Dark Knight Rises casting call?

Apparently it's known that Magnus Rex is the working title for Dark Knight Rises. There's a casting call right down the street from where I was planning on being Sunday afternoon:

A Warner Bros. Film requires extras to play as Victims and Perpetrators
within a city besieged by crime and corruption. Take part in the urban action
adventure ripping through the streets of Los Angeles from August through October 2011.

Sun. July 31st, 2011
10am - 1pm and 2pm - 6pm


the Sportmen’s Lodge Event Center
4234 Coldwater Canyon
Studio City, CA 91604
Free Parking
Use the Coldwater Canyon Entrance, please


Men and Women
ages 18 and over.
ALL ethnicities!!!!
No experience necessary!

Some specific types we are looking for are:
Prisoners/Thugs, Guards, Police Officers, Business men & women
ALL types are needed!!

Via.

Link roundup

1. "Nineteen years ago three men had the idea of a regular lunch club for crime experts that would try to solve some of the United States' most baffling homicides. The Vidocq Society has now been instrumental in solving hundreds of crimes." Via.

2. On set photographs of Bane will dull your enthusiasm for The Dark Knight Rises.

3. "Inspections by New York's Department of Consumer Affairs found that two-thirds of the supermarkets they visited were overcharging customers at the checkout counter."

*Buy Batman Lego minifigs at eBay.

Lego Batmobile and Batcave

Lego Batmobile and Batcave by Alex "Orion Pax" Schranz.

*See more Batmobiles here.

Lady Two-Face

Meagan Marie plus six hours of hair and makeup equals Lady Two-Face. Via these sites.

*Previously: Billy Dee Williams was paid to not be Two-Face in 1995's Batman Forever.

Illustration roundup

Battlekittens: The Art of Rebecca Dart.




Batman vs. Bane by Eric Merced.




Batman, planking by Charles Schulz.




Roose Bolton (Game of Thrones) by Kali Ciesemier.




"Heavy with goodness" - - one of several ice cream shop ads.

Dark Knight Rises trailer

You can watch the Dark Knight Rises trailer in HD, but these two stills I cropped are the only interesting thing in it.

*Buy Bane toys at eBay.

Image roundup

Allan, He's Ken's Buddy. (Available at eBay.)



Velcro.



Batman trilogy posters combined.



Cat hat.



Dog loves ice.



Mini Hummer.



Mirror world.

Image roundup

Ministry of Magic access point.




Most popular names in Europe for newborns.




Grains of sand - - one of the many terrific magnified photographs by Gary Greenberg that are available as prints. Via.




"Easter eggs" from The Dark Knight Rises poster. Via.



Image from The Anthology Project, I believe.




There's Waldo.




Rapture wallpaper.




Solar system.

The Dark Knight Rises wallpaper, poster

Teaser poster for The Dark Knight Rises, which I cropped into a widescreen wallpaper:



*Previously: Anne Hathaway as Catwoman.

*Buy Batman posters at eBay.

Batman: Arkham City - - Riddler trailer

The Riddler stars in the latest trailer for Batman: Arkham City. I cropped a few wallpaper-sized stills:






*Previously: Catwoman in Arkham City.

*Buy Riddler toys at eBay.

Catwoman and Robin

Catwoman by Camilla d'Errico: It'll be auctioned off by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund July 23 at San Diego Comic-Con. Also, you can pick up a limited-edition autograph card at the TFAW booth.



Arkham City Robin concept art.

*Previously 12 minutes of Arkham City gameplay.

*Buy Arkham Asylum toys at eBay.

Illustration roundup

Watson the Jeopardy-dominating computer by Oren Haskins.



Mecha-bull - - one of several creatures posted by Peter Chan.



Lady with Teddy by Cali Rezo, who has art on sale here.



One of several Batman illustrations by Jackson Sze.



Batgirl costume design by Miles Teves, who has a huge portfolio of professional work. His commentary on this particular design (intended for Alicia Silverstone) is pretty interesting.

Convention sketches by David Aja

Batwoman, the Joker, and more convention sketches by David Aja.

*Previously: Batwoman wallpaper.

*Buy Batwoman toys at eBay.

Batman costume

Vintage Batman costume.

*Previously: Homemade Batman costume.

Image roundup

Sign for the Bat Cave (apparently 10 miles from Asheville, North Carolina).



Portal cosplay.



Photoshop sweded, available wallpaper sized at the link.



Luggage from Easter Island.



Dog.