stories. (Click2Houston, TX)
"The Dark Knight" exceeded the profits of its predecessor "Batman Begins" for opening weekend by more than $100 million in the opening weekend. "If you're worried about mortgage payments and gas prices, when you're sitting in 'The Dark Knight' for two and a half hours, you're not thinking about any of that stuff," Dergarabedian said. (The Daily Universe, UT)
" Yet Oldman mostly played the heavy until he was cast as Sirius in 2004's "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," a role he reprised in the next two Potter flicks. Don't Miss A year after "Prisoner of Azkaban," Oldman co-starred in "Batman Begins" as even-keeled policeman Gordon. Even Christopher Nolan, director of "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight," had villainy in mind for Oldman, whom he was thinking of casting as a bad guy. "But meeting him, it just seemed much more interesting to... (CNN -- Showbiz)
" It started as Oldman moved from stage roles to film in the mid-1980s and landed the lead in Sid And Nancy, a portrait of the self-destructive romance between Sex Pistols bass player Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen (he was accused of murdering her in 1978 and died himself of a heroin overdose months later). Oldman followed with Prick Up Your Ears, in which he played doomed, danger-seeking playwright Joe Orton, and, by the 1990s, his dark-tinged characters had turned into a full-blown rogue's... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
In this country, the follow-up to Batman Begins took $4. 5 million in its first two days. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
They previously collaborated on "Batman Begins," which earned $48. 7 million during its first weekend in 2005, and finished up with $205 million. (Reuters)
It is now believed it could earn as much as $220m in its first week - more than the entire run of Batman Begins, Nolan's first Batman film. According to Variety, the movie's success is "due in part to the death of Heath Ledger, who stars as the creepiest Joker yet," and received, along with his co-stars, rave reviews for his performance. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
TDK will certainly gross more than the $16 million made by its predecessor, Batman Begins, in 2005. But will it sell more tickets than Batman, the 1989 movie in which Michael Keaton was the dark knight and Jack Nicholson the Joker. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
The Dark Knight is even better than Batman Begins, delivering explosions, tension, good laughs, remarkable performances--most notably Heath Ledger as the Joker ... The story, look and mood are uniformly solid and intense, all elevating this fantasy/superhero movie above the others, even its predecessor Batman Begins. (Suite101.com)
Nolan, who once lived in Chicago, spent three weeks here shooting the previous film, "Batman Begins." For "The Dark Knight," he expanded that time to three months ... In Nolan's "Batman Begins," Gotham City's layout is more similar to New York's, McAllister says. (MSNBC -- News)
Nolan, who once lived in Chicago, spent three weeks here shooting the previous film, Batman Begins ... In Nolans Batman Begins, Gotham Citys layout is more similar to New Yorks, McAllister says. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Director Charged Into Daunnting Task Of Topping 'Batman Begins ... There's nothing to fear but fear itself, as they say; or in writer-director Christopher Nolan's case, there's nothing to fear but the monstrous expectations of his "Batman Begins" sequel "The Dark Knight." ... "Batman Begins" struck at the heart of fear as villains Ra's Al Guhl (Liam Neeson) and the Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy) attempted to disburse a toxin in Gotham City that would induce fear, panic and anarchy in the population.... (KERO 23, CA)
The Movie The follow-up to the action hit "Batman Begins," "The Dark Knight" reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman-Bruce Wayne in his continuing war on crime ... Returning from "Batman Begins" are Gary Oldman as Gordon; Oscar winner Michael Caine ("The Cider House Rules") as Alfred; and Oscar winner Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby") as Lucius Fox. (KCRA 3, CA)
Picking up where his Batman Begins left off, a villain named The Joker (Heath Ledger) is terrorizing both the citizens of Gotham City and its criminals through a series of high-profile robberies. The movie opens with a gang of clown-masked-men holding up a mob-run bank. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
The Dark Knight reunites director Christopher Nolan with his Batman Begins star Christian Bale, whose vigilante crime-fighter is taunted and tested by Ledger s Joker as the villain unleashes violence and chaos on the city of Gotham. AP. (KHOU.com, TX)
It was a big overnight for "The Dark Knight" for Batman fans across the country, as moviegoers stormed theaters and screens to see the sequel to the 2005 blockbuster "Batman Begins." ... "Batman Begins" opened on 3,858 screens and grossed nearly $49 million its first weekend -- a number destined to be shattered by "The Dark Knight.". (WNBC.com, NY)
With Batman Begins, in 2005, the director successfully rebooted the troubled franchise, but this time around his decision to go darker and The Dark Knight is as mordant a superhero movie as there has ever been dovetailed with the popular mood. "We saw the dailies coming in and we knew we had an incredible movie," says Fellman. (Time.com)
The last Batman movie, Batman Begins, in 2005, grossed nearly $49 million (24. 5m) in its first weekend in North America. (BBC News -- Americas)
Christopher Nolans critically acclaimed "Dark Knight" -- as dark as its title suggests -- should far outpace the opening of his "Batman Begins," which debuted to $48 ... "Batman Begins" did the best of the bunch, grossing $166 overseas ... Just as "Dark Knight" is expected to do far bigger domestic business than "Batman Begins," its also expected to do better overseas. (The Drudge Report)
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