Come anticipate "The Dark Knight Rises" with *BATSPOILERS*

tho i just read bane's wikipedia entry (only being familiar with him from the back-breaking thing), and i guess it seems like he's a bit of a blank slate, at least for the film? he's basically just opposite-batman: hyper-intelligent, super-fit, but a bad guy. and not a lunatic. curious to see how nolan styles the character

I see the backlash is already in full swing, but I'm excited to see this. I'm not sure how well Anne Hathaway will fit into Nolan's universe, I haven't seen much beyond Rachel Getting Married that leads me to believe she can do "dark" but we'll see. At the very least she'll be better than Mrs Tom Cruise (what is it with Nolan and horrible casting decisions for female characters? Juno was an AWFUL choice for Inception too), but I'm willing to give her a chance because I have a hueg crush on her and would like to see her in a Catwoman outfit. Bane could be really cool. I'm still excited. These are much better rumors than the ones involving Johnny Depp, for sure.

yeah bane's supposed to be a tactical genius, v. methodical and shit - i could see hardy and nolan knocking that out of the park. hathaway is hard to imagine as catwoman unless they downplay the character's vampiness, idk

NEVER FORGET
http://www.metrocity.com/personal/Vince/bane.jpg

lol, I never read Bane in the books and therefore had no idea he was actually supposed to be more than a hulking, grunting brute

i'm willing to bet the backlash was in full swing when heath ledger (lol can u imagine!) was cast as the joker. i'm gonna trust nolan's judgment, i figure catwoman will be presented less as a sleek dominatrix and more of a vengeful ms. 45 kinda thing.

I don't get why ppl aren't convinced Anne Hathaway could do vampy

I think it has to do with 94% of her movie roles being a giggly, bubbly girl.

yeah but her most recent one was that of an aggressively sexual Parkinson's sufferer, so...

Plus her HUGE SMILE doesn't mesh with Nolan's dark and dour universe. I think she can do it, but I can see why people might be cringing if they only know her from like Devil Wears Prada and the princess flicks.

HAVOC

wonder if theyll do a knightfall rip

yeah, i def had low (or at least middling) expectations for ledger. and i think this is the perfect role for hardy.

yeah but her most recent one was that of an aggressively sexual Parkinson's sufferer, so...

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lol like anyone saw that

Havok was pretty funny but she just plays an insouciant brat in that

but hey maybe i would've been saying the same about pfeifer pre-batman returns, if i was actually aware of who she was back then - i feel like i can trust nolan at this point

Yeah, was gonna say, Bane is most famous in the comics for actually putting Batman right out of the game

http://www.listzblog.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/batman-knightfall.jpg

i always loved that cover cuz of the dinosaur just goin 'hey'

he's just popping in to check out some muscles

lol, I never read Bane in the books and therefore had no idea he was actually supposed to be more than a hulking, grunting brute

same here p much, but knowin what I do now it seems like hardy will be perfect.

hmm

http://www.trespassmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/tn_bronson.jpg

i don't quite understand how excellent and probably-soon-to-be-Oscar-winning actor Bale could have been so meh in Dark Knight. Hathaway is bloody amazing in Rachel Getting Married, much as i hated the film.

I thought he was pretty far from meh but what do I know?

The only thing meh about Bale in these is the increasingly awful bat-growl.

he's stuck doing that dumb voice, which is nolan's fault

lol xp

yeah he's kinda good as bruce bateman

^^^yup

Being in the same movie as such a showy performance as Ledger's Joker didn't help him either. It's always gonna be more fun to play the villain.

yeah i barely remember any bruce wayne scenes in the last one, but there were a few in "begins" that were funny/good.

anne hathaway is in this one movie where these rich druggie girls go party with gang members in l.a.

i have seen selected clips of that, on the internet

he is great as Bruce Wayne. the bat voice is totally silly and yet... well, dressing up as a bat and beating up people is pretty silly.

i have seen selected clipsscreencaps of that, on the internet

Let's be honest here.

Anne Hathaway in a "My diet's going pretty well, huh?" catsuit:

http://i56.tinypic.com/33b2zv4.gif

my only hope for the next Batman movie is that her Catwoman suit becomes as popular with 20something women on Halloween as Heath Ledger's Joker make-up was with teenage boys. I don't care about the rest of the franchise, or integrity of the comic or character.

I suppose there is a lack of girls wearing revealing clothing on Halloween these days

i judge movies these days by the memes they will create and whether or not they will promote heterosexual male leering.

FWIW "The Dark Knight Rises" is tracking incredibly well right now, on both fronts.

not sure how well Anne Hathaway will fit into Nolan's universe

less a question of how well she fits into nolan's universe and more a question of how well she fits into the catsuit.

i figure catwoman will be presented less as a sleek dominatrix and more of a vengeful ms. 45 kinda thing.

don't know what "vengeful ms. 45 kinda thing" means, but they should veer toward the "sleek dominatrix" side to the character imo. no matter how they play it, catwoman is lame.

i can't wait to not see this

kind of feelin' this way tbh.

Oh you guys stop pretending like you won't see this one too.

Modern comic depictions of Catwoman are pretty cool, imo.

The Dark Knight Rises sounds too much like a porn title imo

that's some pretty tame porn

I got Batman: Arkham Asylum for christmas and just beat it a few days ago.

It was an extraordinary game. That game made me more interested in finding out all the Batman villains than any other Batman merchandise combined (and no I have not read the comics).

I wasn't really familiar with Bane, Killer Croc, Clayface, Scarface or Mr. Zsasz but because Arkham Asylum was such a good game (could of been longer though) I freaking love all of them. And the next game is gonna have Dr. Hugo Stange for sure, so I know I'll like him too. I actually believe that any villian has potential at this point.

So another Dark Knight movie produced by Christopher Nolan with story by Christopher Nolan (not credited for writing though) will have to score at least a 70 on metacritic. (The Dark Knight got a 82)

Just being immersed in Gotham again, like in the video game, will be amazing for me.

Clayface is such a great villain

I really like the original casting for Catwoman on the cornball Batman series
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YyQYa4b2MSU/TCtmI6s96HI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/9nD7n9EODW8/s1600/newmar_catwoman.jpg

Julie Newmar was 5'11" and I think all Catwomans should be tall now
Plus she has a really cute cat-face and what appeared to be all spandex clothing
http://geektyrant.com/storage/page-images/Julie%20Newmar1.jpeg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1288627810251

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS-2SW8QGkQ

and Pink Pussycat was so cute and lolsy (song at the 2:00 mark)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUxI95RQJSA

Yeah, still no topping 60s Batman for sexy costumes. Batgirl was always smokin as well.

Oh yeah, Catwoman from that series had a definite impact during the crucial years of my youth.

I suspect I will feel obligated to see this, even though I didn't care for The Dark Knight, which I also felt obligated to see.

would dane cook as the riddler move this obligation threshold one way or the other?