Christian Bale News

"The Dark Knight Rises" arrives this holiday season onto Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital Download on December 4 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group. In the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy, Gotham City is threatened by the masked terrorist Bane, forcing Batman to return from an eight-year absence and fight for his city one more time.

The Public Theater announced today that Public Theater alumna and Academy Award nominee Anne Hathaway, who played Viola in the critically acclaimed 2009 Shakespeare in the Park production of Twelfth Night, will perform a one-night-only concert, Perfectly Marvelous: The Songs of Cabaret with Anne Hathaway and Friends, on Wednesday, October 24 at 7 p.m. at Joe's Pub to celebrate and support The Public Theater's revitalization of its downtown home at Astor Place. Member tickets on sale now. Single tickets go on sale on Tuesday, October 2.

Fitting three performances in one day can come at a cost depending on where you're playing. And though Batman Live World Arena Tour was only in San Jose for four short days (heading to Los Angeles next), Saturday evening's performance, the third showing that day, found the large HP Pavilion less than half full. The audience was there in spirit, though, spread out from the top boxes to the main floor seating. Children smiled and pointed at the show's spectacular visuals and semi-stellar acrobatics while the enthusiastic Batman fans were excited just to be near their favorite superhero.

National Geographic Channel President Howard T. Owens announced today that actor, producer, writer and director Tom Hanks is joining the two-hour television event KILLING LINCOLN from executive producers Ridley Scott and Tony Scott's Scott Free Productions.

On hiatus from the AMC smash hit Mad Men, Vincent Kartheiser comes to the Bay Area to lead a vibrant cast in San Jose Rep's world premiere of the Jonathan Marc Feldman drama The Death of the Novel, directed by Rick Lombardo.The cast also includes Vaishnavi Sharma (Sheba), Patrick Jones, Zarah Mahler and Amy Pietz. Pietz is well-known to TV audiences for her roles in The Office, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Burn Notice, Nip/Tuck, The Closer and Private Practice.

On hiatus from the AMC smash hit Mad Men, Vincent Kartheiser comes to the Bay Area to lead a vibrant cast in San Jose Rep's world premiere of the Jonathan Marc Feldman drama The Death of the Novel, directed by Rick Lombardo.The cast also includes Vaishnavi Sharma (Sheba), Patrick Jones, Zarah Mahler and Amy Pietz. Pietz is well-known to TV audiences for her roles in The Office, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Burn Notice, Nip/Tuck, The Closer and Private Practice.

According to ERC Box Office, Christopher Nolan's THE DARK KNIGHT RISES has become only the third movie of 2012 to surpass the $300 million mark domestically. Having earned $8.7 million yesterday, its 12th day in theaters, the third and final Batman installment has reached $304 million domestically.

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, the third and final installment of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, earned $64.1 million in its second week, making it the highest-grossing film for the second week in a row at the weekend box office.

It's time for episode eight of BWW's newest exclusive TV series - CHEWING THE SCENERY WITH Randy Rainbow! In this week's episode, Randy 'chats' with Sutton Foster and Elaine Stritch, and covers Broadway's hottest stories from the Chewing the Scenery Newsdesk! Click below to watch episode 9!

ReelzChannel - TV About Movies(R) previously announced a unique behind-the-scenes look at one of this year's most-anticipated movies in the REELZ special THE DARK KNIGHT RISES: The Battle for Gotham', giving viewers a comprehensive look at the epic conclusion of director Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy.

In the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES star Christian Bale chatted about a previous gig- starring in the original movie version of Newsies back in 1992. Bale said of the new Broadway show: 'They're having the success our movie never had. I'm not really into musicals. But I wish them the best.'

The broadcast network premiere of the new half-hour special on the history and evolution of the Batmobile - THE BATMOBILE - will air tonight, July 16, 8:00-8:30pm ET on The CW. An encore of the special will air from 8:30-9:00pm ET.

ReelzChannel - TV About Movies(R) today announced a unique behind-the-scenes look at one of this year's most-anticipated movies in the REELZ special THE DARK KNIGHT RISES: The Battle for Gotham', giving viewers a comprehensive look at the epic conclusion of director Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy.

Two new clips featuring Anne Hathaway and Morgan Freeman have been released from the highly-anticipated action film THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, opening in theaters and IMAX on July 20. Check them out below!

On July 17, 2012, WaterTower Music will release THE DARK KNIGHT RISES: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack at all physical and digital retailers. Get a first listen to two of the tracks, 'A Storm Is Coming' and 'On Thin Ice' below!

The broadcast network premiere of the new half-hour special on the history and evolution of the Batmobile - THE BATMOBILE - will air on Monday, July 16, 8:00-8:30pm ET on The CW. An encore of the special will air from 8:30-9:00pm ET.

A new 13-minute featurette from THE DARK KNIGHT RISES has been released. In the video, Christian Bale and the cast of the film take viewers behind the scenes of director Christopher Nolan's final Batman film. Check it out below!

Warner Bros. Pictures has just released a new IMAX spot for Christopher Nolan's THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, opening in theaters on July 20th. Check out the new spot below!