The Dark Knight Appreciation




Batman and James Gordon join forces with Gotham's new District Attorney, Harvey Dent, to take on a psychotic bank robber known as The Joker, whilst other forces plot against them, and Joker's crimes grow more and more deadly.


The Dark Knight













Trivia:
1. This is the first Batman film to not have "Batman" in the title.
2. Robin Williams, Lachy Hulme, Paul Bettany, and Adrien Brody all expressed interest for the role of the Joker before Heath Ledger was cast.
3. When asked, "Why Heath Ledger as the Joker?" Christopher Nolan said, "Because he's fearless."
4. The Joker's character is based on his first two appearances in the comic books, as well as his portrayal in the graphic novel "The Killing Joke." To prepare for the role, Heath Ledger lived alone in a hotel room for a month researching the character and developing his performance, which he claims is based upon Sid Vicious and the character of Alex in A Clockwork Orange (1971). Ledger found the role extremely difficult, and suffered insomnia as a result.
5. Heath Ledger's sudden death on January 22, 2008 prompted immediate speculation as to the state of this film. Late the same day, Warner Bros. released a statement declaring that Ledger had completed all his scenes and post-production work, thus making the Joker the actor's final completed appearance in a film.
6. Sir Michael Caine said of Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker: "He is going to surprise a lot of people. He is absolutely terrifying. I'd say that he is the scariest thing I've ever seen on screen."



Release dates:
July 17th - Australia
July 18th - USA, Brazil
July 23rd - Italy
July 24th - Holland
July 25th - UK, Finland, Sweden, Norway
August 13th - Spain, France
August 21st - Germany
September 11th - Russia
September 20th - Japan



Can't wait to watch:
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Originally Posted by L30ni3 (View Post) have you guys seen the big campaign on ONTD yet? I love it! they are jokerizing the whole comm+icons to support the movie until the premiere date. maybe we should do something like that too? it should be fun

Originally Posted by faith grows old (View Post) Thanks for the new thread! I'm getting so anxious to see this. I hope someone is willing to go with me, lol.

Originally Posted by ChanB (View Post) Lou, I do the same thing. Copy and paste, lol. But it's still great. I know it can take some time to get it done. So thanks again That's not a bad idea, Leonie We totally should!