Movie News That Doesn't Deserve Its Own Thread Thread

Originally Posted by LeHah

IMDB reported that they're reportedly thinking about Mark Hamill taking on the roll, live action, for the first time.

In a perfect world, it would happen. But who's to say they'll even use Joker? Having the playing card at the end of Begins doesn't mean anything if Two Face goes from Billy Dee Williams to Tommy Lee Jones between movies.

Nolan and Goyer have commented that Batman 2 & 3 would focus on The Joker and Two-Face with Bats 2 having Batman trying to track down and apprehend The Joker with the assistance of new D.A, Harvey Dent and Jim Gordon.

Of course that was the original plan but for now they're just focusing on getting The Joker in the sequel. Heck there's even a nod to him in Superman Returns.

Other movie news....actor Mako, who was set to voice Splinter in the new TMNT CG movie, passed away over the weekend:
http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=11741

Quote:

Veteran Japanese-American actor Mako (Makoto Iwamatsu) passed away on Friday, July 21, 2006, from esophageal cancer at his home in Ventura County, CA. He was 72 years old.

In addition to his groundbreaking work as an Asian-American actor in Hollywood, Mako lent his distinctive raspy voice to such characters as Aku on Samurai Jack and Uncle Iroh on Avatar: The Last Airbender, as well as in numerous cartoon guest-spots on shows such as Scooby-Doo, Dexter's Laboratory, and Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Dark Nation

Well I really hope they decide to work with the above storyline, because it would work well, and be a nod to the comics (Refer to my earlier post about a particular scene that I felt they should include in the movie). What was the reference in SR, btw?

There's a news story on the TV in the background during one scene that talks about the various homicides commited by a clowned psychopath in Gotham City.

There's nowhere I can't reach.