I'm Not a Fan, But... Batman (1966)

Well hey there, Gotham! The name’s Frank. I’ve been a follower of the Gotham Podcast (or Gotham Central, or Gotham Inc., or Got Ham, or whatever they’re calling it this week) since it first began, and it’s a pleasure to finally be writing a column for the site! Growing up, I never considered myself a Batman fan. Superman always was and always will be my favorite hero. Take a moment to absorb it. Pick up those Batarangs you just threw at your screen. Feeling better? Ready to move on? Good!

Holy F*&! Batman! The Riddler Confirmed for Batman 3?!

Well, well, well, what do we have here!? According to an article posted over at First Showing, The Riddler is listed as one of the names listed on a casting grid (which apparently confirms everything in the world, but I have no idea, I'm not a film guy), and guess who's listed as a possible candidate for the role?

Joseph Gordon-Levitt. That's right! The kid from 3rd Rock From The Sun, (500) Days of Summer, and the recent Christopher Nolan mind-eff, Inception!

Now, I don't know about you guys, but this is, indeed, my dream casting for this role, so I am looking forward to it! Also, look towards San Diego Comic Con this weekend for more details. And also don't forget our Batman 3 theories special episode coming later this week!

Chris Nolan (hearts) IMAX

Early Tuesday afternoon, MTV's Splashpage posted that Christopher Nolan has completely fallen head over heals in love with IMAX. It was posted that after Chris Nolan shot portions of The Dark Knight in IMAX (my personal favorite scenes) that Nolan discussed with director of photography, Wally Pfister, about the possibility of shooting all of Inception in IMAX.

After a long discussion, it was decided upon that there was no way to realistically film all of Inception in IMAX, but what about Batman 3? Well, director of photography Wally Pfister had this to say..

"I can't say until I read the script, but it would certainly be my preferred, amazing goal to shoot the whole movie in IMAX."

From The Soundtracks: "Foolish Games"-Jewel

Batman movies have had an interesting relationship with popular music of the years. Before Chris Nolan's entrance into Gotham City, Batman soundtracks have had some of the most bizarre musical selections for any films, let alone Batman films. Considering what we know about The Caped Crusader, most of the musical selections just seem completely out of place.

Well, I'd like to take this moment to shed some light on some of the more random occurrences in the musical department in a segment I like to call "From The Soundtracks". This week's entrance comes from Alaskan pop/country/folk singer Jewel with her less relevant "Foolish Games" from the Batman & Robin soundtrack.



Batman & Robin: Music From And Inspired By The 'Batman & Robin' Motion Picture- go there if you don't believe that it's on there.

Bat in the Sun's Batman: Legends

This is a fan film that I definitely wish was real. They stick a lot of continuity in to this fan fiction trailer, but by God, if the real studios ever put a reference to Death in the Family like these guys do, I will jump and down. Amazing job, Bat in the Sun!

Source: Bat in the Sun's Twitter