New SUPERMAN Movie: Christopher Nolan as “Mentor”
Brandon Routh in Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns
Christopher Nolan will act as "godfather" of the next Superman movie, Nikki Finke and Mike Fleming report at Deadline Hollywood. According to the article, Superman 3.0 is in its very early stages. Nolan would likely act as an executive producer, but will probably not direct at least in part because he’s also involved in the third installment of the Batman franchise, which is currently being written by his brother Jonathan Nolan and Batman Begins co-writer David Goyer, who also wrote the story for The Dark Knight.
In the long and detailed Deadline Hollywood report, the authors also explain the many twists and turns along the path of Superman Returns — the 2006 release directed by [...]
by Anna Robinson | February 19, 2010
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Tags: Batman, Brandon Routh, Bryan Singer, Christopher Nolan, Superman
Pat Hingle
Anjelica Huston, Pat Hingle in The Grifters
Pat Hingle, best known for his recurring roles in the Batman movies of the 1990s, died Jan. 3 at his home in Carolina Beach, N.C. The cause was myelodysplasia, a blood disorder. He was 84.
During his 50+-year career, Hingle appeared on Broadway, films, and television. Among his more notable film roles are those of a cadet in the 1957 film adaptation of Calder Willingham’s gay-themed drama The Strange One, Warren Beatty’s father in Splendor in the Grass (1961), a sadistic gangster in Stephen Frears‘ The Grifters (1990), and Police Commissioner Gordon in the Batman movies. Additionally, Hingle incarnated J. Edgar Hoover in the 1992 HBO drama Citizen Cohn.
Among Pat Hingle’s [...]
by Andre Soares | January 5, 2009
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Tags: Batman, Pat Hingle, The Grifters, The Strange One