Dark Knight Overload!
Have you ever had moments when it felt so wrong yet it felt so right? I have just watched a couple of new TV spots and clips from The Dark Knight, after telling myself it’d be better if I just wait a few more weeks. The play button never looked so inviting.
If you are a weak person like me then feel free to watch the clips below. However, if you are a strong individual do not let the play buttons tempt you with their clickability! Flee! Flee I tell you!
The first is a clip showing the Joker crashing a party, looking for Harvey Dent:
Next is a TV spot focusing on the Joker, showing unseen footage:
Here is some footage from Wizard Con:
If that’s not enough for you check the next page for more!
An Oscar for Heath Ledger? Knight Cast Thinks So
Heath Ledger’s costars from The Dark Knight, including two-time Batman Christian Bale, took turns at a press event this weekend praising and remembering the late actor’s intense style. A few of them are even lobbying for a gold statue on his behalf.
“Definitely,” said Aaron Eckhart, who plays doomed district attorney Harvey Dent to Ledger’s droll and very creepy Joker. “Why not?”
Fellow castmember Gary Oldman was more pointed about it.
“Heath had this frequency none of us could hear,” said Oldman. “The Academy tends to overlook movies like this, but this acting is so good it’s going to be very hard for them to avoid it.”
His other Gotham cohorts marveled at Ledger’s obsession with detail:
He patched together influences ranging from A Clockwork Orange to ventriloquist dummies to Charlie Chaplin. The result: a Joker so demented and creepy he makes Nicholson’s 1989 version look like Elton John in a bad mood.
“He called me during preproduction from time to time to tell me what he was working on,” director Christopher Nolan recalled. “He told me he was researching the way ventriloquist dummies talk. It was a bit peculiar.”
But when Nolan finally saw Heath’s Joker onscreen, he got it. Ledger was trying for a vocal style that would match the Joker’s chaotic character; even his pitch would be unpredictable, the same way that ventriloquists’ voices would suddenly switch from low to high.
“He’s raised the bar,” said Bale.
If the Academy does honor Ledger for his Joker character, it would be only the second posthumous acting win ever. The first went to Peter Finch for the 1976 movie Network.
Gotham Tonight Profiles Bruce Wayne
Gotham Tonight Profiles Bruce Wayne
The Pitch: A new episode of Gotham City’s Gotham Tonight looks at the tragic, mysterious, and flamboyant life of billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne. Born into enormous wealth, Bruce’s life changed forever when he witnessed the shooting deaths of his parents in downtown Gotham. GCN’s premier news program looks at Bruce’s life then, and now. Gotham Tonight gets exclusive comment from District Attorney Harvey Dent, who’s rumored to be dating Bruce’s old friend Rachel Dawes. And GT also examines the ascent of Bruce Wayne to CEO of Wayne Enterprises - what is the economic giant planning now? Take a tour of Wayne’s new penthouse level apartment and more!
The Dark Knight: Two New Videos
reader Dave found a new IMAX featurette over on Comcast.net. It includes a bunch of never before seen footage, including: a Pre-Two-Face Harvey Dent flipping his coin, Batman talking to the Joker in the integration room, a cool little moment where Bruce Wayne enters all bruised and Alfred says “Know your limits Master Wayne” and Bruce responds “Batman has no Limits”, and more. Watch the new IMAX featurette in High Definition by clicking on Joker below.
They also have an exclusive making of which focuses on the creation of the Joker’s Goon’s Masks. It’s actually a lot cooler than it sounds. Enjoy!
