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Perhaps (to say nothing of the fact that it's a misnomer since Obama is anything but a hero), but there's a better name for him anyway...

EXCLUSIVE … UPDATE 9:30 AM: Warner Bros is now telling me that its outside non-studio spokeswoman failed to tell me the whole and accurate story about the process that led to the studio taking down its offensive Gangster Squad trailer this morning. A Warner Bros executive now tells me how the studio was scrambling to deal with the Aurora theater shooting crisis in the pre-dawn hours of the morning. Then, at 5 AM, one of the top distribution execs remembered that Warner Bros’ Gangster Squad trailer was playing “loose” this weekend timed to the studio’s The Dark Knight Rises release...

Warner Bros. announced in a press release Wednesday that the actress as been cast as Selina Kyle/Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises."

In the realm of street art, the posters portraying President Barack Obama as the Joker, as played by the late Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight, aren't high art. They aren't like the iconic images of "Hope'' that sprouted during the Obama camapign. But then, these are the post-campaign portraits of discontent in some quarters. And, like their predecessors, the newest posters are becoming an Internet sensation among those for whom a picture is worth 1,000 words--or one word, in the case of this poster campaign: "socialism." Looking at the anonymously created posters that started on the streets of L.A....

(Don't worry. There are no spoilers in this review.)I sat down scared that I had hyped this movie too much, that there was no way that it could be as good as I thought it was going to be. I was right. It was better. The movie takes place after Batman has been operating for a while, and Harvey Dent, along with Jim Gordon have been cleaning up the streets. Things are going the law's way for once. Then comes The Joker.

There are two places you can view the new trailer: From the official website or this alternate site.There's also a YouTube version.

It’s been the way of film advertising lately to release a small snippet from the movie in advance to the movies release....it looks as if Batman the Dark Knight will be screening a 6 or 7 minute trailer this December...(There's more at the link but most of it's irrelevant.)By the way, this was recently confirmed to be true, although I couldn't find a link. There WILL be a 7-minute prologue to "The Dark Knight" this December, and it will premiere ONLY in IMAX theaters before the Will Smith movie "I Am Legend."

Sen. Leahy Lands Role in Batman Movie BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Holy Beltway, Batman! Sen. Patrick Leahy has a part in the next Batman movie. "I don't wear tights," the Vermont Democrat said. Leahy's scene was filmed this summer for "The Dark Knight" and involves Batman, played by Christian Bale, The Joker, played by Heath Ledger, and Alfred Pennyworth, played by Michael Caine. The longtime Batman fan would reveal little about his role other than he is called the "distinguished gentleman." "It's a pretty tense scene," said Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. "It's going to be a very...

The teaser trailer for the "Batman Begins" sequel, "The Dark Knight," debuted on-line yesterday. Unfortunately, the teaser shows no footage, just a breaking away Bat symbol with a dialogue between Christian Bale's Bruce Wayne and Michael Caine's Alfred. At the end, for the first time, we can hear Heath Ledger's Joker speaking. The trailer premiered in light of Comic Con in San Diego, on a viral marketing sight "run by the Joker himself," whysoserious.com. Batfans were actually sent on a scavenger hunt around the city to unlock clues from the website to unlock the teaser. There's more info on the...

Heath Ledger has discussed his new role as the Joker in the next Batman instalment, revealing he had a “different take” on the famous villain. Speaking to US magazine Newsweek regarding about his recent casting as The Joker (played previously by Jack Nicholson) in the forthcoming Batman movie ‘The Dark Knight’. Ledger told the magazine: “I've been bouncing around like a lunatic for four months. I definitely have a different take on him, but I've yet to do a proper makeup run. It's on the agenda”. When asked if he’d been practising his laugh, Ledger simply replied “I’d be lying...

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...