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Top 5 Picks December 21, 2011

X-Men Legacy #260 cover courtesy Marvel Comics

X-Men Legacy #260 The X-Men are divided. Magneto chooses Cyclops. Gambit chooses Wolverine. If Rogue survives her mission to save a lost young mutant, who will she follow. This is Mike Carey’s final X-Men issue after five and a half years of epic storytelling.

Justice League #4 Darkseid revealed. Cyborg is born. Aquaman attacks. DC’s big guns are meeting for the first time. Can they stop fighting each other in time to face the real enemy behind the conspiracy.

Batman #4 Batman digs deeper into the Court of Owls and discovers its dark ties to his own family. Scott Snyder keeps delivering intense action and a brutal secret history of Gotham City and the Wayne family that may trap the bat.

Birds of Prey #4 courtesy DC Comics

Birds of Prey #4 Batgirl joins DC’s female crime fighting force. Three bombs in the brains of three passengers on three trains. The Birds of Prey only know two names of the living bombs. How will they prevent the disaster. DC promises this issue will rewrite the rules for the team.

The Dark Knight Rises Trailer

  Warner Brothers released the official The Dark Knight Rises trailer featuring spectactular action from Bane and a seductive moments starring Anne Hathaway – not in Catwoman costume.

 

Christian Bale Talks About Visit to Activist in China

The Dark Knight Rises star Christian Bale talks about the incident in China where video shows him and a CNN crew chased after trying to visit an activist Bale admires. The actor praises blind activist Chen Guangcheng in the interview.

“It’s amazing that the man has the power that he does. And to have accomplished what he’s already done in this life” Bale said.

Watch the entire video interview on CNN Backstory here.

Christopher Nolan on Leaving Batman and Batmania

The Dark Knight Rises teaser poster courtesy Warner Brothers

 Christopher Nolan is talking about leaving Batman behind.

 “…you definitely get a lump in your throat thinking that, ‘OK, this is the last time we’re going to be doing this.’ It’s been quite a journey. Hopefully, reflecting that journey – by all of us who made the films – in the three films together will make it so there they have a real span to them, some real heft” the Director tells Los Angeles Times Hero Complex.

After a recent press screening of The Dark Knight Rises, Nolan says he welcomes the Batman fan mania for what it represents.

“It reminds you that it’s an honor to work on something that means so much to people.”

Christian Bale Beaten and Chased in China

  A real life scare for Dark Knight Rises star  Christian Bale that could have happened in Batman Begins. The actor is in China to promote his movie The Flowers of War and wanted to meet an activist he considers a hero.

The Dark Knight Rises Teaser Poster from thedarkknightrises.com. Courtesy: Warner Brothers Entertainment

As you’ll see in the story below, Bale was roughed up and chase away.

Here’s a link to the story on CNN.

As previously posted, Bale is the first Westerner to have a lead role in a Chinese movie.

Nolan Talks Bane

The Dark Knight Rises teaser poster courtesy Warner Brothers

Director Christopher Nolan reveals why he chose Bane as Batman’s foe for The Dark Knight Rises to The Los Angeles Times.

“With Bane, the physicality is the thing. With a good villain you need an archetype, you know, you need the extreme of some type of villainy. The Joker is obviously a particular archetype of diabolical, chaotic anarchy and has a devilish sense of humor. Bane, to me, is something we haven’t dealt with in the films. We wanted to do something very different in this film. He’s a primarily physical villain, he’s a classic movie monster in a way — but with a terrific brain. I think he’s a fascinating character. I think people are going to get a kick out of what we’ve done with him” says Nolan.

 

Dark Knight Broken!

The Dark Knight Rises teaser poster courtesy Warner Brothers

An ominous new poster for The Dark Knight Rises that may reveal a crucial plot point: Bane is walking away from a shattered Bat mask with the slogan: The Legend Ends.

The 6 minute IMAX prologue was screened to select critics earlier this week.  The prologue was an action packed opener featuring Tom Hardy as Bane much like the opening of The Dark Knight showcased the Joker.

Christopher Nolan told Empire this new film is set 8 year after The Dark Knight with Batman in a weaker state and “with Bane, we wanted to give Batman a challenge he hasn’t had before. With our choice of villain and our choice of story we’re testing Batman both physically as well as mentally.”

The one-two punch of the new poster and Twitter image make it seem like Nolan will follow the Knightfall storyline in which Bane breaks Batman’s spine and Bruce Wayne is forced to quit.    In comic book version there was Dick Grayson and Azrael (who temporarily took on the famous cape and cowl) were Bruce Wayne’s possible replacements. There’s no one in the cast list so could it be the Nolan will end the series with Batman broken?

One question still out there. Is Bane working for Ra’s Al Ghul? This film is said to come full circle with Batman Begins. Batman let his ex-mentor Ra’s Al Ghul/Henri Ducard played by Liam Neeson crash to his death in the first film. In the final film Liam Neeson is listed in the cast and actor Josh Pence is listed as playing a younger version but is this in flashback or in the present? In the comics Ra’s Al Ghul resurrects himself via Lazarus Pits hidden around the globe. And I still wonder about my contention that Marion Cotillard could be playing Talia Al Ghul and she is the secret mastermind and Bane her enforcer.

The new poster is courtesy  TheDarkKnightRises.com.

The Dark Knight Rises Prologue Revealed!

The Dark Knight Rises Teaser Poster from thedarkknightrises.com. Courtesy: Warner Brothers Entertainment

First up I’m not going to give it away – I aim to be spoiler free on this site but I want you to know that the The Dark Knight Rises 6 minute IMAX prologue general details are out!

 It was screened to a select group of Los Angeles press last night. Shot for shot relays are not allowed but general descriptions are. If you want a summary with spoilers I recommend Dark Horizons, one of my all time favorite movie sites I’ve been following long before I was a blogger.

Here’s what I will say:

 

Courtesy Empire Magazine

 

 

The prologue will focus on Bane in a thrilling action sequence much like The Dark Knight prologue featured the Joker.

It will have the feel of a pre-action sequence like in the pre-reboot James Bond movies. 

The action appears ties in with the fake CIA Bulletin about a missing scientist posted yesterday that some say is part of the viral marketing campaign.

See you at IMAX for MI4!