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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2008

THE DARK KNIGHT RE-RELEASED ON JAN. 23

Warner Bros. Pictures has announced that The Dark Knight will return in theatres and IMAX on January 23, giving audiences one more chance to see the film on the big screen.

The film will re-open nationwide, it was announced by Dan Fellman, Warner Bros. Pictures President of Domestic Distribution.

"The Dark Knight is a crowning achievement in every sense of the word," Fellman said. "We wanted to provide one more opportunity for moviegoers to experience it on the big screen as it was meant to be seen."

The Dark Knight has pulled in $530.3 million domestically, trailing only Titanic, and has a worldwide total of $996.2 million.

The film will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday, Dec. 9.

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MARVEL COMICS -- DARK REIGN SOLICITATIONS

Marvel Comics has released its Dark Reign solicitations.

For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.



MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and six- to 10-page previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on Dec. 10, CLICK HERE.

Titles include Amazing Spider-Girl #27, Astonishing X-Men: Ghost Boxes #2, Big Hero 6 #4, Captain Britain and MI 13 #8, Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #46, Marvels: Eye of the Camera #1 -- Black and White, Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane #5, Marvel Illustrated: The Odyssey #4, Punisher: War Zone #1, What If? Fallen Son, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz #1, Wolverine: Flies to a Spider and X-Men/Spider-Man #2.

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FRANK MILLER TALKS THE SPIRIT

Frank Miller said his favorite part of directing The Spirit movie was working with the actors.

"I find actors to be fascinating people because they're much more intelligent than most people think, they're very hard workers," Miller said at The Spirit's UK launch in London on Thursday.

"And you can give them parameters to work within and give them a direction, but then they will create something you don't expect. And that's the real thrill of the job."

For the Christmas Day release, Miller sent he spent six months in pre-production, three months shooting and then a year in post-production.

Miller -- directing by himself for the first time after co-directing Sin City with Robert Rodriguez -- took the job after the death of his friend and The Spirit creator, Will Eisner. The movie was in development before Eisner's death, but Miller said he didn't talk much with him about a film.

"He just said, 'I hope they don't screw it up' and 'I hope to hell they don't give him a gun,'" Miller said. "That's about all he had to say about it."

Miller said he felt a sense of responsibility in bringing Eisner's character to the big screen.

"It was kind of like carrying the rock of Gibraltar around, but it was still a great deal of fun," he said.

Miller was joined at the event by stars of the film Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson and Eva Mendes.

Jackson, who plays The Octopus, said Miller was "very cool" and "relaxed" as a director.

"Unlike a lot of directors, he hired us because he trusted us and we were the people he wanted," Jackson said. "When we created stuff and we brought it to him and we tried it, he was very open to us doing that and tried to figure out ways to shoot the stuff we wanted to do. So it was great."

Mendes, who plays Sand Saref, said she enjoyed Miller's use of female characters in the movie.

"All the women in this movie are so empowering and there is no damsel in distress," Mendes said. "And I love that because it's such a male-dominated genre. It's something I'm really proud of and proud to be a part of. There's no screaming, 'Save me!' There's none of that in this movie."

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FEBRUARY SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP

For previously posted February solicitations, click on the publishers' names below:

* Antarctic Press.

* Ape Entertainment.

* Arcana Studio.

* Archie Comics.

* Aspen Comics.

* Avatar Press.

* Bluewater Productions.

* Bongo Comics.

* Boom! Studios.

* Dabel Brothers Productions.

* Dark Horse Comics.

* DC Comics.

* Dynamite Entertainment.

* IDW Publishing.

* Image Comics.

* Marvel Comics.

* Moonstone Books.

* Oni Press.

* Tokyopop.

* Top Cow Productions.

* Zenescope Entertainment.

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BRIEFLY

* Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles' Brian Austin Green will be a guest on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday, Dec. 10.



COMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUES

If you missed The Continuum's coverage over the past month, following are links. Click on the date to get the day's full report.

* Sunday, November 30: Dabel Brothers Publishing for February, Radical Publishing for February, Ape Entertainment for February and Tokyopop for February.

* Saturday, November 29: Avatar Press for February, Antarctic Press for February and Boom! Studios for February.

* Friday, November 28: Wanted, Zenescope Entertainment for February, Bongo Comics for February, Arcana Studio for February and Dark Horse Comics First Looks. Free Shipping from WBShop.com!

* Thursday, November 27: Oni Press for February and Dynamite Entertainment First Looks.

* Wednesday, November 26: Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Marvel Comics First Looks and Archie Comics First Looks.

* Tuesday, November 25: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, DC Comics First Looks, Marvel Comics First Looks, Heroes, The Simpsons and Studio 407 First Looks.

* Monday, November 24: Wonder Woman, Star Trek, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks, Heroes and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

* Sunday, November 23: Image Comics for February, Heroes and First Looks.

* Saturday, November 22: Wanted, Devil's Due Publishing First Looks and Image Comics First Looks.

* Friday, November 21: Smallville, Marvel Comics First Looks, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Moonstone Books for March.

* Thursday, November 20: Heroes, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Dark Horse Comics First Looks and Image Comics First Looks.

* Wednesday, November 19: Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Dynamite Entertainment for February, IDW Publishing for February, Josh Schwartz linked to new X-Men movie, Gearhead movie and Archie Comics First Looks.

* Tuesday, November 18: Marvel Comics for February, Heroes, DC Comics First Looks, The Spirit, Wonder Woman animated movie, DC Comics roundup and Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

* Monday, November 17: DC Comics for February, Bluewater Productions for February, Archie Comics for February, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks and The Spirit.

* Sunday, November 16: Heroes, First Looks and Fathom.

* Saturday, November 15: Punisher: War Zone, Aspen Comics for February, Top Cow Productions for February, Heroes and The Simpsons.

* Friday, November 14: Smallville, Watchmen, Marvel Comics First Looks, Thor animated series, Hero by Night television series and Image Comics First Looks.

* Thursday, November 13: Smallville, Heroes and The Roberts.

* Wednesday, November 12: Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Hellboy II: The Golden Army and Archie Comics First Looks.

* Tuesday, November 11: Watchmen, DC Comics First Looks, Savage Dragon, Bluewater Productions' Michelle Obama comic book, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, The Simpsons, Marvel Comics First Looks, Dark Horse Comics First Looks and Devil's Due Publishing First Looks.

* Monday, November 10: Watchmen, Black Panther, Captain America, People's Choice nominations, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Boom! Studios First Looks, Marvel Comics First Looks, Image Comics First Looks, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks and The Cleveland Show.

* Sunday, November 9: Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

* Saturday, November 8: Dark Horse Comics for February and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

* Friday, November 7: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Family Guy, Marvel Comics First Looks, Image Comics First Looks, Street Fighter IV and The Drinky Crow Show.

* Thursday, November 6: Dollhouse, Marvel Comics First Looks, Heroes and The Simpsons.

* Wednesday, November 5: Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Marvel Comics First Looks, Dark Horse Comics First Looks, Archie Comics First Looks, Dark Horse's Terminator and Dabel Bros.' Nevermore.

* Tuesday, November 4: Marvel Studios roundup, Heroes, Sonic the Hedgehog, Marvel Comics First Looks, Boom! Studios First Looks, Devil's Due Publishing First Looks, DC Comics First Looks, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

* Monday, November 3: Wolverine and the X-Men, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks, Reelart Studios at Dark Horse, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Hasbro's Marvel action figures.

* Sunday, November 2: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Heroes, Mirage Studios for January and Red 5 Comics for November.

* Saturday, November 1: Heroes and Smallvile.



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