The Dark Knight

[DrunkenMaster]

If the Joker in this movie is as bad as he was in the Comic books, then I can see why it might push someone to commit suicide. I think it just speaks for a need to do a psychological assessment before getting actors to play a role. I don't know how playing Dexter or Hannibal doesn't get people to flip. I'm not sure I'd want to play any of these roles for any amount of money.

I don't know if leaving the bodybag scene in will stay. If audiences are sensitive to it, they will remove it, if for no other reason than not wanting to lose money. It's kind of like leaving the Towers in some movies after 9/11 (not the same scale by any measure but audiences were sensitive to it. ).

[cykosis]

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It really irks me that people are so overly sensitive these days that they're screwing with the man's legacy just because it upsets them.

[acies]

If the Joker in this movie is as bad as he was in the Comic books, then I can see why it might push someone to commit suicide. I think it just speaks for a need to do a psychological assessment before getting actors to play a role. I don't know how playing Dexter or Hannibal doesn't get people to flip. I'm not sure I'd want to play any of these roles for any amount of money.

eh, I don't see how playing a role can get anyone to flip. I think it's silly to think Heath Ledgers death was a result of playing The Joker. I heard a radio interview with Heath after he had finished filming, he said he had so much fun playing the character he would have done it for next to no money.

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

He didn't commit suicide (although we can never be completely sure, all signs points to an accidental overdose)

And I don't understand how people can get so attached to somebody they don't know, that they cry and such* when that person dies, seems "stalkerish" to me.

*One of my mothers friends, her mother called her from america in tears when steve irwin died.

[Angelic Marge]

He didn't commit suicide (although we can never be completely sure, all signs points to an accidental overdose)

And I don't understand how people can get so attached to somebody they don't know, that they cry and such* when that person dies, seems "stalkerish" to me.

*One of my mothers friends, her mother called her from america in tears when steve irwin died.

I've never got that either, I always remember watching the telly and seeing all those people in the streets sobbing uncontrollably over the death of Princess Diana :wacko:

[Neo003]

That's the problem with US viewers, They're all pussies now a day.

[gigapixels Veteran]

Quit generalizing about us as if we all have some collective conscience or something. I in no way feel the same as the idiots who are too sensitive to stuff like this.

[carmatic]

leave it in i say, the audience should be ashamed of themselves for not even attempting to see the effort that the man has put into his character, he would almost be turning in his grave if his scene was cut just because people cant tell between real life and fiction

[John S. Veteran]

threads merged

[Rappy Veteran]

There was a little more action in the Dark Knight viral campaign yesterday. At 3pm EDT (8pm in the UK) on Sunday, the ibelieveinharveydent.com website streamed a 'live press conference' with Harvey Dent, which was hijacked when Gotham Police Sergeant Francis Notaro, a vocal opponent of Dent in the viral mythos, took a woman hostage. Dent, being a square-jawed hero, then negotiated to trade places with the hostage. It was at this point that the audio (there was no video, don't panic) on the site cut out. You can hear the audio here.

We had been hoping, after receiving email reminders to listen to the press conference, that a new trailer might follow. But it seems we're going to have to wait a little longer.

[SuperJediMedia]

I WANT NEW Trailer!!!

[acies]

Supposedly The Dark Knight will be a nice lengthy movie :cool:

...early word on "The Dark Knight" is that Chris Nolan's cut clocks in at nearly three hours and it's unlikely to be cut down much further despite the studio's desire for a more manageable 150 minutes. Nolan's "Batman Begins" came in at 140 minutes so a slightly longer runtime for the sequel doesn't seem surprising and the immaculately conceived Devin Faraci over at CHUD thinks that, and I tend to agree, it'll probably come in at about 165 mins.

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[Mathachew Veteran]

Awesome to hear, plenty of action to fill it in :D

[Pc_Madness]

HEATH Ledger was reportedly told to seek professional help for his personal problems while filming The Dark Knight.

The late Australian actor - who tragically died from an accidental prescription drugs overdose in January - was reportedly warned he had become too obsessed with his portrayal of iconic Batman villain The Joker in the upcoming blockbuster

A source told FOX News: "Heath refused to talk to anyone out of character.

"If you tried to communicate with him normally instead of The Joker, he would just ignore you.

"He would often come to the set to hang out even on his days off, freaking everyone out. Towards the end of filming, he was warned by people that he had gone too far, but it was almost like he couldn't connect with those who cared for him anymore."

Ledger reportedly locked himself in an apartment for an entire month before playing The Joker, who he described as a "psychotic, mass-murdering clown".

Ledger also admitted he had such trouble sleeping while shooting the film he resorted to taking the prescription drug Ambien.

Sources on the set of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus - the movie Ledger was filming when he died - also claimed the actor could not "snap out" of character and seemed to have "lost sense" of who he was.

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story...2-10388,00.html

Didn't Viggo or Peter Jackson do something similar in Lotr? :p

[acies]

^^^

I dunno, I think alot of that is rubbish, about him not being able to snap out of character and such. I have read interviews/articles from people on set who have said nothing of the sort. I believe he had some mental health problems anxiety and such as well as insomnia, But I think there's alot of over reaction about it him playing The Joker.

[SuperJediMedia]

You guys heard release date for NEW Trailer yet?

[acies]

You guys heard release date for NEW Trailer yet?

LOL, you seem more hyped to see the trailer than the movie itself.

There may be something new this weekend at the New York Comic Con, But I don't know, trailers don't usually have release dates.

[SuperJediMedia]

Movie is another 2-3 month away, I know trailer is CLOSE, that's the reason.

[Lqv2015]

I better see a trailer within a few days or I'm gonna lose interest in this movie real fast.

OK. Maybe not. :laugh:

[Minifig]

There are rumors that the movie may be 2 1/2 to 3 hours long.

I hope they're true.

[Lqv2015]

The longer, the better. You can never get enough Batman on screen.

[Crazysah]

I totally agree with you. Also I don't like sooo many trialers. Just show us the movie guys!

[acies]

I totally agree with you. Also I don't like sooo many trialers. Just show us the movie guys!

Yea I agree, I think trailers should be really short teases, especially for movies this big. I want to see and know as little as possible before I actually see the movie.

[spenser.d]

Yea I agree, I think trailers should be really short teases, especially for movies this big. I want to see and know as little as possible before I actually see the movie.

So don't watch them? Many people like myself thoroughly enjoy watching longer trailers.

-Spenser

[acies]

So don't watch them? Many people like myself thoroughly enjoy watching longer trailers.

-Spenser

eh true, but I am not going to stop myself. :D