Dark Knight wins big at People's Choice

Kate HudsonReuters
20.20 Thu Jan 08 2009
Batman movie The Dark Knight has been handed five People's Choice Awards kicking off Hollywood's annual awards season.

Dark Knight gets producers nod

Dark Knight
14.50 Tue Jan 06 2009
Batman blockbuster The Dark Knight has been nominated in the best-picture category for the Producers Guild of America Awards.

Ledger's insurance company stalling

Heath Ledger
08.48 Tue Sep 30 2008
Heath Ledger's insurance company has been sued for not paying £5 million to his daughter, claiming the actor may have committed suicide.

'Dark Knight' plans re-release for Oscar push

07.02 Thu Sep 11 2008
The most recent instalment in the Batman series may be re-released during the height of the Academy Awards voting season.

Freeman may split from wife

Morgan Freeman
07.00 Thu Aug 07 2008
Morgan Freeman's lawyer is reported as saying the Batman actor is divorcing his wife of 24 years.

Freeman 'doing well' after car crash

Morgan FreemanReuters
11.10 Wed Aug 06 2008
Morgan Freeman is doing well after surgery to reconnect nerves and repair damage to his left arm and hand, following a car accident.

Dark Knight nabs another record

The Dark Knight
08.54 Wed Aug 06 2008
The Batman sequel The Dark Knight has smashed yet another Hollywood record by clearing the £200 million US box office mark in 18 days.

Freeman 'jovial' after car crash

Freeman in 'good spirits'
17.55 Tue Aug 05 2008
Morgan Freeman is in "good spirits" in hospital after breaking his arm and elbow in a car crash, according to his spokesperson.

Olsen tight-lipped over Ledger death

Mary-Kate Olsen will not speak to federal investigatorsReuters
07.28 Tue Aug 05 2008
Mary-Kate Olsen will not speak to federal investigators about actor Heath Ledger's death unless she is granted immunity from prosecution

Batman flies Red Bull race plane

Batman flies Red Bull race plane
23.35 Thu Jul 31 2008
The Dark Knight takes to the skies in a Red Bull race plane

The Dark Knight premieres in Japan

Christian BaleReuters
09.02 Tue Jul 29 2008
The cast of The Dark Knight have turned up for the Japan premiere of the latest Batman movie in Tokyo.

Eckhart on the many faces of Dent

Eckhart on the many faces of Dent
15.42 Sun Jul 27 2008
Aaron Eckhart, who stars in the new Batman movie, has spoken about playing the role of the multi-layered character Harvey 'Two Face' Dent.

Dark Knight terrorising box office

Heath Ledger as The Joker
11.21 Sat Jul 26 2008
New Batman movie The Dark Knight looks set to break box office records in the UK.

Heath praised at premiere

Heath praised at premiere
09.46 Tue Jul 22 2008
At the new Batman premiere, Heath Ledger's colleagues on the set of the Dark Knight were full of compliments for the actor who died earlie

Theatre named after Ledger

Ledger as The Joker
12.40 Wed Jul 02 2008
The late Heath Ledger had had a theatre in his home town named after him.

Tributes to Ledger in Batman

Heath Ledger
13.48 Fri Jun 27 2008
Tributes will be made to actor Heath Ledger and special effects technician Conway Wickliffe on the new Batman film - The Dark Knight.