TheDarkKnight666 wrote:
i meant to imply that hes still facing random crooks that are out to loot banks and steal tv's. Take your batman:year one book out, and flip to page 31 and watch as batman almost gets knocked out by 15 year olds holding tv's, thats kind of a BIG differance from the experianced Batman in, lets say hush, where he takes on superman and lays the smackdown on him.

Nate wrote:
As reported on Coming Soon.net here at:

http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=15813

it has been announced that The Dark Knight, the sequel to Batman Begins, will be released on July 18th, 2008. This will be a first for the WB Batman movies as since 1989, all Batman films were released on the month of June.

According to ComingSoon.net, Warner Bros. Pictures has scheduled a July 18, 2008 release date for the Batman Begins sequel, The Dark Knight. Currently, there are no other movies scheduled for that month.

That same summer, Iron Man opens on May 2 and The Incredible Hulk on June 27.

OK, y'all remember that rumor that got loose back in 2005 that several rock bands, Metallica for example, had songs on a BATMAN BEGINS soundtrack? Of course, that was total BS, but BOF'er "Jeff in Seattle" tells us that the band Saliva mentioned on radio station KISW 99.9 FM on a December 1st appearance that they were going to pitch some songs "...for the new BATMAN movie." The station puts their interviews up on their website, but had yet to post Saliva's as of this writing. Take that for what you will...

According to AICN, actor Alan Dale is up for an unspecified role in THE DARK KNIGHT. Mr. Dale (who is nearing 60) is best known for his TV roles on 24, THE OC, and THE WEST WING Thanks to "Shannon T." for the link...

OK, I?m going to let loose with a bit of the Dent scuttlebutt I?ve been hearing. I?ve done some checking -- asked some friends and colleagues to check as well -- so here goes. I?ve heard three names -- let?s say ?more than once? -- and here they are: Eion Bailey, Edward Norton, and Jamie Foxx.

Bailey?s name came up last fall from a couple of people and then again this past week. With Bailey, you could have a ?Cillian Murphy? situation. Bailey, like Murphy, tested for the part of Batman/Bruce Wayne in BATMAN BEGINS which went to Christian Bale. IF Bailey is up for Dent, perhaps Nolan liked what he saw in the actor back in ?04 and brought him in for a Dent look-see.

As far as Norton is concerned, a friend and colleague of mine checked into this rumor and was told by his reps that he?s not in the mix, not been offered anything, etc. -- a total denial by his peeps.

Alright, Jamie Foxx. Not a ?conventional? choice for Dent per se, but he is an Oscar winner (for RAY) and a pretty big "name." This would meet the ?aiming high? talk that?s been going around, IMO.

So what's my take on this? Of these three, I think that Eion Bailey makes the most sense -- mainly due to the fact that he was a finalist for Batman/Bruce Wayne in BEGINS. But who the hell knows? Well, Nolan does, but he ain't talking.