Posts Tagged ‘batman’

New York ‘08 Preview: Bruce Wayne’s Lamborghini Batman car debuting at gala

Monday, March 17th, 2008
Click above to view videoWe all remember the Lamborghini Murcielago's cameo in Batman Begins, right? Well apparently producers think that Lamborghinis make good supporting actors, because a Lamborghini has once again been cast in the upcoming sequel called The Dark Knight. Though Batman himself wil......

Craigslist find of the day: The Aquabats RV

Saturday, December 1st, 2007
The Aquabats, whose members hail from "the distant island of Aquabania," is a SoCal band that has recently turned its talents to television. Having recently filmed a pilot, the band is unloading the RV to help pay for costs. The 1975 Winnebago -- looking like a lately resurrected extra from the orig......

The Dark Knight goes for a spin on the Batpod

Monday, October 1st, 2007
Click the image above for a high-res pic.Since the automotive acid trip that is the Speed Racer trailer left us shaking our heads, there's not much left for us to look forward to on the big screen. Thankfully, Warner Bros. is rectifying the matter with what we're hoping will be the most badass Batma......

Winner of Batman Forever Batmobile auction can’t drive car in public

Thursday, September 27th, 2007
Our friends over at Hemmings who follow the auction scene like crack-addled chipmunks came across the mobile bane of the Batman franchise. The Batman Forever iteration of the Batmobile is one of the worst ever devised. Universally panned along with the film in which it appeared, it was forced to do ......

Spy Shots: 2009 Lincoln MKS spotted filming again

Thursday, August 30th, 2007
click above image to view more new pics of the 2009 Lincoln MKSThe 2009 Lincoln MKS will make its official debut at the LA Auto Show in mid-November, but this luxury sedan-turned-Hollywood actor has already been spotted on the set of the new Batman movie in Chicago once before. A sharp-eyed reader, ......

Camera man following Batmobile dies in crash

Friday, July 20th, 2007
Tragedy struck off the set of the new Batman film, The Dark Knight, on Monday when a camera van collided with a tree killing one of the occupants. The crash took place during what's being described as a "filming production exercise" where the Batmobile was being followed by an SUV while on a test tr......

Spy Shots: Lincoln MKS in the buff on the set of Batman

Friday, June 29th, 2007
UPDATE: Turns out we were tipped on the MKS spy shots, as well. Thanks to Jarrett A. for sending in the pics! A friend who's friends with our friends over at Jalopnik sent in spy shots of the new Lincoln MKS while it was on set apparently making a cameo appearance in the new Batman movie. These shot......

Running of the bull: Lamborghini quadruples its first-half profit

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007
A little bit ago, Stephan Winkleman was declaring that, as far as Lamborghini goes, "the results will speak for themselves." Now, he is proved right. These are the kinds of black and white numbers -- especially black -- that any business salivates at the chance to tell analysts: in all of 2006 Lambo......

The Joker’s in trouble: Batman’s Batpod bike revealed

Thursday, April 19th, 2007
Most fans of the Dark Knight appreciated the overall tone of the latest film to feature Bruce Wayne and his alter ego, Batman. The emphasis on Wayne's transformation into the Caped Crusader gave Batman Begins a psychological edge and complexity that... oh, who am I kidding? It was the Tumbler that w......

First look at Joker’s Clown Car in new Dark Knight film

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007
The Model A Ford pickup you see above will play the Joker's Clown Car in the upcoming Batman sequel, The Dark Knight. Heath Ledger will play the Joker to Christian Bale's Batman (who gets a new suit, incidentally), but he unfortunately gets stuck with this very unimpressive (and very purple) truck t......