ROTTEN TOMATOES: The Weekly Ketchup: New Joker Pic, Dark Knight Footage Leaked, Iron Man at Comic-Con, and More!

The Weekly Ketchup: New Joker Pic, Dark Knight Footage Leaked, Iron Man at Comic-Con, and More!

Spider-Man 4 in Early Stages; Depp Goes Hunting Again.

by Nick Hershey | August 03, 2007

In this week's Ketchup, we see a new photo of Heath Ledger as The Joker, the first teaser trailer of the sure-to-be hit The Dark Knight, and some grainy footage of the "Batpod" in action. Also, Iron Man brings the house down at Comic-Con, we get some early news about Spider-Man 4, and Johnny Depp plans another outing as Hunter S. Thompson. Read on.

This Week's Most Popular News:

New Pic of Heath Ledger as the Joker
It appears IGN Movies has solved the riddle left by Warner Bros. on the teaser site promoting the next Batman movie, The Dark Knight. As the reward, we get to see not only Heath Ledger as the Joker, but also a video teaser of the movie as well.

The Dark Knight Footage Leaked!
We've got a little under a year to go before The Dark Knight graces our cineplex screens, but Warner Bros. knows how to parcel out morsels for hungry fans -- now, to go along with the steady stream of casting information, photos, and the first teaser, Latino Review is offering footage of Batman's motorcyle (A.K.A. "The Batpod") in action.

Surprise Iron Man Footage Knocks Comic-Con's Socks Off
Director Jon Favreau wasn't supposed to present much on the upcoming comic book flick Iron Man until Saturday, but Thursday's crowd got a treat when he unveiled an entire segment of footage early, in true Comic-Con style.

Early Production Underway for Spider-Man 4
Yep, just a little more vague mumbling about what might happen on Spider-Man 4, but when Sam Raimi has something to say, it's usually worth listening to.

Johnny Depp to Take Another Crack at Hunter S. Thompson
It's been a long time coming, but it looks like Johnny Depp will finally get his wish to turn Hunter S. Thompson's The Rum Diary into a movie. And of course he'll be playing the legendary author. (Again.)

Quite a stretch from his cowboy role

In Other News:

Rogues Pictures has acquired Jeremy Passmore's thriller script Summer's End, for Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes to produce.
Arthur Sarkissian (Rush Hour 3) will produce and adapt the Lawrence Sanders novel The Anderson Tapes for a feature film.
Katey Sagal, Wallace Shawn, Gilbert Gottfried and Chevy Chase will star with Christopher Lloyd in the live-action fairy tale feature Jack and the Beanstalk.
Carice van Houten (Black Book) has joined the cast of Boris Damast's Vivaldi biopic for Future Films.
Universal Pictures has acquired rights to a seven-book series of novels by Daniel Silva, with the 2006 novel The Messenger viewed as the first film.
Katherine Heigl has teamed with her mother to form a production company, and set up an untitled action-comedy at Fox 2000 that will also serve as a starring vehicle.
Jim Broadbent, Miranda Richardson and Mark Strong have joined the cast of The Young Victoria with Jean-Marc Vall�e set to direct.
Michael Imperioli has joined the cast of Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones for DreamWorks.
McG has signed a three-year movie deal with Warner Bros. Pictures, and will develop a heist drama, a spy pic and an action-comedy.
Jack Black will star in and produce The Lost Adventures of Stone Perlmutter Jr. for Universal Pictures and Electric Dynamite.
George Lopez is in talks to co-write, produce and star in an untitled sci-fi comedy thriller, one of three Salma Hayek-produced projects in the works.
Finally, RT would like to remember directors Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni, both of whom passed away this week.

Michelangelo Antonioni, 1912-2007

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Canuck666 writes:
on Aug 03 2007 09:50 PM

I still can't figure out why they hired that malformed hag to play Rachel. Rachel McAdams or Lacey Chabert would have been so much better.

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bigbrother writes:
on Aug 04 2007 03:33 AM

In reply to this comment (#1010288)
Correction Lacy Chabert would have looked better. She's not half the actress Gyllenhal is. Really neither is McAdams though she might have been in this specific part.

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Canuck666 writes:
on Aug 04 2007 04:37 AM

In reply to this comment (#1010777)
I'm not saying Gyllenhal isn't a good actress, it's just that she doesn't have the look that would attract an incredibly rich and attractive (and buff!) man who could have anybody. There are plenty of beautiful AND talented actresses out there who could play this part.

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bigbrother writes:
on Aug 04 2007 05:38 AM

Maybe, but a lot of guys in the world who can have anybody want what they can't have. More often than not that's some childhood crush who may or may not be the most attractive woman in the world to someone else. Plus Batman's not exactly going to settle down with some bimbo who's only interested in him for the money now is he? The Batcave would be swarming with villains after she sold the secret during the divorce procedings :). Plus if you're talking about real life as well while Maggie may not be on the high end of the "TV/Movie pretty" cycle as everyday girls go she's still pretty hot.

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cgcbooks writes:
on Aug 04 2007 05:53 AM

In reply to this comment (#1010822)
Maybe she gives good head.

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Liss72908 writes:
on Aug 04 2007 10:26 AM

Maggie Gyllenhal is very very sexy. My husband and I love to watch her. And she's a fantastic actress. I think her sexiness is more subtle, like Lauren Bacall was in the 40's-50's. Maggie isn't wearing wonder bras and cleavage baring blouses to get attention in the press, she's being a great actress and making a name for herself that way.

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Canuck666 writes:
on Aug 04 2007 02:02 PM

In reply to this comment (#1011165)
Yes, she is a great actress but I think everyone is missing my point. There are beautiful and intelligent women out there who aren't bimbos. Maybe not that many but a man who is at the pinnacle of everything would have no problem finding one. It would be like a billionaire living in a three bedroom two bath house. There is nothing wrong with a house that size for most people but for a man that can afford anything it makes no sense.

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moviemonkey2 writes:
on Aug 04 2007 03:17 PM

We get your point Canuck. You just don't get the point of the character. She's the girl next door, the one he grew up with. Yeah, he can get any kind of super-model chick he wants, but he wants her. You're clearly putting entirely too much importance on appearance.

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ch0pt0p writes:
on Aug 04 2007 05:42 PM

Ok, if you can watch The Secretary and not think Maggie Gyllenhal is lustworthy, you are either a eunich or mentally handicapped. That's not my personal opinion, mind you, this is law.

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saiga6360 writes:
on Aug 05 2007 11:51 AM

Or Stranger than Fiction. She's in my list of understated hotties who can act. She definitely fits the 'girl next door' and 'childhood crush' role. Don't know what the hell the fuss is about.

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Canuck666 writes:
on Aug 05 2007 01:30 PM

In reply to this comment (#1013516)
If that is your girl next door I feel sorry for you. Both girls who live next door to me are hotter then her.

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bigbrother writes:
on Aug 05 2007 03:08 PM

In reply to this comment (#1013670)
In Canada? Now we know that's a lie :)

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saiga6360 writes:
on Aug 06 2007 05:24 AM

Stop being a shallow prick.

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