The New Dark Knight Trailer Is Here!

First I would like to say that Christian Bale is a babe and he's one of my favorite actors. I liked him in Rescue Dawn, The Prestige, and of course, Batman Begins. I can't wait for the Dark Knight to come out. : )

And as far as Heath Ledger playing the joker, I think he did a great job, well from what i saw on the trailer. Jack Nicholson and Jim Carrey both brought something to the Joker character, and I think Heath will have done the same. : )It's just too bad that he won't be around for the movie premeire and we will all miss him.

I'll be counting the days until the Dark Knight comes out!! : )

As posted by "Vic" about the Joker's laugh: We do see him laugh for an instant in the trailer before the truck flips over. I really do hope we see more of his laughter in the movie. In my opinion, without the laughter, there is no "Joker". That is what sets the Joker apart from any other DC villian. I do appreciate the more serious tone Mr. Nolan is accomplishing with the new movie and from what the new trailer has shown, anyone who is a "bat fan" like myself is going to be totally pleased and "blown away" by Mr. Hedger's performance. RIP Heath! Thank you for leaving us with what I know is going to be one hell of a great film.

Dude its like the sweetest movie that has been made i have been a Batman fan since the age of 5 and its just got better and better. But out of all the Batmans that there has been Bale has done the best Keaton is next then Kilmer then Cloony. And RIP Heath Ledger my respects to his family. The up side is that the movie was finished

Yes, this is a sad day. RIP Heath! You will be sadly missed. My condolences to the families.

RIP Heath Ledger.....
Today is a very sad day.

-David Conway
aka "Alcadyzaar"

I loved this trailer so much I had to come back and see it again! I believe Heath Ledger will do a fantastic job as the new Joker. Much better than Nicholson (I did not like the stupid "dancing around to Prince at the museum" and his "death" scenes). I always felt that ruined Batman '89. The Joker should NOT have been killed off. Stupid mistake by Tim Burton. No wonder the other films failed. I've got a feeling the Dark Knight will be better than any Batman movie before it (I loved "Begins". I trust Nolan. I believe he is doing it right.

Yeah KEL he does look more like the Ceasar Ramaro Joker. I always loved that guy on the Orginal Batman.^
If I remember the Crow had similar type smile painted on his face.
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Can't wait for this New Dark Knight film!!!

After watching the trailer again,I have to say the Joker looks great! :-D

Am I the only one who thinks the Joker's "smile" loosely resembles the Ceaser Romero Joker smile,you know,like the red lip/smile/paint area a little? Just curious. Google a Ceaser pic before you answer. :-)

I could not believe my eyes when I watched the trailer! Health Ledger is AWESOME as the new Joker! Much better and creepier than Jack Nicholson (although I did like his performance also). This is going to be ONE HELL OF A MOVIE. Can't wait till July 2008! LONG LIVE THE JOKER!

Wow this new DK is packed with flavor...,!
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I'm thinking we get Jokers story throughout most the film and just as things wine down its POW, BAM, KPOW, Riddler and Two-face! This is great news better than that last bit about Spidey...OMG!

Well,Steve,Cillian Murphy will be back as the Scarecrow,supposedly a minor character in this film,and according to an article in an issue of Wizard Magazine,Anthony Michael Hall is speculated as being cast as the Riddler,but over at IMDB.com they have him listed as playing someone named Mike Engel,not a clue who this character is,and IMDB IS wrong about things sometimes,but if he's playing the Riddler (aka Edward Nigma) this might just be a phony name.

Also,sometime ago,and I don't think there is any truth to this,but sometime ago actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was supposedly going to play the Penguin in TDK. Good choice,IMO,he played the bad guy in Mission Impossible 3 named Davian to a T. But I don't believe that is true.

The Riddler and Scarecrow!!! Wow this is great news!!!
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I wonder who's cast to play those roles???

Yeah,I hope we don't get cutting. That's just really,really.....I don't know......gross. I don't see why thats necessary,frankly. :-/

The Riddler is in it I think,and Scarecrow is back too,I've read! Sounds like this is gonna be a fun ride! :-D

I would like to see the batwing someday too,Steve! Maybe 3....?

Tumbler would have looked cooler if they would have somehow covered the wheels.
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But overall it blew me away for the sheer believability of it.
This new batpod also looks fricken awesome. I'm still holding out for a Batwing in the film! :»

Watching the trailer KEL I think were going to get cutting...

Remember the line:
"All I found in his pockets were these (knives) and lint".
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Prob will be offscreen but we will here the screems. Aaahhhhh^:))
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Also I bet after your post WB will start to ad Batman in the title.

I may dislike that "Tumbler" thing,it just isn't the typical comic book styled batmobile to me,I understand the reasons for it tho,but I'm really likin' that "batpod" aka batcycle!! It's a badass lookin' thing! MMM!

Guys,
5 dollars says that when you call your local theater for showtimes on TDK the recorded voice will say this: "Batman: The Dark Knight,now showing at..." instead of just "The Dark Knight: now showing at...",cuz to be honest there are some people who sincerely won't know what the hell The Dark Knight is,they'll just know there's a new Batman movie and if they hear Batman before the rest of the title they're more likely to see it,providing they haven't seen previews and can't remember the name of "that new Batman movie". ;-)

One thing that cocerns me with the Joker in this film is how he puts the "smiles" on peoples' faces. Does he scarr them with a knife or does he use laughing gas like in the comic books? Hopefully the latter because seeing him take a knife to someone's face will be REALLY sickening (yeah,he's evil and inclined to do something as perverted,but can we draw SOME sort of line with his gruesome deeds,please,Nolan?),and may even warrant an "R" rating,but I'm afraid Nolan might go with the knife "smile scarr" thing cuz he might think that "laughing gas" is a little too "far fetched" for his "motion picture". I guess we'll wait and see.:-/

Rev,

While we don't SEE the Joker laugh in the trailer, we hear him a couple of times... and it sounds perfect!

Vic

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.

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 still can't believe they're actually calling it "The Dark Knight" and not including "Batman" in the title at all! Bold move,IMO.:-)

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. :-)

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 ..?

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. :-)

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

KEL, Wizard world Comic con,, ?? Where was that held. Is that the west coast one in SD ?
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Btw
I'm in Burbank right down the street from WB studios where are you from?
I'm I going way off topic here?
Sorry........

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.

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.

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.

KEL, with an E,,,
so Twoface is in the picture did you see how he looked?
Steve