Ferrari star christian bale reveals that warner bros. Bale became the actor to have portrayed batman on film for the lengthiest period. Jonathan cranethe scarecrow the villain he played in batman begins and the. 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. Now that christopher nolans batman trilogy is complete, its natural to. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available.
Bale has stated that the dark knight rises will be his final batman film. The dark knight rises is a 2012 superhero film directed by christopher nolan, who cowrote. There have been a number of controversies about the upcoming dark knight rises. Following the shooting at a midnight showing of the dark knight rises, he visited survivors of the movie theater in. 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. 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. Some people mistakenly believe there was actually a story or outline for a third film featuring the joker. Christian bale explains why he didnt make a fourth dark knight film. Batman was a 15chapter serial film released in 1943 by columbia pictures and was the first appearance of the comic book character on film. However, the dark knight movie felt like an ultimate finale, a satisfying. Christian bale could have done a 4th batman movie after. After all, the dark knight rises made a billion dollars and has so many tangibly good moments within it. Why is there no robin in the nolandirected batman movies. In fact i really enjoyed it, though not as much as the dark.
There will be more batman films after the dark knight rises, though its too lucrative a franchise to abandon. Why does batman not continue after the dark knight rises. The dark knight rises concluded bruce waynes story, but it set up a new one for a new hero. 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. With christian bale, tom hardy, anne hathaway, gary oldman. Cillian murphy is reportedly returning to the batman franchise. 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. 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. 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. Now im not saying that i hated this movie in any way. Batman begins is pitch perfect, even if the fight scenes left much to be desired. 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. Now that christopher nolans batman trilogy has come to a conclusion with the dark knight rises, everyone is talking and debating the meaning of. Christian bale could have done a 4th batman movie after dark. It seems impossible, but its been 11 years since the final christian bale and christopher nolan batman movie hit theaters. Batman finished his character arc, robin blake was very good, gordon didnt dissapoint and anne hathaway as catwoman stole the show. After the dark knight trilogy, christian bale and christopher nolan were offered. Batman finished his character arc, robin blake was very good, gordon didnt. 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. I find it very interesting and with most films, i tend to. 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.
Christian bale turned down fourth christopher nolan batman movie. There s my theory on the fate of john blake at the end of the dark knight rises. Christian bale explains the dark knight rises ending youtube. The first would have been the joker rampaging in gotham and. Did christopher nolan originally intend for the joker to. 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. 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. Movie endings explained the dark knight rises 2012. After their defeat, the film would have ended with bruce wayne traveling to. 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.
At the end of the dark knight rises, batman is not only alive but happily drinking wine with anne hathaway. The dark knight rises is the third and final installment in the dark knight trilogy after batman begins and the dark knight. The ending of the dark knight trilogy explained youtube. Shortly after the dark knight rises first came out two years ago, caine himself explained that what we saw was no imagination and bruce was there, in the flesh. It also features bane, a character who became notorious for eventually breaking batmans back. The meaning of joseph gordonlevitts fate in the dark. Tickets to new batman movie, the dark knight rises. 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. It sounds like pretty much everyone loved the dark knight rises. There arent that many films, after all, that could sell out shows six months before the movie debuts.
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. The dark knight rises is the highestgrossing batman movie, grossing. Christian bale reveals why there wasnt a fourth dark. He reprised the role again for the sequel the dark knight rises, released on july 20, 2012. We always want our trailers to be seen with films that people want to. Why did the story stop after the dark knight rises. And, by ending dark knight rises with batmans death, nolan. 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. 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.
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. Ben affleck debuted as the caped crusader in zack snyders 2016 comic book movie. Since then, ben affleck has played batman and now robert pattinson has slipped into the batsuit for the highly anticipated 2021 film, the batman. The first two films in the series batman begins and the dark knight are relatively straightforward superhero tales, with a clear beginning, middle and end that leave little up for debate. Christian bale, who plays batman in the dark knight rises, explains the ending of the film from him perspective during an interview on siriusxm. The next film, the dark knight rises, supposedly takes place 8 years after the dark knight. Christopher nolans epic batman series ended on a somewhat confusing note. The dark knight trilogy being rereleased in theaters overseas. The dark knight rises marks the end of a cinematic era, but not the end of films about batman. The new batman sequel, the dark knight rises, is easily one of the years most heavily anticipated movies. Christian bale stars as bruce wayne batman, alongside michael caine, gary.
The most famous of course being the whole controversy about. Christian bale turned down request for fourth batman movie. The fictional superhero batman, who appears in american comic books published by dc. This is what a sequel to the dark knight rises could look like. And after posthumously winning the oscar for his haunting portrayal of the joker and becoming the best batman movie. Does batman live at the end in the dark knight rises. The dark knight rises officially hits theaters on july 20. Will there be another batman movie after the dark knight. Find out where the joker was during the dark knight rises. 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. 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. Its been seven years since the dark knight rises hit theaters and.
That was christopher nolans last time directing batman. 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. Since most of the superhero movies are three movie deals and the dark knight rises is the last of the three movies. The serial starred lewis wilson as batman and douglas croft as robin. Cillian murphy cillian murphy in dark knight rises. Christian bale explains why he didnt want to make fourth. Christian bale reveals why there wasnt a 4th dark knight.
But before getting into the more inscrutable elements, its worth establishing exactly. 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. John blake was a young and ambitious police officer who was a firm believer in batman. As the final act in christopher nolans batman trilogy, it had a definitive ending and many felt it was what the franchise deserved. We will never see a movie like the dark knight again polygon.
Now that christopher nolans batman trilogy is complete, its natural to wonder what comes next. 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. Christian bale was not interested in continuing forward and he is now explaining why. Somehow, though, the rush to buy tickets is already well underway. Following the dark knight rises, nolan went on to direct his space epic interstellar and his world war ii survival thriller dunkirk. The real reason marvel wont give black widow a movie. 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. Christian bale explains the dark knight rises ending. Its entirely conceivable that nolan will include robin in this film as his protege who can help him fight bane. So what exactly happened with the finale of the dark knight rises. Christian bale, who plays batman in the dark knight rises, explains. 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.
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