Superhero Bits: The Dark Knight Rises, Hulk, Daredevil, Captain America 2, Fantastic Four, More Batman
It's Bat-eve and, despite the awesome X-Men First Class header, we've got lots of Dark Knight Rises in today's Superhero Bits. Such as, how many midnight screenings are there at local theaters? How much money has the film made before it even opened? What did Christopher Nolan say in regards to the review reactions and Rush Limbaugh controversies? Want to read about the construction of The Bat? Which scene do Nolan and Christian Bale think is the lynchpin of the series? In non-Batman news, what's the latest on Guillermo Del Toro's Hulk TV show? Will Marvel characters appear in Wreck-It Ralph? Should Fox let Daredevil go back to Marvel? All this and much more in today's Superhero Bits.
Film Drunk has a crazy post with the number of Dark Knight Rises midnight screenings happening tonight at different theaters across the country. Above are the showtimes for the Arclight in Hollywood, CA.
It's gonna be a big weekend. Deadline is reporting The Dark Knight Rises has sold about $25 million worth of tickets in presale and has an outside shot at beating The Avengers gross. Doesn't hurt that several theaters will be showing the film non-stop all weekend, says Variety.
Comic book legend Neal Adams reviewed The Dark Knight Rises for the Los Angeles Times, but he might be biased since he drew the image above to give to Christopher Nolan on his birthday one year.
Popular Mechanics did a great article on the construction of The Bat in The Dark Knight Rises.
Conan O'Brien did a new Dark Knight Rises trailer showing how the film could be a total conservative attack. The creator of Bane responded to Rush Limbaugh's accusations, though, by explaining he's a conservative.Christopher Nolan also responded to both Rush Limbaugh's Bane comment and the death threats Dark Knight Rises fans have been offering to negative reviews, calling fans "passionate." Movies.com thinks the quote is out of context.
Paul Shipper did this great X-Men First Class poster for Planet Pulp.Christopher Nolan admitted Return of the King was on his mind while making The Dark Knight Rises. Thanks to The One Ring.
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Originally, Tom Hardy didn't think he was right for Bane. Watch his interview with MTV above.
Moviefone has a funny gallery of ways Batman can beat The Avengers. One is Batman telling the God of Thunder he's an atheist.Variety reports The Dark Knight Rises is making a killing with its merchandise.
I don't think we've run this yet, it's the Comic-Con trailer for Injustice: Gods Among Us.
Which scene do Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale think is the key scene in the Dark Knight Trilogy? Entertainment Weekly has the answer, and it's in Batman Begins.
Next Movie has a series of photoshopped posters for Dark Knight sequels we can all be grateful we're not getting.Superhero Hype has a great feature on Batman's encounters with characters who have already had a 2012 movie made about them.
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Guillermo Del Toro spoke to MTV about the latest on the Hulk TV show.
Speaking with Collider, the director of Wreck-It Ralph teased that Marvel characters might show up in the Disney movie.
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Hot Toys is doing a ton of toys for The Dark Knight Rises and The Avengers but they're going backwards too, making the 1966 Batmobile from the Adam West TV show. Read more at Toysrevil.
What Culture has seven things Josh Trank has to keep in mind when making Fantastic Four.AsapScience (via Laughing Squid) did this cool video describing the science behind The Amazing Spider-Man.
Here are three reasons why Fox should let Daredevil revert to Marvel, says What Culture.
/Film reader Dustin S just upgraded his MacBook. See more here.
MTV has a nice write-up on the backstory of the Winter Soldier in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
/Film reader Hans VH doesn't like The Dark Knight and decided to make a 40 minute video review to tell you why.
That guy standing next to the Mayor at the football game in The Dark Knight Rises? Head of Legendary Thomas Tull.
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Jon Morris (via Super Punch) did a bunch of pulp novel covers based on Avengers characters.Marvel characters on college t-shirts available on their website.
The I'm Batman super cut from Blastr.
Film School Rejects has a solid analyzation of Hans Zimmer's score to The Dark Knight Rises.
I bet this gets pulled right after I post it but Comic Book Movie found the full Batmobile documentary available online.