Gizmodo: batpod

Limited Edition Dark Knight Blu-ray With Bat-Pod Display Case

Sean Fallon — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:40:00 EDT

We already knew that a special edition of the upcoming Dark Knight Blu-ray release was going to drop alongside the standard version on December 9th, but the first images have only just leaked out from TheHDRoom. Outside of the case, both versions are identical—so I find it hard to justify spending $65 on this thing (the standard version is currently on pre-order for $25). But then again, I'm cheap like that.

[TheHDRoom]

DIY Batman Tumbler Is Nearly Perfect, Built With One Man's Bare Hands

John Mahoney — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:20:00 EDT

Bob Dullam is a man possessed—by a lot of things, surely, but mainly by the drive to build this absolutely amazing working replica of Batman's current-gen Batmobile, the Tumbler. Our buddies over at Jalopnik have spotted it, and It's got it all—the afterburner, the huge honking double-barrel wheels, the stealth-toothiness on all of the edges—immaculate. Dullam threw it all together with nothing more than commonly available photos and the movies themselves, all custom welded, in his own garage by himself. And if you're assuming he's got a pretty impressive Batsuit to go with it, you're right.

Bob estimates when all is said and done, his labor of love will cost him anywhere from $50k-$70k. And even after repeated pleading on the Super Hero Hype forums where he's showing it off, he ain't sellin'. At least not until he needs to liquify some assets to work on a working Batpod, which he's setting his sights on next. Head to Jalopnik and the boards for more. [SuperHeroHype via Jalopnik]

Batpod Makes Its Way to the British Formula One Grand Prix

Elaine Chow — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:30:00 EDT

One of the coolest things about the Batpod from the upcoming Dark Knight movie is the fact that it actually works. Previously seen being straddled by Meredith Viera on The Today Show, the decked out motorcycle burned rubber at the slightly more dignified British Formula One Grand Prix this weekend. Who else would give anything to be Jean-Pierre Goy, Christian Bale's stuntman, right now? [Gizmag]

Joker Mobile Revealed? We Think So.

Mark Wilson — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:17:36 EDT

Guess what we got today from an anonymous Chicago tipster...pictures that we believe to be of the Joker car from the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight. And we immediately realized that it's not a car at all. It's a freakin' semi. Good call on the Joker's part, going all Terminator 2 with the setup (unlike the debunked Joker car).

The side reads "Slaughter is the best medicine," and the front looks like it's been scrapped together with every rusty, sharp object in Gotham (hope Bruce Wayne is up on his tetanus shot). I can't wait until the Joker plows through Batman's dinky motorcycle in this thing. Now we know what happened to his BatHummer...it pissed itself and drove away.

Batman's Batpod Captured on Video

Jason Chen — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:00:52 EDT

Although not quite as sexy as watching Meredith Viera ride the Batpod, this spycam video of Batman's motorcycle on set gives you a good idea of how it'll look in the movie. [29motoguide via Jalopnik]

Video of Batman's Motorcycle: The Batpod

Jason Chen — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:37:45 EDT

Chris Nolan's hyping up the next Batman movie by lending the Batpod to the tech whizzles over at The Today Show. You saw it in pictures, now see it in video. Is it me or is Merideth Viera kinda hot when viewed at 320x230 resolution? She can pull our groins any time. – Jason Chen

The Today Show [MSNBC]

Batman's Motorcycle Revealed

Jason Chen — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:45:45 EDT

If Joker fetishist Mark Wilson had his way, the movie would be called Joker Begins: With Some Batman. He can take his purple mascara and his dumb purple car and shove it, because Batman and his Bat Motorcycle (the Batpod) is where it's at.

Taken on the set of the new movie, this Batman motorcycle is to regular motorcycles as the Batmobile in the first movie was to, say, a Toyota Camry. Plus, I think those things on the front are guns. Yep, this baby has guns like the Batmobile. What is that wetness we're feeling? Urine or saliva? It's both!

Jump for larger pics.

– Jason Chen

LA Times [via FilmWad]