Thinking back on it, I wish Morgan Freeman had had a little bit of a larger role. He's a great actor, but it seems he never gets a lot of screen time. At least, the movies I've seen him in.

I just got back from seeing this and loved it. This is the first time in a few yers that I have gone to the theater and not been able to keep my eyes off the screen. Bale was an INCREDIBLE Batman. Morgan Freeman did a great job as well, but like Forsaken said, it would have been nice to see a little more of him. The ending was FANTASTIC, and like someone said before, gave me the chills.

If you have not yet seen this, please do yourself a favor and get to the theater. NOW.

so are they making a sequel for sure? whoes playing *spoiler* the joker?

I don't think they should do a sequel. That movie has already been made (the first one that Burton did in '89...with Jack Nicholson playing The Joker). That would be like George Lucas re-making the original 3 Star Wars films AFTER finishing the 3 prequels.

Yes they are doing a sequel. They have dropped Katie Holmes but the rest of the cast will be back.

Not sure who the Joker's going to be though, it hasn't been confirmed.

-Chris

No way, I can't wait for a sequel. As good as Nicholson was as the Joker, this is Nolan's (and Bale's and Hayter's and Goyer's) universe. I can't wait to see how they try to pull him off.

elliott.

I hope the try and make the joker scary, rather then funny. That would be pimpin!

Three things I want to see before I die:
1. Jen Daenan (you don't know her) naked
2. That giant rock in Australia somewhere
3. Michael Keaton playing the Joker

Meeting my biological father used to be number three on the list, but, man, I just gotta see Michael Keaton as the Joker!

Dam Dirty Apes!

You know, he did play a wicked Beetlejuice, the Joker wouldn't be that much of a strech. And quite awesome too.

elliott.

If they decide to make The Joker scary, I think Kevin Spacey would be a great choice. He's got that quiet and mysterious aura that would make him creepy yet intimidating, which to me is an awesome villain.

Well, I think Kevin Spacey is posed to play to Lex Luthor in the Superman movies so I don't imagine that happening in the next Batman film.

elliott.

Cripsin Glover is supposedly playing the joker.

I don't understand why Batman/Superman movies can't but like the comic books, and just let every director/writer do whatever they want with them, and not have it tie in with any of the other movies or anything else.

I'm probably the only one that cares anymore, but Crispin Glover would be awesome. He's creepy in a way I wouldn't really imagine the Joker, though, I imagine he would do a good job.
I'd actualy like to see Mark Hamill do a live action Joker. That'd be surreal.

elliott.

Mark Hamill as the joker? That would be real surreal (if no one else knows, Mark Hamill was the voice of joker for the animated series).

I have read that either Paul Bettany or Lachy Hulme will be playing the Joker. I've never seen either of them in anything (Hulme was in Matrix: Revolutions, but I must have missed him, and I really don't care for a second viewing of that movie). The only pictures of Hulme I can find have him sporting a beard, but Bettany certainly looks that part.

Rumors abound that Mark Hamill actually IS up for the part of the Joker, but Chris Nolan denies it. Hamill, though not desperate for work in the field of voice-acting, would probably relish the job of turning his cartoon role into a live-action role. Trouble is, he looks like a crusty old bastard.

Everyone remember the incident between Star Wars and Empire? Lucas felt that Hamill looked too boyish to reprise the part, so what does Hamill do? He gets in a killer car accident and demands intense facial reconstructive surgery so that he looks like a more respectable guy (albeit a totally different guy). Never underestimate an actor's devotion to a role he loves. And we all know Hamill loves the Joker.

So, don't be surprised if Hamill soon gets in another horrendous car "accident" and emerges with white skin, red lips, green hair, and a devilish smile. God, that Hamill always cracks me up.

Dam Dirty Apes!

That Paul guy does look rather terrifying, and wierd at the same time. I would need to hear what voice he would do before he got my approval.

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1. Jen Daenan (you don't know her) naked
2. That giant rock in Australia somewhere
3. Michael Keaton playing the Joker

Haha! Good to see you know your goals in life.

As for Batman Begins, I thought it was awesome. The entire cast worked brilliant, particularly Bale, Caine, Neeson and Freeman. As for whoever mentioned they didnt like Bales weird Batman voice, I completely disagree. It made him seem really scary and would have terrified his enemies (which was the desired effect)
I dont know whether I liked this better than Burtons. It almost feels as though Burton reintroduced Batman to the world, and paved the way for this film. Had Batman Begins been made in 1992, and not have been off the failure of Batman and Robin, it may not have seemed as awesome. Regardless though, the film rocked and I can't wait for the sequel.
I'd love to see Keaton as the Joker, that'd be great. Or what about Robin Williams, Johnny Depp, or Tim Robbins. I agree he should definetly be scarier than funnier.
I only hope that the sequel doesn't suck. Batman Begins was great because for half the film he was becoming Batman. In the sequel he will already be Batman, so lets hope they can keep it from being another average-superhero-action film.
Only time will tell.

I think Batman Begins was one of the greater films I've seen in the past year. And I agree that it's the best Batman film. The effects were great when people took the hallucinogen. That's the kind of stuff you only see in Pink Floyd The Wall. I also liked the lighting in the scene where they're in the plane.