Nolans dark knight trilogy batman begins, the dark knight and the dark knight rises represents a highpoint in the caped crusader franchise. 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 from the brutal guerrilla terrorist bane. The revelation at the end of the dark knight trilogy that joseph gordonlevitt was robin had fans clamoring for a sequel. Arkham knight and the dark knight rises are both variations on a theme introduced almost 30 years ago, in what has turned out to be the most influential superhero comic book ever. 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. After the release of the dark knight rises four years ago, batman fans. But that still leaves the question of a new batman film. For nolan, the joy of working with those actors and giving them meat to chew on is a large part of what makes filmmaking in general, and the dark knight rises in specific, worth the months in. But in a wideranging twohour talk at the cannes film festival on saturday, the director offered a unique take on his dark knight trilogy. After the fantastic movies that were batman begins and the dark knight, my expectations for the dark knight rises were pretty astronomical. The dark knight rises simple english wikipedia, the free. Christopher nolan explains his openended finish to the.
In the end, the dark knight returns is a classic piece, a part of the history of not only frank millers batman but batman, the character. Ive never seen any batman movies before and i really want to see dark knight rises in theaters. He reprised the role again for the sequel the dark knight rises, released on july 20, 2012. He trained in the keysi fighting method, and performed many of his own stunts. After the release of the dark knight rises four years ago, batman fans everywhere began fantasizing about a potential sequel in which joseph gordonlevitts john blake. Christopher nolan on batman and secrets of dark knight trilogy.
It includes batman begins 2005, the dark knight 2008, and the dark knight rises 2012. Being a world war ii era production, the movie serial like many of this period was used as wartime propaganda and had an antijapanese bent with j. Bale became the actor to have portrayed batman on film for the lengthiest period. I think i also heard of one being named the dark knight. The following article contains major spoilers for the ending of the dark knight rises after the release of the dark knight rises, speculation immediately centered around the postfilm escapades of john robin blake played by joseph gordonlevitt. Own the dark knight rises on bluray combo pack and digital download december 4. However, michael keaton did not like the new direction the film series was. 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. Here is a list of 15 reasons why the dark knight rises is the best movie of nolans trilogy. Christopher reeves man of steel hadnt been a player at the table for warner bros.
Batman finished his character arc, robin blake was very good, gordon didnt dissapoint and anne hathaway as catwoman stole the show. Its been quite a few years since christopher nolans dark knight trilogy. The meaning of joseph gordonlevitts fate in the dark. The batman final batsuit will be more epic than you think. The dark knight rises wont be hitting theaters until july 2o, 2012, which gives us over two weeks of batmanobsessed anticipation to work through. When the dark knight rises was filmed, the occupy wall street movement was in full force in new york and around the country, so the heavy thread of. The dark knight rises premiered in new york city on july 16, 2012. The dark knight many people remember the dark knight as the last movie the late actor, heath ledger, starred in. Can hollywood get insurance on new film and tv production amid pandemic. Some people speculated that he became so enveloped in the character that he had a. Dawn of justice, but the dark knight rises is still fresh in many peoples minds. The 25 most important batman stories ever told, a cbr ranking. The dark knight rises, christopher nolans final batman movie, borrowed heavily from this story arc, as well as the dark knight returns and no mans land. The trilogy is considered by many to be one of the best of all time.
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. It also features bane, a character who became notorious for eventually breaking batman s back. The dark knight rises is the third and final installment in the dark knight trilogy after batman begins and the dark knight. Christian bale, michael caine, gary oldman, morgan freeman, and cillian murphy appeared in all three movies. And if it is, what are the other two movies called. Joseph gordonlevitt in the dark knight rises 2012 morgan freeman at an event for the. The dark knight rises was released on july 20, 2012, on which same day a shooting happened in aurora, colorado during the movies premiere inside an area theater. The dark knight trilogy simple english wikipedia, the. After the events of the dark knight rises, wayne retired his batman persona to rebuild gotham, with robin not the version played by joseph gordon. Before that, dc comics heavy hitters superman and batman were noticeably absent from the silver screen in the early 2000s. Interstellar was a project jonathan had written for steven spielberg many years before, nolan said.
Nolan explained that he saw 2005s batman begins as a. It helped that movie came at the perfect time in batmans busy cinema schedule long enough after the dark knight rises for lampooning of bales gruff batman to be entirely welcome, and far. Leaked information on the new nightwingrobin movie thats being produced as a spin off from the latest batman. Christopher nolan on batman and secrets of dark knight. The serial starred lewis wilson as batman and douglas croft as robin. Would the character takeon the recently vacated role of gothams protector as batman, nightwing, robin, or some combination of the three. Batman was a 15chapter serial film released in 1943 by columbia pictures and was the first appearance of the comic book character on film. Next, came the second movie in 2008 with heath ledger.
Referred to as the dark knight trilogy, the critical acclaim and commercial. Eight years after the jokers reign of anarchy, batman, with the help of the enigmatic. Why joseph gordonlevitt will never get his robin movie youtube. Starting with batman begins, the christian balestarring dark knight. Filmmaker christopher nolans batman begins enjoyed both commercial and critical success once released in 2005, and it launched the illustrious dark knight trilogy.
Based on the dc comics character batman, it is the final installment in nolans the dark knight trilogy, and the sequel to the dark knight 2008. The dark knight trilogy is a britishamerican superhero film trilogy based on the dc comics character batman. When writerdirector christopher nolan completed batman begins in 2005, he had no plans for a sequel, let alone a trilogy. Bale reprised the role of batman in the sequel the dark knight, released on july 18, 2008. Will there be another batman movie after the dark knight. Finally, in 2012s the grand finale, the dark knight rises. The bomb had a blast radius of 6km correct me if i am wrong. Why batman v superman will be the best batman on screen. We know batman survived the nuclear blast at the end of the dark night rises. Apparently matt reeves batman movie could include robin. Ledger played the joker in a way that no other actor had before. But seven years later, with the dark knight rises, he has not only completed a cycle of films. Graduate of new york universitys dramatic writing program.
I think i heard something about it being part of a trilogy. Why is there no robin in the nolandirected batman movies. The dark knight series is a set of three christopher nolan batman movies. Threeyearold alex agostini shows his excitement after getting to see the batmobile from the batman movie the dark knight rises, at electronic arts in burnaby, b. Refine see titles to watch instantly, titles you havent rated, etc. Christian bale films on location for the dark knight rises on oct. The fictional superhero batman, who appears in american comic books published by dc. Batmans grounded portrayal was universally acclaimed. The next film, the dark knight rises, supposedly takes place 8 years after the dark knight. However, the dark knight movie felt like an ultimate finale, a satisfying. After the release of the dark knight rises four years ago, batman fans everywhere began fantasizing about a potential sequel in which joseph gordonlevitts john blake a. Tim burton was asked to step down as director and restrict himself to.
Batman is getting rebooted soon through batman v superman. The dark knight rises had two awesome batman 66 easter eggs. Hbo max unveils launch lineup of films dark horizons. With christian bale, tom hardy, anne hathaway, gary oldman.
Christopher nolan returns to complete the gotham trilogy that launched with batman begins and reached the stratosphere with the billion dollar blockbuster. What batman movies should i see before i watch the dark. It also features bane, a character who became notorious for eventually breaking batmans back. The higherups decided that the next batman film be more familyfriendly coughchildishcough than its two previous counterparts. Christian bale stars as bruce wayne batman, alongside michael caine, gary. The dark knight for me was always a crime drama in the mold of a michael mann film. When the dark knight rises was filmed, the occupy wall street movement was in full force in new york and around the country, so the heavy thread of antibillionaire sentiment woven into this movie. Why does batman not continue after the dark knight rises. The dark knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, coproduced, and cowritten by christopher nolan. It is a definite mustread for anyone, not just frank millers batman fans. Christopher nolan may have left gotham city behind. Dark knight rises ending isnt sequel setup, joseph. In my opinion the ending of dark knight rises left it open to another movie.
For me, the dark knight rises is specifically and definitely the end of the batman story as i wanted to tell it, and the openended nature of the film is simply a very important thematic idea that. Now that christopher nolans batman trilogy has come to a conclusion with the dark knight rises, everyone is talking and debating the meaning of. Arkham knight, christopher nolan, and frank miller. Bane edition the previous video didnt have nearly enough bane. In one of the pictures from the dance, dallin and jaren are seen with a cutout of batman from the dark knight rises. Even though the robin twist has dominated so much of the postdark knight rises conversation, gordonlevitt does not see the ending as a tease for a future movie. But i think nolan very much thought of that movie as a conclusion. Things you didnt know about dark knight movies screenrant.
Eight years after the events of the dark knight, the terrorist leader bane arrives in gotham city, pushing it and its police force to their limits, forcing its former hero batman to resurface after taking the fall for harvey dents crimes. The dark knight rises official site trailer, gallery. The trilogy consists of batman begins 2005, the dark knight 2008 and the dark knight rises 2012, directed by christopher nolan. Dvd 20 tv episode critic for every realization where the wild things are is a brilliant movie, theres a realization that maybe the dark knight rises was incredibly stupid.
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