Movie News

So apparently there's a direct to video gap filler for between Batman Begins and Dark Knight.

I have to admit, it does seem kind of cool. I did like some of the Animatrix after all, (though some of it bored me). It's also nice to spotlight different parts of Bruce's development that probably would have hit the cutting room floor if left in Dark Knight.

And they do seem to have good writers attached. The extras look kind of neat too. It makes me regret that personally, I have very little interest in Bruce Wayne/Batman himself. (Also, I have to confess a cardinal sin. I actually kind of thought Batman Begins was a bit overrated. You can shun me now, it's okay. :-P I did like it, mind you, just not, it seemed, as much as everyone else.)

I'm watching the new one for Harvey Dent really. :-) And because the footage at the convention looked really really good.

So I dunno if I'll get this or not. I guess it depends on how much I like Dark Knight. It is kind of weird that it looks, at least from the picture on Newsarama, so anime-esque. But maybe I'll think differently seeing more than one picture. I suppose it amuses me since anime-style is so clearly derived from manga, which has a completely different graphic evolution than American superhero comics. So an anime-esque Batman movie would make me giggle.

Oh, and good news on the Justice League movie front. The only named actor I've heard of is the OC guy, but that strikes me as a good thing. This way the "star factor" won't overpower the superhero role. :-)