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movies 2008: Hancock

Release Date: July 2nd 2008 Director: Peter Berg (The Kingdom, The Rundown, Friday Night Lights) Cast: Will Smith, Jason Bateman, Charlize Theron, Johnny Galecki The Buzz: Will Smith portrays an alcoholic superhero despised by everyone. A publicist (Bateman) helps rehabilitate him, and the superhero eventually begins an affair with the publicist’s wife (Theron). Trivia: Vincent Ngo’s 1996 spect script originally titled “Tonight, He Comes” has been in development in Hollywood for some time with various directors attached, including Tony Scott, Michael Mann, Jonathan Mostow, and Gabriele Muccino. Hellboy 2: The Golden Army

Release Date: July 11th 2008 Director: Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth) Cast: Ron Pearlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Jeffrey Tambor, Luke Goss The Buzz: Guillermo del Toro returns with the second chapter in the big screen adaptation of the popular Dark Horse comic book hero. The story revolves around a mythical world that starts a rebellion against humanity in order to rule the Earth, so Hellboy and his team must save the world from the rebellious creatures. Trivia: del Toro has said that this is the second film in a Hellboy trilogy. The Dark Knight

Release Date: July 18th 2008 Director: Christopher Nolan Writer: David S. Goyer (Blade, Batman Begins) and Jonathan Nolan (Memento, The Prestige) Cast: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Michael Caine, Anthony Michael Hall, Aaron Eckhart The Buzz: Christopher Nolan’s follow-up to the highly acclaimed Batman Begins. Batman (Bale) raises the stakes in his war on crime with the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Eckhart). Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker (Ledger). Can not wait. Trivia: As a joke, one bat suit was made with nipples. It was presented to Christian Bale as the real bat suit, but he knew instantly it was a joke, having seen a few design pictures during preproduction. He did pose for some publicity photos in the “nipple” suit.