By Jasmine Rencher

After "Batman Begins" and its upcoming sequel "The Dark Knight," Christian Bale is no stranger to the crime fighting role. Next summer our knight in not-so-shining armor will be seeking justice again, but in a different outfit.

"I've been doing a movie [called] 'Public Enemies,'" he said recently about the flick he just wrapped opposite Johnny Depp, Channing Tatum and Marion Cotillard in her first post-Oscar role. The fact-based film tells the story of notorious American gangsters John Dillinger (Depp), Pretty Boy Floyd (Tatum), and Baby Face Nelson (English actor Stephen Graham) during a crime wave in the 1930s. Bale has been cast as FBI chief Melvin Purvis, the man who brings down the three outlaws. Read more...

Despite contrary reports from earlier this week, Jonah Hill won't be in the new "Transformers" movie. But he SHOULD be.

That's my opinion, anyway, after the 24-year-old "Superbad" star told MTV News why he ultimately turned down the blockbuster project.

"I just think like I have to prove myself more in what I'm doing now, making comedies and stuff before I do the big action movie or something, you know? I'm not proven yet," Hill confessed. "I've only been in one movie that people have seen that I've been the lead in so like, um, I could still suck in people's minds, they don't know yet!" (After the jump, more on "Transformers" and see him talk "Jump Street" on video!) Read more...

- Snakes! Why does it always have to be snakes? Final poster released for “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.” (USA Today)

- First look at Beyoncé as Etta James on the set of “Cadillac Records.” (Just Jared)

- Johnny Depp is looking for a few good screenwriters to pen a Salvador Dali biopic. (NZ Herald)

- Judd Apatow’s latest will bring together Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann. That and it’s about, well, nobody knows actually. (Variety)

- Justin Long gets dragged to hell by Sam Raimi. (Variety)

- “Horton Hears a Who,” but will he hear YOU? Filmmakers issue hometown shouting challenge. (Horton)

The stars stayed home this year, but that didn't stop the Hollywood Foreign Press Association from handing out a bunch of Golden Globes. So when all is said and done, who was the night's biggest winner?

Me. That's right, me. With the WGA strike and the stripped down ceremony keeping all of Hollywood's elite away, the Beverly Hilton opened its doors to yours truly among others - meaning us journalists get to say that we actually went to the Globes in 08. Take that Johnny Depp. Read more...

Sweeney Todd's a serial killer, and you know what that means -- serial movies! The younger cast members of "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" all have dream sequels on the brain, each starring themselves as the latest revenge-seeker in the cycle.

For instance, Jamie Bowers, who plays the love-struck sailor Anthony, proposes that his character and his lady love Johanna (played by Jayne Wisener) end up running away together -- to start a new killing rampage. "We're the killers this time," he proposed, "but you can't tell anyone yet." Read more...

"The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" himself arrives in theaters today as Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Alan Rickman bring this dark twist on the Hollywood musical to audiences in the form of "Sweeney Todd." Watch our report on the film below and then read about our chat with Carter here. And if you wind up seeing the film this weekend, chime in below and tell us what you thought of it.

Sick of holiday specials and 50 kinds of wrapping paper to choose from at your local convenience store? Then celebrate the season in style the way master director Tim Burton and perennial must Johnny Depp do -- with a bloody musical of revenge.

We've seen 'Sweeney Todd' so we know this one delivers the goods. You'll probably have to wait until December 21st to catch it in the theater but for now enjoy this exclusive clip from the film.

Seventeen minutes does not a movie make but I'm willing to go out on a pretty secure limb here and say "Sweeney Todd" looks pretty good. Last night I got a chance to watch three scenes of the eagerly anticipated musical starring Johnny Depp and directed of course by the master of the macabre, Tim Burton (I also had a chance to talk to him at some length! See dorky photo to the right!) And one thing is for certain, this is a musical. Forget any ads that may have you thinking it's got the occasional song thrown in. The scenes I saw barely contained any dialogue not sung.

I can't be objective about any Tim Burton film really (yes mom, I skipped school to see "Batman") but I will say that I am cautiously optimistic about the finished product. Sure there's music galore but the flick also looks to be bloody good fun. And I mean that literally, the final clip shown featured a long series of victims of the demon barber getting their throats cut rather gruesomely.

You can read my full "Sweeney Todd" report here. In the meantime, tell us what you think. Are you psyched for "Sweeney" or would you rather watch "Edward Scissorhands" on TBS again?

We first started hearing about "King of Kong" when it premiered at Sundance. And we knew it was something special as soon as we heard the pitch: the story of the intense rivalry over the world record for Donkey Kong.

--In May, we spoke exclusively with the "villain" of the film, Billy Mitchell.

--Later, the film's "hero" Steve Wiebe told us he hoped the film would silence his critics.

--Then we reported on the Kong record getting smashed. Don't click if you don't want spoilers!

And today we bring you the latest on a potential Hollywood interpretation of the true life story. And who do the filmmakers want for their Billy? Why Johnny Depp of course. Read about who else is on their dream list for a new "King of Kong" feature right here.

Comic-Con isn't your only source of movie news today. The Dailies has the latest on Johnny Depp's vampire adventures, Peter Jackson casting news, Stanley Kubrick getting the treatment he deserves.

- Johnny Depp set to join the ranks of the undead in "Dark Shadows." (Variety)

- Susan Sarandon signs on Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones." (Hollywood Reporter)

-The Joker is at it again and so is Warner Bros. as they continue to spread coy "Dark Knight" hints on the Web. (Cinematical)

- Stanley Kubrick is getting the special edition DVD treatment at last. (Hollywood Elsewhere)

- Doug Jones talks "Hellboy 2." (Premiere)