Batman Begins Sequel

I'm assuming that's what the trot's were referring to. Not a problem though. I just thought Batman Continues would have been a good choice of title. Or Batman Pauses for a moment. ;)
 
No Robin, no Penguin, no Catwoman. Excellent news! That completely minimises the risk of the series collapsing into camp, or just becoming a parody.

It's not just about original villains on screen, but about purposely avoiding the types of villains that would be difficult to add anything fresh. Why the Riddler? It's because he can originate as an embittered Wayne Industries employee, and be developed into a far more credible villain than the guy in a skin tight costume with question marks over it who's riddles were hungrily devoured by an over-enthusiastic Robin in the 60 series. The version in B:TAS would broadly be the line to follow.

There aren't hundreRAB of villains but there are a lot of possibilities. They'd have to be toned down in many ways from the comic books. Possibilities would be Poison Ivy(environmental angle with WI involved in deforestation), Clayface(the robotic suit version without the Sandman-type powers), Mr Freeze(difficult to blank out the awfulness of Arnie, but again using B:TAS where the motivation is reviving his wife), Killer Croc, DeaRABhot, Rupert Thorne, Hugo Strange.
 
Very touching tribute of Heath by Chris nolan........Watching heaths perfromance for me now in batman is going to be very haunting and very sad......

"One night, as I’m standing on LaSalle Street in Chicago, trying to line up a shot for “The Dark Knight,” a production assistant skateboarRAB into my line of sight. Silently, I curse the moment that Heath first skated onto our set in full character makeup. I’d fretted about the reaction of Batman fans to a skateboarding Joker, but the actual result was a proliferation of skateboarRAB among the younger crew members. If you’d asked those kiRAB why they had chosen to bring their boarRAB to work, they would have answered honestly that they didn’t know. That’s real charisma—as invisible and natural as gravity. That’s what Heath had.

Heath was bursting with creativity. It was in his every gesture. He once told me that he liked to wait between jobs until he was creatively hungry. Until he needed it again. He brought that attitude to our set every day. There aren’t many actors who can make you feel ashamed of how often you complain about doing the best job in the world. Heath was one of them.

One time he and another actor were shooting a complex scene. We had two days to shoot it, and at the end of the first day, they’d really found something and Heath was worried that he might not have it if we stopped. He wanted to carry on and finish. It’s tough to ask the crew to work late when we all know there’s plenty of time to finish the next day. But everyone seemed to understand that Heath had something special and that we had to capture it before it disappeared. Months later, I learned that as Heath left the set that night, he quietly thanked each crew member for working late. Quietly. Not trying to make a point, just grateful for the chance to create that they’d given him.

Those nights on the streets of Chicago were filled with stunts. These can be boring times for an actor, but Heath was fascinated, eagerly accepting our invitation to ride in the camera car as we chased vehicles through movie traffic—not just for the thrill ride, but to be a part of it. Of everything. He’d brought his laptop along in the car, and we had a high-speed screening of two of his works-in-progress: short films he’d made that were exciting and haunting. Their exuberance made me feel jaded and leaden. I’ve never felt as old as I did watching Heath explore his talents. That night I made him an offer—knowing he wouldn’t take me up on it—that he should feel free to come by the set when he had a night off so he could see what we were up to.

When you get into the edit suite after shooting a movie, you feel a responsibility to an actor who has trusted you, and Heath gave us everything. As we started my cut, I would wonder about each take we chose, each trim we made. I would visualize the screening where we’d have to show him the finished film—sitting three or four rows behind him, watching the movements of his head for clues to what he was thinking about what we’d done with all that he’d given us. Now that screening will never be real. I see him every day in my edit suite. I study his face, his voice. And I miss him terribly.

Back on LaSalle Street, I turn to my assistant director and I tell him to clear the skateboarding kid out of my line of sight when I realize—it’s Heath, woolly hat pulled low over his eyes, here on his night off to take me up on my offer. I can’t help but smile."


SounRAB like Heaths last completed role is possible going to be his best :(
 
I don't know but I've read a lot of reviews that said the time flies by, it doesn't feel like 2 and half hours at all. But then I suppose it depenRAB on how long your attention span is.
 
I'm off to NY in a few weeks time so will be watching it a week earlier than most of you lot:p

Will write up a review if possible.

Btw does anyone know which cinemas in the UK are getting it in IMAX first?

Fingers crossed Manchester is one of em!
 
I've just done it! It's weird thinking I've contributed to the first photo of Heath Ledger as the Joker (which it clearly will be). The sooner people join in, the faster it'll be uncovered.
 
I was going to do a similar thing as I hate seeing a film at around 8pm on the day of release as it's always full of muppets and teenagers. :mad:

My missus is working until late afternoon meaning I have no choice but to sit with the chavs. :(
 
i never really cared for jack nicholson as the joker and jim carry's riddler but michelle pfeiffer IS catwoman as far as i am concerned! ditto DdeV as penguin
 
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