Posted on 07/26/2008 3:34:54 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Can you imagine if The Dark Knight was the last Batman film for actor Christian Bale? Clearly no person plays more into the monumental equation of a trilogy starring him than director Christopher Nolan. Bale recently spoke with EW about a second sequel to Batman Begins, or as the odd interviewer incorrectly called it, Batman “film number six”(I counted seven, Peter counted eight with the Adam West film)…
Interviewer: So do you think there will be a part 3 of Batman? Christian Bale: Um, look, let’s wait and see…
Interviewer: Or, I guess it’d be part 6. Christian Bale: No, no, no, no, no. [Smiling] Part 3 is what I’d consider it, yeah, I don’t say part 6. Batman begins - that was the beginning there, with all due respect to the others. We are re-creating this. You know, obviously the decision is out of my hands. I would, knowing the Dark Knight story, I would like very much to complete a trilogy. And I think that knowing the story of The Dark Knight, it leaves you anticipating something that really can get very, very interesting for a third. Now, the question would be: Is Chris going to be doing it? Because to me I find it tricky to imagine working on it without it being a collaboration with Chris.
Sounds good, but it won’t be cheap. Bale was signed for three films way back when, including a Batman “team-up” movie. There was a time when a third film in Nolan’s series was strongly rumored to be the trial of the Joker (screenwriter David Goyer even said so back in 2006) but that piped down even before Heath Ledger’s passing, and Two Face’s appearance in TDK would also negate it.
With general interest already through the roof for TDK partially due to the best early trailer of the summer flock, and one of the strongest viral campaigns ever, the first sequel is going to rock registers and hopefully fanboys’ minds as well. A third film would be ideal and everything points to it happening with Nolan and/or Bale at this stage. But hey, it’s Hollywood, nothing is a sure thing.
Bale is becoming one of my favorite actors. Anyone who hasn’t seen The Machinist yet, check it out. He made it before Batman begins, and he had to become emaciated for the role. And then he had to bulk back up for Batman. It’s pretty amazing.
Interesting, thanks!
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I hate to sound like a stalker, but I have seen all but 3 or 4 of his movies and I think he has been in 20 or 25 movies. You need to watch” Equilibrium”, “3:10 to Yuma” and “the Prestige” as well.
Haven’t seen Equilibrium, but I saw the other two. He does a pretty great job in whatever role he’s cast in.
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