The Dark Knight How Should the Hype Train Get Rolling?

[Lando81]

Any Ideas?

 

[explode7]

Yeah close this thread.

 

[batman7289]

Close

 

[Moviefan2k4]

Well, since the film is scheduled for late summer 2008 (last I heard, anyway), I think maybe around Summer of '07 they should launch an early trailer, similar to the way that Universal did it for "Hulk". Just keep it dark, moody, secretive...maybe a laugh from the Joker, or a few lines from the end of "Begins" over background footage, followed by a cool tagline. Here's an idea I had floating around in my head...

Trailer starts, with the usual WB and DC Comics logos in monochrome, followed by a very faint rendition of the "Begins" theme. We see the lock being tripped on the doors from Arkham, and are sent back to the famous lines from Lt. James Gordon.

Gordon: "The Narrows is lost...What about escalation?"
Batman: "Escalation?"
Gordon: "Take this guy. Armed robbery, double homicide..."

[We see shadows flickering on buildings and such, followed by muffled gunshots and a sound of psychotic laughter.]

Gordon (continued):"...leaves a calling card." (shows the Joker card)
Batman (voice only): "I'll look into it..."

[Cut to black, as another laugh is heard, followed by a teaser card that reads: "The Clown...the Bat...Summer 2008".]

Just a scenario I was thinking about. What do ya think?

 

[StorminNorman]

A teaser with Spider-man 3.

 

[Dangerous]

Well, since the film is scheduled for late summer 2008 (last I heard, anyway), I think maybe around Summer of '07 they should launch an early trailer, similar to the way that Universal did it for "Hulk". Just keep it dark, moody, secretive...maybe a laugh from the Joker, or a few lines from the end of "Begins" over background footage, followed by a cool tagline. Here's an idea I had floating around in my head...

Trailer starts, with the usual WB and DC Comics logos in monochrome, followed by a very faint rendition of the "Begins" theme. We see the lock being tripped on the doors from Arkham, and are sent back to the famous lines from Lt. James Gordon.

Gordon: "The Narrows is lost...What about escalation?"
Batman: "Escalation?"
Gordon: "Take this guy. Armed robbery, double homicide..."

[We see shadows flickering on buildings and such, followed by muffled gunshots and a sound of psychotic laughter.]

Gordon (continued):"...leaves a calling card." (shows the Joker card)
Batman (voice only): "I'll look into it..."

[Cut to black, as another laugh is heard, followed by a teaser card that reads: "The Clown...the Bat...Summer 2008".]

Just a scenario I was thinking about. What do ya think?

Sounds cheesy to me no thanx.
Any trailers should not feature anything from BB, also mid 07 is too early for a trailer. Maybe towards the end of next year.

 

[kytrigger]

I sadi this last time there was a thread like this, but I believe that the best way to start teh hype would be for WB to actually have Christian Bale fight crime. he can just go to a random place and beat the crap out of a pickpocket or someone, and then when he down on the ground Michael Caine comes in adn kicks him in the gut and says "why do we fall ********?"

Then they both run off into the night screaming "The Dark Knght Summer of 2008! WOOOO!"

A teaser with Spiderman 3 would also be swell...or with POTC 3

 

[The Kid]

when we finally see what heath look like as joker, that's when the hype will truly begin.

 

[The Only Woj]

the hype train should start by closing this thread

 

[Nepenthes]

when we finally see what heath look like as joker, that's when the hype will truly begin.

Seeing Ledger as the Joker will kill the hype. The should be a reason why people want to go to the movie.

 

[kenellard]

cut. print. gay




(the "hype train" will "get rolling" with a teaser trailer, I know I'm no Jett but y'all can take that one to the bank. there aren't any words in the english language to properly describe how useless this thread is.)