The Dark Knight Rises: July 20, 2012

[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by Tinordi

So is it now clear that Gordon-Levitt is Nightwing?

hasn't it been clear since he was cast?

[Yeah_Baby]

Re: Gordon-Levitt

Spoiler!

I maintain that Bruce Wayne is going to die and Gordon-Levitt will become the new Batman. Because Batman as a symbol is more important than one man.

[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby

Re: Gordon-Levitt

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I maintain that Bruce Wayne is going to die and Gordon-Levitt will become the new Batman. Because Batman as a symbol is more important than one man.

I disagree.

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I don't think Batman dies, at least not until he's revenged his loss to bane. He may die afterwards, but Bats doesn't have any unchecked losses, and things will stay that way. We may see him retire so that Nightwing takes on the cape and cowl, but I dunno.

I'll tell you all right now, if there's no goddamned Batcave with a giant freakin' penny in it, I'm leaving this movie disappointed.

[endeavor]

All I know is I will be getting the OST for this as well.

[Yeah_Baby]

Originally Posted by Flash Walken

I disagree.

Spoiler!

I don't think Batman dies, at least not until he's revenged his loss to bane. He may die afterwards, but Bats doesn't have any unchecked losses, and things will stay that way. We may see him retire so that Nightwing takes on the cape and cowl, but I dunno.

I'll tell you all right now, if there's no goddamned Batcave with a giant freakin' penny in it, I'm leaving this movie disappointed.

Spoiler!

I full expect Batman to return and kick Bane's ass in the final act. But I more ment Batman dies in the act.

[Tinordi]

Pretty sure DC would have a big problem with a script where Batman bit the dust in the movie.

[Hockeyguy15]

Originally Posted by Tinordi

Pretty sure DC would have a big problem with a script where Batman bit the dust in the movie.

Doesn't he die in the comics?

[Tinordi]

At the hands of Darkseid I'm pretty sure.

[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by Tinordi

At the hands of Darkseid I'm pretty sure.

And it didn't go over well with the DC brass.

Batman dying is more sacrosanct than any other superhero dying...because batman is, as Carl Sagan would say, a 'Yuman'.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Is it really necessary to use spoiler tags for guesses?

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I don't think there is any chance we actually see JGL take up the mantle as Batman in the movie. At most we'll see Batman die and it'll be hinted at that Levitt will take over or we'll see Batman retire and mentor Levitt or perhaps they imply that Batman now has help.

Either way, the only guy in a costume in this movie will be Bruce Wayne as Batman (Bane's isn't really a costume). Anything else will just be hints or suggestions at the end of the movie.

[Yeah_Baby]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

Is it really necessary to use spoiler tags for guesses?

Spoiler!

I don't think there is any chance we actually see JGL take up the mantle as Batman in the movie. At most we'll see Batman die and it'll be hinted at that Levitt will take over or we'll see Batman retire and mentor Levitt or perhaps they imply that Batman now has help.

Either way, the only guy in a costume in this movie will be Bruce Wayne as Batman (Bane's isn't really a costume). Anything else will just be hints or suggestions at the end of the movie.

Perhaps the Spoiler tags are hypersensitive. But I know some people don't even want to speculate.

[trackercowe]

Speculation isn't really a spoiler, so I don't see why the tags are needed. I think we're becoming a bit oversensitive to spoilers, I mean anything can happen; there are countless ways Nolan could end this franchise.

Personally I don't see a continuation of the trilogy into a new series of movies as that is not what Nolan would want. Warner's and DC obviously would want a continuation, but I believe Nolan has full control over this franchise, and the only way he can leave his definitive mark on the franchise is with an ending.

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Plus if JGL does become Nightwing then they are forced to develop the next series in the same universe, something which would be very difficult to execute without a tremendous amount of foresight.

Also knowing that Nolan is producing the Superman franchise, does anyone think Supes will be mentioned in this movie, or maybe they'll release the first trailer after the credits? I could see that happening since Nolan is in control of both franchises.

[Flash Walken]

Spoiler tags are a non-issue.

I feel like being careful and appreciate when other people are as well. Having one extra click as I scroll through a post isn't really something a give a second thought to.

Frankly, I'd like it if people used the spoiler tag more often for things like images, too, if only to keep the forum more readable.

[GreenLantern]

Batman does not die in the comics:

Omega beams do not kill, they send the consciousness travelling through parellel worlds. For most people, this is as good as dead, but for someone as strong mentally as Batman he was able to debunk the fact he was in a parellel world and make his way back to the original world where his body was.

[CaptainCrunch]

If they break his back I hope the foley artist uses the sound of a 2x4 being shattered byq a sledgehammer.

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

My two nickles

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Seeing as how the second movie had quite a bit of talk about Dent taking over for Batman, I wouldn't be supprised to see JGL take over for batman at the end of the movie.

I'm thinking something liek Bane kicks batman's ass (possibly/probalby breaks his back). While he's recuperating JGL takes up the fight, Bruce comes back at the end to help defeat Bane, then hands the Cowel to JGL to be the new Batman.

[Bertuzzied]

My dream is for the next batman movie to have Peter Dinklage as Bat Mite.

[cDnStealth]

I managed to snag tickets to the marathon. I am getting pretty pumped about seeing the finale.

[J pold]

I don’t think we see a Nightwing type character. I think for serious or even semi serious fan of a the Batman franchise it would be very cool to see that character introduced but if you did that you alienate your nonfan who is used to Robin and may have never heard of Nightwing before. I can just see confused Girlfriends everywhere asking “so was that guy supposed to be Robin? Who is Nightwing? I didn’t get that”. We all know that Nolan has stated he would never introduce Robin, why bring in Nightwing?

The thought are JGL temporally becomes Batman while Bruce Wayne recovers from Bane breaking his back. Bane kills him (JGL Batman) in some epic public way but then Bruce comes back as Batman, kills Bane, and then everyone views him as “more than a man” prophesied in Batman Begins.

[Phanuthier]

Originally Posted by Flash Walken

Spoiler tags are a non-issue.

I feel like being careful and appreciate when other people are as well. Having one extra click as I scroll through a post isn't really something a give a second thought to.

Frankly, I'd like it if people used the spoiler tag more often for things like images, too, if only to keep the forum more readable.

thanked for this