On Friday I had the chance to watch the six minute Dark Knight preview but not the new trailer for the movie. Although the preview was fantastic, I’d also heard that the second (and first full length) trailer for The Dark Knight is great as well.
I didn’t post the bootlegged and cruddy looking trailer that’s been circulating for a couple of days because not only was it lousy looking, but I don’t support people sneaking into movie theaters with camcorders. I’ve been hearing that the official trailer will premiere at one of the Dark Knight viral sites called “A Taste For The Theatrical.”
Well that’s all irrelevant because the official trailer is finally online at the site and you can watch it below right now!
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Now that you’ve seen it, what do you think? Are you more excited about the movie? Less? What about Heath Ledger as the Joker?
I’ll tell you what I think:
HOLY CRAP!
This movie is SO going to rock…. the only possible negative I can see is that Heath Ledger as the Joker is going to utterly and completely overshadow Christian Bale as Batman.
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Is this site the best for up to date trailers of sci-fi and related material or what!!
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I think it’s wonderful.
Favorite shots:
1. The intensity of Ledger’s face when he says “Why So Serious”. I definitely see the homicidal maniac in that shot.
2. Joker firing the bazooka. He looks like he has no idea of what he’s doing, because up until now he’s been a small-time crook and now he’s unleashing destruction on a massive scale. Maybe I’m reading too much into it…
3. Ledger’s shoulders in the final couple shots. He just looks tough. I kinda like that. He looks like a heavy, he looks like someone who could go toe to toe for a second or two with Batman. It just seems more real than the wiry Joker we see in the comics. Since he did used to be a crook before he was jokerized, it would make sense that he’s got some strength.
Anway, very exciting stuff!
The millionaire playboys are going to make 2008 a year to remember!
I did see the pirated version, but it’s great that it’s officially out in much better quality now. So cool!
Thomas,
Great points, bud. I was too knocked over by the trailer to do any kind of subtle analysis.
Vic
Interesting point about Heath Ledger overshadowing Bale, and I agree. From the 6 min. prologue to the new trailer, Ledger is shaping up to be the best Joker ever! From his mannerisms, the voice, the laugh, etc., he’s just spot on.
Wow.. Looks like it could be a GREAT movie!! The Tumbler makes a re-appearance, and the new Bat-Bike is great!!!
That white-illuminated place where Bruce was lowered into.. is that the new Batcave? The Tumbler is parked there, and takes off from there.. Looks like that’s the result of strengthening the foundations.
This trailer has upped the ante for upcoming 2008 superhero action movies. When will a new high-octane Iron Man trailer come out, I wonder..
I think Bruce lives in a penthouse while the house is being rebuilt, so the lower garage is the new Batcave away from home.
How about the Joker’s first full reveal? SCARY! Or his laugh in the truck? Or looking over his shoulder at the end? AWESOME!
Heath
Oh man, the Joker.. he looks creepy! And under those clothes, it looks like there’s a lean fighting machine like Jake La Motta.. I guess this Joker can square off against Batman’s Keysi Fighting Method with some boxing or Wing Chun / JKD type moves of his own..
I am perfectly satisfied with this trailer! I just have one teeny problem. I hope The Joker CAN’T go toe to toe with Batman, as I think that’s an important detail to remember. The Joker is a genius but not a fighter, they tried to turn him into a kung fu master in the cartoon “The Batman” and that ended up horribly.
The Joker is the type of guy who will kick you when you’re down, not the type to stand up to you one-on-one.
I think he uses his wits to torture Batman psychologically. It’s been hinted for a while, Look at how the emblem is falling apart in all the publicity shots.
Heath
Damn!! WHOO HOO!! Man!! Holy $%#@! safari! OMG!! That was REALLY AWESOME!!!! I CANNOT BELIEVE MY EYES!! THAT WAS SOOOOOO MUCH COOLER/BETTER THAN I EXPECTED!! WOOT!! WOOT!!
Boy,was I wrong about Joker!! He looks SOOO much better in live action than he did in those early pictures! FAN-FREAKIN’-TASTIC!! He looks great!! They’ve done a great job with him!! He seems like a REAL psycopathic person as opposed to a dude who’s always concerned with making everything he says a joke!! This is gonna be great!!
I love the shot of BW holding the cowl sitting in a chair,that is STRAIGHT out of the Batman comix right there!! Damn! Oh,oh,and that scene of Batman standing on top of that building is AWESOME!! Really cool! Pure Batman right there! Almost remniscent of the end scene from Batman the animated series’ opening credits! KEWL!! B-)
The batpod looks great!! I’m SO glad the Joker blows up the freakin’ tumbler so Batman can build a cooler,more streamline batmobile! WOW! And,I’m quite happy that they’ve recasted Katie Holmes’ part,personally.
Yeah,I still want to see a batsuit that’s black and dark gray on the areas it is in the comix (and a LITTLE more flexible),but what are you gonna do,right? At least it has no nipples!
This one is gonna blow the doors of Begins!! It’s gonna be better in every way,I think!
I just don’t want Batman to be a side character and this to be the Joker’s flick and I don’t want the film to focus on a stupid love story. Oh,and for the love of God PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE don’t have Batman/BW reveal his identity/have someone else discover it this time ’round! It’s getting old,I mean,they’ve done it with EVERY Batman film thus far. :-/
This film looks great,it’s gonna be really good,this trailer has DEFINITELY given me faith and reduced my fanboy criticisms to a minimum. So,BRING IT ON!! I can’t wait to see some more!!
SIDENOTE:I’ve watched the bootleg 6 minutes on You Tube,really great too,IMHO! And,maybe WB will put out a second trailer during the superbowl like they did the year ‘Begins came out?
And,I kinda like the Joker bein’ a bit of an ass kicker. I don’t mean like a kung fu dude or anything,but Joker should be someone who could put up a bit of a fight,be a bit of a physical threat to Batman,hell,this Joker would probably bite him! As one of you mentioned,he WAS a small time crook and had to do a bit of grunt work,maybe worked out a little like most crooks do. If they have him so thin like some of the comix versions (nothing against tall and thin people,I’m one of them
you almost feel sorry for him when bats or boy wonder shmack him one. But,yeah,I think the Joker should definitely be a plotter,with his schemes and random acts of violence nearly driving Batman mad! But remember,while it’s cool to see Batman kickin’ tail,his real strength lies up here >points to headAnd,I kinda like the Joker bein’ a bit of an ass kicker. I don’t mean like a kung fu dude or anything,but Joker should be someone who could put up a bit of a fight,be a bit of a physical threat to Batman,hell,this Joker would probably bite him! As one of you mentioned,he WAS a small time crook and had to do a bit of grunt work,maybe worked out a little like most crooks do. If they have him so thin like some of the comix versions (nothing against tall and thin people,I’m one of them 
you almost feel sorry for him when bats or boy wonder shmack him one. But,yeah,I think the Joker should definitely be a plotter,with his schemes and random acts of violence nearly driving Batman mad! But remember,while it’s cool to see Batman kickin’ tail,his real strength lies up here >points to head< ,he’s a detective,a master strategist. Leave the big fights to guys like Superman or Spider-Man,see cuz if Batman were just a guy who was good at beating up other non superpowered guys,he would be of no real value to the JLA,who’s got guys that can move mountains and sprint faster than the speed of sound,with teamates like that,Batman’s fighting skills seem almost obsolete. So,the League needs Batman cuz of his smarts,his strategies and game plans,he makes the plans and the rest of the superpowered team does the grunt work. That’s what’s appealing,I think,about Batman. He’s got a mind on par to that of Lex Luthor’s,only not sinister. 
Yeah. I don’t think that Joker should be able to put up much of a fight against Batman. But I think he should be able to at least fight a less talented fighter than Bats to a standstill. It just seems more realistic to me.
But, of course, first and foremost he should be a psychological foe.
It’s kinda good,IMO,that they casted someone like Heath Ledger as the Joker,because he’s someone who’s mostly played more pretty boy type roles (trying hard NOT to do a brokeass mountain joke >:-D) and in order for him to take on a role as radical to anything he’s ever done as the Joker,he’d have to chuck completely anything remotely similar to himself and actually BECOME a new personality,he actually must BE the Joker. Whereas someone like Nicholson (great as he was,and I loved him tho,I enjoyed the heck out of him),who’s infamous for playing these type of psycotic, maniacal bad guy roles could just go into the Joker role and kind of be himself or do what he usually does. So you get Joker acting like Nicholson,not Nicholson acting like Joker. They did a smart thing,at the end of the day,(and I was as pissed as everyone else when they announced Heath Ledger was playing Joker originally) by casting Ledger as the Joker,cuz he will actually HAVE to be the Joker,we can’t have Joker doing a nice guy Heath Ledger impression,can we? But in the same breath,why the hell would they cast Michael Caine as Alfred? Again,it’s like the Nicholson joker thing,he’s not playing Alfred,Alfred’s playing Michael Caine!
I’m with you,Kel,on all part except the Tumbler.:) The most notable point you made was that Bats HAS to prove that above all his skills, that he is the world’s greatest detective. Very much looking forward to this film, almost as much as IM,LOL. Hope the rest of the Brian Singer and any future superhero film directors take notes from the great line up of films coming in 08′.
Thanx for readin’ all those,Adrian!
I’m happpy that you agree with me for the most part,bud. 
I agree,I hope that the future superhero filmakers take note too. I’m really looking forward to the next Superman film,I have a gut feeling that it will be awesome as well,just as long as they don’t have Superman do anything as out of character as his “relationship” with Lois Lane was as suggestd in SR and that they find a way to erase the “bastard child” of Superman from the mythos. The afformentined things,IMHO,almost destroyed SR. They should just do the next Superman film so that it ignores that stuff,I really liked SR except for those things.
OFF SUBJECT: If the Californy Comic Con ‘08 has exclusive footage of JLA,then I may fly out to check it out. I’m really excited for the film,cuz I LOVE the JLA,but at the same time I’m worried that they’re gonna muk it all up. So I hope for the best and fear for the worst,I guess. :-/
I almost feel as if TDK is coming out in February!
LOL!
this movie looks like it is going to kick all the other ones in the behind.
KEL, unfortunitly I think were going to get more of that Lois Lane/bastard superboy story in the next SM film.
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That part didn’t upset me, but I know how it must have to other comic-book purists.
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On the Dark Knight having too much romance that would suck as well.
However looking at the clip seems like Joker is going for Batmans girl….
I loved that line ” looks like she’s got some fight in her, I like that”. Then Batman says “then your gonna love me”. That was kick ass!!!!
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Looks like Joker is deffinilty playing some major mind games with Batman.
I also hope we get equal screen time for both these characters and also Two-Face at the end.
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Safe bet, that this film is going to kick massive ass!!
Kel, I thought you might eventually come around on the Joker thing. Chris Nolan has done an incredible job with this film, it seems.
Vic
KEL, I would hate for you to come all the to San Diego and get bummed out cause the JLA trailer sucked.
Not that I want it too suck but its leaning that way.
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Steve Adams: Yeah,I too liked that line “a little fight in you,I like that!”,and then Batman follows with “then you’re gonna love me!”
And as for the “bastard kid,trampy lois” thing being continued in the next Superman,I’m not too sure what to expect with it. The last I heard on the movie was that the writers for SR wouldn’t be back and that WB is looking to “reboot” the franchise with the same/similar cast,al la the upcoming Incredible Hulk film,methinks?
Vic: LOL! Yeah,turns out you were right all along!
Thanx for reading my cynical comments anyway,bud!
I hear ya,Steve. It would be a waste if the movie sucked,to make that long trip,wouldn’t it? But,trailers can usually make ANY crappy movie look cool,so who knows? :-/
I really hope we’ll be pleasantly surprised with the JLA’s cast and performances. Speaking of which,WHEN ARE WE GONNA SEE THE ALLEGED CAST? Sometime BEFORE 08? Ya smell me,WB?
Trampy Lois. Haha. That’s a good one KEL.
So I’ve heard that they have new writers on Superman. Is B.Singer back Directing?? And this reboot you speak of. Wtf are you kidding me….
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Is every film now related to comics-sci-fi getting rebooted.
I feel like I’m getting rebooted in the ars.
Wasn’t Superman Returns a reboot?
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Personally I think Smallville is crap.
Just had to get that out. Haha.
HA HA KEL,,,
Well I hope JLA is done right.
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I’m looking forward to your posts on it….
Hey did any of you notice that whan the Joker claped his hands his sleaves whent dawn and his sceen coler was normal not white.
Isen’t he supose to be white head to toe.
Other then that I loved the trailer and the Joker realy looked bad ass, and not like someone who is traying to make people laf like he normaly is played.
HE kinda looks like JAMES BOND.
Yes,I’m pretty sure Bryan Singer will be back to direct the next Superman,which is still scheduled for a 2009 release according to supermanhomepage.com,shooting on the film was originally scheduled for either March or May 2008,but with the strike going on I have NO idea what’s up. :-/
LOL! “…rebooted in the ars”! Yeah,I’ll admit these reboots/revamps (there is a difference
are getting a bit annoying,hopefully they’ll at least send a message to other filmakers that says GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME!! But,yeah,I thought SR was supposed to start fresh too,but they say it’s “loosely based” on Superman 1 (realy good film,IMO) and Superman 2 (not so much,IMO),kinda like how Batman Forever was “loosely based” on Batman and Batman Returns,hence having dead actor Marlon Brando reprise his role as Jor El,which,IMO,was a bad idea in the first place because now they can’t do any new scenes/flashbacks with Jor El cuz the actor they used is DEAD! Braniac (one of my fave Superman villains) is supposedly the villain in the next film,and surely they would have SOME “old” footage of Jor El on Krypton,cuz that’s where Braniac hails from in the comix. So,a slight reboot with similar cast (namely Brandon Routh,Kevin Spacey and possibley Kate Bosworth) might prove to be a worthy idea,cuz that way they can at least tell a story without bogging the film down with the “bastard kid” and Supes’ and Lois’ suggested affair and they can do new Jor El scenes,know what I mean?
But,it could also mean development hell for YEARS and YEARS,and God knows when we’ll see another Superman. It would also mean that SR was a joke,that there was no reason to really make the film. So it’s a damned if ya do,damned if ya don’t scenario. Sheeesh. It’s times like these that make me wanna grab whoever’s responsible for this horse crap and say “WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU?!!”. But,to be honest,it’s whoever thought giving Superman a bastard kid would be a cool idea’s fault for why WB suggested a reboot,that’s what most people complain about (the kid) and that’s what would probably prevent a descent Superman sequel,IMO.
SIDENOTE:I have nothing against the young actor that played Jason (the bastard kid of Superman’s in SR I keep talking about) at all,he’s quite possibley one of the best actors in the movie.;-) It’s his characterI don’t like,or how they’ve written Superman’s character all…decadent,shall we say? END SIDENOTE
And I agree,Smallville DOES suck. It’s Superman without Superman. Everything’s there except the costume,secret identity and the flight ability. Damn! Why do they do that stuff? Cuz it’s hip,right? >Bleeeeeeh!clears throatclears throat< Sorry. That was the sound of me throwing up. I always do when I think of that show. Sorry.
Endri,yes,Joker is supposed to be white head to toe,least he is in the comix anyway. But that’s not how Nolan is doing him tho.
I don’t ever remember the Joker trying to make anyone laugh in any other version of the character (unless it’s through some form of evil,is that what you meant?).
And how the hell does the Joker look like James Bond? :-0
Did anyone else see that Jokers skin didn’t all look white.???
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I’ll have to go back and look.
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If so let’s hope the boys at WB are reading this and fix it before the release !!
Does any one know what happend to the Superman suit. I thought they were gonna sue Superman and that would change the JLA movie Smallville and any related Superman intertainment.
Steve,I noticed that,and I thought it was weird at first,but that’s the look Nolan wants,so that’s why the face is only white.
Endri,I’m not sure what “Superman suit” you’re talking about. If you’re reffering to the one with the Siegel/Shuster(?) grandkids or kids or related party’s suit over Superman/superboy for creator rights then I’m not sure what’s up with that either. I do know that what happens with it will effect whether or not Superman is ever in a comic,film,cartoon,etc again. Supermanhomepage.com is covering it and I know that Wikipedia.com has a couple pages on it.
That’s wierd.
Nolan wants only the face to be white.
Why is this KEL?
Hey KAL if you ever noticed any of my other comments you will realize I am not the best speller as a metter of fact I am still in 10th greade and have time to correct my spelling but that is the suit I was tolking about.
And the whole Joker/Bond thing I was tolking about was about the part when the Joker was shooting at Batman while he was riding the bike or somthing like that he looked bad ass. Because the Joker I am use to is the one that uses kids toys as weapons (I wonder if they put that in the movie or at least the laghing gas)but what I saw was that Joker uses nighfs instead of playing cards. And the whole Joker whants to make people laghf is that that is how he started (if you read the killing joke) he traid to make people laghf but was not good at it than he felt into wat of toxic wast or whatever, then he became the Joker.
KEL, that’s good news Singers on board I think he’s one of the best when it comes to super hero films.
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One thing, if this writers strike continues for months were not going to see Superman and alot of superhero films for years. Maybe til 2011. That includes sequels to Spiderman and Fantastic 4.
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Just think these studios are really screwing themselves in the long run.. Forget tv shows movies are only a year or two in development right now. There’s going to be a huge gap in quality films after the great year 2008 I think is gonna be.. If that made any sense?!??
Steve,sorry I took so long getting back to ya, bud. I don’t know exactly why Nolan wants only the face of the Joker white,but I’m betting because it’s only facepaint he puts on (as hinted at in the IMAX six minutes),because if he were chemically scarred then his whole body would be white,right? And Nolan supposedly doesn’t dig the chemical thing.
Endri,you’re in 10th grade and have read Killing Joke? Damn! The version of the Joker seen in Killing Joke isn’t exactly THE definite version of the character,matter of fact,there IS NO definite version of the character’s origin. If you read Mark Waid’s Joker “origin” (which was supposed to be the Joker’s definite origin) you’ll see what I mean. I think it’s at the DC Comics website incase you wanted to check it out.:-)
Steve,that is good news that Singer will be back,Brandon Routh will be Superman in the next Superman film again as well. I don’t know how much truth there is to this,but sometime ago I read that Singer was considering Orlando Bloom for the role of Braniac. But that may or may not be a rumor,I honestly have no idea whether that’s true or not. I guess that casting is right up there with the Heath Ledger Joker right?
I just watched the trailer again,and the Joker kinda reminds me of Beetle Juice a little.
No prob KEL, good info on Jokers origins…as usual.
It looks like the Joker has kidnapped Batmans girlfriend or whoever Gilenhalls character is… Didn’t you notice how the Joker knew Batman wouldn’t run him down on the bike.
And also I bet we see some Gothem police go corrupt… And side with Joker and also help him escape.
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(Just a few things I noticed).
How long will it be before we see two-face and possibly the Batwing??
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Has it been confirmed yet on ether of these making it into the film.???
KAL I got into comix in about two years ago or so and I am still traying to figure out some of the heroes let alone theyre bad guys. But thanks for the info. BY the way the killing joke is one of the first comix I ever read.
At the Wizard World Comic Con earlier this year they had Two Face at the end scene of the exclusive footage that they showed. I don’t know about the batwing,I’m almost afraid to see what it would look like.;-)
KEL, with an E,,,
so Twoface is in the picture did you see how he looked?
Steve
Steve Two Face will be in the movie but I never heard any thing about the batwing.
PS Two Face’s burned face will be in CGI.
I don’t have any probs with the vehicles in the Batman Begins film and this one.
The Tumbler I guess that’s the nickname for this Batmobile.
Sure its not comic-cannon. But I think what these new Bat films are trying to do is make this seem more realistic in using real automotives and real bikes with machine guns strapped to them.
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Its old-school tech and that’s very real to this American Chopper generation.
Comic-cannon is neglected yes I agree but it works better this way on film.
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I could see the Batwing being a full high tech jet fighter kinda like the jet in X-men.
Thanks for the tip Endri.
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SFX: notes.
Yea you know what they do is paint half of his (two-face) face green like a green screen color.
Then they can add whatever hidious effects they want in post.
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Man this is gonna rock even without the Batwing.
KEL, Wizard world Comic con,, ?? Where was that held. Is that the west coast one in SD ?
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I’m in Burbank right down the street from WB studios where are you from?
I’m I going way off topic here?
Sorry……..
Didn’t read every post, just wanted to put a quick word in to the statement whether or not The Joker will overshadow The Batman.
All I’ve gotta say is I think what we saw of The Joker in this clip is probably every scene he’s going to be in. His whole attire and mannerisms would just get quirky and lose their touch if they were shown the entire movie.
So no, I think The Batman will shine, but this trailer was directed to people who hadn’t been following all the viral messages about The Joker, like we do ;P
-Rev
Steve,I didn’t see how he looked cuz I wasn’t there,I’ve just read the report at Wizarduniverse.com,dude.
The con was held earlier this year,in L.A.,I think,back in August.
Man,Steve,you are lucky! You live right down the street from WB? AWESOME! I live in Pennsylvania,and have no idea where WB is…..:-(
Endri,dude,it’s fine that you’re jus getting into comix,I’m glad you like what you’re reading. Killing Joke is a heavy story,a little to heavy on the nudity/language/violence for my taste tho,but I’m glad you liked it,bud.
Thanks Kel, it not that glamorus and my rent is high…
The walls are very high so I can’t see what’s going on but you know that inside those big stages there shooting films and Tv shows.
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But unfortunitly now and almost everyday the WGA srikers are out there walking the line right in front of the gates. It totally sucks to see that.
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Comic con is located north of San Diego. That’s about a 3 hour drive for me.
I’ve never gone to one. I think they should really produce a comic Con direct to dvd documentary. Cronicling the event ..?
Man,that must bite to see the strikers out there everyday. I hope the strike is settled soon,not that I disagree with the writers or anything,but I want my damn movies,and I want them to be good. So if JLA’s script has some groaners (al la a “Jason” in da script
) then they can’t correct them if the strike is still going on in Feb when shooting begins.
I know they have comic cons all over the country year ’round,but I know that the Sandiego one is THE biggest and is THE ONE to go to for movie exclusives. Of course,the Wizard World comic cons showcase a lot of upcoming films,like the afformentioned excusive Dark Knight footage that included Two face,maybeI’ll get around to one one o’ these days.
I’m researching more JLA movie stuff today,mostly about the rumored Superman actors and such.:-)
Sorry I took so long to get back to you guys.
I still can’t believe they’re actually calling it “The Dark Knight” and not including “Batman” in the title at all! Bold move,IMO.:-)
Yeah, I know what you mean KEL, I think it’ll pay off though. People don’t want another “Batman and Robin” “Batman Forever” “Batman Begins” “Batman Returns” ect. ect.
But hey, anyone else worried that we haven’t seen The Joker laugh, or even a smile yet? I wonder if all that heavy make-up hinders the grin we saw earlier this year.
Rev
I think the title says it all,,,shees we all know its Batman.
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Corrupt police,, a maniacle killer, and a tragic multaltion. Sounds like a dark night too me.
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