Batman Begins 2 (The Dark Knight) + Ledger confimed
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Batman Begins 2 (The Dark Knight) + Ledger confimed
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Ledger confirmed and it's called THE DARK KNIGHT!
Author: Jett
Monday, July 31, 2006 - 5:46 AM, 4:39 PM, 8:24 PM CENTRAL TIME: I can confirm that Heath Ledger will indeed be The Joker in the next Batman film (which was broke by LATINO REVIEW originally) and it will be titled THE DARK KNIGHT (per Warner Bros.). Take it to the bank boys, it’ll be in the trades tomorrow and we'll have the official annoucement here at BOF!
Y'all are going to LOVE this! I think. Anyway, this comes in from probably my best source who confirmed many things for BOF in the past (such as the Katie Holmes and Ken Watanabe casting; the offer made to Ledger). Here goes:
As you have long suspected, the two main villains in the BATMAN BEGINS sequel will be The Joker and The Penquin.
I can confirm (as I did a few weeks ago) that while an offer has been made to Heath Ledger, Ledger has not signed any deal, and is reluctant to do so (at the moment.) Ledger is not a lock.
It seems Nolan has been listening to you guys when it comes to casting his other villain, however. I can confirm that an offer has been made to Phillip Seymour Hoffman for the role. Yet Hoffman has indicated that he may not get involved in the sequel.
Also, industry reaction to the Ledger 'leak' has been much like the fans: A fair bit of head scratching, and a generally tepid response.
So the scuttlebutt long reported by BOF that The Penguin will be in the sequel looks to be true (The rumor is that he'll be a British arms dealer/mob boss with designs on Gotham). Also, this was the second time in a very short time frame that I heard that Ledger, while offered the part, had not yet signed on. While I'm down with the offer to Ledger due to my trust of Chris Nolan, I've on record saying that I would've prefered someone else for the part (like my choice, Lachy Hulme).
UPDATED: WB has confirmed to BOF that Ledger has indeed been cast as The Joker in the next Bat-film -- THE DARK KNIGHT.
Ledger confirmed and it's called THE DARK KNIGHT!
Author: Jett
Monday, July 31, 2006 - 5:46 AM, 4:39 PM, 8:24 PM CENTRAL TIME: I can confirm that Heath Ledger will indeed be The Joker in the next Batman film (which was broke by LATINO REVIEW originally) and it will be titled THE DARK KNIGHT (per Warner Bros.). Take it to the bank boys, it’ll be in the trades tomorrow and we'll have the official annoucement here at BOF!
Y'all are going to LOVE this! I think. Anyway, this comes in from probably my best source who confirmed many things for BOF in the past (such as the Katie Holmes and Ken Watanabe casting; the offer made to Ledger). Here goes:
As you have long suspected, the two main villains in the BATMAN BEGINS sequel will be The Joker and The Penquin.
I can confirm (as I did a few weeks ago) that while an offer has been made to Heath Ledger, Ledger has not signed any deal, and is reluctant to do so (at the moment.) Ledger is not a lock.
It seems Nolan has been listening to you guys when it comes to casting his other villain, however. I can confirm that an offer has been made to Phillip Seymour Hoffman for the role. Yet Hoffman has indicated that he may not get involved in the sequel.
Also, industry reaction to the Ledger 'leak' has been much like the fans: A fair bit of head scratching, and a generally tepid response.
So the scuttlebutt long reported by BOF that The Penguin will be in the sequel looks to be true (The rumor is that he'll be a British arms dealer/mob boss with designs on Gotham). Also, this was the second time in a very short time frame that I heard that Ledger, while offered the part, had not yet signed on. While I'm down with the offer to Ledger due to my trust of Chris Nolan, I've on record saying that I would've prefered someone else for the part (like my choice, Lachy Hulme).
UPDATED: WB has confirmed to BOF that Ledger has indeed been cast as The Joker in the next Bat-film -- THE DARK KNIGHT.
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Originally Posted by Maxflier
Glad to hear things are finally moving along with the next movie, although i'm not too keen on the idea of 2 big villains being in the movie together.
You mean like the Scarecrow and Ra's Al Ghul?
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"I'm excited to continue the story we started with 'Batman Begins,'" added Nolan. "Our challenge in casting The Joker was to find an actor who is not just extraordinarily talented but fearless. Watching Heath Ledger's interpretation of this iconic character taking on Christian Bale's Batman is going to be incredible."
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You mean like the Scarecrow and Ra's Al Ghul?
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I'm excited about another Nolan Batman film, (you can't top Nicholson) but Ledger sucks as well as his movies. What is Nolan and Warner Bros. thinking? It's bad enough that Ledger is The Joker, but The Penguin better not be in this movie. The character of The Penguin is simply NOT interesting. Doesn't anybody realize that? Oh well.......
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So I guess they're only doing a sequel at a time? I was hoping they'd do a back to back thing... but at least this gives us some promise for Supes 2 in 09.
I'm thinking Penguin's role would be similar to Falcone's, or at least I hope that's how they play it. Don't mind if Katie comes back (she's gotta be at least a little better) - we wouldn't have to waste time introducing a new love interest.
I'm thinking Penguin's role would be similar to Falcone's, or at least I hope that's how they play it. Don't mind if Katie comes back (she's gotta be at least a little better) - we wouldn't have to waste time introducing a new love interest.
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Well, I'm giving a huge thumbs up to the title.
As for Heath Ledger, I'm going to give Nolan the benefit of the doubt, since he has not yet let me down and The Prestige looks amazing. Considering his quote about Ledger, I'll take his word for it.
Meanwhile, The Penguin, if done correctly, could be a great foil for The Joker. Again, Nolan has not let us down yet. My favorite Burton Batman film had The Penguin, so let's see if The Penguin can strike cinematic paydirt once again.
As for Heath Ledger, I'm going to give Nolan the benefit of the doubt, since he has not yet let me down and The Prestige looks amazing. Considering his quote about Ledger, I'll take his word for it.
Meanwhile, The Penguin, if done correctly, could be a great foil for The Joker. Again, Nolan has not let us down yet. My favorite Burton Batman film had The Penguin, so let's see if The Penguin can strike cinematic paydirt once again.
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Originally Posted by Maxflier
No, i said 2 big villains.
As a side note, I wonder if they've given consideration to bringing back the Scarecrow? Maybe for a teaser, a la James Bond. Or they can reserve him for another appearance down the line.
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If they have Harvey Dent, I really hope they do The Long Halloween as the storyline. In fact, it would be great if Batman 3 was called Batman: The Long Halloween, although that will probably be a bit obscure for people.
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Originally Posted by Eric D.
Is Harvey Dent still going to be in this film, or was that idea abandoned?
The Penguin is rumored to be a British arms dealer in business with different mobs in Gotham. It doesn't sound like he'll have a huge role in TDK, but he will be there.
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Ledger doesnt bother me so much, but I absolutely loathe the penguin...I think the love interest should be Selina Kyle to wash the bad taste of the penguin out of my mouth.