I was hoping that we could have a respite from the Batman 3 rumors until at least after everybody had finished loving on Inception. But no, that just isn’t the way of this world of ours, and so there’s a new rumor sweeping the web. The question: Is Warner Bros buying up Batman-related domain names that tie into Batman 3? The answer: this is beyond unlikely.
io9 reports that Warner Bros has purchased a slew of Batman-oriented URLs, but almost all of them are obviously related to the Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 game. The ones that aren’t obviously related are probably related in ways that we don’t know yet. Here’s the rundown of URLs:
– ArkhamCity.com
– BatmanArkhamCity.com
– BatmanAshesofGotham.com
– BatmanBrokenGround.com
– BatmanNewArkham.com
– BatmanGrandDelusion.com
– BatmanRiseofArkham.com
– BatmanSiegeofGotham.com
– BatmanStateofVillainy.com
– CityofArkham.com
– CloseArkhamCity.com
– PeopleforGotham.com
– StopMayorSharp.com
– WarinGothamCity.com
– WheresBruceWayne.com
Some of these URLs will never be used; they’re just getting bought by marketing just in case, or to stop squatting. The reality is that there is no way that Warner Bros marketing is starting work on any sort of Batman 3 related viral campaign, as io9 weirdly hypothesizes. Why would io9 hypothesize this? Well, the Gawker Media model has bloggers getting paid by hits.
While it’s likely that there is a draft of Batman 3 that exists right now, there’s simply no way that the marketing team is in on it at this date. They will see the script and be privy to info in advance, but getting started on a campaign for a movie that isn’t even in pre-production would probably be unprecedented in the world of big blockbuster marketing.
In the meantime, though BatmanLoans.com is available for just 300 bucks. Jump on it now.
8 comments
Oh come on guys – it's for the sequel to arkum asylum, not Batman 3!
peopleforgotham.com? Hmmm. "People for Gotham"? Or "People forgot ham"?
This isnt for Batman 3. These domain names are for the next Batman Arkham Asylum game.
I just bought BatmanLoans.com Too slow, suckers!
Careful with trashing io9. First off, it's a great site for sci-fi news. Second, it's clear it's the source for a large percentage of CHUD's articles.
Anyone know when that game is supposed to come out? The first one was excellent.
comment #2 – — thanks! I actually had forgotten about ham until you reminded me.
You frame this article as Batman 3 rumours in the headline while also pointing out that it's (clearly) AA2 rumours in the article, then you chastise Gawker for hit whoring.
Man, Devin. I like you but you are screwed up sometimes!
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