We've heard a lot about The Joker, as portrayed by Heath Ledger, in The Dark Knight.

But Director Christopher Nolan claims that the movie actually belongs to District Attorney Harvey Dent (played by Aaron Eckhart, pictured).

In a conversation The Los Angeles Times, Nolan talked about Dent's role in the flick: "Harvey Dent is a tragic figure, and his story is the backbone of this film."

The smooth and politically ambitious Dent is destined to become the scarred supervillain Two-Face. Rumors state that Two-Face will be the main villain in the next Batman movie.

"The Joker, he sort of cuts through (The Dark Knight)," Nolan said. "He's got no story arc, he's just a force of nature tearing through. Heath has given an amazing performance in the role, it's really extraordinary."

As rumors of The Hobbit being made become closer and closer to reality, Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood is excited about the possibility of going back to his roots.

The young actor recently spoke to MTV about the film and Peter Jackson.

"I haven't spoken to him directly about it [but] I've e-mailed him, and as far as I know the two films that they're doing, one will be The Hobbit and another will take place between the 60 years that happened between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings," the once and future Frodo said, possibly confirming rumors that the second planned film would not be a sequel, but instead a narrative bridge.

For his part, Wood, who next stars as a conscripted citizen in Day Zero, is psyched about the opportunity.

"If I'm asked to go back and revisit that character and it makes sense, I would love to. I would absolutely love to," he said.

Read the full interview with Wood now.

We have an update on Liev Schreiber's role in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

The actor will, indeed, appear in the film. But he will not be portraying a young Stryker, as had been previously believed. Instead, Schreiber will play Victor Creed (aka "Sabretooth") in the X-Men follow-up.

In other Wolverine movie casting news, Michael C. Hall is in talks for the role of Stryker, while Michelle Monaghan may portray Silver Fox.

This sequel - or prequel, we suppose - tells the story of Wolverine's violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed, and the ominous Weapon X program. Along the way, Wolverine encounters numerous mutants, including surprise appearances by several legends of the X-Men universe.

The movie opens on May 1, 2009.

James McAvoy and Keira Knightley grace the current covers of both Entertainment Weekly and W Magazine.

Here are snippets of the interview the Atonement stars gave the former publication:

Entertainment Weekly: Since so much of Atonement rides on the chemistry between the two of you, how nervous were you to shoot your big love scene?
Keira Knightley: You have to believe that they will wait for each other for five years based on that one moment. So it had to be erotic, and it had to be passionate enough. We talked about it a lot. Most directors just go, ''Oh, you know what to do. Just get on with it.'' Well, actually, I don't know what to do. This is a relative stranger, and I'm in front of a group of strangers and I don't know what to do.

Joe was incredibly precise. He had storyboarded the whole thing: My foot coming out of my shoe, biting my lip at the end, the way my head turns â€" that was all completely him. And during it, because it was so close and it was on a Steadicam, we didn't know what part of the body the shot was on. So Joe literally shouted [directions] out as we were doing it.

EW: Both of you say your favorite scene together is when you reunite over tea during the war.
James McAvoy: That was the scene that made me think, I can do this part. At one point it was dramatically altered.
Knightley: Oh, that was awful! Remember? We nearly died!

Read the full interview with the stars now.

Olga Kurylenko appears ready to tackle the role of Bond Girl.

The actress has experience with both nudity and adventure, having appeared in the 2006 movie Le Serpent. In it, Kurylenko portrays a model who gets caught up in a blackmail plot... that also involves full frontal nudity and bondage scenes.

At least she won't be shy about doing whatever Daniel Craig wants in Bond 22.

A scene from Le Serpent, starring new James Bond actress Olga Kurylenko.

We've added 25 new photos to our movie picture gallery over the last couple days.

Click on the thumbnails below to see larger versions of images from movies such as 27 Dresses, Mad Money and more...

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Considering it's directed by Woody Allen, Cassandra's Dream has gone surprisingly under the radar during this movie season.

Does that mean the Colin Farrell/Ewan McGregor vehicle stinks? Not completely, according to various film critics...

- An exceedingly well acted and sporadically electrifying little thriller. -- Reel Film

- This is archly contrived nail-biter territory and an almost giddy strain on our nerves as Allen moves his hapless heroes from bad to far worse. -- Cinema Signals

- What the hell was Woody Allen thinking? -- New York Magazine

- Like a tragic overture played at the wrong tempo and slightly off-key, Woody Allen's London-set Cassandra's Dream sends out more mixed signals than an inebriated telegraphist. -- Variety

Coming to theaters near you this summer: Pineapple Express, the next Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen vehicle.

The film centers around a pair of pot smokers, Rogen and James Francis, both featured in the photo and exclusive clips below:

In Unfaithful, Diane Lane got nice and naked. It's a great movie.

In Untraceable (opening January 25), Lane gets intense and investigative. It might be a great movie. Let's look at the preview:

Beautiful actress Olivia Wilde has been cast in Year One, a comedy being directed by Harold Ramis and produced by Judd Apatow.

Owen Wilson is executive producing the film, while the cast already consists of big names such as Jack Black, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Oliver Platt, David Cross and Vinnie Jones.

The story is set in biblical times. Wilde will play Princess Inanna, the love interest of Black's character.

The film is being targeted for a June 19, 2009 release.