Batman 3 Character Spotlight: Catwoman

Batman 3 Character Spotlight: Catwoman

Catwoman is a fictional character associated with DC Comics' Batman franchise. The supervillainess was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, partially inspired by Kane's second cousin by marriage, Ruth Steel.

The original and most widely known Catwoman, Selina Kyle, first appears in Batman #1 (Spring 1940) in which she is known as The Cat. As an adversary of Batman, she was a whip-carrying burglar with a taste for high-stake thefts.

Since the 1990s, Catwoman has been featured in an eponymous series that cast her as an anti-heroine rather than a supervillainess. The character has been one of Batman's most enduring love interests, and has occasionally been depicted as his one true love.

A popular figure, Catwoman has been featured in most media adaptations related to Batman. Actresses Julie Newmar, Lee Meriwether, and Eartha Kitt introduced her to a large audience on the 1960s Batman television series and the 1966 Batman motion picture. Michelle Pfeiffer portrayed the character in 1992's Batman Returns. Halle Berry starred in a stand-alone Catwoman film in 2004, although only loosely based on the Batman character. Catwoman is #51 on Wizard magazine's "100 Greatest Villains of All Time" list.


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Heath Ledger Takes Best Supporting Actor

Heath Ledger Takes Best Supporting Actor

The Clown Prince of Crime has made his biggest heist yet — Oscar gold.

At tonight’s Academy Awards, Heath Ledger received the second posthumous Oscar win for acting in history for his portrayal of the Joker. Winning Best Supporting Actor has been an event that comic fans across the globe have been anticipating — and boy, does it feel good.

Batman Films will continue including Batman 3

Batman Films will continue including Batman 3

Source: DarkHorizons.Com

Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes says that he hopes the revived "Batman" franchise will have as long a life as the studio's other big cash cow - the "Harry Potter" films.

“We look at Harry Potter. It’s fantastic to have franchises that last that long. We want to do that with Batman and Superman and perhaps Sherlock Holmes. The sequels are as good, with new characters added, as were the originals. That wasn’t the case in the years ago" said Bewkes during the company's Q4 earnings call yesterday.

More major sequels are in order too - "Warners has more tentpoles as an on-going strategy that very much lifts its distribution and performance. We think that’s going to hold up our slate in the 2009 - 2010 period. We’ve got four more big tentpoles coming this year.”

This commitment comes despite the general impression that director Christopher Nolan's third "Batman" feature, currently being discussed but still quite a few years off, will be his last.

Batman 3 2011 Rumors

Batman 3 2011 Rumors

Batman 3 could be getting a Summer 2011 release. read this story:

The speculation can finally end. After much huh bub the producer Michael Uslan has revealed that the movie will be ready to rock for 2011 Quote from Courier Post.

“It’s not just a great comic book film, it’s a great film,” says Uslan who also produced “The Spirit” and has three more films in various stages of development, “When I first saw “The Dark Knight,’ I was so happy I wanted to cry.”

Uslan will be onboard as executive producer for the “Dark Knight” sequel, which he estimates will be theaters by 2011. As for the identity of the next round of Batman’s supervillains and love interests, Uslan remains tight-lipped. “It’s one of those deals where if I told you, I’d have to kill you,” he says with a chuckle.

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The Dark Knight gets no Best Picture Nomination

The Dark Knight gets no Best Picture Nomination
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The 81st Annual Academy Award nominations have been announced with a few surprises and some glaring omissions.

'Best Film' played it safe - though four (Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, Milk, Slumdog) were pretty much locked, that fifth slot many were hoping the Academy would go for something acclaimed but more risky or mainstream than they usually go for like "The Wrestler" "Revolutionary Road" or "The Dark Knight". Instead they opted for the little seen but very Academy-friendly Weinstein-produced vehicle "The Reader".

In fact that trio of films (Wrestler, Road, Knight) were awkwardly missing in some other key areas like director and screenplay, though all got acting noms and 'Knight' in particular scored a lot of technical nods.

In sheer number of nominations "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" lead the way with thirteen; followed by "Slumdog Millionaire" with ten; "The Dark Knight" and "Milk" with eight; "Wall-E" with six; "Frost/Nixon", "Doubt" and "The Reader" with five.

Notable omissions and strangeness - "Gran Torino" "Che" "I've Loved You So Long" not getting any major nominations. "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" only scoring a nom for Cruz, "Happy-Go-Lucky" scoring a best script but not a best actress nomination, "In Bruges" only getting a screenplay nom, and "Gomorra" missing out on Best Foreign Language Film.

One very welcome surprise was Michael Shannon, the actor who has essentially been ignored by most of the other critics and guilds getting a nomination for his brilliant supporting turn in "Revolutionary Road" (as I said in the first part of my Best Films of 2008 list).

Here's the complete list:

BEST PICTURE
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Richard Jenkins ("The Visitor")
Frank Langella ("Frost/Nixon")
Sean Penn ("Milk")
Brad Pitt ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button")
Mickey Rourke ("The Wrestler")

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Anne Hathaway ("Rachel Getting Married")
Angelina Jolie ("Changeling")
Melissa Leo ("Frozen River")
Meryl Streep ("Doubt")
Kate Winslet ("The Reader")

DIRECTING
David Fincher ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button")
Ron Howard ("Frost/Nixon")
Gus Van Sant ("Milk")
Stephen Daldry ("The Reader")
Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire)

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Josh Brolin ("Milk")
Robert Downey Jr. ("Tropic Thunder")
Philip Seymour Hoffman ("Doubt")
Heath Ledger ("The Dark Knight")
Michael Shannon ("Revolutionary Road")

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams ("Doubt")
Penelope Cruz ("Vicky Cristina Barcelona")
Viola Davis ("Doubt")
Taraji P. Henson ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button")
Marisa Tomei ("The Wrestler")

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Baader Meinhoff Complex
Class
Departures
Revanche
Waltz With Bashir

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
"Bolt"
"Kung Fu Panda"
"Wall-E"

SCREENPLAY (Adapted)
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Doubt"
"Frost/Nixon"
"The Reader"
"Slumdog Millionaire""

SCREENPLAY (Original)
"Frozen River"
"Happy-Go-Lucky"
"In Bruges"
"Milk"
"Wall-E"

ART DIRECTION
"Changeling"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"The Duchess"
"Revolutionary Road"

CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Changeling"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"The Reader"
"Slumdog Millionaire"

COSTUME DESIGN
"Australia"
''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
''The Duchess"
''Milk"
''Revolutionary Road"

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)"
''Encounters at the End of the World"
''The Garden"
''Man on Wire"
''Trouble the Water"

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
"The Conscience of Nhem En"
''The Final Inch"
''Smile Pinki
''The Witness — From the Balcony of Room 306"

FILM EDITING
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Frost/Nixon"
"Milk"
"Slumdog Millionaire"

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"Beaufort"
"The Counterfeiters"
"Katyn"
"Mongol"
"12"

MAKEUP
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
''The Dark Knight"
''Hellboy II: The Golden Army"

MUSIC (SCORE)
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Alexandre Desplat
"Defiance" James Newton Howard
"Milk" Danny Elfman
"Slumdog Millionaire" A.R. Rahman
"WALL-E" Thomas Newman"

MUSIC (SONG)
"Down to Earth" from "WALL-E"
"Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire"
"O Saya" from "Slumdog Millionaire"

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
"La Maison en Petits Cubes"
''Lavatory — Lovestory"
''Oktapodi"
''Presto"
''This Way Up"

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
"Auf der Strecke (On the Line)"
''Manon on the Asphalt"
''New Boy"
''The Pig"
''Spielzeugland (Toyland)"

SOUND EDITING
"The Dark Knight"
"Iron Man"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"
"Wanted"

SOUND MIXING
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"'WALL-E"
"Wanted"

VISUAL EFFECTS
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
The Dark Knight"
"Iron Man"

Heath Ledger Wins Golden Globe

Heath Ledger Wins Golden Globe

Heath Ledger took home the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. Congrats Heath and we all miss you. Ledger, who died last January of an accidental overdose of prescription medication, triumphed over a field of Hollywood legends in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture category, besting such top billers as Tom Cruise, Robert Downey Jr., Ralph Fiennes and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Two Face Returns for Batman 3

Two Face Returns for Batman 3

Aaron Eckhart said in a quick snippet at Golden Globes that Two Face be in the cards for a return. Click out the full MTV Article Here

MK vs DC Trailer

MK vs DC Trailer

BATMAN 3 Trailer- The Riddler Teaser

BATMAN 3 Trailer- The Riddler Teaser

Here is another great Batman 3 Teaser Trailer with the Riddler Written all over it.

2nd Dark Knight Lego Trailer

2nd Dark Knight Lego Trailer

Dark Knight Lego Trailer

Dark Knight Lego Trailer - A Great Lego parody of the Dark Knight Trailer

Dark Knight Teaser Trailer 1

Dark Knight Teaser Trailer 1

Dark Knight Trailer 2 - Alternate Dark Knight Trailer

Dark Knight Trailer 2 - Alternate Dark Knight Trailer

Dark Knight HD Trailer

Dark Knight HD Trailer - The trailer for the Batman Begins Sequel.

Batman and Robin Trailer

Batman and Robin Trailer

Batman Forever Trailer

Batman Forever Trailer

Batman Returns Trailer

Batman Returns Trailer

Original Tim Burton Batman Trailer

Original Tim Burton Batman Trailer

Dark Knight Wallpaper and Backgrounds

Dark Knight Wallpaper and Backgrounds

Dark Knight Wallpaper and Backgrounds 1

The Flash and Supermax on Hold

Mtv Splash Page says that DC Comics will be careful with future releases and puts The Flash and Super Max on hold.

If you’re one of the DC Comics faithful and were hoping the dual box office successes of “Iron Man” and “The Dark Knight” would mean more familiar properties on the big screen, you might be disappointed. According to “Dark Knight” scribe David Goyer, many DC Comic films in development at Warner Bros. are currently in a holding pattern — including his planned adaptation of “The Flash” and his Green Arrow prison-break caper “Super Max.”

“A lot of the DC movies at Warner Bros. are all on hold,” Goyer told IESB. “They’re going to come up with some new plan, methodology, things like that so everything has just been pressed pause on at the moment.”

Goyer said the timing was no surprise, either.

“It was the doubleheader of both ‘Iron Man’ and ‘The Dark Knight’ coming out,” said Goyer, “so more than ever I think they’ve realized, I think DC was responsible for 15 percent of Warner Bros’ revenue this year, something crazy like that, so they realized that comic books, it’s become a new genre, one of the most successful genres.”

Still, you’d think that after “Iron Man” grossed $318 million domestically, while “The Dark Knight” did $531 million in the US, studio execs would be fast-tracking every comic book hero they could get their hands on. However, for each superhero blockbuster there are two or three disappointments (see: “Superman Returns,” “Hulk,” “Punisher: War Zone”). At the same time, “Iron Man” and “Dark Knight” weren’t your typical super hero flicks. It seems Warner Bros has taken a look at these adaptations — and their huge profits — and decided to rethink their approach to other comic book properties.

With the economy looking to make 2009 and beyond potentially shaky years at the box office, WB could be thinking that its DC properties are far too valuable to screw up.

Top Box Office for Action Movies for 2008

Top Box Office for Action Movies for 2008

Dark Knight and Iron Man Movies dominate with Hancock involved.

2008 was a record year for the Hollywood box office, with both North American and overseas box office receipts setting new records.

Action films such as The Dark Knight, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and Iron Man punched up box office receipts over 2007 by two per cent in North America and four per cent internationally.

About 1.36 billion tickets were sold in Canada and the U.S. in 2008, down from 1.4 billion in 2007, according to the National Association of Theater Owners. But ticket prices were up, resulting in record ticket receipts of $9.78 billion US.

Hollywood studios set a new record internationally of $9.9 billion US at the box office, with Indiana Jones, Kung Fu Panda, Mamma Mia and Wall-E among the favourites overseas.

The Dark Knight was the top grossing movie of the year, bringing in $531 million US in North American and $466 million US overseas. The most successful superhero title of all time, it is second only to Titanic in total box office revenues.

Many of the franchises that have been most successful for Hollywood studios, including the Shrek and Harry Potter series, had no new installments in 2008, and the studios had been concerned it would be a poor year for movie receipts.

The recession also hit hard in the second half of the year, but moviegoers didn't appear to care.

Speed Racer, Love Guru flopped
A total of 24 film titles brought in more than $100 million US in Canada and the U.S., including Sex and the City and Get Smart, both adaptations of TV shows and Quantum of Solace, the latest Bond picture.

And new franchises had a good start in 2008, among them Twilight, Kung Fu Panda and Iron Man.

High-profile flops included Speed Racer and The Love Guru.

Each of the six major Hollywood studios — Warner, Paramount, Disney, Sony, Universal, Fox —improved ticket sales.

The total number of new releases was down, at 148 films, compared to 160 in 2007. In part, that is a reflection of the Hollywood writers strike that stalled production earlier in the year.

Among the biggest films and their North American receipts:

The Dark Knight, $531 million US.
Iron Man, $318.3 million US.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $317 million US.
Hancock, $228 million US.
Wall-E, $223.7 million US.
Kung Fu Panda, $215.4 million US.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, $176 million US.
Quantum of Solace, $165.7 million US.
Sex and the City, $153 million US.
Mamma Mia, $143.8 million US.
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Total Dark Knight Box Office Worldwide

Total Dark Knight Box Office Worldwide

TOTAL LIFETIME GROSSES
Domestic: $531,014,280 53.3%
+ Foreign: $466,031,321 46.7%

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= Worldwide: $997,045,601

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo.Com

Latest Batman 3 from Producer

Latest Dark Knight News from Producer

Mtv.Com has some sweet info from the producer of the Dark Knight talking characters, Batman 3, and awards. Read below:

While "The Dark Knight" amasses a Batcave full of award nominations — and fans of the flick anxiously wait to see if it will get the attention of a fella named Oscar — we here at MTV News continue to look toward the future of the franchise: "Batman 3."

So, naturally, when we caught up with "Dark Knight" producer Chuck Roven on the People's Choice Awards red carpet, we simply had to ask for an update on the film. The good news is, it looks like director Christopher Nolan could be officially on the project (after months of online speculation that he was still on the fence). But no one — not even the producers — know what's in store for the third, ridiculously anticipated film.

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Dark Knight People's Choice Video

Dark Knight People's Choice Video

Dark Knight is the People's Choice

Dark Knight is the People's Choice


The Dark Knight took the Favorite Movie prize Wednesday night at the 35th Annual People's Choice Awards.

2008's box office superhero also swept the rest of the categories for which it had been nominated, including Favorite Action Movie, Favorite Cast and Favorite On-Screen Match Up (for Christian Bale as Batman and the late Heath Ledger as the Joker).

"On behalf of all of the cast from the movie, thank you very much to the fans," said Bale, who also bagged the Favorite Superhero award. "Here's to Heath."

Dark Knight Christopher Nolan nominated DGA Award

Dark Knight Christopher Nolan nominated DGA Award

Superherohype.Com reports that The Dark Knight is up for best director for Christopher Nolan by the Directors Guild. Maybe this will lend itself toward helping the Dark Knight score a Oscar. He'll face David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon), Gus Van Sant (Milk) and Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) for the annual DGA Award.

Batman 3 rumors

Batman 3 rumors

Apparently, all the rumors surfacing around "Batman 3" hold no truth in them. Addressing the so-called scoops about "The Dark Knight" sequel to MTV News, scribbler David S. Goyer completely rejected the speculations that director Christopher Nolan has been signed on, that the pre-production will start early 2009, and that the possible casting include Johnny Depp and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Throwing cold water to the flaming fire, the "Blade Trinity" director stated that they are all merely rumors stating, "It's all B.S. ALL of it." In fact, he insisted that no official talk has been done between him and Nolan about the future film plan for Batman. "Chris and I haven't even talked about it. He quite understandably is taking a long, long vacation and wants to purge himself," he explained.

Still, he also confessed that they have loosely discussed themes and ideas. "We have mused here and there [but] I mean Chris is pretty much a one movie at a time kind of guy," he said. "I wish I could tell you more. There really isn't anything to tell." Lifting a bit of hope amidst the rumors denial, Goyer promised, "If and when [Chris is] ready to talk - we'll talk."

Speculations over "Batman 3" which is said to be tentatively entitled "The Caped Crusade" has grown since "Dark Knight" displayed its amazing run at the box office back in July. Up to date the sequel to "Batman Begins" which reportedly made with a budget of $185 million have grossed around $988 million worldwide and has become the second highest selling movie of all time following James Cameron's 1997 "Titanic".

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The Dark Knight Breaks All Blu Ray dvd Records

The Dark Knight Breaks All Blu Ray Records
Source: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group has released the following announcement stating that The Dark Knight has sold over 1.7 million Blu-ray Discs worldwide, including over 1 million domestically:

"The Dark Knight" took the world by storm on Blu-ray and DVD, breaking records for 2008. The blockbuster hit from acclaimed director Christopher Nolan became an instant must-own classic with Blu-ray sales of over 1.7 million units and total DVD and Blu-ray sales of 13.5 million worldwide*, including consumer sales and rental sales, in one week. Brisk consumer sales – totaling over 10 million with one week of sales reported - are expected to continue through the holiday season. "The Dark Knight" is the best selling Blu-ray title in history and will become the best selling 2008 title overall this week. The response to the digital copy offering included on the Blu-ray and Special Edition DVD has been remarkable with the number of consumers activating their digital copies approaching 300,000. "The Dark Knight" is already the number one movie for the year on the iTunes 2008 Chart.

"The Dark Knight" marks the first time that a major feature film has been shot in part using IMAX® cameras, marking a revolutionary integration of film formats. "The Dark Knight"t Blu-ray disc takes advantage of the marriage of IMAX® and 35mm formats by using the hybrid master to replicate the unique theatrical experience. The IMAX scenes are also included on the 2-disc Special Edition as bonus materials.

"The Dark Knight" comes from Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Christopher Nolan ("Batman Begins," "The Prestige," "Memento"), and features commanding performances from Christian Bale ("Batman Begins," "3:10 to Yuma," "The Prestige"), Academy Award® Winner Michael Caine ("The Cider House Rules," "Children of Men"), Academy Award® Nominee Heath Ledger ("Brokeback Mountain"), Gary Oldman ("Hannibal," "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"), Aaron Eckhart ("Thank You For Smoking," "No Reservations"), Maggie Gyllenhaal ("Stranger Than Fiction," "World Trade Center") and Academy Award® Winner Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby," "Wanted").

* The Dark Knight figures included sales data from US, UK, Canada, Japan, Benelux and Australia

PGA Nominates The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight are among PGA Nominations

The Producers Guild of America has tapped the producers of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “The Dark Knight,” “Frost/Nixon,” “Milk” and “Slumdog Millionaire” as the nominees for its Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award.
The winner, determined by voting of the 3,600 members of the PGA, will be announced Jan. 24 at the Hollywood Palladium.

The PGA announced the nominated producers Monday including Kathleen Kennedy & Frank Marhsall and Cean Chaffin for “Benjamin Button”; Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven and Emma Thomas for “The Dark Knight”; Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner for “Frost/Nixon”; Dan Jinks & Bruce Cohen for “Milk”; and Christopher Colson for “Slumdog Millionaire.”

“No Country For Old Men” won last year.

The PGA’s selections of accredited producers have been used by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences over the past two years as guidelines in determining the nominated producers in the Oscars’ best picture category.

The group also announced its documentary feature nominees including Simon Chin for “Man on Wire,” Julie Bilson Ahlberg and Errol Morris for “Standard Operating Procedure” and Carl Deal and Tia Lessin for “Trouble the Water.”

Nominations for animated feature included Clark Spencer for “Bolt,” Melissa Cobb for “Kung Fu Panda” and Jim Morris for “Wall-E.”


The Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures
"The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button," Kathleen Kennedy & Frank Marshall, Ceán Chaffin
"The Dark Knight," Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas
"Frost/Nixon,"Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Eric Fellner
"Milk," Dan Jinks & Bruce Cohen
"Slumdog Millionaire," Christian Colson

The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures
"Man On Wire," Simon Chinn
"Standard Operating Procedure," Julie Bilson Ahlberg, Errol Morris
"Trouble The Water," Carl Deal, Tia Lessin

The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
"Bolt," Clark Spencer
"Kung Fu Panda," Melissa Cobb
"Wall-E," Jim Morris

Pat Hingle Dies

Lower the Bat-Signal.

Pat Hingle, the veteran character actor best remembered by fanboys as Gotham City's Commissioner Gordon in Tim Burton's Batman movie and its three sequels, has died. He was 84.

According to his family, Hingle suffered from myelodysplasia, a type of blood cancer, and passed away at his home Saturday night.

Hingle's career in theater, television and film spanned more than 50 years, beginning with an uncredited 1954 bit part as a bartender going toe-to-toe with Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront.

He played opposite Clint Eastwood in Hang 'Em High, The Gauntlet and Sudden Impact; served as Sally Field's father in Norma Rae and Warren Beatty's dad in Splendor in the Grass; and hammed it up with Richard Pryor in Brewster's Millions.

Broadway credits included Elia Kazan's original staging of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and a Tony-nominated turn in William Inge's The Dark at the Top of the Stairs. He popped up in such TV shows as The Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Fugitive, Mission: Impossible and Magnum, P.I.

But it was as Jim Gordon, Gotham's top cop, that he achieved his greatest fame, first in 1989's Batman, followed by Batman Returns, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin.
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