Superhero Bits: R.I.P.D., Nicolas Cage, Watchmen, Ghost Rider 2, Dark Knight Rises, Mark Millar
Who didJoel Schumacherwant to play the Scarecrow in the canned fifth Batman film,Batman Triumphant? Why areMary KateandAshley Olsendressed at Batman and Catwoman? Which actor was in the running to play Rorschach inWatchmen? Will Gambit be appearing inThe Wolverineor any other upcomingX-Menmovies? Has someone purchased the rights toMark Millar’s latest comic book creation,Superior? Where isThe Dark Knight Risesshooting this week? Read about all of this and more in today’s Superhero Bits.
Yes, that’sMary KateandAshley Olsendressed up as Batman and Catwoman. It’s for a Halloween photoshoot with Stylemint andJust Jaredhas the exclusive images. They also dress up asStar Warscharacters.
Matthew Vaughnhas purchased the film rights toMark Millar’s latest comic,Superior, which is about a boy with MS who becomes a superhero and helps the world’s problems.Comic Book Moviehas the full press release, but here’s Vaughn’s quote:
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Some more set photos fromR.I.P.D.have popped online featuringRyan Reynolds, Jeff Bridgesand more. That’s just one image above (awesome gun!) and there are more atZimbioandComic Book Movie.
Not only willThe Avengersbe atNew York Comic-Con,Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeancewill be there too.Here’s the description:
After blazing a trail around the globe in the worldwide hit Ghost Rider, Nicolas Cage returns as Johnny Blaze in Columbia Pictures' Ghost Rider – Spirit of Vengeance. Still struggling with his curse as the devil’s bounty hunter, Blaze is hiding out in a remote part of Eastern Europe when he is recruited by a secret sect to save a young boy (Fergus Riordan) from the devil (Ciaran Hinds). At first, Johnny is reluctant to embrace the power of the Ghost Rider again, but it is the only way to protect the boy – and possibly rid himself of his curse forever. Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, the directors of the film, will be in attendance to give you a look at their vision for the film and their no-holds-barred style of directing.
The Gotham City PD seems to have a weird idea of what a real “villain” is in this Batman skit byTartamooto Comedy. Thanks toThe Daily Whatfor the heads up.
News recently broke that Nightwing would be a character inBatman: Arkham Cityand now we’ve got a look at his in-game visage thanks toZwame(viaCBM).
BeforeBatman and Robinwas released,Joel Schumacherwas in early pre-production on a fifth Batman film tentatively calledBatman Triumphantwhich would have used Scarecrow as the main villain and returnedJack Nicholsonas the Joker. Schumacher wantedNicolas Cagefor Scarecrow but the film was canned whenBatman and Robindisappointed. Here’s one quote, read more atThe Playlist:
“I was supposed to do a fifth one. I was talking to Nic Cage about playing the Scarecrow. I had begged the studio for [theFrank Millercomic] ‘The Dark Knight [Returns],’ but they wanted a family friendly, toyetic thing.
Very cool drawing called the “Ladies of Gotham” byDustin Nguyen, pointed out bySuper Punch.
Awesome actorPaddy ConsidinetoldEmpirethat he was interested in the role of Rorschach inWatchmenfor a time:
There was a vague whiff around the Watchmen, whenPaul Greengrasshad the project. But the reality is Jackie Earle Haley was incredible in that role, and I couldn’t have got anywhere near what he did in that film.
Here’s another Batman comedy video, this one fromCollege Humor. It’s about Batman meeting The Riddler.
Mark Millaris quite the charitable man according toBleeding Cool.
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Geeks are Sexylives up to its name with several photos of a German cosplayer who goes byaigue-marineand her cosplay of Batgirl Stephanie Brown. More photos at those links.
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Taylor Kitschspoke toMTV Newsabout his role as Gambit inX-Men Origins: Wolverineand whether or not he’ll be appearing inThe Wolverineor any spin-off movies.
Most girls would cosplay as Hit-Girl but this one, viaComicBookCosplay, is of a brutalized Kick-Ass.
Chris Evansspoke toRed Eye Chicago(viaCBM) about his work onThe Avengersand more:
You saw Nightwing above, and here’s what The Mad Hatter looks like inBatman: Arkham City. Thanks toArkham City FansiteviaCBM.
A Batman-themed chess set is coming out fromEaglemoss(viaBleeding Cool) and you can head there to check out a bunch of the pieces including Batman, above.
Superhero Tooniverse(viaComic Book Movie) has a bunch of images from theGreen Lanternanimated series.
Finally, a /Film reader sent us this letter that was distributed to some Los Angeles residents aboutThe Dark Knight Risesfilming later this week. We’ve cut off the phone numbers mentioned. Sorry.Possible spoilersfor an action scene below.
