Question of the week: Ledger's Joker better than Nicholson?

Jack Nicholson

We all praised Jack Nicholson's Joker for years, but this Joker of Heath Ledger seems to be much more twisted than what we used to know as the Batman's main nemesis.

From what we could see so far, from the posters, the trailer and the 6 minute movie intro, this Joker is totally sick. He looks evil, he acts evil, smiles evil and possibly, eats Jack Nicholson for dinner.

Heath Ledger

Jack Nicholson's Joker was probably just Jack Torrance in a purple suit and make-up. :) Tell me your opinion.

New poll coming soon...

"The Dark Knight", new trailer

New trailer, 2 minutes long. It's not fake. It shows Heath Ledger as The Joker, and everyone else. :)

The Joker one-sheet #2 (good quality)

Here's the Joker international new one-sheet poster in better quality.

WHY SO SERIOUS?

Two more posters!

Two new Joker posters:


The international one-sheet:

New international poster

Here's the new "The Dark Knight" international one-sheet. It looks quite awesome. The blueish saturation reminds of Burton's Gotham, or I am hallucinating? :)

Joker's Message

"The only sensible way to live in this world is without rules"

A poll has been added!

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The Bat-pod

Weird. But it's still cool. See for yourself:


It's something like a motorcycle version of the Batmobile used in "Batman Begins", isn't it?

The offical "Dark Knight" teaser poster!

This is the official teaser poster for the "Dark Knight". It look quite awesome. I can't wait for the trailer.

Taking over the magazines!

Batman and The Joker are taking over the front pages of many magazines.

The Joker promo photos

Heath Ledger as The Joker

Video: Behind the scenes

The video has already been publish on the net, and it's very good. I had to add it to my collection here. :)

Christian Bale interview @ MoviesOnline

Can you talk a little about your training for Dark Knight? Did you have to train a lot?

CHRISTIAN BALE: There are new things that I’m having to train for but again, just in the same way that we kind of were untested before, they know that I know my right from my left now. [Laughs] They know that when I walk, the arm swings the right way and everything so there’s a little more confidence in me [laughs] about my ability to pick things up quickly. We did start a while back in training which I believe is a mystery for what we are training for...

(The rest of the interview is here)

Enter the Batcave!

The Dark Knight is a 2008 American superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman. The film is the sequel to the 2005 release Batman Begins, which rebooted the Batman franchise after an eight-year hiatus. Christopher Nolan, director of Batman Begins, continues as the director of the sequel, which stars Christian Bale again as Batman and Heath Ledger as the Joker. The film follows Batman becoming more of a detective, dealing with the escalated situation from the end of Batman Begins as well as the dilemma of his vigilante crusade, and his friendship with district attorney Harvey Dent, played by Aaron Eckhart.

Nolan was initially unsure of returning for the sequel, but eventually decided upon creating a new interpretation of the Joker, based on the villain's original appearances in comic book lore. The Dark Knight was filmed primarily in Chicago, as had been done for Batman Begins, as well as several other locations in and outside the United States. The director also used an IMAX camera to film four major action sequences, including the Joker's first appearance. The Batsuit was redesigned, with a cowl allowing Bale to move his head, and a recreation of the Batcycle known as the Batpod will be introduced.

The studio undertook a viral marketing campaign for The Dark Knight in which websites were created so Batman fan collaboration would reveal items such as new screenshots from the film. The film will also be marketed by selling related toys and an animated direct-to-DVD anthology titled Batman: Gotham Knight that is set between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. The Dark Knight has a tentative release date of July 18, 2008 in the United States.