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Whoa! New Joker and Batman promo pics from THE DARK KNIGHT!!!

"Love that Joker" by Spifftacular Squirrel Girl	Dec 2nd, 2007 07:49:14 AM
Batman still looks a little robocop-ish but I do like the grey in the costume.
I change my opinion with every new batch of Joker pictures. by DerLanghaarige	Dec 2nd, 2007 07:50:07 AM
Looks good, looks bad, looks good, looks bad and so on. These look bad!
Wowsers! Bats looks great! by DarkHawke	Dec 2nd, 2007 07:50:42 AM
...and the Joker looks GOOD 'n creepy! Now THIS is a sequel I wanna see! Rock on wit yo' bad selves, Chris Nolan and Co.! ..Oh, and by the way? FIRST!
Or not! (NT) by DarkHawke	Dec 2nd, 2007 07:51:23 AM

Batman's cowl is almost identical... by Dolph	Dec 2nd, 2007 07:51:41 AM
...to the Batman Forever one. At least as first glance.
Ledger IS Joker. by American Mythos	Dec 2nd, 2007 07:55:49 AM
That's all.
Creeeee-py by Yeti	Dec 2nd, 2007 07:57:37 AM
Imagine running into Ledger's Joker on a dark street at night.
Looks like someones trying to sell toys. by Knuckleduster	Dec 2nd, 2007 07:58:02 AM
Batman looks lame. What next? Robin returns?
Willy Wonka is in this one? by tonagan	Dec 2nd, 2007 07:58:44 AM
Seriously, though, if Ledger is as creepy as he sounds in the previews, I'll be scared.
Batman's head is still too fat! by Musicballs	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:02:03 AM

Batman Begins is overrated by Amadeo Zeller	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:04:20 AM
In my opinion, it was kinda boring and Christian Bale overly dramatic reading as The Batman, with that cheesy whispering was silly...And the last half hour completely falls apart.
I don't understand the thrill of Batman pictures by Bobo_Vision	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:05:04 AM
Actors wearing make-up or the bat costume. So what? The best thing about the new Batman series is the story, acting, and directing. So I will always find photos underwhelming. And Ledger is extremely overrated as an actor, so I hope he can pull this off.
All good stuff! by IAmMrMonkey!	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:07:06 AM
I have no problems with these pictures at all. Ledger looks fine there and i'm sure Batman's costume will look great when it's set against the darkness of Gotham. Bring on The Dark Knight and fuck off to the haters!
So between Nolan and Burton... by greenstyle92	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:07:25 AM
How did the Nolan Joker end up being the more Goth-inspired one? Who're they trying to impress? lame-os who are always bragging about how cool horror movies are?
The bottom left picture... by leobloom	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:12:19 AM
The Joker as James Brown. OWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!
Ok, I was wrong about the armor. by I Dunno	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:13:58 AM
When the first pics came out I defended the armor but I was wrong. It's totally gay. Well, not Schumacker-gay but gay.
The stark white background by TruPhan	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:14:04 AM
makes these promo pics awful.
Over-the-top joker has been done to death... by SantiagoAtez	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:14:16 AM
...I was hoping for just a normal psychopath (pardon the oxymoron) without all the bright colors.
Okay, about the Bat outfit by malificus	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:14:30 AM
It's just too much. See that lighter grey tone on half the chest plate? The whole outfit should be that color, with black accent, like te cowel, cape, gloves, boots. Get rid of all the little plates and straps and simply have the outfit be that grey mesh you can see under all the stupid straps and plates, which obviously make it hard for bats to move! Light copper belt also looks like shite,should be dark copper, like a penny. SIMPLIFY!! Joker looks perfect.
WOW! by VERY METAL	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:15:51 AM
I can't wait!
can someone with Photoshop... by SantiagoAtez	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:18:32 AM
...put a roll of Mentos in Batman's hand?
Never understood the bright gold belt by Spifftacular Squirrel Girl	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:18:52 AM
Didn't they get rid of the yellow oval on his chest becauze it wasn't very stealthy? So why keep the belt some bright color? It's like he wants bad guys to shoot at his crotch or something.
I agree, TruPhan... by tiredpm	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:19:03 AM
...the white background (and full lighting) is lethal for that kind of promo pic. Especially the Batman shot, it just looks awful.
White background by Harold The Great	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:19:34 AM
That's amazingly stupid. Great costumes and make up, and then some moron just slaps them on a white background.
looks stupid by jivatmax	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:22:40 AM
I'm tired of sequels and redos and unoriginality.
Mixed by MartinX	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:28:03 AM
The flat lighting in these shots isn't flattering to either costume, but my pseudo-movie-vision can see how they'll look infinitely better under grim, grimy, Gotham lighting. I must say, these are the worst shots of the Joker I've seen, and I've loved everything so far, in the one where he's holding up the cards he looks like he's wearing bad old school theater "aging effect" greasepaint, rather than psycho-clown-from-hell paint.
Alex Kane from AntiProduct... by Billy The Fish	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:29:33 AM
...really ought to be contacting his lawyers about now seeing as how Heath has stolen his make-up! Check out www.antiproduct.com if you don't believe me!
White background is Awesome... by leobloom	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:30:34 AM
and possibly better than Star Wars. But that might be hyperbole. Then again...what if?
It's all about performance and cinematography. by Dokkalvar	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:31:29 AM
The Batman suit has always looked like crap, even end game or whatever that cheesy Batman short was called, but it's always been digestible with the right amount of shadow. I think the Joker doesn't look that great, but if his character is more like Kakihara from Ichi the Killer then we're all likely to buy the look.
SantiagoAtez! by DerLanghaarige	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:33:40 AM
Great idea: http://tinyurl.com/32v4mn
THE SUIT by THE KNIGHT	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:34:50 AM
It looked terrible in the new BTS video with Al Roaker but the suit itself looks much better for some reason in these pics. Probably the angle..... In the video it looked like Bats had a large alien head. I'm trying not to judge the suit till I see it in the context of the film but so far I'm 50/50 on it.... Joker looks great.. People need to remember that Nolan is playing up the psychopath joker. This Joker would make 89' joker cream his little panties!
Uroloki by Brendon	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:38:53 AM
Good work. Again.
bat suit by WeinerPenis	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:39:37 AM
Sucks. There's no practical reason for the grey patches and all that shit. I can see having a black suit with sort of angular lines that might be a realistic way to have a tough but flexible suit. But all these design things make the batsuit look like bicycle shorts. Gay as hell. Change this with color grading Nolan, or I'll punch your mom in the mouth.
JOKER by lagomorph	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:40:43 AM
I like Heath as Joker. He's schluppy. He's got kind of a degenerate slacker vibe about him. Unlike Nicholson who played Joker like some kind of wealthy gadfly eccentric.
Push-up bra built into the Batsuit? by Nosferatu Jones	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:42:49 AM
No nipples, but Batman definitely has breasts in that picture... nice Bat-headlights!
WOOH HOO HOO, DELICIOUS !!!!! by Keith Maniac	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:44:21 AM
I'm really happy with the direction they've taken here with the Joker. All the colours and sartorial elements are on the nose, yet the disfigurement is a little bit more in the real world.
AWESOME! by johnnylong	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:49:44 AM
that is all....
Joker selling soap. by The Visco Kid	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:49:53 AM
Like he is all refreshed and happy and about to begin singing the praises of Irish Spring soap. "After a hard day of fighting off the Batman, nothing gets me cleaner and smellin' like a bunch o' roses, than an ol' bar of Irish Spring soap. Faith and begorrah!"
I love how people criticize the colors and design of the Batsuit by Nosferatu Jones	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:50:13 AM
...because when you get right down to it, having any sort of CAPE at all is extremely stupid. Yeah, he's "Bat"-man and needs to spread his "wings" in order to freak-out the evildoers, but c'mon, once you've watched THE INCREDIBLES, you'll never look at capes the same way again. Jumping in and out of the Batmobile and engaging in hand-to-hand combat with a cape on your back is dumb. And kinda gay, in a Liberace sort of way.
Diggin on the whole 'Metal Gear Solid' Batsuit by KillaKane	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:52:44 AM
Gonna look the biz onscreen, as indeed will the Joker, Nolan's going to serve up another slice of perfection!
That bat suit sucks bat balls! by alienindisguise	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:53:42 AM
It looks like a shitty action figure design. Way dissapointed!
Ledger's Joker still looks like crap. by TheGhostWhoLurks	Dec 2nd, 2007 08:59:57 AM
The guy looks like the elderly Joker from Dark Knight Returns... DRUNK! Sorry, but you can't put badly-bleeding clown makeup on a mediocre, balding actor and get The Joker. This is one casting mistake that can't be fixed, simply by having blind "faith in Nolan." I have faith in my ability to smell crap when someone tries to tell me it's filet mignon.
The Batsuit looks like it was designed by by I Dunno	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:04:57 AM
a Hollywood costume designer. A gay Hollywood costume designer. Okay, that was redundant. But really, under what circumstances would Bruce Wayne design something like that? The Batsuit is for stealth and to intimidate criminals, not to make them think he's fabulous. And the bright yellow belt is stupid, unless he wants to get shot in the junk.
It's Bibleman! by Bubba Gillman	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:12:32 AM

MEN'S GREEN VESTS 50% OFF THIS WEEKEND by CreasyBear	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:15:22 AM
Last Joker pic looks like a newspaper insert ad.
Joker looks fine. by Knuckleduster	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:18:32 AM
I'm just a little concerned with how he's gonna sound. Can Ledger pull off that psycho laugh? Hope they got Mark Hamill for some vocal coaching.
Joker's spectacular, Bat's face looks sculpted... by pipergates	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:20:24 AM
don't like the armor too much...too power-rangery.
The suit looks like the one from Batman and Robin by joeelliott	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:20:59 AM
d- for creativity
Still looks good. by rbatty024	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:23:32 AM
One of my most anticipated of 08. Ledger looks more interesting as the Joker with each new picture, and the armored batsuit is a pretty kick ass idea.
So is the Joker's smile cut or isn't it? by I Dunno	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:26:05 AM
The very first picture they released it's obviously cut but in most of the others is just looks like makeup.
Well done, DerLanghaarige....everything is better w/ Mentos! by SantiagoAtez	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:26:43 AM
Damn straight.
Batman Ends by Mace Hindu	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:30:31 AM
Really, could someone just have ended this series before it started. Batmen Ends was a TERRIBLE film. Christian Bale IS the weakest Batman EVER and the story and villains were pethetic and laughable. Oh and if I misspelled anything above let me know. Thanks. shakes head at computer screen in dissapointment at all of you for liking Batman, turns computer off and fires up a bowl to forget about it.
Batman is in this movie? by Catnip_Thieves	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:33:38 AM
Holy fucking shitpotatoes, I had no idea!
bahahaa! by foree forehead	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:35:16 AM
bahahahaa!
just saw these pictures and they're in by noiretblanc	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:36:11 AM
GOTHAM!
It's nothing like that Batman and Robin shite suit by KillaKane	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:38:32 AM
The pictures are brightly light for clarity and detail, I love all that maesh and kevlar plating and the Judge Dredd style buzzknux, it's design by function and not that far removed from the last film - it's all in the lighting people, he's going too be saturated in blacks and shadows onscreen. Ok I'll concede the belt appears goldenly gay in that photo, and yeah it's not anodised matt black for a reason, mainly due to it being heldback from the comic/graphs, but it was intended to be a lighter more reflective colour so that old Bats could access his kit in the dark a bit more readily. Think about it, if he's all cowelled up and ready to break out the bat thermos during a nocturnal stake-out he couldn't see shit downstairs if it were an all black ensemble! The belt colour contrast enables him to look down and get a grip on whatever he needs! On film it'll look like a dark worn gold and less gay. A plain old rubber suit with sculpted musculature just does'nt have enough detail to translate to the screen, it's a similar rationale that's applied to designing a NPCs in next gen games, the clarity in design and execution of the texture/bump mapping etc brings out more detail, definition and enhances the sense of realism. It's more akin to Solid Snake and the US Military Stealth Suits that are no longer fictional design folly but practical 21st Century TAC Armor.
Disappointed with Batman costume. by Buckys_Kick_Ass_Arm	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:39:03 AM
It's not scary. He doesn't look creepy, scary or intimidating. He looks like a secret soldier dressed with a bat helmet. Joker's fine.
wow... how exciting... I'm thrilled... speechless... by JDanielP	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:39:53 AM
I can hardly wait... for that "IRON MAN" flick.
Of course the outfit is impractical... by malificus	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:40:15 AM
.. and I'm not advocating changing the basics at all. This is early Bat Man, Year One-style so in the interest of reasonable comic book accuracy the outfit should be grey with black, not bitch-whining about stupid little details or complaining just to complain, all the straps and buckles little plates are too damn much, although I do reaize that once they make the set dark as hell and get someone who's clueless about shooting action, which most photogs are, it will all be a black, indecipherable blur anyway and won't matter. Everything in the costume could be made logical if he used them for a specific purpose or simplified them somewhat. The cape doesn't need to be 12 feet long like in the comic, what works visually on the comic page wouldn't necessarily in a movie. Wasn't it the comic that had weights in the pointy tips of the cape and he used them to whip perps in the puss? I'd like to see a smaller cowel with stubby, drawn-back ears like in the really early days, like what you see with The Bat Man cartoon. Check out Bat Man Year One and you can see exactly what the outfit should look like, Mazzuchelli's(sp?) even drawn the wrinkles where they'll be, light, airy, functional and cool as hell. Point to the comic and tell the costume guy: "I want THIS, or you're fired." and watch the good things happen.
Dig up Cesar Romero! DIG HIM UP! by Aquatarkusman	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:43:11 AM
I always liked that if you looked closely, you could see his mustache underneath the white make-up.
Santiagoatez and Mentos by Pariah74	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:45:42 AM
Does html work in these posts? Hope so.
Judgement Day by Lord Nerd	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:46:26 AM
I am banishing all of you to the land of suck. I am
*** Holy booby traps, Batman! Nice Bra! *** by JDanielP	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:46:38 AM
That's what it looks like, which makes it better suited for Batgirl. And nipples would have REALLY set it off.
Guess not. by Pariah74	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:47:13 AM
Then go here, Santiago. http://tinyurl.com/22fnte
Magic Wands and Rim Jobs by Lord Nerd	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:49:43 AM
What does the Joker and Dumbledore have in common?
They may as well have... by Trik_Ster	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:54:51 AM
Put nipples on that bat-armor
Fuck Photoshop In Its Stupid Ass by Harry Weinstein	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:56:46 AM
White background is for easy replacement. Got a feeling these pictures are destined for use on ancillary merchandise. The Batman one in particular screams "BUY MY ACTION FIGURE! POW!!" Bat-Costume is a bit on the Bat-Ridiculous side. All it's missing are the nips.
Joker looks aces, though. by Harry Weinstein	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:58:15 AM
Heh.
Okay, the Mentos idea was.. by malificus	Dec 2nd, 2007 09:59:06 AM
..great, and the pic just bears that out. Can we now have a huge gallery of these? I'm betting on dildo being about pic #3, if that long.
SAW A PRIVATE SCREENING IN NY by guerillakarma	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:02:07 AM
Only a third of the visuals were finished and only 25 minutes of the movie was actually edited, but I can say it's the best Batman film of all time.
HAHAHAHA REMINDS ME SOME PROMO PICS FROM ... by ludmir88	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:06:36 AM
BATMAN FOREVER!!!!!:(
The one on the right is from Cloverfield-???? by TomBodet	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:07:34 AM
-and the one on the left is from the next BrokeBack Entry-entitled "Village People-YMCA Boogaloo", yes?
Where's the Joker? I see Marilyn Manson as a street bum. by JackPumpkinhead	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:08:51 AM
The Joker is dapper. This jackass is wearing a bad and filthy coat, hideous boots, complete with something that looks like a greasy mop on top of a balding head. I reiterate - where's the Joker?
I'm pretty sure by Turd Furgeson	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:11:27 AM
those pics will end up being put on a different background... Those are probably just proofs for marketing tie-ins or advertisers.. Take it easy fellas, it'll be great...
thanks for that pariah by leobloom	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:14:31 AM
That's as AWESOME as the photoshopped Cloverfield poster that someone made last night.
Joker's smile is scarred, not so much cut by kafka07	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:15:52 AM
I dig Ledger's Joker, he looks like he's capable of mass murder (a good thing). And Bat's new duds are sleak, if a bit plasticy looking.
Awesome. Haters are losers. by Stormwatcher	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:19:31 AM
Like you won't love it. Although I preferred the Bat suit from the first film, in action I am sure no one will care.
The armor by Omar B	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:24:25 AM
Damn that's the best Batsuit I've ever seen in my opinion. It works with the direction Nolan's going and it's got enough visual, textural things going on so that it'll pop even more on the big screen.
Just as awesome as Javier Bardem. by Ashok0	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:29:49 AM

Armour is overdesigned by Mistahtibbs	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:33:35 AM
I'm pretty sure this film is going to rock our worlds. Love the look of the Joker. Very...sick. However the Batman armour is overdesigned. Like they felt the need to put all sorts of straps and buckles and armour plates. Almost like they were planning the toy design instead. It just seems...impractical. Certainly for someone as damaged as Batman is. Anyway, still gonna love this, sight unseen.
Joker looks better than Batman. by mrfan	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:39:53 AM
Batman's suit looks way over the top. Should keep the one from the first movie. Nothing wrong with it.
Those pics suck. by rev_skarekroe	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:41:50 AM
Not the designs so much, but the pics themselves.
Joker as Kurt Cobain & Marilyn Manson's LOVE CHILD?? by Otter	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:52:24 AM
No thanks Nolan, keep your "street person" Joker. I want the megalomaniac, sharp-dressed, psychotic Clown Prince. This guy looks like Beetlejuice after graduation from Ringling Bros. Clown College.
Looks great! by Magma Suit	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:55:21 AM
I'm still not sold on the Robocop/Metal Gear batsuit, but I'm sure on film it'll look fine. Joker looks AMAZING.
Haters hate all you want...your ass just got spanked. by Teh Suk	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:56:28 AM
I LOVE the shit -fer-brains that post with their smart ass comments. You make me laugh. Laugh like the Joker. When your imagination pants get pulled down and your sore ass loser ass gets spanked by teh awesome next summer, no one will cry for you.
COWL IS DIFFERENT! by messi	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:02:37 AM
watch the today show vid and you'll see how different it is, sure the face bit is the same, but the neck bit is gone, and i don't like it. I loved the thick beast like look in begins.
How my 50 year old Pop's summed up the first movie by ThePilgrim	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:04:50 AM
It was boring, and the villain's a fag. The Director's probably one too. Don't understand why Liam did the film. They must have paid him well to do that piece of shit! The voice modding Bale did as Batman made him laugh. Wisdom in age I tell ya! Looks like 2 is much of the same.
BINO!! by foree forehead	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:06:16 AM
as good as javier bardem?? NCFOMINO!!
That's what I meant, scarred by I Dunno	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:08:16 AM
I didn't mean to imply that his smile was actually cut like the dude from Itchi the Killer. But in some pictures it looks scarred and in others it just looks like lipstick.
by Cosby	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:10:02 AM
ThePilgrim, So more or less your Dad is a homophobe. Does he hate them thar niggers as well?
Yeah by Cobbio	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:10:03 AM
I dig the look of both characters. Batman looks badass and determined in his augmented suit, and Joker looks creepily insane. Should be a hell of a showdown.
Bale is about 25-30 lbs. less muscular by picardsucks	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:10:50 AM
suit looks baggy on him. One of the things that really worked in the first film is that Bale really looked like Batman in demenor and more importantly bodytype. He was muscular and lean now he is just lean skinny Batman in muscle suit doesn't work for me. I hope it does well I am not a hater i loved the first one but Bale should have gotten the "assistance" he used on the first one to grow back his Batman muscles. You know "personal trainers" like the "personal trainers" the cast of 300 and the WWE uses.
Typical Batman Talkbacker: I have shit fir brains by Teh Suk	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:11:27 AM
I have shit for brains. I criticize because I am such a rebel I go against the grain. Whatever the collective sentiment is, I say the complete opposite because I am a rebel. Yes, I am a fat fuck with no girlfriend and I live in a dorm room, even in the summer, but I know movies. I have been watching them all my life, therefore I know everything. Pardon me while I jack off to pictures of pregnant Christina Aguilera. Okay I am back...what was I saying...oh yeah, I can speak because I know what the finished product is becuase before it's been finished, I saw it in my head. See, so therefore my opinion matters.
Giddy Seaman? by AaronJoseph	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:23:22 AM
I am confused as to why no one has posted about Harry's insistence on this hilariously awkward persona he's given himself.
Looks like a high school kid dressed up as Joker by cyclo	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:23:57 AM
and going to a Halloween costume party.
Nicholson/Keaton white background pics looks 1000x better by GibsonUSA	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:28:49 AM
C'mon, you gotta admit. regardless of your opinion on 89 Batman, these new pics look goofy and stupid.
Cosby by ThePilgrim	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:31:31 AM
In Truth, My Pops's good people, loved by many, hated by very few. He has tons of black friends and is dating a few black chicks at the moment. The metro shit, too him means- The guy would rather jerk off while looking in a mirror- or he's half way out and just one dick away from being a queer. My Pop's finds overly feminine gay people annoying- Kinda like how Han is annoyed by C3PO. So, yeah I guess my Dad doesn't like guys who bugger. So what! At least he honest and brave enough to say so. He'll say it to your face on national Television! He doesn't like pedophiles either- Says they are diseased soulless creatures. He doesn't care that gays what to be gay, but one thing he doesn't like is that they wanna make it an issue straights have to back them up on. I can see him saying something along the lines of. "Gay, straight. I don't give a fuck. So as you don't push it in my face. I don't make who I fuck your issue, or your business. I don't wear it like a merit badge, nor does my sexual activities change how I present myself among others. Meaning I don't talk with a lisp or act like a giddy constipated chick. At least the closeted ones act like men"--------- Pretty sure he'd say something along those lines.
KISS-Joker by Pipple	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:32:23 AM
So he's just some nut in make-up. Way to go Nolan.
Last picture...Oil of Olay or Tampon commercial by leobloom	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:34:12 AM
Joker twirls to the lyric "You make me feel like a natural woman"
Nicholsons Joker sucked by Your Moms Box	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:34:58 AM
Ledgers Joker sucks. He looks like hes in slipnot, he looks like a kid at a halloween party, Batmans suit looks like its from metal gear. Write and direct your own Batman movie then. Bunch of whining bitches around here. Dont see the movie when it opens either, although I'll bet my left sac that you'll all be in fucking line on opening night. Pussies.
Oh and Joker looks as fat as nicholson by Pipple	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:35:11 AM
WHAT THE FUCK
Pilgrim, your Pops is a secret pedophile. by Teh Suk	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:35:39 AM
You'll find out when he dies. There's a stash of nasty kiddie porn he's been keeping since you were old enough to have "playmates" come over. He's even looked at you cock-eyed a time or two, though you mistook it for being "proud" of you.
Hey Pilgrim... by leobloom	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:36:14 AM
You wouldn't happen to be a Marine who reviewed Cloverfield, would you?
Love how the Pilgrims pop has black friends by Stormwatcher	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:40:22 AM
that instantly makes him cool eh? Hey everyone look, I know black folk! Boom chaka I am awesome. There should be a review of his dad's life, it would go like this "I just met Pilgrim's Dad, -He's AWESOME" I bet your dad love the movie Patton doesn't he?
How stupid do you have to be to judge this movie by these pics? by leobloom	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:40:42 AM
White backgrounds are awesome.
Your a funny fucker aren't you by ThePilgrim	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:44:27 AM
Give me a break. You fags and fat caller dwellers are so fucking sensitive. God help anyone who isn't P.C.! Just know by the time your reach 50. You too will be wise enough to see just how lame, this boring overly pretentious superhero shit is.
What the fuck is a fat caller dweller? by leobloom	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:45:59 AM
I really think we've found our Marine Cloverfield reviewer!! HOW AWESOME!!!
the suit looks stupid, especially the belt by OttopartS	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:46:03 AM
and that last picture of the joker is beyond gay
nitpickers, all of you by thejflo	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:48:50 AM
Relax.
I like these shots by eXcommunicated	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:49:01 AM
Sue me.
ACTUALLY STORM WALKER by ThePilgrim	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:49:13 AM
My Uncle was black, and my Grandfather was racist. Hy mothers sister Diane married a black man just to piss him off- me thinks. His name was Skip and he died of an O.D. shooting up cocaine. So fuck you!! You don't know shit bitch :) He taught me how to fish. God bless him
I knew that batman pose was familiar by Pipple	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:50:34 AM
http://www.movieposteraddict.c om/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/ mpabatmanforeverrobin.jpg It's like a flip shot of robins. Wb's just putting out another disposable batman film, folks. I called it first.
These look like costume test shots... by Kubla_Khan	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:50:47 AM
...not promo pics.
Batman looks by zooch	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:52:18 AM
way tougher in that suit than he has ever before, it's especially better than the super-gay anatomical suit. Instead of painted on muscles he has real armor, and he can also move his head around this time.
i dont like bat's belt... by Judge Briggs	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:52:58 AM
gold, eh
It's freakin' Beetlejuice, come on! by wintocha67	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:53:05 AM

HEY PILGRIM by leobloom	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:54:12 AM
the question remains: what the fuck is a "fat caller dweller"? You're the one who typed it, so I'm guessing you must know.
....How else are they supposed to look? by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:56:17 AM
Go back to your brightly colored superhero adoloescent power fantasies, you fucking nerds. I'm guessing the people who bitch about Begins/Dark Knight are the ones looking forward to the Justice Fags of America fighting some bullshit alien menance, and bitching about how they'd BETTER get Superman's tights right or they are NOT getting your money pal (except it doesn't matter what they do, your a worthless piece of shit with no will power anyway, maybe if you recite Green Lanterns mantra you can summon the courage to think for yourself)
The head looks big because by Turd Furgeson	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:57:28 AM
there is no big neck piece anymore. the suit is now functional and he cam move his head fully around. And if Heath Ledger looses any more hair, they are going to need a joker wig.....
Wow - a retro "Batman Forever" batsuit by RobinP	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:00:29 PM
Uh...why change it from the one they had last time. Okay, maybe it's got something to do with the plot...but I just hope they're not going the "we've got to have X number of different suits so we can sell Y number of action figures" route to pander to the kiddie crowd. Seriously, that suit look a hell of a lot like the "batsuit with sonar modifications" Val Kilmer wore when attacking the Riddler/Two Face base in "Forever" and we all know that's NOT the way to go here.... Joker looks amazing though.
Cellar by ThePilgrim	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:01:00 PM
Oh shit! Now I'm intellectually inferior,Thanks too a typo mistake. My voice is now sullen, empty and shallow. Wheres Dog Chapman's PR when you need em.
Want a sharp-dressed Joker? by zooch	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:06:15 PM
Pop in '89 Batman. Check out the Prince scene.
White background = pics to be photoshopped into posters by TallBoy66	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:08:57 PM
And other types of promo art. I remember the same type of static images leaking for Ep. III and then they popped up in various pieces of movie art. Those aren't costume test shots because if they were, the poses wouldn't be as, shall we say, dynamic. Anyhoo, still not digging the Robocop Batsuit, but Joker looks nifty, at least.
Ugh. by yesiamaplant	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:09:14 PM
They're lucky people have faith in the production, because these designs do not look good with such harsh lighting. They did the same thing with Batman Begins, and it almost made me afraid to see the movie. Cut it out!
Looks nothing like the Forever suit RobinP by zooch	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:15:01 PM
The Forever suits were anatomical, TDK suit looks like body armor.
Did anybody say 'Dildo'? by DerLanghaarige	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:18:53 PM
http://tinyurl.com/yu4qdb Tomorrow I'll grow up, I swear. ^^
Zooch... by leobloom	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:19:01 PM
We don't want a sharp dressed Joker, because then he'd look like a fag. Ain't that right, Pilgrim??
They must be spending a fortune on marketing.... by Forestal	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:25:01 PM
I hope TDK's a big hit so they can make they're money back.
I never knew by Rufferto	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:26:40 PM
I never knew how balding Heath Ledger was until this movie started up. Or is it supposed to look like that?
New Bat Suit Designed By Victoria's Secret?? by Piltdown Joey	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:26:56 PM
What's with the bra cups?
Not my best Photoshop work... by DerLanghaarige	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:27:46 PM
...but I wanted to do that before somebody else does. http://tinyurl.com/2to9z3
Only one word can describe that DerLanghaarige: by leobloom	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:29:44 PM
A W E S O M E
I too also can't wait by Rufferto	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:29:56 PM
for Iron man.
What the deal with the Batsuit? by Olee Starstone	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:32:22 PM
It looks like a toy or something. ''Deep sea Batman'' lol
I like it by damned-dirty-ape	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:32:30 PM
Haven't been sure up to this point, but i think in the right sort of lighting, these are going to look good. Batman was never meant to look good in daylight and even though Ledger looks a bit like Caesar Romero without the tasche i think this Joker is going to be one twisted son of a bitch.
Batmans Suit by dab	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:33:10 PM
The suit makes sense if we are following on from the first film where Bruce Wayne borrowed prototype designs from his company hence the semi-military look.
Can we all just admit that these pictures look TERRIBLE? by Proman1984	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:35:08 PM
Batman in particular is quite awful.
FUCK OFF, ASSHOLES!!!!!!! by Robots In Das Guys	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:38:11 PM
The pics are awesome, especially Batman.
So, will we get a % of all Batman-Mentos merchandising? by SantiagoAtez	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:38:38 PM
I see a future in this.... It's about as stupid as Transformers and Mountain Dew, so c'mon, it's not implausible!
The Joker shots look like something WB shot for a Halloween stor by axelfoley	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:39:37 PM
Will we be seeing those duds in Target at a suggested $130 retail? I did like Batman Begins, it resuscitated Batman on the big screen and was a score for DC in their attempts at rivaling Marvel's film adaptations. I get that. But is it a written code that in every fucking superhero film sequel there flat out HAS to be changes to the lead's costume? I say this because Batman looks like Schumacher was brought back on board as an advisor. I agree with the poster who said it looks like they're trying to sell toys. That's basically the reason they do that with comic movies anyway; to cash in on kids wanting the upgraded action figure. This movie and Watchmen--should the Dawn of the Dead guy not fuck up--which im sure he will--will definitely be two more scores for DC. And no im not keeping fucking score in a notebook, im just a movie guy who read comics as a kid and "gets into this shit".
that shot of Joker with the cards by RockLobster800	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:44:22 PM
is awful, cos Heaths face is all wonky-rest of them are class though. I dig the bat suit-yeah, it looks a bit Schumacher-esque but lest we forget, he aint directing. White background id definatly a shame though-roll on this trailer on december 14th!
Generic shots for their toy line by Bob of the Shire	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:46:36 PM
I'd bet money on it. And why is Bat's belt gold?
DerLanghaarige by leobloom	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:47:09 PM
I was complimenting the dildo pic. But the one with Harry's head is...dare I say it?...BETTER THAN STAR WARS.
must be fucking cold in Gotham by RockLobster800	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:48:11 PM
with the amount of layers the Jokers wearing:over coat, jacket, waistcoat and a shirt underneath-the guy must be boiling!
Based on half these pictures, this Joker has a posture problem. by leobloom	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:48:54 PM
Stand up straight, Mr. Joker. Tilt your head back. Don't want to be a hunchback!
Lee Press-On Two-Tone Boobs by chromedome	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:50:41 PM
totally disconnected from the suit itself--pretty lame stuff, and the two-tone stuff is ludicrous
WAIT--maybe the light grey parts are... by chromedome	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:52:19 PM
air bags, or water-triggered inflating flotation devices! stay outta the rain, batman
I like the Joker's look... by Piltdown Joey	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:52:56 PM
...reminds me of Cesar Romero's mouth in his Joker make-up
Ears and head too big as usual. by General Crom	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:55:51 PM
But batman is fine.Seriously- it should be just a super thin layer of latex that forms to his face and head-you know?!-like they drew him!With ears that pin back areodynamically and eyes that GLOW WHITE!You know-from his x-ray vision.I'd be happy with just one scene of that-he'd look like the comic for once.Instead we get giant head man with black eye makeup that he never seems to have to put on or take off.Bald Billy Zane circa phantom would have made a brilliant choice for the 1st movie- zane has a long craning neck that is batman's.Take a look at his craning neck in zoolander and just imagine a thin bat cowl on him and you'll see what I mean.Oh and never forget that tim burton cast 5 foot 7 1/2 inch micheal keaton in the role.We should still be picketing his house for that.
Wow, compliments from Talkbackers! by DerLanghaarige	Dec 2nd, 2007 12:55:52 PM
Thanks a lot! This is the last one for today (from me.) AND I HOPE THAT SOMEBODY USE THE IDEA AND MAKES A BETTER ONE. (I only like the idea of it, but not how it looks. So please...somebody make a better one!) http://tinyurl.com/23kyn4
DerLanghaarige by leobloom	Dec 2nd, 2007 01:03:57 PM
made me laugh. Looks like Batman at a punk rock show. Or maybe he's aiming that at the costume designer who gave him grey tits.
Every bit of the Ledger casting still makes me hate it... by jimbojones123	Dec 2nd, 2007 01:05:27 PM
And every bit of the Ledger casting makes me hope I'm wrong. As always, time will tell.
Bale in Terminator 4 by chromedome	Dec 2nd, 2007 01:11:35 PM
http://tinyurl.com/yu9fka
bat's costume reminds me of batman & robin by Lloyd Bonafide the Korean War Veteran	Dec 2nd, 2007 01:14:51 PM
without the neon colors. Joker reminds me of Jack Sparrow.
I CANT QUIT YOU BATS by wille WEINERFACE	Dec 2nd, 2007 01:19:29 PM
ledger was in brokeback mountain
What is this crap? Dude has white make up and red lipstick and g by Kraken	Dec 2nd, 2007 01:20:16 PM
What kind of villain is this? What is he some kind of clown? What's with the stupid looking purple suit. Jesus, whoever came up with this villain is scraping the bottom of the barrel. Batman should be fighting sweet monsters or something, like mud monsters, or a giant beetle or something sweet instead of some dude that looks like a deranged clown. What kind of idea is that? At least give him some sweet shark teeth or something.
School-boy Batman?!? by Ranakai	Dec 2nd, 2007 01:26:34 PM
I'm still not a huge fan of the new bat cowl. "Begins" had a bigger neck for the mask, and with this new mask, the neck substance is completely gone. I believe it was Bale himself who, back in "Begins" said he liked the costume, because it was big, and made him look like a "panther." The new suit leaves the shoulder-neck area lookingly rather gangily and young, like a halloween costume. Oh well, still badass. Just hope they can cover it up with darker lighting or something.
TOO SILVER? by vini77	Dec 2nd, 2007 01:33:32 PM
Hmm
New and improved Batman with Homeless Joker! by blondeman	Dec 2nd, 2007 01:40:34 PM
Seriously! Seriously? That's what it is? The Batman suit looks like one Schumacher might have commissioned...too much going on. And the joker looks like he has been living in the sewers with Penguin for the last 10 years. I hope it works out in the end, these type of pictures make it really damn hard to tell what they are gonna look like on the big screen, I remember the original XMEN pics coming out with the same out of place white backgrounds and they too looked horrible, but that flick turned out ok.
THE PROBLEM WITH THE BATMAN COWL by Kurzinski Valentine	Dec 2nd, 2007 01:41:45 PM
Is that they fucking make the mouth/chin/jaw area SO FUCKING SMALL. It looks like Homer's facial hair. Make teh goddamn open mouth area go all the way to the back of his jaw, you idiots. Let his whole chin be out, not just some stupid, goofy looking mouth area.
Found Another Leaked Image!!! by ThePilgrim	Dec 2nd, 2007 01:49:08 PM
http://tinyurl.com/3yqql8
ThePilgrim's Dad=ThePilgrim by Freddie Mercury	Dec 2nd, 2007 01:50:19 PM
He's just embarassed he's a 50 year old divorcee who gets no play and lurks the Batman talkbacks. It's okay, dude, there's still room in this world for homophobic, bigotted elderly gents. Join the Kid From Brooklyn's myspace! He's like eighty and he still calls himself a kid. Don't hide your old-fashioned manly-man opines behind a persona!
That's what happens to you if you go brokebackin' by dogphart3000	Dec 2nd, 2007 01:51:24 PM
It's some kind of nasty aids shit
You by ThePilgrim	Dec 2nd, 2007 01:51:50 PM

Me, and My Gun by ThePilgrim	Dec 2nd, 2007 01:52:47 PM

Fiddy by ThePilgrim	Dec 2nd, 2007 01:54:10 PM
Nah Bro'ma'sho'ma'laka More like almost 30 but not quite.
If Batman prefers... by Almega	Dec 2nd, 2007 01:54:57 PM
...to strike fast and then vanish, with the occasional intimidation factor (much like in Begins), then why would he go to such trouble to add all of the contour and detail to his suit?
YEAH MUH'FUH'UH!!! by SeXX ED	Dec 2nd, 2007 01:57:02 PM
Bring forth THE DARK KNIGHT. They've GOT this... trust.
Almega- He does it, cause he's a Que'yah by ThePilgrim	Dec 2nd, 2007 01:59:50 PM
He has to accesorize and accentuate. He mods his voice like Vin Diesel too disguise his cockloving lisp. He hides out in a batcave... Come on now! At least Burtons Batman got him some pussy!
My quick photoshop contribution by Kingdaddy	Dec 2nd, 2007 02:07:28 PM
http://tinyurl.com/2vnfyd
Kingdaddy, Batman likes his nipples. by leobloom	Dec 2nd, 2007 02:12:16 PM
Good work, friendo. Who's up next?
I see shadows of Batman Forever by CuervoJones	Dec 2nd, 2007 02:13:03 PM
in that bat-suit.
Pwnage! by ThePilgrim	Dec 2nd, 2007 02:14:00 PM
http://tinyurl.com/3yqql8 Incase you missed it!
Batsy and the joker by Thall_Joben	Dec 2nd, 2007 02:16:01 PM
Looks great to me, I like the layering on Batman's gear, it looks like police webbing. The costumes look just fine, performance and script will be everything as usual. We'll see eh?
really by christpunchers2007	Dec 2nd, 2007 02:20:53 PM
was batman begins THAT good? I found it to be awesome the first 2 times but afterwards I cannot stand to watch the whole movie again. They played it safe and Nolan didn't really take any risks with the film. Christian Bale, though good, was really too "cheesy" most of the time, too much heroics and not enough self doubt. The final battle was not that interesting, asides from a few action scenes. I'll still watch TDK the day that it opens, but I really don't like the way the suit looks... it's too cyborg like, should be made darker, all in one really black tone.
Wow... by Tourist	Dec 2nd, 2007 02:35:52 PM
...Lame photos? Not having a dig at the actual characters themselves, but these look like promo shots for a Kmart halloween costume range or something. Must be make-up or wardrobe tests or something.
His suit looks more tactical now, anyways. by Kurzinski Valentine	Dec 2nd, 2007 02:37:05 PM
It's less 'costumey' than some slick, shitty rubber. It looks like it has a purpose, and isnt't some gaudy, cheesy latex crap. The cowl, though. UGH. Fix the mouth area.
Bat's costume is a real depature ... departing back to Schumache by riskebiz	Dec 2nd, 2007 02:39:47 PM
I don't understand why Batman costumes have to look like sculpted rubber suits. I thought the last movie was a really tiny step in the right direction, but this looks 3 steps back.
Bat's costume is a real depature ... departing back to Schumache by riskebiz	Dec 2nd, 2007 02:39:51 PM
I don't understand why Batman costumes have to look like sculpted rubber suits. I thought the last movie was a really tiny step in the right direction, but this looks 3 steps back.
You all shall EAT YOUR WORDS... by CENOBITE	Dec 2nd, 2007 02:41:07 PM
Batman's costume doesn't look like that in the film due to differences between onset and studio lighting as well as the difference of film sensitivity. DUH. You all will eat your words when you see his ... wow, what a bunch of whiny morons on this talkback. Really, did someone put a link from the IGN forums to here?
Exactly Cenobite. Dark sets + Editing + Camera movement = by leobloom	Dec 2nd, 2007 02:53:29 PM
You won't even notice the details of Bat's costume. But that won't stop some of you from bitching, just for the sake of bitching.
Begins costume sucked ass by ThePilgrim	Dec 2nd, 2007 02:53:31 PM
Why is anyone expecting anything different. Maybe Miller's JLA Bat'z will be closer to the comic book look. I get what Nolan's trying to do, but the overall look is very ugly. The masks looked better in the first 2 Burton flicks. The suit in Nolan's has too much stuff going on, and it looks very poorly made. Nomex is sewn in under the fabric but this make believe armor stuff sits on top of it. It looks fucking ugly.
Agreed with riskebiz... by Pawprint	Dec 2nd, 2007 02:56:20 PM
the Batsuit is getting all a bit 'Batman and Robin' for me...
The Joker doesn't look gay! by Kingdaddy	Dec 2nd, 2007 02:59:13 PM
http://tinyurl.com/25najq
The Joker doesn't look gay! by Kingdaddy	Dec 2nd, 2007 02:59:27 PM
Or does he??? http://tinyurl.com/25najq
I'm not laughing... by Frankenbastard	Dec 2nd, 2007 03:01:51 PM
This looks as bad as I expected it too, sad really. It looks like a Broadway version of Batman. You guys can’t seriously say this looks great. I can see everyone’s eyes getting shifty right now looking at your buddy next to you “um... i...er...i...i think it looks good, don’t you?” “uh...yea...this kicks all sorts of balls and stuff” Yea it kicks the balls alright. I can’t wait for Hellboy 2 and ya know why? Because Hellboy looks like fucking Hellboy and Guillermo Del Toro respects the source material!
Plus, in the 2nd and 4th Joker Pics... by Pawprint	Dec 2nd, 2007 03:02:53 PM
He looks like he's trying to be Caeser Romero - which doesn't fill my soul with hope. Or my hole with soap, come to think of it...
Say what you want about Batman: Dead End... by DocPazuzu	Dec 2nd, 2007 03:05:41 PM
...but the cowl was better than anything the big budget movies have come up with so far. It wasn't really a cowl so much as mostly prosthetics molded to resemble a cowl. The result is something which really looks like the comics, is exceedingly flexible and doesn't make the actor's face disappear. You know this to be true.
WELCOME WAL-MART SHOPPERS!! by TheDohDoh	Dec 2nd, 2007 03:07:02 PM
Is it just me or is Heath too ugly to play the Joker? I know that sounds weird, but he doesn't scream COMIC-CRIME LORD ICON to me. Like someone else said, these look like an expensive offering from a Sears costume catalogue or worse, like shitty tourists doing Batman-related cos-play. THIS IS OFF. DON'T KNOW WHY. IT JUST IS. ADMIT IT.
TheDohDoh by Frankenbastard	Dec 2nd, 2007 03:11:35 PM
Well said man.
COWL IS THE CLOVERFIELD MONSTER by leobloom	Dec 2nd, 2007 03:11:59 PM
It hates Jews, too.
DohDoh by leobloom	Dec 2nd, 2007 03:15:50 PM
Could it be because it's a static shot on a white background---basically the complete OPPOSITE of what you'd see in the movie?
Pilgrim's dad sucks donkey pole by Magma Suit	Dec 2nd, 2007 03:23:24 PM
I don't know why I typed that. It seemed like such a good idea at the time.
Face it... by damned-dirty-ape	Dec 2nd, 2007 03:29:15 PM
If Batman looked exactly like he did in the comics or dead end, with a single grey layer, he'd look a twat. I'm pretty sure i'd shoot at the guy just wearing a shirt than the guy wearing armour. The suit will look good. I think they are going for the Arkham Asylum style joker in this one, and he was pretty fucked up. I for one am looking forward to thid movie
Torn on Joker's hair by crayon	Dec 2nd, 2007 03:30:22 PM
sometimes I like it, but in these it looks too hobo'ish for me
1989 Batsuit > This. by GibsonUSA	Dec 2nd, 2007 03:31:10 PM
Who shall deny?
TheDohDoh by GibsonUSA	Dec 2nd, 2007 03:33:30 PM
Yeah thats what I've been feeling and trying to put into words. Heath is playing an icon but he doesnt seem to have that X-factor that pulls it off...looking at Heath doesn't scream CRIME BOSS ICON. He looks more like a henchman that Batman takes out halfway through the movie.
I like the suit. I like the Joker. by DOGSOUP	Dec 2nd, 2007 03:34:10 PM
60 Mil opening weekend.
Comic Book fans shouldnt watch Comic Book movies... by leobloom	Dec 2nd, 2007 03:40:02 PM
If i read a book and like it, I dont watch the movie, because I dont want the director's vision to compete with mine. Maybe all of you comics fans should just skip out on the movies since they can never live up to your expectations. But then you wouldn't have anything to bitch about. Damn, catch-22.
Batsuit...too engraved. by Anna Valerious	Dec 2nd, 2007 03:40:50 PM
As for the Joker...wow, remember when Heath Ledger was HOT? I was hoping for another hot Batman villain (First being Cillian Murphy as the Scarecrow), but he's not quite hot. Then again, he's not supposed to be. Though it does beat that Tonner doll of the Joker. Not very good.
first! by ironic_name	Dec 2nd, 2007 03:43:31 PM
damn!
Leger's Joker looks great, but... by GalactusZ	Dec 2nd, 2007 03:47:20 PM
...not crazy about Bale's RoboCop look. But Dark Knight is gonna rule anyway.
TOO ENGRAVED! by ironic_name	Dec 2nd, 2007 03:49:19 PM
sorry, Anna Valerious. I've been defending joker's look, but the photo with his mouth ajar is slightly.. off. maybe the old guy wrinkles will be less prominent in the movie.
Ok, Ok...last one by Kingdaddy	Dec 2nd, 2007 03:49:58 PM
Just tried to darken things up a little, and got rid of the shitty white background choice. http://tinyurl.com/2ujqqe
Kingdaddy: TOO DARK! by leobloom	Dec 2nd, 2007 03:57:43 PM

Looks Perfectly Perfect! by FILMFUNK	Dec 2nd, 2007 04:08:22 PM
And you know the director's got the nuts and the funds so why bitch unless you could cum up with something better which isn't likely now is it!?
batmans got a bra on by shogunshin	Dec 2nd, 2007 04:09:30 PM
oh man, batman begins was good, UNTIL he put on the batman suit. then, it was blurry action all the way thru, which ruined the movie for me. (why even bother to have the stunt men choreograph a fight scene, if you are going to shake and move the camera so fast, you cannot see what is happening? typical american action director bullshit. watch some hong kong action flicks.) anyways, batman has a bra on here. and how come the joker's skin stops being white from the neck down? if chris nolan REALLY liked batman comics, then respect the material. this movie is going to suck.
Batman looks like a Skechers shoe by spidermanfreak20	Dec 2nd, 2007 04:09:34 PM
I understand he is comfortable but he is not scary. Comfort should come second to being scary. Its the reason he is a bat to begin with. Otherwise he would just look like Shocker or be Pillow Man. Plus it'sthe dynamic between Joker's silly to Batman's scary. Everything people feel about the Joker (psycho, loose cannon) people should feel about Batman (especially criminals)
Everybody here will see this by SoylentMean	Dec 2nd, 2007 04:14:06 PM
I'm not sure who anybody that says they're not gonna see it are trying to fool. Yeah, I'll be seeing this opening day. Just like 95% of you jokers on here.
You know, ThePilgrim... by Freddie Mercury	Dec 2nd, 2007 04:15:10 PM
I don't know what's funnier: the fact that you profess to besome kind of staunch uber-hetero and you've mentioned cock using various euphemisms and synonyms than ANYONE on this talkback, or that you actually googled what you googled to make your little "cowbell and piss" image. You wouldn't happen to be a big Pantera fan, would you?
wheres jokers mustache? by dr.bulber	Dec 2nd, 2007 04:26:47 PM
nothing says psychotic better than jokers mustache.
aw man, heath's hair by zom-bot.com	Dec 2nd, 2007 04:27:41 PM
..really sucks in these pictures, i liked the slicked back unkemptness of the EMPIRE cover shoot. these all do look a bit too happy. no doubt this set is for like mcdonald's or action figures or something for kids...but i really hope they don't market it like that. Begins didn't, in fact it was undermarketed...jeez heath looks f'ed up in that cards shot..eyes not even aligned. I have a theory about the joker's hair in this one- the HAHAHAtimes had an ad for water purification, and there is a new viral site for a gotham water processing plant with tons of fake details on the various treatments they do. well, i believe that high amounts of chlorine will sometimes turn (fake?) blonde hair greenish, or at least that's what i've heard. The HAHAHAtimes also has 'i survived' marked by the water ad...i have a feeling the joker survived a trip through this water facility? coloring his hair and fucking up his skin a bit (because even out of makeup, his skin looks fucked in pics- his hands and fingers are pink/purple and scabby looking.
Old Comic Con Batsuit Guy by Anakin Whoopass	Dec 2nd, 2007 04:31:01 PM
No matter what you do, tights make you look like Adam West. http://www.louanders.com/uploa ded_images/Batman-706327.JPG The problem is that people assume that looking like Adam West is a bad thing. Adam West's costume was not incorrect. If Christopher Reeve had played Superman for laughs people would say, don't look like Christopher Reeve, even though he looked exactly how Superman was drawn.
heath by rourke777666	Dec 2nd, 2007 04:31:56 PM
ledger is an amazing actor and there is no way he will let us down. no way.
THE JOKER NEVER HAD A HANGOVER FROM TIJUANA by TheDohDoh	Dec 2nd, 2007 04:38:34 PM
Seriously, there is a big difference between being a psychopathic, deformed criminal kingpin who likes to dress up like a demented jester and runs a gang and an all-and-out drunk leper like they're going for here in these pics. Most serial killers like Jeffrey Dalmer and Manson looked out to lunch, but they weren't rotting per se. Joker has to be mentally capable of running a complex criminal element in one of the hardest-knock cities in the country. The guy can afford proper green dye for his hair and proper white paint for his face. I don't care if it fades later on, but we haven't seen a starter pic for Joker and I doubt there is one. On the otherhand, Batman looks too much like the goddamn Punisher or something - he's like a Blackwater mercenary or something. If anything, I think Batman should look a little scarier this go round (it is the DARK KNIGHT afterall) and the Joker should look a little more professional. It's fine to be crazy as fuck, but you can connote that via facial expression and behaviour, not by making the costume as ragged as possible. To me, Batman has always been a ninja-type avenger, not some shit out of Project Grizzly, if you catch my drift. When I see Batman, all I think about is the "architecture" of his suit - I don't get any "holy shit, this guy is dressed as a bat and might be nuts" vibe that I was hoping they were going for here. Say what you will about Tim Burton's version, but Nolan is relying too heavily on Burton's Batman instead of making his own. In my opinion, going against the Joker always make Batman lose his mind a little - he has to get on that mind plane to compete and conquer. This costume is designed so that he can within hardcore gun fire and a grenade. Just because Bruce Wayne is a gazillionaire doesn't mean the guy has to be suped up like a goddamn action-figure. The whole point of Batman is that Wayne's is a little nuts and uses Batman to channel his demons while doing good. Back to Ledger, I just don't feel like the guy is a crime boss here. He's losing his hair and he's got forehead wrinkling and he looks like he slept in a trashcan. Compared to the villians in Begins, he doesn't seem together enough to be a viable adversary.
follow-up by TheDohDoh	Dec 2nd, 2007 04:42:30 PM
and when i say green dye and white face paint, i mean the filmmakers. obviously, the joker took a dip in the chemical swimming pool, but that doesn't explain what we're seeing here.
HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!! That's not the Joker!!!!!!!!! by Orionsangels	Dec 2nd, 2007 04:45:12 PM

tommy lee jones is a superior actor to heath ledger by Pipple	Dec 2nd, 2007 04:45:39 PM
nuff said. I'm not holding my breath.
Give the Joker a goatee. by mrfan	Dec 2nd, 2007 04:46:52 PM
Add on a unibrow and I might like it.
Here we go let's mess with the Batsuit again by Orionsangels	Dec 2nd, 2007 04:47:01 PM
Let's make it look like armor and sell action figures. It's slowly becoming batman forever. can't wait till they add the nipples
Just give him fake boobs and he'd be Transsexual Joker by GornPirate	Dec 2nd, 2007 04:55:19 PM
Not impressed.
TWO DIFF. JOKERS : SERIAL KILLER VS CRIME LORD by TheDohDoh	Dec 2nd, 2007 05:01:25 PM
Where Nolan is fucking up with the Joker is in his misunderstanding of the character - borrowing from the two incarnations of Joker in the comic. Originally, Joker was a deranged serial murderer that would fall more in line with Heath's depiction and costume thus far. Where the problem lies, is that we've already seen pictures of the heist using Joker's henchmen in the film, and thus it is clear that the Joker in TDK will be the crazed criminal kingpin who plans complex operations and has plenty of men at his disposal. Here is the PROBLEM: You've got to choose one or the other, you can't mix and match and say: Well our Joker is both a mentally fucked serial killer and a badass mafia-like kingpin of Gotham and Batman's most fierce chess-like adversary. That's impossible. No leper (as Michael Caine has referred to the Joker/Heath in TDK) can run a mob-like organization. But Nolan is so obsessed with his "dark" take that he does it anyway. A PG-13 film can't show a rotting serial killer dressed up like a clown, so Nolan compromised and made him a rotting crime leader. It doesn't make sense, judging from the pics and plot we've seen and heard.
FLAMES ON BATSUIT'S NIPPLES. by leobloom	Dec 2nd, 2007 05:04:24 PM
I wish just to piss off the fanboys.
DooDoo: Nolan's misunderstanding of the character by leobloom	Dec 2nd, 2007 05:07:34 PM
He can't misinterpret the character. Know why? IT'S HIS MOVIE. IT'S NOT THE COMIC BOOK. He doesn't have any obligations to the source material. He can make any changes he wants, and guess what? You and all the other crybabies will still pay to see it!! AWESOME!!
The Pilgrim and his dad both hate gays by Bobo_Vision	Dec 2nd, 2007 05:10:11 PM
They hate them so much that on weekends they drive around in their pick up truck looking for guys wearing brightly coloured clothing or gel in their hair, and then they hold them down and fuck them in the ass to teach them a lesson while yelling, "Take that you faggots!" They specifically hate good looking men for trying to turn people gay with their beguiling beauty, so they rape them whenever they can...to teach them a lesson as well. When they're not doing that, they are online bitching about men's fashion and costume design...for being too gay.
@leobloom by TheDohDoh	Dec 2nd, 2007 05:15:53 PM
Ha. Okay, so in your opinion there is no such thing as a "great Joker" and a "mediocre Joker" because the director rules all and we must accept whatever he dishes out. That's obnoxious and pretty much against the entire premise of this website. How many rants and arguments have you seen on AICN for everything from Michael Myers to fucking Alvin and the Chipmunks? There is a correct/awesome way to do a character and then there is a way to do it that involves not fully grasping the source material/movie logic. In my opinion, Nolan is mixing the two best known incarnations of the Joker into one entity/costume, and I am explaining that this doesn't work. I have no doubt that TDK will be successful, and of course, I wouldn't write all of this if I didn't plan to see it. What would be the point of that? However, I see Nolan tweaking a character for his own vision in a way that will ultimately be a letdown to the potential he set with Batman Begins. The Joker should have the entire Web going apeshit with excitement. Instead, even sites like JoBlo are surprisingly skeptical about the pics we've seen thus far. There is a reason for this. Nolan's JOKER SIMPLY FEELS OFF AND STYLISTICALLY ASKEW.
DK BATSUIT: Giger's ALIEN costume + Mask + Cloak by The_Hypnotoad	Dec 2nd, 2007 05:18:07 PM
... without the alien head, of course.
Batsuit stfu by BurgerKing	Dec 2nd, 2007 05:21:22 PM
Yeah, it's changed, but it's not a big enough change to complain about. Remember the realism theme, it's not fucking spandex with the fake abs they put in Halloween costumes, it's a suit of fucking armor. Like it or not, the suit isn't a big enough reason for you to go "FLOPP". get over it.
TheDohDoh, Joker was always a goofball by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Dec 2nd, 2007 05:29:07 PM
I love how people talk about how originally, Joker was some deranged serial killer that would make Hannibal Lecter need a night light to sleep or whatever and why can't these inferior directors live up to the Jokers TRUE character, but really, it's all bullshit. You, my friends, are seeing these comics through some glasses that I think might be tinted uh, a rose color if I had to guess. He's a fucking comic book character, much less one for the 30s or 40s or whenever, Yeah, in the beginning he killed people, then in the 70s tonned him down for awhile, but even when he was killing people he was a goofball. Because that's what comics are, fucking goofy, anything better from back then and it's your imagination. I remember when I finally got around to reading the much hyped Death in the Family storyline, and it's just some goofy bullshit with Robin getting killed in Saudia Arabia or some shit and Joker becoming an ambassador to the UN. Fucking Stupid. Batman has always been an awesome character/idea and a shitty comic.
Yeah, Burgerking, realism in an "armor" with pointy ears & cloak by The_Hypnotoad	Dec 2nd, 2007 05:29:42 PM
It's just my predjuice, anyways. I can't stand all the superhero's "suit" thing. Amazing stories kinda ruined for me watching the "heros" in illogical disguises.
TheDohDoh, you proved my point by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Dec 2nd, 2007 05:31:29 PM
Anyone who thinks there is a correct way to do "Alvin and the motherfucking Chipmunks" is deranged and living in the rose tinted past. That shit is stupid people.
TheDohDoh, you proved my point by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Dec 2nd, 2007 05:31:30 PM
Anyone who thinks there is a correct way to do "Alvin and the motherfucking Chipmunks" is deranged and living in the rose tinted past. That shit is stupid people.
@GuyWho by TheDohDoh	Dec 2nd, 2007 05:36:31 PM
Get over it. People argue about the Predator's costume everytime a new movie appears or argue about Jason Vorhees (what, no Kane Hodder! Gohd, life is a bitch!). I'm not digging this Joker for a number of reasons thus far. Of course, there is no set definitive portrait of Joker, besides green hair, a purple suit, and a bleached face. But guess what, I don't dig how those traits are depicted here, so deal.
@Guy, why even patron the Talkbacks? by TheDohDoh	Dec 2nd, 2007 05:39:47 PM
If you're so fuckin cool that no film or character depiction has ever bothered you and at least made you want to discuss what worked or didn't work, then why are you here? You're like the guy at the house party who wants to sit in the corner, and then if you start conversation, you start talking about the Iraq war or how people are stupid. Fine dude, be THAT guy. Jesus.
DooDoo, calm down. by leobloom	Dec 2nd, 2007 05:47:54 PM
The point is you're going all apeshit about this Joker and how he doesn't conform to your understanding of the character BASED ON THE COMICS. But guess what? You're not the target audience, see? You're automatically going to go see it (as will most of us). But the studio isn't concerned about getting your dollar. They've already got it. It's the people who don't look to the comics for their "Batknowledge" that the movies are made for. So if this Joker is different from the canonical holy comics version, who cares? Deal with it like a big boy.
hahahahah by wattos new hat	Dec 2nd, 2007 05:48:48 PM
he looks like shit in these pictures. i hope his acting fixes this fact. i have faith but i'm not convinced that he can pull it off, i'd like to see his hair pulled back or just combed, it looks stupid, and i'd have to see him do the grin.
About "The Definitive Batman"... by rbatty024	Dec 2nd, 2007 05:52:19 PM
There is no definitive Batman character. Take a look at the comics and you'll see how much the character has changed over the years. This isn't a bad thing. it is because Batman is malleable that he has lasted for seventy years. If he didn't change they he wouldn't be around. There are some core elements to Batman's character (the death of his parents, ideas of vengeance, his aristocracy, etc.) and it is how each writer handles these core elements that makes the character. I like it when writers/directors take wildly different approach because it can show us a different side of the Batman character. Having the killer of Batman's parents caught brought a whole new dimension of Bruce Wayne, which we have not seen before in film. I liked the Burton films but they were Burton's Batman as much as these are Nolan's Batman. They are not definitive and once you expect the final word on Batman you will immediately be disappointed. My personal favorite version of Batman is the Dini/Timm animated series, but I know that I'll always have that and I don't expect a movie to fulfill those preconceived notions.
The reason these photos look shitty... by Lucasblows	Dec 2nd, 2007 05:53:00 PM
...is that they are slapped on a white background. Once you see the Joker on film under the proper lighting, no one will be disappointed.
BTW, here's that doll I mentioned... by Anna Valerious	Dec 2nd, 2007 05:58:44 PM
http://tonnerdoll.com/dcstars. htm Hell, they did a better job on Aquaman. AQUAMAN.
TheDohDoh... by raw_bean	Dec 2nd, 2007 06:06:32 PM
...the teaser trailer dialogue didn't make it sound like Nolan's joker was going to be a mafia boss, but a crazed serial killer hired by the mafia bosses.
Batman's wearing Alicia Silverstone's Batgirl suit... by pokadoo	Dec 2nd, 2007 06:11:18 PM
...from Batman & Robin! Check out those Bat-Paps!!
looks good... by travis-dane	Dec 2nd, 2007 06:13:22 PM
but will there be enough space for the 15 inch gun in his pants?
The Irony of the Situation Just Hit Me... by MMacKK	Dec 2nd, 2007 06:28:24 PM
Fuck, I'm slow. The whole reversal of good/evil thing only just hit me, as I looked at these pics, with the dark, evil bat symbolising the good guy, and the fun, joyful clown representing evil. I didn't see that in Batman 89 for some reason. Surely that's a good sign for TDK...Or a bad sign for me...
Niiiiiiiice by Cletus Van Damme	Dec 2nd, 2007 06:38:57 PM
I am a little worried that in a clip I saw, Bats neck looks sorta skinny
MMacKK by IAmMrMonkey!	Dec 2nd, 2007 06:46:32 PM
It's a bad sign for you I'm afraid as that's been a rather obvious feature of the whole Joker/Batman relationship for years. Although.. ..it could also be a good sign in that you're not geeky enough to have thought that much about the world of Batman like most of us. So hurray for you!
Cool, but... by Ironhelix	Dec 2nd, 2007 06:48:01 PM
as mentioned already, the stark white background is really jarring. The batsuit is way too busy, and the poses look like they will end up on the side of a super-sized beverage, or a happy meal. I am not a big fan of Batman anyway, and these shots aren't winning me over. I think Joker looks fine though.
Cletus Van Damme by IAmMrMonkey!	Dec 2nd, 2007 06:48:07 PM
I heard it's because he hasn't been sleeping recently. Apparently he ran over a kid in his Batmobile and now spends most of his time gazing into space at Gotham airport.
"Who are you?" by TheRealSeveren	Dec 2nd, 2007 06:56:23 PM
"Someone like you. Someone who'll rattle the cages." "uhh...you just said that..." "Oh...well...its not what I say that defines me its... "yeah, yeah, yeah..." I would like someone a little taller and slimmer for the joker with a wide grin but what do I know I thought Danny Huston would make a good joker. By the way, I respect all of you.
Why do these designers feel they need to by ewokstew	Dec 2nd, 2007 07:00:02 PM
lavish tons of detail on something to make it look cool? Simple, strong shapes and forms. The batsuit looks ridiculous. Period.
they'll look better in the movie by Spazatronic 2000	Dec 2nd, 2007 07:09:17 PM
With less light lol.
I agree ewokstew... by TheRealSeveren	Dec 2nd, 2007 07:10:53 PM
Maybe if they paid them less they wouldnt overthink the costumes so much. If they offer something simple and classic its as if they think theyll be scolded and fired. The Batman: Dead end suit followed the comics but was too much of a throwback for a feature film. This looks like something a sadistic member of Blackwater would wear as he mowed down civilians whilst scrolling between "Let the bodies hit the floor" and "Kill em all" on his ipod shuffle.
If these pictures prove anything... by TheRealSeveren	Dec 2nd, 2007 07:12:35 PM
its how important the gaffers and set designers are to a production.
Action figure pics... by jfp2007	Dec 2nd, 2007 07:14:01 PM
These are promo pics for action figure creation purposes. There are pics of Keaton and Jack in costume on stark white backgrounds and those were for the same thing. This is done for every movie that has a toy tie in.
Joker's coat.. by jfp2007	Dec 2nd, 2007 07:15:21 PM
It's obvious he has a regular coat under the long, zoot suit coat. However, is it separate from it or is the smaller one sewn into the longer one? In the coat swaying pic, it looks like it might be.
The Scarecrow by zooch	Dec 2nd, 2007 07:21:52 PM
just wore a potato sack over his head. That turned out alright.
Love The Joker Coat by Saluki	Dec 2nd, 2007 07:24:49 PM
The Batman here is really the only batsuit I'd even imagine putting on. All the other suits were just smooth plastic looking oddities, but this looks like a piece by piece Metal Gear thing, which I'm digging.
These are better than the Begins promo pics. by Saluki	Dec 2nd, 2007 07:26:48 PM
Remember those cheap Begins posters? The ones that were all tinted green and junk? Not the actual theatrical posters mind you, but the kind they sell at K-Mart to kids with bare walls.
robo bat by Prossor	Dec 2nd, 2007 07:28:53 PM

Someone mentioned Blackwater when referencing the.... by rbatty024	Dec 2nd, 2007 07:29:31 PM
Batsuit, but that's what I like about the suit, it looks military. It's armor plated, not just a metal vest with fake muscles (god knows why they used fake muscles). It looks like it both protects and allows for a wide range of movement. Now just ship him off to Iraq and tell him to kill anyone who "talks all funny like."
Joker looks geat! by zodiac1012	Dec 2nd, 2007 07:32:08 PM
While Batman's suit looks good but not great.
WHAT IS NOT AMAZING? by sevadro	Dec 2nd, 2007 07:33:25 PM
Why do you assholes always say something like that? You know you have no talent - so just shut the fuck up!
Joker looks like James Cagney top pic by Prossor	Dec 2nd, 2007 07:36:23 PM
"you dirty RAT"
but i still want to see some pics of DA Dent and miss rachel by noiretblanc	Dec 2nd, 2007 07:41:38 PM
DAWESOME
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