As a new week begins, we wave goodbye to two big movie-packed conventions, CinemaCon and WonderCon. While the flood of news and updates is certainly exciting, it made it particularly difficult to pare down this week’s Movie News Cheat Sheet to just ten items. Between these two west coast conventions and our usual fare of big screen information, the Movie News Cheat Sheet is sure to come in handy more so than ever this week. Not only can you find some isolated noteworthy moments from both events, but the top new trailers of the week, a box office recap and, of course, a few other tidbits necessary for any film  [ Read More ]

In “Why more reboots?!” news, CinemaBlend is reporting that the Batman franchise will be rebooted after the release of the third Christopher Nolan-verse Batman film, “The Dark Knight Rises”. According to the Warner Brothers executive Jeff Robinov in an interview with the L.A. Times, “We have the third Batman, but then we’ll have to reinvent Batman… Chris Nolan and [wife and producing partner] Emma Thomas will be producing it, so it will be a conversation with them about what the next phase is.” As a longtime Batman fan, I’ve been thrilled with the Nolan-verse Batman films (yes, I’m one of those people who figuratively bows down to Heath Ledger’s Joker).  [ Read More ]

Just this weekend, it was reported by various sources that Joseph Gordon Levitt is, in fact, going to be in the next “Batman” film, “The Dark Knight Rises.” In those various reports, it was stated that he was going to play Alberto Falcone, a.k.a. “The Holiday Killer”. However, that bit of news is false. Contrary to popular belief, Entertainment Weekly has uncovered that while Gordon Levitt will be in the movie, he will not be playing The Holiday Killer. In fact, his role in the film is still unknown. So, for those of you still hoping for JGL as The Riddler, your hopes are still alive! Gordon Levitt has become  [ Read More ]

So, what’d you think of our first installment of the new weekly feature Movie News Cheat Sheet? Hopefully you found it entertaining and informative because we’re back for more! In the latest addition we bring you even more SXSW updates, a handful of new trailers, the best of the best over at the box office and much more. Keep on reading to get the perfect dose of the latest to let you confidently dive headfirst into a week packed with movie news banter. 1. SXSW: Just before the festival winds down we’ve got a few more films for you to consider. First up is Kristen Wiig’s writing debut, Bridesmaids, which  [ Read More ]

According to the Daily Blam!, Gary Oldman, who is reprising his role as Commissioner Gordon in the “Dark Knight Rises”, has released some details about the film. Aside from calling the storyline “fantastic” despite not admitting to reading the script yet, Oldman gave a few words on Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. “I think she’ll probably wear the cat suit pretty well, don’t you?” he said. “I know the story, I just think it’s going to be terrific. [But] if I told you who the villain was, they’d kill me.” He also went on to give some details on the type of villain we’ll be seeing: “I think it’s a villain from one  [ Read More ]

A week is up and the results are in! We were hopeful we’d get as big of a response as we did for our last caption giveaway, but never did we expect participation like this. Apparently you folks either really like this game or really want one of those MIMOBOT USB flash drives because we got a ton of entries to sort through, most of which were quite inventive and funny. As tough as this decision was, there was one caption in particular that stood out and that one comes from Cornelius – “Vader: Wow! U don’t look photoshopped at all.” As much as we like to keep the professionalism  [ Read More ]

Just because the holidays are long gone doesn’t mean Shockya.com is no longer in the giving spirit. We’ve got a brand new contest for you and this one boasts two pretty awesome prizes. The folks over at Mimoco gave us two of their MIMOBOT USB flash drives. The company now has over 100 original designs and pop culture characters and we’ve got two of them to give away – Batman and Darth Vader both of which come with character-specific bonus content like wallpaper, an assortment of images and more. We had quite a lot of fun sorting through all of your submissions for our last giveaway, so we figured, why  [ Read More ]

Producer Don Murphy recently talked to Sci Fi Wire about the long-rumored and highly-anticipated adaptation of the Grant Morrison comic “We3″, which he is attached to. According to Murphy, “We3″ already has both a script and a director, and just needs a studio home. John Stevenson (“Kung Fu Panda”) is attached to direct the live-action/CGI adaptation of “We3″, which focused on three domestic animals, a dog, cat, and rabbit, that have been transformed with implants and robotic suits top become high-tech soldiers. The three then go on the run to avoid being destroyed by their creators after having been deemed unsuitable, and start looking for somewhere to call home while  [ Read More ]

A trailer for the independent science fiction film “Hunter Prey” has hit the web, from the creative team that created the acclaimed cult hit Batman fanfilm “Batman: Dead End”. The trailer can be seen by following this link. The film’s synopsis reads; “Hunter Prey centers around a group of elite intergalactic commandos that have crash-landed on a harsh and unknown planet while transporting an alien prisoner. Now they must track down and recapture the escaped creature, and their orders are to bring it in ALIVE. The soldiers begin to question their orders while finding themselves at a severe disadvantage, not being able to harm the prisoner. The team starts getting  [ Read More ]

Danny Elfman has confirmed exclusively for MTV News that he will be composing the music for Terminator: Salvation. Elfman added, saying that the original Terminator theme by composer Brad Fiedel was not in the film as of yet, nor is he sure about the fate of his own score: “I think if it comes up and it seems appropriate, we will [use it]. And if it doesn’t, we [won't]. I never really know what to expect when I begin other than just kind of get into it and have fun. Especially a movie like “T4″ – just have fun. So that’s what I intend to do.” The Terminator: Salvation soundtrack  [ Read More ]

The Grant Morrison-written Vertigo miniseries “We3″, released in 2004, has made some progress in its long-rumored big-screen adaptation, with John Stevenson announced today to direct. ShockTillYouDrop.com recently talked with producer Don Murphy, who said “Even though the film is going to be live-action, we brought on the lead director of ‘Kung Fu Panda’ [Stevenson]. He’s attached to direct ‘We3′. We’re doing it as an R-rating. It’s not going to be cutesy. There’s killer rabbits and stuff. We’re in the process right now of trying to figure out where we’re going to make it.” Morrison, who is known for his groundbreaking work in “Bible John”, the counter-culture “The Invisibles”, and critically-acclaimed  [ Read More ]

Australian filmmaker George Miller recently told a Sydney-based morning talk show that he is no longer affiliated with the long-rumored and supposedly in-production “Justice League” movie. The gears working for this latest attempt at an adaptation of DC Comic’s “Justice League” comic franchise have been moving since February of 2007, when Miller was initially attached to the project, and Warner Bros. had Kieran and Michele Mulroney attached to write a script. Miller himself would not confirm exactly why, but other sources have indicated that studio heads wanted the movie cast with more prominent big-name stars, as opposed to a popular trend in superhero comic movies these days that favors using  [ Read More ]

Variety is reporting that Warner Bros. and the TV network the CW are scrapping plans for “The Graysons”, a “Smallville”-style show about the pre-Boy Wonder days of Dick Grayson, known in the Batman mythos as the first Robin. The CW was initially counting on “The Graysons” to fill the void of the likely end of “Smallville”, which tells the story of a young pre-Superman Clark Kent growing up and discovering his powers and heritage, but Jeff Robinov, the Warner Bros group prexy, pulled the plug, though he’d initially given the concept his blessing when first announced. The studio announced that the show would not fit in with immediate future plans  [ Read More ]

Variety is reporting that TV channel the CW is preparing to start production on a TV series based on Batman’s original sidekick, Robin the Boy Wonder. To be more precise, the series, which is being compared to the channel’s current origins series “Smallville”, which focuses on a teenaged Clark Kent, aka Superman, the series will focus on the early pre-Robin days of the original sidekick of the Batman, Dick Grayson. Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson, the executive producers of “Smallville”, are the minds behind “The Graysons”, which will focus on Dick “DJ” Grayson’s life before he takes on the Robin persona under the tutelage of Batman/Bruce Wayne. Grayson, the son  [ Read More ]

Watch another very cool Italian trailer featuring many of the villains from the new video game “Lego Batman: The Video Game” coming soon to the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Playstation Portable, Playstation 2, Nintendo Wii, PC and Nintendo DS. While you’re at it be sure to check out our other Batman goodies, videos and trailers from the hit film “The Dark Knight” starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger as The Joker. Description: The dynamic duo swoop into action in this amusing game from the creators of LEGO Star Wars. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock TV for the latest Lego Batman video game news and videos.