ROTTEN TOMATOES: "The Dark Knight" Claims a Release Date

"The Dark Knight" Claims a Release Date

by Scott Weinberg | November 17, 2006

Nothing all that stunning, but we do have some release date news for "The Dark Knight," which (of course) is the widely-anticipated follow-up to Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins." (Go circle July 18th, 2008 on your calendar.)

The report from Movieweb.com: " Warner Bros. Pictures has set the release date for the The Dark Knight, the sequel to 2005's Batman Begins for July 18, 2008. The film will star Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine and Gary Oldman.

In the film, Batman and Commissioner Gordon find alliance with a newly appointed DA Harvey Dent to stop a vicious killer with a warped sense of humor known only as The Joker, a threat to both the good, and the evil of Gotham City."

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Darth_Ninch writes:
on Nov 17 2006 05:35 AM

[b]Wow...[/b]
It...seems so far away...

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agentjames007 writes:
on Nov 17 2006 05:40 AM

I guess my hoping for a 2007 release date was foolish....oh well......

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arpeggio191 writes:
on Nov 17 2006 06:29 AM

[b]sigh[/b]
only about 20 months away.

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cgcbooks writes:
on Nov 17 2006 06:30 AM

It will be worth the wait.

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Merlin235 writes:
on Nov 17 2006 06:54 AM

That's a long time in the future. I remember when Sp3 was that far in the future. Man, I hate waiting.

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Spyweb writes:
on Nov 17 2006 07:20 AM

[b]Sweet, official news![/b]
Now who's playing Dent? C'mon, I'm dying for any word...

But anyway, I like the July release date; I expected June seeing as how all the other Bat-films opened in that month. Should give Batman plenty of room to flex his muscles over the summer (most of the competition should have already been released).

So how many comic book adaptions is that for that summer? Iron Man in early May, F4 in 'Begins' June slot, Hulk over the 4th, and now Batman? Who am I forgetting? :p

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Now it's dark writes:
on Nov 17 2006 08:07 AM

But I don't even have a 2008 calendar.

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The_Corrector writes:
on Nov 17 2006 08:54 AM

I guess I'll have to freeze myself until then

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arpeggio191 writes:
on Nov 17 2006 08:59 AM

In reply to this comment (#849108)
[b]no![/b]
then you'll end up 500 years in the future and you won't be able to see the sequel because the furture format won't support the dvd! Not without a level 7 laser at least..

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unbreakable_samurai writes:
on Nov 17 2006 09:38 AM

I didn't know that Oldman had officially been signed for this film, if so I'm damn glad he's back. But hell July 2008 is so far away.

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synergyred writes:
on Nov 17 2006 09:46 AM

HOLYCRAPICAN"TWAITWHYISITSOFARAWAY???!?!!!

Now that I'm done fangirl-ing, I just wanted to say that I'm really excited about this one!

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jeremyf1977 writes:
on Nov 17 2006 11:02 AM

In reply to this comment (#849108)
Yeah Freezing yourself you'll have to fight Otters, and Men with Dicks on their heads and then buy a time prank phone to warn yourself not to but yourself won't believe you. It aint worth it. Although I can't wait for Dark night Either....Or and FYI I pre ordered the Nintendo Wii and Zelda

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Praz writes:
on Nov 17 2006 11:56 AM

Wow, I'm surprised to see how excited people are for this film. "Batman Begins" was OK, but nothing to really write home about.

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Super Simba writes:
on Nov 17 2006 12:22 PM

In reply to this comment (#849111)
Alright! Let's give it up for us Batman fangirls! :D

I cannot wait for this...Luckily, I have SP3 and all my beloved animated movies to keep me occupied until then.

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ettarre writes:
on Nov 17 2006 01:37 PM

I think that release date coincides with the biggest comic book orgy of them all, Comicon International in San Diego

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NMB writes:
on Nov 17 2006 02:21 PM

holy jesus thats so damn far away

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Detective Cody writes:
on Nov 18 2006 01:32 AM

In reply to this comment (#849107)
That's a great point.

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Reeven writes:
on Nov 18 2006 08:01 AM

I'm really hoping Guy Pearce is attached to this somehow.

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bmg615 writes:
on Nov 18 2006 09:32 AM

[b]Bad release date[/b]
Right now, Dark Knight is FOURTH in a long line of superhero movies being released in summer '08. Iron Man, Incredible Hulk, and Tonight, He Comes are all coming out before Dark Knight.
If Dark Knight reclaims its mid-June release date, it would be only second out of the gate behind Iron Man, which comes out the first weekend of May and would not be any sort of competition by then. As it is, it comes out less than a month after Hulk and only two weeks after Tonight, He Comes. Will there be a significant (non-Batman-obsessed) audience left for Dark Knigt? Maybe. Probably not.
After the great response of Batman Begins, the next installment had a good chance of opening to well over $70 million (which is what the first three Batman movies all made in today's dollars). But by mid-July, people will be exhausted of superheroes. I wouldn't be surprised if Dark Knight barely out-grosses Begins. A disappointing Fantastic Four-like opening in the low- to mid-$50 million's might be in the cards if they don't change their release date to mid-June, where it belongs.

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GreenBastard writes:
on Nov 18 2006 04:10 PM

Just stop talking about it and make it you BASTARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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