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After releasing a teaser site for the "Batman Begins" sequel, "The Dark Knight," WB has launched a guerilla campaign for the film.First they launched a teaser picture that will start a mock campaign for "Harvey Dent for D.A." Harvey Dent, who eventually becomes Two-Face, will be an upcoming D.A. in the film and will be played by Aaron Eckhart. The picture can be found at Ibelieveinharveydent.com.However, soon an alternate site that is supposed to be "The Joker's Website" appeared, called ibelieveinharveydenttoo. It starts with a defaced version of the "Dent for D.A." pic, which slowly fades into a ghostly image...

Batman Sequel Title & Casting Confirmed! Source: Warner Bros. Pictures August 1, 2006 As a follow up to last year's blockbuster Batman Begins, Christopher Nolan is set to direct Warner Bros. Pictures' The Dark Knight, written by Jonathan Nolan, based on a story by Christopher Nolan and David Goyer. The film will be produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan. Additionally, Christian Bale will resume his role as Bruce Wayne and Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger has been cast as The Joker. The announcements were made today by Jeff Robinov, President of Production, Warner Bros. Pictures. Christopher Nolan...

This shocking announcement has been made from "Batman-on-film.com." I am kind of disappointed, to say the least. Personally, I was pulling for Australian actor Lachy Hulme, and he seemed to be the one most likely to get the role.I'm still not 100% positive this news announcement is true, but the editor of b.o.f. seems to think it's a done deal.Heath Ledger was in "Brokeback Mountain," "The Patriot," and "A Knight's Tale."

Heath Ledger burst into tears after paparazzi attacked him with water pistols at the Australian premiere of Brokeback Mountain in Sydney earlier this year, according to his father. The actor's relationship with the Australian press soured during filming for new movie Candy, and the paparazzi decided to have the last word at the January premiere of his Oscar-nominated film. Ledger's father Kim tells the Sydney Daily Telegraph newspaper his heart was broken when his son called just hours after the run-in, saying he wanted to sell his waterfront home in Sydney and move to the US permanently. He says, "Heath...

Gay cowboy romance Brokeback Mountain took four awards including best picture today at the British Academy Film Awards, a result that may presage the Oscars in two weeks' time. But the movie's Australian star Heath Ledger, again missed out on the best-actor prize to by Philip Seymour Hoffman for his depiction of troubled writer Truman Capote in Capote. Brokeback Mountain beat a strong best-picture shortlist that included literary biopic Capote, LA story Crash, 1950s drama Good Night, and Good Luck and British favourite The Constant Gardener. The Constant Gardener, a spy thriller and love story that went into the ceremony...

DID Heath Ledger have a dummy spit after missing out on the best actor gong at yesterday's Golden Globes? That was the question everyone was asking after he and his girlfriend Michelle Williams failed to appear at the traditional post-award press conference. Both had received nominations for their outstanding performances in the gay cowboy movie Brokeback Mountain. A Globes organiser was heard by The Daily Telegraph asking one of the movie's producers why Ledger did not show up with the rest of the Brokeback team after it won best movie. "He lost out to Philip Seymour Hoffman," the producer said....

HOT Oscar tip Heath Ledger yesterday compared US bans on his gay cowboy film to racism. Critics' Choice Awards Picture Gallery Ledger said he was not surprised a Utah cinema had banned Brokeback Mountain, which depicts a lifelong love affair between two Montana cowboys. "I heard a while ago that West Virginia was going to ban it. But that's a state that was lynching people only 25 years ago, so that's to be expected," Ledger said. "Personally, I don't think the movie is (controversial) but I think maybe the Mormons in Utah do. I think it's hilarious and very immature...

"Brokeback Mountain," the story of two homosexual cowboys starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, topped 19 competitors, including George Clooney's "Good Night, and Good Luck" to win the Venice Film Festival's top award yesterday. The film has been called "groundbreaking" by homosexual activists for the amount of "gay" sex that is shown on screen. Mel Gibson fans will remember Heath Ledger as the eldest son in "The Patriot" determined to fight for independence against the British, the innocent but brave fair-haired boy-man who struggles for justice even among his fellow southern colonialists. Gyllenhaal is best known for his role as...

From 'Patriot' to explicit 'gay' sex?Heath Ledger reportedly in talks to play homosexual cowboy Heath Ledger portrayed minuteman son of Mel Gibson in 'The Patriot' (Columbia Pictures) Mel Gibson fans will remember Heath Ledger as the eldest son determined to fight for independence against the British, the innocent but brave fair-haired boy-man who struggles for justice even among his fellow southern colonialists. They will remember him in that role in the "The Patriot," that is, until the release of "Brokeback Mountain." Production on Ang Lee's movie begins this summer. It is the story of two cowboys on the range...

Heath Ledger Blasts Australian PM MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian actor Heath Ledger (news) took time out from promoting his new movie to assail Prime Minister John Howard's support of the U.S.-led attack on Iraq (news - web sites). AP Photo   At the launch of "Ned Kelly," a film about on the 19th century Australian bandit turned folk hero, Ledger branded Australia's involvement in the Iraq war as "ridiculous." Australia has deployed 2,000 troops to the Middle East. "I think John 'Coward' should just grow up," he said Thursday, as U.S. missiles began falling on Baghdad. "He's so subservient...