Fans of the DC superhero Batman have recently been looking for a hidden villain in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy. Starring Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader, the beloved film series introduced multiple adversaries of the superhero, from Scarecrow, The Joker, and Bane to the likes of Harvey Dent and Talia Al Ghul.
Christian Bale in The Dark Knight | Credits: Warner Bros. Entertainment
However, a new fan-made image has sparked speculation among fans, suggesting that the final installment in the trilogy might have included another villain, Deathstroke, with a CIA agent role, portrayed by the Irish actor Aidan Gillen in the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises.
Did Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises feature Deathstroke?
Each film in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy focuses on a Batman villain. Along with the lead antagonist, the filmmaker also utilized other Batman villains in the film series. And...
Christian Bale in The Dark Knight | Credits: Warner Bros. Entertainment
However, a new fan-made image has sparked speculation among fans, suggesting that the final installment in the trilogy might have included another villain, Deathstroke, with a CIA agent role, portrayed by the Irish actor Aidan Gillen in the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises.
Did Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises feature Deathstroke?
Each film in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy focuses on a Batman villain. Along with the lead antagonist, the filmmaker also utilized other Batman villains in the film series. And...
- 5/23/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
I’m here because I woke up covered in blood,” says a tearful Rachel Watson (Emily Blunt) in the 2016 movie The Girl on the Train. She is standing in a sterile room while a dozen strangers sit in a circle on plastic foldable chairs, sheepishly avoiding eye contact with her. “I have bruises all over my arm from when I’ve fallen and someone’s helped me up,” she tells them.
This is one of the countless portrayals of an AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meeting on screen, and it’s perhaps one of the most dramatic. “Hi, I’m [insert name] and I’m an alcoholic,” is a classic refrain used in movies and television where a character, fighting addiction, reaches breaking point and attends AA for the first time. Rocketman (2019). Madmen (2007). Smashed (2012). These all include depictions of AA meetings. There’s even a scene in Pixar’s aquatic delight Finding Nemo (2003) that...
This is one of the countless portrayals of an AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meeting on screen, and it’s perhaps one of the most dramatic. “Hi, I’m [insert name] and I’m an alcoholic,” is a classic refrain used in movies and television where a character, fighting addiction, reaches breaking point and attends AA for the first time. Rocketman (2019). Madmen (2007). Smashed (2012). These all include depictions of AA meetings. There’s even a scene in Pixar’s aquatic delight Finding Nemo (2003) that...
- 12/7/2022
- by Ellie Muir
- The Independent - TV
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William G. Borchert, the Emmy-nominated screenwriter behind the 1989 Hallmark Hall of Fame telefilm My Name Is Bill W., which starred James Woods and James Garner as the co-founders of Alcoholics Anonymous, has died. He was 89.
Borchert died Saturday at his home in Stratford, Connecticut, his son Robert P. Borchert told The Hollywood Reporter.
Woods received an Emmy for outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or special for his turn as Bill Wilson — a stockbroker and World War I veteran who struggles to keep sober after he loses his fortune in the 1929 stock market collapse — in ABC’s My Name Is Bill W., directed by Daniel Petrie.
Wilson meets Robert Holbrook Smith (Garner), who is battling a drinking problem as well, and the pair launch a support group in 1935 that leads to Alcoholics Anonymous and its 12-step program to recovery.
Borchert, who also landed...
William G. Borchert, the Emmy-nominated screenwriter behind the 1989 Hallmark Hall of Fame telefilm My Name Is Bill W., which starred James Woods and James Garner as the co-founders of Alcoholics Anonymous, has died. He was 89.
Borchert died Saturday at his home in Stratford, Connecticut, his son Robert P. Borchert told The Hollywood Reporter.
Woods received an Emmy for outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or special for his turn as Bill Wilson — a stockbroker and World War I veteran who struggles to keep sober after he loses his fortune in the 1929 stock market collapse — in ABC’s My Name Is Bill W., directed by Daniel Petrie.
Wilson meets Robert Holbrook Smith (Garner), who is battling a drinking problem as well, and the pair launch a support group in 1935 that leads to Alcoholics Anonymous and its 12-step program to recovery.
Borchert, who also landed...
- 10/3/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Before being portrayed by Tom Hardy in "The Dark Knight Rises," the only other live-action Bane that existed was the cartoonish version that appears in "Batman & Robin." There's always been a fine line between cool and cheesy when it comes to adapting comic book costumes to the big screen. Luckily, the next time Bane appeared to face his nemesis, it wouldn't be looking like a luchador who mistakenly wandered in front of the camera. For the big screen revival of the character, Christopher Nolan relied on two of his defining characteristics: his immense physical strength and fear-inspiring mask.
But the director would also change key pieces of Bane's backstory to fit into the narrative world of his Batman trilogy, much of which is not directly mentioned in the plot of "The Dark Knight Rises." By the end of the film, plenty of what the audience knows about the villain's...
But the director would also change key pieces of Bane's backstory to fit into the narrative world of his Batman trilogy, much of which is not directly mentioned in the plot of "The Dark Knight Rises." By the end of the film, plenty of what the audience knows about the villain's...
- 9/30/2022
- by Steven Ward
- Slash Film
St. Louis-area alcoholics rejoice! Bill W. is coming to the Tivoli!
Alcoholics Anonymous, with its famous Twelve Steps and Serenity Prayer, was founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson. The organization popularized the scientific-minded theory of alcoholism as a disease while exhorting its members to give themselves over to a higher power. Bill W. tells the story of William G. Wilson, a man included in Time Magazine’s “100 Persons of the 20th Century.” Interviews, recreations, and rare archival material reveal how Bill Wilson, a hopeless drunk near death from his alcoholism, found a way out of his own addiction and then forged a path for countless others to follow. With Bill as its driving force, A.A. grew from a handful of men to a worldwide fellowship of over 2 million men and women.a success that made him an icon within A.A., but also an alcoholic unable to be a member...
Alcoholics Anonymous, with its famous Twelve Steps and Serenity Prayer, was founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson. The organization popularized the scientific-minded theory of alcoholism as a disease while exhorting its members to give themselves over to a higher power. Bill W. tells the story of William G. Wilson, a man included in Time Magazine’s “100 Persons of the 20th Century.” Interviews, recreations, and rare archival material reveal how Bill Wilson, a hopeless drunk near death from his alcoholism, found a way out of his own addiction and then forged a path for countless others to follow. With Bill as its driving force, A.A. grew from a handful of men to a worldwide fellowship of over 2 million men and women.a success that made him an icon within A.A., but also an alcoholic unable to be a member...
- 7/18/2012
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
.Bill W.. is a powerful documentary about the iconic founding father of Alcoholics Anonymous, William Wilson. Dan Carracino and Kevin Hanlon direct this eye-opening piece on fighting alcoholism.
I sat down with Carracino to get details on how he and Hanlon created the documentary, the obstacles they faced, and the decisions they made. Take a look at my interview, and then watch .Bill W.. It.s in limited release right now so check your local theaters.
Here.s more info on .Bill W.. (To read my review of "Bill W.," click here):
A feature length documentary about Bill Wilson, the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Bill W. tells the story of William G. Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, a man included in Time Magazine's "100 Persons of the 20th Century." Interviews, recreations, and rare archival material reveal how Bill Wilson, a hopeless drunk near death from his alcoholism, found a way...
I sat down with Carracino to get details on how he and Hanlon created the documentary, the obstacles they faced, and the decisions they made. Take a look at my interview, and then watch .Bill W.. It.s in limited release right now so check your local theaters.
Here.s more info on .Bill W.. (To read my review of "Bill W.," click here):
A feature length documentary about Bill Wilson, the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Bill W. tells the story of William G. Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, a man included in Time Magazine's "100 Persons of the 20th Century." Interviews, recreations, and rare archival material reveal how Bill Wilson, a hopeless drunk near death from his alcoholism, found a way...
- 6/8/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Why You Have to See "Bill W." -- New Documentary About Alcoholics Anonymous Founder. Read My Review!
William G. Wilson, the iconic driving force behind Alcoholics Anonymous, is the subject of the new documentary .Bill W.. from directors Kevin Hanlon and Dan Carracino. It.s a fitting homage to a man who went to great lengths to help fellow alcoholics.
.Bill W.. would have been a tawdry and salacious look at Wilson.s life if not for the caring, well-researched work by the filmmakers. Talks of his infidelity, experimentation with LSD, and depression helped shape Wilson as a respectable albeit flawed hero.
Told in a chronological fashion, .Bill W.. covers the life and times of Wilson. In 1999, he was named one of Time Magazine.s Top 20 Heroes and Icons of the 20th Century for his work as A.A..s co-founder. What made him start the 12 Step recovery of the program?
Born William Griffith Wilson in 1895 in East Dorset, Vermont, Wilson grew up to be a determined young man,...
.Bill W.. would have been a tawdry and salacious look at Wilson.s life if not for the caring, well-researched work by the filmmakers. Talks of his infidelity, experimentation with LSD, and depression helped shape Wilson as a respectable albeit flawed hero.
Told in a chronological fashion, .Bill W.. covers the life and times of Wilson. In 1999, he was named one of Time Magazine.s Top 20 Heroes and Icons of the 20th Century for his work as A.A..s co-founder. What made him start the 12 Step recovery of the program?
Born William Griffith Wilson in 1895 in East Dorset, Vermont, Wilson grew up to be a determined young man,...
- 5/29/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
“Bill W.” tells the story of the largely unsung hero William G. Wilson, the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, an organization that has saved the lives of thousands and thousands of people. The documentary, by directing and producing team Kevin Hanlon and Dan Carracino, is an effort to tell a relatively unknown story about a man who has been a guiding light for many other relative unknowns. The title stands in the tradition of A.A., where members are granted absolute anonymity, both to protect them from the stigma of alcoholism and to shelter the organization from potential media hounds. Even as his organization grew to include tens of thousands of members, Wilson’s identity was not revealed to the public until his death in 1971: many recovering alcoholics knew their savior only as “Bill.”
Wilson was an alcoholic himself, a Wall Street employee and self-proclaimed lush who switched from using...
Wilson was an alcoholic himself, a Wall Street employee and self-proclaimed lush who switched from using...
- 5/17/2012
- by Emma Bernstein
- The Playlist
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