The Dark Knight

[the_ultimate_evil]

the thing in December has already been confirmed as the 5 minute preview linked with i am legend

[Mr. Hamrick]

well the deadline on the picture contest has past. 

there is a note on Rorysdeathkiss.com that says all the people who sent in pictures will be receiving a little something in the mail just "after the Turkey's been carved" so I presume that those participating will be getting a little present from The Joker.

we'll see what happens.

[Uncle Yuan]

Your very own Smilex™ laced votive candle!!

[Mr. Hamrick]

http://www.thegothamtimes.com

the people who participated in the last stunt got hard copies of the thing mailed to them.

The newspaper that comes as the prize has a giant headline that says: CITY AT WAR: Batman Saves Entire Family.

There is an article 'Dent Tip Line Targets Dirty Cops.'
Other articles include:
Family Torn Apart By Fear;
Probe: Mental Hospital Overcrowding;
Housing Prices Plummet As Families Flee City;
and Playboy Bruce Wayne Can't Stop Partying!

There are dozens more in the 4 page paper. They sent 25 copies!"

[Mr. Hamrick]

Hate to double post but .  . . The Gotham Times site is online  . . . and so are these:

http://www.thehahahatimes.com

http://www.wearetheanswer.org/

http://www.gothampolice.com/

http://www.gothamcityrail.com/

http://www.rememberinggina.org/

Plus, http://www.whysoserious.com has a personality profile up

[Midnite]

News

The Joker Revealed Early!
Source: Darrell
November 27, 2007


The new Empire magazine cover (January 2008 issue) featuring Heath Ledger as The Joker in The Dark Knight, that was supposed to debut in full online in 1 day http://www.empireonline.com/heiscoming/ , has already been leaked and can be viewed below. Warner Bros. will release the Batman Begins follow-up on July 18.


http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=6554

[BentonGrey]

Well..........that looks terrible.  He looks like Beetlejuice.

[Figure Fan]

I like it. It isn't the clearest shot of his face, but the attire looks cool. It looks cooler with the overcoat on, too.

I just want to see a trailer of him moving and speaking, still.

[BentonGrey]

The vest isn't bad.....but I don't know, I just don't care for the grungy freak Joker.  I like the stylish clown of B:TAS much better.

[Figure Fan]

The vest isn't bad.....but I don't know, I just don't care for the grungy freak Joker.  I like the stylish clown of B:TAS much better.

Yeah, I could see why. You might be in luck though. He might go through a change of clothes towards the end of the movie, you know?

Maybe he'll get a fancy suit on ala classic Joker ;)

[style]

Sucks!  :angry: thats I gotta say about that........

[MJB]

He truly looks sick and twisted in that pic.

-MJB

[Midnite]

UPDATE #9: The Dark Knight Viral Campaign

[Uncle Yuan]

I don't know if superherohype.com is Firefox compatible - both of the about links load blank pages . . .

[detourne_me]

He truly looks sick and twisted in that pic.

-MJB

hell yeah!
this is the Joker as a psychopathic murderer who knows no fear!  which is why he's the perfect villain,  Nolan built Batman Begins as a complete study on fear and what it does to people.  Now in the dark knight we'll have an established hero, who is used to utilizing fear in crimefighting,  he won't have that luxury with the joker. and Batman's use of fear is going to come back and bite him on his arse as Dent's citywide campaign will try to take down Batman and James Gordon.
I'm really excited about this.

I went to the Harvey Dent website,  wearetheanswer.org and filed a fake report about Lt. Gordon being corrupt in dealings with a shadowy figure, and I got a reply back thanking me, saying that that officer is already under suspicion because of other reports like mine.

[Midnite]

UPDATE #10: The Dark Knight Viral Campaign

[spoiler][/spoiler]

[Cardmaster]

I'm personally excited. Just as Nolan is giving us his version of Batman, we're getting this twisted freak of a clown as his universe's Joker, and he looks phenomenal in my opinion.

-CM

[BWPS]

I went to the Harvey Dent website,  wearetheanswer.org and filed a fake report about Lt. Gordon being corrupt in dealings with a shadowy figure, and I got a reply back thanking me, saying that that officer is already under suspicion because of other reports like mine.

Me too. I reported Harvey Dent for secretly being two-face, they sent me back something saying I was an idiot. Well, not in those exact words but I got it.

[Figure Fan]

I'm personally excited. Just as Nolan is giving us his version of Batman, we're getting this twisted freak of a clown as his universe's Joker, and he looks phenomenal in my opinion.

-CM

Ditto.

[BentonGrey]

Bah.  He could have done that AND made the Joker look like the Joker, not Beetlejuice.

[Cardmaster]

Bah.  He could have done that AND made the Joker look like the Joker, not Beetlejuice.

But the point is that there's no definitive version of the Joker; just think of this like an Elseworlds rendition.

And don't be such a negative nelly.  :P

-CM

[BentonGrey]

Bah.  He could have done that AND made the Joker look like the Joker, not Beetlejuice.

But the point is that there's no definitive version of the Joker; just think of this like an Elseworlds rendition.

And don't be such a negative nelly.  :P

-CM

I would definitely disagree with that.  My wife, by no means a comic book fan, looked at that picture and said, "That's not the Joker."  For her, and for the culture at large, there IS a definitive Joker.  He's something between Ceaser Romero, Jack Nicholson, and TAS.  Still, those three have a great deal in common. 

However, as I've said before, despite the fact that I really hate the look for the Joker, I still have faith that we'll get a good movie here.

[GogglesPizanno]

"That's not the Joker."  For her, and for the culture at large, there IS a definitive Joker. He's something between Ceaser Romero, Jack Nicholson, and TAS.

Yes but each of those was appropriate to the batman universe they inhabited.

The world Nolan created is much more based in the grimy 'real' world of like Seven or Fight Club. As a result the Jokers you mentioned are all too "bright and shiny." While the character is a clown and basically a living cartoon character, its a cartoon character that has to fit in the reality he inhabits.

I'm totally excited by it.

Rather than trying to map a really dark homicidal serial killer onto a clown that feels out of place, they are mapping the clown imagery onto a really dark homicidal serial killer that looks and feels like Nolan's version of Gotham City. I think its definitely the right way to go. The big question for me is to whether Heath Ledger can come up with something equally as creepy and dirty in the performance.

[steamteck]

I dunno. Doesn't work for me or my family either. i still think the movie will be good but I don't like the look big time. he looks to have no style  and  what's the fun in that? Feels like just another inferior to the original "reimaging" visually to me.

[TheMarvell]

new picture up at SHH:

http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=6562

[BWPS]

I don't hate it but it's not my favorite. Joker isn't someone who needs to be redone to look more scary like Scarecrow. Why does he look so Heath Ledgery? That's creepy in a totally different way.

[BentonGrey]

Why does he look so Heath Ledgery? That's creepy in a totally different way.

Now THAT is funny! :D

[bat1987]

New shots of Batman and Joker http://www.aintitcool.com/node/34945

I have to say that i`m a bit dissapointed with the bat-suit, dunno why, maybe because the grey on his chest doesn`t match with the rest of the suit.

[BWPS]

What? No nipples?!

Why'd they change his suit again, I thought it looked cool in 'begins.

[BentonGrey]

Not that I absolutely love the new suit or anything, but the design is much more FUNCTIONAL.  You may have noticed that Bale couldn't turn his head in the suit from the first one, this one doesn't have that problem.  I think they should have either made it comic colors, gray, or stuck with completely black.  Still, I don't think it looks bad or anything.