The Untitled Batman Begins Sequel May Be Filmed Abroad

[The Trainman]

The UK film industry has lost out on producing upcoming Hollywood spectaculars such as the latest James Bond film Casino Royale due to uncertainty over film tax credit policy - reports Financial Director.

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The next James Bond movie, Casino Royale, will be limited to one weeks' shooting in the UK. Officials have also expressed worries that the sequel to Batman Begins, the first of which was filmed in the UK, will go abroad.

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http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=3067&catid=2

[Two-Face]

Casino Royale should be filmed in UK since it is a British movie and for Batman Begins sequel I don't care where it's filmed long as the movie is good.

[Anita18]

What will they do with the giant Gotham City sets at Shepperton if the filming leaves the UK? I thought that they didn't dismantle them because they were anticipating having to use them again for the sequel.

[Gold Samurai]

maybe more of the movie this time will be filmed in chicago? ofcourse if i were the mayor of chicago i wouldn't want film crews blowing up man hole covers with steam coming out of it destroying downtown chicago. Good Idea for them to make a set of chicago. Well there a plenty of studios they can use like the WB lot unless its already taken for

[Bat Attack]

I hope this dosn't make it so that Gotham is a one street set with buildings pushed together like in Batman Returns.

[Ronny Shade]

wasn't a lot of Begins filmed in the UK? As long as it looks good, I don't care where they shoot it.

[Retroman]

UPDATE

Good news for scousers.

Batman film may swoop into Liverpool
Oct 13 2006

By Catherine Jones, Liverpool Echo

THE caped crusader could be on his way to Liverpool.

Film location manager Robin Higgs was in the city yesterday looking at locations for the sequel to the smash movie Batman Begins.

The 2005 film featured British star Christian Bale as Batman - and his alter ego Bruce Wayne - and explored how the superhero came to first have and use his powers.

It was filmed in Iceland, Chicago and London and at Britain's famous Shepperton Studios.

Now the follow-up, which is due to start filming early next year, could feature scenes shot in Liverpool if movie-makers like what they see.

Thenew film, called The Dark Knight, will feature Oscar contender Heath Ledger as villain The Joker.

A spokesman for Liverpool Film Office said today: "Robin Higgs was in Liverpool scoping out the city, mainly along the waterfront.

"He's looking to bring the director Christopher Nolan up at the end of the month. However, they are also looking at Yorkshire, Glasgow and parts of London as well.

"Filming will start in 2007 and the film is due out during Capital of Culture year."

The Liverpool Film Office was established in 1989.

The main objectives are to supportlocal film makers and to promote Liverpool to national and international producers and film directors.
Source: http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/entertainment/previewsandreviews/tm_headline=batman-film-may-swoop-into-liverpool&method=full&objectid=17926461&siteid=50061-name_page.html

[Two-Face]

Cool but I hope it's London they film again.

[Cinemaman]

Great news, but I also hope for London :up:

[DA Harvey Dent]

What will they do with the giant Gotham City sets at Shepperton if the filming leaves the UK? I thought that they didn't dismantle them because they were anticipating having to use them again for the sequel.

Exactly, which is why I think the studio took the future costs into consideration. I don't think TDK has anything to worry about.

[Retroman]

Some pics of the Liverpool waterfront, where they're scouting. Looks a lot like Nolan's Gotham.

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/exhibitions/worldheritagecity/graphics/large/threegraces.jpg

http://k43.pbase.com/u35/geoff_c/upload/31720555.P9012601Medium.JPG

http://www.hilbreview.mersinet.co.uk/merseyviews/images/liver%20building.jpg

[Two-Face]

I live in London and London is better! lol

[Retroman]

I live in London and London is better! lol
A little biased?:woot:

["V"]

Liverpool is worse than the Narrows!

[Cinemaman]

I live in London and London is better! lol

Agreed.

[Milkman95]

That Liverpool waterfront looks good..........any pics of Yorkshire and Glasgow?

[Electrix]

I'm from Yorkshire!

[kytrigger]

from those pics, I would like to see an amalgma of the Liverpool waterfront, and Chicago waterfront. I think it would show two different sides of the city where there are some newer buildings (chicago) mixed in with the rich heritage of a city that is as old and storied as Gotham (liverpool)

[Milkman95]

^That's a great point - maybe like the first film did a combination of London and Chicago, this time we'll have it expanded some more.........

[Retroman]

Its hard to tell what they want in Yorkshire or Glasgow cause theres quite a few possibilities.

I don't think they're going to shoot in all 3 cities. This is Glasgow....

http://www.rampantscotland.com/graphics/cityhalls1197b.jpghttp://www.aidan.co.uk/md/ScoGlaCityHallStnVw3508.jpg

http://www.elec.gla.ac.uk/iwce7/photos/glasgow/armadillo.jpghttp://www.elec.gla.ac.uk/iwce7/photos/uni/professors_square.jpg

http://www.casheltravel.com/SCOTLAND/upload/Glasgow_1.jpg

http://www.mondolithic.com/Glasgow2005/images/04_Edinburgh_Panorama%20011.jpg

http://www.casheltravel.com/SCOTLAND/upload/Glasgow_2.jpg

[Two-Face]

Last pic could be Wayne Manor!

[Retroman]

^^My thoughts as well.

[sasquatchs]

Hmm, well they probably won't be coming to my hometown of York, unless Batman is visiting Diagon Alley
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/3549/91106593085c742803jj8.jpg

Batman on top of York cathedral would be cool though:
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/9510/1098223966d1c3ea370hb0.jpg

I doubt if anything will come of these rumours, theres always tonnes of location buzz in local papers. If Nolan does use any of them they'll probably be for very specific shots or even just one element of a composite. There's not alot in England that looks like Gotham. I thought they shot at Canary Wharf in London but I never noticed anything like that in the film. I was expecting them to film by the tube station. Liverpool might make an ok docks though, where did they film that stuff for Begins?

[Cinemaman]

Not bad, thanx Retro :up:

[Anita18]

Batman on top of York cathedral would be cool though:
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/9510/1098223966d1c3ea370hb0.jpg
Ah, I remember the York cathedral! We sang there for a choir trip to England. It's a beautiful building, and if they feature it in a Batman movie, I'd be able to recognize it, LOL.

[StorminNorman]

I believe that the Wayne Manner stuff was the only stuff filmed in England in Begins. I see no reason NOT to use Chicago again, however if they want to "enlarge Gotham" some more, I see no reason why they couldn't take bits of London and add them to Chicago footage. Plus you have the uber-studio with most of Gotham still intact there.

[Mr. Thing]

Glasgow. :up:

I live in Glasgow.

[Retroman]

Batman on top of York cathedral would be cool though:
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/9510/1098223966d1c3ea370hb0.jpg
That looks so Gothamesque.:up:

I was expecting them to film by the tube station. Liverpool might make an ok docks though, where did they film that stuff for Begins?
Tilbury Docks is where they shot that scene.

Not bad, thanx Retro :up:
No prob.:yay:

I believe that the Wayne Manner stuff was the only stuff filmed in England in Begins. I see no reason NOT to use Chicago again, however if they want to "enlarge Gotham" some more, I see no reason why they couldn't take bits of London and add them to Chicago footage. Plus you have the uber-studio with most of Gotham still intact there.
Thats not true they filmed a lot more in England. The prisons scenes, the Playboy-Bruce scenes at the restaurant, Gotham court house, Arkham Asylum are just a few of the scenes they shot in England.

[jayskate]

Those pictures of Liverpools waterfront are really cool and I could so see it working as a location . I live near the big airship hangers so I'm hoping they will come back to do some more filming here .

Funny the only time I thought oh you could see we were in england as it were was just at the end where Bruce was in the ruins of the manor , the camera sort of pans round and I thought oh thats our lovely rolling countryside . That said I really liked how all the real locations were blended together with the big sets and CG shots .

[jayskate]

Those pictures of Liverpools waterfront are really cool and I could so see it working as a location . I live near the big airship hangers so I'm hoping they will come back to do some more filming here .

Funny the only time I thought oh you could see we were in england as it were was just at the end where Bruce was in the ruins of the manor , the camera sort of pans round and I thought oh thats our lovely rolling countryside . That said I really liked how all the real locations were blended together with the big sets and CG shots .

btw i really like the look of that last building in Glasgow , very cool .

whoops sorry for the double post .. oh dear .

[SpideyLad]

Someone should definatley do some sort of manip of Batman ontop of York Minister. It would rock :up:

[Retroman]

Those pictures of Liverpools waterfront are really cool and I could so see it working as a location . I live near the big airship hangers so I'm hoping they will come back to do some more filming here .

Funny the only time I thought oh you could see we were in england as it were was just at the end where Bruce was in the ruins of the manor , the camera sort of pans round and I thought oh thats our lovely rolling countryside . That said I really liked how all the real locations were blended together with the big sets and CG shots .
Well Warner Bros renewed its lease on the hangars for a further 12 months so i think theres a big chance TDK will shooting there again.
http://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=545&ArticleID=1721610

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[COMPO]

Liverpool is worse than the Narrows!

bollicks!

[Keyser Sushi]

Actually Liverpool DOES look like Nolan's Gotham. And Nolan's Gotham looks like Don Newton's Gotham.

Which I why I love it. :up:

[Retroman]

If anyone sees Nolan in Liverpool at the end of the month please give a shout.:woot:

[batman7289]

kool