Batman: The Dark Knight

[daigong]

OMGASS!!!

That is insane. Looks huge.

[Tuffty]

It's a good point though Daigong, who will be the next villian? There's the usual rumours floating around of Johnny Depp for The Riddler and Angelina Jolie for Catwoman damn, can you imagine that?! But I dunno, both seem rather...camp, wouldn't you say? Although I guess I shouldn't be making any presumptions. I didn't like the idea of Heath Ledger as Joker and well, look how wrong I was there.

[daigong]

Yeah, gotta go with classics and non-camp. Fuck please no Robin. Then it'd be over.

I'm a go watch this in IMAX fo sho this week KA CHING

[A1]

I finally got to see it today. It was great overall.

[Tuffty]

Nah I don't think Robin will be in it for sometime, if at all. Chris Nolan has always maintained that this is the start of Batman, therefore, Robin will be "in a cradle somewhere". His words, not mine.

[mini*wheat]

Nah I don't think Robin will be in it for sometime, if at all. Chris Nolan has always maintained that this is the start of Batman, therefore, Robin will be "in a cradle somewhere". His words, not mine.

Also, little Barbara Gordon was shown for a split second in TDK and she was TINY and her and Dick are supposed to be the same age. So if he's keeping it canon as far as age goes, then that's definitely true.

I highly doubt they will cast someone like Depp or Jolie for the third (On a different note, I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that Nolan isn't too keen on Catwoman either). I hate the idea anyway. They are both way big name and the movie would become all about them and not Batman. I wouldn't mind seeing the Riddler though. I think Depp COULD do a decent job if that happened, but he's definitely not my first choice. He's a good actor, but he keeps getting typecast in "quirky" roles and they all mirror Jack Sparrow. I'd hate the see the Riddler like that, especially since he's such a good villain when portrayed/written properly like in Batman Hush or when he appeared in Green Arrow. Both times he was actually dangerous and pretty creepy.

[thatonezombie]

especially since he's such a good villain when portrayed/written properly like in Batman Hush or when he appeared in Green Arrow. Both times he was actually dangerous and pretty creepy.

Yes, freaking love Hush. In each of the Nolan films, Batman has been tested on various things. Raz Al Ghul on his compassion, Joker on his rule of not to kill. Riddler can test his mental will, if it's written right. Me personally, I would like to see Talia Al Ghul since in one story arc, she and Batman have relations and create a kid. The movie shouldnt go as far as that, but as far as Talib liking Bruce Wayne/Batman, and since Batman trained with Raz, maybe he fell in love with him during his training.

[Tuffty]

Robert Downey Jr. has admitted that he is not a fan of The Dark Knight.

Downey Jr., whose Marvel superhero film Iron Man was the highest-grossing film of the year until Christopher Nolan's sequel debuted, told MovieHole that he found the latest Batman movie too complicated.

He explained: "It's like a Ferrari engine of storytelling and script writing and I'm like, 'That's not my idea of what I want to see in a movie'.

"I didn't understand The Dark Knight. Didn't get it, still can't tell you what happened in the movie, what happened to the character and in the end they need him to be a bad guy."

Downey Jr. suggested that the DC Comics adaptation was "highbrow" and required a "college education to understand".

He added: "You know what? F*** DC Comics. That's all I have to say and that's where I'm really coming from."

Oh dear. Has just wound up embarrassing himself really.

[Masa]

Fan made TDK sequel poster:


 

EXCL: The TDK DVDs?

Details are a little sketchy on what the DARK KNIGHT DVDs are going to include but seeing as how it's poised to become a) the second biggest movie of all-time and b) the biggest movie released in the DVD era, we knew you'd expect a lot of different versions to be available. While we still don't have a lot of the specs on what these DVDs will contain, we are starting to get some word on what kinds of versions will be available. A scooper named "Dave" sent in some images that we've been able to confirm as legit. They would confirm a 2-disc DVD, a Blu-ray, a steelbook 2-disc DVD special edition, a Batpod collector's DVD and a Batman mask collector's DVD (basically the 2-disc DVD shrink-wrapped with a Batman mask).

In trying to track down more info on these DVDs, I've heard two conflicting release dates - December 2nd and December 9th. Either way THE DARK KNIGHT is poised for some huge sales this holiday season. I've already got my eyes on that steelbook...

If anyone has any further details on these DVDs, please feel free to drop a line. The Batpod image is watermarked with a Czech website but I can't seem to find anything TDK on their site.

The 2-disc DVD and Blu-ray


The Batman mask collector's edition DVD and the Steelbook 2-disc DVD special edition


Batpod collector's edition DVD

http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=22561

I'm so gonna get the Steelbook edition 

[cool_kickin_dude]

I knew it! Riddler shows up..

I also knew we have to wait another couple of years for this

Have to ask: that's gotta be the title for the next one, right?

[daigong]

HOLY SHIT I thought that was real

That Batman mask is hella dope, bet those sweat geeks will buy em all.

[thatonezombie]

I knew it! Riddler shows up..

I also knew we have to wait another couple of years for this

Have to ask: that's gotta be the title for the next one, right?

That is a fan made poster. But damn that is some convincing poster

[Masa]

More fan made posters:

http://joshwmc.deviantart.com/gallery/

[A1]

Thanks for the info about the DVDs Masa. Man I wouldn't know which one to get.

[Masa]

Aaron Eckhart on Two-Face

SPOILER ALERT!: The following article spoils certain aspects of The Dark Knight. If you have not seen the movie, turn back now!

Yes, it's true. Aaron Eckhart says goodbye to Batman. At the press day for his upcoming indie film Towelhead, ComingSoon.net/Superhero Hype! talked to the actor who portrayed Harvey Dent/Two-Face in The Dark Knight. He told us he's definitely not signed on for another film and confirmed his character is dead. Eckhart laughed about how he tried to ask if there was a chance he was coming back and was good-humored about the deadly fate of Dent.

CS/SHH!: Is Harvey Dent alive?
Aaron Eckhart: No. He is dead as a door nail.

CS/SHH!: So he's not coming back?
Eckhart: He ain't coming back baby!

CS/SHH!: I was hoping he would.
Eckhart: No. I asked Chris [Nolan] that question and he goes, "You're dead" before I could even get the question out of my mouth. "Hey Chris, am I?" "You're dead!" Alright, cool.

CS/SHH!: That's not a problem in comic book movies. You could still come back.
Eckhart: I think in contract negotiations it's a problem.

CS/SHH!: So you were never signed on for another film?
Eckhart: No, I'm not coming back. I think unfortunately, Heath [Ledger] was supposed to go on and that didn't work out. I'm nobody. I'm a cog. I have no say over this sort of stuff. I'm sure that there's so many other characters that they could whip together. I heard Angelina Jolie was going to be Catwoman or something like that. I thought that was a great idea. I'd like to be in that one.

CS/SHH!: It must be gratifying that so many people responded to your character.
Eckhart: Yeah, I dig it. Write your Congressman. I like that for the first time in my career I'm getting fan mail from kids and 8-year-olds. "My name is Bill. I really liked the film." I've never had that before. I think that's fun. I think someone told me they're going to be Harvey Two-Face for Halloween which is cool. I said to two kids the other day, "Did you see Batman yet?" Then I come to find out like two seconds later they've seen it four times. People are really going back to see it. My parents saw it I think 12 [times] so far. They're sick that it's going out of the theaters.

CS/SHH!: Do they normally see your movies 12 times?
Eckhart: I don't know about 12, but they like to go see the movies. They like to go see the audience. They like to tell people that I'm in the movie like popcorn people.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=48470

[frblckstr1]

I heard Angelina Jolie was going to be Catwoman or something like that. I thought that was a great idea. I'd like to be in that one.

Hm, I think I would like to see that one

[Tuffty]

^ Tell me about it, but why have Angelina Jolie when you can have Cher?!

Cher has been lined up to play Catwoman in the next Batman movie.

The Oscar-winning actress and singer is in talks to star opposite Christian Bale in the third of the "dark" Batman films.

Cher, 62, was invited to join a cast which includes Johnny Depp as The Riddler.

A studio executive revealed: "Cher is Nolan's first choice to play Catwoman. He wants her to portray her like a vamp in her twilight years.

"The new Catwoman will be the absolute opposite of Michelle Pfeiffer and Halle Berry's purring creations."

Shooting on the film, provisionally titled The Caped Crusader, is due to start in Vancouver early next year.

The Dark Knight, this summer's big blockbuster, has been the most successful of the six modern movies, which started with Tim Burton's Batman in 1989.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/latest/2008/08/24/cher-set-to-play-catwoman-in-next-batman-movie-115875-20710497/

BTW, this article is perhaps the most ridiculous tabloid speculation ever. Cher as Catwoman? The third movie already titled The Caped Crusader?

[mini*wheat]

^
Aaron Eckhart is probably pulling our leg about Angelina Jolie, too. And really.... I would lose a little faith in Mr. Nolan if he got Cher to play Catwoman. Seriously.

I am kind of upset that Harvey/Two-Face is REALLY dead though. I would've liked to see him come back as he was an excellent villian (*SPOILER HERE*) [bgcolor=#000000]That scene at the end when he has Gordon's kids and was like "Tell your boy it's going to be okay. LIE!" made me almost cry both times I saw it because I was so freaked out.[/bgcolor] But I'll say it again, Riddler would be the best choice for the next one. Catwoman is one of my absolute favorite comic characters of ALL TIME.... but as far as being a real threat and pushing an entire movie forward... not so much. She's only a cat burglar and while they could play with the whole Batman/Catwoman relationship, I just don't seeing lasting for a whole epic movie. Perhaps they will throw both villians in. It'd be a very interesting mix (better than Penguin and Catwoman which I am absolutely sick of. It's all over the cartoons, too).

I also can't really think of anymore pretty realistic villians that would work in a Nolan Batman film. Maybe Clayface, but not really. The only other one I'd like to see is Hush... but we're not that far in to Batman's life. Haha.

[Masa]

More Crazy Rumors: Michael Caine Says Depp is Riddler, Hoffman is Penguin?!

Continuing on with even more crazy rumors today (the other being Will Smith as Captain America), the folks at MTV have seemingly scooped another few superhero casting updates. This time the casting surrounds the third Christopher Nolan Batman movie. We've heard these names mentioned together before, so it seems like this isn't anything besides rehashing rumors thrown around on the internet previously, but the source this time is Michael Caine. Apparently Caine was talking with an executive at Warner Brothers about how they could "top" Heath Ledger as the Joker from Dark Knight and the exec named both Johnny Depp as The Riddler and Philip Seymour Hoffman as The Penguin. Does it look like we finally have early confirmations on the third Batman movie? Or is Caine just pulling our leg?

So Caine told MTV in an interview that the execs "already got them in mind" before naming Depp and Hoffman. "I read it in the paper," he said. But that's not all. Caine continues on with an anecdote, mentioning that he "was with [a Warner Bros.] executive and I said, 'Are we going to make another one?' They said yeah. I said, 'How the hell are we going to top Heath?' And he says 'I'll tell you how you top Heath — Johnny Depp as The Riddler and Philip Seymour Hoffman as The Penguin.' I said, 'Sh-t, they've done it again!'" I'm not sure if this is a classic case of internet rumors being blown incredibly out of proportion, to the point that the execs know who the internet "wants" to see and were just mentioning it because they like it, too. If that is the case, then none of this is really confirmed, just early speculation yet again.

I'm not going to pull up every last mention of Johnny Depp as The Riddler or Philip Seymour Hoffman as The Penguin in an attempt to uncover where this all originally began. However, I will refer to an interesting article on SlashFilm a week ago where Depp was questioned about the Riddler rumor. "It seems like it'd be a fun gig," he remarked. So as of about a week ago, Depp wasn't being talked to by the execs, as far as we know. These two actors are both incredible and could definitely fit in Christopher Nolan's dark Batman universe. I'm just curious whether there is really some truth to Caine's quotes or whether he's just stoking the fires of the rumor mill. Only time will tell, but for now it's an exciting rumor.

http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/09/08/more-crazy-rumors-michael-caine-says-depp-is-riddler-hoffman-is-penguin/

[Tuffty]

^ Ok hands up, who thought it was Dustin Hoffman at first when they read it?