Merry Christmas from The Batcave Toy Room 2012

I hope Santa brings you all the toys you are hoping for. I also hope you have a great  New Year filled with health, happiness, and love. Happy Holidays!

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Plot Leaked for The Dark Knight Rises

The script for Batman 3 may have possibly been leaked. According to Scriptflags.com they have a copy of the Jonathan Nolan and David Goyer's screenplay for the upcoming third Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises.

Scriptflags isn't a 100% sure it is legit themselves, but they say, "if it's a fake, it's the best fake we've seen."

Here's what the say is in the script:

• The assassin Deadshot (Floyd Lawton) is broken out of prison and brought to Gotham City.
• Crime is way down in Gotham and Batman has become more of a myth than anything else.
• Batman has a Batwing like aircraft called "The Wraith," a rebuilt Wayne Manor and Batcave and an EMP equipped Batmobile.
• Wayne Enterprises is struggling with competition (and a lawsuit) from Roland Daggett's Daggett Industries (which, in the animated series, invented the goop that turns actor Matt Hagen into Clayface), and Lucius Fox feels he must turn against the irresponsible Bruce Wayne.
• The Villainous Black Mask has hired Dead Shot and is working with Roland Daggett, although it's unclear who he's been hired to kill (probably Batman or Bruce Wayne, of course).
• Eward Nashton has the Riddler's name, but Hugo Strange's character, as he figured out Batman's identity and uses this to mess with the Dark Knight's head.
• Commissioner Gordon and a Detective Adams are heading up the task force to catch Batman.
• Talia al Ghul makes a brief appearance.          

There is a whole lot of stuff shoved in here and feels a lot like Spiderman 3. If this is a real deal it may be a copy of the first draft as it doesn't seem like the well formed, smooth flowing story we have seen from the previous Christopher Nolan Bat-films. It will be interesting to see if any of this true, but one main item that seems to be lacking are Nolan's two leading ladies that he has been looking to fill. Talia al Ghul is mention, but who's the other?

(via io9 and Scriptflags)

Batman Unable to Solve Santa's Secret Identity

For some reason Batman can't figure out Santa Clause's real name is Kris Kringle. Go figure. Anyway, Merry Christmas from The Batcave Toy Room!

Should Star Wars Characters Sing Christmas Songs?

If you think Yoda singing Christmas Carole's is bad, listen to Princess Leia sing the Wookie Life Song.

Imperial Forces Squash the Christmas Dreams Of Millions of Children

Armoured behemoths, twenty stories high, crushing everything in their path, including Santa's sleigh. Darn AT-AT's. Merry Christmas!

How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse During the Holidays

Afraid to open your front door when you hear caroler's singing? Thinking "Jingle Bells" sounds a little out of tune. Or thinking the guests at your holiday party had a little to much to drink and can barely walk. Only to find out that their bodies are decaying. Well, you're in luck. Team Unicorn FTW provides this 50's style instructional video on to defend yourself from zombie attacks during the holidays.

 

(via Blastr)

Vicki Vale? Catwoman? Talia al Ghul? What Female Leads Are Being Cast in The Dark Knight Rises?

Deadline has reported that Christopher Nolan is going to meet with six actresses for either a role as a villain or as a love interest for Batman (Christian Bale). The six actresses being considered for roles are: Rachel Weisz, Natalie Portman, Naomi Watts, Blake Lively, Anne Hathaway, and Keira Knightly. It is unknown which actress is being considered as either a villain or a love interest.

Here's what I think about these lovely ladies.

Rachel Weisz

Rachel Weisz has been rumored to be playing Catwoman before. I personally think she would be a great Selina Kyle/Catwoman.

Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman could possibly play Talia, but she's going to be in Thor next year. Nolan may not want to bring her into the DC Universe since she is going to be in the Marvel realm first. However, this wouln't be the first time an actor or actress has starred in both Marvel and DC comic movies.

Naomi Watts

I could see her as either Catwoman or Vicki Vale.

Blake Lively

Another possible Thalia, but starring in another Warner Bros/DC Comic Franchise...Green Lantern. Chances are Warner Brothers isn't going to let it happen.

Anne Hathway

I seem to keep steering towards Thalia as the villain, but I don't really see Anne Hathaway as Catwoman.

Keira Knightley

Since Natalie Portman is being considered for a possible villain role maybe she'll play Talia's decoy. Sort of like Ken Watanabe to Liam Nissan's Ra's al Ghul. Hell it worked on Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.

So, it's seems our theory Marion Cotillard of playing Catwoman is probably not going to happen. It will be interesting which direction Nolan will go with these roles. Since Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts are about the same age, I think that Nolan is considering them for the same part. Likewise with the other four.

What do think? Think any of these ladies could handle The Dark Knight ?

Batman 3 Has a Name and It's The Dark Knight Rises

The title of the sequel to The Dark Knight has been revealed by director Christopher Nolan. But still no word on the next villain.

Batman 3 will be known as The Dark Knight Rises and The Caped Crusader's next arch villain won't be The Riddler, as previously speculated with Joesph Gordon-Leavitt possibly playing the part.

We at least know what to call the next installment of the Batman series, but with Mr. Freeze and The Riddler out as villains, who is it going to be?

Mego Alter Ego Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson Action Figures

Who are Batman and Robin behind those masks of theirs? Why millionaire Bruce Wayne and his youthful ward Dick Grayson of course. In 1974 Mego revealed just that with their action figure versions of their alter ego's.

In 1974 Montgomery Ward sold these secret identities figures exclusively in a two pack set and for Christmas that year I got them as present from my aunt.



I remember them being the coolest thing since I had never seen them before. I
remember getting a Penguin figure too. My cousin received a Penguin as well, but no Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson. I was the lucky one and he was so jealous.




Sadly my outfits for these two were thrown away one day when my dad went on a clearing my "junk" spree. That day landed a lot of treasure buried in the Las Vegas desert.

The only thing that survived were their heads, which the Dick Grayson head was used to create my Removable Mask Robin. The Bruce Wayne head remains body less.


My current alter ego figures are not the aforementioned figures I received for Christmas. The Dick Grayson action figure was picked up on Ebay a few years ago, while the Bruce Wayne is a complete repro version from Dr. Mego.

These cool custom boxes were thrown in with part of my Ebay deal for the Dick Grayson.



People have been known to pimp out their wives, mortgage their homes, and sell their first born for these rarest of all Mego figures. Although, my Dick Grayson is original I am just as satisfied to have a repro Bruce Wayne. Just looking at them sends me back to my childhood.

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Exciting Super Hero Christmas Stories at the Batcave Toy Room

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen, but do your re-call the most Exciting Super Hero Christmas Stories of all?

I never owned this record from Peter Pan records, but I do remember the cover. The album produced in 1977 has three separate stories with Christmas adventures for: Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman.

You can listen to each story below.

First up, Batman receives an ominous singing telegram on Christmas Eve but dismisses it as the work of a crank. He and Robin go off to a Christmas party at the South Side Mission down town, but soon learn the telegram was no prank when attempts on his life are made by Rudolph The Red Nose Hitman, and then Maxie the Minstrel and Sammy The South Side Santa.







Next, The annual tree lighting ceremony on the White House lawn is about to begin. As the president speaks of peace on earth and good will toward men, he and all around him are unaware that a vengeful, deranged scientist has secretly connected the button that turns the light on the tree to the button that launches missiles that can start World War III. Only Superman can prevent the greatest tragedy of all time.







Finally, As the world prepares to celebrate Christmas, a powerful nuclear submarine sails under the polar ice-cap to the North Pole. A laser drill cuts a hole up thru the ice, thru which Von Richter, as captain of the sub, enters the village above and kidnaps Santa Claus, taking him to Christmas Island, a barren atoll in the mid-Pacific. Only Wonder Woman can rescue him.







Merry Christmas from The Batcave Toy Room. Hope everybody got what they had on the there Christmas list to Santa.

Batman Meets Santa During a Batclimb

Batman and Robin have meet all kinds celebrities during their famous bat climbs, but one year they actually met Santa Claus. The December 22, 1966 episode "The Duo is Slumming" featured Ole' Saint Nick during a bat climb. Santa was played by character Andy Devine, best known for is portrayals of comic cowboy sidekicks and his raspy voice. I need to remember to leave some cookies at the bottom of the bat poles tonight.

Even Batman Goes Christmas Shopping.

Getting in the Christmas spirit I found this commercial for Zayres starring Batman and Robin. It's totally a take on the old series that starred Adam West and Burt Ward. For what I am sure was relatively a low budget, I think they did a good job of capturing the spirit of the series. Love the Christmas wreath hanging behind the batpoles.