The Dark Knight Rises The TDKR General Discussion Thread - - Part 151

[MagnarTheGreat]

Hollywood also accommodates Mr. Nolan’s passion for secrecy. In early 2012, just after the holidays ended, a group of Warner’s top movie executives gathered for an emergency meeting because Mr. Nolan was upset.

The filmmaker had told executives he wanted them to find and punish the person who had talked to the Hollywood Reporter magazine about his plans to alter the sound mix on “The Dark Knight Rises” after audiences had a difficult time understanding actor Tom Hardy’s Bane character in a preview, according to several people with knowledge of the matter.

The executives, who had already traded frantic phone calls while the studio was closed between Christmas and New Year’s, concluded it would be impossible to find the source. It took weeks until the issue was resolved with Mr. Nolan and his wife and producing partner, Emma Thomas, recalled the knowledgeable people.

“Anything touching Chris Nolan is treated at the most heightened level,” said one Warner Bros. employee.

http://online.wsj.com/articles/why-...stellar-director-christopher-nolan-1414677657

 

[shauner111]

Chris Nolan, the OG.

 

[Chip Chipperson]

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[craigdbfan]

Chris Nolan doesn't play around.

U WOT M8!?

 

[Chip Chipperson]

He doesn't take guff from anybody!

 

[Kane52630]

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[shauner111]

The filmmaker had told executives he wanted them to find and punish the person who had talked to the Hollywood Reporter magazine about his plans

Probably means legal action but the way they word it, it's as if Nolan was going to have this guy kidnapped, sit him in a chair, interrogate him and have his boys f**k him up with some good ol' fists.

 

[BatLobster]

The leak's punishment must be more severe.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

Wow... that all sounds brutal.

 

[kvz5]

Probably means legal action but the way they word it, it's as if Nolan was going to have this guy kidnapped, sit him in a chair, interrogate him and have his boys f**k him up with some good ol' fists.

I'm sure they meant it exactly as it was worded.

 

[batfreakforever]

What are fans reviews of the fire rises doco in the ultimate trilogy edition blu ray? I watched it and loved it. Would of liked it to go longer but I always want more Nolan Batman info.

 

[georgec]

Awesome documentary. There's nothing quite groundbreaking or revelatory in it, but The Fire Rises is an overall comprehensive and thoughtful look at the development of the TDKT.

 

[Agent Orange]

I still need to pick up that big box set. I see it around on occasion but it's not super common.

 

[BatLobster]

Must-watch for diehard fans of the trilogy. Sure, it's no LOTR-style uber-comprehensive, but it still feels pretty thorough and it never gets tedious or boring.

 

[shauner111]

I loved the Fire Rises documentary. It's perfect for what it is. Of course on a 20th anniversary or something, i would LOVE a new documentary with the actors this time. Everyone involved and perhaps some new filmmakers that talk about the impact its had on the genre since. Maybe by that point Nolan will feel good about showing more unreleased footage. Put it out in a new fancy boxset. I honestly wouldn't mind if they tried to milk the trilogy every 10 years or 20 years. If a set/documentary offered something new, i'd double dip. Or..triple dip i should say.

 

[JackWhite]

Shauner nailed it, I would have loved to hear from Bale talking about playing Bruce/Batman over the span of nearly a decade, along with Oldman, Caine, Freeman, Eckhart, Hathaway, etc. That's pretty much the only thing I would have wanted, but besides that the doc is very well done.

Oh, and I'm still waiting on that new transfer for TDK, Nolan.

 

[shauner111]

Yeah, new transfers, deleted scenes, and a doc featuring the cast & Nolan. Maybe this time it doesn't have to be about the creation of the trilogy so much. We have that already. No need for journalists, outside directors like Mann who have nothing to do with the genre.

So they can just get into how it influenced Spider-Man, Superman, Bond, Star Trek and more with tone/origin films...taking the characters more seriously. Snyder and Affleck could come in to speak about how it allowed them to reboot and take it even further. Having Hardy, Bale, Hathaway, JGL, Oldman, Neeson speak about their time making the films. Im sure Caine and Freeman will no longer be with us by this point.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

Yeah, new transfers, deleted scenes, and a doc featuring the cast & Nolan. Maybe this time it doesn't have to be about the making of the trilogy so much. We have that already. No need for journalists, outside directors like Mann who have nothing to do with the genre.

So they can just get into how it influenced Spider-Man, Superman, Bond, Star Trek and more with tone/origin films...taking the characters more seriously. Snyder and Affleck could come in to speak about how it allowed them to reboot and take it even further. Having Hardy, Bale, Hathaway, JGL, Oldman, Neeson speak about their time making the films. Im sure Caine and Freeman will no longer be with us by this point.

Well, let's hope both Caine and Freeman can get comfortably into their 90's.

The great Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was 95 when he passed this year.

 

[shauner111]

I hope so too. I would love for them to do this on the 10th anniversary of Rises. It would be perfect, because i think Affleck will be wrapping up his time as Batman around this point.

I have a better idea. How about on the 80th anniversary of Batman (2019-right after Justice League Part-Two and right before they start making the next stand-alone Batman). They do a documentary strictly on live-action Batman. Featuring Adam West, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale and Ben Affleck. Get into the impact of each, what era of the source material each interpretation was based on, interviews with them and their directors.

I'd be down for something like that plus a small trilogy re-release with just new transfers and some deleted scenes/director's cut for Rises.

 

[BatLobster]

http://www.timeout.com/chicago/film/christopher-nolan-interview-another-superhero-movie-unlikely-but-never-say-never

Heh, first Jonah leaves the door open, now Chris leaves it just a crack open.

Speculate away shauner. t:

 

[shauner111]

Haha! I dont think Nolan will ever do Batman again. Another superhero? I cant think of any. Another Bale-Batman movie? Hehehehe. Ohhhh how i would love to speculate. I dont think it would work without Joker, and Batman Beyond is best done in a more futuristic world or one with Keaton involved. If it was in the next 10 years with JGL, i would keep speculated but that can't happen now with this DCCU.

 

[BatLobster]

I think by the time this even becomes a remote possibility, every single licensed character under the sun will have been already done.

One possible way I could see him revisiting the genre in the future would be if he created his own character/mythology like Unbreakable or Chronicle. I see it as either that or one last adventure with Bale-Bats. In all likelihood, neither.

Still fun to wonder though.

 

[Tequilla]

I believe we'll get that Batman . One day. When all this people is way older. At least thats my dream.

The genre will collapse in itself in a few years. All these ****y superhero's movie/sagas/universe will explode , generate an wormhole and be sucked throught it.

Then in a few years...light will once again erupt from it. Like Begins. A new dawn. A new Nolan/Bale collaboration

At least that's my wild prediction.

 

[Beast]

I´m not gonna miss Bale that much. He is a fine Bruce Wayne, but there´s nothing really that special about him as Batman. He is actually wasting his talent by playing Batman. Playing Batman or Bruce Wayne isn´t really that challenging. Bale´s voice in the last two movies was cringe worthy, and i don´t think i should be embarrassed while watching Batman talk. It should sound cool, not stupid.

That look Keaton gives, in the last act, when The Joker says "shall we dance?", is 10 times more intense and intimidating than anything Bale does in TDK trilogy.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

Two great actors, with two very different approaches.

I genuinely like both and no one can deny that Keaton and Bale did the character proud.