Batman Begins
 

These are the first images of Bale as Wayne in "BATMAN BEGINS" injoy





http://img14.photobucket.com/albums/...t/batman11.jpg





http://img14.photobucket.com/albums/...t/batman02.jpg

http://img14.photobucket.com/albums/...t/batman01.jpg


http://img14.photobucket.com/albums/...t/batman03.jpg

Re: CHRISTIAN BALE as BRUCE WAYNE
 

am i the only one who thinks he looks like a plastic figure in these pics :D

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And the best thing of all - he's Welsh :D

Re: CHRISTIAN BALE as BRUCE WAYNE
 

oh, no wonder he looks like that :rolleyes: :D ;)

Re: CHRISTIAN BALE as BRUCE WAYNE
 

Yeah that's right, all welsh people look like plastic figures, don't we?

What's your point Kronas?

Re: CHRISTIAN BALE as BRUCE WAYNE
 

i never saw that coming :rolleyes:

just look that the rest of the cast

Alfred Pennyworth.......Michael Caine.

SGT. and LT. James Gordon........Gary Oldman.

Asst. Dist. Atty. Rachel Dodson........Katie Holmes.

Ra's Al Ghul.......Ken Watanabe.

Dr. Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow.......Cillian Murphy.

Henri Ducard........Liam Neeson.

Mob Boss Carmine Falcone........Tom Wilkinson.

Lucius Fox........Morgan Freeman.

Mr. Earle (acting head of Wayne Ent.)........Rutger Hauer.

Dist. Atty. Finch........Larry Holden.

Joe Chill........unknown.

Judge Phelan........unknown.

Det. Flass........unknown.

Commissioner Loeb........Colin McFarlane

Re: CHRISTIAN BALE as BRUCE WAYNE
 

He probably doesn't have one, it wouldn't be a first .. but anyway, wasn't this chap the one in American Psycho?

Re: batman begins !!!
 

One and the same :)

Re: CHRISTIAN BALE as BRUCE WAYNE
 

even heard of a joke ? having a laugh ? tounge and cheek :rolleyes:

Re: batman begins !!!
 

Leave it there now Kronas.

Back on topic: can't wait for this one. Mind you, anything would be better than George Clooney's pathetic effort :rolleyes:

Re: CHRISTIAN BALE as BRUCE WAYNE
 

Yes I liked him in American Psycho, which is why I think he'd make a good dark knight type batman. I prefered the Michael Keaton type Batman with the slightly psycho type approach, so hopefully Christian can carry that style on.

Re: batman begins !!!
 

Click here for a script review (contains SPOILERS!)

I think it sounds great. Should (hopefully) be a hell of a lot better than the awful Batman Forever & Batman & Robin.

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oh and here's the car !!!!

http://img14.photobucket.com/albums/...atmobile_2.jpg
http://img14.photobucket.com/albums/..._Batmobile.jpg
man that Kick's ass

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:Yikes: :wtf:

WTF IS *THAT*???

The "Bat Tractor"??

Has Batman become a redneck and built himself a "Bigfoot-a-like"???

:td: :td:

Re: batman begins !!!
 

The car looks ugly... But you have to remember that its based on Batman year one and two GNs, he travels the world in them so i guess his car would look a bit more..... rugged

Re: CHRISTIAN BALE as BRUCE WAYNE
 

Thunderbirds are go! ;)

Re: CHRISTIAN BALE as BRUCE WAYNE
 

That car looks like it could come from Thunderbirds too. :disturbd:

What's the mythos behind Batman year one, is it anything like the Dark Knight mythos??

Re: batman begins !!!
 

Year One was Frank Miller's take on the start of the Batman. (he's the same guy who wrote Dark Knight Returns).

Excellent story, well worth reading :D

It came after the Crisis, & reworked things, sorting out the origin, & changing the style, etc.


More at the Batman FAQ: http://www.darkknight.ca/faq/batman-faq.html


Year One GN review: http://www.grovel.org.uk/reviews/batman01/batman01.htm


"Batman Begins" isn't "Year One", but it's a similar idea: tell the story of the origin, rework things, wipe the slate clean of the crap that's already been done.

They were originally going to film Year One, but I think the script got canned and/or mutated into "Begins"

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:D LOL Class!!!!!!

He should make a better Batman than weedo clooney!!

Re: CHRISTIAN BALE as BRUCE WAYNE
 

The psycho bit was good but he did not have the body to carry off the part....whoever cast him was insane.rotfpmsl :rofl:

Re: batman begins !!!
 

:tu: Cheers for the explanation, sounds alot darker=better than the last 2 Batman movies and steers the series back on track. Hopefully if they do another Superman movie they can do something similar, altho Smallvile is helping to keep the Superman Mythos alive and more realistic than the first movie.
The Spiderman movies are not too bad either, altho I think Spiderman 1 would have been better if 911 hadn't changed the ending.
P.s. Wasn't too keen on The Hulk, it needed seeing the hulk sooner, plus the computer animation seemed a bit too cartoony.
Here's to a new age of darker, realistic movies.

Re: CHRISTIAN BALE as BRUCE WAYNE
 

Yeah but then the same applies to Val Kilmer, he was too young looking to play Bruce Wayne let alone to skinny for Batman.

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There are plans for another Superman movie, but I think it's still stuck in Development Hell.

Last thing I heard, "McG" (the muppet who directed Charlies Angels 2) was on board to direct, & he wanted, amongst other stupid cast-choices, Beyonce to play Lois Lane..

Hopefully it will fall apart, & someone talented (& who understands Superman) will take over.

Yeah, Spiderman 1 was v good. I'm hoping no2 will be decent.

Hulk...lol, yep, awful. Ang Lee is a bit hit & miss it seems with his films...Crouching Tiger: Excellent film. Hulk: boring crap.

I thought X-Men 2 was actually quite a good comic adaptation too. Sets it up nicely for X-Men 3 as well, of course, lol.

Re: CHRISTIAN BALE as BRUCE WAYNE
 

Yeah but he plays a mean Mad Morrigan!

Re: batman begins !!!
 

There are corporate "villians" in the new Batman script and enemies of Bruce Wayne, but the main two villians in "BATMAN BEGINS" are:




RA'S AL GHUL

Ra's Al Ghul is the single most mysterious and cunning of Batman's foes. He does not associate with the criminally insane group of the rogues gallery. Ra's Al Ghul is a criminal like no other. No one knows exactly when he was born, but he claims to have been alive for over 600 years. His name translated means "The Demon's Head."

Ra's heads a worldwide criminal organization, whose mission is to purify a polluted planet, and restore nature to the dominion abridged by the human race, ultimately creating a better world where he would rule. He will use whatever means and force necessary to achieve his twisted vision of a new utopian society. Ra's is always accompanied by his faithful bodyguard, Ubu. His madness originates in the unique power source which maintains his body's appearance, The Lazarus Pit. It is a substance of unknown elements which replenishes the body, like a fountain of youth. The side affects however are spells of sheer madness. Being addicted to this substance for so long has dried any bit of morals and values for Ra's Al Ghul. He views himself as above any preset laws which are governed by mankind. He has many followers, and heads a cult like organization filled with men who will do his bidding. He is extremely dangerous and cunning


THE SCARECROW

Jonathan Crane was interested in the study of human fears and phobias ever since he was a child. Nicknamed the "Scarecrow" as a teenager, Crane was bullied and chastised for his scrawny appearance. The boys would call him Icabod Crane, for his resemblance to the fictional character. Crane loved the character, except when he came upon the part when Icabod is disgraced by his nemesis. He was outraged by the fear that overwhelmed Icabod and swore to never expose his fears to a bully.

Crane was a Professor of Psychology at Gotham State University until his experiments in fear became too dangerous. He lost his job due to his obsession with inspiring terror in his patients and students. Crane turned to a life of evil and used various drugs, chemicals, devices, and his expertise in psychology to terrify whomever crossed his path. He took the name "Scarecrow" which the bullies gave him as a boy, and would use it to become one of the most feared criminals in Gotham.

Re: batman begins !!!
 

Mr Joker, may i see your business card?

<thinks>
my god, look at that card, that slightly off green tint, is perfect.
Where's my axe.

:)

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:confused:

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Its a parody of American Psycho - one of Christian Bales other movies.

Get it out if you wanna see a good movie, but not if you dont like blood.

Re: batman begins !!!
 

Ahhh right, now I know - yeah, saw that a few years back :)

Re: batman begins !!!
 

take alook at this batman begins poster. i found on the web !!!!

Re: batman begins !!!
 

I'm looking forward to seeing Katie Holmes.

Re: batman begins !!!
 

you can see her naked in 'the gift'.

Re: batman begins !!!
 

Who??

Katie Holmes?? :erm:

Re: batman begins !!!
 

Yep, and she's worth the rental fee alone...

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yeah!!!

Re: batman begins !!!
 

you are not wrong there mate. :tu:

Re: batman begins !!!
 

New trailer:

http://pdl.warnerbros.com/wbmovies/b.../trailer_a.mov


Looks good :D

Re: batman begins !!!
 

yeah much more promising than the first trailer.

Re: batman begins !!!
 

I hope Batman Begins continued the trend of what been some really good superheros movies as in X Men 1 and 2 and Spider man 1 and 2, (Number 2 is simply AWESOME!) Superman 1 and 2 were REALLY good for it's time and so was Batman 1 and 2.

Re: batman begins !!!
 

I see from the trailers and reading articles on some sites that the are really trying to show that this is where Batman starts. for example, from the 2 trailers released you only find out it is a Batman movie half way through the trailer, and I guess this is to slowly re-introduce you to the World of Batman.

Re: batman begins !!!
 

oh that's a good New trailer.looks like thay are reseting the batman clock
to the darker side !!!! :tu:

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There is now a Confirmed Release date for this movie

Uk 22 June 2005

so not to long to go than. :)

Re: batman begins !!!
 

Excellent.

Re: batman begins !!!
 

Am I the only person who can't see the pictures in this thread? :(

Re: batman begins !!!
 

no i can't either

Re: batman begins !!!
 

Latest trailer:

http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/bat...er4/large.html


OMG! :D :D :D :D

Re: batman begins !!!
 

I watched it about half an hour ago, O M G !!!!! I so can't wait to see this. It looks amazing.

Re: batman begins !!!
 

Absolutely brilliant trailer, streamed perfectly, too - looking good :tu:

Re: batman begins !!!
 

I dunno whats gonna be the film of the year
I got tickets for first show first day best seats for that lol
Theres Batman begins and war of the worlds ,we are spoilt this year
They all look like there gonna be blockbusters but whos gonna bust the biggest :D

Re: batman begins !!!
 

Oh the opening day is close now WB have started to put the ads in the papers and At bus stops. :)

Re: batman begins !!!
 

I'm looking forward to seeing this.

Re: batman begins !!!
 

I happened to download the 10 min preview that was on US TV last week, and I am very impressed Bale is definatly a good choice for the role. The story seems good too. bring on the 16th June.

Re: batman begins !!!
 

Yep :D


I'm looking forward to this much more than I was for Ep3

Re: batman begins !!!
 

a legal download I hope - where does one download this from?

Re: batman begins !!!
 

http://raincloud.warnerbros.com/wbmo...r_clip_med.mov

A short clip is here on the official site but the full 10 mins were shown on US TV so you would need to find it somewhere. I have it but it is 99MB so couldn't send it.

Re: batman begins !!!
 

If anyone can get to the Filmworks in Manchester, they are showing Batman Begins on the Imax screen :)

As the Texans say, bigger is better ;)

Batman Begins
 

Hi All
Just seen the new Batman film last night and thought it was great. What does everyone else think?

Re: Batman Begins
 

ditto. a good reflection on the comics...

Re: [Merged] Batman Begins
 

the new bat mobile is brilliant looking, being described as a tank by one of the police officers in the film.

Top class vehicle.

Re: [Merged] Batman Begins
 

Please don't give any spoilers, as I haven't seen it yet ;) :D

Re: Batman Begins
 

Is it on up the Strand Rd?

Re: [Merged] Batman Begins
 

Yep, full house last night at it, have not heard a bad review from those that went and seen it

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Dead on, I might head up there early next week to see it.

Re: [Merged] Batman Begins
 

Best Batman movie ever.


Easily better than the awful Batman Forever & Batman & Robin, but also actualyl better than both of Tim Burton's attempts.

Awesome.

Definitely the definitive Batman movie. *This* is how is should be.

Really good how the origin & backstory were done too, obviously inspired by Frank Miller's "Year One".

And, 'cos it wipes the slate clean & ignores Batman1-4, it means that subsequent Bat movies can still have the Joker, & other members of the Rogues' Gallery who were used in the other movies.

Re: [Merged] Batman Begins
 

Just got the dvd great stuff :tu: