Buzz for Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel film is at an all-time-high – following favorable test screening reports that soothed anxiety in worried Superman die-hards. The full length Man of Steel trailer teased epic action set pieces and subtle moments of emotional drama but great marketing doesn’t necessarily mean a great movie. As a result, fans were eagerly awaiting word on the quality of the actual film – from someone who didn’t work on Man of Steel or belong to the Warner Bros. PR department. However, trusting unconfirmed word-of-mouth from untested sources creates a very slippery slope – a lesson that should be familiar to anyone following the back and forth reports about Christian Bale in the Justice League film. For that reason, take the following rumor with … Click to continue reading Should Lex Luthor Get a Mention in ‘Man of...

Courtesy of Entertainment Weekly comes a handful of new images from The Dark Knight Rises, the third and final chapter of writer/director Christopher Nolan’s beloved Batman film cycle. Shots include a very nice closeup of Tom Hardy’s Bane, revealing all the details about his mask, and a great full-torso photograph of Christian Bale’s Batman that also spotlights the many intricacies of his costume. Along with the new photographs is an interview with Nolan, who is said to address the apparent political subtext of The Dark Knight Rises as well as, of course, the muffled speaking voice of Bane. “I think when people see the film, things will come into focus,” says the director. “Bane is very complex and very interesting and when people see the finished film people will be very entertained by him.” EW also spoke with Bale, who confessed that the task of living up to the record-breaking, hugely acclaimed The Dark Knight was nothing less than daunting. “I can tell you the truth because I’m done with it: I felt immense pressure,” Christian Bale tells EW. “And I think it’s a good pressure, because you owe it to the films – and the people’s expectations – to make great work.” The new Entertainment Weekly goes on sale Today (Friday, January...

Trailer for Christopher Nolan’s conclusion to his Batman trilogy is now online Eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, the terrorist leader Bane arrives in Gotham City, pushing it and its police force to their limits, forcing its former hero Batman to resurface after taking the fall for Harvey Dent’s...

Director Christopher Nolan has taken “Batman: The Dark Knight Rises” to New York City, where filming over the weekend was caught on video by fans. The scenes included a big showdown between good and evil. The videos show a street fight between the Gotham City Police and a gang of cons led by the evil Bane, played by Tom Hardy. Christian Bale is reprising his role as Batman, and the film also stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as John Blake, a Gotham City beat cop assigned to special duty under the command of Commissioner Gordon, played by Gary Oldman. Anne Hathaway plays Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman, and Morgan Freeman returns as Lucius Fox. Over the summer, filming took place in Pittsburgh on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University. Live footage The school’s stately buildings were used as stand-ins for Gotham’s major municipal buildings. In October, shooting on the $250 million film shifted to Los Angeles. One of the latest videos, shot from the upper floor of a building, gives a good overhead view of the scale of the action, which took up a whole city block. Three Batmobiles in desert camouflage are also in the scene. Essentially, Bane’s unruly mob charges up one end of the street, while police, led by Batman, converge from the other end. Gunfire punctuates the battle as the men clash in hand-to-hand combat. Ironically, she scene was shot on Wall Street in the Financial District, which has been under siege recently by real life protesters. The film is scheduled for release in the United States and Canada on July 20, 2012. Check out the videos...