Monday, November 12, 2007

Franchise Fodder

Garth Franklin of Dark Horizons has the latest news bits concerning 4 high profile franchise flicks:

The Dark Knight:

Nathan Gamble has confirmed that he'll play the son of Gary Oldman's Jim Gordon in the upcoming "The Dark Knight". Meanwhile, a report indicates that the VFX make-up for Two-Face shows "flesh is decayed, exposing his teeth and eye socket". Heath Ledger has also discussed his role as The Joker here and here. Finally some photos are out from the Hong Kong [location shoot] press conference.

Regarding the look of Two-Face--at least that's more in line with his comic book counter-part than the "pink-magenta" face paint combo as seen in Batman Forever

Justice League:




Aussie model Megan Gale (pictured) was rumored last week to be playing Wonder Woman in the upcoming superhero team-up film. Asked about the reports, Gale coyly replied on the weekend that "I can't talk about it. I wish I could, but I can't". Meanwhile Andy Whitfield, star of the upcoming Aussie supernatural drama "Gabriel" is tipped for a role. Also, Sony Pictures Imageworks is said to be the main group behind the film's visual effects.

Maybe JLA should now stands for Justice League of Australia-LOL At least Gale could fill out those shorts quite nicely....

The Punisher: War Zone:

Julie Benz, best known as vampire vixen Darla in TV's "Buffy and "Angel has joined the cast of the sequel... Some new set photos are also available.

Benz is a great actress and should serve the sequel very well

Transformers 2:

Shooting is scheduled to begin next June but already Michael Bay has plans to distribute a lot of disinformation.

Given that there were a lot leaks coming out of the first film that plan is probably a wise one.

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