But in a wideranging twohour talk at the cannes film festival on saturday, the director offered a unique take on his dark knight trilogy. Its been quite a few years since christopher nolans dark knight trilogy came to a close with the somewhat optimistic introduction of joseph gordonlevitt as robin, ready to fill in for bruce. Will there be another batman movie after the dark knight. The revelation at the end of the dark knight trilogy that joseph gordonlevitt was robin had fans clamoring for a sequel. As the final act in christopher nolans batman trilogy, it had a definitive ending and many felt it was what the franchise deserved. Despite his tarnished reputation after the events of the dark knight, in which he took the rap for dents crimes, batman feels compelled to intervene to assist the city and its police force which is struggling to cope with banes plans to destroy the city. The meaning of joseph gordonlevitts fate in the dark. But i hope that a new director could step in and direct a movie that takes place after the dark knight rises. But the dark knight rises is a borderline masterpiece. Christopher nolan on batman and secrets of dark knight. This is due to batman taking the fall for harvey dents murder. Now that christopher nolans batman trilogy is complete, its.
Mar 30, 2011 ever since christopher nolan announced that the forthcoming film the dark knight rises will be his third and final batman instalment, speculation has been rife as to who will be handed the task of. During his childhood, blakes mother died when he was at a young age and later on, his father was murdered when he was nine, an event he remembersreal well. Will there be another batman movie after the dark knight rises. Taking place after the events of the dark knight rises. Joseph gordonlevitt was cast as robin john blake, and. Would the character takeon the recently vacated role of gothams protector as batman, nightwing, robin, or some combination of the three. Though an original character with nothing more than the birth name robin, blake displays many similarities with a couple of incarnations of the character robin, particularly dick grayson. Eight years after the events of the dark knight 2008 find gotham at a time of peace. Jul 24, 2012 there will definitely be more batman movies in the future, but one that takes place after the dark knight rises, im not sure. However, the dark knight movie felt like an ultimate finale, a satisfying. He pops up throughout the movie, finding commissioner james gordon after. Dark knight rises is specifically and definitely the end of the batman story as i wanted to tell it, and the open. Harvey dent, the dark knight sacrificed everything for what he and commissioner gordon both hoped was the greater good. In the final few minutes of the movie, when officer blake joseph gordonlevitt is collecting his property from the boys home, the woman behind the desk isnt able to find his name in their system.
Jun 09, 2017 when the dark knight rises was filmed, the occupy wall street movement was in full force in new york and around the country, so the heavy thread of antibillionaire sentiment woven into this movie. Christopher nolan took a different direction and focused more on bruce waynebatman. With the last entry having been released in 2012 in the form of the dark knight rises, its a. Movie the dark knight rises 2012 show more show less. The dark knight rises 2012, following after his own batman begins 2005 and the dark knight 2008. Christian bale explains the dark knight rises ending. It is published in the batman and robin series between the hunt for robin and. Its set one year after the events of the dark knight rises and follows john blake as nightwing, who must defend gotham city from a new villain known as the red hood. How did director christopher nolan adapt the bane character from the batman comics, and what visual details did he hide in banes appearance and. During the film, set eight years after dark knight, the arrival of. Can you believe its been ten years since one of the greatest comic book movies hit the big screen. The first two films in the series batman begins and the dark knight are relatively straightforward superhero tales, with a clear beginning, middle and end that leave little up for debate. Christian bale, who plays batman in the dark knight rises, explains the ending of the film from him perspective during an interview on siriusxm. Aug 06, 2012 the dark knight rises marks the end of a cinematic era, but not the end of films about batman.
Robin is in the final nolan directed batman movie the dark knight rises. Now, ill move on to the main question about the films end, and the. This is what a sequel to the dark knight rises could look. Theres my theory on the fate of john blake at the end. Eight years after the events of dark following the death of district attorney harvey dent, batman assumes responsibility for dents crimes in order to protect his reputation and is. Now that christopher nolans batman trilogy is complete, its natural to wonder what comes next. After the release of the dark knight rises four years ago, batman fans. Aug 30, 2016 after the release of the dark knight rises four years ago, batman fans everywhere began fantasizing about a potential sequel in which joseph gordonlevitts john blake a. Fans still want a dark knight rises spinoff where joseph gordon.
It opened on july 20, 2012 at the height of the summer bigbudget blockbuster season. Batman finished his character arc, robin blake was very good, gordon didnt dissapoint and anne hathaway as. Director christopher nolan brought his batman trilogy to a close with this highlyanticipated batman film in the series. The dark knight rises 2012 directing one of the most anticipated films of the year, christopher nolan returns to gotham to complete his batman film trilogy, which launched with the acclaimed batman begins and then broke box office records around the world with the billion dollar blockbuster the dark knight. Batman and robin is the second film series documenting the adventures of batman and his boywonder sidekick, functioning as the sequel to hillyers batman. Batman begins 2005, the dark knight 2008, the dark knight rises 2012 its hard to remember what a shock to the system bales debut turn as batman. The meaning of joseph gordonlevitts fate in the dark knight. May 12, 2018 christopher nolan may have left gotham city behind. Jul 21, 2011 the villain in the dark knight rises is bane. Now that christopher nolans batman trilogy has come to a conclusion with the dark knight rises, everyone is talking and debating the meaning of. Batman trilogy has come to a conclusion with the dark knight rises. Nov 29, 2012 christopher nolan explains his openended finish to the dark knight rises.
Gotham city is at peace primarily because batman took the fall for harvey dents murder, allowing the former district attorneys memory to remain as a crimefighting hero rather than the. Why does batman not continue after the dark knight rises. Batman finished his character arc, robin blake was very good, gordon didnt dissapoint and anne hathaway as catwoman stole the show. Thankfully, the series decides to avoid obvious politics, and batman faces off with a tame villain known as wizard. The trilogy consists of batman begins 2005, the dark knight 2008 and the dark knight rises 2012, directed by christopher nolan. So christopher nolan has finished his batman saga with this past weekends release of the dark knight rises, accomplishing what is arguably the best and most satisfying super hero movie trilogy ever. As christian bale has stated, christopher nolans dark knight exists in his own. The dark knight rises was a perfect sequel to a masterpiece. After the dark knight rises, whats next for batman. Another benefit of that film is that its the most standalone of the trilogy begins is the start and rises borrows story elements and continuity heavily from. After the failure of batman and robin to audiences, fans, critics and boxoffice, i was 16 when it came out and wasted 2 hours of my life and my paperroute money on it, wb knew they blew it and was making a toy commercial than a movie, fans had enough. It is a little hard to imagine robin working in that universe, so the idea had to be limited to that gag at the end, he stated to empire magazine.
The dark knight rises marks the end of a cinematic era, but not the end of films about batman. The dark knight rises would not have been the last christopher. Of all the most anticipated movies ever claiming that title, its hard to imagine one that has caused so much speculation and breathless expectation as christopher nolans final chapter to his magnificently brooding batman trilogy, the dark knight rises. Like grayson, blake lost his parents as a child, ended up in an orphanage. But i think nolan very much thought of that movie as a conclusion. But that still leaves the question of a new batman film. The dark knight rises is the third and final installment in the dark knight trilogy after batman begins and the dark knight.
There will definitely be more batman movies in the future, but one that takes place after the dark knight rises, im not sure. However, a new evil force named bane has arrived in gotham and aims to take over the city and expose the truth behind who harvey dent really was. While there was talk shortly after the films release about whether the dark knight series could continue, be it in a john blakeled batman movie or a catwoman spinoff, those ideas were quickly. The joker is unparalleled as far as movie villains go. Batman fan film continues story of the dark knight rises. Why joseph gordonlevitt will never get his robin movie.
Jul 26, 2012 now that christopher nolans batman trilogy has come to a conclusion with the dark knight rises, everyone is talking and debating the meaning of the end of the film, and what happens to joseph. Following the death of district attorney harvey dent, batman assumes responsibility for dents crimes in order to protect his reputation and is subsequently hunted by the gotham city police department. Meaning he was already robin, he isnt going to become robin in the future. Its been quite a few years since christopher nolans dark knight trilogy came to a. After the release of the dark knight rises four years ago, batman fans everywhere began fantasizing about a potential sequel in which joseph gordonlevitts john blake a. Time to talk about the dark knight rises but only if youve seen it. Why christian bale will always be the best batman film. Dark knight series could continue, be it in a john blakeled batman movie or a. It was a divisive film, but i for one love it and believe its an epic conclusion to a fantastic trilogy. Hes hardly the most famous of dc comics supervillains, and in 1997s campy batman and robin, he was reduced to a grunting heavy.
However, the ending for the dark knight rises was the subject of many theories, with some believing bruce waynes ultimate fate was still in question. And, by ending dark knight rises with batmans death, nolan ensured that the next film cannot simply begin where the trilogy ends, since. Evolution of robin nightwing in live action movies tv series 19432020. In the movie batman heroically sacrifices himself to save the citizens of gotham. Why is there no robin in the nolandirected batman movies. Jul 18, 2018 the dark knight legitimized comicbook moviesnot with audiences who, after all, made the original batman a huge success in 1989, but with studios. Originally placed with foster parents, his inability tomove on from his anger over his parents death undermined his placement, and he then was moved to. Joseph gordonlevitt will never get a robin movie looper. Now obviously the dark knight rises was meant to be the last of the nolan series but i think we can all agree that they have left it open for a spin offsequel.
In a wideranging talk at the cannes film festival on saturday, christopher nolan offered a unique take on his dark knight trilogy. Set eight years after the events of the dark knight, tdk rises finds bruce wayne broken in spirit and body from his moral and physical battle with the joker. After the release of the dark knight rises, speculation immediately centered around the postfilm escapades of john robin blake played by joseph gordonlevitt. Dec, 2014 the first two films in the series batman begins and the dark knight are relatively straightforward superhero tales, with a clear beginning, middle and end that leave little up for debate. After accomplishing his mission to save gotham, bruce wayne finally found love and. The film earned much more than the original 2005 film, but underperformed compared to its direct predecessor which remains the highest. Digital has expired and comes with a holographic slipcover. Id even go as far as to say that without a few admittedly poor choices here and there, the movie would be better than the dark knight. I like to think nolans trilogy starting from 2005s batman begins to dark knight rises now was an attempt to right the wrongs for the terrible tragedy that was batman and robin 1997 and make an. The film concludes with bruce having retired as batman after faking his death to live. Actor joseph gordonlevitt portrays detective john blake in the dark knight rises. The dark knight trilogy is a britishamerican superhero film trilogy based on the dc comics character batman. Robin rises is a batman storyline written by peter tomasi with illustrations by andy kubert and patrick gleason. Christopher nolan explains his openended finish to the.
It has such great characters and of course the dialogs is so good. Dark knight rises is specifically and definitely the end of the batman story as i. Christopher nolan explains his openended finish to the dark. Check out the video above of pattinsons camera test. Robin will reportedly feature in matt reeves the batman. It is published in the batman and robin series between the hunt for robin and batman robin rises is a batman storyline written by peter tomasi with illustrations by andy kubert and patrick gleason. The nightwing 2020 teaser trailer concept christopher. Tom hardy is bane in the dark knight rises 2012, hoping to give new life to bane after batman and robin. The dark knight rises is a 2012 superhero film directed by christopher nolan, who cowrote the screenplay with his brother jonathan nolan, and the story with david s. Why joseph gordonlevitt will never get his robin movie youtube. Robin john blake the dark knight trilogy wiki fandom. In the dark knight rises, joseph gordonlevitts character helps. The dark knight rises is the most ambitious superhero movie.
The dark knight rises cowriter jonathan nolan referred to the reveal of john blake as robin as a wink at the audience. The dark knights legacy, 10 years later the atlantic. Christopher nolan explains his openended finish to the dark knight rises. Its been quite a few years since christopher nolans dark knight trilogy came to a close with the somewhat optimistic introduction of joseph. The dark knight trilogy batman begins the dark knight.
Robin john blake is an orphan who becomes a police officer and an ally of batman. But i think nolan very much thought of that movie as a conclusion, and theres a. Jul 25, 2018 the dark knight rises 2012 full movie breakdown. Based on the dc comics character batman, the film is the final installment in nolans the dark knight trilogy, and the sequel to the dark knight 2008. Jul 23, 2012 it sounds like pretty much everyone loved the dark knight rises. Christian bale turned down request for fourth batman movie. Christopher nolan took a different direction and focused more on bruce wayne batman. When they came to us after batman begins and said, you want to go.
Feb 07, 2012 how joseph gordonlevitt could be robin in the dark knight rises. The film earned much more than the original 2005 film, but underperformed compared to its direct predecessor which remains the highest grossing film centered around the batman character. As a lover of batman and the dark knight trilogy, i was always hoping for a sequel to the dark knight rises. Warner bros has revealed the first look of robert pattinson as the dark knight in the upcoming film the batman from matt reeves. The dark knight rises is intended to complete nolans batman trilogy. The following article contains major spoilers for the ending of the dark knight rises after the release of the dark knight rises, speculation immediately centered around the postfilm escapades of john robin blake played by joseph gordonlevitt.
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