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I am helping promote this event so I figured I would post in here. Michael Keaton is doing his first ever comic-con appearance at Alamo City Comic-Con in San Antonio TX, on November 3rd. Tickets are now on sale and going fast. Autograph sessions and photo-ops are still available.

Don't miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity!

https://www.alamocitycomiccon.com/

Hey guys, it's been a few years since I've frequented these forums. It may even be as long ago as 5 years ago when we were all celebrating the 25th Anniversary.  The hype for the anniversary has me very excited and I felt it was time to think about a new home video release. Ever since Warner Bros released Superman the Movie on 4K Ultra HD, we've been clamoring for them to announce a similar type release for Batman 89, come this spring. I felt they did a good job of a brand new transfer of Superman, a great new Dolby Atmos mix all with it featuring nice new packaging while skimping on giving us any new special features.

If they do a special release, what would you like to see them include?

-DV

Doclathropbrown posted this in the Robocop reboot thread (on Superherohype) it's a press conference for the new Robocop and Keaton talks A LOT about 89 and the batsuit, probably more than I've ever heard since doing press for the film in 1989 I recommend giving it a listen it's pretty awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E30MCcI8u7I


Now UPDATED with the actual video footage of Michael.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_9EozNRJAo

He just came in the mail today, this is the figure I've been waiting my whole life for.

These look so amazing, I cannot wait for their release!

Here are some pictures and a video link to when I went to the Tumbler Tour at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh PA (where they filmed the Gotham Rogues scene from TDK Rises). The video is from Steelers TV they interviewed me while I was there which was such an honor.

VIDEO LINK:
http://www.steelers.com/video-and-audio/videos/Gameday_Tailgaters_vs_Ravens/46568b84-65b2-4246-922b-94a04f6dc0e4


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-DV

Looks like the game to me, but it says its a film, looks pretty badass to me!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlWY0dD1FK4

I designed it tonight out of boredom, its not the best layout ive ever done but figured this anniversary definitly deserved it! Come check it out and let me know what you think!

www.myspace.com/justinotd

My full name is Justin Sherwood so you can add me, since my profile is private!!

-DV

Eckhart seems like maybe Chris changed his mind about Harvey being dead or alive check this out!


http://www.mtv.com/videos/movies/331069/could-harvey-dent-be-alive.jhtml

BY THE WAY THIS IS THE THREAD TO POST ALL OF THE UPCOMING AND DONE AWARDS INFO INVOLVING THE DARK KNIGHT!! POST AWAY

Its amazing that Heath won this AWARD ( BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR) with the critics choice awards, I just saw the replay, it was such an amazing feeling seeing Chris Nolan up there taking the award for Heath, his words were so genuine.

On a side note the best action picture award was pretty cool too, though I hate TDK being labeled as an action film, because I feel thats the last thing it is.

The People Choice Awards was an obvious outcome, but was also amazing, and made me very happy, TDK truly is the best comic book film of our time, and im proud to say that!

People Choice Awards won by THE DARK KNIGHT:

FavoriteMOVIE
FavoriteACTION MOVIE
FavoriteCAST
FavoriteON SCREEN MATCH UP Christian Bale & Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
FavoriteSUPERHERO Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKudtbsNI_4&eurl=http://www.batman-on-film.com/TDK_TPCA-honors-TDK_1-8-09.html&feature=player_embedded

-DV

I found this over on the Hype forums:

O: When you were working as a hired gun like that, did you feel emotionally invested in the film?

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No, because I always knew that it was way beyond me. I always knew that I was the tiniest cog in the wheel. It also went from... It was going to cost $8 million, and then it suddenly went up to $30 million. It seems very overproduced. 




O: Did it make you gun-shy about attempting a super-production like that as a director?

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I think the only movie I've ever been involved with like that was Batman & Robin. Batman Forever had a very modest budget, considering the phenomenal profits it made, and how little we all made. We had very modest salaries. The whole thing at Warner was that Batman Returns had ended the franchise, and none of the theaters wanted it. We would have meetings with theater distributors who didn't want another Batman movie, because they had gotten burned on Batman Returns. None of the merchandising people wanted the merchandise, because they had had it all sent back. Nobody paid much attention to us, and then the movie kicked ass, and anybody who had been stupid enough to come onboard with their merchandise made a fortune. Everything was sort of contained in my life. Even though St. Elmo's Fire and The Lost Boys and Flatliners and Falling Down and The Client had all been successful--and I know I'm saying that in a very la-di-da, cavalier sort of way--they didn't cost money. So then, with Batman & Robin, everybody got really greedy. They wanted more toys, more machines in the movie, to make it more for kids. Adults think kids are too scared of Batman, so we had to make it more kid-friendly, make it funnier, make it lighter. I take full responsibility. It's all me. I know I disappointed some people, but it's a Batman movie. We're at war. Let's get over it. 




O: Batman Returns is very dark and personal for a big blockbuster.


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Well, [Batman Returns director] Tim [Burton] was going through a very dark period then. Tim is a wonderful person, and he's an artist. I said to Warner that I wouldn't do a Batman movie unless Tim said that it was okay, because we're friends. So I went to see him, and he said, "Please, please, I had a nervous breakdown during Batman Returns." He was going through a lot. It's very difficult when you make a huge movie and it's very successful. The pressure on doing the sequel is a whole different story. I know what Tim went through now, and I know why he said to me, "Please, please, I don't want to do another one." 




O: Did you have the option to cast Michael Keaton in the third one?


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Yes. We were actually making it with Michael Keaton, but his demands were so ridiculous that Warner had to fire him. I inherited him. I was given Michael. By the time he was fired, I was saying, "Val Kilmer, Val Kilmer, Val Kilmer." I was saying, "Let's go younger." I'm always saying "Let's go younger" on my movies. 




O: What do you think Val Kilmer brought to the role of Batman?


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Well, he was a very handsome Batman. I think that Batman Forever was an excellent Batman comic book. I think Nicole [Kidman] was delicious. I think Tommy Lee Jones was great and Jim Carrey was a phenomenal Riddler and Drew Barrymore was delicious, and it was sexy and fun, and it was the most profitable movie of the year. Everybody won. Can we move off Batman, ya think? That was years ago. I've made seven films since then. 

There are plenty of things about Batman Forever that I really do like alot, B&R not so much other than laughing at all of Arnold's "cold" puns.

This is here to list some of the things you actually like about these films!

-DV

You can read part three from this link and the other two parts on links at the bottom of the interview, I truly enjoyed this and I hope the rest of you do also!



http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2008/10/christopher-n-2.html

I have alot of favorite scenes, but yet again as the Burton batman film thread I started I want to see everyone else first!!

-DV

Its really hard for me to decide to be honest, but it'll be interesting hearing everyone elses fav moments!!

-DV

This is most of my collection!