Category: Movies
New Bat Threads
From darkhorizons.com:
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The Batman is getting a fashion upgrade. Entertainment Weekly has released this photo showing off the new look Batsuit in the upcoming “The Dark Knight”.
Sleeker and more high-tech than its “Batman Begins” appearance, much of the costume has been redesigned to be both more form-fitting and easier to assemble.
The photo also includes bits of details on the costume, revealing its made up of 200 individual pieces of rubber, fiberglass, nylon and metallic mesh. The forearm spikes are now both retractable and can be ejected at targets. The most difficult was the cowl, the headpiece is now modeled more on a motorcycle helmet design which allows Bale to both swivel and nod.
Check out www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=5860 for the full shot.
Chinese Censors Slash “Pirate 3″
From xinhuanet.com:
TweetBEIJING, June 15 (Xinhua) — Chinese movie star Chow Yun-Fat’s role in “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” has been slashed in half by censors in China for vilifying and defacing the Chinese and insulting Singapore.
The film, which was released on the mainland early this week, shows only about 10 minutes of Chow’s scenes while in the Hollywood version his scenes take up about 20 minutes of the film.
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Marvel Readying “Captain America”
From darkhorizons.com:
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Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has confirmed the companys next independently financed project will be a new version of “Captain America” reports Sci-Fi Wire.
Mixing a period story with a contemporary one, the PG-13 superhero film is currently being penned by David Self “Road to Perdition” with a director to be announced shortly.
“Well have to play with Captain America as being a patriotic propoganda machine on one hand but also being a very human Steve Rogers, … [an] interesting, fascinating hero in his own right,” Feige told reporters on the set of “Iron Man.”
Shooting begins this time next year.
Disney to spend $100M for film work overseas
From orlandosentinel.com:
TweetWalt Disney Co. will spend $100 million making films in China and other locations outside the United States. The company will make the investment during the next “two to three years,” Disney Chief Financial Officer Tom Staggs said Thursday at an investment conference in London. Disney plans to release The Magic Gourd this month in China, where the film was produced. Chief Executive Officer Robert Iger wants to make more movies and television shows outside the U.S., in local languages and with local actors. The company is already making versions of Disney Channels High School Musical movie for several markets, including India.
