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