[3] Production and global distribution was handled by BBC Studios. Citing cultural sensitivities to some elements in the film, and a reluctance to adhere to pre-release conditions, Warner Bros. declined to release the film in mainland China. | Gross: That last event elevated the box office of the film to the billions heaven and brought to it a sense of legend never imagined for a long time on the film industry, not to mention that gave the late actor a posthumous Oscar for best supporting actor. The Joker threatens to keep killing people unless Batman reveals his identity, and starts by murdering Police Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb and the judge presiding over the mob trial. Michael Caine, [102] Cinematographer Wally Pfister found the Chinese government officials —who wanted to limit helicopter activity over the city— a "nightmare", and ultimately Nolan had to create Batman's jump from a skyscraper digitally. Coincidence? Action, Adventure. [241][242], In March 2011, Warner Bros. offered The Dark Knight for rent on Facebook, becoming the first film ever to be released via digital distribution on a social networking site. Now, with the confidence of the studio, Nolan managed to make his movie about The Prestige, released in 2006, and after that he felt ready to dive into the Batman world once again.Nolan never knew if he would be making another Batman movie. It's thrilling and very meaninful in it's message. Stars: The story can perfectly be left here, like the closing of a circle.More than that! Heath Ledger, And they also have a leader, called the "mediator" between head and hands. 170 min Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, Chapter 2. An old Brach's factory was used as Gotham Hospital. Action, Crime, Drama. [97] The film is dedicated to both Ledger and Wickliffe. Media In film magazines Batman was the main story until it was released, and this is aimed at cinema goers. The film's supporting cast includes Nydia Rodriguez Terracina as Judge Janet Surrillo, and Tom "Tiny" Lister Jr. as a prison inmate on one of the bomb-rigged ferries. Air Lyndhurst Studios (music recorded at) (uncredited) Allan Padelford Camera Cars (camera equipment provided by) (MTV with tow: armored car scene) (uncredited) American Humane Association (animal action monitored by: AHA01797) Automobile Lamborghini (provider: Mr. Bruce Wayne's car) (as Automobile Lamborghini S.P.A.) And that's what a true hero movie is made of, that is the feeling it has to evoke! Al Pacino, [235] The BD/iTunes version presents the film in a variable aspect ratio, with the IMAX sequences framed in 1.78:1, while scenes filmed in 35 mm are framed in 2.40:1. [141] The Dark Knight was re-released in IMAX for its 10th anniversary for a week starting on August 24, 2018. Drama, Sci-Fi. Monique Gabriela Curnen and Ron Dean portray Anna Ramirez and Michael Wuertz respectively, corrupt detectives in Gordon's unit. The Dark Knight Returns was even used as source of inspiration in the next two movies, I guess it was the only comic from Batman that the creative team, the Nolan brothers and Goyer used to link all three. You can clearly see it after an hour and 15 minutes in, when Batman and Bane faces each other. Cute, huh?The movie had six sequences filmed on IMAX, a format that Christopher Nolan came to master in his next projects. A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space, and have returned to Earth to find their creator. It vanished that bitter taste that the last movies has left us and started fresh from scratch.Batman Begins came in a time of desperation and controversy for DC/Warner and for the Batman fans that were very displeased with the path the old series took in the last movies. $50.69M. [168] Film critics Barry Norman and James Berardinelli included The Dark Knight in their rankings of the top 100 films of all time. Cecil B. DeMille [119] The site aimed to interest fans by having them try to earn what they wanted to see and, on behalf of Warner Bros., 42 Entertainment also established a "vandalized" version of I Believe in Harvey Dent, called "I believe in Harvey Dent too", where e-mails sent by fans slowly removed pixels, revealing the first official image of the Joker; it was ultimately replaced with many "Haha"s and a hidden message that said "see you in December". ", "What's Up With Batman's Voice in 'The Dark Knight'? No, these elements wouldn't work, thanks to freaking Joel Schumacker and Akiva Goldsman who made Batman into a joke, so they had to come up with a complete different approach in order to restore the dignity that the character once had. [16][107], Hemming and Ledger's Joker design has had an impact in popular and political culture in the form of the Barack Obama "Joker" poster, and has since become a meme in its own right. ISIS is the Joker. | A few shots of the skullcap were kept in the film. Michael Emerson, For no one could imagine it would become even better in a near future. The Joker escapes with Lau, whom he later kills along with the Chechen. [72], During rehearsals, Nolan and cast members were mesmerised by Heath Ledger's interpretation of the Joker. Update 12/1/12: Read the full review! In this movie, the society is divided into rich man and workers, poor people, who decides to start a revolution against the rich people who doesn't give a crap for them. Nolan's inspiration for the film was the Joker's comic book debut in 1940, the 1988 graphic novel The Killing Joke, and the 1996 series The Long Halloween, which retold Harvey Dent's origin. And we can notice this very influence of the Richard Donner movie once we see Batman enduring a very long period training and preparing before finally wears the suit for the first time. [134], Warner Bros. devoted six months to an anti-infringement strategy that involved tracking the people who had a pre-release copy of the film at any one time. It was a good start. [67] Nolan decided to avoid divulging an in-depth origin story for the Joker, and instead portray his rise to power so as to not diminish the threat he poses, explaining to MTV News, "the Joker we meet in The Dark Knight is fully formed ... To me, the Joker is an absolute. [117] Howard composed Dent's "elegant and beautiful" themes,[116] which are brass-focused. [207] The midnight opening included $640,000 from IMAX screenings. And thankfully it put Batman again in the pantheon of the great superheroes from the movies. Edna May Oliver, "[152] Travers says Ledger moves the Joker away from Jack Nicholson's interpretation into darker territory, and expresses his support for any potential campaign to have Ledger nominated for an Academy Award,[152] Travers says that the filmmakers move the film away from comic book cinema and closer to being a genuine work of art, citing Nolan's direction and the "gritty reality" of Wally Pfister's cinematography as helping to create a universe that has something "raw and elemental" at work within it. 1,503,880 Edward James Olmos, Votes: The terrible logic of human error is another theme as well. | [175] The film was also included and ranked 57th on Hollywood's 100 Favorite Films, a list compiled by The Hollywood Reporter, surveying "Studio chiefs, Oscar winners and TV royalty. Batman interrogates the Joker, who reveals that they have been trapped in separate locations rigged with explosives. [174] In 2014, The Dark Knight was ranked the third-greatest film ever made on Empire's list of "The 301 Greatest Movies of All Time" as voted by the magazine's readers. [85][86] Instead of using the Chicago Board of Trade Building as the location for the headquarters of Wayne Enterprises, as Batman Begins did,[87] The Dark Knight shows Wayne Enterprises as being headquartered in the Richard J. Daley Center. [166] In March 2011, the film was voted by BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra listeners as their eighth-favorite film of all time. The Dark Knight  The Dark Knight cost approximately $180 million to make. Everybody was hyped as hell for this final installment of the Dark Knight saga. [201], In order to increase the film's chances of crossing $1 billion in worldwide gross and of winning Oscars, Warner Bros. re-released the film in traditional and IMAX theaters in the United States and other countries on January 23, 2009. 140 min Gordon and Batman arrive at the building where Rachel perished. Brandon Lee, [197] It had a nomination in Japan for the 2009 Seiun Awards under the Science Fiction category[198] with a Japan Academy Prize Award for Best Foreign Film. | No one could resurrect this awful train wreck. [143][144] On aggregating review website Rotten Tomatoes, The Dark Knight has an approval rating of 94%, based on 341 reviews, with an average score of 8.6/10. And it's been a fantastic ride since then. For the. 752,348 [13] The depiction of Gotham City is less gritty than in Batman Begins. The movie follows a feel of anarchy and fear, it's tense, suspenseful, but also exciting.The acting is brilliant! in fact the film drinks heavily from Year One, becoming one of the main influences in the conception of the plot. Director: [4][5] 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. A remake? [216][217] Additionally, the film set an IMAX opening-weekend record, with $6.3 million[206] (a record first surpassed by Star Trek). "[24], According to Nolan, an important theme of the sequel is "escalation", extending the ending of Batman Begins, noting "things having to get worse before they get better". [92][93] They returned to shoot from June 9, 2007, to early September. In fighting monsters, we must be careful not to become monsters—that sort of thing. He took a small scale villain like Bane, which was created in a rush, with the only purpose to break Batman in half, to cause commotion and then disappear in thin air on the next sagas and stories, and turned him into someone really frightening and scary, a memorable adversary.There's lots of other sources as well. Ledger died on January 22, 2008, some months after he completed filming and six months before the film's release from a toxic combination of prescription drugs, leading to intense attention from the press and movie-going public. Anthony Michael Hall, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Once again they worked the script of the movie under a fake title, calling it "Magnus Rex". A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing 55-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl. | Gross: Just to have an idea, the movie made more money than Batman Begins entire domestic run in only 6 days of release. Adjusted for ticket-price inflation though, it ranks 28th. The new cowl was modeled after a motorcycle helmet and separated from the neck piece, allowing Bale to turn his head left and right and nod up and down. [126] Also on July 8, 2008, the studio released Batman: Gotham Knight, a direct-to-DVD animated film, set between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight and featuring six original stories, directed by Bruce Timm, co-creator and producer of Batman: The Animated Series, and starring veteran Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy. Hiroshi Morioka, Harvey Dent was the hero, Batman the murderer, the outcast... as predicted by Alfred!So Bruce becomes a recluse and retires Batman, but when Catwoman started an old feeling on Bruce and Bane came to town he feels a storm rising and decides to go back in action as Batman again.The story is gripping, it never makes you blink. The Dark Knight: Batman DX-“Sometimes the truth isn't good enough, sometimes people deserve more. [4] The site's critical consensus reads, "Dark, complex and unforgettable, The Dark Knight succeeds not just as an entertaining comic book film, but as a richly thrilling crime saga. Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Yûichirô Hayashi 2,282,127 Robert Z. Leonard 571,676 But besides that I want to give you an insight of what brought us here and to point some of the references of this new and exciting chapter of Batman movies, going through comics, films, books and general inspiration for the saga. tagline with the launch of a website featuring the fictional political campaign of Harvey Dent, with the caption, "I Believe in Harvey Dent". In addition, Ledger's win marked the first win in any of the major Oscar categories (producing, directing, acting, or writing) for a superhero-based film. [53], Musician Dwight Yoakam was approached for the roles of either the manager or a corrupt cop, but he chose instead to focus on his album Dwight Sings Buck. Why So Serious? 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Chris himself said once he is very fascinated with the character, once that he and his brother grew up with it. – The Misconceptions of Me, Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time, List of accolades received by The Dark Knight, Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, "Academy Awards Database – ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE, 2008", "Dark Knight: Christian Bale: Batman/Bruce Wayne", "A Director Confronts Darkness and Death", "IESB Exclusive: Heath Ledger Talks the Joker! Sideshow and Hot Toys have revealed a new 1:6 scale DX Series Batman figure which is based on the appearance of Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne in The Dark Knight Rises, along with a … Christopher Nolan The clues combined to reveal a new photograph of the Joker and an audio clip of him from the film saying "And tonight, you're gonna break your one rule." Director: From the beginning of the trilogy until it's very end, we witness the journey of a true man, who wants to make the difference, who wants to prove to everybody that everyone can be a hero. Stars: [68] He also chose to compress the overall storyline, allowing him to develop Dent into a criminal in The Dark Knight, thus giving the film an emotional arc the unsympathetic Joker could not offer. [108], Designers improved on the design of the Batsuit from Batman Begins, adding wide elastic banding to help bind the costume to Bale, and suggest more sophisticated technology. Stars: [111] The Batpod was highly unstable for riding, and Goy was the only stuntman who could manage to balance the bike, even commenting that he had to "nearly un-learn how to ride a motorcycle" to manage riding the Batpod. [106] Ledger described his "clown" mask, made up of three pieces of stamped silicone, as a "new technology", taking less than an hour for the make-up artists to apply, much faster than more-conventional prosthetics usually requires.