‘THIS IS WRONG’The Myopic Nature of ‘Oppenheimer’ Is the Whole PointA search for the political meaning in “Oppenheimer” and Christopher Nolan’s previous work like “The Dark Knight” proves at least one thing: Nolan makes movies about miserable men.Emma Stefansky
GUN CONTROL‘Joker’ Won’t Play at Aurora Theater Where Shooting OccurredThe families of Aurora victims wrote an open letter calling on Warner Bros. to support gun reform efforts.Jordan Julian
LEGENDHow Hans Zimmer Became a Rock GodThe Oscar-winning composer behind so many memorable film scores, from ‘The Lion King’ to ‘The Dark Knight,’ opens up about his spellbinding world tour and summer hit ‘Dunkirk.’Melissa Leon
ENDORSEMENTChristian Bale: Let Idris Elba Be BondThe Welsh actor sat down with The Daily Beast and took himself out of the running for 007—while endorsing Elba as the next suave ladies man with a license to kill. Jen Yamato
THE ARCHITECTCreator of the DC Movie Universe Speaks<p>David S. Goyer, the acclaimed writer behind Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, <i>Man of Steel</i>, and the Starz series <i>Da Vinci’s Demons</i>, opens up about sexism and superheroes.<br> </p> Jen Yamato
A VERY DARK KNIGHTThe Most Violent Batman YetA deep dive into the visually stunning and relentlessly bleak world of ‘Batman: Arkham Knight,’ a new, bloody videogame that is decidedly R-rated. Alec Kubas-Meyer
WHY SO SERIOUS?Watch Jared Leto’s The Joker Go CrazyThe trailer for David Ayer’s antihero team-up flick ‘Suicide Squad’ has leaked online, and it features your first look at Jared Leto’s giddily insane Joker—and it’s a doozy. Marlow Stern
POST-SHOOTINGWill Fans Skip ‘Dark Knight’?After the shooting at a midnight screening, are Hollywood’s lofty expectations a bust?Ramin Setoodeh
Paris Batman Premiere Canceled<p>The red carpet will not roll out Friday on the Champs-Élysées after a mass shooting left 12 dead and 40 wounded in suburban Denver at a screening of <i>The Dark Knight Rises.</i></p> Tracy McNicoll
