UN Spacy Posted September 11, 2003 Posted September 11, 2003 Christian Bale (Equilibrium) has been cast in the starring role of Bruce Wayne in Warner Brothers' upcoming new Batman movie, to be directed by Christopher Nolan and produced by Emma Thomas, the studio announced on Sept. 11. Jeff Robinov, president of production for Warner Brothers Pictures, made the surprising announcement in a press release. Principal photography on the film is expected to begin in early 2004. The movie is written by David Goyer (Blade) and Nolan (Insomnia) and will follow the early career of The Dark Knight, the studio said. "What I see in Christian is the ultimate embodiment of Bruce Wayne," Nolan said in a statement. "He has exactly the balance of darkness and light that we were looking for." Bale has starred in Reign of Fire, Little Women, Portrait of a Lady, Metroland, American Psycho and Laurel Canyon. News of Bale's casting comes in the wake of reports that the studio had recently held a "bake-off" of virtually all eligible young actors in Hollywood for the coveted role. British-born Bale joins Michael Keaton, George Clooney and Val Kilmer as the latest actor to put on the cowl and cape. The upcoming Batman film will be the fifth in franchise. Quote
Abombz!! Posted September 11, 2003 Posted September 11, 2003 Goodie! More Bat-crap. I just hope they go for a more gothic setting then the crap they did in Batman and Robin, couldn't they have added more multicolored lights in that movie? <_ Quote
bsu legato Posted September 11, 2003 Posted September 11, 2003 No emoticon can fully convey my feelings of ambivalence on any new Bat-film. If they keep Joel Shumacher out of the studio for the duration of filming, there's a slim possibility that it won't suck. What else has Christopher Nolan done? Quote
JRock Posted September 11, 2003 Posted September 11, 2003 Chris Nolan is directing, so a glimmer of hope is there. but I ain't holding my breath for it. Quote
JRock Posted September 11, 2003 Posted September 11, 2003 No emoticon can fully convey my feelings of ambivalence on any new Bat-film. If they keep Joel Shumacher out of the studio for the duration of filming, there's a slim possibility that it won't suck. What else has Christopher Nolan done? Memento (With Joe Pantoliano), and Insomnia (With Robin Williams and Al Pacino) All are critically acclaimed. With Insomnia being kinda dark. Quote
JsARCLIGHT Posted September 11, 2003 Posted September 11, 2003 What else has Christopher Nolan done? Insomnia and Memento are about the only movies he has done. He did one other but is was his "breakout first film" that no one has heard of. Either way I'm so sick of Batman thanks to George Clowney that that character is ruined for life on me. Quote
bsu legato Posted September 11, 2003 Posted September 11, 2003 Atleast Bale can do the "brooding" thing, and is credible as a kickass hero. Anybody seen Equilibrium? Quote
bigkid24 Posted September 11, 2003 Posted September 11, 2003 Bale has starred in Reign of Fire, Little Women, Portrait of a Lady, Metroland, American Psycho and Laurel Canyon. Dude, he was in Newsies too. Anyway, as long as Schumacher has nothing to do with the film I'll be happy. I remember he once said that he wanted to focus on the comic in comic book. I just kept thinking that it was painfully obvious that he had not picked up a Batman book in decades. Quote
JKeats Posted September 11, 2003 Posted September 11, 2003 Christian Bale sounds alright. He was awesome in Equilibrium. But I think almost everybody has a bad aftertaste in their mouths after the last couple of Batman movies. Quote
GobotFool Posted September 11, 2003 Posted September 11, 2003 (edited) the 1st batman movie is all that exists in my mind, it is all there is, there are no other batman movies. On a side note, momento, insomnia were wonderfully dark and creepy movies, so I feel there is a chance batman may be reborn as he should be. Edited September 11, 2003 by GobotFool Quote
TriShield Posted September 11, 2003 Posted September 11, 2003 Michael Keaton will always be Batman to me. Quote
uminoken Posted September 11, 2003 Posted September 11, 2003 the 1st batman movie is all that exists in my mind, it is all there is, there are no other batman movies. On a side note, momento, insomnia were wonderfully dark and creepy movies, so I feel there is a chance batman may be reborn as he should be. I highly agree....Nolan is know for dark noir stories, sounds like a perfect fit for "Year One"-style Batman. Any word on plot yet? Quote
Jolly Rogers Posted September 11, 2003 Posted September 11, 2003 Atleast Bale can do the "brooding" thing, and is credible as a kickass hero. Anybody seen Equilibrium? Nice, I might get the DVD. Never got a chance to catch this flick in the theaters. Wonder how much American Psycho will find its way into the young Bruce Wayne... Quote
David Hingtgen Posted September 11, 2003 Posted September 11, 2003 American Psycho rocked purely due to Bale. I'm surprised it took this many replies for it to come up. Quote
Valkyrie Hunter D Posted September 11, 2003 Posted September 11, 2003 Michael Keaton will always be Batman to me. I always thought he would make a better Joker than a Batman, but Jack Nicholson was pretty good at it. As for Joel Schumacher, what he did with the Dark Knight is unforgivable. His Batman movies make the the 60's tv series look good. Having seen him in Equilibrium and American Psycho, I think Chritian Bale could pull off a young, brooding Bruce Wayne. Quote
Isamu Atreides 86 Posted September 11, 2003 Posted September 11, 2003 i think he'll do alright. just please no more mr freeze. and no more nipples on the costume. Quote
Batou Posted September 12, 2003 Posted September 12, 2003 Michael Keaton will always be Batman to me. Meh. Adam West will always be Batman to me. "Quick, Robin! Use my Bat-Shark Repellant Spray!" Quote
Vampire Hunter D Posted September 12, 2003 Posted September 12, 2003 Batman 1 & 2 is better and more Gothic than the other Batman movies... Quote
Vampire Hunter D Posted September 12, 2003 Posted September 12, 2003 Michael Keaton will always be Batman to me. Meh. Adam West will always be Batman to me. "Quick, Robin! Use my Bat-Shark Repellant Spray!" OldSchool Batman!!! !!!POW!!! !!!BAM!!! Quote
SkullLeaderVF-X Posted September 12, 2003 Posted September 12, 2003 I think they should have quit making Batman movies after the secode one. Quote
JB0 Posted September 12, 2003 Posted September 12, 2003 Michael Keaton will always be Batman to me. Meh. Adam West will always be Batman to me. "Quick, Robin! Use my Bat-Shark Repellant Spray!" Darn skippy! The REAL first Batman movie! Quote
BoBe-Patt Posted September 12, 2003 Posted September 12, 2003 Atleast Bale can do the "brooding" thing, and is credible as a kickass hero. Anybody seen Equilibrium? I just saw that movie. It was pretty cool. Weird concept though. After the movie, it left me with a weird feeling that I couldn't explain. But the whole gun kata concept is awesome. Makes you wanna start up a dojo for that. Quote
Agent ONE Posted September 12, 2003 Posted September 12, 2003 I think they should have quit making Batman movies after the secode one. ... I felt the same way, but if you see American Psycho, you will realize that Christian is one of the greatest actors of our time. Quote
Mechamaniac Posted September 12, 2003 Posted September 12, 2003 You mean someone let him work again after Reign of Fire . Whatever. Quote
SkullLeaderVF-X Posted September 12, 2003 Posted September 12, 2003 I think they should have quit making Batman movies after the secode one. ... I felt the same way, but if you see American Psycho, you will realize that Christian is one of the greatest actors of our time. I'll have to check it out. But I'm skeptical.After Batman returns, all the others were just gay. <_< Quote
UN Spacy Posted September 12, 2003 Author Posted September 12, 2003 You mean someone let him work again after Reign of Fire . Whatever. I couldn't care less about Reign of Fire, after seeing his performances in Amercian Psycho and Equilibrium I think he's the perfect choice for Bruce Wayne. B) Quote
Mechamaniac Posted September 12, 2003 Posted September 12, 2003 You mean someone let him work again after Reign of Fire . Whatever. I couldn't care less about Reign of Fire, after seeing his performances in Amercian Psycho and Equilibrium I think he's the perfect choice for Bruce Wayne. B) Other than the fact that he's a limey of course. Bruce is Amerkun. Quote
Sarensaas Posted September 12, 2003 Posted September 12, 2003 Nolan's Memento was really a good movie, and I felt the lead actor in it could have pulled off Bats too. Christian Bale is a pretty good choice, and has the good looks of Bruce Wayne to get the girlies into the seats. Since they mentioned a young Batman, perhaps this movie is going to follow the Frank Miller/David Mazuchelli "Batman:Year One" storylin, ala movie Daredevil's obvious lift of the Frank Miller Elektra storyline. Year One was a great story, which I liked better than Dark Knight Returns, so even though I am in no need to see a Batman movie for a while after Schwarzenneger's "KEEL DA HEE-ROWWS!!!!" Bat-schlock 4, they seem to be picking people that will make a little more serious Bat-flick...at this point. Arnie's Doc Freeze suit was kinda cool tho...in a 'C-3PO on 'roids' kinda way.... Quote
UN Spacy Posted September 12, 2003 Author Posted September 12, 2003 Since they mentioned a young Batman, perhaps this movie is going to follow the Frank Miller/David Mazuchelli "Batman:Year One" Schwarzenneger's "KEEL DA HEE-ROWWS!!!!" Any chance you would know of a link to a synopsis of Frank Miller's Batman: Year One?!?! I was SO hoping on Patrick Stewart to play the part of Mr. Freeze. Sigh. "Mercy.............Make it so!" Quote
SkullLeaderVF-X Posted September 12, 2003 Posted September 12, 2003 I have a feeling this batman movie is still going to suck. Quote
Effect Posted September 12, 2003 Posted September 12, 2003 Since they mentioned a young Batman, perhaps this movie is going to follow the Frank Miller/David Mazuchelli "Batman:Year One" Schwarzenneger's "KEEL DA HEE-ROWWS!!!!" Any chance you would know of a link to a synopsis of Frank Miller's Batman: Year One?!?! I was SO hoping on Patrick Stewart to play the part of Mr. Freeze. Sigh. "Mercy.............Make it so!" Compare to the animated Freeze, Patrick Stewart would have made a great Freeze. I've always thought that. I've only seen Bale in a few movies but I don't remember his skill so I can't really say if he is a good choice or not. Tough after reading this thread I will rent Equilibrium to check it out. Quote
MicronianDevil Posted September 12, 2003 Posted September 12, 2003 I always thought he would make a better Joker than a Batman, but Jack Nicholson was pretty good at it. Jack Nicholson was "pretty good" as the Joker? He was f*cking amazing as The Joker!!! Nicholson's performance was one of the best acting performances ever in any movie. My opinion of course. Quote
NSJ23 Posted September 12, 2003 Posted September 12, 2003 It's crazy to me to think that people enjoy Batman returns. IMO It was terrible!! It had great actors who played there characters poorly. I only like the first one and Batman Forever. Batcapides also ruined the series for me and I'm not to thrilled this knew guy either. I have enjoyed the others movies I've seen him in, but he doesn't give me the batman/bruce wayne vide. I don't know. I've been watching the animated series for to long. It's still funny that Beatle Juice was the best Batman. Quote
Yohsho Posted September 12, 2003 Posted September 12, 2003 Michael Keaton will always be Batman to me. Meh. Adam West will always be Batman to me. "Quick, Robin! Use my Bat-Shark Repellant Spray!" Hopefully back to being dark and brooding and not hokey and mega-gadget laden. Then I'll watch this one. Quote
KingNor Posted September 12, 2003 Posted September 12, 2003 Bat-man is supposed to be a father figure, not a pretty boy. that "cute" little face is gonna look stupid behind the cowl. Quote
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