If you missed our earlier post about the new toys from The Avengers (which may or may not reveal the movie’s villain), then you wouldn’t know that the 109th annual American International Toy Fair starts rolling next week. We thought we’d get this party started with a few new toys from The Dark Knight Rises. They may not be as cute as the vinyl dolls we posted or as wacky as the Bobble Heads, but they do have one ace up their sleeve: the Batwing (Mattel calls it “The Bat”). There are copious amounts of Batwing goodies here, but if you want to see what your own hand-held model would look like, hit the jump.
The Dark Knight Rises stars Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, and Michael Caine and opens July 20th. Click here for all of our previous coverage on The Dark Knight Rises. Check out the toy images below:
Here’s the official “synopsis” for The Dark Knight Rises (it’s really more of a casting recap):
Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ “The Dark Knight Rises” is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, Leading an all-star international cast, Oscar(R) winner Christian Bale (“The Fighter”) again plays the dual role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Anne Hathaway, as Selina Kyle; Tom Hardy, as Bane; Oscar(R) winner Marion Cotillard (“La Vie en Rose”), as Miranda Tate; and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as John Blake. Returning to the main cast, Oscar(R) winner Michael Caine (“The Cider House Rules”) plays Alfred; Gary Oldman is Commissioner Gordon; and Oscar(R) winner Morgan Freeman (“Million Dollar Baby”) reprises the role of Lucius Fox. The screenplay is written by Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer. The film is produced by Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Charles Roven, who previously teamed on “Batman Begins” and the record-breaking blockbuster “The Dark Knight.” The executive producers are Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Kevin De La Noy and Thomas Tull, with Jordan Goldberg serving as co-producer. The film is based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by Bob Kane.
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Oh Michael Keaton Batwing, how I miss thee……
…because the Tumbler and Batpod weren’t awesome. Nolan spoiled fanboys way too much. It’s like they got a candyache and now they’re craving potatoes.
you mean that piece of cr@p that broke in less than 5 minutes, no thanks
Me too man. Me too.
That’s just cool
Batman’s got a lot to learn about aerodynamics.
Alfred: “Will you be wanting the Batlobster, sir?”
Bruce: “OH MY GOD! the BAT! it’s called the Bat! Jesus, Alfred! for f_ck sake.”
Alfred: “Sorry sir… [mumbles to himself] looks like a f_cking lobster to me.”
As far as toy translations go, The Bat(wing) looks awful. Apparently, they added a handle to the design for boys to hold onto. It looks like there’s a gray flip button that when pressed opens the cockpit top and maybe launches a Batman figure. But the overall toy itself does not look as if it’s been designed to seat an action figure in the cockpit. Lame.
The Batman figure simply looks like a reissue of the 4″ figure Mattel released during TDK. (I can tell because one of these figures sitting in my office.)
I hope the Bane figure is just an early prototype and not the final product. (It doesn’t look like it has any pose-able joints.) Otherwise, it looks awful.
I really hope Mattel at least produces some decent renditions of Bane, Catwoman, Talia, a Bane Thug and Gordon in the 4″ scale. But the company really does not seem to be into it with TDKR. (Perhaps they’ve determined that selling Batman toys that are NOT based on any of the movies, comics, or the latest animated series featuring the character sell better to boys.)
Long have super-heroes worn underwear outside their tights:
Bane breaks the mold by wearing them on his face.
HA!