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16 September 2008 7:13 PM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

This is the final part in a 3 part series covering the history of Batman. You can read part one here and part two here.

1995 saw Joel Schumacher take the directing reins with Batman Forever. Recasting Batman, with the younger and more athletic Val Kilmer - this version of Batman was more child-friendly and commercial, right down to Jim Carrey’s casting as The Riddler. An introduction of Robin also helped to lighten the character and Tommy Lee Jone’s Two-Face was a half-lightened version of his comic character. Financially more successful than Batman Returns it appeared Schumacher’s neon lit Gotham City was what enthusiasts of the franchise desired.

Then he delivered Batman and Robin.

With Kilmer filming The Saint (much to Schumacher’s annoyance) George Clooney was brought on board for a third incarnation of Batman. Batman was now once again a guest star, this time in his own movie,

Niall Browne

8 September 2008 9:33 PM, PDT | From The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news

Variety are reporting that Fox Searchlight have picked up the Us rights to the toast of this year's Venice Festival, Darren Aronofky's The Wrestler.

The film, which stars veteran Mickey Rourke as a wrestler (no less), was picked up at this past week's Toronto Film Festival.

The trade's own Anne Thompson wrote on her blog that "buyers huddled on the street and eventually, made their way to the Four Seasons Hotel to make their bids and pitch their release plans. An Oscar-campaign for Mickey Rourke's rough-and-tumble, vulnerable performance as a wrestler on the ropes was an essential component of the deal."

I for one can't wait to see this film, which is a first for me and an Aronofsky flick. Personally, I have hated his entire cinematic output so far, and yes, that includes Requiem For A Dream. Sue me.

The Wrestler sounds a bit like Rocky. It probably is nothing like Rocky,

7 September 2008 8:49 PM, PDT | From JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news

After Requiem For A Dream, I was convinced that Darren Aronofsky could do no wrong. I anticipated his next film like it was an ice cream sandwich covered in sex. Then he made The Fountain. I will say nothing on the matter save for the fact that I was not happy. That's it. I wasn't happy. Get off my back, okay? Moving along...when news broke that Aronofsky was next making a flick about a washed up wrassler starring Mickey Rourke, my gooses were immediately bumped. I wanted that film...

Daniel Barna

25 July 2008 9:01 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Robocop is returning to the big screen - 15 years after the cyborg crimefighter handed over his badge and gun.

Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky - famous for movies Pi and Requiem for a Dream - has signed on to direct the fourth installment of the franchise, reports Daily Variety.

The movie, a 'noir' take on the story about a murdered cop who is brought back to life as a robot, is slated for a 2010 release.

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24 July 2008 9:31 PM, PDT | From iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news

It's official! Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky (Requiem For A Dream, The Fountain, The Wrestler) will direct the new Robocop film from a script by David Self (The Road To Perdition, The Haunting). While plot details are unconfirmed, the new Robocop is rumored to be more sequel than remake. No word on if the plan is still to shoot it in 3D like we reported earlier Here. Below is the press release from MGM!

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM) has signed Darren Aronofsky to direct and David Self to write a new installment for its "RoboCop" franchise. Aronofsky, the director of The Fountain, and Self, the writer of Road to Perdition, make a formidable creative team, fast tracking the RoboCop motion picture and spotlighting it as one of the most anticipated new films for 2010.

In making the announcement Parent said: "Darren is undeniably one of the most talented, original and visceral film makers, and

13 July 2008 8:55 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

It’s almost time for The Dark Knight. We’ve almost made it. Not long now. However, in the meantime here’s a new Weekend Movie News Wrap Up to keep you preoccupied.

This week:

We try and figure out Where the Wild Things Are, David Duchovny blogs, Robert Downey Jr goes Holmes, John Cusack sues and Darren Aronofsky may be giving us some Prime Directives.

1. Warner Brothers’ Where the Wild Things Are isn’t out of the woods yet. The $80 million Spike Jones film has been pulled from the WB release schedule.  The film was originally supposed to open this October, but after a test screening went haywire (kids crying and terrified at children’s film is never  a good thing) the release was then shifted to October 2009, but now it’s appears to be going under some major retooling.

Warner Brothers Big Cheese Alan Horn (that is his

Niall Browne

9 July 2008 4:09 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Darren Aronofsky has been in discussion with MGM to helm the studio's Robocop remake, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The critically-lauded Requiem For A Dream filmmaker is reportedly in line to direct a new version of Paul Verhoeven's 1987 sci-fi hit. The original revolved around a fatally-wounded police officer who becomes a cyborg crime fighter. (more)

By Simon Reynolds

2 April 2008 5:15 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Celebrated Mexican filmmaker Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu has directed a series of shocking new TV adverts in a bid to make U.S. teens aware of the dangers of drug abuse.

The Babel moviemaker has worked on three public service announcements in association with non-profit drug programme Meth Project which debuted on TV in the U.S. state of Montana on Monday.

In the ads, the director depicts the dangers of methamphetamine - known as "ice" - which has been additively abused by an alarming number of America's youth over the last decade.

The state of Montana comes in at five in the list of U.S. of adolescents using the highly addictive stimulant, which is favoured for the ease of acquiring ingredients needed to make the drug.

The 30-second ads - which use a themed tagline of "This isn't normal, but on meth it is" - portray the abhorrent behaviour linked to long-term "ice" addiction.

A spokesperson for the Meth Project says Oscar-nominated Inarritu was chosen due to "his gritty, unflinching visual style".

Inarritu decided to take on the project after viewing a previous set of ads directed by Requiem For A Dream moviemaker Darren Aronofsky.

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