The dark knight trilogy is bruce waynes journey as batman, so it would seem unlikely a fourth film would be made after christopher nolan has said about no longer directing comic book films, particularly that of batman. Conceived as a vehicle to attract young readership, robin garnered overwhelmingly positive critical reception, doubling the sales of the batman related comic books. The dark knight series is a set of three christopher nolan batman movies. If christopher nolan had made a 4th batman film featuring robin, in what direction would he have taken the story. Jul 25, 2012 blake, instead, is made up of the three most important robins. In the final few minutes of the movie, when officer blake joseph gordonlevitt is collecting his property from the boys home, the woman behind the desk isnt able to find his name in their system. The casting decision surprised some and was seen as a controversial move at the time, receiving notable negative reactions on the internet. Every live action batman movie ranked from worst to best. Dark knight rises christian bale wants a fourth movie. The dark knight, from christopher nolans trilogy, is considered one of the best superhero movies ever, while two entries, batman and robin and catwoman are considered some of the worst. At no point during the movie did the dragons appear in the movie as the liner notes on the cover suggested.
Director otto bathursts robin hood reimagining draws heavily from another vigilante franchise christopher nolans batman trilogy. At the end of the dark knight rises, bruce wayne left john blake. The nightwing 2020 teaser trailer concept christopher. The dark knight forever is an upcoming liveaction film based on the dc comics character batman, as well as a sequel to 2005s batman begins, 2008s the dark knight and 2012s the dark knight rises. Joseph gordonlevitt discusses the dark knight rises ending, potential sequel the dark knight rises star joseph gordonlevitt discusses the films muchtalkedabout ending and his potential involvement in the series going forward. This page links to all uses of the dark knight sobriquet for batman and to all media with variations of that name as its title. The similarities between this film and the dark knight trilogy could be an entire piece on its own, but im not going to make any editor think. Red hood is a 2016 television show that is a spinoff to the successful amc series the dark knight. The revelation at the end of the dark knight trilogy that joseph gordonlevitt was robin had fans clamoring for a sequel. In the dark knight rises, john blake is a young copally of batman. Comics the dark knight the first comic book series called dark knight february 1986 to june 1986. Robin hood stars taron egerton and jamie foxx take on the roles of robin hood and little john, and share how their new movie reenvisions a. But in a wideranging twohour talk at the cannes film festival on saturday, the director offered a unique take on his dark knight trilogy. The dark knight trilogy simple english wikipedia, the.
So id argue that yes, he definitely served the role of robin in the dark knight rises. Jul 14, 2014 a robin rises yet again for the dark knight. The film is the fourth installment in christopher nolans batman film series. Joseph gordonlevitt discusses the dark knight rises ending. With christopher nolan ruling out making another dark knight film, mtv news lists possible directors to take the reins. This was the movie that cemented the batman franchise as the star wars and 007 series of its day, offering largerthanlife blockbuster thrills and huge movie stars playing famous comic book. The dark knight is the better movie, but i prefer batman and robin. A psychopathic criminal mastermind and mass murderer with a warped, sadistic sense of humor, the joker is hired by gotham citys mob bosses to kill the vigilante batman. Robin is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Why is there no robin in the nolandirected batman movies.
The batman director teases a return to christopher nolans take on the superhero. The dark knight trilogy batman begins the dark knight. List of films and television series featuring robin hood wikipedia. Russell crowe takes robin hood to dark side cbs news.
Joseph gordonlevitt explains why the dark knight rises. Based on the dc comics character batman, the film is the second installment of nolans the dark knight trilogy and a sequel to 2005s batman begins, starring christian bale and supported by michael caine, heath ledger, gary oldman, aaron eckhart, maggie gyllenhaal, and morgan freeman. So many fans think he was going to become robin or nightwing, but that was never the case. This is the question implicitly posed by director christopher nolans the dark knight, the first superhero film that makes a serious bid to transcend its. The character was originally created by bob kane, bill finger, and jerry robinson, to serve as a junior counterpart to the superhero batman. Jim gordon and district attorney harvey dent, batman sets out to destroy organized crime in gotham for good. Robin hood 2018 taron egerton in robin hood 2018 taron egerton and yun lai in. The meaning of joseph gordonlevitts fate in the dark. Red hood tv series red hood tv series red robin tv series riddler tv series rise of the clown. Stop reading until youve seen the dark knight rises. The dark knight trilogy simple english wikipedia, the free. The film reveals his legal name to be robin john blake, an homage to batmans.
More entertaining, more memorable, great cast, fantastic atmosphere. Dark knight 300 producers developing futuristic robin hood movie posted on friday, august 7th, 2009 by peter sciretta ridley scott isnt the only man in hollywood making a robin hood movie. This robin is a dark skinned teenager who acts as batmans partner as well as the mechanic for the batmobile, a hightech motorcycle. The dark knight reunites director christopher nolan with star christian bale, who returns to continue batmans war on crime. After the release of the dark knight rises four years ago, batman fans everywhere began fantasizing about a potential sequel in which joseph gordonlevitts john blake a. The dark knight trilogy is three movies specifically about the journey of bruce waynes goal of saving his city. Being a world war ii era production, the movie serial like many of this period was used as wartime propaganda and had an antijapanese bent with j. So far, all the evidence left by the filmmakers says that joseph gordonlevitts character was to evolve into playing the role of robin in some probable future spinoff robin franchise. Of all the most anticipated movies ever claiming that title, its hard to imagine one that has caused so much speculation and breathless expectation as christopher nolans final chapter to his magnificently brooding batman trilogy, the dark knight rises. Howard pyle used this ballads story for much of the conclusion of the merry adventures of robin hood, although he kept the older story of the abbess for the actual death. Sep 18, 2017 the revelation at the end of the dark knight trilogy that joseph gordonlevitt was robin had fans clamoring for a sequel. His legal first name is robin, and at the end of the film he resigns from the gotham city police department and discovers the batcave. Christopher nolans dark knight series, and will play the villain in.
Arkham origins cold cold heart all cutscenes game movie 4k 60fps uhd duration. What this new robin hood movie, directed by otto bathurst peaky blinders, presupposes is that we only think we know the story. The batman will focus on year two of the dark knights. Yes it had puns but it was still a really good film. Under the red hood, released on july 27, 2010, is an american animated superhero adventure directtovideo film produced by warner bros. Robert pattinsons bruce wayne will be in his second year of being the dark knight in matt reeves highlyanticipated the batman. Michael caine offers insight into the dark knight rises ending as well as teases a possible return for alfred in dcs upcoming justice league film. It follows jason todds journey of being the masked vigilante red hood in the city of. While promoting his new movie snowden, cinemablend asked the john blake.
The robin character would serve as a successor to batman for the same purpose, but batman is the focus of the trilogy. The new robin hood movies story is remarkably similar to the dark knight. Russell crowe stars as robin hood, a simple soldier who becomes the voice of the people in 12th century england. Heres why joseph gordonlevitt doesnt want a dark knight 4. It includes batman begins 2005, the dark knight 2008, and the dark knight rises 2012. The serial starred lewis wilson as batman and douglas croft as robin. Its been quite a few years since christopher nolans dark knight trilogy came to a close with the somewhat optimistic introduction of joseph gordonlevitt as robin, ready to fill in for bruce. Why does batman not continue after the dark knight rises. Ironically the character ultimately suffered a tragic end to his career as robin, not his life at the hands of the joker. Aliens, robots, gangsters, criminals, disasters, war and some pretty fast carsthese movies all make for one ampedup viewing experience. The dark knight rises is a 2012 superhero film directed by christopher nolan, who cowrote.
Jun 19, 2014 over the last 25 years or so and especially in the last 10 dc has leaned on the dark knight like no other hero in their stable, but if the revealed schedule turns out to be true, then the next. Grayson was temporarily batman, but with bruce waynes return, he went back to being nightwing. On june 4, 2015, lionsgate set otto bathurst to direct the film, which dicaprio and jennifer. For something as obsessed with masks and secret identities as it is, it shouldnt really be a surprise that the dark knight rises waits until its final moments to reveal the real name of one of its central characters. The dark knight rises would not have been the last christopher nolanchristian bale comic book epic had warner bros. Within a minute of watching, it was apparent that this was a tv series, not a movie. He previously teased fans with his vision for the movie.
It stars taron egerton, jamie foxx and jamie dornan. Christopher nolan may have left gotham city behind. Lost days, before starring in the first and second volumes of the ongoing series red hood and the outlaws. Lawhead places his story in wales after the conquest of britain by the normans and during the reign of william the red. Jul 26, 2012 then, we find out that his actual legal name is robin. May 29, 2012 the dark knight rises star christian bale has revealed his desire to make another batman movie, should director christopher nolan find a way to continue the story. Hes also stated the trilogy is the story of bruce wayne being batman, so because that story is over, it wouldnt make too much sense for a fourth film to be made with bruce. Dark knight trilogy, robin possibilities comic book movie. First look at hollywoods gritty robin hood movie is. The dark knight rises 2012 movie christopher nolan director batman movies. Robin hood getting the liveaction treatment at disney plus. Would this have made good material for a fourth dark knight movie.
If christopher nolan had made a 4th batman film featuring. Christian bale, michael caine, gary oldman, morgan freeman, and cillian murphy appeared in all three movies. Paulilu mixtape the dark knight and 60s robin batmans showdown with bane is interrupted by 1960s robin. Little is revealed about this robin s backstory other than that he was apparently. We rented this as a dvd called darkest knight, based on the dvd cover and the description, which implied it featured dragon battles it appealed to our fiveyearold. Carrie kelly is the robin in comic book series in the dark knight returns and was both the first female robin and the most famous robin outside of. Dark knight300 producers developing futuristic robin hood movie. New robin hood movie steals from nolans dark knight trilogy. Joseph gordonlevitt discusses the dark knight rises.
But the ending, which teases a sequel that will likely never come, is. The followup to batman begins, the dark knight reunites director christopher nolan and star christian bale, who reprises the role of batmanbruce wayne in his continuing war on crime. It was created by danny raymond, one of the creators of the dark knight, who is joined by don nygma. The dark knight forever 2015 film idea wiki fandom. Grayson, the originator of the role who lasted more than four decades as a sidekick.
The joker is a fictional character who appears in christopher nolans 2008 superhero film the dark knight, based upon the dc comics character and supervillain of the same name. Batman arkham knight all jason todd story cut scenes 4k 60fps. Dark knight300 producers developing futuristic robin hood. Jul 29, 2012 they will not do a nightwing movie if anyone knows who nightwing is he is an old robin who leaves gotham to another city after being raised by batman and learning everything also bale said no to a 4th batman in may but in july had another interview and was aked if he is done writing batman movies and he said he is finished with the dark knight trilogy whick dark knight movies was made for only. It was released in canada as a dvd titled darkest knight with the depiction of dragons flying around a castle. Most trade paperback collections have been retitled batman.
It is believed joel schumaker had a fifth film for the series planned at the time until it was rebooted by christopher nolan years later. Then, we find out that his actual legal name is robin. Though he later assumes the name nightwing in the comics, grayson is the most commonly portrayed version in other media. The batman director teases a return to christopher nolans.
At this point in the timeline, bruce wayne has returned from the dead but is off traveling the world setting up his batman inc initiative putting a new batman in every country. The new robin hood movie is a bad dark knight remake. The second trailer for lionsgates robin hood dropped an hour ago. Robin hood is a delightful disaster, a movie that wouldve been a fun ride if only it hadnt taken itself so seriously. Dracula gotham knight public enemies under the red hood apocalypse year one the dark knight returns. Drake, who demonstrated his detective prowess early on and stayed for two decades. Todd later appeared in the 2009 story battle for the cowl and the 2010 miniseries red hood. Douglas fairbanks as robin hood in the 1922 film version. The dark knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, coproduced, and cowritten by christopher nolan. At this point in the timeline, bruce wayne has returned from the dead but is off traveling the world setting up his batman inc initiative putting a. Taking your wellknown ip and tossing them into the batman begins blender is a. Solo failure could be the end of batman begins wannabes like.
The robins are a superhero team of teens who all call themselves robin. Red hood was a possibility, if they were going in the direction of robin in the dark knight rises they shouldve followed the story of under the red. One did not need to watch batman begins to understand the dark knight, despite these movies being in a series. Mar 25, 20 dark knight trilogy, robin possibilities. Robin is in the final nolan directed batman movie the dark knight rises. The following are some of the notable adaptations of the robin hood story in film and television. Why joseph gordonlevitt will never get his robin movie. Perhaps the most iconic batman series of the sixties, batman, starring adam west and burt ward as batman and robin respectively, is wellknown even in modern times as one of the greatest batman series to have hit television screens. Batman was a 15chapter serial film released in 1943 by columbia pictures and was the first appearance of the comic book character on film. That were getting a star trek 4 is more about the ips longterm value. Christian bale turned down request for fourth batman movie because of nolans wish. Robin hood is a 2018 american actionadventure film directed by otto bathurst and written by.
The dark knight is my idea of the perfect movie completing various character arcs and requiring no build up. Hood is the first novel in stephen lawheads latest series, the king raven trilogy, which is a historical fantasy based on the robin hood legend. This movie will forever be the film every future batman movie will be measured against. Jun 24, 2012 2018 has seen the release of a new robin hood movie the latest in a long line of films about this medieval hero. The trilogy is considered by many to be one of the best of all times. Joseph gordonlevitt explains why the dark knight rises ending. May 14, 2010 russell crowe takes robin hood to dark side. Will there be another dark knigjt movie after dark knight rises. Paulilu mixtape sketch comedy from the brains of paul w.
Here are the parallels and why the film shouldnt have used the. Christopher nolans batman trilogy ended with the dark knight rises over 4 years ago, but joseph gordonlevitt is still being asked about it in interviews. A death in the family was referenced in emperor joker, a 2010 episode of. It is the eighth feature in the dc universe animated original movies series. Whether or not the movie is at least surfacelevel entertaining jamie foxx. Will joseph gordonlevitt ever reprise his role as robin in a. First robin hood trailer gives us the hawkeye movie weve.
With the help of lieutenant jim gordon gary oldman and district attorney harvey dent aaron eckhart, batman sets out to destroy organized crime in gotham for good. Final say with a handful of lively action scenes and some very brief snippets of fun, robin hood shows glimpses of what mightve been, but with a lack of charisma, energy or smarts, this ends up being yet another version of the hooded hero that fails to hit the mark, with robin hood likely to be one of the years biggest financial flops. Posted on friday, august 7th, 2009 by peter sciretta. Robin has long been a fixture in the batman comic books as batmans partner. The best version of 15 mega popular movie and tv characters more mulan, tinker bell, robin hood, heman, batman, spiderman and more are coming, but which is the best. On 31 july 2006, the dark knight was officially announced by warner bros with the casting of heath ledger as the joker. But, even as we discover that the birth name of joseph gordonlevitts john blake was robin. The team of batman and robin is commonly referred to as the dynamic duo or the caped crusaders.
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