New Dark Knight Rises Trailer Offers a Glimpse of Batman's and Catwoman's Latest Toys

The third official trailer for this summer's blockbuster film "The Dark Knight Rises", which will conclude director Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy that kicked off with 2005's Batman Begins, has been released and sure enough, the teaser includes scenes with both Batman's and Catwoman's cool new toys.

Aside from the classic Tumbler, the trailer affords us a glimpse of Catwoman's (played by Anne Hathaway) stealthy Batpod.

Towards the end of the two-and-a-half minute long video, the female hero tells Batman, "My mother warned me about getting into cars with strangers," who replies, "This isn't a car," and then we get a look at the jet-powered plane called the Bat Wing.

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Vin Diesel Confirms that Fast 6 will be Filmed in Europe, Rihanna Rumored to Play the Villain

In a new posting on his Facebook page, Vin Diesel confirmed that the next installment of the Fast and Furious franchise will take place in Europe.

"Preproduction on Fast 6 is up and running!" wrote Diesel. "For years we have wanted to venture the storyline to Europe, and now because of you... it's become a reality," he added.

In related news, British tabloid newspaper 'The Sun' reported that Barbadian recording artist and actress Rihanna has been cast as a villain in the sixth installment of the series, adding that filming will take place in England.

An unnamed source told the daily newspaper: “Rihanna impressed with her acting debut in Battleship. Writers think she’ll be perfect for the role. Her character has plenty of bite and doesn’t take any prisoners — just like her in real life. It’s a step up the ladder for her and could lead to bigger action roles.”

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Tony Stark Drives Acura NSX Roadster to The Avengers Red Carpet Premiere [Photos + Videos]

The world premiere of Marvel's big-budget The Avengers film at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood on Wednesday gave us the chance to see Acura's NSX Roadster in real life as actor Robert Downey Jr., aka Tony Stark, drove the one-off concept model on the red carpet.

As noted in one of our previous articles, while the custom-made roadster's exterior looks closely follow the lines of the NSX Concept displayed at the Detroit Motor Show this past January, it's a whole different story under the skin as the car utilizes the platform as well as the interior of a first generation NSX.

The two-seater model isn’t the only Acura model to star in the film as specially converted MDX crossovers and TL sedans were used in the movie by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.

Being an official sponsor of the film, in addition to Downey's arrival in the roadster, The Avengers stars Chris Evans (Captain America), Mark Ruffalo (The Hulk), Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye) also arrived to the theater in a fleet of Acura models.

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Acura Roadster Concept Featured in The Avengers Movie is Built on the First-Generation NSX

If it wasn't for a new batch of photos posted by Edmunds, we would have probably never guessed that the unnamed Acura roadster model featured in the upcoming film 'The Avengers' is actually built around the first generation of Acura's (Honda for the rest of the world) much lauded NSX coupe.

Even though the exterior styling is very similar to the NSX Concept we saw in Detroit earlier this year, if you take a look at the extensive gallery, you'll see that Tony Stark's ride features the same exact interior and mid mounted V6 powerplant as the original NSX.

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Acura Shows Tony Stark's NSX Roadster, MDX S.H.I.E.L.D., and RDX 'The Avengers' Commercial

Honda's premium brand, Acura, is using every opportunity to advertise the sponsorship and the appearance of its production and concept cars in the upcoming blockbuster film "The Avengers", due in theaters on May 4, 2012.

At the New York Auto Show, Acura displayed its S.H.I.E.L.D. edition MDX finished in a stealthy matte black paint and fitted with all sorts of goods such as the large front bull bar, protective black cladding all around and special wheels.

Furthermore, the company released the first official photo of a prototype Acura convertible sports car that was created specifically for the film, and which we first saw last September being driven by Tony Stark (aka Robert Downey Jr) while filming The Avengers at Central Park.

"Before we unveiled the NSX Concept in Detroit, a number of you speculated that the car spotted right here in Central Park in the company of Iron Man Tony Stark was actually the new NSX," said Acura Vice President Mike Accavitti, at the company’s New York Auto Show press conference.

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