In the last movie, the dark knight rises, it was heavily used to. The batman costume reveal is the same as joker there are a number of influences and references than can be found in the suit robert pattison will be donning for the batman. Joker immediately takes a liking to frost, using him as a chauffeur. The armor plating on the chest looks like it may have been inspired not by the comics, but by batmans appearance in rocksteadys arkham video games, specifically the last installment in the. The joker is one of the main antagonists of frank millers 1986 critically acclaimed batman. In the dark knight, one of the jokers key motivations is to prove humanity is as depraved, selfish, and cruel as him. Heath ledgers joker in the dark knight is so beloved that fans didnt believe anyone could surpass it, and joker makes sure to pay respect to. While not seen on the front, the side and back cover have the standard formal dvd labeling film summary, film specifications, special features, snapshots from the movie, etc. He is a major antagonist of season 1, and season 2. He is a somewhat darker and more realistic depiction of the traditional joker who is bent on reclaiming his criminal empire jonny frost, a lowlevel thug, is sent to arkham asylum to pick up the joker. Punish gotham for its transgressions, and stand atop the mountain of skulls left in my wake.
Comics that influenced the dark knight trilogy home. Batman 1989, other versions of the joker including heath ledger. Like in most incarnations, the joker is a psychopathic mass murderer who. Joker honors quite a lot of batman lore in its origin story of how the caped crusaders greatest nemesis came to be and not just from the comic book. Joker complete dc comics and batman easter eggs reference. Joker was billed as an anticomic book movie, yet it has plenty of references. For instance, toy story was nearly canceled due to its initial tone, and the original version of e. Joker the dark knight returns villains wiki fandom.
At the same time, batmans return stimulates the joker to awaken from. The dark knight is based on a script cowritten by londonborn screenwriters and brothers christopher and jonathan nolan, from a story by christopher nolan and david s. We may never know for sure if director christopher nolan would have utilized the joker in the dark knight rises had actor heath ledger not passed away but we. The dark knight rises wont reference the joker at all. In a superhero bits from this summer, a video of the bat in the dark knight rises showed batman being. The dark knight rises is an event film in every sense of the word, the crescendo of beatingdrum anticipation building both the hype and onscreen action to its very peak. The animated series set in the american southwest of 1883. Why joker is unlikely to inspire realworld violence vox. Plot details from the dark knight and other batman books can be found on this page. The dark knight returns included one scene in which the joker was invited on national tv, reflecting one psychologists belief that batman and the joker.
While christopher nolans dark knight trilogy is considered a classic cbm achievement, some question the strength of the third chapter, the dark knight rises recently released on. Acting as an origins for the joker as well as a comic book movie set in its. In other instances theyre elements subverted to manipulate audience expectations. His first batmanrelated work was the written foreword to batman. Set 20 years in the future, this story finds that in the absence of superheroes, criminals have run amok, and a gang called the mutants are terrorizing gotham city. Joker may be unlike other comic book movies, but that doesnt mean it.
The official 415page novelization of the dark knight rises, written by greg cox, was released yesterday. Scarecrow first appeared in the comics in a 1941 issue of worlds finest. Volume 1 1992, a hardcover anthology of the first four issues of the batman comic book. The dark knight returns is a 1986 fourissue comic book miniseries starring batman, written by. Both characters were operating under the costumed identity of the.
Joker, an uneasy embrace of comics and an ambiguous meaning. T he dark knight continues batman begins tradition of drawing primarily and heavily from the graphic novels, one shots and limited series of the late 1980s and 1990s, but this time the writers also went all the way back to the roots, to the earliest issues of the batman comic book. Many times weve seen filmmakers struggle with maintaining the correct tone and aesthetic for their movie. How did director christopher nolan adapt the bane character from the batman comics, and what visual detail. Batman, joker, and harvey dents politics muddy the dark.
I think the chief reason, and the unjustified reason, that people are focusing on the joker movie is the dark knight rises and the 2012 mass shooting in aurora. In the sequence on the ferry, the joker rigs two boats to blow up. The dark knight is the second film in christopher nolans batman trilogy, preceded by batman begins 2005 2005 and followed by the dark knight rises 2012 2012. There is actually comic book precedent for the joker to appear on a talk show. The joker hospital scene is the chaotic brain of the dark knight script the dark knights only redeemable character is the criminal who saves the ferries the easy choice made impossible. This particular dvd set of the dark knight twodisc special edition is a walmartexclusive release. See more ideas about joker and harley quinn, joker and harley and harley quinn. The movie is being considered to be the best comic book. The dark knight reasons it is the superhero movie that films like logan and wonder woman are compared to.
Yet for all of its numerous new hollywood cinematic influences, few links. The joker is one of the main antagonists of frank millers 1986 batman. Bruce wayne resumes his duty as batman and founds batman incorporated during the series publication, the batman comic books were divided between bruce wayne and dick grayson. Three years later, leahy had an uncredited cameo in batman forever, and voiced a territorial governor in an episode of batman. Did you notice any reference to the clown prince of crime in tdkr. The dark knight 2008 frequently asked questions imdb. Dc comics joker movie is going to be a revolutionary release for the studio, and is now poised to be a major box office success, as well. Christopher nolans dark knight rises wraps up his postsept. Joker has a major reference to heath ledgers dark knight. Its story, themes and characterisations are mature, complex, and multilayered. The dark knight returns, script and pencils by frank miller, inks by klaus janson. Due to his infamous repertoire of crimes many of which included massmurder simply. As you probably remember, the joker is dangling from the top of a building at the end of the dark knight, left by batman to be arrested by the police. In the famous frank miller series the dark knight returns, the joker makes a.
The dark knight returns was even used as source of inspiration in the next two movies, i guess it was the only comic from batman that the creative team, the nolan brothers and goyer used to link all three. Dawn of justice, the dark knight rises, the dark knight. The series is spun out of the events of the return of bruce wayne and the road home. This sequence is a key reference to the dark knight returns. The dark knight is a comic book series starring batman. This page was created to inform fans of christopher nolans the dark knight trilogy, the comic book resources that were used as. The joker, as he asks murray to call him, is promptly arrested and taken into custody, where the film pays a quick homage to heath ledgers performance in the dark knight. In the 1995 film batman forever, director joel schumacher uses some references of the comic. In addition to the same sources batman begins drew, some of the cited influences for the dark knight are the. Batman killed people in the dark knight returns, which inspired zack snyder to have him kill in batman v superman. Its not based on any one single comic graphic novel as it is, but each movie in the trilogy borrows elements from multiple different comics. The joker the dark knight returns vs battles wiki fandom.
The dark knight rises wont reference the joker at all, plus more revelations from empires extensive feature. Geekologie posted this photo of a cat, that looks like a bat. In some cases these are elements adapted directly from the source material. Comic influences on the dark knight rises 2012 batman. He is an enemy of batman and a member of the legion of doom and injustice league. The joker is the main antagonist of the 2008 graphic novel of the same name. Joker features major reference to heath ledgers dark. A lot of people may not want to hear this, but the dark knight is really the only the comic book movie that rises above the genre around it.
Best movie directors of the decade joker was still alive at the end of the dark knight, albeit finally apprehended by the batman, and ledger was lined up for a dramatic return in nolans conclusion to the trilogy, the dark knight rises. The dark knight rises e very writer of the batman movies had either an extensive prior knowledge of the batman comic books or did an extensive research before writing the script. Millers the dark knight returns 1986, have often allowed joker to. Jokers shocking climatic scene is a major dark knight returns. The joker is a fictional character who appears in christopher nolans 2008 superhero film the dark knight, based upon the dc comics character and supervillain of the same. Dcs joker movie is now out in theaters and breaking box office regards. Motp is sleek and lean like a perfect 22page comic book. Dont worry, when the dark knight rises rolls around, he becomes a judge in banes dystopian version of gotham city. Sadly, that possibility was snatched away when the actor died during the editing process of the dark knight. Christopher nolans the dark knight rises 2012 features many references to the batman comics. Cameos and comic book references the dark knight rises.
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