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  • Bruce Banner
    HULK SMASH!
    • Apr 3, 2010
    • 4335

    #76
    Apparently, the novelization of TDKR sort of explains what happened to the Joker.

    The book states that Arkham Asylum (absent from Nolan’s two sequels to ‘Batman Begins’) was left almost empty following the Harvey Dent Act, which is an early plot point in the movie born from the demise of Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) in the 2008 film and the subsequent covering up of his death.

    Blackgate Prison is where the majority of criminals now reside except for, according to the book, the clown prince of crime.

    The novelisation reads: "The worst of the worst were sent here, except for the Joker, who, rumour had it, was locked away as Arkham's sole remaining inmate. Or perhaps he escaped. Nobody was really sure. Not even Selina."

    Interestingly, there's been some info disclosed about deleted scenes featuring Bane.

    However, I seriously doubt Nolan will include them on the Blu ray, as he didn't include any deleted stuff for the previous two movies.


    The backstory of 'Dark Knight Rises' villain Bane was explained more in scenes that were eventually cut from the film, according to one of the designers.

    Lindy Hemming, who designed costumes for the film, let slip details that were left on the cutting room floor by director Christopher Nolan, and also how he came to wear his mask.

    “He was injured early in his story. He's suffering from pain and he needs gas to survive. He can't survive the pain without the mask, which is exactly the same as the comic-book Bane,” she told GQ.

    “The pipes from the mask go back along his jawline and feedback into the thing at the back, where there are two cannisters of whatever it is ― the anaesthetic.”

    Hemming also reveals cut scenes which revealed more about Tom Hardy's hulking villain.

    “The other thing that you should have seen during that sequence is him being injured in his youth. So one of the fundamental things about his costume is that he has this scar from the back injury. Even if he hasn't got the bulletproof vest on, he still has to wear the waist belt and the braces,” she added.

    “In that [deleted] scene in the prison, where he's learning to fight the same way Batman learned to fight, he's wearing an early version of his waist belt. It's showing support, but it's not the finished one he eventually wears. He's also wearing an early version of his gas mask, all glued together.”
    Last edited by Bruce Banner; Aug 9, '12, 8:52 AM.
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    • Hector
      el Hombre de Acero
      • May 19, 2003
      • 31852

      #77
      The power of movie illusion.

      Chriatian Bale is 6' 0"...Tom Hardy is 5' 10"...yet in the movie...Hardy appears much taller on screen...lol.
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      • MIB41
        Eloquent Member
        • Sep 25, 2005
        • 15633

        #78
        ^^^ Now you understand how Stallone gets his business done... egg crates.

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        • Hector
          el Hombre de Acero
          • May 19, 2003
          • 31852

          #79
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          • Earth 2 Chris
            Verbose Member
            • Mar 7, 2004
            • 32967

            #80
            Of course Tom Cruise is the most notorious member of the crate club. But that goes way back. I saw a bit on TCM about Claude Rains. Back in the 40s he was paired with a taller female co-star. The director shot a scene where Rains enters a room and walks right up to his co-star. He actually walked up a ramp as he came in the room so the two would be face to face.

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            • Earth 2 Chris
              Verbose Member
              • Mar 7, 2004
              • 32967

              #81
              Saw DKR again today. I was able to enjoy it much more and catch the little things I missed the first time. I still can't decide which of the Nolan movies I prefer. I can't think of a film series that is as consistent in it's storytelling as this one, and adheres to it's own internal logic throughout the series. Yes, Gotham looks different in each film, and you had two Rachel Dawes, but it really does feel like one sprawling novel.

              Some have complained about the 8 year gap, and the nearly year long span of time in this film, but to me it only adds to the scope of the films. Under most creators, a scope this large would crumble under it's own weight, but Team Nolan pulls it off.

              Chris
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