We will never see a movie like the dark knight again polygon. The dark knight rises is just another excellent superhero film and also slightly more enjoyable than its predecessor, the dark knight, perhaps because its totally about batman and his rise after a major fall. I find it very interesting and with most films, i tend to. 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.
There have been a number of controversies about the upcoming dark knight rises. Will there be another batman movie after the dark knight. Why is there no robin in the nolandirected batman movies. It also features bane, a character who became notorious for eventually breaking batmans back. Following the dark knight rises, nolan went on to direct his space epic interstellar and his world war ii survival thriller dunkirk. While discussing his new film ford v ferrari with the toronto sun, batman portrayer christian bale opened up about his role in the films, revealing why. While there was talk shortly after the films release about whether the dark knight series could continue, be it in a john blakeled batman movie or a catwoman spinoff, those ideas were quickly. The fictional superhero batman, who appears in american comic books published by dc. Did christopher nolan originally intend for the joker to. Cillian murphy is reportedly returning to the batman franchise. There will be more batman films after the dark knight rises, though its too lucrative a franchise to abandon.
Find out where the joker was during the dark knight rises. After the dark knight trilogy, christian bale and christopher nolan were offered. So what exactly happened with the finale of the dark knight rises. Christian bale, who plays batman in the dark knight rises, explains. The ending of the dark knight trilogy explained youtube. Batman finished his character arc, robin blake was very good, gordon didnt dissapoint and anne hathaway as catwoman stole the show. The most famous of course being the whole controversy about. It sounds like christian bale really did know when to say goodbye to his role as the dark knight. While there was talk shortly after the films release about whether the dark knight series could continue, be it in a john blakeled batman movie or a catwoman. There are some who believe that the final scenes of the dark knight rises, in which alfred spies bruce wayne alive and well despite his apparent death, are a mere figment of his grieving imagination. In fact i really enjoyed it, though not as much as the dark. Fans of christopher nolans batman movie trilogy will be happy to hear that all three films batman begins, the dark knight, and the dark knight rises will be seeing a rerelease 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. Cillian murphy cillian murphy in dark knight rises. Its entirely conceivable that nolan will include robin in this film as his protege who can help him fight bane. The dark knight rises is a 2012 superhero film directed by christopher nolan, who cowrote. Christian bale turned down fourth christopher nolan batman movie.
After all, the dark knight rises made a billion dollars and has so many tangibly good moments within it. However, the dark knight movie felt like an ultimate finale, a satisfying. 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 seems impossible, but its been 11 years since the final christian bale and christopher nolan batman movie hit theaters. Lastly, there was great action in both movies, although i think the dark knight rises fares better in that category since towards the end of batman begins it suffered from shaky cam. Gods and kings on sirius xm town hall hat tip ew, bale chimed in, essentially echoing what caine said previously in a response to a fan question. Christian bale explains the dark knight rises ending. Since then, ben affleck has played batman and now robert pattinson has slipped into the batsuit for the highly anticipated 2021 film, the batman. To kick things off, we dig into the much talked about finale to the dark knight rises, christopher nolans final installment in his magnum opus. Batman begins is pitch perfect, even if the fight scenes left much to be desired. The dark knight rises concluded bruce waynes story, but it set up a new one for a new hero. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available.
The dark knight rises marks the end of a cinematic era, but not the end of films about batman. The dark knight trilogy being rereleased in theaters overseas. Now that christopher nolans batman trilogy is complete, its natural to wonder what comes next. Eight years after the events of the dark knight, merciless revolutionary bane forces. 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. Movie endings explained the dark knight rises 2012. I felt it was a bitter cliffhanger in the dark knight rises related reason link below im assuming dc comics is doing something to batman that marvel usually does to its superhero movies. I was actually somewhat surprised to learn that there was some debate over whether the end of the dark knight rises was real. So there are believers that batman sent the bat into autopilot for the bomb to go off over the water, letting the residents of gotham believe that batman died a hero, and bruce wayne escaped to another country with selina kyle to live happily ever after. Now that christopher nolans batman trilogy has come to a conclusion with the dark knight rises, everyone is talking and debating the meaning of. Jonathan cranethe scarecrow the villain he played in batman begins and the. What they are talking about, however, is that way before any script or story was written for the dark knight, david goyer had sometime after batman begins drafted an outline of an idea for two films that would involve the joker.
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. Christian bale, who plays batman in the dark knight rises, explains the ending of the film from him perspective during an interview on siriusxm. John blake was a young and ambitious police officer who was a firm believer in batman. Christian bale reveals why there wasnt a 4th dark knight. Christian bale explains the dark knight rises ending youtube. With christian bale, tom hardy, anne hathaway, gary oldman. 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.
And after posthumously winning the oscar for his haunting portrayal of the joker and becoming the best batman movie. The dark knight rises is the third and final installment in the dark knight trilogy after batman begins and the dark knight. Its been seven years since the dark knight rises hit theaters and. Christopher nolans epic batman series ended on a somewhat confusing note.
Ben affleck debuted as the caped crusader in zack snyders 2016 comic book movie. We always want our trailers to be seen with films that people want to. But before getting into the more inscrutable elements, its worth establishing exactly. And, by ending dark knight rises with batmans death, nolan.
It sounds like pretty much everyone loved the dark knight rises. There s my theory on the fate of john blake at the end of the dark knight rises. Christian bale was not interested in continuing forward and he is now explaining why. Tickets to new batman movie, the dark knight rises. Now im not saying that i hated this movie in any way. Christian bale stars as bruce wayne batman, alongside michael caine, gary. At the end of the dark knight rises, batman is not only alive but happily drinking wine with anne hathaway.
After their defeat, the film would have ended with bruce wayne traveling to. Bale became the actor to have portrayed batman on film for the lengthiest period. That was christopher nolans last time directing batman. It may not be with christopher nolan at the helm or christian bale donning the cape, but we will see another batman film after the dark knight rises is released. Ferrari star christian bale reveals that warner bros. Batman finished his character arc, robin blake was very good, gordon didnt. 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. The dark knight, released just two months after marvel studios breakout film iron man, is in debt to batman without pandering to any single image or comic arc. Some people mistakenly believe there was actually a story or outline for a third film featuring the joker. I dont see them getting someone else to direct another one for a while, but perhaps in some years time another director might decide to continue it, or do a reboot, as the dark knight rises was left open for a continuation.
Batman was a 15chapter serial film released in 1943 by columbia pictures and was the first appearance of the comic book character on film. Christian bale explains why he didnt make a fourth dark knight film. Since most of the superhero movies are three movie deals and the dark knight rises is the last of the three movies. Somehow, though, the rush to buy tickets is already well underway.
Why does batman not continue after the dark knight rises. The dark knight rises officially hits theaters on july 20. Since most of the superhero movies are threemovie deals and the dark knight rises is the last of the three movies. Christian bale explains why he didnt want to make fourth. There arent that many films, after all, that could sell out shows six months before the movie debuts. As the final act in christopher nolans batman trilogy, it had a definitive ending and many felt it was what the franchise deserved. Bale has stated that the dark knight rises will be his final batman film. 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. Does batman live at the end in the dark knight rises. The first would have been the joker rampaging in gotham and.
The real reason marvel wont give black widow a movie. 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. Christian bale reveals why there wasnt a fourth dark. This is what a sequel to the dark knight rises could look like. Christian bale turned down request for fourth batman movie. The next film, the dark knight rises, supposedly takes place 8 years after the dark knight. However, the ending for the dark knight rises was the subject of many theories, with some believing bruce waynes ultimate fate was still in question.
Christian bale could have done a 4th batman movie after dark. The serial starred lewis wilson as batman and douglas croft as robin. The new batman sequel, the dark knight rises, is easily one of the years most heavily anticipated movies. Why did the story stop after the dark knight rises. Now that christopher nolans batman trilogy is complete, its natural to. He reprised the role again for the sequel the dark knight rises, released on july 20, 2012.
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