The Dark Knight [spoilers inside]

[Nathan]

Is that Mike Patton? He should have re-created that scene back during Angel Dust for a photo shoot.

[JoeKickass]

Still don't have a problem with the voice. It is just that Batman needs to speak less. That is the problem.

Batman is not a wordsmith! He is not Walt Whitman in a billion dollar asskicker suit. He is a badass with post-traumatic stress disorder! PTSD-sufferers do not talk.

That is all.

Actually, it isn't. Also: Fuck Frank Miller.

I never thought of that, but I agree, it would be much better for the character if he didn't speak.

[ScooterLaBeef]

[Lesley]

Nice!

[Corey]

I had no idea where to post these pics... but here ya go
http://www.superherohype.com/news/ba...ws.php?id=7752

[Abraham Smashington]

That Dent figure is pretty sweet.

[patronsaintofcheeseburgers]

Next post is your 8000th use it wisely

[PHEDG]

Having returned from his vacation, "The Dark Knight" director Christopher Nolan surfaced at the recent SCREAM 2008 Awards and The Los Angeles Times got to do an extensive three-part interview with him.

In the first part they ask him the questions that have been lingering ever since the "Batman Begins" sequel hit so huge. At present 'Knight' stands with a $528 million domestic and just shy of $1 billion international total. Nolan joked about such abstract numbers, saying "There's something liberating in knowing that my next film, whatever it is, isn't going to make as much money [laughter]. I don't have to try for years."

Will he do another one? "There are two things to be said. One is the emphasis on story. What's the story? Is there a story that's going to keep me emotionally invested for the couple of years that it will take to make another one? That's the overriding question. On a more superficial level, I have to ask the question: How many good third movies in a franchise can people name? [Laughs.] At the same time, in taking on the second one, we had the challenge of trying to make a great second movie, and there haven't been too many of those either. It's all about the story really. If the story is there, everything is possible."

What kind of film will he do next? "After "Batman Begins," I certainly felt like taking on something smaller, but one of the things I got such a thrill from on "The Dark Knight" was shooting on Imax and creating that massive scale and achieving that larger-than-life quality. So that's a lot of fun. I'm drawn in both directions now. So maybe what I need to do next is a very intimate, small story that happens to be photographed on a ridiculously large scale. Or vice versa [laughs]."

He makes a good point. very very few 3rd instalments are any good. maybe 2 is enough. I want more of course but I dont want it at the risk of ruining the franchise he so awesomely re-invented.

[Captain Russ]

Well...as a fanboy of the highest order, it is my duty (to please the booty) to point out that the man shot his proverbial wad with Dark Knight and can't go anywhere but down. And of course, he should have tied the narrative up with the Joker and left Harvey's mortality out of the equation. Why yes, this dead horse has not yet been beaten enough! *thwack*

[Abraham Smashington]

I say no. Let it simmer for a few years, then come back if need be. I agree with Russ. Although, once I pick this up on blu-ray in Dec I'll be all like "OMFG 2FACE NOT DEAD BATMAN3 IS 133T MOAR!"

[patronsaintofcheeseburgers]

Cereally, I like that he keeps it real by saying it will be nearly impossible to follow up TDK...can't wait for the BD in December, nearly bought Begins last night...

[Abraham Smashington]

http://io9.com/5079815/batman-sues-c...he-dark-knight

Batman sues Chris Nolan. Awesome.

[Captain Russ]

Goddamn Turkey suing the Goddamn Batman's goddamn director?

Goddamn.