The Dark Knight Latino Review: TDK script review NEXT WEEK??!!

[regwec]

That regwec, what a forgettably witty guy

Yes, my thrust and spontaneity has been known to cause short term memory loss in those of a less agile and urbane mind.

 

[Seen]

After the script leak debacle that was Batman Begins, does anyone think WB will even allow a script review for The Dark Knight?

It seems like WB is being really cautious now, with the aformentioned history, and understandably so...

 

[Silver Souper]

After the script leak debacle that was Batman Begins, does anyone think WB will even allow a script review for The Dark Knight?

It seems like WB is being really cautious now, with the aformentioned history, and understandably so...

we've been discussing that idea, and now i can't remember where. maybe earlier in this thread. but i'm with you Seen- i doubt they'll cooperate.

 

[Paste Pot Pete]

And who's to say Batman hasn't already encountered the Joker as 'The Red Hood' only he wasn't in Joker form and Batman thought he was dead after falling into Chemicals and maybe the body wasn't found.

That's the exact type of shoehorning I was referring to, something I would hate to see in TDK.

Nolan has enough foresight to plant seeds where they're needed. Had he and Goyer planned to do a Red Hood scenario, or had Batman involved in the creation of Joker at all during the timeframe of Begins, there would've been some allusion to it. The fact that we see no such exploits (or any hints of them) in Begins points to the fact that however the Joker became the Joker, he did so independently of Batman.

The timeframe/narrative of Begins is very tight. I highly doubt TDK will go back in time and tell us that, in the time he became Batman to the time he meets Gordon at the end, Batman happened upon a chemical plant robbery, and met "Joker" who fell/jumped into a vat. It would seem so utterly tacked-on, I simply can't see the Nolan Bros. stretching like that.

 

[mad-sci]

See, LR have looked at countless film scripts at various stages of development, and the only one they were told not to use was Wolverine (they still found a way around that). The point is that LR would do what they stated.

For them to publically announce a review of TDK script TWICE tells me that the studio got involved ONCE, but have allowed the review a 2nd time (Why else would they mention it, UNLESS they have approval from WB?)

The timeframe/narrative of Begins is very tight. I highly doubt TDK will go back in time and tell us that, in the time he became Batman to the time he meets Gordon at the end, Batman happened upon a chemical plant robbery, and met "Joker" who fell/jumped into a vat. It would seem so utterly tacked-on, I simply can't see the Nolan Bros. stretching like that.

Out of the 3 / 4 villains used by Nolan in BB (Ra's, Crane, Falcone, Zasz), only Crane and Ra's were given an 'origin' (Ra's wife, Crane's madness), but that was not central to the plot. Apart from Harvey Dent, I don't see any villain origins in TDK, since the Joker is supposed to be a counterpart to Bruce/Batman. In BB, we found out how Bruce Wayne became the Joker. In TDK, we meet the man with no past - The Joker.

 

[ultimatefan]

Gee, 15 pages and no review yet... news got slow again...

 

[General Vulcun]

And why would they say "check back early in the week" when it's mid-week and hasn't even come? Point is, LR needs to think realistically.

 

[JL Unlimited]

Who says that the Joker looks like the Joker at the end of Begins? He could just be a psycho that has a thing for jokers.

 

[AndrewGilkison]

Who says that the Joker looks like the Joker at the end of Begins? He could just be a psycho that has a thing for jokers.

That would be pretty lame. I hope Nolan doesn't resort to doing that.

 

[itsthebatman]

That's the exact type of shoehorning I was referring to, something I would hate to see in TDK.

Nolan has enough foresight to plant seeds where they're needed. Had he and Goyer planned to do a Red Hood scenario, or had Batman involved in the creation of Joker at all during the timeframe of Begins, there would've been some allusion to it. The fact that we see no such exploits (or any hints of them) in Begins points to the fact that however the Joker became the Joker, he did so independently of Batman.

The timeframe/narrative of Begins is very tight. I highly doubt TDK will go back in time and tell us that, in the time he became Batman to the time he meets Gordon at the end, Batman happened upon a chemical plant robbery, and met "Joker" who fell/jumped into a vat. It would seem so utterly tacked-on, I simply can't see the Nolan Bros. stretching like that.

Gordon: 'And then there's this guy. Armed robbery, double homicide, taste for theatrics, like you' (gives Batman the card)
Batman: (looks at card) 'Crap. Must be that guy I knocked into the chemical vat the night AFTER I crashed the train/failed to save Ras' al Ghul. I'll look it into it, after all-' (looks sheepish)'- it is kinda my fault'.

Now, if they'd written the scene like that, no problem.

They won't shoehorn. If any origin is detailed, it should be in flashabck, and preferably ambiguous in meaning and uncertain in detail.

 

[NoName86]

I'd say, judging by the website and what a few people have mentioned, that whatever this script review is will be released sometime tomorrow. Almost all the reviews but a few I see on the LR website came out on a Thursday. Only a few came out on another day (Saturday). I seen a few people mentioned this, and I think perhaps taking the "early next week part" too literally has some people expecting the review as early as Wednesday.

 

[Dark Knight]

Thank you L.A, you remember very well...

I mean the script is coming in my way, I don't give a **** about the LR script review.

Who are you again?? Also....how close are you to the production of this film?

 

[superglowy]

Who are you again?? Also....how close are you to the production of this film?

He just became my New favourite member, that's for sure

 

[L.A.]

Who are you again?? Also....how close are you to the production of this film?

If you cant remember, you dont deserve the script!

 

[MJZ]

emi's pretty well-connected when it comes to movie scripts.

The Triad might be coming out of retirement pretty soon too...

 

[Tojo]

I think it's a little ridicuklous to think that Bats will have had anything to do with Jokers origin, unless as someone has pointed out already, that Joker wasn't strictly 'The Joker' when gordon was talking about him, and that he becomes Joker in TDK, or perhaps in between BB and TDK.

However, i think's it is far more effective if Batman has nothing to do with Jokers origin. Leave that contrivance out, i'd suggest.

 

[L.A.]

emi's pretty well-connected when it comes to movie scripts.

The Triad might be coming out of retirement pretty soon too...

You better stay in retirement old man!

 

[Van Petrol]

emi's pretty well-connected when it comes to movie scripts.

The Triad might be coming out of retirement pretty soon too...

LOL! The Triad Returns!!!

Good times! up:

 

[superglowy]

LOL! The Triad Returns!!!

Good times! up:

What is 'The Triad'. I'm having total Charmed flashbacks.

 

[sasquatchs]

Batman involved in Joker's origins would be bad, but I'd like Joker's motivation to be toying with Bats to a large extent. Its possible that Joker started his theatrics only after Batman became known to Gotham, but no big deal if he started earlier. As long as there's a great rivalry.

I hope they make it clear in the script what the public and the media think of Batman, Joker could even try and mess with their perception of Batman. Its really important that in Nolans world we know what people think, not just the criminal underground.

Surely people are going to find out pretty soon that someone in GC police is in cahoots with Batman with a huge light on top of the building. Hopefully he's really ambiguous though, still an urban legend even, Hellboy like with debatable public sightings.

And no flashbacks, just Memento style piecing fragments together

 

[superglowy]

Sorry to announce peeps, But it ain't TDK they're reviewing.

I'm sure we'll have a hotline number set up for support to the inconsolable.

 

[FlawlessVictory]

I just really, really hope we don't get another superhero story where he "retires" to try and live a normal life only to realize what his destiny was all along and return triumphantly at the end.

 

[General Vulcun]

Sorry to announce peeps, But it ain't TDK they're reviewing.

I'm sure we'll have a hotline number set up for support to the inconsolable.

Then what is it? All the evidence points to TDK, but what do you have?

 

[Rynan]

Batman involved in Joker's origins would be bad, but I'd like Joker's motivation to be toying with Bats to a large extent. Its possible that Joker started his theatrics only after Batman became known to Gotham, but no big deal if he started earlier. As long as there's a great rivalry.

I think The Joker will begin playing with Batman only after he finds out he's real and working to stop him. The challenge Batman presents and opportunity to humilate Gotham's new crime fighter will utterly delight him.

Though, I think it's in TDK's sequel that we will really see the full animosity between them. The Joker will be humilated that Batman captured him and will want revenge. He will utterly loathe Batman.

 

[BmAaTn3625]

I have a feeling the script review is for Sin City 2 or something along those lines. I wish it was TDK, but doubt it highly.