The Dark Knight WB to go with new marketing plan

[joey la douche]

a change in sequels more likely

 

[Redd]

^ What?

 

[Joker8906]

Use punctuation - you sound like Damiean Dark with that grammar

I know, I was in a rush to post before going out.

As for my opinion on the viral front. Well I do think it will continue with the Joker, but not as much. They will probally continue with like the phones etc.

As for pictures and posters, nope but if you remember all the Batman begins posters were of Batman, I think it will be the same way with tdk. Promo pics well they have them already so they might rleease them, the reason the Joker was on the teasers so much is because we unlocked most of them because of his games.

 

[Solidus]

I know, I was in a rush to post before going out.

As for my opinion on the viral front. Well I do think it will continue with the Joker, but not as much. They will probally continue with like the phones etc.

As for pictures and posters, nope but if you remember all the Batman begins posters were of Batman, I think it will be the same way with tdk. Promo pics well they have them already so they might rleease them, the reason the Joker was on the teasers so much is because we unlocked most of them because of his games.

I will be there will be more posters featuring the Joker. People that think not either because of sensitivity or other reasons it really does not makes sense not to.

BB was an origin story, it's primary and main focus was Batman becoming who he was, Ra's, and Crane were more in the background, so there was no need for that. As for TDK they have all ready said that almost half the movie is the Joker, and I'm guessing it will be 40-45 percent him. Joker is the main drive in this movie, he causes all the obsticles for Bruce and creates the conflict in the movie. So he is essential to the movie as much as Batman to a point in TDK.

I believe they will still have some theatrical posters that will have the Joker. And the teaser posters you speak of were not just for us unlocking them....they were sent to a lot of theaters around the country, so they were made for marketing.

Joker is Batman's shadow, and when they are in a movie together, they both have equal importantce, and that seems clear from the trailers and all we have heard.

So I will bet they will still have some posters with the Joker. And some with Bats and some kind of reference to the Joker.

 

[Joker8906]

I'd love 2 see a kinda transformers 2 poster thing

Batman poster Gotham in peace Joker Poster Gotham in flames
protect destroy

or sumthing similar.

 

[Snoo]

I'd love to see both Joker and Batman on the same poster, for instance. There were so many Begins posters with great visuals and concepts that weren't used in the end (from the BB dvd extras). I'd be happy to see something along those lines for a Joker/Batman combo poster.

Loved the two companion posters so far of Batman standing behind "bars" and looking down at the city and Joker waiting for him on the streets with his back turned to us. The images look great next to each other.

 

[Joker8906]

rumor is that the new viral stuff will be about Batman which makes NO sense we spent 6 months becoming criminals now we r vigilantes? sigh i need another costume.

 

[Anita18]

rumor is that the new viral stuff will be about Batman which makes NO sense we spent 6 months becoming criminals now we r vigilantes? sigh i need another costume.

Rumors...where? I thought SHH was the start of all rumors!

 

[BatmanFanatic]

You know what i'd love to see, an all american hero type harvey dent for district attourney campaign video, which maybe gets interrupted, goes all screwey as its says i believe in harvey dent, then it we get the visual equivilant of the i believe in harvey dent too website, and maybe a joker laugh, then a black screen with the dark knight logo and a release date, could be short enough for superbowl, and would get us fanboys hyped. But it'll probably be a cutdown of one of the trailers we've had.

Oh man... that would be an amazing ad! =)

Especially as we get into the political season here in the US ... lol... The Joker's spin on politics

 

[Darkness Falls]

The Dark Knight posters ask, "Why so serious?" In the wake of Heath Ledger's death, the answer is because the movie has a situation.

"So far everything's been about the Joker," says Comics2Film.com founder Rob M. Worley. "Can they continue to put the Joker's face on this?"
Everything changed Tuesday when Ledger, who plays the greasepaint-caked criminal in the upcoming Batman Begins sequel, was found dead at the age of 28.

Warner Bros., the studio behind the comic-book franchise, was said to be mulling its marketing campaign for the $150 million movie, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader.
"It's one of those things that pops up in our business that you need to deal with," says Mitch Litvak, president of the L.A. Office, an entertainment marketing firm. "They're going to have a chance to sit back and think about it."

Fortunately for Warners, it has time. The film, which Ledger completed his work on last fall, isn't due out until July 18.
While the ad campaign may be tweaked, fans' interest won't be affected, Worley predicts. "If anything, they want to see it more now," he says. "There will be an almost spiritual component."
The situation looks to be trickier, if not more perilous, for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, the Terry Gilliam fantasy Ledger was working on at the time of his death.

According to Variety, Ledger's name helped the independent production secure its $30 million budget. Without its biggest star, the movie has three options, the paper said: recast, shoot around Ledger's absence or call "cut."

Filming on Doctor Parnassus began last month. Ledger, who died in New York, had been shooting in London last week.
On Thursday, Gilliam and the producers said they "will be assessing how best to proceed."
"Heath was a great actor, a great friend and a great spirit," the statement said. "We are still in a state of deep shock, saddened and numb with grief."

If the movie is scrapped, it'll be the second time this decade that a Gilliam production has been so cursed. In 2000, the filmmaker started and stopped work on the never completed The Man Who Killed Don Quixote when his aged leading man suffered a back injury.

On a legacy note, if Doctor Parnassus doesn't recover, The Dark Knight will become Ledger's final film. And even Worley's not sure how he feels about that, about seeing Ledger, an actor of sensitivity who earned an Oscar nomination for Brokeback Mountain, go out on screen as a sick and sadistic villain.

Says Worley: "It's not like On Golden Pond, where it's this sweet sentimental sendoff that Henry Fonda had."

http://celebrities.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=371573

 

[Keyser Soze]

Says Worley: "It's not like On Golden Pond, where it's this sweet sentimental sendoff that Henry Fonda had."

And why does it need to be? The one positive thing about this tragedy, is that Heath Ledger will finish his all-too-brief film career on a blistering high, in an iconic role, rather than in a bittersweet coda long after his star has faded.

 

[Johnny DC]

What's the source?

 

[Asteroid-Man]

And even Worley's not sure how he feels about that, about seeing Ledger, an actor of sensitivity who earned an Oscar nomination for Brokeback Mountain, go out on screen as a sick and sadistic villain.

That would be an awesome way to go out seeing how hard he worked to make himself that way!

 

[Argyle of Sock]

On a legacy note, if Doctor Parnassus doesn't recover, The Dark Knight will become Ledger's final film. And even Worley's not sure how he feels about that, about seeing Ledger, an actor of sensitivity who earned an Oscar nomination for Brokeback Mountain, go out on screen as a sick and sadistic villain.

They make it sound like it's a bad thing. But seriously, he's going to be remembered for Brokeback Mountain and very probably the Joker. Not a bad pair of characters to be remembered for.

 

[Jlandsw]

On a legacy note, if Doctor Parnassus doesn't recover, The Dark Knight will become Ledger's final film. And even Worley's not sure how he feels about that, about seeing Ledger, an actor of sensitivity who earned an Oscar nomination for Brokeback Mountain, go out on screen as a sick and sadistic villain.

"If your gunna go, go with a smile"

 

[griffolyon12]

On a legacy note, if Doctor Parnassus doesn't recover, The Dark Knight will become Ledger's final film. And even Worley's not sure how he feels about that, about seeing Ledger, an actor of sensitivity who earned an Oscar nomination for Brokeback Mountain, go out on screen as a sick and sadistic villain.

Says Worley: "It's not like On Golden Pond, where it's this sweet sentimental sendoff that Henry Fonda had."

http://celebrities.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=371573

I think what the writer of the article simply meant was that if Heath's last role was playing a mass murdering lunatic, then some people might not feel like it was as fond of a farewell as if his last film was a heartwarming drama. I love the Joker, and will be a good finale to his career, but many would of rather seen him in a brighter way in his last film.

 

[Victarion]

If I were an actor, I'd love to go out as a sick and sadistic skateboarding lunatic with a nice coat. He would have wanted us to enjoy his performance. I have no doubt that this Joker will reach the level of Nicholson's, but I am afraid it will be for the wrong reasons. In fact, I feel a bit bad for typing that last sentence. Sorry.

 

[Superman45]

They make it sound like it's a bad thing. But seriously, he's going to be remembered for Brokeback Mountain and very probably the Joker. Not a bad pair of characters to be remembered for.

hells yea the characters are so different .It shows his range

 

[Victarion]

There's a positive way of looking at it!

 

[Conebone69]

The Dark Knight posters ask, "Why so serious?" In the wake of Heath Ledger's death, the answer is because the movie has a situation.

"So far everything's been about the Joker," says Comics2Film.com founder Rob M. Worley. "Can they continue to put the Joker's face on this?"
Everything changed Tuesday when Ledger, who plays the greasepaint-caked criminal in the upcoming Batman Begins sequel, was found dead at the age of 28.

Warner Bros., the studio behind the comic-book franchise, was said to be mulling its marketing campaign for the $150 million movie, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader.
"It's one of those things that pops up in our business that you need to deal with," says Mitch Litvak, president of the L.A. Office, an entertainment marketing firm. "They're going to have a chance to sit back and think about it."

Fortunately for Warners, it has time. The film, which Ledger completed his work on last fall, isn't due out until July 18.
While the ad campaign may be tweaked, fans' interest won't be affected, Worley predicts. "If anything, they want to see it more now," he says. "There will be an almost spiritual component."
The situation looks to be trickier, if not more perilous, for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, the Terry Gilliam fantasy Ledger was working on at the time of his death.

According to Variety, Ledger's name helped the independent production secure its $30 million budget. Without its biggest star, the movie has three options, the paper said: recast, shoot around Ledger's absence or call "cut."

Filming on Doctor Parnassus began last month. Ledger, who died in New York, had been shooting in London last week.
On Thursday, Gilliam and the producers said they "will be assessing how best to proceed."
"Heath was a great actor, a great friend and a great spirit," the statement said. "We are still in a state of deep shock, saddened and numb with grief."

If the movie is scrapped, it'll be the second time this decade that a Gilliam production has been so cursed. In 2000, the filmmaker started and stopped work on the never completed The Man Who Killed Don Quixote when his aged leading man suffered a back injury.

On a legacy note, if Doctor Parnassus doesn't recover, The Dark Knight will become Ledger's final film. And even Worley's not sure how he feels about that, about seeing Ledger, an actor of sensitivity who earned an Oscar nomination for Brokeback Mountain, go out on screen as a sick and sadistic villain.

Says Worley: "It's not like On Golden Pond, where it's this sweet sentimental sendoff that Henry Fonda had."

http://celebrities.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=371573

Another source that says heaths done

 

[Bat-Mite]

And why does it need to be? The one positive thing about this tragedy, is that Heath Ledger will finish his all-too-brief film career on a blistering high, in an iconic role, rather than in a bittersweet coda long after his star has faded.

Amen. And Heath said that it was the most fun that he'd ever had in a role, so this being his last completed role shouldn't be seen as a bad thing by any means. It's most likely a role that he'd want to be remembered for.

 

[thewhyteman]

Amen. And Heath said that it was the most fun that he'd ever had in a role, so this being his last completed role shouldn't be seen as a bad thing by any means. It's most likely a role that he'd want to be remembered for.

It's, with no doubt, a role he would want to be rememberd for.

In Nolans writing, he talked about how Ledger told him that he wanted to be creativly hungry before taking on a new project.
Those are not the words of just an actor or a mere entertainer. Those are the words of an artist, one of whom is completly passionate about thier trade. And an artist definitly wants to be rememberd for their work. Thats a main reason for every artist to do what they do.

 

[Banquet]

With all this Joker hype, is anyone gonna even root for Batman?

 

[hame4479]

And why does it need to be? The one positive thing about this tragedy, is that Heath Ledger will finish his all-too-brief film career on a blistering high, in an iconic role, rather than in a bittersweet coda long after his star has faded.

Exactly, I hope they jokerize it more. He may be a twisted character in the movie, but people know he is just a character, and honestly want him to be that character. This may be is last outing on film, and should be an all around tribute to the man. I want some of those badass joker theatrical posters and if they shy away from making any more, leaving the existing ones up, or leaving him out of the marketing campaign in general, I will be pissed the **** off.

 

[hegele]

With all this Joker hype, is anyone gonna even root for Batman?

to be honest.

i won't.