Even though it is still being filmed the next, and final, installment of The Dark Knight Rises is creating a growing amount of buzz and excitement. The other day a couple of images of the Bat-Wing leaked on to the web via Twitter and now today we have gotten a whole slew of videos showing the filming of the movie.

The videos show several of the leading characters along with a variety of the vehicles being used in the movie. Thanks to my good friend Sean P. Aune we have them here for you to see for yourself.

Enjoy.

Large dump of videos from the filming of The Dark Knight Rises hits the web is a post from: The Inquisitr

It seems that with every new Batman movie we get to also have a brand new Batmobile to drool over, and for the more hardy – a new DYI project.

Well, the final of Chris Nolan’s Batman movies is no different as the next version of the Batmobile, as designed by Gordon Murray, has been unveiled as part of the Batman Live World Arena Tour.

The designer drew on his experience with the McLaren F1 for his new concept car, which includes a healthy dose of imagineering: there’s a carbon-fiber body that “breathes,” as well as LED-lit “virtual wheels.” We’re not sure how carbon fiber breathes or what virtual wheels are, but as Murray explains in the video below, they’re based on Formula One materials as he imagines them 15-20 years from now. He also envisions a greener Dark Knight, whose ride runs on hydrogen fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries — no longer will the caped crusader suffer a guilty conscience due to his excessive carbon dioxide emissions.

via Engadget

The new Batmobile unveiled and it’s awesome looking [Video] is a post from: The Inquisitr

While Batman might not be my most favorite comic hero, he is up there though, there is no doubt that the Batman characters is one of the most iconic of the comic superhero world. While I was putting together a Windows 7 themepack based around Arkham Asylum I kept running up against some great wallpapers for Batman and The Dark Knight so I figured I would hop over here and share some of my favorites with you.

Just as Batman is iconic so is his greatest nemesis The Joker so there are a few of him thrown in the mix as well.

Enjoy.

Joker’s Batman – joogz

Muchness of Me

Batman Wallpaper – coramay

Batman Arkham City Wallpaper – santi-yo

The Batman Wallpaper – TGillan

Dark Knight – al-xx

via Logo & Logo Wallpaper collection

The Tumbler in the Mist – brianhaddad

The Dark Knight – savethecake

The Joker – Wallpaper – whathe

via Movies-Photos.com

Batman Wallpaper – SpiderOmega

Joker – And here we go – mirilyon-designz

via The Blog Around the Corner

Batman – Arkham City Wallpaper – mininudoidu

16 Great Batman The Dark Knight desktop wallpapers is a post from: The Inquisitr

Dark Knight was one of this year’s best movies bar none and as with all cool movies like this the toys and gadgets were a big part of the show. The biggest of them had to be the famous Batmobile that had us wishing we all could have one to make it through rush hour traffic with.

Well it seems that on industrious Swede with a whole pile of cash decided not to wait for one to come on the market and went about building one of his own. Using a 1973 Lincoln Continental chassis the Batman fan loaded it up with all kinds of gadgetry, including machine guns, rear facing video camera, height-adjustable bodywork and supposedly there’s even a plasma TV in there.

It took three and a half years and over $1 million to build this 700 horsepower dream car. Here’s some pic of it for you as well as a video.

hat tip to DVICE

20,000 hours and $1 million equals one Batmobile is a post from: The Inquisitr

Dear Movie Industry,

We love you – just to clarify, “we” is most of America and large portions of the world-at-large.  But you’re quickly becoming prey to your own scheming and need to be saved before you collapse from the weight of your own self-indulgence.

We’re here for you.

Over your history, you’ve produced alot of good, quality movies of all types, genres, and styles.  Recently, however, you’ve become more interested in print-to-film adaptations, sequels, and reboots than true originality or creativity – just look at the recent list of sequels announced: Boondock Saints II, Spider-Man 4, Transformers 3, and Indiana Jones 5.  This may ultimately be your downfall.

Don’t get us wrong, we love some of your sequels.  And we love the movies you’re making sequels of – Transformers 2 may not have had the approval of the critics, but us fans seemed to love it.  The problem is when you assume that the financial success of certain types of movies (like action, scifi, or thrillers) means there not only should be a sequel, but that we somehow demand one and will support it through the end.

This inevitably results in disasters like Spider-Man 3, where the series concept takes a turn for the worse and throws dirt on its own good name.  The “they just don’t live up to their predecessors or expectations” label can applied to many sequels, like The Matrix movies – although they were still pretty awesome.

Between your sequel-happy trigger-fingers and the fact that only a few months can go by before yet another comicbook is announced as being adapted into a film, it would seem that you have lost your stride.  Yes, District 9 came out recently, but guess what?  You didn’t support the script, and Peter Jackson had to step in to help raise independent financing – good move.  Gamer was an original script, sure, but it also wasn’t the best movie you’ve ever produced.  Going down the release roster for the last few years doesn’t produce too many original or creative gems of genius either.

It’s time for you to bring back the creativity.  The Matrix, Star Wars, The Boondock Saints, and the rest of your biggest successes (both financially and those with cult status) have typically been original works of creation, not adaptations – The Dark Knight is an outlier, as The Watchmen so deftly proved.  Choosing a screenplay for production, or even an idea, should be based on its actual strengths and weaknesses, rather than whether it’s associated with previously successful movies, toy franchises, or highly successful graphic novels.

Don’t stop the sequels and adaptations, though – just make sure they’re warranted.

Kyle Brady is a contributing columnist for the Inquisitr, an entrepreneur, and has a future in science fiction.  He can be found at his blog, via email, or on Twitter.

An Open Letter to the Movie Industry is a post from: The Inquisitr

The Dark Knight was the big winner at this year’s People’s Choice Awards, winning five gongs including favorite movie and on-screen pairing for stars Christian Bale and Heath Ledger.

Carrie Underwood took three People’s Choice Awards for favorite female singer, country song “Last Name,” and star under 35 years-old.

Adam Sandler was named funniest male star, Reese Witherspoon favorite female movie star, and Kate Hudson top leading lady.

Other winners included Dancing With the Stars as favorite reality show, House as favorite TV drama, Brad Pitt as favorite leading man, Angelina Jolie as favorite female action star and Ellen DeGeneres as favorite talk show host.

Dark Knight Big Winner at People’s Choice Awards 2009 is a post from: The Inquisitr