I am thinking he did adapt the Long Halloween and made a few subtle changes. There could be one or two surprise appearances in The Dark Knight yet.

It's Knight :p

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September 17, 2007 - Oscar nominated actor Heath Ledger has gone on-camera to talk about playing The Joker in director Christopher Nolan's forthcoming Bat-sequel, The Dark Knight.

In a videotaped interview with Allocine.fr, Ledger said, "The Joker, so far, is definitely the most fun I've had with any character. He's just out of control. He has no empathy. He's a sociopath, psychotic, mass-murdering clown. And I'm just thoroughly, thoroughly enjoying it. It's exceeded any expectations I've had in terms of what the experience would be like. So it will be interesting."

I loved Begins and I'm definately looking forward to this one. And unlike just about everybody else I don't have a problem with Ledger taking on the joker role, do I think it was the best choice? No, but definately not the worst that could've been made and I'm excited to see how he's going to do.

September 24, 2007 - Oscar winner Michael Caine has reportedly gone on record about Heath Ledger's portrayal of The Joker in the Bat-sequel The Dark Knight.

Batman-on-Film.com, citing The Melbourne Herald Sun and The Mercury, quotes Caine as saying that Ledger has beaten the odds and topped Jack Nicholson's much-ballyhooed performance as the Clown Prince in Tim Burton's 1989 Batman.

"He's gone in a completely different direction to Jack. Jack was like a clown figure, benign but wicked, maybe a killer old uncle. He could be funny and make you laugh," Caine said of Ledger (a MINOR SPOILER follows). "Heath is like a really scary psychopath. I did one scene with him and he was ready to go and had to come up in a lift and raid our place."

Caine recalled, "I didn't see him for rehearsal and when he came out of the lift he was so incredible I forgot my lines. He frightened the life out of me. ... I'd never met him before. He's a lovely guy and his Joker is going to be a hell of a revelation in this picture."

In other Bat-news, Variety reports that Beatrice Rosen (Peaceful Warrior) and Joshua Harto (The Believer) have joined the cast of The Dark Knight.

Does this look like a guy with a white face dripping flesh coloured make-up or a guy with a normal face dripping white make-up?


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Honestly...Looks like both. Hope he's as good as the Joker as he's being hyped to be.

Pretty much all I got out of it too, not that I'd be outraged or anything like that either way, just curious.

I read that an FX artist died on the set today (Tuesday 9-25) in an accident related to the Batmobile.

Very true.

This confirms it :-

"A crew member working on The Dark Knight was killed Monday during the making of the Bat-sequel. The name of the deceased has not been released, but he has been identified as a camera operator.

According to The BBC, the accident happened off-set at a test track in Longcross in Surrey. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) informed the press that the accident occurred during a "filming production exercise."

The technician was riding in a camera vehicle, said to be a 4x4, that was following the Batmobile during a stunt test run. A statement from Warner Bros. said: "There was a fatal accident at a special effects facility for Batman: The Dark Knight. A technician on the film died when the truck he was in struck a tree following a test run. Warner Bros Pictures and the entire cast and crew of The Dark Knight are deeply saddened by this tragedy, and their hearts and prayers go out to the family and loved ones of the deceased."

October 10, 2007 - The next trailer for The Dark Knight will reportedly debut around December, possibly attached to the release of another Warner Bros. picture, I Am Legend, which opens Dec. 14.

Batman-on-Film.com was "told that there's a chance that it could premiere online via TDK's viral marketing campaign as the teaser was released last summer (July at Comic Con)."

The site also claims a one-sheet for the Christopher Nolan-directed sequel is expected soon and that it won't merely be the Bat-logo seen on the official film site.

In other Bat-news, Christian Bale has spoken to KeysiKFM.com about how the fighting style used in Batman Begins -- Keysi Fighting Method -- will differ in The Dark Knight.

"We've gone a bit further with Keysi...I'm actually learning how to do it more realistically than ever before, though it's such an extreme way of fighting," Bale revealed. "There are literally moves where you tear someone's cheek away from their face, or rip their nose off."

November 7 2007


Director Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight has been filming on location in Hong Kong, but it appears that local businesses and residents aren't exactly greeting the Bat-sequel with open arms.

Batman was subjected to a blackout by Hong Kong companies after appealing to them to leave their lights on for filming of the movie The Dark Knight, a news report said Wednesday. Letters were sent to 60 companies with waterfront properties appealing to them to leave their lights switched on from 5 pm to midnight so that the Hong Kong skyline would be dazzling in the Warner Bros shoot. But 80 percent of the companies approached ignored the request and switched their lights out at the end of the working day as usual, the South China Morning Post reported.

This news comes on the heels of an earlier report that claimed a major river stunt had to be canceled due to water pollution, a story which a source called "mostly inaccurate" with "only a small bit of truth" to it.

Hong Kong residents aren't the only ones not too keen on The Dark Knight, which co-stars Heath Ledger as the Joker. Oscar winner Jack Nicholson, who played the Joker in Tim Burton's 1989 blockbuster Batman, expressed his disappointment about the film. "They never asked me about a sequel with the Joker. I know how to do that! Nobody ever asked me," Nicholson said. "It's like, in any area, you can't believe the reasons things do or don't happen. Not asking me how to do the sequel is that kind of thing. Maybe it's not a mistake. Maybe it was the right thing, but to be candid, I'm furious."

The superstar added, "I'm not inclined to watch (The Dark Knight) because of what I said. But if it's a good movie, I'll catch up with it somewhere."

From what I've heard, Dent is a good guy in this one but in the jokers trial in the third installment, he scars Dent making him go insane and become two face.

My girl got us tickets for the midnight showing on Thursday night....I am so fucking stoked!!! :cool:

EDIT - The travesty was corrected. Nevermind :)

I don't think I've seen this much hype since Star Wars: Episode 1 was set to come out.

It's kind of interesting to see so many people happy/excited though.

Wow, every negative review (all five of them) so far is from a critic in New York.

Does anyone care about critics?

FUCK NO!

Totally.....FUCK EM'....I'll let you know "how it really was" tomorrow night. ;)

As will I, my friend.

My girlfriend bought tickets for us a couple weeks back and I'm fucking pumped out of my mind.

Every review I've read so far contain these words..."posthumous Oscar nomination"

I've heard a couple "Best picture nomination"s as well, not as much as Heath's nom, but I still have.

Wouldn't that be amazing?

A superhero movie getting nominated for an award that people actually care about...damn, that would be awesome.

Wow, The Dark Knight has broken the theater count record by 4 WHOLE THEATERS!

Caught it last night. Hated Batman:Begins, but Heath Ledger makes me feel like giving Nolan permission for his baffling, oft intrusive realism. Christian Bale remains slgithly uneven and the Maggie Gyllenhaal character is written roadkill flat, but the whole effect is brilliant. I don't think anybody was on the fence about seeing it, but if somebody happens to be and comes upon this thread, I definitely say go for it. Recommended wholeheartedly. Gary Oldman and Aaron Eckhardt are incredible. Heath Ledger is undisputed emperor of this movie and deserves it. Highest accolades from me.

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FRIDAY 7AM: Warner Bros is well on its way to making Hollywood history this weekend. That's because its opening comic book caper The Dark Knight is already on its way to breaking records left and right today even as it's still sparking a ticket-selling frenzy across North America. I've just been told that the latest Batman installment's midnight shows broke the record of $16 million set by Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith. "Over $17 million, and still counting," my insider says this morning. I should have final midnight numbers soon. Across North America, theater owners are working feverishly to squeeze in more screenings to meet voracious moviegoer demand. (Photo by Jim Stevenson of audiences arriving at Hollywod's Arclight Theater for the first showing of Dark Knight.)

Fandango, the largest online ticketseller, has just announced that Dark Knight has jumped to No. 2 on its Top 10 List of Advance Ticket-Sellers. The service is now selling an average of nearly 10 tickets per second for the pic during peak periods, an extraordinary figure which underscores Hollywood's belief that not just the individual but also the overall 3-day non-holiday box office record is going down this weekend.

Top 10 Advance Ticket-Sellers list from Fandango.com:
1. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
2. The Dark Knight (2008)
3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
4. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
5. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007)
6. Hannah Montana 3D (2008)
7. Lord Of The Rings: Return of the King (2003)
8. Spider-Man 3 (2007)
9. Sex And The City (2008)
10. The Passion Of The Christ (2004)

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Fan...tas...tic.


Mind-blowing.



Not only the best superhero flick, but quite possibly one of THE BEST flicks I have seen in my life.

It's one thing for Posher, Return, and I to say that, but YOU saying it god damn means something!

No shit.

After all the hype and marketing and Ledger's death, I was so ready to bash this movie for not living up to critics' and comic-fans' expectations!

Boy...was I wrong! :D

I was with a huge group of friends. Leaving the theater not one of us didn't say "That was the best movie I've ever seen."

Here's hoping it takes the O.W. record from Spider-Man 3, because I hate to see that movie #1 on any list, other than best cameo.

I hope it busts every damn BO record ever made.

Agreed.I hope buries Titanic World Wide BO wise.But it doesn't have to because its easily the better film.I smell oscars for this movie though.Heh.

...............................*MOVED*

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I really enjoyed the shit outta this one. This is the first movie I decided to go and see on opening night in over probably 10 year or something like that. What made the whole experience for me that much better, is that there were NO children running around, and no small babies screaming. No distractions at all from the crowd, which is pretty much a fucking first for me, in a theatre... ESPECIALLY on opening night.

Though I must say I much prefer Katie Holmes in the role of Rachel, to Maggie Gyllenhaal. I think Maggie's pretty rough to look at, actually.... It looks like her face is smashed in, and she looks much older than I am sure she is. Just not attractive at all, and her performance wasn't any better or worse than Holmes', I didn't think.

Other than that, am I the only one who thinks that Aaron Eckhart looks almost exactly like Thomas Jane? I SWORE it was Tom Jane playing Two-Face! Boy was I wrong! And whatta great character, and acting job he did as Harvey Dent. I was a bit disappointed with his ultimate demise, I was thinking they'd save him for a 3rd film.

Gary Oldman as the commissioner did a helluva job in this too. Much more prominent in this movie, as compared to Begins, and I really got behind him. Helluva job here.

Also absolutely LOVED Bale once again as Wayne/Batman. FUCK Michael Keaton, FUCK Val Kilm, FUCK George Clooney, FUCK Adam West - Christian Bale OWNS this character IMO. Kick-ass, innovative action scenes, sweet gadgets galore, and great character development.

Heath Ledger's final performance turns out to be his absolute GREATEST one as well. Just ridiculous how this guy transformed himself into this looney, likeable, maniacal, insane, twisted, masochistically gleeful individual. He really made this movie for me.... I was smiling ANY and EVERY time he was on the screen.... When he wasn't on the screen, I was anticipating when I'd next see him. Of course that didn't stop me from enjoying the rest of this film though.

This movie was awful long, but I can't complain. I think this is probably the BEST comic book movie out there... It'd be a toss-up between this, X2, Spider-man 1 and Superman Returns. They're all fucking FANTASTIC in my mind.

If you're not a fanboy, and have been thinking about seeing this.... Just do yourself a favour and do it. I was on the fence about it before today.... But I bought into all the hype, and the movie more than outdid itself in being an immensely enjoyable time at the theatre! :)

I can't wait to see this movie! Seriously, if you lot are all right about it, this will be BRILLIANT!

Dark Knight was great and I wholly recommend it but maybe you and your buddies need to see some more movies. ;)



I've said it before and I'll say it again, do NOT miss the IMAX showing of this. It was such a beautiful experience, the visuals are impossible not to love.

No thanks. I'm content with Dark Knight.