With christian bale, tom hardy, anne hathaway, gary oldman. Harvey dents death, batman christian bale mysteriously vanished. The dark knight rises is the most ambitious superhero. Cinematographer wally pfister expressed interest in shooting the film entirely in imax. But everything changes with the appearance of a cunning cat burglar played by anne hathaway and the arrival of bane. Its entirely conceivable that nolan will include robin in this film as his protege who can help him fight bane. Why joseph gordonlevitt will never get his robin movie. Being the third installment of nolans dark knight trilogy it promises to end the story of both bruce wayne and batman, which it does but in a way thats garnered a mixed reaction from what ive.
As the final act in christopher nolans batman trilogy, it had a definitive ending and many felt it. Will there be another batman movie after the dark knight. Why is there no robin in the nolandirected batman movies. Christopher nolan explains his openended finish to the. Uslan hints that the latest incarnation of bruce wayne may head to theaters after christopher nolans trilogy. Batman and robin movie may be next from dc comics new 52. However, the dark knight movie felt like an ultimate finale, a satisfying end. The dark knight rises would not have been the last christopher. It was a divisive film, but i for one love it and believe its an epic conclusion to a fantastic trilogy. And, by ending dark knight rises with batmans death, nolan ensured that the next film cannot simply begin. For me, the dark knight rises is specifically and definitely the end of the batman story as i wanted to tell it, and the openended nature of the film is simply a very important thematic idea that. Before the films official release, there was much speculation that the. After the release of the dark knight rises four years ago, batman fans everywhere began fantasizing about a potential sequel in which joseph gordonlevitts. After the dark knight rises, the studio is left with two choices if they want the franchise to carry on.
The meaning of joseph gordonlevitts fate in the dark. As the final act in christopher nolans batman trilogy, it had a definitive ending and many felt it was what the franchise deserved. The dark knight legitimized comicbook moviesnot with audiences who, after all, made the original batman a huge success in 1989, but with studios. Id even go as far as to say that without a few admittedly poor choices here and there, the movie would be better than the dark knight. Answer the following questions pertaining to the 2012 chirstopher nolan film, the dark knight rises. Monday 23rd july 2012 after the dark knight rises, whats next for batman. It also features bane, a character who became notorious for eventually breaking batmans back. Finally, in 2012s the grand finale, the dark knight rises, costarring tom hardy, nolan envisioned this historical epic.
Past adaptations like 1989s batman and 2008s the dark knight are regarded as some of the best superhero movies ever. However, the dark knight movie felt like an ultimate finale, a satisfying. As a lover of batman and the dark knight trilogy, i was always hoping for a sequel to the dark knight rises. The dark knight rises cowriter jonathan nolan referred to the reveal of john blake as robin as a wink at the audience. While there was talk shortly after the films release about whether the dark knight series could continue, be it in a john blakeled batman movie or a. Its been quite a few years since christopher nolans dark knight trilogy. Christian bale turned down fourth christopher nolan batman movie. There will definitely be more batman movies in the future, but one that takes place after the dark knight rises, im not sure. How did director christopher nolan adapt the bane character from the batman comics, and what visual details did he hide in banes appearance and. But i think nolan very much thought of that movie as a conclusion. The revelation at the end of the dark knight trilogy that joseph gordonlevitt was robin had fans clamoring for a sequel. The directors next film, the global spy thriller tenet, is opening in theaters july 17, 2020. Christian bale explains why he didnt make a fourth dark knight film. It also features bane, a character who became notorious for eventually breaking batman s back.
I felt it was a bitter cliffhanger in the dark knight rises related reason link below im assuming dc comics is doing something to batman that marvel usually does to its superhero movies. Is joseph gordonlevitts character in the dark knight. Being a world war ii era production, the movie serial like many of this period was used as wartime propaganda and had an antijapanese bent with j. The dark knight rises is almost sure to be christopher nolans last batman film. Dceus continuity to building a new status for nightwing, a character with. During the film, set eight years after dark knight, the arrival of new foe bane forces bruce to return to his old role as batman. Why joseph gordonlevitt will never get his robin movie youtube.
This is what a sequel to the dark knight rises could look like. First, lets stipulate that batman does not need another retelling of his origin story. If they wouldve continued this batman saga with christian bale and made a robin, dc would be. The following article contains major spoilers for the ending of the dark knight rises after the release of the dark knight rises, speculation immediately centered around the postfilm escapades of john robin blake played by joseph gordonlevitt. The dark knight rises it has been eight years since batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive.
Since most of the superhero movies are threemovie deals and the dark knight rises is the last of the three movies. Batman finished his character arc, robin blake was very good, gordon didnt dissapoint and anne hathaway as catwoman stole the show. Christian bale explains the dark knight rises ending. The dark knight rises marks the end of a cinematic era, but not the end of films about batman. Seeing as no one before or after has proven worthy to the christopher nolan school of batman. The dark knight rises concluded bruce waynes story, but it set up a new one for a new hero. With nolans departure from the batman franchise likely on the horizon, this would actually be a logical time to use the dark knight returns as a template of sorts for subsequent batman sequels. While there was talk shortly after the films release about whether the dark knight series could continue, be it in a john blakeled batman movie or a catwoman spinoff, those ideas were quickly.
Christian bale stars as bruce wayne batman, alongside michael caine, gary. The dark knight rises was an outstanding end to what has been the best trilogy i have ever seen. It sounds like pretty much everyone loved the dark knight rises. We want the look and feel of the film to be faithful to what. Dawn of justice a role hes already officially reprise for at least three more movies. Following the dark knight rises, nolan went on to direct his space. As christian bale has stated, christopher nolans dark knight exists in. However, its boxoffice results were below expectations due to. The next film, the dark knight rises, supposedly takes place 8 years after the dark knight.
Even though the robin twist has dominated so much of the postdark knight rises conversation, gordonlevitt does not see the ending as a tease for a future movie. In two months, ben affleck is taking over as the latest liveaction bruce wayne in batman v superman. Batman begins is pitch perfect, even if the fight scenes left much to be desired. Why did the story stop after the dark knight rises. When the dark knight rises was filmed, the occupy wall street movement was in full force in new york and around the country, so the heavy thread of. Perhaps no superhero has had a more successful big screen career than batman.
Would the character takeon the recently vacated role of gothams protector as batman, nightwing, robin, or some combination of the three. Joseph gordonlevitt will never get a robin movie looper. But the dark knight rises is a borderline masterpiece. During the film, set eight years after dark knight, the arrival of new foe. After the fantastic movies that were batman begins and the dark knight, my expectations for the dark knight rises were pretty astronomical. After all, the dark knight rises made a billion dollars and has so many tangibly good moments within it. Joseph gordonlevitt plays a rookie cop apparently named john blake in the upcoming batman film the dark knight rises. Hes hardly the most famous of dc comics supervillains, and in 1997s campy batman and robin, he was reduced to a grunting heavy. The dark knight rises featured more scenes shot in imax than the dark knight. After the dark knight trilogy, christian bale and christopher nolan were offered the chance to make a fourth movie. The serial starred lewis wilson as batman and douglas croft as robin. It is a little hard to imagine robin working in that universe, so the idea had to be limited to that gag at the end, he stated to empire magazine.
The dark knight rises 2012 the dark knight rises 2012. Watch the epic conclusion to the dark knight trilogy. The dark knights legacy, 10 years later the atlantic. Next batman movie will be called the dark knight rises. Batman was a 15chapter serial film released in 1943 by columbia pictures and was the first appearance of the comic book character on film. So christopher nolan has finished his batman saga with this past weekends release of the dark knight rises, accomplishing what is arguably the best and most satisfying super hero movie trilogy ever. After the release of the dark knight rises four years ago, batman fans. After accomplishing his mission to save gotham, bruce.
Joseph gordon levitt was cast as robin john blake, and. The dark knight rises is intended to complete nolans batman trilogy. But i think nolan very much thought of that movie as a conclusion, and. Christopher nolan is about to make his final trip into gotham city with the dark knight rises a film that will bring closure to a trilogy that started with batman begins in 2005 and continued with the massively successful the dark knight in 2008. John blake was a young and ambitious police officer who was a firm believer in batman. Skirting the 3d trend may seem like an odd move these days, but nolan has good reason for sticking to 2d. For most of us, though, 2012s the dark knight rises is still a fresh memory. Robin would take on bruce waynes mantle and become the next batman. Christian bale, who plays batman in the dark knight rises, explains the ending of the film from him perspective during an interview on siriusxm. Based on the dc comics character batman, it is the final installment in nolans the dark knight trilogy, and the sequel to the dark knight 2008. Now that christopher nolans batman trilogy has come to a conclusion with the dark knight rises, everyone is talking and debating the meaning of. Harvey dent, the dark knight sacrificed everything for what he and commissioner gordon both hoped was the greater good. Christian bale turned down request for fourth batman movie because.
The batman final batsuit will be more epic than you think. Dark knight rises ending isnt sequel setup, joseph. Following the death of district attorney harvey dent, batman assumes responsibility for dents crimes in order to protect his reputation and is subsequently hunted by the gotham city police department. The nightwing 2020 teaser trailer concept christopher. Christopher nolan should break batman in the dark knight. A few ways to reboot the batman movies after the dark. But before getting into the more inscrutable elements, its worth establishing exactly.
The dark knight rises is a 2012 superhero film directed by christopher nolan, who cowrote the screenplay with his brother jonathan nolan, and the story with david s. Eight years after the events of dark following the death of district attorney harvey dent, batman assumes responsibility for dents crimes in order to protect his reputation and is. The film to me sums up what the batman stands for, the belief that someone can turn their leaf and become better, the belief that the fear that posses a person can be be destroyed or even help that person rise. Bruce finally went out of the batman and finally began making a family with selina kyle catwoman. Batman finished his character arc, robin blake was very good, gordon didnt dissapoint and anne hathaway as.
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