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DEKO:
Christian Bale Talks Dark Knight Rises
It's his farewell to the Bat...probably
Source: Exclusive
This may not come as a huge surprise but it does come straight from the horse's mouth: Christian Bale, talking to Empire last month, said that The Dark Knight Rises will be his last Batman movie...probably.
"All I know is the likelihood that this will be the last one," says the star. "Well, I wouldn't say definitely. If Chris goes, 'Hey, I've got another story I think could be interesting,' then yeah, great, I'd go do that. I always assumed it would be three, but I could be wrong. I don't know if there's something wrong with me, but I don't feel any pressure."
Nolan's on record as saying that the next film will be the last chapter in his Batman franchise, so we're going to assume that's it, but hey! It's nice that Bale isn't locking anything out. It's clear throughout our interview that he and Christopher Nolan continue to enjoy a great relationship, and also that Bale's looking forward to the new members of the gang.
"[Tom Hardy] seems like he's balls-out, doesn't he? Like he really goes for it.He looked like a guy that was happy to go to extremes, to really push it. Looks like he could go the distance..."
For the full interview, which includes a whole lot on The Fighter - including an explanation why, despite featuring famed hotheads Bale and director David O.Russell, everything was calm on set, and which role it is that Bale really wants to play (it's not obvious!) - pick up the latest issue of Empire, which is on sale now. You know you want it.
JohnnyL:
--- Quote from: DEKO on January 21, 2011, 09:13:03 AM ---Christian Bale Talks Dark Knight Rises
It's his farewell to the Bat...probably
Source: Exclusive
This may not come as a huge surprise but it does come straight from the horse's mouth: Christian Bale, talking to Empire last month, said that The Dark Knight Rises will be his last Batman movie...probably.
"All I know is the likelihood that this will be the last one," says the star. "Well, I wouldn't say definitely. If Chris goes, 'Hey, I've got another story I think could be interesting,' then yeah, great, I'd go do that. I always assumed it would be three, but I could be wrong. I don't know if there's something wrong with me, but I don't feel any pressure."
Nolan's on record as saying that the next film will be the last chapter in his Batman franchise, so we're going to assume that's it, but hey! It's nice that Bale isn't locking anything out. It's clear throughout our interview that he and Christopher Nolan continue to enjoy a great relationship, and also that Bale's looking forward to the new members of the gang.
"[Tom Hardy] seems like he's balls-out, doesn't he? Like he really goes for it.He looked like a guy that was happy to go to extremes, to really push it. Looks like he could go the distance..."
For the full interview, which includes a whole lot on The Fighter - including an explanation why, despite featuring famed hotheads Bale and director David O.Russell, everything was calm on set, and which role it is that Bale really wants to play (it's not obvious!) - pick up the latest issue of Empire, which is on sale now. You know you want it.
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Yeah. Bale's been saying this for a while. It seems like he's really loyal to Nolan. But my question is, what if Nolan doesn't return but another really good director does the next one. For instance, what if Daren Aronofsky were to do the next one, or David Fincher? Wouldn't he want to at least keep the option on the table. I could see passing on a fourth if they replaced Christopher Nolan with a hack. I would hope though, that he will at least wait and see what happens.
Shallow:
--- Quote from: JohnnyL on January 21, 2011, 09:40:26 AM ---But my question is, what if Nolan doesn't return but another really good director does the next one. For instance, what if Daren Aronofsky were to do the next one, or David Fincher? Wouldn't he want to at least keep the option on the table. I could see passing on a fourth if they replaced Christopher Nolan with a hack. I would hope though, that he will at least wait and see what happens.
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I think this will depend on how well this new Spiderman film does next year. Spiderman came out in 02 and made a killing, then Spidey 2 comes out and does more. With Spidey 3 the sales don't do as well (but still good) and Raimi leaves, so for the ten year mark of the first film Marvel sets out a complete revamp; new director and lead actor. And of course new tone for the film.
If Arnofsky or Fincher want in on Batman they won't want to pick up where Nolan left off and will want to bring their own vision to the franchise. Now if it was me, I'd want my own Bruce Wayne and not Nolan's guy. Bale's a great actor but Bruce and Batman can be played well by a lot of actors (famous or unknown) and I'm sure Darren and whoever else would want one for their own. So if the new Spidey does well then DC has a reason to say we don't need you Christian and won't bother trying to get him back, but if the focus groups say "why is this guy Spiderman?" and the movie does poorly then they'll beg him to come back. And by the time the next Batman after this one is set to be released itll be at least 2015, which is 10 years from Begins.
JohnnyL:
--- Quote from: Shallow on January 21, 2011, 08:10:49 PM ---
--- Quote from: JohnnyL on January 21, 2011, 09:40:26 AM ---But my question is, what if Nolan doesn't return but another really good director does the next one. For instance, what if Daren Aronofsky were to do the next one, or David Fincher? Wouldn't he want to at least keep the option on the table. I could see passing on a fourth if they replaced Christopher Nolan with a hack. I would hope though, that he will at least wait and see what happens.
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I think this will depend on how well this new Spiderman film does next year. Spiderman came out in 02 and made a killing, then Spidey 2 comes out and does more. With Spidey 3 the sales don't do as well (but still good) and Raimi leaves, so for the ten year mark of the first film Marvel sets out a complete revamp; new director and lead actor. And of course new tone for the film.
If Arnofsky or Fincher want in on Batman they won't want to pick up where Nolan left off and will want to bring their own vision to the franchise. Now if it was me, I'd want my own Bruce Wayne and not Nolan's guy. Bale's a great actor but Bruce and Batman can be played well by a lot of actors (famous or unknown) and I'm sure Darren and whoever else would want one for their own. So if the new Spidey does well then DC has a reason to say we don't need you Christian and won't bother trying to get him back, but if the focus groups say "why is this guy Spiderman?" and the movie does poorly then they'll beg him to come back. And by the time the next Batman after this one is set to be released itll be at least 2015, which is 10 years from Begins.
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You're probably right, but man, I hate that they're constantly rebooting everything, now. I'm even beginning to hate the word "reboot." lol That's not to say I wouldn't give a different director's take on the material, a chance if it looked interesting. But personally, I would rather a different director do their own storyline, but not start the franchise over. I understand that studios are going to look at these things largely from a financial standpoint. So from that perspective, maybe it makes sense to them to start things over just to keep the property fresh for the audience. Personally though, I find it frustrating that you get so far with a continuous storyline in a movie franchise, and then you have to start all the way over. That's one thing that irks me about this newest Spider-man movie. With the first series of Batman movies, it made sense to reboot the franchise because enough damage had been done to the property that they really couldn't continue on from "Batman and Robin" and hope to make money. Also, by then a considerable amount of time had passed (eight years, I believe) where Warner Bros. had left Batman alone. This new "Spider-man" though seems to be part of an increasing trend in Hollywood to use "rebooting" as a crutch for any bump in the road the a film series encounters, rather than just being creative and fixing the problems.
Triple OG Rapsodie:
--- Quote from: Shallow on January 21, 2011, 08:10:49 PM ---
I think this will depend on how well this new Spiderman film does next year. Spiderman came out in 02 and made a killing, then Spidey 2 comes out and does more. With Spidey 3 the sales don't do as well (but still good)
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Spiderman 3 sold more than the previous two
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