Saturday, October 17

• Amber Heard Talks Zombieland, The Stepfather, and The Rum Diary

  X-Men producer Lauren Shuler Donner admitted to Empire that Wolverine 2 is the "furthest along of all the X-Men projects on the boil." The sequel will be an adaptation of a Wolverine solo comic book series from the 1980s that follows Wolverine as he travels to meet an old flame in Japan.

  It's actually the story we wanted to use for the first Wolverine film, but [Fox head honcho] Tom Rothman preferred to set the character up with an origin story first. This movie will really focus on the relationship between Wolverine and Mariko, the daughter of a Japanese crime lord, and what happens to him in Japan. We're very fortunate to have a story mostly outlined for us [from the comic book arc co-written by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller].

  Shuler Donner believes the movie will also be shot in Japan and is hoping "to have the Japanese Fox executives involved in helping and counseling us" in order to maintain authenticity. She says even screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie is "in Japan in his head." But what will really impress fans is the fighting, with Wolverine taking on both the Yakuza and a ninja clan called the Hand.

  What's cool about this part of the saga is that Wolverine will be fighting in a different style to what we've seen before. Mariko's father has this stick-like weapon, so Wolverine will have to fight against that. There'll be samurai, ninja, katana blades, different forms of martial arts — mano-a-mano, extreme fighting. We're going to come up with a new style of fighting. It's going to be awesome.

  
  
  Next Showing: The Stepfather is currently in theaters

  Posted 10/17/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Aaron Eckhart | Johnny Depp | Amber Heard | Zombieland | The Rum Diary | The Stepfather

Friday, September 11

• Aaron Eckhart Would Return for Batman 3, If Asked

  While Batman 3 still technically lives in limbo, The Dark Knight's Aaron Eckhart wouldn't object to a return to the franchise, should Christopher Nolan officially decide to make it. There's only one issue: Eckhart's character, Harvey Dent a.k.a Two-Face, fell off a construction site, and, sort of, well, died. Eckhart explained to MTV that Two-Face's death complicates his return.

  As far as I'm concerned, my character's dead. I've sort of just gone on with my life. I don't have any expectations of being in the next Dark Knight, if there is a Dark Knight.

  Still, Eckhart would return, if Nolan wanted him to.

  If Chris called me, I would certainly do it. I would do anything for Chris. If Chris wanted me to ... I don't know, bring his tea or something like that, I would do it. I had such a good time making that movie, and he's such a great filmmaker.

  It isn't too hard to see how Eckhart could return. Considering Gary Oldman's Commissioner Gordon fakes his death in The Dark Knight, Eckhart's Two-Face could do the same, opening up the possibility of a return. However, Eckhart thinks that Batman 3 may focus instead on new villains.

  I think [Dark Knight] was always Heath [Ledger]'s movie, and Heath was definitely the motor and the vehicle that was to continue on. I'm not sure that it's not better just to start all over and find different characters for the [next] movie.

  
  

  Posted 09/11/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Aaron Eckhart | Christopher Nolan | Heath Ledger | The Dark Knight | Batman 3

Thursday, February 12

• Aaron Eckhart and Richard Jenkins Join The Rum Diary

  The Rum Diary, the adaptation of a Hunter S. Thompson novel about a journalist living in 1950's Puerto Rico is adding some big names to its cast list. Johnny Depp, who is also producing and has been trying to get the movie adaptation produced since 2003, has long been announced as the lead, with Amber Heard (Pineapple Express) being cast as Depp's love interest just this week. Now both Aaron Eckhart and Richard Jenkins are joining the production.

  Jenkins, a current Oscar nominee for The Visitor, will play the man who runs the newspaper Depp works for, and Eckhart will play a wealthy landowner who becomes involved in a love triangle with Depp and Heard.

  The Rum Diary starts production in Puerto Rico March 30.

  
  

  Posted 02/12/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Aaron Eckhart | Johnny Depp | Richard Jenkins | Amber Heard | Hunter S. Thompson | The Rum Diary | The Visitor

Wednesday, January 28

• "Batman 3" in 2011?

  Earlier in the month, a Dark Knight producer said Batman 3 was moving forward, and now another Batman producer, Michael Uslan, told New Jersey's Courier-Post that he estimates the sequel will arrive in theaters in by 2011.

  As for who will be the villain, Uslan wouldn't say. "It's one of those deals where if I told you, I'd have to kill you," he said.

  Could it possibly be Liam Neeson, returning as Ra's al Ghul? Neeson told MTV: "You never know." Aaron Eckhart has also hinted at a return.

  
  

  Posted 01/28/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Aaron Eckhart | Liam Neeson | Batman 3 | The Dark Knight

Tuesday, January 13

• Could Two-Face Return in Batman 3?

  Aaron Eckhart, the actor who portrayed Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face, was interrogated by MTV at the Golden Globes about a possible resurrection of the villain in the next Batman movie, and while he does an admirable job of holding his tongue, it's what he DOESN'T say that makes one wonder whether he actually knows something we don't -- and is just not letting on. Check out the clip and let us know if you think Two-Face will return for the sequel.

  
  

  Posted 01/13/2009 by Jim

  Related: Aaron Eckhart | Batman 3

Thursday, January 31

• Transitioning from The Joker to Two-Face

  Slate.com has an interesting article examining the impact of Heath Ledger's tragic death on Warner Bros.' promotional campaign for The Dark Knight, this summer's hotly anticipated sequel to 2005's blockbuster Batman Begins. Until now, Dark Knight's marketing focused mainly on Ledger's terrifying take on The Joker character, but the actor's untimely passing -- attributed in part to the stress he incurred while shooting the film -- abruptly changed all that.

  According to Slate, look for Warner Bros. to shift the focus toward the flick's other villain, Two-Face, played by Aaron Eckhart, and his love triangle involving Bruce Wayne paramour Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal).

  Source: Slate.com

  
  

  Posted 01/31/2008 by reelz

  Related: Aaron Eckhart | Heath Ledger | The Dark Knight

Sunday, May 20

• New Joker pic revealed, and it's creepy

  The folks at Warner Bros. are running a pretty clever buzz campaign for The Dark Knight. Though the Batman Begins sequel only recently began shooting, tantalizing bits and pieces from the film are already beginning to surface.

  The latest to emerge is a long-awaited image of Heath Ledger as The Joker, which can be seen at ibelieveinharveydenttoo.com. (Wait a few seconds for the Joker pic to appear. - editor's note: the image has now been taken down, but if you highlight the text you'll now find a special treat as well as a hidden message to decode) It's by far the most grotesque version of the character we've seen yet, and probably a bit more accurate representation of the effects of bathing in a vat of acid.

  The pic, first revealed on batman-on-film.com, is part of Warner Bros.'s ongoing guerrilla marketing campaign (or is it viral marketing? I always get my pseudo-intellectual corporate terms confused.) to promote The Dark Knight.

  Can't wait to see what they'll do to Harvey Dent, also a sufferer of acid-face syndrome (apparently a common affliction in the comic book universe).

  
  
  Next Showing: The Dark Knight is set for a July 2008 release.

  Posted 05/20/2007 by reelz

  Related: Aaron Eckhart | Heath Ledger | Batman Begins | The Dark Knight

Thursday, May 17

• "I Believe In Harvey Dent"

  Warner Brothers has quietly launched an official web site for The Dark Knight. As of now, there is nothing much on the site except the familiar shadowed Bat-symbol. The image portrays the symbol within an explosion of light with particles shooting out from the symbol.

  Clicking on this symbol, however, is the real treat for fans. This will take you to another web site, IBelieveinHarveyDent.com which also has only one item, but it's a pretty cool one. Click Here to see a campaign promo for Harvey Dent, who is being portrayed by Aaron Eckhart in The Dark Knight.

  As most already know, Dent is the man who ultimately becomes Two-Face in the Batman Comics, but little is yet known as to when (or if) this transformation will occur in The Dark Knight.

  Stay tuned to ReelzChannel.com for all the latest Dark Knight news!

  
  
  Next Showing: The Dark Knight is set for a July 2008 release.

  Posted 05/17/2007 by reelz

  Related: Aaron Eckhart | The Dark Knight

• David Banner a Batman Villain?

  Our friend over at MTV Movies, Larry Carroll, is reporting that rapper David Banner has auditioned to join the villainous ranks in the Batman Begins sequel, The Dark Knight. Currently, the known villains are Heath Ledger as The Joker and Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/Two-Face.

  The part is said to be a villain known as Gamble, whom Carroll goes on to report as a relatively unknown villain, at least within the world of the Batman comic series.

  Production Began on The Dark Knight in January with principal photography beginnining in March outside of London and in Chicago.

  The Dark Knight is set for release in July 2008. Stay tuned to ReelzChannel.com for the latest on this highly anticipated release.

  
  
  Next Showing: The Dark Knight is set for a July 2008 release.

  Posted 05/17/2007 by reelz

  Related: Aaron Eckhart | Christian Bale | Heath Ledger | David Banner | The Dark Knight