The Dark Knight Rises The Dark Knight Rises Info Hunters Thread - Part 1

[rashad]

Exact time-line for Los Angeles and Pittsburgh filming revealed:

http://***********/SiliconeAllie/status/39154468981440512

Nice find Dragon.

 

[Yurka]

Whos SiliconeAllie? If shes reliable that news makes me ecstatic.

 

[Boom]

Exact time-line for Los Angeles and Pittsburgh filming revealed:

http://***********/SiliconeAllie/status/39154468981440512

Is this credible?

 

[kvz5]

I have advanced this theory elsewhere, but I strongly believe (and I think there's strong evidence of) there is two female leads (Catwoman and Talia) and a female supporting character. Obviously, Catwoman was (in the end) between Biel, Knightley and Hathaway. I think Talia is between Cotillard and Weisz and I believe the final supporting female is between Watts and Winslet.

I don't think so. The info that we got have always been that there will be 2 female roles - one is a love interest and the other is a villain.

Deadline was the first who said that there were 2 roles (back in November?) and the actresses they listed were Watts, Weisz, Hathaway, Portman, Knightley and Lively. Note the difference in the age groups (older-Watts and Weisz; younger-Hathaway, Portman, Lively, Knightley) which suggest the 2 roles about to be filled.

And then around January, THR released another report that several actresses were testing. The actresses that they listed were all under the younger group - Hathaway, Biel, Mara, Riley and Arterton. They theorized that the role is for Talia Al Ghul. About a week later, WB announced that Hathaway is Catwoman. There was no mention about the actresses in the older group.

Early this week we learned from THR that Marion is in discussions for the love interest role and they brought up the names of the actresses in the older age group (Watts and Weisz) with the addition of Winslet.

So I still think it's just 2 roles - Catwoman (younger actress) and the love interest (older actress). Of course, we know that Catwoman will serve as a villain/love interest as well but I think the other role about to be filled is a non-villain love interest (which makes me believe that the role is not Talia).

 

[FCEEVIPER]

Naomi, Naomi, Naomi!



Sorry.

 

[Caped Crusader]

So if that rumor is true..
Los Angeles in spring, Pittsburgh in the summer & New York in the fall.

 

[robthorn24]

So if that rumor is true..
Los Angeles in spring, Pittsburgh in the summer & New York in the fall.

Where does Detroit fall into this equation?

 

[rashad]

So if that rumor is true..
Los Angeles in spring, Pittsburgh in the summer & New York in the fall.

Forgetting about London, and possibly India, Romania, etc. This film will have a long shoot.

 

[Caped Crusader]

Forgetting about London, and possibly India, Romania, etc. This film will have a long shoot.

Just naming the US locations

 

[jazzmatik]

Where does Detroit fall into this equation?

They didn't want to get mugged so they avoided that city. Hah, just kidding around. I would love it if they filmed in Detroit.

 

[jonathancrane]

As much as I would explode with excitement of TDKR being filmed in my home city [Pittsburgh], I don't believe Silicone Allie. She did not provide any sources for her claims, which puts the validity into question....but still, I want to believe.

Returning to the Talia question, I have mixed feelings. If Nolan does use her, I will give him the benefit of the doubt. But, it would be a stretch: because using her would throw the film towards becoming the superhero twin to "Scream 2."

 

[kvz5]

Not completely TDKR related but Nolan is being presented the "ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year" at the A.C.E (Eddie) Awards. Aaron Eckhart presented the award.

@akstanwyck
Anne Thompson

#eddies aaron eckhart presents chris nolan ace golden eddie award. Says he's fearless in reinventing franchises and inventing new ones.

 

[jonathancrane]

Not completely TDKR related but Nolan is being presented the "ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year" at the A.C.E (Eddie) Awards. Aaron Eckhart presented the award.

Well, the man deserves the recognition and much more.

 

[Yurka]

As much as I would explode with excitement of TDKR being filmed in my home city [Pittsburgh], I don't believe Silicone Allie. She did not provide any sources for her claims, which puts the validity into question....but still, I want to believe.

I would be extremely excited as well, being from Pittsburgh. He was actually in the city yesterday, I assume scouting, there are pics of him on Smithfield st. right next to Wiener World lol

Keeping my hopes up

 

[Seen]

I'm going to be that singularly annoying fanboy that keeps on bringing up the issue, "What about Chicago?"

 

[Doctor Who]

I'm going to be that singularly annoying fanboy that keeps on bringing up the issue, "What about Chicago?"

*pats back* There there....... I know how it feels; at least it was fun for you. Nolan has never, and I believe will ever, has considered my town...

 

[Paste Pot Pete]

Hey, you think you've got it bad? You think Nolan will ever film at the Jersey Shore?

All we've got is Snookie.

 

[Boom]

Seen, look at the bright side. Chicago has hosted two of Nolan's Batman films.

Some of us live in cities that can only dream of being so lucky.

 

[Doctor Who]

Hey, you think you've got it bad? You think Nolan will ever film at the Jersey Shore?

All we've got is Snookie.

Pete, I'm from Phoenix; the only best we really have is David Spade, but he bashes it in very true jokes on HBO. And I think Dick Van Dyke is still around on Shea Blv., but it's undetermined still.

 

[TheScarecrow]

I don't think so. The info that we got have always been that there will be 2 female roles - one is a love interest and the other is a villain.

Deadline was the first who said that there were 2 roles (back in November?) and the actresses they listed were Watts, Weisz, Hathaway, Portman, Knightley and Lively. Note the difference in the age groups (older-Watts and Weisz; younger-Hathaway, Portman, Lively, Knightley) which suggest the 2 roles about to be filled.

And then around January, THR released another report that several actresses were testing. The actresses that they listed were all under the younger group - Hathaway, Biel, Mara, Riley and Arterton. They theorized that the role is for Talia Al Ghul. About a week later, WB announced that Hathaway is Catwoman. There was no mention about the actresses in the older group.

Early this week we learned from THR that Marion is in discussions for the love interest role and they brought up the names of the actresses in the older age group (Watts and Weisz) with the addition of Winslet.

So I still think it's just 2 roles - Catwoman (younger actress) and the love interest (older actress). Of course, we know that Catwoman will serve as a villain/love interest as well but I think the other role about to be filled is a non-villain love interest (which makes me believe that the role is not Talia).

Ah, but THR was not 'theorising'. When THR says that 'sources' have told them that Talia in the film, it more or less means that Talia is in the film. They do not report flimsy rumours - they're a trade publication, not a movie website.

Dark Knight Rises needs to fill two big female roles, a villain and a love interest. Sources say one character is Talia, the daughter of villain Ra's Al Ghul, who was portrayed by Liam Neeson in Nolan's first Gotham-set crime pic Batman Begins. In the comic books, Talia is both Batman's lover and antagonist, ultimately siring his alter ego Bruce Wayne's son.

This was part of the THR report. After their report of Eva Green and Naomi Watts, Collider updated with the following.

[Update: Heat Vision is reporting that Keira Knightley, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Biel, Kate Mara, Charlotte Riley, and possibly Gemma Arterton are testing for the female roles, so it's possible that Green and Watts haven't been cast. However, we have independently confirmed that Talia al Ghul is in the movie.]

Now, despite the recent press release debacle, Collider does not post BS and I think they way they handled that bungle proves their credibility. I would rate them as a site on the same level as Moviehole - if they report it, it's some they've been told by genuine sources and something that they believe will be happening. That means that two very reliable sources have said that Talia is in the film.

I asked for clarification on this issue from someone (who has contacts with the site) who told me that they believed what Collider had reported was what was going to happen and what THR had reported was what was happening. In the surrounding circumstances, I interpreteted that as saying "Eva can't play Catwoman, we'll go to backups" - but the timing for everything was off. For a start, the THR report stated that the girls were in 'final testing' for the role (which they believed was Talia) - but a member on the BOF forum had told us that Anne had been to the studio for days at a time (and this was around two days after the THR report) and was obviously not auditioning, but in final negotiations and the announcement came a few days after that. Now, the reason why Eva could not join the cast was due to 'scheduling conflicts' while THR gave the reason why Naomi could not join the cast (but confirmed Nolan's interest in her) was her inability to schedule meetings given her current shooting schedule.

So, my theory is that all the female casting reports came out at the same time and the reason for the conflicting information is because Nolan had more or less chosen who he wanted for the roles, but two of them fell through at the last minute. I think we were slated for Anne Hathaway as Catwoman, Eva Green as Talia and Naomi Watts in a third role. Eva obviously pulled out and Nolan looked elsewhere, obviously to Marion Cotillard and Rachel Weisz. Why? Because this new casting list from THR has the same split that the Deadline casting list had - not older/younger, but dark/fair. I think he waited for Naomi for the other role but got an expression of interest from Winslet, who he had wanted to work with on Inception but who declined to join the project after deciding she was not suited for the character.

All of this is conjecture, but why did THR say Nolan was meeting with other actresses when Marion's own 'people' confirmed that she's 'in discussions' for the role. Surely the fact that Nolan's meeting with other actresses would undermine the negotiations?

 

[Yurka]

Seen, look at the bright side. Chicago has hosted two of Nolan's Batman films.

Some of us live in cities that can only dream of being so lucky.

Exactly!

I would absolutely love for him to film in my city just once. (Which I'm staying optimistic for)

Spoiler

Spoiler

 

[Seen]

I know, I know. I am trying to look on the bright side. I am just a selfish fan who loves Nolan and Batman way too much.

 

[Caped Crusader]

NY t:

Spoiler

 

[Yurka]

NY t:

Spoiler

Quiet You!

You get the Avengers next year anyway

 

[Caped Crusader]

Quiet You!

You get the Avengers next year anyway

Check my facebook and tell me which one I care about the most.