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variety.com - 11/12/2008

Mayor of Batman sues WB, Nolan - Entertainment News, The Dark Knight, Media

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Southeastern city in Turkey fights for name Batman has a new adversary: Batman. The mayor of an oil-producing city in southeastern Turkey, which has the same name as the Caped Crusader, is suing helmer Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros. for royalties from mega-grosser "The Dark Knight." Huseyin ...

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youtube.com - 11/18/2008

batman dead end (video)

— youtube.com — batman vs. alien vs. predator. this is a fan film made by sandy collora. http://www.collorastudios.com/ i just put it up for those who love batman since h... (more) batman dead end (video)

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io9.com - 11/10/2008

Batman Sues Christopher Nolan Over Success Of The Dark Knight [The Dark Knight]

— io9.com — It's not a dream or an imaginary story - The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan really is being sued by Batman over unauthorized use of the "Batman" name. But before we all start celebrating the first proof that, as we all suspected all along, ... (more) Batman Sues Christopher Nolan Over Success Of The Dark ...

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hurriyet.com.tr - 11/10/2008

Real life Batman faces super test

— hurriyet.com.tr — ISTANBUL - The mayor of Batman, a city recently under scrutiny due to unsolved murders and increasing rates of female suicides, will sue the director of the movie "Batman" movie. Real life Batman faces super test Not a superhero with supernatural ... (more) Real life Batman faces super test

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Town of Batman Sues Batman Team
At The Movies - Film News and Reviews —   Batman ponders his legal options. High-grossing movies often get sued, most often because people who are expecting a share of the profits suspect that the studio is hiding money, or because someone thinks the filmmakers stole his/her idea. The lawsuit reported in Variety, though, is really original–the mayor of a town in southeast Turkey is suing Warner Brothers and Christopher Nolan for using the name of their town–Batman–without permission. Unsurprisingly, the mayor wants royalties from the film. According to the mayor, this unauthorized use of the name Batman is to blame for: a ...

Batman Sues The Dark Knight
Cinema Blend News — ... The Dark Knight Whenever someone finds success in Hollywood, there’s an inevitable lawsuit from someone who didn’t. When The Dark Knight earned record breaking earnings at the box office, it was only a matter of time before someone found a way to sue the hell out of it. That someone is, believe it or not, an entire town. Somewhere in the country of Turkey, in the province of Batman, there is an oil town named Batman. The mayor of that town, one Huseyin Kalkan, is according to Variety suing Warner Bros. for using the city’s name without permission. Apparently, his ...

Jerry Garcia Gets a Biopic. Trade Roughage 11/12/08
SpoutBlog — Let the dream casting for the Jerry Garcia biopic officially continue. Favorites so far include Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jack Black, Jeff Bridges, Peter Jackson, Jorge Garcia, Paul Giamatti, John C. Reilly and Vincent D’Onofrio. Or how about Adam Herschman, who played the Grateful Dead frontman in Walk Hard? Also official is Monopoly, which Ridley Scott will direct with a “futuristic sheen along the lines of his iconic ‘Blade Runner.’” So the Scottie dog is an animoid and that racecar can fly? Another documentary filmmaker heads for the easier road of romantic ...