THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman Movie - Humor Photos

Just a quick post to share some totally hilarious Batman Humor Photos that are all related to THE DARK KNIGHT RISES movie. Enjoy & Share!

New Photos - THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman Movie Masters Action Figures by Mattel

Here are some cool prototype pics of the 2012 Movie Masters Action Figures for THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman Film. OK, first off I wanna apologize for the tiny pictures but this is what I got. Hey, they still give you a good idea of what some of the figures will look like, ha! The 2 characters shown here, left to right, are Policeman John Blake ( Joseph Gordon-Levitt ) and Trusted Butler, Alfred ( Michael Caine ). The faces look pretty good! For some reason I really like the "Alfred" figure. Plus, we get to see the special clam-shell "DARK KNIGHT RISES" packaging... not bad! Now of course they'll be making Bane, Catwoman, and many other characters. Hopefully they'll make a cool "Commissioner James Gordon" toy! Please stay tuned to the BAT-BLOG.COM and as soon as we have more pics then we'll get them posted.



As a side note:

I wanna ask all you Loyal Readers out there that if you see ANY brand-new pieces of Bat-Merchandise then please let us know. It can be related to the DKR movie or just anything Batman-related. Remember, the main purpose of this site is sharing the joy of collecting fun Batman stuff. Thanks!

VIDEO - JUSTICE LEAGUE DOOM - Alfred's Sarcasm

Here's a brand-new clip from the new DC UNIVERSE Animated Film DVD soon to come out, JUSTICE LEAGUE: DOOM. It features the sarcasm of Alfred The Butler in the Batcave, hilarious!

ALAN NAPIER TRIBUTE - Alfred on the 1966 BATMAN TV Show

Today, January 7th, is a very important day in Bat-History! The Actor, Alan William Napier-Clavering, was born today in 1903. Of course we all knew him has the ever-loyal "Alfred The Butler" on the 1966 BATMAN TV Series. He was perfect for the role and for sentimental "childhood memory" reasons he has always been my favorite "Alfred".

Once, when asked how he got the role, he said, "I had never read comics before I was hired for Batman. My agent rang up and said, 'I think you are going to play on "Batman,"' I said 'What is "Batman"?' He said, 'Don't you read the comics?' I said, 'No, never.' He said, 'I think you are going to be Batman's butler.' I said, 'How do I know I want to be Batman's butler?' It was the most ridiculous thing I had ever heard of. He said, 'It may be worth over $100,000.' So I said I was Batman's butler."

Sadly, Alan Napier passed away on August 8th, 1988 but lived a good life to the ripe-old age of 85. He will forever be missed. Somehow, I hope he knew that he brought a lot of joy to the world while he was here, may he rest in peace.

OK, as sort of a tribute, up above is an ALFRED WALLPAPER you can use to brighten your desktop. Also, look down below for a funny YouTube clip I found featuring "Alfred vs. The Joker", enjoy.

BATMAN YEAR ONE - PLAYBOY Movie Promo Video Clip

Here's the latest Promo Video Clip from Warner Bros for the New BATMAN: YEAR ONE DVD Animated Movie. They call it the "Playboy" Clip because it shows an arrogant-acting Bruce Wayne being questioned by GCPD Police Officer Jim Gordon. I also like how they're presenting Alfred the Butler in this film, very cool.

Video - THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Movie Trailer with BANE by Rated Awesome!

Here's the latest Batman Movie Parody Video from the "Rated Awesome" Comedy team. It's the 1st one I've seen with BANE, ha ha!

R.I.P. Michael Gough 1917 - 2011 ( Alfred, Batman Movies )

I have some very sad news to share. The Actor Michael Gough has passed away at the age of 94. Of course as Batman Fans we all know & love him as Alfred Pennyworth, the Butler to both Bruce Wayne & Batman. He appeared in 4 Batman films: 1989 Batman, 1992 Batman Returns, 1995 Batman Forever, and 1997's Batman & Robin. He played the character with Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer and George Clooney. He is best known for this role but he also had a very long career, appearing in over 150 films. On a personal level, I have always had a lot of respect for this Actor. He played the "Alfred" role perfectly. He was very dignified, proper, and had a great sense of humor. I always enjoyed how he played the character in a "loving, caring" way.

As sort of a tribute to Michael Gough I have posted a few videos. One is a short documentary that covered his Alfred character in the "Batman Returns" movie. The 2nd clip is an appearance he made in one of his many Batman/OnStar TV Commercials. He was a great Actor & will be missed.

New BATMAN LIVE Desktop Background Wallpapers!

Unless you have been living underneath a rock you have probably heard of the brand-new BATMAN LIVE World Arena Tour that will be hitting theaters in the UK, & then in the US. Well, here are a few BATMAN LIVE Wallpapers you can use as a background on your desktop. To make them I used official character-design artwork done by Jim Lee. Shown here are: Batman, Catwoman, & Alfred the Butler... Enjoy.

New BATMAN TOYS - DC Comics Cubees Paper Craft Figures

We have featured many different Paper-Craft Toys at this site before & they're always very popular. Here are some new ones we recently came across that are pretty cool. An Artist named Joshua Wolf has created a huge amount of DC Superheroes Toys you can make. Basically you just print them on card stock, cut them out, & fold/glue them into shape ( Warning: This activity is very addictive ). I'm just showing a few examples here: Batman, Alfred Pennyworth, and the Red Hood / Jason Todd. But there are many more, like Robin, Batwoman, Batgirl, The Huntress, Azrael, Nightwing, Ace The Bat-Hound, & many more! Just click HERE!

Movie BATMAN - UNDER THE RED HOOD New Images

This post sort of explains itself with the title. Here are some brand new images from the BATMAN: UNDER THE RED HOOD Animated Movie due to come out on July 27th, 2010. There are some cool graphics here of Batman, Joker, The Red Hood, Alfred, Nightwing, Ra's Al Ghul, etc... Oh yeah, the very last picture ( of the joker smiling ) is a Exclusive Collector Lithograph that will be available if you order the 2-disc DVD Set at Amazon. For more information be sure to visit the Official Warner Bros / DC Comics website for the movie, just click HERE!

Vintage Photo: A YOUNG BATMAN IN COSTUME ( With Alfred, The Butler? )

Here's a Vintage Family Photo sent in by our good friend Chip Kidd. Now, this is not "Chip when he was a small child", ha ha! No, it's just a photo that a friend sent to him because it is Batman & then he sent to us. WOW! This photo is extremely beautiful, both in subject matter AND quality! Because of the style of the Batman Superhero Halloween Costume, & the fashion of the clothing worn by Alfred, The Butler ( OK, probably his father or Grandfather, ha ha! ), I would guess it's from the early 1960's. So, the fact that it looks even older is pretty cool. I mean it looks Vintage 40's at least! Maybe it's the fact that it's Black & White or maybe because the architectural details are sort of European-looking. But the costume having the "Yellow Oval Bat-Symbol" on the chest is a dead give-away that's it's at least 1960's. Anyways, thank you to Chip Kidd for sending this wonderful photo, I really appreciate that & know everybody will love this cool pic! Now, If any other Bat-Blog Readers have similar "Batman Halloween Costume" photos then I am inviting them to send them in too!

BATMAN & ROBIN SUPPORT THE WAR! 1940's PSA Advertisement

Here's an interesting piece of Bat-History! In the March, 1944 Issue of BOY COMMANDOS ( # 6 ) Batman, Robin, and Alfred join the Paper Drive effort for the war. In this Public Service Announcement Ad ( PSA ) Alfred explains to a small boy how recycling newspaper can help the US Troops during World War II. It's a bit of American Propaganda aimed at supporting the fight against Germany's Hitler & Japan's Hirohito. Be sure to click on the small graphic up above to see a larger, easier to read, version.

Funny Animation Video: BATMAN IS UNGRATEFUL!

This animated video is very short & very funny! I mean, Batman would never act this rude to Alfred in real life, ha ha!

THE BATBUTLER! - Funny BATMAN Comic Book Parody Cover

While surfing the internet the other day, looking for goofy "Batman Stuff", I came across the website of an extremely talented Graphic Artist named Paul Conrad. He has a blog about his current art assignments ( with tons of eye candy ) called SUPER ROBOT MONSTER! The thing that caught my attention, & made me go visit his site, was this graphic of a "fake Batman comic book" titled BATBUTLER. It was for a story in Nickelodeon Magazine. I think Paul did an extremely excellent job on this & it totally cracks me up! Plus, with all the "Battle of The Cowl" business going on with the real-life Batman Comic these days, then who knows, maybe Alfred could become the next Batman!

Video: ALFRED PENNYWORTH Now Appearing in LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEO GAME

Here at the Bat-Blog we have been trying to keep everybody informed about the new LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEO GAME. The other day we showed a new character, Batgirl. Today another Bat-Family member has appeared...ALFRED, The Wayne Manor Butler! Here's a neat video of some actual game play showing him in action...enjoy!

BATMAN WALLPAPERS 2 Desktop Backgrounds

Are you a brand-new Bat-Blog Reader? Well, we post 2 Batman Desktop Backgrounds every Wednesday, we call it "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday"! Today I thought I would do "something old & something new". First, the new one. This is an image from the new DC UNIVERSE ONLINE video game. It's the Concept Art for Batman drawn by Jim Lee. The 2nd one is a picture of the ever-loyal Alfred Pennyworth ( actor, Alan Napier ) from the 1966 Batman TV Show. I really like black & white photography so I think this makes a great background, give it a try.

THE DARK KNIGHT Actor's Interviews Talk Show Media Blitz!

OK, since THE DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie is about to hit Warner Bros is kicking the media talk show circuit up a bit! Scheduled for Tuesday, July 15th:
In the morning, Morgan Freeman ( Lucius Fox ) will be on The TODAY SHOW. Then, Morgan Freeman will join Michael Caine ( Butler Alfred Pennyworth ) on THE VIEW. Then, later tonight, Aaron Eckhart ( DA Harvey Dent / Two-Face ) will be on the LATE SHOW with David Letterman. Be sure to check your local TV Guide for air time information.

THE DARK KNIGHT: Michael Caine Interview on The Tonight Show

Here are 2 really hard to find video clips showing Michael Caine being interviewed the other night by Jay Leno on The Tonight Show. Of course this is about him plugging The Dark Knight Batman movie. Mr. Caine has some really great stories & from all reports I've heard he's a very nice guy. I wanna thank Stephanie over at the "What Is Techno Again?" website for sending the information. Down below is a link to check out her cool blog.


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The Tonight Show : MICHAEL CAINE Interview THE DARK KNIGHT July 11th

Be sure to check out Michael Caine's interview on NBC's THE TONIGHT SHOW with JAY LENO on Friday, July 11th ( check your local listing for time ). Of course we all know him as Alfred, Bruce Wayne's Butler, in Batman Begins & The Dark Knight. He's an extremely funny & very intelligent guy so it should be quite good. Plus, there might be some new insight to the new Batman movie we have not heard before.

New BATMAN Merchandise: THE DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie Story Books!

Later this year Scholastic Publishing is going to publish a few Batman-related children's books that focus on the characters from the new DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie. The artwork is pretty cool if you ask me! They will feature Batman and The Joker but it looks like they will also have Alfred, The Butler & Jim Gordon, The Police Commissioner too. Look for these later in fine book stores everywhere or grab some online at Amazon.