Christian Bale talked a lot about The Dark Knight Batman movie. Matt Lauer asked Bale to comment about the rumor that The Joker role may have killed Heath Ledger. Watch the video to hear his answer.

Bale also talked about doing some of his own stunts, including standing on top of the 110 story Sear’s tower.

Ebert and Roeper said The Dark Knight may be "the best superhero movie ever made." In fact, the pair said, don’t just see it once, "see it twice." As for Heath Ledger, they said he deserves an award, and it wouldn’t be a sympathy vote, but for creating an incredible villain, and a better Joker than Jack Nicholson did. WOW!!!

Here are four more reasons to go see The Dark Knight Batman movie on July 18. I’m thinking of seeing it on the IMAX. You don’t want to miss what could be the biggest blockbuster movie in history.

Here is a video of the first five minutes of The Dark Knight batman movie coming out July 18th. Enjoy! It’s wicked good!

Director Kevin Smith saw an early screening of The Dark Knight batman movie. Kevin said on his blog afterwards:

"Courtesy of Peter Sciretta over at SlashFilm.com, I caught an early screening of "The Dark Knight" yesterday evening.Without giving anything away, this is an epic film (and trust me: based on the sheer size and scope of the visuals and storytelling, that’s not an overstatement). It’s the "Godfather II" of comic book films and three times more earnest than "Batman Begins" (and f_ck, was that an earnest film). Easily the most adult comic book film ever made. Heath Ledger didn’t so much give a performance as he disappeared completely into the role; I know I’m not the first to suggest this, but he’ll likely get at least an Oscar nod (if not the win) for Best Supporting Actor. F_cking flick’s nearly three hours long and only leaves you wanting more (in a great way). I can’t imagine anyone being disappointed by it. Nolan and crew have created something close to a masterpiece."

Reports say advanced ticket sales are already sold out. The movie opens on July 18, but you may have to wait to see it until later in July.