The Dark Knight (SPOILERS)

[ScottotD]

Although I don't think they should make another one for a LONG time, my ideal outline would be this:


The police (except Gordon), Talia Al Ghul, the Mob and Harley Quinn (maybe with Riddler as her... surrogate bf) as the villians.

Harley being batshit crazy killing everyone she comes across and doing Joker-ish stuff but more innocently, possibly being infatuated with Bruce.  Ruining everything for everyone.

Gordon battling against corrupt cops and trying to clear Batman's name.

Riddler being massively OCD and wanting to prove himself to Harley as a 'replacement' for Joker.

Joker locked up like Lecter and messing with/helping Batman to hunt Harley because he wants her safe and maybe jelous of Bruce and/or the Riddler.

Talia,  trying to finish what her father started with help from the mafia who want to start from scratch and has a love/hate relationship with Batman AND Bruce.  She loves Batman but wants him dead, she hates Bruce, Bruce is infatuated with her but doesn't know who she's Ra's daughter.

[RoninFox]

I think you have some good ideas there.  I probably wouldn't include Riddler in that story though.  Between having Harley on the outside, some good scenes of Joker in Arkham, and the relationship between Bruce and Talia I don't think he'd be needed, and adding him in as a replacement Joker would kind of diminish him.  If Riddler ends up in one of these movies I think they're going to need to build him up to be effective, not tear him down a peg.

[TeamRAD]

*ventures back into the Marvel-Verse*

Go back to your spaceships and mutant academies!!

*waves from his spaceship*
*goes back to playing Uno w/ Gambit*

RE: Gotham being Chicago, IL
Most DC editors now will tell you that Gotham is supposed to be Chicago, even inthe comics, but I do think that Kane originaly intended for it to be New York. 

It would make sense for Metropolis to be Chicago in a geographical sense, as the REAL Metropolis is in Illinois.  Close to six hours south of Chicago, but still in Illinois nonetheless.

Pretty Sure Metropolis was intitally based on Toronto.

Weird but there it is

Okay, before I proceed...I'm a Marvel guy...so....

I was always under the impression Gotham was Manhattan & Metropolis was *gasp* Washington D.C.

Yeah, I'm dumb. 

*ventures back into the Marvel-Verse*

Don't feel too bad, I thought Gotham was Manhattan as well...I'll join you in the real manhattan to hang out with spiderman.

It's on, Fortis. The first round of Ray's Pizza is on me!   

[wurwolf]

Yeah, I also agree that it makes sense for Batman to disguise his voice.  Michael Keaton did it, Val Kilmer did it less successfully, and Kevin Conroy did it.  I just think Christian Bale could have picked a less annoying voice to use as his Batman voice. 

Ooooh! I'm picturing Bats delivering his lines in an Emo Phillips voice now.

"So I said to the Joker, 'Joker, I'm going to mop up this construction site floor with you.' Then he said, 'Batman, the construction site floor does not exist; at least, not in the permanent sense that the concept, floor, does.' Then I said, 'Does the concept, your head, exist?' Then I surprised him, by juxtaposing the two concepts."

Awesome. 

[gbeenie]

UH-OH! BATMAN BUSTED?!

From FoxNews

Reports: Christian Bale Arrested for Allegedly Assaulting Mother, Sister
Tuesday, July 22, 2008

AP


July 21: British actor Christian Bale arrives for the European Premiere of 'The Dark Knight', in central London.
LONDON —  "The Dark Knight" actor Christian Bale was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly assaulting his mother and sister, according to British media reports.

Earlier Tuesday, the Welsh-born actor, who plays Batman in "The Dark Knight," was in custody at a central London police station being questioned by officers over the incident, said to have taken place in his hotel suite.

"A 34-year-old man attended a Central London police station this morning and was arrested in connection with an allegation of assault. He currently remains in custody," a police spokeswoman said.

Bale, 34, allegedly lashed out in his suite at Park Lane's Dorchester Hotel on Sunday.

According to Sky News, Bale's mother Jenny, 61, and sister Sharon, 40, went to police on Monday to make a formal allegation against Bale. The complaint about the actor was then passed on to the Metropolitan Police for further investigation.

Despite the alleged incident and report, Bale was allowed to attend the first European screening of the new Batman blockbuster "The Dark Knight" in London's West End on Monday night.

The film, which stars the late Heath Ledger as Batman's nemesis The Joker, took in a record $158.4 million in its opening weekend in the U.S. last week, overtaking former record-holder "Spider-Man 3."

Bale first made a splash as the child star of Steven Spielberg's "Empire of the Sun" in 1987. His screen credits also include "American Psycho," "The Machinist" and "Batman Begins."

In "The Dark Knight," Bale reprises his "Batman Begins" role of wealthy playboy Bruce Wayne and his crime-fighting alter-ego Batman, a brooding vigilante superhero still scarred by the murder of his parents.

See? This is the inherent risk in having such a heavily British cast and crew -- the increased odds of soccer hooliganism. 

[Doctor Who?]

Does anyone have any idea what really happned?

All they keep saying is that an assault took place and that can mean almost anything.

[anais.jude]

No. but imdb reported that the Bale also yelled at a bunch of people on the Terminator 2 set.

and his wife has been mysteriously absent from these reports.



looks like my dreams might come true. the bale might soon be single again! 

[Fortis]

Does anyone have any idea what really happned?

All they keep saying is that an assault took place and that can mean almost anything.

I read that he got released and all charges were dropped. Apparently he cooperated with the police and they found the allegations to be wrong.

[Doctor Who?]

Bale was in Terminator 2?!

Still that was more then ten years ago not sure what it has to do with what is happening now?

Ok that's good.

I wonder  what his relationship with his mother and sister is like.  Are they the type of people who would ask for money or something and when he said no fail a phony police report to get back at him?

[Compound]

No. but imdb reported that the Bale also yelled at a bunch of people on the Terminator 2 set.

(cough) T4, not T2.

[Tripe]

Does anyone have any idea what really happned?

I could make a guess.

"Our Christian's getting to big for his boots, lets take him down a peg or two"

I mean if it wasn't that, shame on him, but personal experience* makes me wonder...

* Nobody has ever accused me of assult incidentally, but I've a few family members who I could see trying gambits along those lines.

[wurwolf]

No. but imdb reported that the Bale also yelled at a bunch of people on the Terminator 2 set.

and his wife has been mysteriously absent from these reports.



looks like my dreams might come true. the bale might soon be single again! 

If you pre-fill out your request for restraining orders it will save some time. 

[Tyrant]

I'll wait and get the scoop on this assault thing when/if Bale writes his autobiography in a few decades. All I really care about is that he makes a good Batman and may/may not make a good John Conner in T4. That's all anyone should care about. Everything else is just media hype and something like this should only be Bale's (and his lawyer's) business and not the public's.

Sorry to sound so grouchy, but this type of thing really ticks me off (as the forum probably knows by now). 

[Doctor Who?]

But what if i don't want to help a man who beats woman get rich?

[Pak-Man]

Then to be safe, you should probably stake out a cave in the mountains and live off berries and nuts. :^)