Anne Hathaway Talks Catwoman Spin-off Movie
Anne Hathaway’s smouldering performance as Catwoman has proved to be one of the most popular elements of The Dark Knight Rises. Immediately giving rise to speculation that her costume clad cat burglar Selina Kyle could get her own spin off movie.
Warner Bros are clearly eager to explore ways to continue the franchise, despite Christopher Nolan’s determined insistence that The Dark Knight Rises would be his final Batman related film, at least as a Director. Here’s what Anne Hathaway has to say on the subject though:
“I think it would be lovely to see more of her but only if it’s with the right people. She lives in this Gotham City and so it would have to be established by the people who have made this Gotham City. For me, at least.”
While it seems clear that fans wouldn’t object to seeing her slip on the skin-tight catsuit again, it remains to be seen whether or not Nolan or his fellow producers would be willing to contribute to producing or scripting a new Catwoman adventure.
Stretch Armstrong Movie Gets Director
Breck Eisner has been officially confirmed as the overly enthusiastic director of the Stretch Armstrong movie that Hasbro and Relativity Media remain intent on making. Eisner, the director of Sahara and The Crazies, had this to say about the challenging task of turning a popular 1990’s toy into a credible action franchise:
“It’s a fantastic opportunity to create a word that is both fresh and exhilarating. What really excites me is the chance to build a hero from the ground up”
Those that remember playing with the stretchy limbed action figure may already be wondering how Eisner plans to turn the briefly entertaining game of yanking it as hard as you could in an effort to break it, into complex narrative. The Official Press release below offers some hints:
“This original story will be a gritty actioner introducing the character of Lucas Armstrong and the life-or-death consequences he will face after undergoing a transformation granting him superhuman abilities.”
Twilight star Taylor Lautner had previously been attached to the role as the stretchy perpetually shirtless hero. But following a change of studios which saw Universal abandon the project, Relativity Media took over production and quickly dropped Lautner. The woeful critical and box office disaster of Lautner’s action star debut in Abduction no doubt played a big part in that decision.
The search continues for a star willing to fill Stretch Armstrong’s implausibly long and floppy limbs, but the end result will hit cinemas 11th April 2014.
Christopher Nolan’s statement on ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ shooting
Director Christopher Nolan has released the following statement regarding the shooting at a midnight screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” in Colorado early Friday morning. It follows Warner Bros. decision to cancel the Paris Premiere of the film in the wake of the tragedy
”Speaking on behalf of the cast and crew of The Dark Knight Rises, I would like to express our profound sorrow at the senseless tragedy that has befallen the entire Aurora community. I would not presume to know anything about the victims of the shooting but that they were there last night to watch a movie. I believe movies are one of the great American art forms and the shared experience of watching a story unfold on screen is an important and joyful pastime. The movie theatre is my home, and the idea that someone would violate that innocent and hopeful place in such an unbearably savage way is devastating to me. Nothing any of us can say could ever adequately express our feelings for the innocent victims of this appalling crime, but our thoughts are with them and their families.”
While millions of fan around the world watch the final installment of the Dark Knight saga, we join Christopher Nolan in offering our deepest sympathies to those who have had their lives touched by this tragedy.
Kick Ass 2 Gets New Villain
Kick Ass 2 will see Christopher Mintz Plasse step into the villainous role of Motherf*cker, a more dangerous and psychotically evil version of the Red Mist character he played in the first film. But the production looks set to add more of the nasty characters from the recent comic series, currently putting out a casting call for Mother Russia.
Mother Russia is Red Mist’s steroid fuelled female bodyguard. She’s a towering muscle-bound ex-KGB mercenary. The studio’s official casting call is for physically imposing actresses over 6ft tall, describing the part as a classic villain who’s a skilled ruthless killer. It certainly sounds like Aaron Johnson and Chloe Moretz will have their hands full this time.
The first Kick Ass film attracted both harsh critics and fans with its unapologetically graphic violence and black comedy. Although speaking at the San Diego Comic Con Christopher Mintz Palsse revealed that one of the most controversial scenes in the latest run of Mark Miller’s comics wouldn’t be making it onto screen this time:
“It’s crazy! It’s unbelievable. I’m the Motherf*cker now, in this one. It’s incredible! There was one moment in the comic, where the Motherf*cker rapes someone, but I don’t think we’re doing that. We’re doing a different aspect of it, and it’s a really funny version of it, but there’s no rape. I’m really happy about that.”
Shooting start in September this year, with Aaron Johnson reprising his role as Kick Ass and Chloe Moretz returning as fan favourite Hit Girl. Kick Ass 2 will likely be hitting cinemas hard sometime next summer.
Hans Zimmer Talks Man Of Steel & Inception 2
At The Dark Knight Rises European Premiere we spoke to Oscar winning composer Hans Zimmer on the red carpet. The iconic musical genius told us all about collaborating with Director Christopher Nolan, the unique process for making the Bane chant and what he thinks fans will take away from the final installment in The Dark Knight Saga.
Hans Zimmer also spoke about being ‘terrified’ at the prospect of trying to step into John Williams shoes to provide the soundtrack for new Superman movie Man Of Steel. He confessed he hadn’t yet come up with many musical ideas, but praised the humanity of new Superman Henry Cavill
Finally the legendary composer also revealed that he does in fact carry the spinning totem from Inception with him now at all times. Though he admits that the prospect of an Inception sequel may only be in our dreams for now, he would happily return to provide the music should Christopher Nolan find an idea good enough to merit an Inception 2.
Watch the full video interview below: