The Dark Knight

[UnfluffyBunny]

omg!! they're making a movie where a character is different from how they're portrayed in the comics??? :O

in seriousness, in comics, story must fit character, in movies, character must fit story.
in this case, character fits story.
my 0.02, i'm far more worried about batman's anime suit than the joker's appearance, it kinda looks like a plug suit with interchangable accessories >_> none the less, i'm sure i'll still love the movie, despite wondering exactly what cup size his bat-bra is everytime I see his chest :huh:

[Midnight]

why don't you base it on how well you think he actually works within the atmosphere of the movie.

How dare you bring context into this conversation, it was perfectly fine before!

[steamteck]

there's a lot of black/white bias going on here, it seems. Instead of basing Joker's appearance on the TAS/comics, why don't you base it on how well you think he actually works within the atmosphere of the movie. Just an idea.

If I felt that was what was going on I would have pretty much no hope for the movie. I'm sorry but I just like my villains with a level of style I completely don't see in the previews. If the joker is just a grease painted psycho he doesn't make the cut. I could be very pleasantly surprised but them the ads are misrepresenting the movie. The fact its the same team as "Begins" will probably be the only reason I go to see the film but I have  fairly low expectations.

[thanoson]

Eh, Joker seems fine to me. Psychopathic clown with grease paint ain't all that bad. It's grittier. Would you have them remake Caesar Romero's Joker? He had all the style you guys want. But, I doubt if anyone would go see that movie. Lighten up naysayers. Complain how bad he was AFter the movie comes out. You may be working yourselves up for no reason.

[steamteck]

Fair enough, Talk to you after the movie.

[RTTingle]

Mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooore viral.

Check it out here.

Personally, I'm glad its more Joker stuff, I had feared with Ledger's death they'd have ditched the idea and turned the focus to the Harvey Dent character till the movie hit.

RTT

[bredon7777]

Anybody try making a sentence out of all the words circled in red yet?

[RTTingle]

Anybody try making a sentence out of all the words circled in red yet?

Actually... it's a little more complicated than that.

The first time it was the number of letters in each of the circled words that matched a letter in the alphabet.

This time its how many words leading up to the circled words in a paragraph that matches a letter in the alphabet.

At was revealed the first 3 were just mocking messages like, you really think I would do it the same way? 

Some interesting info has popped up.  2 new sites have been found here and here.  Come tomorrow it looks like more will be revealed.

And those who sent pictures to the Harvey Dent site, are now reporting they're receiving Dent campiagn buttons --- half burned.

RTT

[Midnite]

Update #5: Dark Knight Viral Campaign Heats Up for April Fools'
Source: Superhero Hype! April 1, 2008


The envelope at ClownTravelAgency.com has opened (just click on it) to reveal another scavenger hunt, this time in locations around the world. 'Alex' wrote in this morning about one of the packages in London:

I contacted the Tavistock Hotel, but I was too late, however they gave me some info on the package. Someone collected it and inside was a bowling ball, and a nifty smart mobile phone. On the ball was a mobile phone number etched on it. He rang the number apaprently and was told they now knew who he was and to await further instructions.

In addition to the comments below, you can discuss this hunt further on the message boards here!

UPDATE #1: IBelieveinHarveyDent.com has been updated with more latest news items. Remember, Harvey Dent is supposed to be at a Townhall Meeting today (April 1st) at 3pm (we don't know what time zone) at the Gotham Community Center #12, Gainley.

UPDATE #2: Fans have posted pictures of the package, including the bowling ball and phone, that they are picking up at the various locations in this linky

UPDATE #3: Dark Knight viral marketing on "CSI"?

UPDATE #4: Here's an interesting bit. The bowling alley at 6327 Spencer Hwy in Pasadena, TX actually closed down. 'Dave' writes...

I talked to the owner who told me yes, a California company had rented the locker, and yes it had a ball and a cell phone in a bag, but no it was not there. When he told them he was closing, they took the bag away 2 days before the clowntravel site went active... but they still posted the address even when the bag wasn't there! There were about 20 people there waiting.

We'll have to wait and see how 42 Entertainment (the company running the viral campaign) handles this.

More addresses in cities are popping up on the hour, so stay tuned to ClownTravelAgency.com.

UPDATE #5: They've now stamped the Pasadena one, completing it so that people won't keep going to that closed bowling alley.

Clown Travel Agency is done and gives a new website: http://acmesecuritysystems.com/delos

[RTTingle]

Ok...

So I did as told.

Got quite the surprise.

LOVE IT.

RTT

[bredon7777]

Ok...

So I did as told.

Got quite the surprise.

LOVE IT.

RTT

Yeah, did not expect my phone to ring immediately though, and
a) Mrs Bredon was sound asleep
and
b) We screen

So, general badness+not figuring out what was going on until machine hung up+being forbidden to try again tonight makes me sad :(.

Am planning first thing in the morning though. Hope its still up.

[RTTingle]

Ok...

So I did as told.

Got quite the surprise.

LOVE IT.

RTT

Yeah, did not expect my phone to ring immediately though, and
a) Mrs Bredon was sound asleep
and
b) We screen

So, general badness+not figuring out what was going on until machine hung up+being forbidden to try again tonight makes me sad :(.

Am planning first thing in the morning though. Hope its still up.

Yep, caught me off guard too.   Had to run to get my cellphone...

... then what I came back and saw on my screen.   

Heh heh heh.   Pure awesome.

RTT

[bredon7777]

Bwhahah! That was classic.

[spoiler]
Site redirection=Joker's idea of a doublecross?[/spoiler]

[RTTingle]

Some new spoilerific photos...

NICE!

[Gremlin]

That third one is terrifying... :blink:

[Midnite]

The Dark Knight Viral Update
Source: Superhero Hype! April 7, 2008


A few new items have been discovered over the weekend for the Dark Knight viral campaign.

First up, the Gotham Police's Major Crimes Unit has a new site at GDPMCU.com. Lt. James Gordon (Gary Oldman) is the head of the unit.

Also, a video of Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal) has popped up here. In it, she talks about her support for Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart).

http://assets.thegothamtimes.com/media/jlevine/public/0eYkc42oQyOQ.mov

[Gremlin]

I really hope her character is supposed to be that awkward at the press conference and it's not just Gyllenhaal herself.  If that's an accurate portrayal of her performance, than color me unimpressed.

[RTTingle]

Hmmm...

... just got an email an hour or two ago saying there was a live radio feed press conference at IBelieveInHarveyDent.com at 3pm today.

... 2 minutes and counting.  Wonder what it is?

RTT

[RTTingle]

And the press conference is...



... sounds like Radio Drama --- the events unfold with no narration of whats going on and we're pretty much left to pick it up as a live news broadcast.

Broadcast started with some gun shots and what sounds like a hostage situation with an ex cop who is demanding witness protection and relocation for his family.  Meanwhile we hear chatter that the snipers have a clear headshot and they keep wanting to take it.  The cop appears to be scared since his partner was murdered, he appears to be framed and fears he's next --- all having to do with testifying against corrupt cops it seems.

A shot rings out.

"My finger slipped!", says a sniper.

Gunman starts to get really frustrated and starts with the "You think I'm kidding?" stuff and threatens his female hostage again.

From the crowd someone steps up --- and its Dent who goes to the hostage taker and trades himself for the woman he has hostage.  Gunman isn't happy, since the cause of all this is Dent.

A moment later Dent comes out with the gunman and he surrenders himself.

And thats it.

Heh.... cute.   :)

I was laughing out loud when the sniper said my finger slipped.  Interesting stuff.  Nothing stellar but fun none the less.

RTT

[Gremlin]

That was interesting.  I enjoyed it, although those cops certainly had awfully clean mouths. :p

It's fun seeing Two-Face develop as Dent.  The most exposure I've had to him was Long Halloween; everything else, he's already been a villain.

[RTTingle]

I haven't seen this mentioned yet, so i thought I'd toss it out there...

From Dark Horizons...

Meanwhile early word on "The Dark Knight" is that Chris Nolan's cut clocks in at nearly three hours and it's unlikely to be cut down much further despite the studio's desire for a more manageable 150 minutes. Nolan's "Batman Begins" came in at 140 minutes so a slightly longer runtime for the sequel doesn't seem surprising and the immaculately conceived Devin Faraci over at CHUD thinks that, and I tend to agree, it'll probably come in at about 165 mins.

Wow.  I better be careful with my usual habit of getting the largest soda.  This is actually good news and considering how much a movie is nowadays, I have no problems with it.  More movie for my money.  3 hours though.  Wow.  I'm excited, because I take it as meaning we're going to get a very good and well developed story with two villians and it won't be shoe horned.

RTT

[Gremlin]

I love long movies.  Should be fun!  Although I guarantee you I'm going to leave thinking "Gosh, I wish it was longer so I could be drowning in awesomeness even MORE!"

[Midnite]

New poster revealed.

Linky

[Mr. Hamrick]

4 days

its all part of the plan

[bat1987]

I really can`t wait for the movie!

That poster is beyond awesome!

[docdelorean88]

Posters ausome, and three days till what? :unsure:

[Figure Fan]

That poster is stunning. The team who created it deserves a huge pat on the back.

[docdelorean88]

Very intreging! :xancool

[BWPS]

Why did Batman explode a building?

[Figure Fan]

Why did Batman explode a building?

He..didn't..

It should be obvious, especially because of the line at the top, that the Joker was responsible for this. He burns the bat symbol into a building as a joke.