Batman Fansite Posting Lots of 'Dark Knight' Scoops
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Before I begin, I'd like to state two things: First off, the following are rumors and nothing is official until we see it with our own eyes. Also, what I'm about to tell you might be deemed spoiler-ish, so if you don't want to know anything about The Dark Knight (rumor or not), then I suggest not reading this story. Are we clear? With that, Batman on Film is reporting a few interesting little nuggets via one of their top secret sources, "Miranda Fox." The most fascinating of these rumors being the possible appearance of The Scarecrow in The Dark Knight. There's no word on where, why or how he would make an appearance, but Fox notes: "The Scarecrow, played by Cillian Murphy, will be back." If this is true, then that means there's a good chance Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) will not make his Two Face transformation in this film unless he does so at the very end and they use it as a cliffhanger.
Aside from that, here are a few other scoops from Miranda Fox: "The Joker is "The Joker" throughout the film. There could be some classic Nolan "flashbacks" that vaguely hint at his origin, but there is no big "Joker origin story." As far as Joker descriptions go, it appears some Chicago extras are beginning to spill their guts: "My guy "Chicago Extra" was correct in his description of The Joker (Heath Ledger), but there is a reason that The Joker's neck isn't white, but is "flesh-colored" (and I'll leave it at that). The Joker will wear purple in the film. It may not be a literal translation from his comic book suit, but he wears purple. A "gash smile" is a better description of The Joker's grin than "cut smile." Also, Fox adds that Rachel Dawes (as played by Maggie Gyllenhaal) will have a much bigger role in the sequel.
On another front, BoT reports via a New York Post story that Eric Roberts will indeed play the gangster Sal Maroni. According to the paper, "Roberts will play Mafia kingpin Sal Maroni. Landing the role is a blockbuster coup for Roberts, who was reportedly hand-picked by director Christopher Nolan over rumored candidates James Gandolfini and Bob Hoskins." Oh, and the film is currently shooting in London. Any thoughts on all this? How do you figure Christopher Nolan will work in Scarecrow?
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5-14-2007 @ 5:38PM
Rob Stevens said...
My guess is that Scarecrow will have gone from doctor to patient at Arkham Asylum.
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5-14-2007 @ 10:50PM
Mark said...
Dont trust any of this sources. Im sure Nolan and WB are laughing at the fanatic lowlives.
Im still p.o. about this Gyllenhaal crap. Bring back Katie Holmes.
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5-18-2007 @ 5:08AM
Louis said...
I'm hyped by the new casting choices for this film, if they don't ax Dawes, then Gyllenhall is the best replacement. From themes like "escalation" and the subtle origins of the joker, I am simply stoked!.... The only fear is seeing many other comic legends blow puke later in their box offices attempts. I relate to emotion and struggles for the characters, and that seems harder to keep going (or even start) further in a series, especially a comic series. A successful comic book film is not simply based on fx and tot humor. In the Dark Knight I want to see Wayne's experiences with the deprived, the starving, and the edge he has from the "fear" training emanate from him. I would hate to see the humanity of the film even a little tarnished by a popcorn and cheese style flick! The genre jumping has happened too many times with Marvel POS films, hopefully not with The Dark Knight.
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6-21-2007 @ 5:12PM
Batfrieak said...
Why do you want Holmes back? She was awful. I just wish they'd kill off Dawes all together, she didn't fit in the first movie, and she doesn't fit now. She never will because Rachel Dawes shouldn't exist. I wouldn't doubt it if Scarecrow is back, but he probably gets caught near the beginning and isn't seen again. I would like to see more on Szazs, though there's no reason to believe that there will be. I'm really hoping to see Joker explained as not a guy who fell into a pit of chemicals, bleaching his face and turning his hair green, but rather just a crazy who likes paint a little too much. I also think it would be ingenius to make The Joker aware of the fact that he is, in fact, in a movie based on a comic because the comics often go towards that. It adds a comic effect, but at the same time, slightly eerie. I also hope the trailer and advertisements look like Joker hacked them and then changed them, like do a commercial, then have the same commercial, but Joker messes it up in the middle and gives his own story, or pretends to be holding everyone up for ransome. Something amusing.
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7-18-2007 @ 9:51AM
Matt said...
Batman is clearly badass, but Robin...not so much:
http://contemptster.com/pop-culture/robin/
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