I’m not used to paying the price of admission multiple times at the many
local megaplexes for a single film, but unfortunately there are those rare occasions that warrant at least a second viewing. The release of The Dark Knight is such an occasion, and even more so, since after my third viewing (the most recent being of the “Hollywood IMAX Experience” kind) I have gleaned at least some new perspective on the re-energized Batman franchise:
1) The inevitable loss of Bruce Wayne’s love interest Rachel Dawes immediately makes necessary her replacement in the next film. My best guess is that Catwoman will at least make some sort of appearance (at least we can count out Halle Berry for this part).
2) As for the possibil
ity of Johnny Depp playing a role in the next film — possibly The Riddler — the problem becomes, with any villain really, that it is going to be near impossible to meet, let alone top Heath Ledger’s Joker performance. I’m sure whoever plays the next villain (Philip Seymour Hoffman has also come up in discussions) will do admirably, but the brilliance of the Joker’s character in terms of how he relates to Batman’s development will be the most difficult to overmatch.
3) This point is obviously out of date: The Dark Knight will receive Oscar nominations, of that there is no doubt among anyone. The question is, does Ledger have a real chance? At this point in the year, I think so, but Oscar contender season has yet to begin, and when late-September-October comes around, the real test will begin, with films from Charlie Kaufman, Fernando Meirelles and the Coen Brothers contending. Nevertheless, it will go down as the most financially and critically successful comic book film to date.
4) This point is being written on 12/18/2009: The next Batman project is currently listed as untitled and "in development" with literally no other information being made available, except that Nolan is directing and it will be released in 2011.
local megaplexes for a single film, but unfortunately there are those rare occasions that warrant at least a second viewing. The release of The Dark Knight is such an occasion, and even more so, since after my third viewing (the most recent being of the “Hollywood IMAX Experience” kind) I have gleaned at least some new perspective on the re-energized Batman franchise:
1) The inevitable loss of Bruce Wayne’s love interest Rachel Dawes immediately makes necessary her replacement in the next film. My best guess is that Catwoman will at least make some sort of appearance (at least we can count out Halle Berry for this part).
2) As for the possibil
ity of Johnny Depp playing a role in the next film — possibly The Riddler — the problem becomes, with any villain really, that it is going to be near impossible to meet, let alone top Heath Ledger’s Joker performance. I’m sure whoever plays the next villain (Philip Seymour Hoffman has also come up in discussions) will do admirably, but the brilliance of the Joker’s character in terms of how he relates to Batman’s development will be the most difficult to overmatch.3) This point is obviously out of date: The Dark Knight will receive Oscar nominations, of that there is no doubt among anyone. The question is, does Ledger have a real chance? At this point in the year, I think so, but Oscar contender season has yet to begin, and when late-September-October comes around, the real test will begin, with films from Charlie Kaufman, Fernando Meirelles and the Coen Brothers contending. Nevertheless, it will go down as the most financially and critically successful comic book film to date.
4) This point is being written on 12/18/2009: The next Batman project is currently listed as untitled and "in development" with literally no other information being made available, except that Nolan is directing and it will be released in 2011.
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