The Dark Knight Rises

[Raph's Girl]

And so we have a title to the next Batman film... Dark Knight Rises.... from what?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101027/ap_en_mo/us_film_dark_knight

[Spitfire]

Considering the last film ended with him being the scapegoat for Harvey Dent I get it. I assume it's to mean he rises from the ashes and proves he's a hero again.

Anyways excited about this. Nolan does what he wants to I expect this film to be good. Telling the studios he refuses to use 3D is already a plus. I also like that he wants to shoot it all in IMAX.

[PAAATE]

Telling the studios he refuses to use 3D is already a plus.

Seconded.

I look forward to this film, but I already know it can't possibly be better than The Dark Knight. It just can't. So I'll have to lower my expectations.

[Eiko]

This should be good looking forward to it.

[sdp]

Batman Begins is already better than TDK, I don't see why TDKR couldn't be better than TDK as well.

[Brodie]

Its a horrible title. ****ing awful.

Also, frontrunners for villians being Catwoman and Hugo Strange? That's pretty ****ing weak.

[ToTheNines]

Also, frontrunners for villians being Catwoman and Hugo Strange? That's pretty ****ing weak.

Just rumors man. Reading the retarded posts about this movie over at the IGN forums drives me insane... every one there is just soooo stupid.

But to stay on topic, I don't like the title. But whatever. I'm really happy they're not going to use Riddler, I wish I knew why everyone was so sure he was gonna be the main baddie in the first place.

[cartoonistaaron]

I'm not crazy about the title either, but then I still don't like the title "Batman Begins."

How about "Rise of the Dark Knight?" or "The Dark Knight Triumphant?"

Actually maybe the last one should have been called "The Dark Knight Falls."

I wish they would do a movie version of Frank Miller's Dark Knight. That would be awesome. Unless they screw it up... maybe if they animated it.

[XERO]

At least it ain't Dark Knight Twilight or something.

[Brodie]

What the **** does that even relate to, Ben?

it doesn't make any goddamn sense. That's not a reference to ANYTHING, let alone anything that has any bearing towards Batman.

Its not even random access humor, its like you're living some weird surrealist fever-dream.

[Cure]

At least it ain't Dark Knight Twilight or something.

I just...damn, man. Do YOU even find yourself funny?

[愛]

Sure is Batman fanboy in here.

...but I agree, that's not even funny. :cry:

[XERO]

What, do I need to add a friggin' "wang" in there or something? :ohwell:

[PAAATE]

At least it ain't Bright Dae or something.

See, because Dark and Bright are opposites and Knight and Night are pronounced the same, and Day is the opposite of Night and Day and Dae is pro...

Okay, I'll go back to sleep now.

[Fugitoid Jones]

I seriously don't have a problem with the title. I mean, it's not as bad as Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

[TheCanadiandrome]

I mean, it's not as bad as Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

omfg! that's the new Transformers movie title?

[Candy Kappa]

Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

oh the puns

THE PUNS!

[Raph's Girl]

omfg! that's the new Transformers movie title?

Unfortunatly yes... :ohwell:

[TheCanadiandrome]

oh dear lord! :trolleye: :roll:

[Turo602]

I too find the title to be very dumb. You got Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises? It would of been better if it was something else without the Dark Knight in the title.

[Spitfire]

Wanna bet they wanted to and marketing told them no? DK made so much money they're putting it in the title for branding purposes. People no matter how dumb they are will know it's a sequel to Dark Knight.

[TheCanadiandrome]

I too find the title to be very dumb. You got Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises? It would of been better if it was something else without the Dark Knight in the title.

ditto

Wanna bet they wanted to and marketing told them no? DK made so much money they're putting it in the title for branding purposes. People no matter how dumb they are will know it's a sequel to Dark Knight.

yeah for sure

[Redeemer]

I too find the title to be very dumb. You got Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises? It would of been better if it was something else without the Dark Knight in the title.

I agree with Turo on this. The title does leave me wondering though.

Also side not here, please do not condem me or threaten me for saying this, its just my opinion. I would love for them to do a Batman Beyond movie series.
(Turn away) Please dont shoot! :x

[Spitfire]

That was considered but never got very far. Of course a lot of things were considered before Nolan's series. Batman and Robin f'd the whole Batman movie franchise up pretty bad.

I like Batman Beyond but I don't see it working as a movie. There's not enough people out there who know about it and Batman not being Bruce would be enough to cause most people to just ignore it entirely. Plus Terry is a teenage so if they did make one it would pander to the Twilight demographic and we don't need that.

[Brodie]

Why would it need to have anything to do with the Twilight demographic if its about a teenager? That doesnt make any sense. Any movie with a teenaged lead is supposed to pander to that demographic? A demographic created less than 5 years ago?

I doubt a majority of the people seeing Twilight are the same people seeing comic book movies. There's deffinately a Hot Topic demographic that loved the **** out of Twilight and the Dark knight though.

[Spitfire]

I would say it is because the new Spider-man movie is. Pretty much anything they can try and market to those kids will be. Comic book movie or no. It'll phase out but until it does there will be a lot of tween movies.

[Candy Kappa]

Spider-man can't attract twilight fans to the cinema. He don't sparkle or is as beautiful as Adonis

[Brodie]

I would say it is because the new Spider-man movie is. Pretty much anything they can try and market to those kids will be. Comic book movie or no. It'll phase out but until it does there will be a lot of tween movies.

Yeah, Martin Sheen is a real draw for the Twilight crew.

[ToTheNines]

I like Batman Beyond but I don't see it working as a movie. There's not enough people out there who know about it and Batman not being Bruce would be enough to cause most people to just ignore it entirely. Plus Terry is a teenage so if they did make one it would pander to the Twilight demographic and we don't need that.

Dude, Michael Keaton as old Bruce Wayne would be awesome.

[shuriken]

Dude, Michael Keaton as old Bruce Wayne would be awesome.

Yes it would. But anyways I'm still trippin balls at Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon :lol: As if the other movies didn't already reek of ass.
The name for the new Bat Flick kinda sucks, would be cool if they used Batman Returr... hrmm. Maybe The Batman would have been cool.
As for the villain there are a ton of villains they could use (Nolan alredy said no Freeze, Ivy or Clayface). I dunno about you guys but I wanna see the Mad Hatter and Penguin, as well as Catwomen and Bane. Not all in the same movie mind you but either one. Call me crazy but I relly think Bane could work as a main baddie, as long as he isn't dumbed down and not portrayed as ahired hand. Instead of having the Venom pumped into him he could be a super intelligent Roid Freak. Played by Batista :D. Nah he'd f**k it up.

[Fugitoid Jones]

Yes it would. But anyways I'm still trippin balls at Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon :lol: As if the other movies didn't already reek of ass.
The name for the new Bat Flick kinda sucks, would be cool if they used Batman Returr... hrmm. Maybe The Batman would have been cool.
As for the villain there are a ton of villains they could use (Nolan alredy said no Freeze, Ivy or Clayface). I dunno about you guys but I wanna see the Mad Hatter and Penguin, as well as Catwomen and Bane. Not all in the same movie mind you but either one. Call me crazy but I relly think Bane could work as a main baddie, as long as he isn't dumbed down and not portrayed as ahired hand. Instead of having the Venom pumped into him he could be a super intelligent Roid Freak. Played by Batista :D. Nah he'd f**k it up.


Yeah dude, I totally agree about Bane being a main villain. Give him the brain to match his brawn like in the comics, and he'd be awesome. Part of me wanted to pretend that Tiny Lister's small role in The Dark Knight was actually a Bane cameo. That small part made me forget the fact that he was Zeus in No Holds Barred, so he could make a credible Bane.

[ToTheNines]

But anyways I'm still trippin balls at Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon :lol: As if the other movies didn't already reek of ass

I'm pretty sure it's actually called "The Dark of The Moon"... no "side".

That's just embarrassing, I can't believe adults are making this sh*t up.

[shuriken]

I'm pretty sure it's actually called "The Dark of The Moon"... no "side".

That's just embarrassing, I can't believe adults are making this sh*t up.

That's even BETTER:lol:. It's like they WANT puns to be made about the title. The Dark Of the Moon, like sh*t coming out of the proverbial ass.
Anyway No Hold's Barred was pretty bad. But Now thinking about it who would make a good Catwoman, Mad Hatter, Bane or Penguin? not all one person but ya know.
I think Eliza Dushku could pull off Catwoman and Adrian Brody would make an awesome Hatter, Dave Batista has the imposing size and strength to be Bane, but I don't think he can act. As for the Penguin, I dunno Dick Cheney perhaps? but that's just me.

[Ecto Jedi]

Personally I think "Knightfall" would've been a great name. That's the one story arc in the comics where, if I'm not mistaken, Bane breaks Batman's back? Or something like that.

Anyway, Knightfall always sounded cool to me.

[oldmanwinters]

Personally I think "Knightfall" would've been a great name. That's the one story arc in the comics where, if I'm not mistaken, Bane breaks Batman's back? Or something like that.

Anyway, Knightfall always sounded cool to me.

I'm with you about the cool sounding title, man!

I like how each of the previous two movies have really used the film title as a thesis for the movie. I want to see more of Batman's detective prowess in the next movie, but somehow I just don't think "World's Greatest Detective" has much blockbuster appeal as a film title.:ohwell:

Come to think of it, "Knight's End" would be a fantastic title for Nolan's last Batman film!

[Brodie]

Personally I think "Knightfall" would've been a great name. That's the one story arc in the comics where, if I'm not mistaken, Bane breaks Batman's back? Or something like that.


You're not mistaken. That's the arc.

That name would be great, as well as the incorporation of Bane in that way.

[Raph's Girl]

SUPPOSADLY leaked footage from The Dark Knight Rises folks! Fear and cower from the.... Bat-Scooter? What?

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[Koi]

I have seen that a few times... I can't help thinking that it is fake.

[Barkworm]

They haven't even started filming yet, this is just bullsh*t.

[The Stryker]

Anybody who believes that for even a second deserves to be shot.

[TheCanadiandrome]

yeah no kidding! looks like an ad for the scooter.

[Turo602]

Anybody who believes that for even a second deserves to be shot.

For real.

I like how they tried selling it with the music. Freakin turds...

[azrael]

its not real o.O ? Damn I just got the scotter tated on me :(
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[Candy Kappa]

I'd rather see a Bat-Segway!

[Barkworm]

I like how they tried selling it with the music. Freakin turds...
The people who believe this is real are way more retarded than the ones who made this.

[TheCanadiandrome]

I'd rather see a Bat-Segway!

rofl! :tlol:

[shuriken]

SUPPOSADLY leaked footage from The Dark Knight Rises folks! Fear and cower from the.... Bat-Scooter? What?

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wow production value really dropped on this one.

I know it's a fake but I like it.

[Raph's Girl]

Anne Hathaway has been cast as Selena Kyle/Catwoman. Tom Hardy has also been cast as Bane.

Hopefully even tho Selena is in it they'll still have Talia....hrm. I like Anne Hathaway tho.

http://omg.yahoo.com/news/anne-hathaway-cast-in-next-batman-film/54452

[Leonardo87]

I was very concerned if Catwoman was going to be in Nolan's universe since he likes to go for realistic approaches; but she is going to fit in perfectly. I have respect for Anne Hathaway, but I was hoping (along with my gf) for Kate Beckinsale for the role. Oh well; either way it's going to be good to see this movie.

As for Tom Hardy as Bane; I'm not sure. I'll give it a chance but I do believe the reason why Bane is gonna be in this is because he is going to break Batman's back and have the movie end where Bruce Wayne can no longer be Batman.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Anne Hathaway has been cast as Selena Kyle/Catwoman. Tom Hardy has also been cast as Bane.

Hopefully even tho Selena is in it they'll still have Talia....hrm. I like Anne Hathaway tho.

http://omg.yahoo.com/news/anne-hathaway-cast-in-next-batman-film/54452

hmm, not to sure about Anne Hathaway as Catwoman, but hell anyone's better than Halle Berry

[ThirdMarioBro]

With those creepy-ass eyes of her's, that could be something amazing. She's like my favorite actress at this point, so... yeah. Win.

[Candy Kappa]

hmm, not to sure about Anne Hathaway as Catwoman, but hell anyone's better than Halle Berry

I would blame the script and the director more then Halle Berry, she did good with what little she had to work with. And it helps that it's not DC Selina Kyle/Catwoman

[shuriken]

Anne Hathaway has been cast as Selena Kyle/Catwoman. Tom Hardy has also been cast as Bane.

Hopefully even tho Selena is in it they'll still have Talia....hrm. I like Anne Hathaway tho.

http://omg.yahoo.com/news/anne-hathaway-cast-in-next-batman-film/54452

YESSSS!!
this just made my day. Anne is an awesome actress, although Kate Beckinsale would have been my top choice. After seeing her in that getup in Underworld she could have totally pulled it off. Plus that accent of hers is pretty hot. I hope Hardy can pull off a decent Cuban accent to be Bane. (I know he isn't Cuban but c'mon Santa Prisca is a wannabee Cuba anyway)
But this has gotten me genuineley excited.

[ToTheNines]

Awesome. Hathaway has a great face for Catwoman and Tom Hardy is defitely bad-ass enough for Bane.

I feel like people are going to complain about Bane's size when the pictures are first released. The way I'm envisioning it, Bane is about the size of your average meat-head, but the Venom just makes him strong as hell without making him ridiculously big.

[deadpoolRKO]

As for Tom Hardy as Bane; I'm not sure. I'll give it a chance but I do believe the reason why Bane is gonna be in this is because he is going to break Batman's back and have the movie end where Bruce Wayne can no longer be Batman.

that would be amazing

[TheCanadiandrome]

I would blame the script and the director more then Halle Berry, she did good with what little she had to work with. And it helps that it's not DC Selina Kyle/Catwoman

that is true

[Andrew NDB]

Oh yeah, this news totally made my day yesterday. I'm something like Bane's biggest fan, have every appearance in any comic ever with him.

I'd always had my fingers crossed for Bane in the Nolan-verse but held absolutely no hope for this ever to happen due in no small part to the everpresent nuclear winter still lingering from Bane's part in Batman & Robin 13 years ago.

Random thoughts:

* People expecting a Riddler movie right after The Joker Movie are fools.

* People holding out hope for villains like Killer Croc or Man-Bat in a Nolan Batman movie are silly people indeed.

* The people writing about Bane as nothing more than a "wrestler strongman" are uninformed about the character and really would do best to just shut up before they embarass themselves further. Just do a little research.

* Not concerned about Tom Hardy's chops but a little concerned with them casting a white guy as Bane. Bane is about as Hispanic as they come and his home country and its penal system is pretty fundamental to his character's motivations. If they're removing that whole backstory... he kind of ceases to be Bane.

I was very concerned if Catwoman was going to be in Nolan's universe since he likes to go for realistic approaches

He didn't say she was playing Catwoman... he said she was playing Selina Kyle. Important distinction. Indeed, there may be no Catwoman in the Nolan-verse... at least as we've known her.

And there's still one more female lead to cast from the previous press release. Mila Kunis as Talia al Ghul, perhaps? :D

[shuriken]

The Batman and Robin movie raped many a character. Bane was just another casualty. That depiction is IMO the bane of Bane's existance.

* Not concerned about Tom Hardy's chops but a little concerned with them casting a white guy as Bane. Bane is about as Hispanic as they come and his home country and its penal system is pretty fundamental to his character's motivations. If they're removing that whole backstory... he kind of ceases to be Bane.
Yeah that part irks me as well. Hence the reason why I hope he can pull off a Latino accent. Or maybe he is an American that grew up in the Santa Prisca Prison. Similar backstory, just differnet nationality.


He didn't say she was playing Catwoman... he said she was playing Selina Kyle. Important distinction. Indeed, there may be no Catwoman in the Nolan-verse... at least as we've known her.
That's what I though too. Perhaps she's just a cat burgler without the costume, but is dubbed by the media the "The Elusive Catwoman" er something.

And there's still one more female lead to cast from the previous press release. Mila Kunis as Talia al Ghul, perhaps? :D
I love Kunis. Ever since that 70's show. But The Book of Eli and Black Swan help as well.

[ToTheNines]

* The people writing about Bane as nothing more than a "wrestler strongman" are uninformed about the character and really would do best to just shut up before they embarass themselves further. Just do a little research.

THIS. Even f**king IGN said some stupid crap about Dr. Strange (who would have been an awful villain for this) being the only rogue to ever figure out that Batman was Bruce Wayne... false.

[Raph's Girl]

THIS. Even f**king IGN said some stupid crap about Dr. Strange (who would have been an awful villain for this) being the only rogue to ever figure out that Batman was Bruce Wayne... false.

Dr. Strange is another name for Ra's? :P

[Turo602]

I'm pretty sure Bane ain't the main villian but just playing his role as a hired hitman maybe by Talia al Ghul. Just a thought.

[The Stryker]

I'm pretty sure Bane ain't the main villian but just playing his role as a hired hitman maybe by Talia al Ghul. Just a thought.

I don't know how you can be pretty sure when you're just talking out of your ass.

[shuriken]

^^:lol::lol:

I'm pretty sure Bane ain't the main villian but just playing his role as a hired hitman maybe by Talia al Ghul. Just a thought.

Bane was always his own man in the comics. Hell he had lackeys of his own.
Just cuz he was nothing more than hired muscle in the toons and that horrible movie Batman and Robin does not make it so in reality. But who knows. I have faith in Nolan as a director to make a decent movie with Bane in it.

[Ninjinister]

I hope that they portray Bane as the tactical mastermind he is, instead of some lumbering sod. The only character I felt was treated worse in that Godawful Batman & Robin film was Jason Woodrue

[Andrew NDB]

I hope that they portray Bane as the tactical mastermind he is, instead of some lumbering sod.

That is a big concern, but alleviating this concern is the truth that Goyer and Nolan had this whole breadth of Batman villains to pick from, all this general audience expectation of "this classic Batman villain!" or "that classic Batman villain!"... and they still arrived at Bane. That tells me they didn't just pull Bane's name out of the hat -- they respect who he is in the source material and hope to bring that to the screen.

That's what I tell myself, anyway.

But no, f*** no, Bane is no henchman. The only time he's played second fiddle to anyone was during "Legacy," and that was to Ra's al f***in' Ghul... and that was with Talia promised to him as wife AND the plan to assassinate Ra's and take his place after the wedding.

Chuck Dixon created Bane to be the physical and mental equal and counterpoint to Batman. The Anti-Batman -- able to match Batman in any battle of wits or battle of brawn. Simple as that. Bring that to the screen, I'm happy.

[Xav]

Isn't Tom Hardy kind of short for Bane? I mean he's 5,9 Bale is 6 foot it would be kind of weird having Batman be taller than Bane.

[deadpoolRKO]

Do you guys think they'll show Bane/Catwomans origin , or just kind of start out with them as already established villians like they did joker?

[PAAATE]

Do you guys think they'll show Bane/Catwomans origin , or just kind of start out with them as already established villians like they did joker?

They wouldn't make sense without an origin. The Joker wouldn't make sense WITH an origin.

[deadpoolRKO]

They wouldn't make sense without an origin. The Joker wouldn't make sense WITH an origin.

that is so true.. ( smack myself in forehead )

[ToTheNines]

Do you guys think they'll show Bane/Catwomans origin , or just kind of start out with them as already established villians like they did joker?

Definitely Bane, I feel like he's going to be a big character in this. But Catwoman could probably go without a ton of explaining.

[Ninjinister]

Isn't Tom Hardy kind of short for Bane? I mean he's 5,9 Bale is 6 foot it would be kind of weird having Batman be taller than Bane.

Like Liev Schreiber in X-Men Origins?

[Xav]

But Jackman and Schreiber where about the same height, Tom Hardy is noticeably shorter than Bale.

[Ninjinister]

But Jackman and Schreiber where about the same height, Tom Hardy is noticeably shorter than Bale.

Still, Creed is 6' 6" and Logan/Howlett is 5' 3".

[Xav]

Yes Jackman was to tall for Logan and Schreiber to short for creed. What does that have to do with the fact that I think they should have picked someone bigger for Bane?

[PAAATE]

Well, it is a movie; if they want someone to look taller than someone else i.e. if they think it's relevant to their interpretation of the character, they'll make it so.

[ToTheNines]

As much as I like Bane in the comics, he's un-realistically big. That works for comics/cartoons, but ain't gonna happen here.

Hardy's a good actor and I've seen him kick plenty of ass in Bronson, and he was a one-man-army in the third dream layer in Inception. Plus Nolan has done an excellent job re-imagining these Batman characters so far. Have faith.

[Leogeddon]

I have absolute faith in this movie, I personally (and strongly) believe that they will make it the best movie of the three (if possible) because it's been announced years ago that it was shortened to a trilogy. He did great opening Batman up and reviving his name after the tattering he took from the last series, this time I know as a fact that he would make us proud with Bane, we saw how he made a fantastic sequel to the first (which I find better personally), so why stop there? He's going to make the third and he isn't going to take lightly to this one especially after proving his ability to keep it up.

Now I'm waiting on him releasing Superman because after what he did with Batman, we're well over due for an epic Superman movie.

[Andrew NDB]

Isn't Tom Hardy kind of short for Bane? I mean he's 5,9 Bale is 6 foot it would be kind of weird having Batman be taller than Bane.

Yeah, but it's called acting. And standing on top of crates, camera angles, that sort of stuff.

And size-wise, I don't think anyone's worried that Tom Hardy can bulk himself up appropriately come shooting time. And no, I don't think there will be any CGI additional bulking up when/if he's Venomed during the movie.

Do you guys think they'll show Bane/Catwomans origin , or just kind of start out with them as already established villians like they did joker?

I'm sure both will either be shown or touched on verbally in some manner.

[Ninjinister]

Yes Jackman was to tall for Logan and Schreiber to short for creed. What does that have to do with the fact that I think they should have picked someone bigger for Bane?

I was giving a similar, recent example.

[Xav]

They wouldn't make sense without an origin. The Joker wouldn't make sense WITH an origin. Catwoman is a catburgler how much explaining does she really need?

[PAAATE]

Catwoman is a catburgler how much explaining does she really need?

Well, then we have different definitions of origin :P I meant more like... The psychological aspects of why she does what she does. Why did she become a cat burglar? What's the motivation, that led her to this point in her life? It still doesn't need a ton of explanation, but it's still something I consider important.

[deadpoolRKO]

So I just read a rumor that Vicky Vale may re-appear in this third movie.

and may be played by Christina Aguilera ?


I have no idea if any of this is legitimate. I saw it on Comic Vine. here's the link to what I read.


http://www.comicvine.com/forums/vicki-vale/920/rumors-vicki-vale-will-reemerge-in-batmanthe-dark-knight-rises/590624/

[shuriken]

I hope this is but a rumor. I have nothing against Christina Aguilera but I do not want to see her in this film. at all. Much less Vicki Vale, since there is already Selina Kyle, and possibly Talia (Thalia? Always forget how to spell it)

As for Bane Being too short, in '89 Batman movie with Keaton he was considerably shorter than Nicholson, but you wouldn't be able to tell with all of the nifty camera angles that they shot and the way Batman kept punching Joker in the face.

[Leogeddon]

Well, then we have different definitions of origin :P I meant more like... The psychological aspects of why she does what she does. Why did she become a cat burglar? What's the motivation, that led her to this point in her life? It still doesn't need a ton of explanation, but it's still something I consider important.
At least we know they won't go out of their way and use the Halle Berry flick idea, lol.

[Barkworm]

At least we know they won't go out of their way and use the Halle Berry flick idea, lol.
I've never seen the film but isn't that actually the "Tim Burton flick" idea?

[TigerClaw]

The Press Release makes no mention of Catwoman, Only Selina Kyle. So its possible they will use her as the potential love interest in the 3rd and maybe at some point, She will wear the catsuit.

[Cure]

So I just read a rumor that Vicky Vale may re-appear in this third movie.

and may be played by Christina Aguilera ?


I have no idea if any of this is legitimate. I saw it on Comic Vine. here's the link to what I read.


http://www.comicvine.com/forums/vicki-vale/920/rumors-vicki-vale-will-reemerge-in-batmanthe-dark-knight-rises/590624/

Don't trust rumors that are one awful run on sentence.

[Peanut]

Also randomly posted on a forum 3 weeks ago.

[Fugitoid Jones]

I've never seen the film but isn't that actually the "Tim Burton flick" idea?

Nope, it was actually something worse.

From Wikipedia:
Patience Phillips (Halle Berry) is a shy, timid artist working for a cosmetics company. While delivering a new design to her boss, Laurel Hedare, (Sharon Stone) Patience overhears a plot to sell a defective beauty cream that reverses the aging process, but is addictive, and with horrible side effects should the product's use be discontinued. She is spotted at the scene and attempts to flee, but is killed by security employees of the company.

After being murdered, she is brought back to life by the temple cat she saw earlier. When Patience wakes up, she has been granted heightened reflexes, senses, and physical power.

[AT-Man]

After being murdered, she is brought back to life by the temple cat she saw earlier. When Patience wakes up, she has been granted heightened reflexes, senses, and physical power.

I saw this on tv once and rage'd so hard that my atoms split.

[ToTheNines]

The Press Release makes no mention of Catwoman, Only Selina Kyle. So its possible they will use her as the potential love interest in the 3rd and maybe at some point, She will wear the catsuit.

Casting press release for The Dark Knight stated that Aaron Eckhart would be playing Harvey Dent, no mention of Two-face.

Get over it.

[Turo602]

The Press Release makes no mention of Catwoman, Only Selina Kyle. So its possible they will use her as the potential love interest in the 3rd and maybe at some point, She will wear the catsuit.

I read that Catwomen was in the movie and that someone else will be cast as a love interest over at IGN.

[shuriken]

Speculation speculation speculation...
I love me some speculation.

[Andrew NDB]

Vicki Vale was never a big part of the comics and I don't see Nolan bothering with including her just because Burton put her in his movie.

My money's still on Talia.

[Fugitoid Jones]

I was wondering if the inclusion of Bane in a Nolan Batman movie means that in an effort to be realistic, yet retain elements of the characters' appearance from the comics (like they did with Scarecrow, having him look less like the comic version and more like a psycho doctor), that Bane will look less like a wrestler and more like a bondage freak, wearing an S&M mask and outfit, maybe trying to give him a dark, sexual edge.
If he wears a ballgag tho, then I'll be pissed.

[AT-Man]

If he wears a ballgag tho, then I'll be pissed.

Probably makes Batman wear one.

[Andrew NDB]

I was wondering if the inclusion of Bane in a Nolan Batman movie means that in an effort to be realistic, yet retain elements of the characters' appearance from the comics (like they did with Scarecrow, having him look less like the comic version and more like a psycho doctor), that Bane will look less like a wrestler and more like a bondage freak, wearing an S&M mask and outfit, maybe trying to give him a dark, sexual edge.
If he wears a ballgag tho, then I'll be pissed.

I'm sure Bane's mask will look different but that's about it. He never had a "costume"... he just wore black pants and combat boots. Sometimes he had a tank top, sometimes he had some other kind of black shirt.

http://bispectacult.two-magpies.com/media/2/20080327-Bane_pic.jpg

http://comicsmedia.ign.com/comics/image/article/662/662675/bane-20051029012243320_640w.jpg

[ToTheNines]

I've been pondering this movie a lot lately and I've come up with this. They could follow the Knightfall story and have Bane break Batmans back early on in the film, have Bruce return to Asia to heal (combining/replacing Lady Shiva with Talia), and kinda replace Jean Paul Valley with Selina.

Thoughts?

[Andrew NDB]

I've been pondering this movie a lot lately and I've come up with this. They could follow the Knightfall story and have Bane break Batmans back early on in the film, have Bruce return to Asia to heal (combining/replacing Lady Shiva with Talia), and kinda replace Jean Paul Valley with Selina.

Thoughts?

There won't be any Knightfall storyline or back-breaking, I would bet the farm on it. But Bane will likely do some serious will-breaking of Bruce.

Combining Talia and Lady Shiva is interesting and possible, though.

[Brodie]

I still wish they'd call it Knightfall instead.

[Leogeddon]

The Press Release makes no mention of Catwoman, Only Selina Kyle. So its possible they will use her as the potential love interest in the 3rd and maybe at some point, She will wear the catsuit.
Probably at the very end for a climactic end? But then again, that would lead openings for a possible sequel, even though he said he's done with the franchise after this film, it's plausible that he could just leave an opening for whoever else that may wish to continue it.

I saw this on tv once and rage'd so hard that my atoms split.
So hard he almost divided by zero internally!

I was wondering if the inclusion of Bane in a Nolan Batman movie means that in an effort to be realistic, yet retain elements of the characters' appearance from the comics (like they did with Scarecrow, having him look less like the comic version and more like a psycho doctor), that Bane will look less like a wrestler and more like a bondage freak, wearing an S&M mask and outfit, maybe trying to give him a dark, sexual edge.
If he wears a ballgag tho, then I'll be pissed.
lol, probably will barely understand what he's saying, very deep, very thick voice and smothered by a mask, kinda like Casey Jones when he was wearing the Foot ninja suit in the first film.
"Mrrfpchrm errmmm, Mrerbatman?"
"...what?"
"Mrrfpchrm errmmm, Mrerbatman?"
"...WHAT?"
*breaks his back*

I've been pondering this movie a lot lately and I've come up with this. They could follow the Knightfall story and have Bane break Batmans back early on in the film, have Bruce return to Asia to heal (combining/replacing Lady Shiva with Talia), and kinda replace Jean Paul Valley with Selina.

Thoughts?
Possible, but that could also ruin the flow of the film which he wouldn't wanna do in the final.

[ToTheNines]

Possible, but that could also ruin the flow of the film which he wouldn't wanna do in the final.

Not really.

1. Chris Nolan's movies are normally pretty long.

2. Obviously a broken back requires a long healing process, but they could always take a big time-jump. That way when Bruce comes back, Bane has Gotham really jacked up and Catwoman (stepping in as a vigilante) has gone way overboard with no Batman around.

[ToTheNines]

NjMGZmOj8Zs

Really cool fan-made trailer. No Central American accent, but still neat.

[ToTheNines]

Mother. Fu**er.

Joseph Gordon Levitt has been cast, which is good news, but the people on the IGN boards and else where are literally going to make me pull my hair out... They keep saying he's gonna be Dick/Robin/Nightwing.

One genius even defended the ridiculous idea by saying "Chris O'donnel was older when he played Robin in Forever". Good one, ass hole.

And of course there's the Azrael, Hugo Strange, Blackmask and Riddler guesses. Other than Riddler, I can't see Joe playing any of those characters and I don't want to see half of them either.

And while we're on the subject, could someone please tell me what's so cool about Hugo? People are drooling over him and I just don't know why.

[Cure]

People wanting Robin in a Batman movie? Oh no, what a nightmare.

[ToTheNines]

People wanting Robin in a Batman movie? Oh no, what a nightmare.

Don't get me wrong, I love Robin. He's a very important Batman character.

But you don't cast 30-year-old men to play him in his series debut.

[deadpoolRKO]

The riddler would be interesting. Id love to see what Nolan could do With Bane the riddler and catwoman.

[Cure]

Don't get me wrong, I love Robin. He's a very important Batman character.

But you don't cast 30-year-old men to play him in his series debut.

Fair enough, I see your point.

[Cowabunga Carl]

I am scared that they are going to do the whole "the man who broke batman" storyline

[Andrew NDB]

There's no Riddler and no chance of Riddler, and that's straight out of Nolan's mouth.

Dick, possibly, but not as Robin -- Nolan has said as long as he has anything to do with the films there will be no Robin.

One interesting theory I've read -- not that I think it's the way they'll go at all -- is that Dick Grayson comes into things as essentially the Jean Paul Valley character, to take Bruce's place as Batman (perhaps skipping Robin and going straight to either Nightwing or Batman) when he's broken by Bane. But no, I wouldn't worry at all about Batman having his back broken in this movie. Though he may be "broken" in other ways.

[ToTheNines]

Not that I want Robin to be in this one, but it's kind of lame that they ruled him out from the get-go.

I think he'd work perfectly if Bruce adopting Dick was the sub-plot of a movie, and Dick finds out he's Batman at the end, then have the sequel start up a few years later and the Dynamic Duo's already in full swing.

And of course, put him in the Red Robin costume.

http://acomicbookblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Red-Robin-6.jpg

[deadpoolRKO]

I've been hearing a lot of rumors about a Joker Cameo.

Everything i've seen has ha these pics








http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/replicate/EXID15166/images/heath-ledger-joseph-gordon-levitt.jpg


http://totallylookslike.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/128877771635350530.jpg



I can see the resemblance.. but I think there'd be a lot of backlash

[The Stryker]

They look sorta the same! Oh no!

[Fugitoid Jones]

Whose to say that Joseph Gordon-Levitt will even play Grayson/a villain? He could play a detective or business exec trying to overthrow Bruce Wayne for Wayne Enterprises.

[deadpoolRKO]

Whose to say that Joseph Gordon-Levitt will even play Grayson/a villain? He could play a detective or business exec trying to overthrow Bruce Wayne for Wayne Enterprises.





He could be good as a young cop. Maybe Bullock. With batman on the run it makes sense for Harvey to make his debut.

[ToTheNines]

Whose to say that Joseph Gordon-Levitt will even play Grayson/a villain? He could play a detective or business exec trying to overthrow Bruce Wayne for Wayne Enterprises.

I was thinking Alberto Falcone perhaps. He's not Italian but Tom Wilkinson and Eric Roberts have turned in GREAT performances as Italian mobsters in the first two movies. I think Joe could pull it off.

He could be good as a young cop. Maybe Bullock. With batman on the run it makes sense for Harvey to make his debut.

http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/2/24284/461462-detective_harvey_bullock_super.jpg

http://geekgreek.com/picz/yoda_fail.jpg

[deadpoolRKO]

lol , yeah and in the show two face had a blue face with white hair , but there's always a chance they can change it up

[Candy Kappa]

lol , yeah and in the show two face had a blue face with white hair , but there's always a chance they can change it up

and bullock have almost always depicted as a large man, it's like... changing batman into a pink costume.

[Cowabunga Carl]

I would love to seee Bullock. He was always one of my favorite characters on TAS. I wouldn't care if he was thinner.

[ToTheNines]

He kinda fails to be Bullock if played by Gordon-Levitt. I'm sure he has acting range, but Bullock is a raucous slob, while Joe is handsome and slick. I understand that sometimes characters need to be updated, but Harvey Bullock just doesn't.

Plus, you KNOW there would be jagoffs in the theatres saying "HARVEE? TWO FACE DIDNT DIE LAST BATMOVIE THEN!".

[oldmanwinters]

Plus, you KNOW there would be jagoffs in the theatres saying "HARVEE? TWO FACE DIDNT DIE LAST BATMOVIE THEN!".

Oh, so true! When I was young, Batman: TAS was my first introduction to the modern Batman, so I was confused at having two Harveys as well!

[Andrew NDB]

Nick Nolte totally needs to play Bullock. Not the Third Rock brat.

[Candy Kappa]

Nick Nolte totally needs to play Bullock. Not the Third Rock brat.

now we're talking

[ToTheNines]

Nick Nolte totally needs to play Bullock. Not the Third Rock brat.

I think I'd like to see Vincent Pastore try him out.

[shuriken]

I thought the cop in the cell with the Joker was Bullock when I first saw the Dark Knight. But Gordon Levitt could be any number of guys... I wouldn't mind seeing Grayson.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP5YbXb6lFs

[deadpoolRKO]

If they do make him Grayson , would you rather see Robin or Nightwing ?

[Andrew NDB]

If they do make him Grayson , would you rather see Robin or Nightwing ?

Your options are only "Grayson alone" or "Nightwing," since "There will never, ever be a Robin as long as I have anything to do with the Batman movies" is a longstanding policy of Nolan's.

[deadpoolRKO]

Your options are only "Grayson alone" or "Nightwing," since "There will never, ever be a Robin as long as I have anything to do with the Batman movies" is a longstanding policy of Nolan's.

Would you want to see Nightwing ?

[Andrew NDB]

Would you want to see Nightwing ?

Not now, no. But I wouldn't mind an intro to Dick and a bit of a setup of that to come.

[Brodie]

Yeah, I love set-ups with no pay-offs.

[ToTheNines]

Marion Cotillard is on board. It's assumed that she's playing Talia.

[Raph's Girl]

Marion Cotillard is on board. It's assumed that she's playing Talia.

Well she could be Talia or heck even Helena. She's got the right look for both. But for all we know she could be Kathy/Kate Kane.

[Andrew NDB]

Well she could be Talia or heck even Helena.

Or Lady Shiva.

[ToTheNines]

Well she could be Talia or heck even Helena. She's got the right look for both. But for all we know she could be Kathy/Kate Kane.

Not really feeling her as Huntress, but Kathy Kane might be interesting.

Or Lady Shiva.

Also interesting, but like I'd been talking about earlier, I think they'd get more "mileage" out of a Talia/Shiva mash-up.

[Xav]

and bullock have almost always depicted as a large man, it's like... changing batman into a pink costume. Or like having Bane played by a short puffy lipped white guy.

[ToTheNines]

Or like having Bane played by a small puffy lipped bisexual white guy.

WOW.

First of all... short? yes. Small? no.

Secondly, what the heck man? We had to hear all those stupid "gay Joker" jokes when Heath was first attached to the role and had previously done Brokeback Mountain, and now this? A lot of actors have experimented with the same sex, and it doesn't change how badass the characters they play are. And you wouldn't be saying that if Hardy wasn't so honest.

Plus, I bet there's a large handful of gay men out there who could kick your ass.

[Voltron]

There's a lot of actors being picked up for this film! I hope Nolan doesn't have so many big roles that the story can't be told effectively.

I don't think he'll go with Huntress; it's too much of a back story to set up. Talia might be cool, since it would be a love triangle between Bruce and Selena. But Ra's mentioned that his family was killed in the first movie, and I would hate to think that they just forgot to mention this one other daughter. It'd be too much like Spidey 3, when it turns out Sandman killed Uncle Ben all along.

[Candy Kappa]

Height can be fixed in films, just look at Tom Cruise, he's like a hobbit!

[cqb101]

Or like having Bane played by a small puffy lipped bisexual white guy.

Yea, Hardy is so small...:roll:

http://powet.tv/powetblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/tom_hardy-bronson.jpg

[shuriken]

Or like having Bane played by a small puffy lipped bisexual white guy.

You referring to that duckface pic Hardy took of himself a while back :lol:
As long as he says more than "BANE" the whole time and has as much brains as Brawn Hardy is a good choice. Even if he did post duckface pics a while ago and is a bit short.

[Brodie]

What's this I hear about Joseph Gordon levitt being BLACK ****ING MASK?!??!?!


YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[ToTheNines]

What's this I hear about Joseph Gordon levitt being BLACK ****ING MASK?!??!?!


YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

I would have been happy with Alberto Falcone... but this is fuggin awesome!


:D:D:D:D

[deadpoolRKO]

What's this I hear about Joseph Gordon levitt being BLACK ****ING MASK?!??!?!


YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS


no way? :D

is this official ?

[chad]

I think Tom Hardy Will be good as Bane Not so sure about Anne Hathaway she's been in too many comedies

[Xav]

Secondly, what the heck man? We had to hear all those stupid "gay Joker" jokes when Heath was first attached to the role and had previously done Brokeback Mountain, and now this? A lot of actors have experimented with the same sex, and it doesn't change how badass the characters they play are. And you wouldn't be saying that if Hardy wasn't so honest.

Plus, I bet there's a large handful of gay men out there who could kick your ass. So I didn't say it would effect his acting. I was just trying to point out that Nolan has cast against type before. Honestly I bring up the fact he is bisexual and you automatically think I'm gay bashing.

As long as he says more than "BANE" the whole time and has as much brains as Brawn Hardy is a good choice. You forgot "STEP", "MONKEY", and "BAT".

[shuriken]

You forgot "STEP", "MONKEY", and "BAT".

touche':lol:

[Xav]

But no, f*** no, Bane is no henchman. The only time he's played second fiddle to anyone was during "Legacy," and that was to Ra's al f***in' Ghul... and that was with Talia promised to him as wife AND the plan to assassinate Ra's and take his place after the wedding.

Chuck Dixon created Bane to be the physical and mental equal and counterpoint to Batman. The Anti-Batman -- able to match Batman in any battle of wits or battle of brawn. Bane also worked for Lex Luthor, the Suicide Squad, the Secret Six, and even Batman himself and he was actuality created as the anti Doc Savage.

Yea, Hardy is so small...:roll:
I was talking about his height and weight compared to Bale's he is only putting on another 20lbs Christian Bale will be around the same size and there is no need for profanity.

[ToTheNines]

Black Mask thing was false, Gordon-Levitt is gonna be Alberto Falcone, which is awesome too.

I'm sure you guys have seen by now.

[deadpoolRKO]

I actually hadn't heard anything new. thanks nines

[Brodie]

I'm bummed about Black Mask, but Falcone is good too. Anything but Hugo Strange.

[ToTheNines]

I'm bummed about Black Mask, but Falcone is good too. Anything but Hugo Strange.

Word.

I honestly have no clue why all the ass heads on the internet were frothing at the mouth for Strange... he's not that great of a villain.

[shuriken]

^^ Maybe they can relate to being fond of manequins...er something.
Falcone Works, helps tie in the Mob guys from the Loeb books.

[Raph's Girl]

Well after weeks of wondering Joseph Gordon Levitt and Marion Cotillard's characters have been revealed. No Joseph isn't Black Mask or Falcone!

http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/joseph-gordon-levitt-and-marion-cotillards-dark-knight-rises-roles-revealed

Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Oscar winner Marion Cotillard (“La Vie en Rose”) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt have joined the cast of “The Dark Knight Rises,” the epic conclusion to the Dark Knight legend.

Cotillard will appear as Miranda Tate, a Wayne Enterprises board member eager to help a still-grieving Bruce Wayne resume his father’s philanthropic endeavors for Gotham.

Gordon-Levitt will play John Blake, a Gotham City beat cop assigned to special duty under the command of Commissioner Gordon.

"eager to help" aka Love interest?

[deadpoolRKO]

"eager to help" aka Love interest?


" a still grieving bruce wayne "


yep , sounds like he needs some love

[ToTheNines]

He will break you...

http://cdn.batman-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/forhashtagunaltered-1.jpg

[oldmanwinters]

Wait, why is Hannibal Lecter in a Batman movie?

Oh, wait...

I see it now.

[Billbeaux]

SUB ZERO WINS

Okay, with that bit of unoriginal claptrap out of the way...


All in all, not a bad first impression. My eyes aren't popping out of my head or anything, but that's because he more or less looks the way I figured he would, given Nolan's penchant for minimalism (i.e. Scarecrow just wore a bag on his head, Ra's wore whatever was practical...even the Joker's overall appearance was a bit subdued, imo). Blind stab here, but since the mask has to serve a practical purpose--and kind of resembles a rebreather of sorts--I wonder if Nolan and co. have re-imagined venom as an inhalant.

Still a bit touchy on the "race lift" issue. Makes me wonder, among other things, how Hardy will approach the accent, though I suppose that depends on the degree--if any--to which his origin/back story has been modified (correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe most animated incarnations of Bane have boasted a pronounced South American accent)


Tom Hardy's clearly been making use of his time in the gym. Without seeing him in full pose-down mode, it looks like he might be a little bigger and more toned than he was in Bronson. Whatever the case, certainly a far cry from the chopstick figure he cut back when the casting was first announced! (http://sevelina.biz/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/tom-hardy-batman-shirt-lax.jpg)

That said, I'm still something of a size king (...huh?) though that's my own fault...I'm a competitive weightlifter, and I'm constantly around BIG people. While I applaud the lengths that many actors go to to get in shape for a part, "holy crap he's HUGE!" isn't exactly the vibe I get from most contemporary action hero-type physiques (unless they're just big people to begin with). Of course some artists have drawn Bane to ludicrous proportions, and while that's obviously out of the question, part of me still wishes they could have cast someone cut from the Nathan Jones/Brock Lesnar cloth. Then again, there's a very good reason why guys like that are almost always cast as big dumb monosyllabic mooks!


A minor nitpick, all things considered. As others have rightly pointed out, Bane is FAR more than just dumb muscle. Somebody called him the "anit-Batman," with regards to both his physical and mental/psychological prowess...I'd say that fits. Hardy brings his A-game, and this Bane's less-than-inhuman physique will be the last thing on my mind. To that end I'd liken him to Ian McShane: that dude's pretty innocuous in interviews, not to mention a shrimp...but Al Swearengen, his character on Deadwood (who was originally written with a large, imposing actor in mind) is effin' terrifying. I have no doubt that Nolan--who's earned the benefit of the doubt from me to the extent that I wouldn't bat an eye if he'd announced Louie the Lilac as the central villain--knows what he's doing.

Minor aside: The more I dwell on it, the more I wish we could get a proper, in-depth adaptation of the Nightfall arc. No way to do that in a single film, but with the recent hit-or-miss spate of DC animated films they've been cranking out, perhaps at some point down the road we'll see a Nightfall trilogy (*paging Mr. Conroy!*)


All told, I'm pumped. One last issue still weighing on my mind, however:

Will Nolan or Goyer ever properly address the big fat "What if?" that's passed through the back of all our minds at one time or another over the past three years?

[Andrew NDB]

SUB ZERO WINS

Okay, with that bit of unoriginal claptrap out of the way...


All in all, not a bad first impression. My eyes aren't popping out of my head or anything, but that's because he more or less looks the way I figured he would, given Nolan's penchant for minimalism (i.e. Scarecrow just wore a bag on his head, Ra's wore whatever was practical...even the Joker's overall appearance was a bit subdued, imo). Blind stab here, but since the mask has to serve a practical purpose--and kind of resembles a rebreather of sorts--I wonder if Nolan and co. have re-imagined venom as an inhalant.

Still a bit touchy on the "race lift" issue. Makes me wonder, among other things, how Hardy will approach the accent, though I suppose that depends on the degree--if any--to which his origin/back story has been modified (correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe most animated incarnations of Bane have boasted a pronounced South American accent)


Tom Hardy's clearly been making use of his time in the gym. Without seeing him in full pose-down mode, it looks like he might be a little bigger and more toned than he was in Bronson. Whatever the case, certainly a far cry from the chopstick figure he cut back when the casting was first announced! (http://sevelina.biz/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/tom-hardy-batman-shirt-lax.jpg)

That said, I'm still something of a size king (...huh?) though that's my own fault...I'm a competitive weightlifter, and I'm constantly around BIG people. While I applaud the lengths that many actors go to to get in shape for a part, "holy crap he's HUGE!" isn't exactly the vibe I get from most contemporary action hero-type physiques (unless they're just big people to begin with). Of course some artists have drawn Bane to ludicrous proportions, and while that's obviously out of the question, part of me still wishes they could have cast someone cut from the Nathan Jones/Brock Lesnar cloth. Then again, there's a very good reason why guys like that are almost always cast as big dumb monosyllabic mooks!


A minor nitpick, all things considered. As others have rightly pointed out, Bane is FAR more than just dumb muscle. Somebody called him the "anit-Batman," with regards to both his physical and mental/psychological prowess...I'd say that fits. Hardy brings his A-game, and this Bane's less-than-inhuman physique will be the last thing on my mind. To that end I'd liken him to Ian McShane: that dude's a shrimp...but Al Swearengen, his character on Deadwood (who was originally written with a large, imposing actor in mind) is effin' terrifying. I have no doubt that Nolan--who's earned the benefit of the doubt from me to the extent that I wouldn't bat an eye if he'd announced Louie the Lilac as the central villain--knows what he's doing.

Minor aside: The more I dwell on it, the more I wish we could get a proper, in-depth adaptation of the Nightfall arc. No way to do that in a single film, but with the recent hit-or-miss spate of DC animated films they've been cranking out, perhaps at some point down the road we'll see a Nightfall trilogy (*paging Mr. Conroy!*)


All told, I'm pumped. One last issue still weighing on my mind, however:

Will Nolan or Goyer ever properly address the big fat "What if?" that's passed through the back of all our minds at one time or another over the past three years?

All thoughts I echo. Come to think of it, you're probably right on about Venom as an inhalant.

[Billbeaux]

I'll. Be. Damned.

Joker IS in TDKR!!!



Yesterday we reported that the highly-anticipated superhero tale The Dark Knight Rises recently started production, although no new cast members were revealed. Today we have news that Matthew Modine, Tom Conti, and Joey King have joined the cast.

http://www.movieweb.com/news/the-dark-knight-rises-adds-matthew-modine-tom-conti-and-joey-king


Come on, like you can blame me for that one!!!

[oldmanwinters]

I'm guessing a little carefully integrated CGI will pump Bane even further at key points in the movie. That's pretty much how it's worked in both comics and cartoons in recent years.

[Billbeaux]

Another relatively minor nitpick, but am I the only one scratching his head over the "John Blake" character? From what I gather it's a fairly high profile role, which has me wondering why Nolan/Goyer felt the need to create an original character instead of selecting one of the established GCPD officers. Crispus Allen, perhaps?

To a lesser degree, the same goes for TDK. Loeb and Flass--while modified--were lifted from the source material, but all of the cops in the Major Crimes division were original characters. I can only assume that Ramierez was originally meant to be Renee Montoya, and I see no reason why Det. Stephens--Gordon's burly, slightly abrasive right hand man--couldn't have been Harvey Bullock (he isn't even addressed by name in the film, so it's not like the "confusing" issue of having two characters named Harvey would have come up)

[Jurassic]

I'll. Be. Damned.

Joker IS in TDKR!!!



Yesterday we reported that the highly-anticipated superhero tale The Dark Knight Rises recently started production, although no new cast members were revealed. Today we have news that Matthew Modine, Tom Conti, and Joey King have joined the cast.

http://www.movieweb.com/news/the-dark-knight-rises-adds-matthew-modine-tom-conti-and-joey-king


Come on, like you can blame me for that one!!!

Don't you mean 2-Face?

[Redeemer]

Is this going to be the last Batman Movie??? or will they try for a fourth??? Bc we still have seen Robin, which I actaully like, But I am wondering if he will be introduced or if Batwomen will be introduced, bc Gorden does have a daughter.

[Jester]

Is this going to be the last Batman Movie??? or will they try for a fourth??? Bc we still have seen Robin, which I actaully like, But I am wondering if he will be introduced or if Batwomen will be introduced, bc Gorden does have a daughter.
Nolen and Bale both don't want a Robin. As for Batgirl Gordan's daughter is way too young in this series.

[Redeemer]

Nolen and Bale both don't want a Robin. As for Batgirl Gordan's daughter is way too young in this series.

I dont remember seeing her at all in the series so far?? I new they acknowledged him having a daughter, but I thought that she hasn't been seen on screen. I thought he had two son's and a daughter??

Plus how old is bruce in the series?? Like 30 or something?? He is still relatively young as the batman.

[Billbeaux]

Plus how old is bruce in the series?? Like 30 or something?? He is still relatively young as the batman.

He turned 30 in Begins. TDK takes place approximately a year after that. No word on how much time elapses between the second and third film.

[ToTheNines]

I dont remember seeing her at all in the series so far?? I new they acknowledged him having a daughter, but I thought that she hasn't been seen on screen.

Are you serious? The climax of The Dark Knight has Two-Face holding Gordon's whole family hostage.

[oldmanwinters]

As for Batgirl Gordan's daughter is way too young in this series.

What, you don't think they'll go this (http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/16200000/Batgirl-the-batman-16220797-491-450.jpg) route?8)

[Xav]

Will Nolan or Goyer ever properly address the big fat "What if?" that's passed through the back of all our minds at one time or another over the past three years? What the heck are you talking about?

Is this going to be the last Batman Movie??? or will they try for a fourth??? This will be the last Nolan/Bale Batman film they will do a reboot after this.

[Spitfire]

A reboot would be a really bad idea. If anything they will continue on with a different creative team but still keep him active. No need to redo the origin, no ones forgot it. It's already been filmed twice.

[Andrew NDB]

There has been zero word about any further Batman rebooting and unless Dark Knight Rises leaves a stink in people's mouths like Spider-Man 3 did or Hulk did, I wouldn't bet that's a thing that's in danger of changing. The series would continue with or without Nolan at the helm, who hasn't ruled out staying aboard as Producer for subsequent films. And if he stays aboard as producer I doubt Bale would bail.

Last I heard Aaronofsky (The Wrestler, Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream) was the heir apparent to Nolan on the series... and how cool would that be?

[Xav]

http://splashpage.mtv.com/2011/03/29/batman-reboot-planned-after-the-dark-knight-rises/

[Slap-Happy]

Last I heard Aaronofsky (The Wrestler, Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream) was the heir apparent to Nolan on the series... and how cool would that be?

When was this? Only time I'd heard of Aaronofsky for Batman was when he was gonna do Year One around ten years ago.

[Andrew NDB]

When was this? Only time I'd heard of Aaronofsky for Batman was when he was gonna do Year One around ten years ago.

A couple of months ago on AICN, I believe. And the funny thing about Aaronofsky is that at one point or another he's been attached to just about every comic book movie ever made... yet not of them ever end up actually going forward with him.

[The Stryker]

Last I heard Aaronofsky (The Wrestler, Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream) was the heir apparent to Nolan on the series... and how cool would that be?

Not cool at all if you go by his plans for Year one.

[ToTheNines]

Not cool at all if you go by his plans for Year one.

I was going to back this post up by listing everything wrong with that little idea... but it literally hurts my head and embarasses me to talk about it.

[Slap-Happy]

On the topic of Year One, I read somewhere that...

Bruce wears a hockey mask as Batman

A Lincoln continental was the bat mobile

Bruce lived and worked at mechanic's shop and wasn't a millionaire

Alfred is replaced by a middle aged black man named Big Al

and when Bruce starts crime fighting, he wears his father's ring, which somehow makes a bat out of the T and W for Thomas Wayne, leading the media to call him Batman.

If this is true... Then what the f*ck?

[XERO]

Bruce wears a hockey mask as Batman

You're kidding, right?

I mean, I know he skated around in Batman & Robin, but that's a little silly.

[Redeemer]

On the topic of Year One, I read somewhere that...

Bruce wears a hockey mask as Batman

A Lincoln continental was the bat mobile

Bruce lived and worked at mechanic's shop and wasn't a millionaire

Alfred is replaced by a middle aged black man named Big Al

and when Bruce starts crime fighting, he wears his father's ring, which somehow makes a bat out of the T and W for Thomas Wayne, leading the media to call him Batman.

If this is true... Then what the f*ck?

Scew that, sounds like the worse idea ever

[Candy Kappa]

Still beats the bat-credit card, bat-nipples and bat-cod pieces :P

[Jester]

You're kidding, right?

I mean, I know he skated around in Batman & Robin, but that's a little silly.
Here you go, Benny...er...XERO. (http://www.cracked.com/article_19206_5-superhero-movies-you-wont-believe-almost-got-made.html)

[XERO]

I think my brain just puked out a few billion neurons. :sick:

[Cure]

Still beats the bat-credit card, bat-nipples and bat-cod pieces :P

No, it doesn't. At least that stuff was funny.

[Turo602]

No, it doesn't. At least that stuff was funny.

Yeah, those movies were not to be taken that seriously. I still enjoyed them aside from the little things.

[Slap-Happy]

Here you go, Benny...er...XERO. (http://www.cracked.com/article_19206_5-superhero-movies-you-wont-believe-almost-got-made.html)
All of those are terrible ideas.

Specifically that Jack Black Green Lantern script.

They literally show the ring passing over a soldier risking his life to carry his friend out of rubble, a legless climber fighting for his life on a mountain, and a nurse in Africa fighting off dogs to help a pregnant woman... Only to choose Jack Black's character for "fearlessly" eating a animal carcass on a fear factor type show.

The Green Lantern is a comic in this universe

Jud (Jack Black) creates a small female green elf, which his best friend ends up having sex with.

An asteroid called the Pikachu asteroid is hurtling towards earth, and the way Jud saves the planet from it is by making a construct of Superman, and making it fly around the earth, turning it backwards, makin the asteroid get farther away as they go back in time.

Jud takes Killowog to earth where he proceeds to get Killowog drunk

Sinestro is defeated by him slamming into a silo, yellow grain spills onto him, making yellow baby chicks go to him. Yes. That is how he is defeated.

Also, this is a minor nitpick, but Smigel spells Tomar-Re as Toma-Re.

[ToTheNines]

http://movies.ign.com/articles/117/1176577p1.html

Liam Neeson reprises his role as The Head of The Demon.

You know what? I think this is gonna be a great movie, but the general public is going to hate it. I personally love Batman Begins just as much, if not more, than The Dark Knight, so I'm pumped about this. However, there are a LOT of people who haven't seen Begins, and a good handful don't even know it exists.

[AT-Man]

http://movies.ign.com/articles/117/1176577p1.html

Liam Neeson reprises his role as The Head of The Demon.


Despite the spoiler tags, you could have said DON'T READ THIS!!!!! Like they say in that link.

[ToTheNines]

Piss off. If I didn't want anyone to read it, I wouldn't have posted it.

I was courteous enough to use the spoiler tags, and that's that. People are either spoiler readers or spoiler dodgers. Get over it.

Anyways, here's another. ABSOLUTELY DON'T EVER READ THIS SPOILER IF YOU DON'T LIKE SPOILERS.

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[AT-Man]

Now you're just being unnecessarily rude. I should have realized that text in spoiler tags could actually involve spoilers about the movie, now I do and I won't click on them ever again.

[ToTheNines]

Dude.... what else would I have put in spoiler tags?

[Jester]

Dude.... what else would I have put in spoiler tags?
Spoilers about your favorite kind of cheese?

[Redeemer]

Dude.... what else would I have put in spoiler tags?

"Attention retards, dont read this as it may ruin ur experience!!Read at ur own risk!!" :lol:

[Turo602]

The only reason IGN made a big deal over the spoiler was because some crybabies complained because they chose to see a Spider-Man Edge of Time spoiler after it was stated. But if something says spoiler then don't click on it if you're going to complain about something being spoiled.

[Andrew NDB]

I don't get why Neeson is a spoiler -- we already knew that his character was going to be in it when they announced that dude playing "Young Ra's al Ghul." That Neeson is reprising the role for a minute is just news, not a spoiler (especially since we don't know the context of if he's just in it for flashbacks, or in the post-Batman Begins present).

[Leogeddon]

I am definitely looking forward to this movie, I don't think they will have enough time to have even a hint of a love interest in Catwoman with all the crazy stuff going on at once since it's gotta end the trilogy (or did he change his mind), it's less chances of loose ends. But who knows, I wouldn't doubt it since Rachael's little spill back there in TDK. Don't forget the power of that letter they put in towards the last 1/4 of the movie.

[ToTheNines]

Teaser trailer next week.

[Raph's Girl]

Teaser trailer next week.

Yep. It's attached to Harry Potter

[deadpoolRKO]

Yep. It's attached to Harry Potter

sweeet. another reason to see that movie

[ToTheNines]

I bet it sucks kinda like the teaser for The Dark Knight did, but we did get to hear Ledger's Joker, and I really want to hear what kind of accent Tom Hardy speaks with as Bane, so I'm pumped that portion of it at least.

[Venom]

Without reading too many pages, I still think the title is lazy. "The Caped Crusader" should have been the next logical name in the sequence.

[ZariusTwo]

That would be fruity since that title is most commonly associated with Adam West era Bats

For consistency issues, the whole trilogy should have had "Dark Knight" in the title

[Raph's Girl]

That would be fruity since that title is most commonly associated with Adam West era Bats

Adam West is reportadly in the movie. *lol*

[Slap-Happy]

I bet it sucks kinda like the teaser for The Dark Knight did, but we did get to hear Ledger's Joker, and I really want to hear what kind of accent Tom Hardy speaks with as Bane, so I'm pumped that portion of it at least.
Well, the trailer is supposedly 1 minute, 33 seconds. Dark Knight was 56-59 seconds, Begins was a minute, 10 seconds. So We're probably gonna get a good look at something. It was rumored that the next part of the marketing campaign was focused on Catwoman, so that might be the basis of the trailer.

[Iroh]

Man, all of these Batman films. :roll: Are there any villians left? Its like Batman defeated all of them from Batman to Batman: The Dark Knight. I don't know but I will watch it for fun.

[ToTheNines]

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[Brodie]

Man, all of these Batman films. :roll: Are there any villians left? Its like Batman defeated all of them from Batman to Batman: The Dark Knight. I don't know but I will watch it for fun.

That's a funny joke.

That poster...also a joke. I already paid to see Inception. I don't want ****ing Batception.

[Slap-Happy]

I heard a rumor that...Bane doesn't break Batman's back. But Gordan's instead.

[Iroh]

That poster...also a joke. I already paid to see Inception. I don't want ****ing Batception.

Batception FTW!! LOL!

[ToTheNines]

I heard a rumor that...Bane doesn't break Batman's back. But Gordan's instead.

As long as it happens to someone lol

[Godzilla]

Edit

Posted leaked version of the teaser trailer, but it was quickly taken down. No surprise there I suppose.

[AT-Man]

Anyone, please post (a leaked version of) the teaser if you can! :o

[Slap-Happy]

Part 1
-Trailer opens with studio logos set on top of the blue flame from Dark Knight.
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Start panning up some buildings, but to screen card. EVERY HERO HAS A JOURNEY.
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Cuts to a shot from Begins with Bruce walking up to that Village when he’s looking for Ra’s
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Screen Card: EVERY HERO HAS AN END
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Ra’s voice over: If you make yourself more than just a man. If you devout yourself to be ideal. And you become something else entirely. A legend Mr. Wayne….A LEGEND!
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Screen Card: THE EPIC CONCLUSION
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Cut to Gordon in a hospital bed laying on his side. Looks to be in serious pain. Has A breathing mask on. Is talking to someone.
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Gordon: We were in this together, then you were gone…….Now this Evil rises. The Batman…..HAS to come back.(all this is said in a very raspy voice, in much pain)

[Slap-Happy]

Part 2

Bruce/Batman(its not shown who he’s talking to, so don’t know in which form Bruce is visiting him in. My guess would be as Bruce Wayne) : What if he doesn’t exist anymore?

This part is the hardest to understand in the entire trailer, I listened to it at least 10 times but the score is over powering here and Gordon is having trouble talking. It sounds like if says Humor me while trying to laugh. I might be wrong here, full disclosure.
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During this quick talk we’re shown a shot of the bat cycle when it drives up the ramp from Dark Knight, Gordon destroying the bat Signal all cut in with the Hospital. As well as super fast flashes of Bane’s face.
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Pan up crumbling buildings to reveal the teaser poster, the camera zooms to the white opening and on an all white screen the title appears. The score reaches a fever pitch before turning over to The chanting from the website.
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THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
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[Slap-Happy]

Part 3 (sorry for the quadruple post, but I thought this should be seen.:ohwell:)

Fades to black and then we see Batman backing away from something, then Bane enters from the left side of the screen. Very quick shot then the trailers done.
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[oldmanwinters]

Thankee, Mr. Chicken!

[Andrew NDB]

http://www.harvestingtv.com/2011/07/dark-knight-rises-teaser-trailer.html

[ToTheNines]

Damn it, I could hardly understand what they were saying!

EDIT: Just read chicken's posts, and even though I'm still pumped for this movie... I must say: Gordon's dialouge was super corny if that's actually what he said.

[discordiatookie]

Although it does seem a bit corny written down, I never felt the corn when actually watching it. And I heard "You must" rather than "Humour me". All in all, looks pretty awesome to me!




Man, all of these Batman films. :roll: Are there any villians left? Its like Batman defeated all of them from Batman to Batman: The Dark Knight. I don't know but I will watch it for fun.

Eh, what? Yeah, there's quite a few villains left, they've barely touched the tip of the iceberg of Batman's rogues gallery...

[ToTheNines]

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[Brodie]

Incredibly lackluster teaser. I'm getting increasingly less interested in this movie.

The one thing they should have done when bringing in Bane, they somehow ****ed up.

I find it insanely odd how a comic book movie can come off as being inherently pretentious, but thanks to Nolan, its possible.

[ToTheNines]

Incredibly lackluster teaser.

It sucked. The only good teaser this series has had was the one for Batman Begins.

[sdp]

I thought the teaser and trailer for Batman Begins were terrible and its one of my favorite movies. I'm not a fan of Bane being used, I would have much rather have seen Riddler, Black Mask, or Penguin but oh well Nolan hasn't disappointed yet.

I think TDKR will get hated on because of the overrated film that The Dark Knight is, which as good as it is Batman Begins is better in every way. Not crapping on TDK but I wonder if Ledger hadn't died if it had been half as big as it became, I mean Begins while it made a lot of money it mostly went under the radar so to speak, it never had or got the amount of hype TDK got. Anyways there's way too many expectations and people want a bunch of different things the franchise to do for the last film and there is no way they'll please anyone.

Personally I'm sure I'll think the movie will be awesome/amazing, however I doubt it'll be as good as Begins. I'm actually more interested in seeing the post-Nolan Batman films. While I loved the realistic take of the Nolan movies, I don't think the next director should try to do it for the fourth film since it won't be able to live up to it, it needs to try something different, adding more sci-fi would work and help differentiate it while adding something new. While people may hate on the Schumacher films, quality of the movies aside I really dig the art style they went with and how different it was from Burtons gothic art style.

[The Stryker]

The next Batman movie should have the same style as the Brave and the bold series just to f*ck with all the Nolan jockriders.

[ToTheNines]

I'm kinda worried that I'm going to have the exact same problem with Bane that I had with Joker in TDK, which was the fact that he was damn near invincible. I still hate how the Joker strolls through that movie as easily as he did. Obviously that kind of thing is more believable with a guy like Bane, but he can't be bulletproof.

[XERO]

Dude, it's the Joker. He hardly dies anyway.

[Iroh]

It sucked. The only good teaser this series has had was the one for Batman Begins.

You are right! Batman Begins really and truly had me on edge when Wayne was training. That was an epic movie!

[shuriken]

I'm kinda worried that I'm going to have the exact same problem with Bane that I had with Joker in TDK, which was the fact that he was damn near invincible. I still hate how the Joker strolls through that movie as easily as he did. Obviously that kind of thing is more believable with a guy like Bane, but he can't be bulletproof.

Joker kept getting his ass kicked and almost always had an some sort of protection with him. SO yeah...
Besides Bane doesn't need to be bullet proof. Batman doesn't use bullets. Or guns for that matter. Bane's just a super intelligent man beast out to break people's backs and take over Gotham.

[Iroh]

Joker kept getting his ass kicked and almost always had an some sort of protection with him. SO yeah...
Besides Bane doesn't need to be bullet proof. Batman doesn't use bullets. Or guns for that matter. Bane's just a super intelligent man beast out to break people's backs and take over Gotham.

I believe Batman is going to use his batarang to disconnect those hoses on Bane's head to stun him. Then, he will wrap the grappling hook around Bane's neck to choke him out.:lol::rolling:

[ToTheNines]

Dude, it's the Joker. He hardly dies anyway.

Joker kept getting his ass kicked and almost always had an some sort of protection with him. SO yeah...
Besides Bane doesn't need to be bullet proof. Batman doesn't use bullets. Or guns for that matter.

I'm not even really talking about Batman here, and I'm not saying someone should have killed the Joker. It's just that he seemed like he could do anything. Only one of the Mob bosses tries anything against him out of all of them. And I know Gotham's corrupt and all but it doesn't seem likely that he could rig the Major Crimes Unit and the hospital with that many explosives....

And then after the police station gets blown up, he just walks right out with Lao and steals a bunch of cop cars. You mean to tell me that the explosion incapacitated every single officer in the precinct?

But hopefully Bane is rolling deep with the whole League of Shadows. A band of ninjas is a more believable threat than a bunch of ragtag thugs and their clown ring-leader.

[Godzilla]

Teaser has been officially released now.

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[Leo656]

Can't wait for it, but it saddens me that no matter how good it is, it's a lame-duck movie because everyone already knows they're rebooting it in a couple years.

Hopefully the next series picks up a few years into the Batman saga, rather than the usual "it's new cast/director/tone so let's re-do the origin again". I doubt they could do much better than Begins, so it'd be nice to see them try some Batman stories that haven't been on film yet. I vote for Robin, finally (I don't count Forever or Batman & Robin, they totally didn't even try to do it properly). If they can make Robin awesome in the comics (and they have), they could easily do a Trilogy of films where he joins Batman, matures as Robin in the second one, and finally becomes Nightwing in the third one. And since they love starting new Franchises so much, they could easily spin Nightwing off into his own movie at that point and not have to reboot Batman yet again. It'd be easy as hell, they're just too lazy to try. I'm sick of "Batman the crazy dark loner" in movies; yeah it's a vital part of the mythos, but look it up: 99% of Batman's career he was anything but a loner.

But back on the topic of the new flick, I can't wait to see how they finish up. I've been wanting to see a decent take on Bane for almost 20 years. I'm sad they're ending the series because I would have loved to see their take on guys like Riddler, Penguin, etc., but at least it looks like they're going out on the highest of notes, rather than limp to the end like Schumacher's abortions did.

[ToTheNines]

Yeah, I say it's definitely time for Robin. I know most people are gonna sh*t on the idea, but it could be done well. The last movie series started Dick too old and comics started him too young. If they make him a 13-14 year old kid (who would have to be cast very carefully) when Bruce adopts him, that'd make a lot more sense. Plus that'd make him just about old enough to become Nightwing by the time the sequel rolls around, and I know the audience would be more open to that idea.

And of course, put him in the Red Robin costume.

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I would have loved to see their take on guys like Riddler, Penguin, etc., but at least it looks like they're going out on the highest of notes, rather than limp to the end like Schumacher's abortions did.

Riddler... Idk. Penguin definitely.

I also would have liked to this Bat-verses version of Poison Ivy (sexy red-headed eco-terrorist), Black Mask (as a cult leader rather than straight up crime boss) and even Mr. Freeze or the Ventriloquist (as side villains, not the big baddies)

[Leo656]

Ehh, I'm more a fan of the original Tim Drake outfit from 1991-ish onward. Perfect blend of classic and modern. That was the one thing about Forever that I didn't hate, was the Robin suit, they kept it as close to the books as they could for a change. They just screwed up by putting in someone who was way too old, as you said, and confusing Grayson's personality with Jason Todd's, probably to condense all three Robins into one (Grayson's origin, Todd's personality, and Drake's suit).

And I'm sure they could have done an awesome Riddler in the Nolan-verse. They could have played it as the one guy who could out-smart Batman rather than the customary "goofy" version everyone remembers. Riddler's had his moments, it just takes a good writer to find them. No bad characters, just lazy writers, that's basic Creative Writing philosophy.

I agree, though, Black Mask could'a been cool also. And even though circumstances necessitated it, I'm never happy that The Joker only ever gets one story per movie series even though he's the only Batman villain that comic readers seem to care about, Two-Face being a close second and he gets the same treatment. Ah well.

[ToTheNines]

As far strictly Robin costumes go? Yeah, Tim Drake's is the best. It's just that I, and a LOT of people, don't like the bullsh*t idea that a Domino mask is sufficient identity protection. And there should be as little yellow as possible in the outfit too. I really like Dick's suit in Young Justice right now, except for the effing yellow cape.

As far as Riddler goes, I do like him and wouldn't mind seeing him in a reboot, but I just feel like his name alone is too goofy for a Nolan Bat-movie. Even his real name is stupid lol.

Agreed whole-heartedly on Joker but not on Two-Face. I loved how he was handled in TDK and hated him enough in Forever to not care about seeing him anymore in that series.

[Leo656]

I think the conceit is that since Robin is just a kid, and his alter-ego is not a prominent public figure like Bruce Wayne or Clark Kent, nobody really cares who Robin is, except maybe Child Protective Services. Bad guys just can't get over the fact they keep getting beat up by a 12-year old. I only ever got the idea that Joker and Two-Face cared who Robin really was, and even then it was only about Dick and his relationship with each of them.

Riddler's real name is Eddie Nashton, "Edward Nigma" is an alias. So that would still work in a flick without being goofy. They could even twist it just a bit darker from the comics and make him a toned-down Jigsaw-style serial killer (thematically, not as far as gore content), obsessed with leaving riddles as to his next victims, or using variations on the ? as a theme in his murders. Many serial killers or other disturbed individuals frequently have near-genius intelligence, so I could see The Riddler portrayed as a sociopathic genius, someone so much more intelligent than everyone else that he could get away with anything, even murder, and the only one who can stop him is Batman. Only problem there is that it's too close to Joker's MO from TDK, but it's an example of how it wouldn't take much to do a "serious" take on Riddler.

Here's an idea as well: In the hypothetical film, the identity of The Riddler is shrouded in mystery, just like the man and his motives. We don't actually see him physically until later on, and when we do he is always partially obscured and we never see his face. Meanwhile, new Gotham City D.A. Edward Nashton (see where I'm going with this?) organizes a task force to solve the mysterious "Riddler" killings, and prove that Gotham doesn't need Batman. Then about 3/4 of the way through, we get the big reveal a'la Ra's from Batman Begins, but only Batman knows the truth and he has to find a way to stop Riddler without looking like an enemy of the GCPD and Nashton. Theoretically that could pick up right where TDK left off, not saying it would be better than what they're actually doing though, just saying it's one idea.

He'd have to be the suit and derby hat Riddler, though, not the spandex guy. Maybe his suit could even be black with little green ?s instead of the reverse. Can't think who'd play him, though, I'm bad at fantasy casting.

[ToTheNines]

Alright, but the reason Tim starts wearing the Red Robin suit was because he got his dome busted up. Domino masks offer no head protection.

Not a bad idea for Riddler though. I always thought it would be cool to have him be Gotham City PD's star forensics scientist before Batman was in town. Then once Batman starts solving all the major mysteries, Edward's narcissism leaves him feeling inadequate (maybe even throw in something about Bruce Wayne making some donation to the department that also makes his job less important). This gives him motivation to hate Batman and start digging into who he really is, and begin setting up a string of murder mysteries that are near impossible to solve.

Still don't think it's a good idea to actually call him "The Riddler" and you'd probably need a brusier like Hush, Deadshot or someone else in the story to provide the hand-to-hand fighting that poor Eddie's never been very good at.

As for an actor? I envision a handsome guy who can also pull off "creepy". Maybe Jeremy Renner, he portrayed Jeffrey Dahmer in movie from a while back.

[Andrew NDB]

Some quick thoughts:

* No, no Robins (or Batgirls) have any place in a Nolan-verse Batman movie.
* Riddler is basically a bargain basement, somewhat saner Joker and to expect a POST-Joker Nolan-verse movie to feature the Riddler is silly.
* I'm about the biggest Bane fan on the planet (I've scoured every single appearance and bought it, no matter how small) and I can't wait to see him in action in Dark Knight. I keep replaying those two seconds over and over again.
* Catwoman will be cool to see. The more I think about Hathaway in the role, the more I like it.
* I think it's sh*tty and somewhat selfish that this is being billed as "the epic conclusion" blah blah blah. I mean, come on, Nolan. Just wrap up your trilogy, walk gracefully away with or without Bale, then pass the baton/car keys to the next director to keep this ship sailing.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Teaser has been officially released now.

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lookin good

[ToTheNines]

* I think it's sh*tty and somewhat selfish that this is being billed as "the epic conclusion" blah blah blah. I mean, come on, Nolan. Just wrap up your trilogy, walk gracefully away with or without Bale, then pass the baton/car keys to the next director to keep this ship sailing.

There's plenty of rumblings that Batman will die in this movie. Defnitely don't like the idea, but we'll have to wait and see if that even happens before getting worked up about it.

[Brodie]

There's plenty of rumblings that Batman will die in this movie..

I ****ing hope so.

[ToTheNines]

I ****ing hope so.

Por que, ese?

[A little *too* Raph]

So I am going to be at Heinz Field for the filming on Aug 6, I'm so excited!

[ToTheNines]

Sweet. Let us know what you see lol

[TheCanadiandrome]

So I am going to be at Heinz Field for the filming on Aug 6, I'm so excited!

dude, you're lucky

[A little *too* Raph]

I know, right? The day after I got my reservation confirmed they said they had reached capacity... I just made it. I posed a few of the details from the email I got below. Nothing *too* spoiler-ish, but proceed at your own risk.


* It will be a late fall to winter scene in Gotham City...
So we're going to need everyone to wear a coat or jacket that they can take off between scenes.
Dress for hot weather under the coat.
If you have any coats or jackets that are "gold and black", please bring them, otherwise dark or black jackets or coats work.

•More On Weather:
Looks like THEY ARE FILMING RAIN OR SHINE (as long as there's no lightning going on).
Truth is, hey, this is Gotham City... and Gotham as you remember from past films is a Very Very Moody Place.
So, whatever the weather Dark Knight Rises IS filming.
If it starts raining too hard we will move under the stadium overhangs to keep dry till it lets up.

*The first scene of our filming day is the kick off scene.
And from what we're hearing we're in for some really special surprises as to who's on the Gotham Rogues football team.

[ToTheNines]

I hope Bane's not a football player.

[ToTheNines]

http://batman-news.com/2011/07/22/christopher-judge-joins-the-dark-knight-rises-cast/

Christopher Judge has joined the cast. He was Teal'c in Stargate.

[A little *too* Raph]

Just got another update email. Possible spoilers ahead...


So couple of things about the day we've been hearing, The kick off scene will probably be the earliest along with the National Anthem.
We've heard that there are going to be some pretty big surprises as to who's going to be there for both of those.
Then there's going to be some things blown up, more on that as we hear it.
Some more key and telling scenes before lunch with us in them.
Then another huge special effects scene later afternoon. Again with some big surprises that they just won't talk about in advance.
Tons of great raffle prizes given away ALL DAY.

[ToTheNines]

Bane, standing on top of a camouflage Tumbler.

http://batman-news.com/2011/07/30/the-dark-knight-rises-set-photos-reveal-tom-hardy-as-bane/

[Jurassic]

new pic surfaced
http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/blogs/theprojector/bigbatmanbane.jpg