Tuesday, July 1

• Exit Tom Cruise, Enter Christian Bale?

  Much is afoot in the world of director Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger). First, Variety announced earlier today that the prolific Australian would be directing Tom Cruise in the cold war spy thriller Edwin A. Salt, about a CIA officer suspected of working with those sneaky Reds. Now, Moviehole is reporting that Cruise is opting out of another planned collaboration with Noyce, the political thriller The 28th Ammendment. But don't weep for poor Philip. Word is that none other than The Dark Knight star Christian Bale might be stepping in to replace Cruise in the lead role, as a newly-elected American president who discovers the truth about who really runs the U.S. government (hint: it's the Freemasons). 

  Nothing's been confirmed, of course, but it appears that the wheels are indeed in motion to get Bale on board.

  Works for us.

  Source: Moviehole via JoBlo.com

  
  

  Posted 07/01/2008 by Thomas

  Christian Bale | Phillip Noyce | Tom Cruise

Friday, May 23

• Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins Starts Production in New Mexico

  Warner Bros. has announced that production on the 4th entry into the Terminator movie franchise, Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, has started shooting in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This one is being directed by McG (We Are Marshall, Charlie's Angels) and stars Christian Bale as John Connor.

  Salvation will be the first entry in the series to take place after the infamous "Judgement Day." It's set in the year 2018 and finds Connor leading a human resistence against Skynet's robot army.

  Bale's co-stars include Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Moon Bloodgood, Jadagrace and rapper Common.

  Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins is the first of a new trilogy in the series. It is scheduled for release on May 22, 2009.

  
  

  Posted 05/23/2008 by Jeff

  Christian Bale | Terminator Salvation

Friday, April 25

• The Dark Knight: New Trailer and Poster

  The new movie trailer for The Dark Knight doesn’t give us much more insight into the movie, but it certainly delivers great action from the streets of Gotham City and plenty of Heath Ledger’s Joker.

  Warner Bros. has also released a rather intense new poster (available at Screen Rant).

  
  
  Next Showing: The Dark Knight releases nationwide on July 18
  

  The Dark Knight Trailer

  Christian Bale and Heath Ledger star

  Posted 04/25/2008 by Richard

  Christian Bale | The Dark Knight

Monday, April 14

• Catch an animated preview of The Dark Knight

  Those looking to get their Batman fix prior to the July 18th release of The Dark Knight will want to check out Batman: Gotham Knight, a new DVD featuring six short animated films directed by prominent Japanese anime artists and written by comic book luminaries like David Goyer and A History of Violence's Josh Olson. (Christian Bale didn't lend his voice to the short films -- that role went to voiceover artist Kevin Conroy, a longtime veteran of the animated Batman TV series.) Fans of the Matrix trilogy will recall that the Wachowski Brothers did a similar thing for The Matrix Reloaded, releasing a DVD called The Animatrix in advance of their blockbuster sequel.

  Batman: Gotham Knight arrives on DVD shelves on July 8th. Head over to Yahoo! Movies to check out the trailer.

  Source: Yahoo Movies via JoBlo.com 

  
  
  

  The Dark Knight - Trailer

  Christian Bale and Heath Ledger Star - Opening July 18, 2008

  Posted 04/14/2008 by Thomas

  Christian Bale | Kevin Conroy | The Dark Knight

Tuesday, February 26

• Bale vs. Stiller, coming next Memorial Day

  Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, McG's reboot of the James Cameron's iconic sci-fi franchise, has finally gotten a release date. Warner Bros. announced today that the fourth chapter in the futuristic saga, featuring Christian Bale in the role of resistance leader John Connor, will arrive in theaters on May 22, 2009, putting it in direct competition with Ben Stiller's comedy Night at the Museum II over the lucrative Memorial Day weekend.

  Terminator Salvation is set to begin shooting in May with Bale and Sam Worthington (Avatar) as the flick's only major confirmed castmembers, though Josh Brolin (No Country for Old Men) is rumored to be among those in talks to play one of the killer cyborgs.

  Source: Variety

  
  

  Posted 02/26/2008 by Thomas

  Christian Bale | Terminator Salvation

Thursday, February 7

• Will it be Josh Brolin vs. Christian Bale in Terminator 4?

  With the recent casting of Christian Bale as the emo-punk-turned-leader-of-the-resistance John Connor in Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, the natural follow-up question arose: Who will play Bale's cyborg stalker in the fourth installment of the blockbuster sci-fi franchise? After all, this ain't no whiny pencil-neck Edward Furlong (or, if you prefer, T3's Nick Stahl) we're talking about; a robot capable of taking down Batman is gonna have to be seriously badass.

  With that in mind, Jason Coleman of 213.net prodded T4 director McG for some answers and got this reply:

  "It's very difficult to say because it's a decidedly masculine role and I think we're living in a time where a lot of actors are very effeminate and they're sort of skinny, heroin chic and there's really a masculine component to the role. And there's guys out there like Russell Crowe and Eric Bana, bring a good physicality, they do what they do, but I don't know if they're exactly right at the end of the day. (Smiles) Josh Brolin is a very exciting actor - we'll see."

  No "skinny" or "effeminate" actors? Guess that leaves Ryan Phillippe out of the running. 

  Source: 213.net

  
  

  Posted 02/07/2008 by Thomas

  Christian Bale | Josh Brolin | Terminator Salvation

Friday, December 14

• New Dark Knight pictures, posters, trailer!

  Lots of happenings with The Dark Knight Today!

  We've got some great new pics of the joker as well as the international poster and two posters featuring The Joker. Check out all of our images by clicking here and then clicking the "photos" tab on our Dark Knight page.

  As many of you know, the first extended trailer of The Dark Knight debuts today in theaters before screenings of I Am Legend. We just checked it out ourselves and it is very cool! Reports are in will hit the web early next week, so check back on ReelzChannel.com next week!

  
  

  Posted 12/14/2007 by Jeff

  Christian Bale | Heath Ledger | The Dark Knight

Thursday, September 6

• Yuma too soon? Crowe peeved at Lionsgate

  The Christian Bale/Russell Crowe western 3:10 to Yuma arrives in theaters this Friday, carrying with it a good deal of Oscar buzz. Which prompts the question: Why is it arriving in theaters this Friday? As most movie lovers know, studios traditionally reserve their awards fare for the last few months of the year, in order to ensure that Academy members don't forget them when Oscar ballots arrive. The decision release an Oscar contender like 3:10 to Yuma a week after Labor Day is leaving more than a few folks in Hollywood perplexed.

  Count star Russell Crowe among them. According to a recent article in Slate, the mercurial Aussie is reportedly more than a little peeved at Lionsgate, the studio behind Yuma, for not pushing the release back to a more Oscar-appropriate date. (Click here to read the article). The folks at Lionsgate might want to be on the lookout for flying phones.

  
  
  

  3:10 to Yuma - Trailer

  Russell Crowe and Christian Bale face off.

  Posted 09/06/2007 by Thomas

  Christian Bale | Russell Crowe | 3:10 to Yuma

Wednesday, July 4

• The real movie you should see this 4th of July

  

  Forget Transformers, the real must-see movie this Independence Day is Rescue Dawn, a war drama about a fighter pilot named Dieter Dengler who was captured and ultimately escaped from a Laotian prison camp during the Vietnam War. I saw this movie a few months ago and it is still with me. It is powerful, sad, and most of all, pretty accurate--which you'll find quite disturbing.

  The always-talented Christian Bale (Batman Begins, American Psycho) is wonderful as usual as the irrepressible Dengler, and Jeremy Davies (Spanking the Monkey, Saving Private Ryan) is Holocaust-survivor thin and Charles-Manson crazy as his co-prisoner. But the best part may be getting to see the criminally underused Steve Zahn (Reality Bites, Saving Silverman) show off his remarkably ample acting chops.

  Rescue Dawn opens in very limited release this Independence Day, with a national roll out to follow later in the month. Whether you can see it now or you have to wait a week or two, it should definitely be at the top of your "to see" list.

  To read more about the amazing Rescue Dawn, click here for Jeff Otto's complete review.

  
  
  Next Showing: Rescue Dawn opens in limited release today.

  Posted 07/04/2007 by Heather

  Christian Bale | Steve Zahn | Werner Herzog | Jeremy Davies | Rescue Dawn

Thursday, May 17

• 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 Jeff

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