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The Dark Knight WILL Be Back in Theaters in January - Updated!

by Alex Billington
December 2, 2008
Source: SuperHeroHype

The Dark Knight Will NOT Be Back in Theaters in January

In early September, after The Dark Knight had already broken all kinds of box office records, Warner Brothers announced that they were planning to re-release the film in theaters again in January. Not only would Oscar buzz make the re-release successful, but a desire to see the film again in IMAX would've pushed its total past the $1 billion mark (it currently sits at $996 million). Unfortunately SuperHeroHype has learned that Warner Brothers has canceled their plans for the re-release. As heartbreaking as this might sound, hopefully the impending DVD release next week will overshadow this news.

At this point I don't think there is much I need to say about The Dark Knight that I didn't already cover in my Sunday Discussion. I do think it is completely naive to simply shrug off the film as an Oscar contender because it really does have the backing it needs to potentially win. Sure it's a comic book movie, but that doesn't mean it can't win. In fact, I would hope that people could entertain the idea rather than completely pass it off as impossible. And on the topic of the re-release, I know I would've loved to see it at least once more in IMAX, but that unfortunately won't be happening. Another bad decision Warner Brothers!

Update! It looks like SuperHeroHype screwed up big time! I guess we've learned not to trust sources like this one in the future. They say that Warner Brothers is still planning to re-release The Dark Knight in both IMAX and regular theaters in January. An official press release is pending from IMAX. Just forget we even mention this, pick up your Blu-Ray copy next week, and get ready to head back to IMAX in January!

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DinoChow

Oh well...I would have liked to see it again too, but at least the Blu-Ray has the IMAX version.
Matthias Galvin

NOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
dave

thats got to be the worst new i have read all day TDK was perfect on IMAX
Blue Silver

....and the "The Dark Knight" brown nosing continues, eh Alex!!
ScottyR

I was really hoping to catch the IMAX version in Jan. That kinda sucks. Oh well. TDK on a continuous loop starting next week.
http://www.firstshowing.net Alex Billington

Wait - news got changed! Shouldn't trust SHH goodness... It WILL still be back in theaters in January as originally planned!
wm

Someone from Warner should probably fork over the $4 to make it 1 Billion.
http://www.youtube.com/AllmightyKeim AllmightyKeim

WOOO HOOO!! NEver got to see it in IMAX!
http://DarkCampaign.com Dark Campaign

This is great news. Glad to know that report was inaccurate. For those who want to support a push to get Dark Knight nominated for Best Picture, check out the unofficial grassroots campaign site here: http://www.darkcampaign.com/ Can't wait to watch it again in IMAX.
ScottyR

Thank Gordon! I get to check out TDK on IMAX! Huzzah! TDK on a continuous loop starting next week!
Conrad

Alex, what the fuck?!! hahaha, j/k
Al

i dont like the ending where you told us to "pick up the blurays." Blurays sucks. im not in the mood to start over(again) my film collection in a different format, after only 7 years with DVDs. But i digress. Dark Knight re-released in all theaters is great news. i see them getting 30 million easily, but 70...i just dont know.
dave

thats really great news
Hyacinth

Damn SHH! What the hell do they think they're doing breaking our poor hopes for fun?! LOL! But good news all around. At least they're wrong XD Definitely buying a ticket or two again!
http://www.firstshowing.net Alex Billington

#12 - Who said you have to start over your collection? No one said you need to re-buy your DVDs? Just start from this point forward on Blu-Ray... All of your old movies still DO play on every Blu-Ray player out there!
big r

^ Also the dvds will look better on Blu-Ray than they will on the dvd player because dvds are really capable of 720p! Great news on TDK. I will see it 4 more times!
http://blackguy.com Black Guy

#15 - Who said we needed you to sell us on anything at all?
http://yahoo.com HELLO

WAIT where did you get your other source saying it will be released again
http://yahoo.com HELLO

Tell me the source
http://www.adamweeks.com Adam

TDK is still playing in IMAX dome in Tampa at MOSI. Has anyone seen it on an IMAX dome? I watched 300 on it and it made me sick.
http://www.myspace.com/kevjohnphotography kevjohn

300 at Tallahasee's Challenger Imax (it's named after the space shuttle dammit!) made me a bit nauseous as well, and that wasn't even on the dome. No such bad luck with TDK. I've seen it 3 times there with no ill effects. By the way, TDK is still showing there as well, although it didn't get there until about a month ago.
Noemi

Kick-ass photo.
Brian

About the update: YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jim

this is awesome. in january i will have seen the midnight showing of TDK in IMAX twice!!! lol lol lol lol.
avoidz

Heath Ledger was terrific in this, but once was enough for me.
Joka

#25, go kill yourself you dumb son of a bitch!:), and theres plenty more where that came from!
Sam Burnside

i agree!, number 25 should go eat shit and die!
CHICK

I liked Heath Ledgers joker alot more than I thought I would...It was incredible as far as method acting goes... this might sound weird, but does anybody else but me think that Gary Oldman would've made a better joker, or is it just me? think on it for a sec...Gary Oldman...incredible method actor, (Fifth Element, Leon the professional, True Romance) The guy made his stake in hollywood playing psychos... I think Gary Oldman should've been joker and Ledger could've been a dynamite riddler...Paul Giamatti as the penguin (not Phillip Seymour Hoffman) and maybe somebody like Rosario Dawson as catwoman(remember that creepy smile in sin city)...