Dark Knight News
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Legendary Entertainment, the company that co-financed “Man of Steel” and the “Dark Knight” movies, is talking to “everybody” in Hollywood about a new production alliance, including incumbent Warner Bros.
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Time Warner Inc.’s “Man of Steel,” the grim reboot of the Superman movies, took in $116.6 million in weekend ticket sales, the year’s second-best opening behind Walt Disney Co.’s “Iron Man 3.”
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“Man of Steel” is an hour of back story, an hour of explosions and crashing skyscrapers and then a half-hour-long fistfight. I counted two jokes.
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In Warner Bros.’ “Man of Steel,” Superman tries to save the world from powerful villains. His real-life task is no cakewalk either: Turn the studio’s DC Comics into a hit factory like Walt Disney Co.’s Marvel.
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When it comes to box-office dollars, the Avengers and other Marvel superheroes are mightier than DC Comics.
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James Holmes, facing capital murder charges over a movie theater shooting rampage that killed 12 people, was allowed to plead not guilty by reason of insanity.
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Holy prophylactics, Batman!
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Legendary Pictures Inc., co-producer of Warner Bros. releases including “The Dark Knight,” agreed to make movies with China Film Co., gaining a foothold in the No. 2 film market while weighing its options in Hollywood.
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Keurig Inc., the maker of single-cup coffee brewing systems, lost a patent challenge to a California competitor.
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James Holmes, facing capital murder charges over the Aurora, Colorado, movie theater shooting rampage that killed 12 people, lost a constitutional challenge to state’s death penalty law.
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