The Dark Knight | Jeffrey K. Lyles' Movie Files

“Man of Steel” screenwriter says Superman film isn’t just “The Dark Knight”-lite

March 18, 2013

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Superman’s “Man of Steel” won’t be stuck in Batman’s shadow.

Here’s some great news for those of you all you were worried that “Man of Steel” was going to feature a brooding, depressing take on Superman a la the very successful Batman trilogy directed by Christopher Nolan.

It would be hard to knock the strategy as Nolan’s Batman saga have been the lone comic book related bright spot for Warner Bros. who’ve seen other DC Comics films “Superman Returns” and “Green Lantern” fail to significantly connect with audiences. That provided Warner Bros. with enough incentive to have Nolan serve as a producer for “Man of Steel,” but fortunately the filmmakers understand that Superman and Batman need to be approached very differently on the big screen. More

Can Warner Bros.’ real Dynamic Duo of Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale save the Justice League movie?

March 4, 2013

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The big rumor going around right now is that Warner Bros. wants Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale to play an integral role in saving its struggling “Justice League” movie.

According to the Latino Review, Warner Bros. has tabbed Nolan to serve as the architect of the Justice League franchise (similar to Joss Whedon with Marvel’s Avengers stable) while “Man of Steel” director Zack Snyder is the early frontrunner to direct the massive endeavor. More

New “Iron Man 3″ character poster – Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts

February 25, 2013

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It always benefits big franchises to have great supporting characters who audiences can expect to see in each new film of the series. It’s the main reason I don’t understand how Terrence Howard allowed himself to get removed from the “Iron Man” franchise.

Anyhow, in this latest character poster we see Gwyneth Paltrow’s Pepper Potts holding a heavily-damaged Iron Man armor helmet. More

Buying off the comic book rack – Jan. 30, 2013

January 30, 2013

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My pal Steve Anderson from Third Eye Comics once again has all the latest, essential reading material for this week. Take it away Steve!

Ethan Van Sciver begins a new story arc on BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #16!

BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT has been a solid read since it’s launch, but it hasn’t been until this week’s issue #16, that we’ve really had our minds blown by the book.

And, why is that you might ask? It’s because ETHAN VAN SCIVER is illustrating the book now, and holy crap, if you thought DAVID FINCH was good, wait’ll you see Van Sciver’s work here.

In this new arc, the MAD HATTER is given the ‘reinvention’; formula that we’ve seen with many once second-tier characters that are now major players (think Riddler, Two-Face, etc.)

Now, brought to life by Ethan Van Sciver’s incredible artwork, as seen in modern classics like SINESTRO CROPS WAR and FLASH REBIRTH, we’re going to journey into the twisted world of the Mad Hatter — and Batman is going to quickly discover this is like no other Mad Hatter case he’s seen before.

A dark, macabre look at the BATMAN universe; DARK KNIGHT #16 is a FANTASTIC spot to jump on board, and get a taste of this killer read that spotlights various BATMAN Rogues. More

Christian Bale may be Batman, but he’s a super man

January 22, 2013

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I’d written before about how Christian Bale is pretty high on my cool celebrity list for going to the Aurora, Colorado hospital to visit some of the victims in the shooting tragedy and Bale is at it again.

This time he called Zach Guillot, an 8-year-old with leukemia and major Batman fan, to have a discussion about The Dark Knight. More

“Skyfall” joins the billionaire’s club, but will it reach Top 10 all-time highest grossing list?

December 31, 2012

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James Bond (Daniel Craig) encounters Silva (Javier Bardem).

The highest-grossing James Bond film of all time has become the 14th film to cross the $1 billion threshold as “Skyfall” reached $1,000.2 billion.

It will continue making a bit more progress on the all-time charts as it just slightly trails “The Dark Knight’s” $1,004.6 billion total and may have enough steam left to catch #12 and #11 on the all-time list. The #12 spot is currently held by “Alice and Wonderland,” which has a total of $1,024.3 billion and “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” is #11 with a $1.027 billion total.

I’m not sure if “Skyfall” has enough momentum to reach the Top 10 all-time list as “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” is #10 with $1,043.9 billion, but if it did, “Skyfall” would join fellow 2012 releases “Marvel’s the Avengers” (#3 with $1,511.8 billion) and “The Dark Knight Rises” (#7 with $1,081 billion) to reach that plateau.

Lyles Movie Files Top 10 films of 2012

December 29, 2012

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My promise to you. This isn’t going to be a list filled with movies you’ve never heard of until reading the lists of likely Oscar contenders. There’s plenty of those Top 10 lists out there. My list is made up of the films that made suffering through crap like “Cloud Atlas” and “Red Dawn” worth the privilege of reviewing movies every week.

*Honorable Mentions: “Rise of the Guardians,” “Think Like a Man,” “The Grey” and “The Amazing Spider-Man.” If I had a Top 15 these would have been on there easily.

“The Dark Knight Rises” earns a spot in the Top 10 all-time highest grossing list

August 29, 2012

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Bane (Tom Hardy) prepares to clash with Batman (Christian Bale).

The combination of Batman, Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale does it again and add their second “Dark Knight” tale to the Top 10 all-time list. This marks the first franchise to have a film with the same star and director in the Top 10. “Star Wars” and “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” marks the only other franchise in the Top 10, but George Lucas is the only holdover from those films. More

Hot Toys reveals new “The Dark Knight,” “Marvel’s The Avengers,” “X-Men” collectible figures and more

August 3, 2012

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Last weekend was The Ani-Com & Games Hong Kong show. Being a Hong Kong based company, it only made sense for Hot Toys to be one of the major vendors on hand showcasing their newest collectible figures.

Since I’m not the jet-setter to go off to Hong Kong just yet, I’ve been eagerly awaiting Hot Toys putting up their pics from the show, which they did and now I’m able to share with all of you. More

“The Dark Knight Rises” to the $300 million mark; should hit all-time Top 20 by Sunday

August 1, 2012

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CHRISTIAN BALE as Batman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ action thriller “THE DARK KNIGHT RISES,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

“The Dark Knight Rises” cracked the $300 million mark Tuesday in its 12th day of release to earn $304 million. In just about any other summer that would be major news, but “Marvel’s The Avengers” reached $389 million in the same span and was rapidly closing in on $400 million. “TDKR” is also trailing behind “The Dark Knight,” which was at $333 million in the same time frame. At least in “TDK’s” case it also had to contend with a highly-viewed 2008 Summer Olympics and Michael Phelps’ record-setting quest. More

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