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Friday's schedule for Comic-Con 2009 revealed

10 July 2009 2:24 PM, PDT | From Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news

The breakdown of what's planned on Friday, July 24 at Comic-Con International has just been released. As with our rundown of Thursday's schedule I'm focusing on just the film/TV/DVD panels happening that day and leaving out a lot of other good stuff to do with comic books, video games, costumes and fandom. For the complete list of what's happening 7/24, hit the Comic-Con website.

 

Friday, July 24:

 

10:00 - 11:00: Batman: The Brave and the Bold screening and Q&A. In attendance will be voice actors Diedrich Bader (Batman) and John Dimaggio (Aquaman) as well as executive producer Sam Register, producer James Tucker, producer Michale Jelenic and voice director Andrea Romano.

10:00 - 12:30: Warner Bros. panel. Previews of The Book of Eli, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Box, Jonah Hex, Sherlock Holmes and Where the Wild Things Are.

10:15 - 11:15: Farscape 10th anniversary panel.

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San Diego Comic Con 2009 - Frightening Friday Schedule

10 July 2009 12:27 PM, PDT | From DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news

Take a look at Friday's schedule for this year's San Diego Comic-Con; it's a solid genre lineup so far, with more on the way!

Friday – July 24

10:00-12:30 - Warner Bros. — Join WB for a look at their much anticipated slate of upcoming genre films, including Where The Wild Things Are, The Book of Eli, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Box, Jonah Hex, and Sherlock Holmes. Hall H

10:30-11:30 - Coraline - Visionary director and screenwriter Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas) and Newbery Medal-winning author Neil Gaiman discuss the making of the Laika/Focus Features 2009 breakout animated hit film Coraline. In celebration of Universal Studio's Blu-ray Hi-Def and DVD release of the critically acclaimed stop-motion film, Selick and Gaiman will be joined by lead animator and Laika CEO/president Travis Knight, producer Bill Mechanic (CEO of Pandemonium and producer of Dark Water and The New

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Holy Wheeled Wonders, Batman! 1960s Batcycle Sold On eBay

9 July 2009 11:50 AM, PDT | From MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news

As Jack Nicholson famously pointed out in 1989’s “Batman,” DC’s Dark Knight has collected some wonderful toys over the years. However, long before Michael Keaton’s Batman debuted his arsenal of gadgets against Nicholson’s Joker, Adam West protected Gotham using everything from a “Bat-Copter” to “Shark Repellent Bat-Spray.” And last month, a lucky fan became the owner of one of the more popular items from that campy era of Batman’s past: The Batcycle.

In an eBay auction that ended June 11, a Bat-bidder (sorry, I can’t help it) plunked down $29,500 for the custom motorcycle and sidecar that first appeared in the 1966 “Batman” movie and was later used throughout the run of the television series. A working vehicle based on the 250cc Yamaha Catalina, the motorcycle wasn’t likely to break any land-speed records, but it did sport some Bat-tastic special features.

Along with a “Bat-Scanner” and “Batter Ram” on its dashboard,

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Superman Creator's Heirs Lose Case Against Warner Bros.

9 July 2009 7:10 AM, PDT | From cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news

The story goes that, when people like Jack Kirby and Bob Kane and Joe Shuster were creating masked adventurers in the 1930s, none of them imagined that characters like Superman and Batman would bring in major paydays. Now, 70 some-odd years later, it's up to their heirs to try and get what's theirs, as movie studios make billions off characters created by some impoverished artists during the Depression. The family of one of those artists, Superman co-creator Jerome Siegel, initiated a lawsuit against Warner Bros., claiming they were entitled to more of the profit from 2006's Superman Returns. Now, Variety reports that the judge has ruled against them, meaning it's only DC Comics who could possibly owe them any money. The details of the case aren't actually that interesting-- no corporate intrigue here, just a suggestion that Warner Bros bought the Superman rights in 1999 for below market value. But the fight

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20 Years Later, How Batman Changed the Movie Business

24 June 2009 9:49 AM, PDT | From Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news

Believe it or not, Tim Burton's Batman turned twenty-years old yesterday. First of all, the sheer number of 'I can't believe this movie is twenty-years old' conversations only reminds us what a gloriously good year for movies that 1989 really was. A sampling of 'important' movies celebrating their twentieth anniversary - Field of Dreams, Do the Right Thing, Glory, Lonesome Dove, The Little Mermaid, When Harry Met Sally, and The Killer. The year's highest grossing film was arguably the most important. Not in terms of quality of course; it remains one of my favorite films but I'm not going to pretend that it was robbed at the Oscars. It left an indelible mark on the industry for the next twenty-years, in ways both very good and very bad. In the truest sense, Batman was a game-changer. 1) It made...

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Exclusive: ‘Runaways’ Gets A Theme Song — And We Have Marvel’s New Music Video For It!

24 June 2009 8:51 AM, PDT | From MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news

Sure, Spider-Man and the X-Men both had catchy songs in their cartoons, and Batman had a whole movie soundtrack full of Prince tunes, but comic books themselves don’t usually come with theme songs. However, with the release of “Runaways” #11 today, Marvel Comics is looking to buck that trend by releasing their first-ever “theme song” for a series — as well as a new music video they’re exclusively debuting here on Splash Page.

We’re proud to present your first look (and listen) at the “Runaways Theme Song,” featuring vocals by Marvel editor Nick Lowe, who oversees the series.

Created in 2003 by “Y: The Last Man” comics scribe (and “Lost” television series writer) Brian K. Vaughan, the teen superhero series “Runaways” is now in the midst of its third volume (with a film also in the works), and has counted notable creators such as “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” creator Joss Whedon

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question of the day: What filmmakers’ work belongs in art museums?

24 June 2009 8:01 AM, PDT | From www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news

The Museum of Modern Art in New York City will be presenting a major retrospective on the artistry of Tim Burton, starting in November and running through April 2010. The show will feature: Hundreds of Artworks Never Before Exhibited Illuminate the Creative Vision Behind The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Sweeney Todd, Among Numerous Other Artistic Projects It sounds very exciting: The Museum of Modern Art will present a major exhibition exploring the full scale of renowned filmmaker Tim Burton’s career, both as a director and concept artist for live-action and animated films, and as an artist, illustrator, photographer, and writer.... Tracing the current of Burton’s visual imagination—from his earliest childhood drawings through his mature work in film—the exhibition Tim Burton will bring together over 700 examples of rarely or never-before-seen drawings, paintings, storyboards, moving-image works, puppets, maquettes, costumes, and cinematic ephemera,

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MaryAnn Johanson

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Sweet Johnny, Christian and Marion Take Public Enemies to La

24 June 2009 6:00 AM, PDT | From Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news

Johnny Depp wore his usual blue sunglasses and sexy unbuttoned shirt at the La premiere of Public Enemies last night. He was without Vanessa, but his costar Christian Bale had his wife Sibi on his arm. The boys were joined by their glamorous leading lady in the movie, Marion Cotillard. Their highly-anticipated holiday weekend movie hits theaters next week but we're also already getting an idea of upcoming projects - or not - for both Johnny and Christian. This week we got a peek at Johnny and his costars in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland masterpiece while Christian hinted there might not be another Batman coming our way. View 20 Photos › To see more of the cast plus Rosario Dawson, Stephen Dorff and others just read more. View 20 Photos › Images include: Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Stephen Dorff, Sibi Blazic, Christian Bale, Rosario Dawson Getty

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Johnny Depp Talks Riddler, 'Jump Street' and 'Dark Shadows'

23 June 2009 9:00 PM, PDT | From CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news

Though no-one yet knows if a third 'Batman' movie will happen or not, it seems that Johnny Depp would be quite happy to join the cast as The Riddler. Speaking to MTV, Depp sounded amenable to the whole idea.

"It seems that it would be alright. I always liked the Riddler," said Depp. "I always liked Frank Gorshin (actor who played The Riddler in the 60s Batman show). Frank Gorshin was brilliant, I always thought he was a great actor. If the opportunity came, I would definitely juggle it."

Depp has a full roster with The Lone Ranger, Pirates of the Caribbean 4 and several other projects in the pipeline, yet sounds as though he would be willing to squeeze in a 'Batman' film, if it happens.

Depp also revealed that he will not make room in his schedule for Terry Gilliam's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.

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Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen Movie Review

23 June 2009 8:00 PM, PDT | From MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news

This movie was set up to be one of the most satisfying, and anticipated movies since Batman, the original with Jack Nicholson as the Joker. The movie was good, it had its moments, but in my opinion, it could have been scripted, and directed a lot better. There were plot holes, for any of the Transformer era, galore. I thought that Shia Labeouf, and Megan Fox, however did an outstanding job.           The way they portrayed the characters was brilliant. The movie had two "tearjerker" moments, where i thought the action sequences could have been p...

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The Geek Beat: 20 Years of Batmania

23 June 2009 10:32 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

20 years ago on this very day, Tim Burton's Batman was released into theaters. Think back, stretch your creaking bones, and let's go on a trip down memory lane.

I was all of seven years old when Batman came out (I know, a lady never reveals her age, but when have I ever acted like a lady?), which means I have only vague recollections of the pre-release period. I remember we were buzzing about it at my school, and that it was looming on our radar long before we were out for the summer. But while I remember that shadowy poster of the Bat symbol decorating my multiplex, I can't recall the casting of Michael Keaton, the eager whispers of Jack Nicholson and his hidden make-up, or the trailers. Event movies were so different in my childhood. They just seemed to happen overnight, and were probably the better for it.

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Remembering Burton's Batman 20 years later

23 June 2009 12:44 AM, PDT | From Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news

June 23, 1989: the day that Tim Burton's Batman opened in theaters.

Before there was an internet and back when the idea of 24/7 news reporting still seemed strange, the hype that preceded the opening of Batman was like nothing that's come before or since. And that's taking into reflection the immense hype that led up to The Phantom Menace ten years ago which itself was a one of a kind event but still not on the same level as the critical mass that Batman '89 had achieved. Have you forgotten the buzzcuts of the Bat-symbol that people were getting shaved into the back of their hair? Do you remember when you could walk into a theater and see a sea of teens wearing Batman t-shirts? Back in December 1988 people bought a ticket to see the Batman trailer playing in front of Tequila Sunrise and then left after it was shown.

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Patrick Sauriol

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Our Favorite Summers: 1989

22 June 2009 7:02 PM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

Has there ever been a summer that proved to be as important - not just personally, but historically - to comic book fans as 1989? Surely the last decade or so has produced its share of must-see superhero adventures, but before Tim Burton's Batman was release on June 23, 1989, the idea of wall-to-wall wallcrawlers was little more than a cobweb stuck to the bottom of discarded studio call sheets. Burton's aggressive, dark reimagining of Bob Kane's iconic character quite literally changed the face of comic book adaptations, and ushered in the era of superhero movies, even if it would take another ten or fifteen years to find the right balance between real-world grit, splash-page heroism, and tongue-in-cheek self-awareness.

Meanwhile, the rest of the summer of '89 was no less exciting, featuring sequels, comedies, dramas and plenty of fare that defied categorization - which, in all likelihood is why it defied

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Alice in Teaserland

22 June 2009 6:50 PM, PDT | From FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news

Maybe "Tweedle Dee!" should be the new "Squeeeee!" for excited exclamations. You've probably seen the new images via USA Today and the info on Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland? But I'd like to talk about the cast and the polish. One of the only pluses of mainstays like 'Wonderland' being retold each decade over original work is to see how the different eras and visual artists interpret them.

Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum

Wonderland. If you click over to USA Today you can move

around in the gardens with your mouse. For what it's worth it looks like

Edward Scissorhands has been hired as Wonderland's landscape artist.

Mia Wasikowska as Alice (the oldest Alice since Meryl Streep?) and

Matt Lucas as Tweedledee and Tweedleydum

Helena & Anne Hathaway as Red & White Queens. Depp as Mad Hatter.

I love what My New Plaid Pants says about the latter: "if Elijah Wood

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Christian Bale Says There Might Not Be Another Batman Movie

22 June 2009 12:04 AM, PDT | From MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news

'I truly don't know,' Christian Bale says of the fate of the character.

By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz

Christian Bale

Photo: Jun Sato/WireImage

Tim Burton directed two. So did Joel Schumacher. Might Christopher Nolan also stop at two "Batman" flicks? Could the seventh big-screen caped crusader adventure since 1989 require the services of a fourth director? Rumors that Nolan might not return for another go at Gotham City have been rampant and according to Bruce Wayne himself — Christian Bale — a follow-up to "The Dark Knight" might never materialize.

"I truly don't know that we're ever going to see another 'Batman' movie," Bale told MTV News while promoting his Great Depression-era crime thriller, "Public Enemies."

While Bale maintained no less than three times during the interview that he was unsure another "Batman" will be made, the 35-year-old actor is contractually obligated to return — however, Nolan is not.

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Tmr: New '2012' trailer from Emmerich, more 'Avatar' art, and 20 Questions w/Judd Apatow

18 June 2009 4:00 AM, PDT | From Hitfix.com | See recent Hitfix news

Welcome to The Morning Read. I think I've been breakdancing in my sleep again, because my neck is, to put it politely, shpradoinkled.  If I want to turn to look at something, I have to do it like Batman in the first Tim Burton film, using my whole upper body.  This, of course, seems to be a source of enormous entertainment to both my sons, who are now parked behind my chair, where they keep trying to get me to turn around, laughing every single time I do. And how's your morning? I'll have reviews this afternoon for both "Whatever Works"...

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Nolan Off Batman 3?

18 June 2009 12:56 AM, PDT | From EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news

Widely reported this morning is a piece over at Batman fansite Batman on Film, which suggests that Christopher Nolan, the director of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, may be reluctant to continue the series.The alarmist article sites a shady "behind the camera" source, defensively pegged as "legit", claiming that Nolan was sufficiently rocked by Heath Ledger's death to not want to continue (The Joker was apparently slated to turn up in at least one more film), and that a threequel, even if it arrives via other hands, is unlikely until at least 2012.Nolan is currently working on the mega-budget Inception, so it could just be that he simply doesn't want to think about Batman at the moment. Or it could be that, like Bat-Predecessor Tim Burton or Bryan Singer on the X-Men franchise, he prefers to step back now and serve only as producer.Chud, meanwhile, have

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The Flickcast – Episode 12: The Lost World

17 June 2009 8:05 AM, PDT | From The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news

Last week on The Flickcast, the team discussed and debated a slew of new topics including Apple announcements from the World Wide Developer Conference, the recent E3 gaming convention, The Hangover, Kirsten Dunst joining Spider-Man 4, movies in 3D and a whole lot more.

This week, Chris and Matt have to go on without Christina but are joined by special guest Rick Marshall of MTV’s Splashpage and Movie’s Blog to talk comics, movies and all things geek. Some of the topics discussed this time around include John Carter of Mars casting, the rebirth of Captain America, why Tim Burton should return to the Batman franchise.

They also talked about Rick’s favorite comic book-to-film adaptations (including Iron Man and Man-Thing), the disappointment of Spider-Man 3, the power of Twitter in movie marketing and upcoming comic-book-to-film adaptations including Whiteout, Scott Pilgrim and Iron Man 2.

Chris, Matt and Rick also

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Batman 3 Could Be Four Years Away

17 June 2009 5:30 AM, PDT | From FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news

It seems like only yesterday I was talking about Nolan’s busy schedule with Inception and the possibility of a hold-up on the next Batman movie, but as a matter of fact it was actually this morning.

In the few short hours since that report, further updates surrounding the elusive Batman sequel have come to light. Batman On Film, a site largely considered The authority on all things caped-crusader-ish has been given an update on the project, I’ll let Jett explain it in his own words below:

The death of Heath Ledger in January of 2008 rocked Mr. Nolan hard. So hard that Chris was convinced that Tdk was going to be it for him and Batman on film. The Joker was going to return in Batman 3. “You are correct in reporting that he is developing story ideas with [Jonathan Nolan] and David Goyer, but it will be until At Least 2012 before

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‘Batman Returns’ Star Michelle Pfeiffer Offers ‘Whipping Lessons’ For The Next Catwoman

16 June 2009 11:29 AM, PDT | From MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news

For many Bat-fans, 1992’s “Batman Returns” is regarded as the best Batman film of the pre-Christopher Nolan era. While it sacrificed Jack Nicholson’s impressive Joker for Danny DeVito’s oily Penguin, it evolved beyond a feature-length Prince video and presented audiences with the darkest take on Gotham’s Dark Knight up to that point.

It also put Michelle Pfeiffer in a skin-tight Catwoman suit — possibly the greatest triumph of any Batman film to date.

That’s why, during a recent press event for Pfeiffer’s upcoming film “Cheri,” we had to ask her what she thought about the current crop of “Batman 3” rumors involving the return of a certain feline-fixated felon.

“You would think so,” Pfeiffer told MTV News when asked whether she thought Catwoman would return to Batman movies with Nolan behind the camera. “They better… They should!”

Presented with the rumors tagging both Angelina Jolie and

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