Dec 07 2008
A Look At - The Dark Knight
With the DVD release of The Dark Knight coming this Tuesday, the buzz surrounding the movie has picked up. There is talk of a sequel, an award win for Heath Ledger and fans talking about which villain they want to see if the next movie is made. Right now, their money is leaning towards Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie playing The Riddler and Catwoman. These names are really no big surprise as they have been the names people have thrown around since this summer, but now people are really starting to push for these two.
The soundtrack might have been snubbed at the Academy Awards, but it was nominated at the Grammy Awards. And this weekend in Australia, Heath Ledger won the honor of Best Actor at the Australian Film Institute Awards. His family was there to accept the award for him. Some are wondering which award he will be nominated for when it comes to Oscar. The ads out now have him up for Best Supporting Actor, but he might actually get the nomination for Best Actor. This category will be tough this year with big names in the running. It is being said that it will be easier for him to win the nomination and the award in the lower category. However, with this win back in his native Australia, it will be interesting to see if he gets nominated for best actor instead.
As for the next Batman movie, Christopher Nolan has started speaking about this as well. It is a definitely possibility. One source that has spoken to Nolan had this to say:
If he made a third film, it would be for no reason but the continuation of story. He is currently looking into where the story would go and if it needs to go there. He maintained that it’s very hard to make a movie of this scale (and specified he wasn’t asking for our sympathy, drawing a laugh from the crowd) - it’s two hard years and you gotta love it. One of his biggest fears is getting halfway through making a film and realizing it’s unnecessary and he doesn’t want to make it anymore. If there is a third story that needs to be told, there will be a third film, but nothing is set in stone or a given.
I think The Dark Knight was one of the best movies in some time. Heath Ledger definitely did a stand out performance in the role of The Joker, and I am glad to see him earn some recognition for it. As for a third film, it would be great to see one, but if it doesn’t happen I won’t be upset. As a writer, I understand the need Nolan has to tell a story if it needs to be told and only for that reason. We’ll have to see if it is made, and who jumps in to help tell the story. It looks like we have some time. Right now, we have The Dark Knight on DVD, and also the re-release of the movie to theaters and IMAX on January 23rd to look forward to. For now, check out one of the bonus features from the DVD that takes us into the behind the scenes making of Batman’s technology.
