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Batman Begins Was Inspired By A Very Different DC Film “Batman Begins” launched a new cinematic era for the DC superhero that brought the Caped Crusader to a darker, grittier Gotham City. Despite this bleaker depiction, directorChristopher Nolanwas more inspired by the heroic icon of cheery hope, Superman himself, than any previous film incarnations of the Dark Knight. More specifically, Nolan points to Richard Donner’s seminal 1978 “Superman” movie as one of his main sources of inspiration....

Critics Bash ‘Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark’ With a traditional Broadway show, critics hold their reviews until the show officially opens. They let the production iron out all the kinks during preview performances and then, once the show is ready to officially open, critics can have at it. But nothing has been traditional aboutSpider-Man: Turn Off The Dark.Several delays,injuries, a ballooning budget and more have made it intothe most infamous showto ever open on Broadway....

Daft Punk’s Tron Legacy Soundtrack To Be Released November 23, Will Not Perform At Comic-Con We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Stitchinforms us thatAmazonis now accepting preorders for theTron: Legacysoundtrack, which is being scored by electronic music pioneers Daft Punk. The album now has a release date: November 23rd 2010, about a month before the film hits theaters on December 17th 2010. No further information is available at this time....

Daniel Sunjata And Two More Join ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ [Updated] UPDATE:Varietyis now reporting that Sunjata’s role is that of a “courageous special forces operative” and thatDiego KlattenhoffandBurn Gormanare also in talks. Read more about them after the jump. Casting has been the thing forChristopher Nolanover the past few weeks. After locking down all of the lead roles in his highly anticipated third Batman film,The Dark Knight Rises, with actors like Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon Levitt and Marion Cotillard, Nolan has recently been concentrating on the smaller roles....

Disney Restores Same-Sex Kiss In Lightyear After Pixar Animators Speak Out About LGBTQ+ Censorship It was revealed in February bythe Orlando Sentinelthat Disney had donated about $200,000 to Republican politicians backing the infamousHB 1557bill that forbade discussions of gender and sexuality from elementary school classrooms. As a result, the bill was nicknamed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by its critics. Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced in a memo that Disney would counter the intended ill effects the bill would have on queer youths by making more queer-friendly content....

DreamWorks Buys J. Michael Straczynski Script ‘Voices From The Dead’ About Houdini And Arthur Conan Doyle One of the most interesting pop culture stories from the early days of the 20th century is the friendship betweenHarry Houdiniand Sherlock Holmes creatorSir Arthur Conan Doyle. Spiritualism was all the rage at the time — think seances, levitations, speaking to the dead, and so forth, driven in part by people hoping to reconnect with loved ones killed in WWI....

Every Frame Of Master And Commander Really Was A Painting Let’s cast our minds back to the distant, fleeting, and downright quaint days of … the early 2000s. Okay, 20 years isn’tthatlong ago in the grand scheme of things (really, it’s not!), but consider quite a few differences between now and then. At the time, the term “shared universe” simply wasn’t a thing. The list of highest-grossing movies at the end of each year tended to include original productions like “Gladiator,” “Cast Away,” “Ocean’s 11,” and “Signs” instead of just IP-driven fare....

FBI Warning In Front Of DVDs Updated; Second, Unskippable, Anti-Piracy Screen Added Who doesn’t love the FBI Warning in front of your movies? There’s nothing quite like renting or buying a movie legally, sitting down with your family, and then having an intimidating warning pop on screen to scare you from any kind of unlicensed reproduction. And if that wasn’t bad enough, starting this week, DVDs will be getting an updated FBI Warning as well as a second Anti-Piracy warning before all movies....

George R.R. Martin Is Also Bored With Marvel’s Villains While many fans probably wishGeorge R.R. Martinwas spending every waking minute working on finishing the nextGame of Thronesbook, the fantasy author took the time to seeAnt-Manrecently and even wrote a blog post about it. Martin foundPeyton Reed’s tiny superhero, played byPaul Rudd, to be wholly satisfying, and while he doesn’t think it’s the best superhero flick ever like some of the TV spots are touting, he says it ranks high, maybe only coming in second to Sam Raimi’sSpider-Man 2....

Hawkeye Almost Had A Different Big Bad, Let’s Speculate About Who It Was Thefinal episodesof Marvel’s “Hawkeye” pulled back the curtain on who the “big guy” was. As it turns out, he was not just a figurative big bad, but also a villain who is physically large and imposing. If you’re not caught up on “Hawkeye,” look away now, because the topic at hand is predicated on aspoiler. In “Hawkeye,” the “big guy” that our hero, Clint Barton, was worried about turned out to be none other than Wilson Fisk, aka Kingpin....

How To Watch ‘Snake Eyes’ At Home (Welcome toHow to Watch, where we get down to brass tacks and tell you “Hey, here’s how you can watch this thing.” In this edition:Snake Eyes:G.I. Joe Origins.) We wouldn’t hold it against you if you’ve sort of glazed over all the finer details regarding the previous two attempts to bringG.I. Joeto the big screen. They’re…not the greatest adaptations ever made, but that sure won’t stop Hollywood from trying again (and again, and again) until they finally get something to stick....

Interview: Ty Simpkins Talks Jurassic World, Secrecy, Stunts, LEGOs And Star Wars The following interview was conducted by Courtney Howard: Not only is child-actorTy Simpkinsan absolute pro, he’s managed to maintain his down-to-Earth persona picture perfectly – a tricky thing to do in show business. His projects have ranged from horror (Insidious, Insidious: Chapter 2), to superhero action (Iron Man 3), to sci-fi (War of the Worlds), to independent darling (Little Children)....

J.K. Rowling Announces ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ Play To Debut In 2016 Everyone’s favorite boy wizard is striking out on a new adventure — all the way to a West End stage. A new play calledHarry Potter and the Cursed Childwill open in London next year.J.K. Rowlingcollaborated on the story, which concerns Harry’s early years. More details on the Harry Potter play after the jump. Rowling officially announced the big news....