Christian Bale's thoughts on The Dark Knight Rises, potentially being his last time putting on the cape and cowl

In a recent interview with MTV, Christian Bale mentions how "in the dark" he's kept about script and plot details when it comes to Christopher Nolan's next bat film The Dark Knight Rises. In addition, he questions his further involvement with the Batman franchise after Nolan's third installment.

"I believe, unless Chris [Nolan] says different, this will be the last time I’m playing Batman. Until Chris tells me, I don’t believe it, It’s gotta be from his mouth, or else I don’t really know. Chris will let me know what I need to know when I need to know it. I probably know a little bit more than some other people out there, but I think most people would be surprised at how little I do know. It just hasn’t been necessary yet. I know he’ll give me plenty of time to prepare for whatever I need to, and I’ll discover it. He’s a pretty damn good filmmaker. I trust that he’s going to come up with something wonderful."

Had Nolan announced no more Batman movies after The Dark Knight, I would've honestly been satisfied. However, I'm excited for Nolan's third Batman film, I'm just slightly worried about the unprecedented amount of anticipation for it. After all, The Dark Knight is going to be a tough act to follow. Frankly, The Dark Knight couldn't have been a better Bat film. Then again, I thought the same thing with Batman Begins. In Nolan I trust!

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Why Harry Potter fans suck!

Why the hell do Harry Potter fans feel obligated to say what's going to happen seconds before it's going to happen on screen? It's as if Harry Potter fans have a self obligated duty of announcing to the world they've read the books inside-and-out. I'm guessing these are the same fans that waited at midnight for the latest Harry Potter book release, having read it in its entirety by the end of the following day. Is there a disclaimer by J.K. Rowling within the Harry Potter books that say, "When you see this movie, be sure to spoil every twist and turn of the film for everyone within the vicinity of your speaking voice." Is it a badge of honor to speak to the films events before it happens? And no, this is not unique to the latest Deathly Hallows part one release, this goes for every Potter film I've seen since day one! I'm not a die hard Harry Potter fan, hell, I could be watching Driving Miss Daisy... regardless it's pretty fucking annoying having GROWN ADULTS blurting out an entire film from behind my seat. Speaking of grown adults, it's the one's who bring their kids that are the worse. It's not that children I have a problem with, it's the parents teaching their kids to ignore all forms of movie etiquette, teaching their children it's okay to chat their asses off during a movie. Hell, at least Twilight fans have the decency to keep their mouths shut when they watch Edward, Jacob and Bella engage in their teen angst sexual escapades. One could argue that I could avoid watching Harry Potter movies opening week(end). However, it's also easy to make the argument that some idiot will spoil the movie regardless, likely to come from a Harry Potter fan.

Comic Con Registration... Nerds everywhere revolt!

It's that time of year again, San Diego Comic Con registration for 2011! The SDCC bananza is growing more crazy than ever. One, you can only attend preview night if you buy your SDCC tickets from attending the previous year. Two, the comic-con.org site crashes the day of registration (November 1st) for 2011. They issued this apology:


It looks like SDCC go'ers will be able to take another shot at 2011 tickets, they will announce a new registration date on November 8th. Good luck guys!

Review: The Walking Dead

Not your typical zombie story, the Walking Dead on AMC exceeded my expectations. Not only did it capture the essence of the comic book, they didn't skimp out on special effects, which is demonstrated very well with Frank Grimes' first encounter with the undead. What makes the Walking Dead unique is that it's not a over-the-top horror show nor is it a show heavily weighed down by pure survival and hoarding all available weapons. Rather, it's a story about people, the human condition and really dealing with the loss of loved one's. Imagine seeing your wife or husband aimlessly walking around undead. Could you really take a chainsaw to their head? The Walking Dead is off to a great start, I look forward to seeing more episodes.

Spike Scream Awards 2010

Spike's Scream Awards 2010, an awards show made just for me! In addition to awarding all things sci-fi, they also award comic book writers and all things comic books which is a thumbs-up in my book. This year, my fondness of this awards show almost went out the door as Twilight won for best fantasy film. When I thought all hope was lost for the Scream Awards' credibility, they awarded "Most Anticipated Film" to Ryan Reynolds for The Green Lantern! Suddenly the stage was lit with nothing but green, and from a billowing cloud of smoke a huge Green Lantern power battery emerged from the stage along with Ryan Reynold's voice stating the Green Lantern oath "In Brightest Day..."


Some other memorable events from the show include:

-A reunion of sorts between Michal J Fox and Christopher Lloyd
-Bill Murray speaking in full Ghostbuster attire
-An awesome trailer for The Walking Dead that made Anna Paquin's mouth drop
-A live woman on stage set completely on fire while Marilyn Manson presented an award

Green Lantern: Movie website is up and running... sort of....

I'm going to go out on a limb and say it right now. The Green Lantern movie will be the Iron Man hit for DC Comics. Meaning, Green Lantern is a character nerds all know, but the general public doesn't. But they will, just like Iron Man, especially with Ryan Reynolds leading the charge as Hal Jordan. Most nerds can name off a handful of Green Lantern characters. Some nerds can even name the sector of the universe Hal, John, Guy, Kyle and Alan protect (2814), but I'll digress. DC Comics has the official Green Lantern movie website up and running... sort of. Check it out, wait and see if something happens beyond the glowing lantern and the epic-orb sound that plays in the background. You can view the website here.

Zack Snyder to direct Superman

If you haven't heard already, Zack Snyder will be directing the next Superman movie. I have this feeling nerds worldwide lost their shit and had a collective heart attack hearing this. I sure did! In addition to Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen, Dawn of the Dead) directing, David Goyer will help write the script alongside Christopher Nolan as a "consultant." If this isn't a recipe for superhero movie gold, I don't know what is. If you live under a rock and don't know, David Goyer wrote the story for Batman Begins. Christopher Nolan... well... we all know Christopher Nolan's more than successful film resume. Adding Zack Snyder is like adding solid binding to high quality pages of a book! What I like most about this is that Zod will be the villain in the film (not a total revolutionary concept (cough*RichardDonnerandSmallville*cough), but a villain everyone can get excited for. A Kryptonian that Superman can actually go toe-to-toe with, tossing Bryan Singer's over-emotional and punch-less Superman aside. As much as I enjoyed Singer's tribute-movie to Richard Donner, this generation of superhero fans needs a redefined Superman, relevant to today's issues. Let's face it, Superman is the definitive superhero that started it all. We need a team than can resurrect him to that status. If Snyder, Goyer and Nolan can't do it... than Superman's film career is doomed! Here's to hoping they get it right this time around!

What's up doc?

It doesn't take genius to conclude that Batman is psychotic, but check out what these three medical professionals have to say about the caped crusader.

Smallville Final Season Premiere

This is it guys, Smallville's final stretch! And no... Smallville didn't jump the shark, they're actually just getting started with unleashing all kinds of awesome! It's apparent they won't be holding anything back which includes suiting up the Man of Steel in his oh-so-familiar red and blue's, recycling Bryan Singer's suit no less. So let's see what they could possibly bring to the table, ending this series with a bang. First, I'll begin what they've given us: Lex Luthor, Brainiac, Bizzarro, Doomsday, Amanda Whaler and Checkmate. What's missing from this puzzle? Darkseid! One thing that stuck out most is... where the hell did Clark get that awesome jacket? Most importantly, where can I get one? I'm really hopeful for a no-holds-barred final season of Smallville. I think it's also clear that Clark will finally fly, at will, this season!

The Legend of Zelda. More epic than ever!

Nintendo generation or not, everyone know the theme song to the Legend of Zelda. For me, it's burned in the back of my memory along side Greedo shooting first. What could possibly make the Legend of Zelda more epic? How about having it's theme performed by a full orchestra?