The Dark Knight (Batman Begins Sequel)

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http://superherohype.com/news/batmannews.php?id=4601

As a follow up to last year's blockbuster Batman Begins, Christopher Nolan is set to direct Warner Bros. Pictures' The Dark Knight, written by Jonathan Nolan, based on a story by Christopher Nolan and David Goyer. The film will be produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan. Additionally, Christian Bale will resume his role as Bruce Wayne and Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger has been cast as The Joker. The announcements were made today by Jeff Robinov, President of Production, Warner Bros. Pictures.

[Sleeper]

I love you.

Heath Ledger? I thought Robin Williams was trying to get that role?

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Williams is a bit to old me thinks. Plus I don't seem him looking very Joker like.

While Ledger's past movies have pretty much sucked, I think I can invision him as the Joker, no idea what his acting will be like though.

[AA-12]

This looks awesome.

I really wish Robin would be in this though, he's the PERFECT joker imo

[Sleeper]

Heath just has that very quiet thing about him in his movies, he dosen't seem like a Joker. But we'll just have to wait and see, I hope its ready for a 2007 summer release.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Don't hold your breath, production doesn't start till early '07 which means we're looking at a late spring/early summer '08 release.

[Sleeper]

Yikes.

[team_racket]

actually cant wait for this. looking at a lonnggg wait though.

[bradc1988]

Eww this was inevitable. The first one sucked, 'twas so boring.

While Ledger's past movies have pretty much sucked, I think I can invision him as the Joker, no idea what his acting will be like though.

What was wrong with Ledger's performance Brokeback Mountain? I don't see him as the Joker, though.

[Sleeper]

Eww this was inevitable. The first one sucked, 'twas so boring.
I thought Batman Begins was a excellent movie, it was how a Batman movie wa supposed to be made. The Bat Mobile was pretty dumb looking though, even though many people dissagree with me.

[bradc1988]

It was to serious and dull, I like the fun trash that the previous ones had. Although I do admit it BB was better than that one with Arnie and that.

[gazzareth]

great, i loved batman begins. i think heath ledger will be great as the joker. i thought he was good in lords of dogtown.

[Kif]

Batman Begins was much less a superhero movie to me. It didn't deal with an arch villian, since the main enemy was criminals all around Gotham. I loved it though, I thought seeing how Batman was 'born' was an interesting thing to do, and it set up the next one very well without seeming like a tacky sequel again (Batman Forever, B&R).

[A Spoonful Supreme]

This is awesome news, especially since Batman Begins was the best Batman movie by far.

[sketchyjoe]

It was to serious and dull, I like the fun trash that the previous ones had. Although I do admit it BB was better than that one with Arnie and that.
Batman is supposed to be pretty serious and dark. Batman Forever and Batman and Robin felt like they were written and directed by an excitable 8 year old.

[Chrysostom]

The Joker? So this is a remake of the original then? Chronologically it has to be. Ledger as The Joker cannot possibly work. Nicholson was cast perfectly. As was Keaton for that matter.

[burning star IV]

I heard that was supposed to be a Batman vs Superman movie coming out next year or so.

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The Joker? So this is a remake of the original then? Chronologically it has to be. Ledger as The Joker cannot possibly work. Nicholson was cast perfectly. As was Keaton for that matter.
Not a remake. It's a whole new series type thing. These Nolan/Bale films have nothing to do with the previous ones.

[Sleeper]

I heard that was supposed to be a Batman vs Superman movie coming out next year or so.
I dont think i can handle anymore Superman.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Singer said he wouldn't mind a Batman/Superman movie, but he said he wants to do 1 or 2 more Superman movies before that would happen.

[bradc1988]

Batman is supposed to be pretty serious and dark. Batman Forever and Batman and Robin felt like they were written and directed by an excitable 8 year old.

Yeah I know it's supposed to be serious and dark, but not to the extent where it bores the crap out of me. I prefer the dodgy ones from the 80's and 90's.

[Sleeper]

So is the Joker going to be the only villian in the new movie? I didn't like how they brought two or more villians in the older ones very much.

[burning star IV]

Singer said he wouldn't mind a Batman/Superman movie, but he said he wants to do 1 or 2 more Superman movies before that would happen.


Ahhh. The should do a Spiderman vs Batman movie. That would own.

[Sleeper]

I always wanted them to do a movie from the graphic novel Spawn|Batman.

[Chrizzle fo' Shizzle]

The Joker? So this is a remake of the original then? Chronologically it has to be. Ledger as The Joker cannot possibly work. Nicholson was cast perfectly. As was Keaton for that matter.

As was Tim Burton directing

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So is the Joker going to be the only villian in the new movie? I didn't like how they brought two or more villians in the older ones very much.
Nothing has been announced or rumored, but logically they'll introduce Harvey Dent/Two Face in this one for the 3rd.

[Sleeper]

Nothing has been announced or rumored, but logically they'll introduce Harvey Dent/Two Face in this one for the 3rd.
/waits for another 10 years.

[Kithkin]

I can't wrap my head around Heath Ledger... but I'm glad they aren't rushing to put a new one out every year.

[unComfortablyNumb]

I remember someone mentioning Crispin Glover in another Batman thread, and I think he would have been perfect as The Joker. I don't know what to think about Heath Ledger as The Joker though.

[EightMilesHigh]

I think this will be well worth the wait. I've always enjoyed Batman movies more than other superhero movies, even the cheesy '90s ones.

Too bad I have to wait until I'm, like, in university to see this :mad:

[Knifeboy]

Batman Begins was the perfect Batman movie.. I can't wait for this one

[The_Passenger]

I enjoyed Batman Begins more than any of the other Batman movies so I have high hopes for this. Christopher Nolan is turning out to be a pretty good director.

And no matter who they cast as The Joker, I doubt they'll be able to do half as good a job as Nicholson made of it in '89.

[bwbw]

I thought Batman Begins was excellent, I just hope they don't ruin it with this sequel.

[EightMilesHigh]

And no matter who they cast as The Joker, I doubt they'll be able to do half as good a job as Nicholson made of it in '89.

I heard a rumour Tim Roth might be cast as Joker. THAT would be awesome.

[Hababi]

Hmm just found out that Ledger was cast as the Joker so I'm bumping this thread :(

I don't know about Ledger as the Joker. His only good performances have been quiet and understated...and, err, gay. None of those things are exactly the Joker. Sean Penn, Johnny Depp or Adrien Brody all would've been better.

Of course they can salvage it by writing in Harley Quinn and casting Summer Glau...

[Syncratic]

I can see Heath Ledger as the Joker.

It'll be interesting to say the least, although I've yet to see Batman Begins.

[Junooni]

I can see Johnny Depp taking the role of the Joker and bringing it to a whole new level, why the hell would you cast a cowboy as a maniac?

[Spiney_Norman]

Batman begins was much better than the previous films, they were all far too cheesy. Jonny Depp as the Joker would be amazing...

[Scoot]

Batman needs to be dark and mysterious: that's why the old cartoons were so successful (The Phantasm was one creepy movie back then) and also why Batman Begins is a lot better than most of its predecessors.

[jpj]

I simply do not understand how they could think Heath Ledger was their best choice for the Joker. It sounds like they're trying to get more teenage girls to go see it.

Does anyone know what other actors auditioned for the part?

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http://superherohype.com/news/batmannews.php?id=4768
When we asked if District Attorney Harvey Dent – a.k.a. Batman's future nemesis Two-Face – would indeed be in the film, Nolan replied, "I don't want to go into too many specifics. Yes, he is."

IGN caught up with Nolan as he was exiting the event and asked if Dent had been cast. "Not yet." Would that actor be an American, an Aussie or a Brit? "You'll see," Nolan promised.


Shaping up to be exactly what I want so far.

[MattSharpIsCool]

I've never been much of a Batman fan. But Batman Begins was an amazing movie. Really cool to show how it all started. Hopefully this one is just as good.

I think Heath Ledger will do just fine. He's not my favorite actor, but I think he'll do a good job.

And you guys are talking about how they casted Heath Ledger just to get teenage girls to watch the movie. Then you say that Johnny Depp would have been a better choice. Do I need to point out the irony there?

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Personally I don't think any actor is good enough to play the Joker, so he should be CGI and voiced by Mark Hamil. But I have faith in Nolan.

[Strum]

Jack Nicholson has always refused to do sequels, apparently the only role he ever said he would do again was the Joker.

[Pop music sucks]

But now he's 69 years old.

That's a bit too old to be The Joker.

[Hababi]

But he's Jack, he transcends age :p

[Pop music sucks]

True

his kid's birthyears range from 63' all the way up to 92'.

:eek:

[Meatplow]

http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/05/19/the-joker-revealed/

An interesting promotional campaign in my opinion. I think this movie will be awesome if Batman Begins is anything to go by.

[exodus]

I thought the Joker was going to be played by Heath Ledger?

[AA-12]

I thought the Joker was going to be played by Heath Ledger?

Um.... Can you read?

Anyway, that whole setup is ****ing genius

[DanD]

neat

[exodus]

Um.... Can you read?

Anyway, that whole setup is ****ing genius

Oh lol wasn't paying attention to the link, all I saw was Aaron Eckhart's face with make up.

[planewreck]

That's pretty awesome. New film is going to kickass. Batman Begins is my favorite superhero film.

[Pop music sucks]

Best.Viral.Ever

[Kif]

I sent my email in last night and barely anything was removed. Now it's pretty much finished.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

So psyched for this movie.

[Mister_Che]

Wow, that is defenitely the best marketing idea I've ever seen.

[-Listy-]

So psyched for this movie.

As am i!

[iarescientists]

Eckhart rules. Movie is going to rule.

[DeckerDontPlay]

Exciting.

[Kif]

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/5561/thejokeryq1.jpg

[-Listy-]

pretty creepy, I love the darker look that Joker has now as well.

[planewreck]

Movie is going to own.

[Iscariot]

ugh heath ledger

i'll still see this regardless of this glaring flaw

[planewreck]

What's wrong with Heath Ledger?

[EinzingerIsGod]

This movie will be awesome.

[bradc1988]

Batman Begins kinda sucked ***, but I guess I'll see this.

[Iscariot]

What's wrong with Heath Ledger?

a better question would be what isn't wrong with heath ledger

[planewreck]

He was fantastic in Brokeback Mountain, and good enough in 10 Things I Hate About You.

[Iscariot]

He was fantastic in Brokeback Mountain

i still don't have the stomach to see that movie

and good enough in 10 Things I Hate About You.

lol

[Cocaine]

Brokeback Mountain was so horrible though.

[Wow]

Batman Begins kinda sucked ***, but I guess I'll see this.


I disagree. Thought that movie was awesome.

[Meatplow]

I disagree. Thought that movie was awesome.

Yeah it really impressed me also.

[-Listy-]

Yep same.

[Mr. Ron]

Batman Begins kinda sucked ***, but I guess I'll see this.

Whatttt that movie actually made batman a badass.


http://www.themovieblog.com/archives/Heath-Joker.jpg

[Cocaine]

Whatttt that movie actually made batman a badass.

Dark Knight Returns (the Graphic Novel) made Batman a badass. Before that came out, Batman was a dancing nancy boy.

[Mr. Ron]

Dark Knight Returns (the Graphic Novel) made Batman a badass. Before that came out, Batman was a dancing nancy boy.

Well, movie-wise it made him badass. The older ones were jokes.


Anyone ever see this? Its pretty awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBd2rjd48YQ

[planewreck]

http://www.themovieblog.com/archives/Heath-Joker.jpg
**** yeah.

[EinzingerIsGod]

Batman Begins kinda sucked ***, but I guess I'll see this.

Batman Begins honestly puts all over Batman movies to shame. I mean I used to like the first two and Batman Forever and Batman and Robin were meh, but after Batman Begins came out there's no comparison.

[Mr. Ron]

I seriously hope they make another moive with two-face. That would be godly.

[EinzingerIsGod]

I seriously hope they make another moive with two-face. That would be godly.

I thought there were rumors that Two-Face was in the works.

[Mr. Ron]

I really hope so. I enjoyed him in the cartoon so much.

[EinzingerIsGod]

I just saw Batman Forever the other day on tv (I think that's the name of the one with Two-Face), and Tommy Lee Jones was such a weird choice for that role. I mean it worked, kind of, but it was just really strange for some reason seeing him in that movie.

Come to think of it Val Kilmer was in that movie too. That was a really odd cast.

[planewreck]

That movie sucked, but Batman and Robin is as bad as they come.

[EightMilesHigh]

Whatttt that movie actually made batman a badass.


http://www.themovieblog.com/archives/Heath-Joker.jpg

...........:eek:

Yeah I can't wait for this....I thought Batman Begins was great. I'm really looking forward to seeing what Christopher Nolan's vision of The Joker will be.

Plus I heard that Katie Holmes's part will be played Maggie Gyllenhaal :cool:

[Kif]

Considering the Harvey Dent advertisements, I'd say they will build Two-Face up. I hope they don't pull a Spiderman 3 and cram too many villians into this movie (Isn't the Scarecrow back in this one too?). If they set Two-Face up for the third movie, this will own.

[south_of_heaven 11]

Well, movie-wise it made him badass. The older ones were jokes.


Anyone ever see this? Its pretty awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBd2rjd48YQ

That's an awesome, awesome fan-made movie. I think most people would find that Batman vs Aliens vs Predator would be weird, but there was a comic book called Batman vs Aliens to begin with anyway...

[Mr. Ron]

That's an awesome, awesome fan-made movie. I think most people would find that Batman vs Aliens vs Predator would be weird, but there was a comic book called Batman vs Aliens to begin with anyway...
Whattttttt I must read this.

[south_of_heaven 11]

Whattttttt I must read this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman/Aliens

I had a torrent going awhile back ago to get books 1 & 2 of the Aliens comic book series, and I noticed they had some weird ones, like vs. the Green Lantern and Superman...

[Kif]

Was it Superman and Batman Vs. Aliens And Predator?

[south_of_heaven 11]

Well, there was that one, but there was also seperate ones like "Superman vs. Aliens" and "Green Lantern vs. Aliens".

[Cocaine]

The worst comics ever written are those lame VS ones.

Except for Charles Barkley vs Godzilla

[south_of_heaven 11]

Aliens vs Predator comics were awesome.

[pixiesfanyo]

Predator Vs. Batman was great.

[Pop music sucks]

Aliens vs Predator comics were awesome.Too bad the movie wasn't.

Freakin PG-13 rating on a franchise built on violence.

[bradc1988]

Whatttt that movie actually made batman a badass.


No it didn't. tbh it just impressed all the Christian Bale fanboys.


Batman Begins honestly puts all over Batman movies to shame. I mean I used to like the first two and Batman Forever and Batman and Robin were meh, but after Batman Begins came out there's no comparison.

I'll take the cheesy crap of the original Batman's over the dull Batman Begins anyday. It was boring.

But to be fair to Batman Begins, I watched Sin City just before I watched it and it was so pointless compared to Sin City that I came to the conclusion that Batman Begins sucks ***.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Why in the **** are you comparing Batman Begins and Sin City?

[bradc1988]

I watched Sin City just before I watched it and it was so pointless compared to Sin City that I came to the conclusion that Batman Begins sucks ***.

oic

I could explain further if you can't comprehend what I am saying.

[DanD]

Pointless compared to Sin City

are you sure you didn't watch the movies in the other order?

[bradc1988]

Well about 20 minutes into Batman Begins my friends and I were all saying lets watch Sin City again.

So fairly certain.

[Kage]

I like the first two Batman movies as well as Batman Begins.

[Mr. Ron]

No it didn't. tbh it just impressed all the Christian Bale fanboys.



I'll take the cheesy crap of the original Batman's over the dull Batman Begins anyday. It was boring.

But to be fair to Batman Begins, I watched Sin City just before I watched it and it was so pointless compared to Sin City that I came to the conclusion that Batman Begins sucks ***.

Before batman begins, the batman movies were laughable. With begins, they actually made him tough and more dark. They needed that.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

How does watching one movie which aims for a completely different style make you all of a sudden think a different movie sucks just because you watched it after.

I was watching Superman Returns, but since I watched Gone With The Wind before it, it makes me realize how much SR sucks.

[AA-12]

Begins was amazing.

[Cocaine]

Superman Returns made me realized how much Superman Returns sucked.

And dude, the first two Batman movies of the "new" era were totally fine...

[Amit]

batman begins was awesome

sin city was awesome

omg explosion

[AA-12]

I looooooved Superman Returns too, but i'm a faggot.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

And dude, the first two Batman movies of the "new" era were totally fine...

If you're referring to the Schumacher films then I hope you get aids.

[Cocaine]

I'm referring to the first two, which were Tim Burton movies.

[Kage]

How is that the "new" era then.

[Cocaine]

How is that the "new" era then.

I consider the old one to be Adam West's time.

[Sanjna]

this will be the first new movie iv bootlegged in years

[Kage]

I consider the old one to be Adam West's time.

Oh, I gotcha.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

I'm referring to the first two, which were Tim Burton movies.

Ok good, then I do not wish a debilitating disease upon you.

[Dinosawesome]

Batman Begins kinda sucked ***, but I guess I'll see this.
What?

Great story, great plot, great actors, great effects, great script, great cinematography, great pace.

What's wrong with you?

[bradc1988]

Ok for all you whingers who praise this movie so relentlessly, I'll download it tonight and watch it again.

I shall report back.

[Kif]

I think it's only problem was the lack of a real villian. The Scarecrow was barely in it if I remember correctly. It was just some gangs in Gotham. I might watch Begins again tonight and see what it is like again too.

The good thing is they got all the "How did Bruce become Batman" out of the way in Begins, so this film should be more about the Joker and Batman.

[Knifeboy]

If you consider yourself an action movie fan, or just a movie fan in general, and you think batman begins isn't a good movie, then you're just wrong. Plain and simple.

Watching two great movies in a row can be pretty taxing though, I must admit

Just noticed this on imdb:

Before Christopher Nolan took over, director Darren Aronofsky was attached to make a Batman movie based on the graphic novel "Batman: Year One" and have the author Frank Miller write the screenplay. By 2003 there was a first draft screenplay with story boards, which are properties of AOL Time Warner. Warner's decision for not producing the film is unknown, but based on the details that have since leaked out, it would probably have to do with the screenplay, which strayed a considerable amount from the source material, making Alfred an African-American mechanic named "Big Al," the Batmobile being a souped-up Lincoln Towncar, and Bruce Wayne being homeless, among other things. This is all detailed in David Hughes' book "Tales from Development Hell."


Haha... What?!

[Kif]

Big Al? Wow, I'm so glad that didn't get made.

[EightMilesHigh]

Big Al :lol: rofl

[A Dead Modernist]

The Tim Burton Batmans were Ace and Batman Begins was far from a dissappoint so am adding this to my movies to watch list. **** am physchd'

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I think it's only problem was the lack of a real villian. The Scarecrow was barely in it if I remember correctly. It was just some gangs in Gotham. I might watch Begins again tonight and see what it is like again too.

The good thing is they got all the "How did Bruce become Batman" out of the way in Begins, so this film should be more about the Joker and Batman.I'm hoping that like at the end of the third one we're left with a quick scene of Ra's Al Ghul at the lazarus pit.

[Kage]

That would be killer.

[south_of_heaven 11]

Sites been "taken" down. When you go to ibelieveinharveydenttoo.com, you'll get a black page with the words "Page not found", but if you hit edit - select all, the entire page fills up with "hahahahahaha". Not all the letters are "H" and "A" though...the ones that aren't spell out "SEE YOU IN DECEMBER".

[Dinosawesome]

I think it's only problem was the lack of a real villian. The Scarecrow was barely in it if I remember correctly. It was just some gangs in Gotham. I might watch Begins again tonight and see what it is like again too.

The good thing is they got all the "How did Bruce become Batman" out of the way in Begins, so this film should be more about the Joker and Batman.
Yeah, but I'm kind of glad they devoted more of the movie into the creation of batman- it was done in an entertaining way and it didn't limit the movie at all.

[Aeaon]

The great thing about Burton's version of Batman was even though he wasn't really much of a comic book fan he had really studied Batman's character very well and his personality as well. However, he didn't expose very much of Bruce Wayne's childhood, but instead went furthur into his confrontation with the Joker, Penguin, and Catwoman. Though his style is of course sort of goofy (particurlary scenes with the Joker) considering he thinks he is all gothy and ****.


Though Nolan handled Batman extremely well. After the **** ups of Batman Forever and Batman and Robin, Warner Brothers decided to end the franchise for Batman movies. However, when Nolan and David S. Goyer (the guy who wrote the screenplay for Dark City) showed a script of Batman to Warner Brothers, they were really pleased. There were no corny moments, uninteresting fight sequences, and it helped explain Bruce's origins very well. And they thought it was indeed better than what Tim Burton did and far better than what Joel Schumacher pulled out of his ***. Basically, it was handled much better than any other comic book based movie, and it is indeed the best one ever made.

[Incognito]

The great thing about Burton's version of Batman was even though he wasn't really much of a comic book fan he had really studied Batman's character very well and his personality as well. However, he didn't expose very much of Bruce Wayne's childhood, but instead went furthur into his confrontation with the Joker, Penguin, and Catwoman. Though his style is of course sort of goofy (particurlary scenes with the Joker) considering he thinks he is all gothy and ****.


Though Nolan handled Batman extremely well. After the **** ups of Batman Forever and Batman and Robin, Warner Brothers decided to end the franchise for Batman movies. However, when Nolan and David S. Goyer (the guy who wrote the screenplay for Dark City) showed a script of Batman to Warner Brothers, they were really pleased. There were no corny moments, uninteresting fight sequences, and it helped explain Bruce's origins very well. And they thought it was indeed better than what Tim Burton did and far better than what Joel Schumacher pulled out of his ***. Basically, it was handled much better than any other comic book based movie, and it is indeed the best one ever made.


I have to quote anyone who mentions Dark City, that is hands down my fav. movie.

I haven't read this entire thread, but I'll throw my 2 cents to the wind anyway.

1. Although I like the Burton films I consider BB to be vastly superior.

2. I have faith in Heath, what a lot of people fail to see is that Jack's Joker and Heath's Joker are going to be completely different. Some people need to get off Jack's Joker's nuts....please.

[Neverclear]

What's wrong with Heath Ledger?

Two words: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
That pretty much ruined it for me. =p
I'm sorta/kinda lookin' forward to the film. Just hopefully with this movie they can get a good potrayal of the Joker. Jack Nicholson did an okay job, but I never really got the feeling from like say the comics/cartoons.

But with the movies that come out today I wouldn't be surprised....>_>

[Blashyrkh]

There is only one Joker. There is only one Jack Napier. Jack Nicholson made the Joker.

[planewreck]

Two words: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
That pretty much ruined it for me. =p

He was great in that movie. Fantastic, even. What was wrong with him in the film, or did you not even see it?

[EightMilesHigh]

probably didn't even see it

[AA-12]

BM is hilarious, i'll give it that.

[-Listy-]

2. I have faith in Heath, what a lot of people fail to see is that Jack's Joker and Heath's Joker are going to be completely different. Some people need to get off Jack's Joker's nuts....please.

agreed

[MeowMeow]

The two Tim Burton movies owned Batman Begins. I know I sound like an "old-schooler" or whatever, but the new Batmobile in Begins was just ****ing gay. (which was my only real problem with it)

[Incognito]

The two Tim Burton movies owned Batman Begins. I know I sound like an "old-schooler" or whatever, but the new Batmobile in Begins was just ****ing gay. (which was my only real problem with it)


Ya, I hate when stuff actually has a purpose and is explained, really ruins the experience for me.

[Tyrant21]

i preferred batman begins over all the others, the first two are good in their own right but I like the somewhat realistic approach they took in begins

[Tillius]

Two words: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
That pretty much ruined it for me. =p


Are you kidding me?

Are you insulting his performance in the film, or just the fact that he was playing a homosexual?

Either way, you're a moron.

[MeowMeow]

Ya, I hate when stuff actually has a purpose and is explained, really ruins the experience for me.

Or it was just the fact that I actually like the older batmobile. I understand WHY it was used and everything, but I still dislike the new batmobile.

[Lionheart1827]

i preferred batman begins over all the others, the first two are good in their own right but I like the somewhat realistic approach they took in begins

I agree, after watching Begins, the others kinda look cheesy to me.

[planewreck]

Are you kidding me?

Are you insulting his performance in the film, or just the fact that he was playing a homosexual?

Either way, you're a moron.

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Brokeback Mountain is a great movie. :/

[Cocaine]

I thought Brokeback Mountain was horrible. It was like My Own Private Idaho but boring and hard to understand (seriously, hick accents + whispering = subtitles for me).

[AA-12]

I thought Brokeback Mountain was horrible. It was like My Own Private Idaho but boring and hard to understand (seriously, hick accents + whispering = subtitles for me).

+ Spit lubed gay anal sex

[bradc1988]

= great movie

[Smokey D]

+ Spit lubed gay anal sex

Of course the homosexual part automatically makes it a bad movie.

Oh Wotan, what are we going to do with you?

[Incognito]

Or it was just the fact that I actually like the older batmobile. I understand WHY it was used and everything, but I still dislike the new batmobile.

Well, I got the answer out of you that I wanted. If you want to actually make your point and have people take you seriously then don't have your reasoning be "***ing gay".

[Kage]

Brokeback Mountain didn't actually do anything even slightly edgy.

[planewreck]

Brokeback Mountain didn't actually do anything even slightly edgy.
No one said it did. The only people making it anything other than what it is (a love story that happens to involve two guys) are the ones that are strongly opposed to it. And then you've got people like my dad that think it's a gay agenda, when it wasn't made by anyone gay. It's stupid. Why can't people just let films be films? :/

[Tillius]

Ledger and Gyllenhal were actually homophobic before they made this movie.

[Zesty Mordant]

isn't this thread supposed to be about batman? what's with the sudden debate over Brokeback Mountain?

as if a superhero duo of a man and a boy in tight-fitting uniforms wasn't ambiguously gay enough.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

http://www.filmwad.com/fw_images/batcycle.jpg
http://www.filmwad.com/fw_images/batcycle2.jpg

designed by the same dude who did the batmobile in begins.

[Zesty Mordant]

morgan freeman?

[Let's Chop Cats!]

...in movieland yes, also in real life though.

[ThePatient]

morgan freeman?

:lol:

That looks bad@ss.

[A Dead Modernist]

That looks godly.

[Knifeboy]

It looks extremely silly

[Kage]

It looks extremely silly

This.

[StrawberryFieldsForever]

Batman Begins completely and utterly owned any superhero movie I've ever seen except the first two spidermans. This should definetly kick some serious anus.

[MrConeman]

dude who did the batmobile in begins.

Should be shot. I still hate that thing with a passion, and this new addition is just as bad.

[Kage]

Should be shot. I still hate that thing with a passion, and this new addition is just as bad.
I agree, that Batmobile was so ****ing stupid.

[Tillius]

Yeah.
The rest of Batman Begins was incredible, but what were they thinking with the Batmobile?

[Knifeboy]

I loved the batmobile.. But that tricycle thing is a tad over the top

[Tillius]

The batmobile in Begins was cool on it's own, but for being the batmobile, it sucked.

[arrell]

That bike looks ridiculous. Bruce Wayne is supposed to be intelligent, he wouldn't ride something impractical and inefficient (in terms of design).

[Kif]

http://whysoserious.com/images/theknife.jpg

http://www.whysoserious.com

http://www.whysoserious.com/audio/laughter.mp3

Oh Joker, I love you so much

[A Dead Modernist]

I want to see this movie really bad.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Movie is going to be amazing.

[Kif]

Also apparently 800-395-9646 is somehow featured on there. I just read it was a creepy phone call, but I can't call it being in the UK and all.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Before the teaser was released there was a series of questions and to get the answers you had to do various things involving comic-con. If you call the number it gives you the answer to the first question.

[Kif]

Ahhh OK. Not related to the Joker ads then?

[Let's Chop Cats!]

ads?

[Kif]

I meant the viral ads, the websites and such?

EDIT: Just listened to the call, kinda creepy actually. I want to find this little quiz thing now

http://www.argn.com/audio/8003959646.mp3

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Oh, yeah it does. Whysoserious was original a series of questions written in the same font thats on it now with a little box to type in and a submit button. I guess once someone made it to the end they released the teaser.

On the phone call, 'Inside Joke' was the answer to the first question.

[Kif]

Ahhhhh OK. Damn, I wish I hadn't missed that one now :(

I just remember him saying he'll be back in December, so I was kinda waiting on that, and now all this has happened. It's crazy.

[Kif]

A whole bunch of promo pictures from the movie have been released. If you don't want to see them, I'd skip my next few posts



































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[Kif]

http://www.x-realms.net/forums/uploads/1187127180/gallery_9_116_51728.jpg

http://www.x-realms.net/forums/uploads/1187127180/gallery_9_116_24986.jpg

http://www.x-realms.net/forums/uploads/1187127180/gallery_9_116_52554.jpg

http://www.x-realms.net/forums/uploads/1187127180/gallery_9_116_57342.jpg

[Kif]

http://www.x-realms.net/forums/uploads/1187127180/gallery_9_116_55244.jpg

http://www.x-realms.net/forums/uploads/1187127180/gallery_9_116_9449.jpg

http://www.x-realms.net/forums/uploads/1187127180/gallery_9_116_42489.jpg

http://www.x-realms.net/forums/uploads/1187127180/gallery_9_116_11266.jpg

[Kif]

http://www.x-realms.net/forums/uploads/1187127180/gallery_9_116_36495.jpg

http://www.x-realms.net/forums/uploads/1187127180/gallery_9_116_39618.jpg

http://www.x-realms.net/forums/uploads/1187127180/gallery_9_116_12022.jpg

[Knifeboy]

some of the pictures bode well! and some of them don't..

http://www.x-realms.net/forums/uploads/1187127180/gallery_9_116_39618.jpg

this one's hilarious

[Kif]

Batman and Scarecrow are BFF haha.

[Mister_Che]

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/33653

Hellz yeah!

[Gumble Bee]

tbh some of those pictures look really dumb

[Pastorius]

Man, I thought Batman Begins was terrible.

[Knifeboy]

tbh some of those pictures look really dumb

I'm thinking this is because these images aren't processed in anyway.
Most action movie shots look ridicoules without any effects to make them look dark and cool and atmospheric

[Kif]

Exactly what I thought. This whole thing has a The Killing Joke feel about it. I'm excited.

[Knifeboy]

Did the images go down for anyone else?

[Kif]

Nope, they are still up on mine. The site is hella slow though, so it might just be them. I can see them fine though. Man I want to see this movie so bad now.

[jpj]

I don't see any pictures :(

[Kif]

OK now they are down. I really should have saved them. They are out though, so they will turn up.

[simplephotographinthesun]

jesus, heath looks mega creepy. shampoo and conditioner alert+++

[cobert]

The new Joker looks pretty frightening actually.

http://www.ignoremagazine.com/qualitysmack/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/

Look at all the 'knight' pictures. I dont know if this has been posted of not. The site they were on is down, I believe.

[Kif]

Well they were, but the photos were taken down. Thanks for the link to them again though.

Oh yeah.

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/6186/gothaaaaaampo9.gif

[ThePatient]

Anyone know of a place where the pictures have surfaced again? Didn't get to see them.

--Nevermind. Found them.

[Aeaon]

To me, I think it'll be a great movie. Heath Ledger as the Joker is so far getting me real worked up about it, and I'm sure Christopher Nolan is doing a good job o it so far and due to all the new pictures I've seen so far. I think it'll be the most outstanding comic book based movie yet, even more outstanding than Batman Begins.

[DeckerDontPlay]

The only thing ive seen that bothered me was that little motorcycle thing, its looked pretty gay. But yeah it will be awesome.

[Squirrel]

Im totally out of the loop on this film, however i saw batman begins and loved it. Im a huge fan of bale and the rest of the cast looks top notch so i have high hopes for this :)

[Iscariot]

i just don't understand casting heath ledger as the joker

it doesn't make sense to me and i'm going to enjoy the movie less because of it

[talk show host]

I hadn't heard anything about this, I had no idea it was happening.

Heath Ledger does seem an odd choice for the Joker though.

[pixiesfanyo]

I think it'll be great.

[Aeaon]

i just don't understand casting heath ledger as the joker




I guess I know what you mean. He really isn't an actor I would highly respect, and his version of the joker is much different than jack nicholson's, but I'm sure it'll still turn out great.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

I'm sure it'll be amazing.

[FlyingPaul_83]

I think this movie is going to be amazing. Probably the best CB movie of 2008 (although Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk are shaping up to be pretty good), and maybe the best CB movie ever.

[Mr. Ron]

It will rule.

[planewreck]

I didn't like Jack's Joker, so I'm holding out on Heath's. Movie will rule, just like the first one.

[Iscariot]

i didn't like jack's joker either but heath ledger has just never displayed the kind of personality in his acting that's needed to play the joker i don't get where they got the idea to cast him

[planewreck]

He's never really been given the chance to. None of his parts called for it, so I don't get why you would hold that against him. He could have been interested in it and auditioned. That's where they would base it. :|

[FlyingPaul_83]

Actually I think Chris Nolan sought out Heath Ledger. From all the set reports and news about TDK, it seems like Heath's version of the joker is going to amaze.

[MattSharpIsCool]

Heath Ledger is kind of a weird choice for the Joker, but I'm kind of interested to see how he is going to play the character.

I really like Batman Begins, which is saying something because I'm normally pretty bored by superheros and comic books. So hopefully this will be a good movie too.

[halfdeadhippo]

I'm kind of excited, but at the same time, I'm trying not to get too excited. If I get too excited, it'll suck by comparison to my expectations. I do think that it'll be better than Begins, though, but just because with the obligatory origin story out of the way, Nolan is free to take the plot to all sorts of new places.

[EightMilesHigh]

I'm really psyched for this. Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman etc are always great, plus Aaron Eckhart, Heath Ledger, and Maggie Gyllenhaal <3 really looking forward to it.

[Smokey D]

I'm really psyched for this. Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman etc are always great, plus Aaron Eckhart, Heath Ledger, and Maggie Gyllenhaal <3 really looking forward to it.

Is she Harley Quinn? coz that'd be awesome.

[pixiesfanyo]

she is Katie Holmes' role.

[Kage]

She'd make a good Harley Quinn.

[badtaste]

i just don't understand casting heath ledger as the joker

it doesn't make sense to me and i'm going to enjoy the movie less because of it

I hadn't heard anything about this, I had no idea it was happening.

Heath Ledger does seem an odd choice for the Joker though.

Who else would you have preferred though? Or who could make a better Joker? Nicholson was cast because he looks like a crazy mofo already, and so following that philosophy, you'd be looking for someone eccentric looking.

But yeah, I don't mind Ledger being cast in the role. I think some people are underestimating the talents of people... the guy's an actor - he's supposed to become a character.

[JohnXDoe]

Heath Ledger as the joker? pfft....

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/9301/actkcmisc14121ri9.jpg

Katie Couric FTW

[MattSharpIsCool]

Oh my god that is frightening.

[simplephotographinthesun]

i still wish chris nolan would dial up guy pearce for the harvey dent role. le sigh

[big80smullet]

yeah guy peirce and heath ledger would own. Australian domination FTW. TBH i think ledger will be great as the joker. Anyone see him in Ned Kelly? he was pretty intense in that movie so i think he'll be able to pull of the joker.

[simplephotographinthesun]

daniel craig wouldn't have been a bad joker either, i just see him owning fools hardcore

[planewreck]

Daniel Craig wouldn't have been good.

[Tyrant21]

im excited to see what ledger does with it but ideas i had other then him include:
steve buscemi
brad pitt
clive owen

[simplephotographinthesun]

if he revisits his cold side seen in road to perdition, he would be very effective.

[JohnXDoe]

you know i always thought bruce willis would make the definitive batman. even more so then Keaton and Bale. i can hear it now, in that voice:

"I'm Batman"

cool. Bale is good, though. and Willis is getting old. still, would be interseting.

[Tyrant21]

you know i always thought bruce willis would make the definitive batman. even more so then Keaton and Bale. i can hear it now, in that voice:

"I'm Batman"

cool. Bale is good, though. and Willis is getting old. still, would be interseting.

i love bale as batman, but the whole "batman voice" is a little cheesy

[big80smullet]

I think keanu Reeves or Hugh Grant should have played The Joker. Their acting range surpasses anyone else in hollywood at the moment.

[MattSharpIsCool]

Riddle me this. Riddle me that. What is the Matrix?

[Gnarmageddon]

WTF JXD. I just died.

[Kif]

http://www.whysoserious.com has been updated, showing a pumpkin with the batman logo as the smile. It also looks strangely like the pumpkin on the cover of The Long Halloween comic (Which featured Two-Face as well, and is a favourite of Christian Bale).

If the Joker pulls a trick this Halloween, I'll be pissed.

[badtaste]

Well they were, but the photos were taken down. Thanks for the link to them again though.

Oh yeah.

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/6186/gothaaaaaampo9.gif

That is ****ing awesome.

http://www.whysoserious.com has been updated, showing a pumpkin with the batman logo as the smile. It also looks strangely like the pumpkin on the cover of The Long Halloween comic (Which featured Two-Face as well, and is a favourite of Christian Bale).

If the Joker pulls a trick this Halloween, I'll be pissed.

That too is cool, but I have no idea what it is about.

edit: new suit has more distractions
http://media.firstshowing.net/img/tdk-still-10.jpg
http://media.firstshowing.net/img/tdk-still-08.jpg

compare with 'Batman Begins'
http://www.joblo.com/newsimages1/bale-costume-1.jpg

(huge pic, so I'm not using those tags)

edit: some site has done the job for me.
http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/batsuit.jpg

Neck area has been visibly reduced in size. Very cool.

[static]

batman begins was awesome

sin city was awesome

omg explosion

this indeed!

[FlyingPaul_83]

http://www.whysoserious.com has been updated, showing a pumpkin with the batman logo as the smile. It also looks strangely like the pumpkin on the cover of The Long Halloween comic (Which featured Two-Face as well, and is a favourite of Christian Bale).

If the Joker pulls a trick this Halloween, I'll be pissed.

the candle within the pumpkin is slowly melting. My guess is once its done there will be something there.

[Kif]

So the candle melted:

http://www.aintitcool.com/images2007/jokerincar.jpg

Oh yeah, Joker wants people to post pictures of themselves in full facepaint in front of their town's most famous places.

http://www.rorysdeathkiss.com/

The marketing for this film is genius.

[DanD]

ha ha think of all the old ladies who are going to be calling the cops for the next few weeks

[Kif]

http://www.filmdrunk.com//ul/248-joker.jpg

Badass.

[badtaste]

Badass.

Fully sick.

[Cocaine]

I really hope he ends being as disturbing as they're hyping. Jack Nicholson was a little too ridiculous to take seriously.

[badtaste]

So the candle melted:

Oh yeah, Joker wants people to post pictures of themselves in full facepaint in front of their town's most famous places.

http://www.rorysdeathkiss.com/

The marketing for this film is genius.

What was the original scavenger hunt all about? Did people actually have to take photos of certain locations or something?

[Kif]

What was the original scavenger hunt all about? Did people actually have to take photos of certain locations or something?
They put something in each state at like a popular monument which led to rorysdeathkiss, and on whysoserious there were clues as to where in each state the place was. Then they were told to take pictures of themselves in full Joker get up at the monuments, and the people who had 25+ people in their photos got 20 copies of The Gotham Times in the mail. I used to have pics of them from somewhere, but they were awesome. You can read it online at thegothamtimes.com, or see the Joker version at thehahahatimes.com

[badtaste]

I really hope he ends being as disturbing as they're hyping. Jack Nicholson was a little too ridiculous to take seriously.

Haven't seen that one in a while, but I remember thinking that all Nicholson zany characters are alike. You always end up seeing the Jack in each character.

This new franchise has been going for the dark atmosphere anyway, so the characterization should be right.

They put something in each state at like a popular monument which led to rorysdeathkiss, and on whysoserious there were clues as to where in each state the place was. Then they were told to take pictures of themselves in full Joker get up at the monuments, and the people who had 25+ people in their photos got 20 copies of The Gotham Times in the mail. I used to have pics of them from somewhere, but they were awesome. You can read it online at thegothamtimes.com, or see the Joker version at thehahahatimes.com

Hmmright cool. Yeah, awesome marketing tools indeed.

Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent is interesting...

[Kif]

Seriously, I love this so much they could give me a theatrical trailer and I'd just want more stuff from Joker. The latest is the questionnaire on rorysdeathkiss.com. Some people who got high scores on it got invited to open a safe. Basically you set your computer clock to 7:38am and it opens the safe. There's a note inside from Joker telling you to put your feet up and wait for the next assignment.

It's amazing how all this stuff fits together and how it's all found out. There's so many websites for Gotham stuff. Gotham police, Gotham banks, Gotham cabs, the Harvey Dent website. It's so fun.

[Iscariot]

I really really really really really really hope this doesn't end up being a stereotypical, lame, Batman movie. Batman Begins was a wonderful screen adaptation of the graphic novel version of Batman and I really hope they don't lose that steam with this one. I've been reading Frank Miller's Dark Knight series and I'm up to book 3 and so I in turn have a certain expectation of what Batman should be, even though the Batman in these books is about 30 years older. I hope I'm not let down. :(

[Kif]

Heath was apparently given a copy of The Long Halloween to prepare for the role, so I have a lot of faith he will pull off a real psychopath. This is probably my most hyped movie of 2008, so I really hope it doesn't pull a Spiderman 3 on me.

[Iscariot]

I have my fingers crossed. I had very little faith in Ledger's ability to act in a dramatic role until I sat down and watched Candy. Now I have no doubts that he has the talent to pull this off.

[badtaste]

I really really really really really really hope this doesn't end up being a stereotypical, lame, Batman movie. Batman Begins was a wonderful screen adaptation of the graphic novel version of Batman and I really hope they don't lose that steam with this one. I've been reading Frank Miller's Dark Knight series and I'm up to book 3 and so I in turn have a certain expectation of what Batman should be, even though the Batman in these books is about 30 years older. I hope I'm not let down. :(

I was going to rant about how Batman Begins sorta sucked, but then I realised that the only reasons why I don't like it is because of Katie Holmes and the unoriginal main action plot/climax.

So yeah...

[Iscariot]

I was going to rant about how Batman Begins sorta sucked, but then I realised that the only reasons why I don't like it is because of Katie Holmes and the unoriginal main action plot/climax.

So yeah...

Well tbh anyone who expected a new plot line/execution were expecting too much. The Batman legacy won't really change anytime soon. The revolutionary and exciting aspect of these movies is the loyalty to the graphic novels as compared to the old fashioned comic books. Rather than the typical Adam West/George Clooney/ Val Kilmer Batman, who has a supernatural, comedic air to their character, we have a more believable Batman with real, human conflict and psychological turmoil. This is what I'm hoping they don't lose in the next movie(s)

[MattSharpIsCool]

Batman Begins is really the only thing related to Batman I've enjoyed. I never read the comic books or anything, and all the previous Batman movies I thought were awful.

But Batman Begins made me a fan, so I'm hoping this next movie delivers like the first one did.

[Kif]

Personally I still think Batman Returns is the best. But Begins is a very close second. I really hope the new movie makes it to the top.

[Kage]

I still love the old Adam West series the best.

[badtaste]

Well tbh anyone who expected a new plot line/execution were expecting too much. The Batman legacy won't really change anytime soon. The revolutionary and exciting aspect of these movies is the loyalty to the graphic novels as compared to the old fashioned comic books. Rather than the typical Adam West/George Clooney/ Val Kilmer Batman, who has a supernatural, comedic air to their character, we have a more believable Batman with real, human conflict and psychological turmoil. This is what I'm hoping they don't lose in the next movie(s)

Nah, I wasn't expecting a new plotline or anything like that, but the whole 'Gotham City is under threat; Batman has to save the day' is practically done with every action movie. I don't know... I guess that's the whole point of Batman's existence, but surely, the film's writers could have come up with something more unique than stopping a train on its way to destruction.

Personally I still think Batman Returns is the best. But Begins is a very close second. I really hope the new movie makes it to the top.

Yeah, I like Batman Returns too. Just having Catwoman and the Penguin top billing with Batman is awesome.

[JollyRoger24]

I think it would be cool if they some how incorporated the graphic novel the long Halloween into the creation of two-face

[smokersdieyounger]

I might go out sometime soon as the joker, whos with me?