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[sharpshooter]

This campaign is excellent. I like how the Joker's actions are getting reported and getting bigger, all looming for the showdown in 2008. Ingenius.

[Agent 76]

It is a smart campaign, full of details, a new approach to the marketing of a movie, nowadays.

[Andrew]

[quote]August 11, 2007 - For those who've been following IGN Comics' coverage of Wizard World Chicago 2007, here's a special movie-related treat: The cast and crew of The Dark Knight

[Cruiserweight]

The trailer was short and sweet and it did it's job.I'm very interested in seeing this film.

[Professor Dent]

I've seen the teaser trailer twice now in the theater & it has my interest as well.

[Navy007Fan]

Here is an account of the "The Dark Knight" panel at the Wizard World comic convention, Chicago. Sounds amazing!!!!

[Cruiserweight]

Two major additions to the speculation that Two Face will appear in the film came in the form of a single shot of a spinning 50 cent piece and the final image: after the action montage has slowed down, the camera cuts to a bartender looking at Harvey Dent, whose only onscreen presence is his left shoulder and a bit of a reddish-purple scarred neck.

Edited by Cruiserweight, 14 August 2007 - 03:53 AM.

[Harmsway]

Two-Face is a major part of this film. Anybody thinking he's just a sequel set-up is dead wrong.

[tdalton]

Two-Face is a major part of this film. Anybody thinking he's just a sequel set-up is dead wrong.

How many villains is this movie going to have? We've got the Joker, Scarecrow (I'm assuming, since he wasn't caught at the end of Batman Begins), Two-Face, and I seem to remember that there was another villain rumored to be played by Anthony Michael Hall that was supposed to be well known to fans of the comics.

[Tarl_Cabot]

Patton Oswalt can be the Penguin...he's 5'5.

[dinovelvet]

I thought Paul Giamatti would make a good penguin.

Oh, and he could also play The Penguin in a Batman movie, I suppose.

[Navy007Fan]

Two-Face is a major part of this film. Anybody thinking he's just a sequel set-up is dead wrong.

Do you have a source for this, or are you speculating?

[00Twelve]

I thought Paul Giamatti would make a good penguin.

Oh, and he could also play The Penguin in a Batman movie, I suppose.

Who knows if anyone will ever look the part as DeVito did, but if there's a guy in the world who can disappear into this role and make Penguin a serious, threatening character, it's Giamatti. The man has just never sucked in any role he's played.

And, more to the topic of DK, I'm just really glad that Caine and Freeman agreed to come back. Heavyweights like them could have passed easily (and Freeman the easier of the two), but they're sticking around and helping this story continue to keep as much continuity as possible from BB and give Bale some first class support. I watched BB again last night, and it makes me feel good that they're back. Ok, sorry, let's all hug and get it over with. Thanks.

[Harmsway]

Two-Face is a major part of this film. Anybody thinking he's just a sequel set-up is dead wrong.

How many villains is this movie going to have? We've got the Joker, Scarecrow (I'm assuming, since he wasn't caught at the end of Batman Begins), Two-Face, and I seem to remember that there was another villain rumored to be played by Anthony Michael Hall that was supposed to be well known to fans of the comics.

Well, the film is going to be near 3 hours in length, so there's plenty of room to fit it all in there.

Two-Face is a major part of this film. Anybody thinking he's just a sequel set-up is dead wrong.

Do you have a source for this, or are you speculating?

A concrete, definite source. Namely a call sheet from THE DARK KNIGHT that lists lots of scene descriptions. And I've heard things from other people "in the know," as it were.

[The Dove]

As far as I've heard, Cillian Murphy will not be back in The Dark Knight as Scarecrow..maybe if there is a third Batman Begins film...

[Harmsway]

As far as I've heard, Cillian Murphy will not be back in The Dark Knight as Scarecrow..maybe if there is a third Batman Begins film...

He already shot scenes as Scarecrow. We have video and pictures of it. In THE DARK KNIGHT, Scarecrow is one of the gang leaders vying for control of the city.

Supposedly, at one point we'll see the Joker in fear-vision.

[sharpshooter]

Scarecrow wouldnt have a hand in conjuring up some Joker venom would he?

[The Dove]

As far as I've heard, Cillian Murphy will not be back in The Dark Knight as Scarecrow..maybe if there is a third Batman Begins film...

He already shot scenes as Scarecrow. We have video and pictures of it. In THE DARK KNIGHT, Scarecrow is one of the gang leaders vying for control of the city.

Supposedly, at one point we'll see the Joker in fear-vision.

Oh really?!! WOW Thats great!! So we'll have THREE villians in this! I LIKE!!

[Harmsway]

Scarecrow wouldnt have a hand in conjuring up some Joker venom would he?

I don't really know. I believe Scarecrow and Joker are at odds with one another, not partners. Furthermore, we have yet to know whether Joker venom appears in THE DARK KNIGHT or not (though there are plenty of "Joker-like" murder methods, though).

Oh really?!! WOW Thats great!! So we'll have THREE villians in this! I LIKE!!

Four if you count Anthony Michael Hall, who's rumored to play Edward Nygma (aka the Riddler). There's a lot of story going on in THE DARK KNIGHT. A lot. This is a really epic story with a complexity never before seen in a superhero film.

[Loomis]

This is a really epic story with a complexity never before seen in a superhero film.

Why do these words strike me with dread? I guess they come across as similar to Eon's "We're making a darker Bond film this time, and peeling back the layers of the characters, and there will be 'Bond women' instead of 'Bond girls'" patter, i.e. the sort of thing that makers of superhero movies seem to say every time out.

Although I do appreciate that it's not coming from the mouth of someone involved with THE DARK KNIGHT.

[Tarl_Cabot]

The movie looks to be very promising...more action, less exposition,and best of all no scarlet letter 'TV' on her chest Katie Holmes...I love the choice of Ledger as the Joker...and it's filming here in Chicago and your neck of the woods, London...I'm not a Batman fanboy but it could be a great Super hero flick.

I'm still more excited for Iron Man but it would be cool to have 2 high quality summer films(for a change!).

[tdalton]

Two-Face is a major part of this film. Anybody thinking he's just a sequel set-up is dead wrong.

How many villains is this movie going to have? We've got the Joker, Scarecrow (I'm assuming, since he wasn't caught at the end of Batman Begins), Two-Face, and I seem to remember that there was another villain rumored to be played by Anthony Michael Hall that was supposed to be well known to fans of the comics.

Well, the film is going to be near 3 hours in length, so there's plenty of room to fit it all in there.

If it's three hours, then the number of villains will probably be OK. I was just concerned that they were going to try to cram 4 villains into a standard 2 hour film, but since that's not the case, I don't think that having 4 will be a problem. I do hope that the character that Anthony Michael Hall is playing is Edward Nygma/The Riddler because I think that he would be very well cast in that role, and it would be interesting to see the character portrayed within the much more serious tone of this rebooted franchise as opposed to the over-the-top fashion that we saw in the previous one.

[Jim]

Well, the film is going to be near 3 hours in length, so there's plenty of room to fit it all in there.

Three hours?

Christ.

[Harmsway]

Although I do appreciate that it's not coming from the mouth of someone involved with THE DARK KNIGHT.

Yeah. No such talk has come from WB or Nolan. This is just my humble opinion.

The movie looks to be very promising...more action, less exposition,and best of all no scarlet letter 'TV' on her chest Katie Holmes...

Actually, I wouldn't say there's more action than BEGINS had. Yes, THE DARK KNIGHT has some action sequences (phenomenal ones from the sound of things), but THE DARK KNIGHT is actually very story driven. Unlike BEGINS, which had a linear story packed with action, THE DARK KNIGHT has no linear story. The story THE DARK KNIGHT is a bunch of different elements all banging into each other at one time, and it gets epic, but at the same time feels to me much more character-driven than its predecessor.

And by character-driven, I don't mean the BEGINS style of character-driven which was fairly elementary superhero stuff, and fairly simplistic at that. I mean it looks like we'll be getting some real meat here.

I love the choice of Ledger as the Joker...

The more details I hear about his performance, the more I think Ledger's going to cause a sensation. I'm pretty sure he's going to be the new "definitive" Joker in the minds of the general public. Yes, I'm saying he's going to top Nicholson, and in a big way.

I do hope that the character that Anthony Michael Hall is playing is Edward Nygma/The Riddler because I think that he would be very well cast in that role, and it would be interesting to see the character portrayed within the much more serious tone of this rebooted franchise as opposed to the over-the-top fashion that we saw in the previous one.

It'd be interesting. Whoever AMH is playing, his role is really only a glorified cameo, so he's not a major presence in the film. The central villains are really Joker, Two-Face, and Salvatore Maroni (in that order). Scarecrow is a really minor presence in the film, from what I understand.

Well, the film is going to be near 3 hours in length, so there's plenty of room to fit it all in there.

Three hours?

Christ.

Yup. Batman just entered LORD OF THE RINGS territory.

[Jim]

Three hours?

Christ.

Yup. Batman just entered LORD OF THE RINGS territory.

That having-a-number-of-offspring-easily-bored-after-an-hour-won't-want-to-watch-it-in-a-cinema-full-of-disillusioned-spawn-territory.

Good luck to it. Probably a DVD for me, I'm afraid.

[Agent 76]

3 hours of Batman? bring it on

[sharpshooter]

3 hours of Batman street justice and Joker mayhem. A dream.

[Loomis]

Nowadays, every director of a popcorn blockbuster thinks he's David Lean. The PIRATES films, SPIDER-MAN 3, SUPERMAN RETURNS.... all bum-numbers. And it's not as though BATMAN BEGINS or CASINO ROYALE are exactly short affairs, either. With rumours that INDIANA JONES 4 may be a three-hour piece, could it be that BOND 22 will also come near to hitting the apparently magical 180-minute mark?

(I hope not. For me, movies of this type should be 120 minutes or so, tops.)

[marktmurphy]

Yup; put me down for being one who'll be put off by a 3 hour running time.

Surely it's far too early to know for sure, anyway?

[Harmsway]

Surely it's far too early to know for sure, anyway?

Yes. Honestly, I think the final cut of the film will come in near 2 hrs, 45 minutes. Who knows. It's guesswork. All this is dependent on how long the scenes are.

With rumours that INDIANA JONES 4 may be a three-hour piece, could it be that BOND 22 will also come near to hitting the apparently magical 180-minute mark?

Nah. And where were the "INDY IV will be three hours" rumors? I missed 'em. I don't want it that long.

(I hope not. For me, movies of this type should be 120 minutes or so, tops.)

While I've been very discouraged by long running times in popular entertainment, I'm excited about the running time in THE DARK KNIGHT. Typically long running times have allowed films to become bloated with big action and a lack of substance, but here, Nolan's really putting it to use. He's using it as an opportunity to tell a really complex story where everything is interrelated.

Anyway, Loomis, you'll be happy to hear that according to the folks who saw the DARK KNIGHT footage at Wizard World, Nolan's changed up the visual approach to Batman a bit, and so the look we're getting is closer to the visual approach he gave THE PRESTIGE (which was, IMO, fantastic, and much better than the BEGINS visual approach).