First 7 minutes of "The Dark Knight Rises"

Everyone is anxiously awaiting the epic conclusion of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight series and I think he hit the nail on the head with this one...Check out the first 7 minutes of the upcoming Summer 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises...

I don't know about you but it's on my list for the Summer...How about yours?

Batman 3 Has a New Villain

One of my anticipated films for 2011 and 2012 has begun its list of villains, and this ought to be very interesting how it turns out.

It seems as though Inception director Christopher Nolan has chosen Tom Hardy (Inception, Bronson) to play "a lead role" in the new Batman movie, presumably as one of the main villains. The fact that Hardy is so versatile, the list of villains he could potentially play is pretty lengthy – from The Riddler to Killer Croc, there are a number of large-and-in-charge bad boys this actor could take on.

Most (if not all) of the same cast will be returning (Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, and Michael Caine), but this time around Bruce Wayne will need a new love interest as well as  a new villain or two to square off against.

The third Batman installment which hasn't been given an official name yet will hit theaters on July 20th, 2012.

The return of Superman in "Man of Steel" (REUTERS)

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - After helping director Christopher Nolan bring Batman back to the spotlight, writer David Goyer is coming on board to rejuvenate Superman.

Warner Bros. has a lot of incentive to move forward on Man of Steel, as the project is rumored to be called at this stage; under a deal with the heirs of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel, a movie needs to be in production by 2011 or the studio will have to fork over millions.

The studio previously attempted to revive Superman in 2006 with Superman Returns, which was directed by Bryan Singer.

Goyer may end up working with Nolan on Man of Steel, as Nolan is rumored to be taking on a consulting role in the Superman franchise. Goyer and Nolan worked on developing and writing the story for Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. (Goyer wrote the screenplay for "Begins" with Nolan, but the screenplay for "Knight" Nolan wrote with his brother Jonathan Nolan.)

No dealmaking has taken place; only meetings are happening at this stage. Reps for Warners and Goyer had no comment.

Latino Review initially wrote the story of Goyer's involvement with "Steel."