The Dark Knight Rises The TDKR General Discussion & Speculation Thread - Part 43

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[Travesty]

Was her stripper background ever confirmed or is it just speculation?

I think it's still speculation.

 

[RealIrOnMaN]

Got some interesting info:

There will be a special Warner Bros 2012 presentation (as a part of the Movie Expo) on the 15th of March (Thursday).

Not sure, what kind of surprises (footage/trailer) they've got in store for us, but I'll keep you posted.

 

[arturo]

^ Thanks RIM! Really appreciated.

 

[Brother Jack]

Awesome!

 

[Mako]

Nice, Thanks RIM

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

Great... were really starved when it comes to news.

 

[Nevincer]

There's a Batman movie coming out?

 

[RealIrOnMaN]

Great... were really starved when it comes to news.

No problem. I really hope that they'll show something fresh & exciting, since they haven't revealed anything during the 1st Expo (November 2011). But honestly, that's the way Expo works: you've got to sit through the 1st one in order to get to the 2nd, where most of the new stuff is being presented by Sony, Disney, Warner Bros & others.

 

[jmc]

There's a Batman movie coming out?

Shhhh....we're not suppose to tell anyone.

 

[craigdbfan]

Got some interesting info:Not sure, what kind of surprises (footage/trailer) they've got in store for us, but I'll keep you posted.

Here's hoping!

 

[Falcone]

In regards to something on the last page of the old thread, I don't think Catwoman will be a stripper. I'm not sure if Catwoman was ever a stripper in the any canonical comics, but that's been a rumor floating around the internet bat fan community for a decade, ever since Aronofsky was hired to write Batman Year One. In fact, I read a review of that abandoned project, and I believe she ended up being a stripper after all.

First of all, what does being a stripper add to the character? Secondly, which I think is my main point, why would a stripper be at a masquerade ball with a billionaire, high-level politicians, and others of the like? There was a rumor she was the mistress of a Gotham political figure, but even if that were true, brining a stripper to something like that... I just don't see that happening. Finally, she doesn't dress like a stripper. She doesn't talk like a stripper. She's well-spoken and is philosophical when discussing current events with Bruce. I've talked to strippers before. They don't have the swagger of TDKR's Selina Kyle.

On that note, I wonder what has caused Selina's prophetic uprising of the downtrodden. It makes me wonder if there has been a second depression in Gotham, which makes me wonder if there's a connection between The League and the events of TDKR... It seems odd that over the course of TDK, there was no indication of contempt between the rich and the poor. And in BB, it was the rich who tried to help the poor, was it not? The Nolans' script has a lot of setting up to do... Better prepare for a three-hour long threequel, gentlemen.

 

[DoomsdayApex]

First of all, what does being a stripper add to the character? Secondly, which I think is my main point, why would a stripper be at a masquerade ball with a billionaire, high-level politicians, and others of the like? There was a rumor she was the mistress of a Gotham political figure, but even if that were true, brining a stripper to something like that... I just don't see that happening. Finally, she doesn't dress like a stripper. She doesn't talk like a stripper. She's well-spoken and is philosophical when discussing current events with Bruce. I've talked to strippers before. They don't have the swagger of TDKR's Selina Kyle.

It was a rumor from ChrisB, who has provided insightful intel in the past. Catwoman being a stripper is still unconfirmed. Selina Kyle was a prostitute in Year One incidentally, and it's strongly inferred that Nolan used Year One for some of his Catwoman's origin.

High-Class Strippers exist. Trust me on that buddy. And Selina Kyle is far from the typical 'stripper' or escort obviously.

 

[Falcone]

You're right, high class strippers exist. But if Nolan were to introduce her as a stripper, I'd imagine it would be to gain sympathy for the character, to show how bad things have been, that a woman is willing to expose herself just to get by. You'd have less sympathy for her if she were taking in six figures a year. Beyond that, if she were a high class stripper, she'd probably align herself more with the 1% that she associates with than the 99%.

 

[Falcone]

Just ought of curiosity, what kind of info has ChrisB brought in? I'd like to here more about what he has to say.

 

[kvz5]

Got some interesting info:Not sure, what kind of surprises (footage/trailer) they've got in store for us, but I'll keep you posted.

Thanks for sharing this! Please keep us updated!

 

[Van Petrol]

Got some interesting info:Not sure, what kind of surprises (footage/trailer) they've got in store for us, but I'll keep you posted.

Thanks for the update, RIM.

 

[DoomsdayApex]

You're right, high class strippers exist. But if Nolan were to introduce her as a stripper, I'd imagine it would be to gain sympathy for the character, to show how bad things have been, that a woman is willing to expose herself just to get by. You'd have less sympathy for her if she were taking in six figures a year. Beyond that, if she were a high class stripper, she'd probably align herself more with the 1% that she associates with than the 99%.

I don't think it's to gain sympathy. The stripper angle (if true) is, more than likely, for Selina Kyle to establish 'elite' clients/victims. From what has been rumored, implied and released, Selina Kyle is a master thief who follows her own agenda.

Why would Selina stand by the 1%?

 

[DoomsdayApex]

Just ought of curiosity, what kind of info has ChrisB brought in? I'd like to here more about what he has to say.

That I do not have in my possession, in the present moment.

 

[SpideyFan866]

I hear Bane dies in this movie...... from a totally unreliable source.

 

[DoomsdayApex]

I hear Bane dies in this movie...... from a totally unreliable source.

Spoiler

Spoiler

Rag has stated that he does indeed die.

 

[Nevincer]

Probably nothing new. They're keeping things very close to the chest, even at these private conventions.

 

[Falcone]

Spoiler

Spoiler

Rag has stated that he does indeed die.

Rag's really sharp and insightful, but does he have an in with the production?

 

[DoomsdayApex]

Rag's really sharp and insightful, but does he have an in with the production?

He has a ninja feeding him info.

Since I've been here, Rags is a trustworthy person and has a spotless record.