First Dark Knight Footage Revealed! Bats! The Joker and... Two-Face? Source: Wizard Universe
So, after a couple of tantalising false starts – that clever viral marketing campaign, a relative no-show at Comic-Con and that intriguing teaser trailer – footage from Chris Nolan’s eagerly-awaited The Dark Knight finally screened last night.
Sadly for Empire and all but a very, very, very tiny percentage of the world’s population, it screened in Chicago at Wizard World, the convention hosted by the legendary comics industry magazine, and our air miles just wouldn’t stretch.
However, Wizarduniverse.com have been kind enough to not only post a fairly detailed report of the footage – which was only shown once – but also a transcript of the Q&A involving attendees Chris Nolan (writer/director), his brother Jonathan (writer), Christian Bale (he plays somebody called Bruce Wayne), Aaron Eckhart (Gotham DA, Harvey Dent), Gary Oldman (Jim Gordon) and David Goyer (co-writer).
True to form with these things, not a lot was revealed, but we’ll sum up some of the more interesting points from the Q&A and the footage, which is apparently quite mouthwatering. Oh, and need we shout SPOILER? So only read on, please, if you don't mind learning more about the return of the Caped Crusader:
• Rumour had it that Eckhart’s Dent, who famously becomes Two-Face (arguably the guy who ranks two on the list of Bat-nemeses), wouldn’t do so until the third Batman movie. Yet there are now indications that he will do so in The Dark Knight: at the end of the footage presentation, there’s a shot of a 50 cent piece spinning in the air, while a shocked barman says to a barely-glimpsed and possibly disfigured Dent, “I heard you were dead!” to which Dent replies, “Half.”…
• Then Eckhart, who apparently played up to the crowd, appeared on stage covering half his face in a theatrical fashion, although he evaded direct questions about Two-Face.
• Heath Ledger’s The Joker, who will be the main villain of The Dark Knight, appeared in all his psychopathic glory for the first time in the footage, with greasy green hair and, at times, his trademark purple suit. He’s seen being thrown around a room by Batman, being interrogated by Gordon in a police cell while sporting a bloodied face (if he gets arrested, that would play into the rumoured origin of Two-Face during a court-room scene), and walking down a street with a machine gun, shooting anything that moves. Oh, and he also laughs maniacally. A lot.
• There were also glimpses of Batman in both his souped-up Batmobile, and his new Batpod (effectively the Bat-cycle), while there was also a brief look at Bruce Wayne talking to Harvey Dent.
• In the Q&A, the Nolans indicated that the movie will follow their previous collaborations – The Prestige, Memento, BatmanBegins – by unfolding in a non-chronological fashion.
But enough of us bleating on about it. For the full skinny on the footage, go here. And to read the full Q&A, go here. And tell ‘em Empire sent ya!
L: pete_traynor
'Aint it cool' had a load of images taken from the Dark Knight footage that was screened last week. WB have however had the images removed, Damn time zones and being asleep when cool shit happens in other parts of the world!!! Anyone know of anywhere that has the shots???
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ook over at the main batman future films and you'll find them ... Read More
‘Aint it cool’ had a load of images taken from the Dark Knight footage that was screened last week. WB have however had the images removed, Damn time zones and being asleep when cool shit happens in other parts of the world!!! Anyone know of anywhere that has the shots??? ... Read More
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L: pete_traynor
There was talk of this a few years back with Clint Eastwood playing the old and bitter Bruce Wayne. Think that would have been very interesting.
I also heard that Paul Newman was once linked with that part. Paul Newman as Batman?!?! The coolest actor playing the coolest character! Bring it on!
He's far too old now though. ote]
Although, Frank Miller said his no1 choice to play bats would have been Arnie!! Weird ... Read More
L: pete_traynor
There was talk of this a few years back with Clint Eastwood playing the old and bitter Bruce Wayne. Think that would have been very interesting.
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I also heard that Paul Newman was once linked with that part. Paul Newman as Batman?!?! The coolest actor playing the coolest character! Bring it on!
He's far too old now though. ... Read More
L: livewire
Well, Found this on you tube. is it real or fake?#000000]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9UZ587vjYA
That trailer was doing the rounds a couple of weeks before Comic Con and it fooled me. I thought it had been sneakily filmed in the edit suit. I’m not usually fooled by fake trailers and posters but this was a good one. Its easy to dismiss now we’ve all seen the official one but had you seen it two days before Comic Con you probably would have been fool... Read More
Hey, bit of an old one but if anyone is still looking for the teaser, try this guy:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids .channel&ChannelID=203381024 ... Read More
L: livewire
Well, Found this on you tube. is it real or fake?link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9UZ587vjYA]ht tp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9UZ587vjYAote]
Very obviously fake. If it is real, it's the least cinematic thing I've ever seen. ... Read More
