"The Dark Knight" Thread (was: New Joker revealed...)

[Tik-Tok]

http://moviesmedia.ign.com/movies/image/article/790/790237/the-dark-knight-20070521072926061.jpg

The Dark Knight: The Joker Revealed
By: César A. Berardini - "Cesar"
May. 22nd, 2007 1:58 pm
IGN's Movie Channel got to save the first picture of Heath Ledger as The Joker from the IBelieveinHarveyDentToo.com web site that Warner Bros. launched as a viral marketing campaign for The Dark Knight, the sequel to Batman Begins.

The new Joker style is in line with the restyling of the franchise that Christopher Nolan launched in Batman Begins.

The Dark Knight hits theaters on July 18, 2008. Rumor has it that Pandemic is developing the video game based on the movie.

[hjr]

uuuuuugly

[l/l/rX]

Originally posted by hjr
uuuuuugly

well the joker isnt suppose to be sexy...

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Fucking awesome, he's supposed to be a deranged serial killer, not a makeup artist.

[Hakkola]

Wicked. Batman Begins was awesome, I can't wait for this one to come out. :thumbsup:

[GOnSHO]

yea im pretty stoked.. kinda annoyed it so far away tho :(

[403Gemini]

I sincerely two face looks really cool as well... I like this fans "interpretation" of what two face looks like:

http://www.gothampublicworks.com/images/gallery/two-face-vest-3.jpg
http://www.gothampublicworks.com/images/gallery/two-face-spotlight.jpg
http://www.gothampublicworks.com/images/gallery/two-face-seated-2.jpg

[ken-gsr]

i think it is great that they are taking a more 'realistic' spin off of the comic books. As appose to making them look like real life cartoons, they are making them actually look like deranged serial killers. Creepy!!

[De Dutch]

Looks cool ... will definately be a creepy joker.

[BigMass]

great actors, characters and atmosphere. Hope the story doesn’t suck as bad as Batman Begins lathed with a bunch of stupid and nonsensical action that promotes boredom over excitement and a sense of suspense.

[boxer23]

Originally posted by l/l/rX


well the joker isnt suppose to be sexy...

he obviously loves brokeback:rofl: , give him a break;)

[3g4u]

Nobody will beat Jack nicholson. NOBODY
http://images-srv.leonardo.it/progettiweb/electra/blog/nicholson%20joker%20bn3.jpg

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by 3g4u
Nobody will beat Jack nicholson. NOBODY
http://images-srv.leonardo.it/progettiweb/electra/blog/nicholson%20joker%20bn3.jpg

:werd:

[finboy]

Originally posted by 3g4u
Nobody will beat Jack nicholson. NOBODY
http://images-srv.leonardo.it/progettiweb/electra/blog/nicholson%20joker%20bn3.jpg

QFT

[Troy]

nothing beats jack nicholson but this new look to the joker is pretty interesting.

[urbannomad]

tommy lee wasn't too bad as two face. :dunno:

i'm glad they are making the movies more "real" though.

:thumbsup: good on 'em.

[brownskind]

Why is his face all fucked up? like on his cheeks/lips?

[ercchry]

Originally posted by brownskind
Why is his face all fucked up? like on his cheeks/lips?

if i remember correctly the joker got plastic surgery, so i guess the new one didnt have a very good surgeon :dunno:

[brownskind]

no i mean his face... why does he look like seal but worse...

plus i wana see how insane this new joker is.. like his laugh and they way he carries himself.. the jokes has always been eccentric but i wonder if they made him like scary, creepy, crazy like... like sadistic and twisted ...tarantino typw shit...

fukk im pissed... this movie, the angels and demons movie, indiana jones and simpsons..these movies are so far away and i cant watch to watch them...wat if the world ends before they come out... uhh lol ok scratch last part

[sl888]

Not liking Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent and Maggie Gyllenhaal as the love interest (need someone hotter)
Joker looks pretty sick though

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by brownskind
no i mean his face... why does he look like seal but worse...


Well, taking a bath in a vat of chemicals would do that to a person. I'm wondering where his grin is though. Every version of him has at least one trait in common, that he emerges from the chem.dip WITH the permenant grin.

[403Gemini]

Originally posted by urbannomad
tommy lee wasn't too bad as two face. :dunno:

i'm glad they are making the movies more "real" though.

:thumbsup: good on 'em.

for real? Tommy Lee was a horrid two face/harvey dent

[Inzane]

Originally posted by 403Gemini


for real? Tommy Lee was a horrid two face/harvey dent

Not to mention the inconsistency in the first series. Harvey Dent was originally played by Billy Dee Williams in the first Batman ('89).

[no_joke]

It took a Jack Nicholson to pull off the green hair, white makeup, and purple suit back in 1989 but honestly, the look really doesn't work in a live-action movie. It's just too ridiculous outside of the realm of comic books. On the other hand, Ledger's/Nolan's interpretation of the Joker is perfect for the new series. It's darker and looks a lot more 'realistic' than the comic Joker.

[ProjectR]

nice! a new look for the villains...any idea what the new bat suit will look like?? something different...or the same style?

[accordboi_02]

IIRC there are two "versions" of the Joker - the traditional one is Jack Napier who falls into a vat of chemicals.

The other version (I believe in the Dark Knight comic series) is a kid whose parents are killed and his face muscles are slashed by the murderers giving him a permanent grin. He goes off the deep end, and VOILA! Joker.

Looks like they may be doing the 2nd version of the Joker instead of the first.

I like the look, I was worried about Ledger being cast as the Joker, but looks awesome. All my fears of a brokeback Joker have been dispelled!

[403Gemini]

Originally posted by accordboi_02
IIRC there are two "versions" of the Joker - the traditional one is Jack Napier who falls into a vat of chemicals.

The other version (I believe in the Dark Knight comic series) is a kid whose parents are killed and his face muscles are slashed by the murderers giving him a permanent grin. He goes off the deep end, and VOILA! Joker.

Looks like they may be doing the 2nd version of the Joker instead of the first.

I like the look, I was worried about Ledger being cast as the Joker, but looks awesome. All my fears of a brokeback Joker have been dispelled!

Couldnt agree more, i was a bit worried with him as the joker but it looks awesome.

And yeah, it certainly does seem to match the dark knight storyline.

Eitherway im excited to see it.

[DepTrotter]

look closely

http://moviesmedia.ign.com/movies/image/article/793/793117/the-dark-knight-20070531101345259.jpg

[SiR_lyfe]

Originally posted by urbannomad
tommy lee wasn't too bad as two face. :dunno:

i'm glad they are making the movies more "real" though.

:thumbsup: good on 'em.

:werd: yeh he was a crazy guy

[BigDannyCool]

the new harvey dent, twoface is Aaron Eckhart.

[D'z Nutz]

New movie stills:

http://justjared.buzznet.com/2007/08/16/the-dark-knight-movie-stills

http://buzznet-00.vo.llnwd.net/media/jj1/2007/08/dark-knight/the-dark-knight-movie-stills-03.jpg



First thing I thought: "Ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?" Haha
http://buzznet-00.vo.llnwd.net/media/jj1/2007/08/dark-knight/the-dark-knight-movie-stills-12.jpg

[nadroj23]

Not much of a trailer but new batman comin out, and joker is in it :D

http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/thedarkknight/trailer1/

[Xtrema]

And they are filming parts of it in Hong Kong

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/07/arts/AS-A-E-MOV-Hong-Kong-Batman.php

[HoisinSauce]

Earlier reports said a scene in which Batman was to drop from a plane into the harbor was axed after the movie's producers found the water quality could pose a health risk. And concerns have been raised about the noise that planes and helicopters swooping low over the harbor would cause


:rofl: if they do film that part, it would be so awesome

[D'z Nutz]

More movie stills:
http://movies.yahoo.com/slideshows/generic/thedarkknight.html

[bball2]

Looks better, and a lot more realistic than the clown with a ton of makeup we're usually used to seeing.

[sl888]

Anyone seen the new site? whysoserious.com
wish i entered that contest
new post is awesome

[s3v3n]

saw the first 5-10 minutes of this movie last night; looks pretty good. :thumbsup:

i wasnt a huge fan of the last batman movie (i still liked #1 + 2 more), but anything is better than all the crap since #3 lol.

[cityhunter2501]

the 5min preview seen at imax.
http://sharebee.com/9495f527

another trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9csURfer2y8
http://www.atasteforthetheatrical.com/deathtrap/default.htm

[l/l/rX]

wow i cant wait!!! the movie looks sWEET!

[Splooge]

just saw the preview during "I Am Legend" looks pretty cool. wasn't there pics of up of Two Face as well? I didn't see any sign of him during the preview though...it was all joker

[A790]

I think this batman is all joker.

[milhouse]

Hey the new trailer is out with lots of scenes with the joker

http://enewsi.com/news.php?catid=190&itemid=12300

[old&slow]

Looks good!

[Majestic12]

Can't even tell that it's Heath Ledger.

Looks gooooooooooooood.

This Joker looks a lot grittier and scarier than Jack Nicholson's.
I think if I saw Jack Nicholson's Joker in an alley I'd just be weirded out by some crazy mofo, but if I saw Heath Ledger's joker in an alley I'd be pretty friggin' scared, haha.

[BenC]

the movie looks friggen awesome i cant wait
i also saw the preview during i am legend
it was my highlight haha

[beecue]

http://www.whysoserious.com/happytrails/trailer.htm ... new trailer ... looks awesome .. this summer is going to be awesome for movies .. I'm going to be at the theatres pretty much every week :D

[D'z Nutz]

That looks fucken amazing!!

[v2kai]

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1813453

[Disoblige]

The extended trailer where they're in the bank, friggen got me hooked.

[beecue]

Originally posted by v2kai
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1813453

was that the actual trailer? ... wtf

[403Gemini]

Originally posted by beecue


was that the actual trailer? ... wtf
nope

[youtube]unkqbgLDgaI[youtube]

[v2kai]

it was a comparison between the old and new and how similar they are

[Hakkola]

Originally posted by v2kai
it was a comparison between the old and new and how similar they are

No it is not. :)

The "trailer" for Batman is fan made to look like The Dark Knight trailer.

[v2kai]

Originally posted by Hakkola


No it is not. :)

The "trailer" for Batman is fan made to look like The Dark Knight trailer.

ohhhhhhhh :thumbsup:

i really wanna see this movie, looks badass

[sputnik]

Originally posted by 403Gemini

nope

unkqbgLDgaI

[403Gemini]

thanks sputnik, forgot the /

[Kloubek]

I've never been a fan of the Batman movies. They just seem too comical, and well... kinda silly.

But Batman Begins was different. I was astonished: It was actually a good movie! I think the dark genre works very well for it, and I expect a good movie here as well. RIP Mr. Ledger.

[reno97637]

Nice, they showed a hint of Two Face when Harvey was holding the gun.

[Pihsiak]

hmmm..... Two face had his face burned with acid right?

I see 1/2 of Harvey's face in gasoline and I'm thinking they might change it...

[Hakkola]

New trailer:

http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/the-dark-knight/international-trailer

[urbannomad]

Originally posted by Hakkola
New trailer:

http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/the-dark-knight/international-trailer

HOLY SHIT!

just so much hype around it.

Christian Bale hands down, best Batman EVER!

[beecue]

new trailer from Dominos .. the actual site didn't work for me .. http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/the-dark-knight/dominos-trailer

can't wait :D

[analbumcover]

ign reviewed the dark knight at 5/5

i might get advance tickets im excited

[1-Bar]

anyone see this yet?

[LadyLuck]

heres the first 5 minutes of the movie for those of you that cant wait :D

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_movies_blog/2008/07/dark-knight-the.html

[beecue]

Originally posted by 1-Bar
anyone see this yet?

um I would like to know how that's possible .. I don't think screenings are until the Monday or Wednesday before

[Inzane]

Originally posted by 1-Bar
anyone see this yet?

July 18th is the official release date.

[1-Bar]

Originally posted by Inzane


July 18th is the official release date.

nvm I'm smoking some serious stuff at work :banghead:

[beecue]

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_dark_knight/comments.php?reviewid=1741155 .. first rotten review :rofl:

Cineplex needs to put all the showings for TDK so I can buy tickets .. only a few are up right now

[Diesel2005]

does anyone know when showtimes will be up for studio 16 in country hills?

[Trini]

Originally posted by Diesel2005
does anyone know when showtimes will be up for studio 16 in country hills?
starts thursday night 11.59pm though
https://tix.tribute.ca/empire/theatre.asp?TheatreID=00080&day=7%2F18%2F2008

[CKY]

I wanna watch this so bad but I know I can't stand the line up's for the weekend so this will probably be a weekday movie for me two weeks after

[Xaroxantu Zero]

So I attended the premiere of The Dark Knight yesterday night in Hong Kong. We all got a bag of cool swag, so I thought I should show the rest of you.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/zerom3/hkblog/02/DSC_0603.jpg

First of all, we have this Staff Strike Batman action figure (don't worry, it's not in the movie). It clearly uses Christian Bale's jaw as a model to be consistent with the film.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/zerom3/hkblog/02/DSC_0604.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/zerom3/hkblog/02/DSC_0609.jpg

Next, we have a four-cover notebook. Yes, four covers. Front, back, and two in the middle. At first I thought it was two notebooks stuck together, but I couldn't separate it at all as it used a ring-bind. Strangeness.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/zerom3/hkblog/02/DSC_0611.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/zerom3/hkblog/02/DSC_0614.jpg

Now this is a creative swag: A partial copy of the Gotham Times. Contains four full pages of real content (not those Lorem Ipsum crap) and two pages advertising the film itself. The paper quality is pretty authentic, though slightly better than real newspaper.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/zerom3/hkblog/02/DSC_0616.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/zerom3/hkblog/02/DSC_0618.jpg

I wonder if I should sell this on eBay? xD

Lastly, an Octopus Card (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_card) cover.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/zerom3/hkblog/02/DSC_0624.jpg

[Trini]

^wow that is sweet.

[analbumcover]

thats friggin crazy

i hope they have that shit at the screening tonight

[Jlude]

The movie was unreal.

Loved every second of it, thanks to rawsensation for the ticket hook up.


But no sweet package at the premier, glad it was in the imax theater.

[analbumcover]

Originally posted by Jlude
The movie was unreal.

Loved every second of it, thanks to rawsensation for the ticket hook up.


But no sweet package at the premier, glad it was in the imax theater.

best movie i have ever seen by far

i have tickets to check it out on imax friday, it is going to be the bomb!

[beecue]

:cry: 2 more days .. was Imax really that good? .. might check it out at a later time

[Jlude]

Originally posted by beecue
:cry: 2 more days .. was Imax really that good? .. might check it out at a later time

It was actually the first Imax movie I've ever been to.

Heath Ledger was amazing as the Joker... I came with expectations of Batman Begins and I was blown away.

[b_t]

Just saw it. Wicked movie, I've had my tickets to see it in the Imax for a few days now.. even without the crazy picture, this was one of the best movies I've seen.

[Dehvee]

I can easily say it was one of the most amazing movies I've ever seen. Someone give Heath an Oscar NOW!! Definitely gonna see it again in IMAX, sitting in the 2nd row from the front isn't exactly the best experience.

[sxtasy]

who plays the sexy girl? We need a Meagan Fox in the next Batman

[Trini]

going to see it friday can't wait...will prob. go to see it in IMAX next weekend.

[analbumcover]

Originally posted by sxtasy
who plays the sexy girl? We need a Meagan Fox in the next Batman

No she should not

[Hakkola]

I'm going to see it tonight, don't have Imax tickets though, none left last week when I went to buy. I'll probably see it again this weekend on Imax though. :thumbsup:

[rawsensation]

Originally posted by Jlude
The movie was unreal.

Loved every second of it, thanks to rawsensation for the ticket hook up.


But no sweet package at the premier, glad it was in the imax theater.

No problem buddy, :werd: the movie was unreal, it really had a good plot to it as well as the acting, i'd definetly recommend watching it in the IMAX if you can it's totally worth it. The line ups were unreal thou i got there at 5 and people were camped out since 2 apparently.

[Ske7ches]

Wow this movie was just amazing.

The first appearance of the joker where he pulls his magic trick with the pencil just made me go crazy.

[viperous]

Just came home from watching it.

Damn.Fucking.Epic. Definitely pick this one up on Blu Ray when it comes out.

Ha ha, the pencil trick was awesome!

[x.staygold.x]

THAT MOVIE WAS FUCKING EPIC...

[Kamen]

That was the best movie ever. Hot damn midnight showing was worth it.

Heath did an amazing job as the Joker. Went out with a bang.

[JordanAndrew]

That was a pretty good movie. I didn't expect to get tickets for the early release tonight. The movie started at 12 midnight at studio 16. All my girlfriend and I did was go to Boston Pizza and get the dinner/movie combo for $17.95/person, walked to the movies after at 11:15pm and inquired if they had seats available for the movie, the guy then tells me there are still tons of seats left so we went for it.

[Hakkola]

Yeah, that movie was nuts! Going to see it again on Imax for sure, ASAP.

I expected a good movie, but I didn't think it would be that good!

[PINOY-X]

awesome movie! i'd go see it again!
the "magic" trick was the best haha

[analbumcover]

cant wait to see it again tonight in imax

[Jlude]

Originally posted by Ske7ches
Wow this movie was just amazing.

The first appearance of the joker where he pulls his magic trick with the pencil just made me go crazy.

Same here... I loved it.

[Hakkola]

I also really enjoyed when,
Batman threw the mob boss from the third story and broke his legs

I did not expect that at all.

The movie was brutal, and hilarious. I enjoyed the magic trick as well.

[signature7]

Amazing movie!! Can't wait to watch it a 2nd time..

edit: nevermind.

[Jlude]

Originally posted by Hakkola
I also really enjoyed when,
Batman threw the mob boss from the third story and broke his legs

I did not expect that at all.

The movie was brutal, and hilarious. I enjoyed the magic trick as well.


Hahaha Ya.

When the mob boss said "this fall won't kill me" then Batman said "I'm counting on it".


I wanna go see it again.

[urbannomad]

Originally posted by Jlude



Hahaha Ya.

When the mob boss said "this fall won't kill me" then Batman said "I'm counting on it".


I wanna go see it again.

just came back from the 330 imax show....
OMG!

THE PENCIL! OMG! Everyone in the theatre jolted outta their seats! Everyone was clapping.

I am definitely going to go see that again, and again! On the ride home, i started trying to quote The Joker, and imitating his facial expressions. That movie is hella addictive!