You're kidding.

?

the jokers gay?

The jokers gay sounds like a travelling minstrel folk band from the late 1960s

Phillip Seymour Hoffman is rumoured to play Penguin. I don't think that'll happen though.

Shame it wasn't "The Dark Knight Returns", but hey, I still hope that someone has the balls to make a film of that at some point.

They should make Nightfall

I mean Knightfall

The Dark Knight(2008)

Christian Bale as Batman / Bruce Wayne Heath Ledger as the Joker

Directed by Christopher Nolan
Screenplay by Jonah Nolan
Story by Christopher Nolan and David Goyer

More:
Christian Bale, Michael Caine (Alfred) and Gary Oldman (Lt. Jim Gordon) are all under contract for three Bat-films and are expected to return for “The Dark Knight.” It is also expected that Katie Holmes and Morgan Freeman will reprise their roles originated in “Batman Begins.”

...and this is the full Official Press Release:

BURBANK, CA, 31 July 2006 - As a follow up to last year's blockbuster Batman Begins, Christopher Nolan is set to direct Warner Bros. Pictures' The Dark Knight, written by Jonathan Nolan, based on a story by Christopher Nolan and David Goyer. The film will be produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan. Additionally, Christian Bale will resume his role as Bruce Wayne and Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger has been cast as The Joker. The announcements were made today by Jeff Robinov, President of Production, Warner Bros. Pictures.

Christopher Nolan revamped the Batman franchise in 2005 with the immensely successful Batman Begins, starring Christian Bale in the title role, which chronicled the early years of the superhero. Nolan first garnered attention from critics and fans in 2000 with the groundbreaking drama Memento, which he wrote and directed. He went on to direct the thriller Insomnia, starring Al Pacino and Robin Williams, and recently wrapped production on The Prestige, with Hugh Jackman and Bale.

Bale was most recently seen in the ensemble cast of Terrence Malick's The New World. His other credits include Little Women, Portrait of a Lady, Metroland, American Psycho, Laurel Canyon and Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun, which was his first starring role.

Ledger most recently earned Oscar Golden Globe, BAFTA and SAG Award nominations and won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Ennis Del Mar in the award-winning drama Brokeback Mountain. His other credits include Casanova, Monster's Ball, Lords of Dogtown, The Brothers Grimm and The Patriot.

"Chris' unique vision is what made Batman Begins such an outstanding film and we could not imagine anyone else at the helm of The Dark Knight," said Robinov. "We also can't wait to see two such formidable actors as Christian and Heath face off with each other as Batman and The Joker."

"I'm excited to continue the story we started with Batman Begins," added Nolan. "Our challenge in casting The Joker was to find an actor who is not just extraordinarily talented but fearless. Watching Heath Ledger's interpretation of this iconic character taking on Christian Bale's Batman is going to be incredible."

Production is set to begin on The Dark Knight in early 2007.

Nolan and Ledger are represented by CAA.

i can't wait for the next batman movie - and the third one after that!

They went so close to not fucking up batman begins, I'll give em another coupla shots.

Fuck the studio. Fuck the studios right in the ass.

I reckon Christopher, Christian, Heath, katie and fuck it, even old Morgs should go around to Bill Gates' house and just ask for a bunch of cash so they can make a kickass Batman without the restraints of a budget-recoup mindset.

The character deserves it. A dark-as-fuck, spit-out-your-broken-teeth, no-flying-cars mutherfucker of a film.

Just once, someone should do it.

I'm sure Heath will give as wooden a performance as ever.

But if he's beside Katie Cruise, he's gonna look like De Niro.

then again, her nipples had a scene of their own in 'begins'.

De Nipple-oh.

Her wonderful canz also had a coming out party in 'The Gift'

Yeah, but she was all dead an shit.

I believe they were blue. Good makeup dept.

Iggy Pop to play The Joker? Seriously?

Hmmm...

Finally saw it. Thought it was amazing.
Not too long at all. Everythng I could say has no doubt been said by most other people in this thread already.
Ledger was brilliant.
They shouldn't make any more.

they'll make two more i presume.

Egghead has to get a look-in

I agree modi. Ironman was a great enjoyable movie, Batman was good at Imax but MG was boring as hell and had no interest in her whatsoever. batman's ''voice'' irritated me a lot.

maggie was a terribly uninspired casting choice, though maybe that was the point. three string leading actors is more than enough.

wonder who will be cast as penguin and riddler?

string leading? :)

I have a bizarre vision of William Shatner as a weirdly creepy and twisted penguin- he could do it...maybe ...hmmm.....maybe not.

strong, string, meh. :)

that is a good choice (sort of). maybe they could have James Spader as the Riddler.

I'll just leave this here...

...let's try this thread again...

Heath Ledger to play The Joker? Seriously?

Hmmm...

Once again, they make another, Joker's got to be Iggy Pop.

He's got the right body, face, hair, lack of sanity.

Perfect.

It starts, the Jokers been in Arkam asylum for x years - hence the age difference.

They get Adam West back for consistency.

actually that is one of the better ideas i've heard - a few years later and iggy taking ont he joker...

but i don't think that is how the triology will be resolved. maybe as a 4th movie?

Batman vs Jason

Hello Batman. Welcome home.

What's it all about, Batman?

Bwahahahahaha!!! Please do that one when I am at home!

Heath Ledger nominated for Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe...

More disturbingly Tom Cruise is nominated in the same category for the FIVE MINUTES he did in Tropic Thunder... you must be kidding.