Batman The Dark Knight: The First Celebrity Pics from the Summer’s Hottest Movie
Christian Bale and Maggie Gyllenhaal Joined by Co-Stars
on the Black Carpet

The cast of the latest installment in the Batman franchise turned out in their “black carpet” finest for The Dark Knight premiere last night in New York City. This is by far the most hotly anticipated summer blockbuster of 2008.
The absence of Heath Ledger dominated world premiere last night, amid increased speculation that his performance as the Joker could be up for an Oscar next February.
The traditional red carpet was black in the late actor’s honour, while his co-stars, including Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman and Maggie Gyllenhaal, wore dark outfits. While the cast was posed for photographers outside the IMAX cinema, Ledger’s relatives quietly slipped into the venue. Crowds of die-hard fans thronged the theatre on Manhattan’s 68th street, to the point where they shut down traffic over one block during rush hour.

British director Christopher Nolan has given the absolutely stunning sequel a predatory glamor. Ledger offers a hauntingly complex and mesmerizing performance, while Bale captivates as the hero riddled with a blinding inner conflict.
Despite the moratorium on flirty and light red carpet regalia, Lauren Conrad still manages to exploit her place on the coveted black carpet by wearing a dress that is so unworthy of this premiere. She looks like a one of those annoying perfume-spritzer models at the Bergdorf Goodman Fragrance Counter.

On the other hand, ShoeMinx LOVES Blake Lively working the gold pumps in a demure, black-carpet appropriate ensemble. Maggie and Blake definitely hit the high style marks when dressing for this momentous occasion. Lauren, not so much.

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Batman The Dark Knight: Maggie Gyllenhaal is One to Watch This Summer
ShoeMinx has a feeling that Maggie Gyllenhaal will blow Katie Holmes out of the water when it comes to filling Katie’s shoes in the coveted role of Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight, opening next Friday, July 18th.

Maggie’s a solid performer and is bound to have a kinetic chemistry with Christian Bale. ShoeMinx has been crushing on Maggie since drooling over her Mary Jane shoes in indie cult hit Secretary.
The critically acclaimed actress was quick to distance herself from Tom Cruise’s wife, who received lukewarm reviews for Batman Begins. If you’ve been following along, several different actresses were rumored to have been up for the role. Emily Blunt, Rachel McAdams, and several others were all rumored to be in contention along with Maggie.

“I’m not walking into Katie Holmes’ performance,” Gyllenhaal said when the announcement of her attachment to the film was made last year. “I’m thinking of it as an opportunity to play somebody who’s alive and smart. Chris (Nolan the director) asked me to do this because he wanted me, not because he wants some generic lady in a dress.”

Jake’s big sister has certainly never been just some generic actress in a dress. ShoeMinx Loves Maggie’s sense of style. Shop for sexy T-Strap pumps like Maggie’s here.

ShoeMinx Simply Can’t Wait For The Dark Knight
We’ll have the best coverage of the celebrity red carpet for this and other summer blockbusters
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