But even if you've never heard of Hellman before (LoveFilm beckons), the premise alone should have you hooked - along with the promise of a romantic noir thriller.

We hate to debunk a fantasy, but the Batmobile's visibility is so poor that during filming, stunt drivers relied on monitors connected to exterior cameras.

Jim Stern, a former fund manager who has raised enough money to start producing films, reckons he can undercut the big studios by making them for $20m-35m.