The dark knight is the 2008 sequel to batman begins. Christian bale stars as bruce wayne batman, alongside michael caine, gary oldman, anne hathaway, tom hardy, marion cotillard, joseph gordonlevitt, and morgan freeman. Set within a year after the events of batman begins 2005, batman, lieutenant james gordon. The batman the first dark knight movie release to be. Nolan also directed the previous, and excellent, batman begins.
Memories of adam west and cesar romero s sixties hijinks are banished completely as the mood shifts from dark to downright grim as the tone changes, so gotham morphs from urban gothic to sinister corporate sheen and this. Pattinsons batman will explore dark knights origins. Apr 08, 2020 the batman director matt reeves discussed how the film will explore the humanity and the origin of dc comics the dark knight. With the help of lieutenant jim gordon and district attorney harvey dent, batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The dark knight was the highest grossing film of 2008 in the us. The serial starred lewis wilson as batman and douglas croft as robin. The dark knight is, gun to my head, my favorite film ever. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. The dark knight rises official movie trailer christian bale, batman.
Based on the dc comics character batman, the film is the second installment of nolans the dark knight trilogy and a sequel to 2005s batman begins. Apr 17, 2020 the dark knight starring christopher bale was a commercial success and fans showered the cast with praises. The dark knight rises dvd 2012 by christian bale dvd. I rewatch it at least once per year, and every time i do i get sucked right back in. Realistic render imagines robert pattinsons dark knight. Jul 24, 2008 the dark knight is the continuation of british director christopher nolans reinvention of the batman story and it takes the story up to his primal confrontation with the joker, the villain who. Regina king, rian johnson, tony hale, and more stars pick the actors and characters theyd recruit for their superhero squads. The joker is a fictional character who appears in christopher nolans 2008 superhero film the dark knight, based upon the dc comics character and supervillain of the same name. The dark knight succeeds not just as an entertaining comic book film. This page links to all uses of the dark knight sobriquet for batman and to all media with variations of that name as its title. It shows batman in one of his biggest struggles against the joker who at the end of the film, ends up winning by forcing batman to paint himself as the villain to cover up crimes committed by gothams last hope.
The dark knight, christopher nolans followup to batman begins, expands batmans universe with plenty of real locations in chicago, hong kong and london. The dark knight returns is a twopart directtovideo animated superhero film, an adaptation of the 1986 comic book the dark knight returns by frank miller. The dark knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, produced, and cowritten by christopher nolan. Batman 3 set lieutenant gordon harvey dent lawyers are together against the evil forces now divided. The dark knight rises, the final film in the trilogy, was released on july 20. Based on dc comics and the character of batman, the movie the dark knight was the second instalment of christopher nolans the dark knight. Another sequel titled the dark knight rises was commissioned for a. Christopher nolans the dark knight is a haunted film that leaps beyond its. The dark knight directed by christopher nolan is nonstop action thriller that continually did the unexpected. The dark knight is the highest grossing batman film ahead of the 1989 batman and 2005 batman begins. Batman the dark knight the joker compilation all scenes. A brand new fancreated render for matt reeves the batman visualizes what robert pattinsons version of the caped crusader will be like in the film. Check out the video above of pattinsons camera test. Ill just have to wait for the dark knight rises to release to see if anything can be better.
New batman film can still be part of cinematic universe. Rules and order is a fancy way of saying the law, a concept the dark knight just loves to push in all sorts of interesting directions. The definitive history of the dark knight in comics, film, and beyond hardcover october 29, 2019. It mostly remained the same as in batman begins, but had more equipment including a hightech superprocessing computer.
The origins of the dark knights sidekick dick grayson, who will soon be known as robin, the boy wonder. Christopher nolan collaborated with goyer on the story of this film while he. Eight years after the jokers reign of anarchy, batman, with the help of the enigmatic catwoman, is forced from his exile to save gotham city, now on the edge of total annihilation, from the brutal guerrilla terrorist bane. Thats because of the performances, because of the direction, because of the writing, and because of the superlative technical. Batman begins his fight to free crimeridden gotham city. Based on the dc comics character batman, the film is the second installment of nolans the dark knight trilogy and a sequel to 2005s batman begins, starring christian bale and supported by michael caine, heath ledger, gary oldman, aaron eckhart, maggie gyllenhaal, and morgan freeman. The dark knight was released july 18, 2008 in the united states. So he built the batman persona, a figure who moved through the night. Just months after its release, the dark knight was voted by empire readers as the 15th greatest film of all time.
The bluray version of the movie has several of the big action scenes and high altitude. After wayne manor was rebuilt, the entrance to the batcave was too. The batman director matt reeves details his take on the. The film earned much more than the original 2005 film, but underperformed compared to its direct predecessor which remains the highest. The film is directed by christopher nolan and stars christian bale as.
Please join us for the dark knight to have the answer. The dark knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, coproduced, and cowritten by christopher nolan. The dark knight rises is a 2012 superhero film directed by christopher nolan, who cowrote the screenplay with his brother jonathan nolan, and the story with david s. The joker then laughs hysterically as he is taken back to arkham asylum. The dark knight was filmed primarily in chicago, as well as in several other locations in the united states, the united kingdom, and hong kong. Along with tom hanks performance as fred rogers in a beautiful day in the neighborhood, weve rounded up some of the. Batman ultimately foils the jokers plan by taking the blame for dents crimes. New batman film coming 2021 with younger dark knight.
Based on the dc comics character batman, the film is the final installment in nolans the dark knight trilogy, and the sequel to the dark knight 2008. Such an incredible performance, there will never be a better joker. Created by bob kane and bill finger, the character first starred in two serial films in the 1940s. Christian bale returns to the role of batman, maggie gyllenhaal takes. Its something that the liveaction batman films have sorely been missing, and would be something new and cool, in my opinion. Goyer wrote two treatments script outlines encompassing batman begins and this movie, the dark knight. The batman argues that there are still good people in the city. The dark knight returns this continuity has been advertised as dark knight universe. The dark knight 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. By the end, the whole moral foundation of the batman legend is threatened. The dark knight 2008 is the second entry in christopher nolans batman film trilogy, the dark knight trilogy a year after the events of batman begins, batman christian bale, lieutenant james gordon gary oldman, and district attorney harvey dent aaron eckhart have achieved real success in taking down gothams organized crime by hitting the mob where it hurts.
The batman director matt reeves discussed how the film will explore the humanity and the origin of dc comics the dark knight. Batman was a 15chapter serial film released in 1943 by columbia pictures and was the first appearance of the comic book character on film. The definitive history of the dark knight in comics. The film is based off of the original batman comic book but additionally changes the perception of the everyday world as good to naturally bad. Nolan reunite following theirblockbuster success with batman begins. Based on the dc comics character batman, the film is the second part of nolans batman film. Jul 16, 2018 the dark knight is, gun to my head, my favorite film ever. The joker is not mentioned in the dark knight rises, the 2012 sequel to the dark knight, out of respect for ledgers memory. The one behind all this dark conspiracy is joker, who is the citys gang hired to eliminate batman.
Apr 12, 2020 the dark knight is not that kind of movie. The batman was on track to follow this tradition, but as the coronavirus pandemic prompted the studio to suspend production, it wont be able to meet its original june 2021 release date, and will now arrive on october 1, 2021. It was directed by jay oliva, who worked as a storyboard artist on man of steel, under the red hood, year one and batman v superman. Split into two parts of equal length, its the 15th film in the dc universe animated original movies series. Batman is one of the most popular and beloved comic book characters, and as such, his movies are summer releases. The acting,story,atmosphere,and actions scenes are all amazing. The dark knight is a film thats fantastic on the action front, seeds its acrobatics in its own reality, and always feels relevant even when its ideas are drowned out by clatter. Maggie gyllenhaal replaces actress katie holmes in the role of rachel dawes. I went into this not expecting to much but i came out blown away, i cant imagine any movie being much better. Oct 22, 2017 such an incredible performance, there will never be a better joker. May 27, 2011 batman the dark knight theme song composed by hans zimmer.
Christopher nolans the dark knight is a haunted film that leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy. Bruce came to the batcave in a few occasions in the film as did alfred. The dark knight returns is based on frank millers acclaimed graphic novel of the same name, which began life as a fourissue comic book miniseries in 1986. The fictional superhero batman, who appears in american comic books published by dc comics, has appeared in various films since his inception. Christian bale, gary oldman, morgan freeman, aaron eckhart, michael caine and maggie gyllenhaal lead a stellar cast marked forever in time by heath ledgers reimagining of the joker. Despite his tarnished reputation after the events of the dark knight 2008, in which he took the rap for dents crimes, batman feels compelled to intervene to assist the city and its police force, which is struggling to cope with banes plans to destroy the city. A brand new fancreated render for matt reeves the batman visualizes what robert pattinsons version of.
The dark knight realise par christopher nolan et avec christian bale et heath ledger le joker. The character also appeared in the 1966 film batman, which was a feature. However, the joker has greater success in turning the films white knight. With the dark knight, christopher nolan, the films director, hopes his. Apr 09, 2020 pattinsons batman will explore dark knights origins without being an origin story. The dark knight is a movie that leaves your heart and mind racing as it redefines heroism for a new generation. Most trade paperback collections have been retitled batman. The dark knight starring christopher bale was a commercial success and fans showered the cast with praises. The dark knight is the continuation of british director christopher nolans reinvention of the batman story and it takes the story up to his primal confrontation with the joker, the villain who. With the help of lieutenant jim gordon and district attorney harvey dent, batman sets out to dismantle the rema.
Mar 10, 2020 the dark knight revolutionized what could be done in superhero storytelling in general, but particularly in film. Dawes was the romantic love interest in this film s predecessor batman begins. The joker broadcasts a message to all of gotham stating that if the batman does not turn himself in to the. Thats because of the performances, because of the direction, because of the writing, and because of the superlative technical quality of the entire production.
The film is directed by christopher nolan and stars christian bale as batman, michael caine as alfred pennyworth, heath ledger as the joker, aaron eckhart as harvey dent twoface, maggie gyllenhaal as rachel dawes, gary oldman as james gordon and morgan freeman as lucius fox. We search near and far for original movie trailer from all decades. Warner bros has revealed the first look of robert pattinson as the dark knight in the upcoming film the batman from matt reeves. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Based on dc comics and the character of batman, the movie the dark knight was the second instalment of. The dark knight rises is the third and final installment in the dark knight trilogy after batman begins and the dark knight. Christopher nolan s the dark knight is a haunted film that leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy. Even with a younger batman at the helm, the new batman film can still exist in the cinematic universe that has been created thus far. Wally pfister and christopher nolan in the dark knight 2008 christian bale and sibi blazic at an event. The film earned much more than the original 2005 film, but underperformed compared to its direct predecessor which remains the highest grossing film centered around the batman character. Even with a younger batman at the helm, the new batman film can still exist in. Film locations for christopher nolans the dark knight, in. A psychopathic criminal mastermind and mass murderer with a warped, sadistic sense of humor, the joker is hired by gotham citys mob bosses to kill the vigilante batman.
Comics the dark knight the first comic book series called dark knight february 1986 to june 1986. Directed by dc animation veteran jay oliva, batman. Pattinsons batman will explore dark knights origins without being an origin story. Seen through todays glut of pro forma blockbusters, the dark knight. Kill the batman the joker meets the mob the dark knight 4k, hdr, imax duration. Nolans first batman film, batman begins 2005, was built around the. Mar 03, 2015 the dark knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, produced, and cowritten by christopher nolan.
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