The buzz around this summer’s release of “The Dark Knight” has reached epic proportions. The film doesn’t premiere until July 18th but there is barely an entertainment news program or publication out there that hasn’t already given the Batman sequel significant coverage.
Obviously, much of the hype has been caused by the passing of one of the movie’s stars: Heath Ledger. The late actor plays the Joker in his next-to-last role and his frantic performance and his demonic makeup has fueled major buzz about the film and the rest of the cast.
“The Dark Knight,” reunites star Christian Bale with director Christopher Nolan> It also once again pits the soul-searching crime fighter against his greatest enemy—Ledger’s Joker—who is dealing with raging inner turmoil.
According to Bale, what most people don’t realize is that Batman and the Joker are very similar characters.
“Essentially they are both freaks to most people, but both are idealists,” Bale said. “The Joker tries to show the hypocrisy of society and tries to show Batman that his way just ultimately can’t work. These rules that he places on himself are just a joke.”
Producers of “The Dark Knight” are banking on the fact that most movie goers are going to need to see the film a couple times to catch all the nuances. Personally, I don’t think that people will need to go twice to make this film a summer blockbuster.
And speaking of blockbusters, on July 25th writer-director Chris Carter is hoping his latest project does gangbusters at theaters.
“The X-Files: I Want to Believe” reunites Carter with stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson in the second big-screen adventure of Mulder and Scully, who spent years in the FBI chasing aliens and supernatural phenomena.
Carter’s popular paranormal TV series of the same name went off the air six years ago, but the director says the story is not done yet. He says this summer fans can look forward to seeing an earthbound tale “within the realm of extreme scientific possibility” unfold on the big screen.
“It takes into consideration that the characters have grown or aged or progressed in the six years since we last saw them,” Carter said. “I think we are true to everything that the characters have experienced not just in the last six years but over the course of the television show.”
Would you pay 10 bucks to see it?
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