The Bulletin: Batman's Wild Ride

In an exclusive at The Los Angeles Times, Susan Carpenter unveils the Batpod (above), Batman's newest gadget to debut in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" (July 18, 2008). Visit The Los Angeles Times for more information about the new cycle.

More Enlist in 'Thunder'
Owen Wilson and Nick Nolte will enlist in "Tropic Thunder" (July 11, 2008), a comedy about five actors haphazardly caught in the crossfire of a real war while on the location shoot of a bombastic war epic, reports Variety. Ben Stiller ("The Cable Guy") will direct, star and produce, with Stuart Cornfeld, for DreamWorks Pictures. Nolte and Wilson join Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Brandon Jackson, Steve Coogan, Danny McBride, Jay Baruchel, Matt Levin and Andrea De Oliveira in the ensemble. Stiller, Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen wrote the script. Production begins in July in Hawaii and Los Angeles.

'3:10 to Yuma' Trailer Available
The trailer for James Mangold's western "3:10 to Yuma" (Oct. 5), with Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, is available in Quicktime at Yahoo! Movies.

'There Will Be Blood' Teaser Available
The teaser trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson's "There Will Be Blood," an adaptation of Upton Sinclair's novel "Oil!" with Daniel Day Lewis, is available at Anderson's official site, Cigarettes and Red Vines.

Rorschach Cast in Snyder's 'Watchmen'
Jackie Earle Haley ("Little Children") will star as Rorschach in Zack Snyder's "Watchmen," an adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' deconstructive apocalyptic epic, reports SuperHeroHype.com. Snyder must've read The Scout. In the March 30 issue, a "'Watchmen'" Casting Call" splash had Haley as the favorite to star as Rorschach. (The Scout's "Watchmen" Picks: 1 out of 1, so far.) For more of The Scout's "Watchmen" cast recommendations, revisit the March 30 issue.