privateer Δημοσ. 5 Μαρτίου 2004 Δημοσ. 5 Μαρτίου 2004 Stax here with a review of the screenplay for Batman Begins! David Goyer (the Blade trilogy) penned the script with contributions from director Chris Nolan. Batman Begins stars Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe, Katie Holmes, and Cillian Murphy. Filming is underway in the U.K., Iceland, New York, and Chicago for a summer 2005 release. (Our full Bat coverage can be found here.) Just to be clear: I will not give away any major (or even many minor) SPOILERS, at least nothing that hasn't already been disclosed on the Internet. The plot has slowly been revealed online for the last several weeks and this draft confirmed many, if not all, of the rumors buzzing around. By the way, don't anybody e-mail me asking for the script. I DON'T HAVE IT. I was only allowed the opportunity to read it not to possess it. And I won't tell you anything more about the story than what's discussed here. Period. I respect the filmmakers far too much to undermine their efforts. If anything I hope this review will only allay whatever fears some fans might still harbor about the project and to excite them even further about next summer's release. In short, Batman Begins is ... a Western! The story features a gruff loner with a thirst for revenge who comes to town to rid it of the outlaws and corrupt officials bedeviling it. This man of violence can only trust a few townsfolk for help (I guess that makes Jim Gordon the quintessential one good deputy) and he must rely on his incomparable physical skills to get the job done. If that isn't a traditional Western plot then I don't know what is. As a huge fan of that genre, I appreciated those parallels. Batman Begins, as you most likely already know, is an origin tale. The first 45 pages employ a non-linear structure that recounts what drove Bruce Wayne (Bale) to assume the mantle of Batman, how he developed his fighting skills (and who taught him some new tricks), and how he focused his rage into something beneficial rather than purely selfish and destructive. During his bleak sojourn in the Far East, twenty-something Bruce Wayne's already impressive fighting skills are honed under the tutelage of Ducard (Neeson), the top henchman of enigmatic international criminal Ra's al Ghul (Watanabe). After breaking with Ra's and his League of Shadows, Bruce returns to Gotham City, which has hit rock bottom during his absence. Crime and corruption is fast eating away at the city and no one seems able to stem it. An honest cop like Sgt. ? later Lieutenant ? Jim Gordon (Oldman) are outgunned, overwhelmed, and simply too vulnerable to cross the powers-that-be alone. His crooked partner Flass doesn't like it that Gordon won't take bribes (shades of Batman: Year One and even Serpico). Gotham is essentially ruled by mob boss Carmine Falcone. The D.A.'s office, run by Fisk (Larry Holden), hasn't been able to bring down Falcone or any of the corrupt officials on his payroll. One young assistant district attorney is Rachel Dodson (Holmes) who has known Bruce since they were kids. She is pained to see what's become of her childhood friend (and implied sweetheart) but she has a job to do. Like Batman, Rachel also fights for justice but, in some ways, she's wiser about what it takes to serve it than Bruce is at this stage of his life. Even once venerable Wayne Industries has been tainted by corruption. Earle, the executive placed in charge of the company until orphaned Bruce comes of age, has taken it down a path neither Bruce nor his dad would have approved. Needless to say, Earle is just one of the many obstacles Bruce must confront in his quest to clean up Gotham. Remember The Joker's line from the first Batman, "where does he get those wonderful toys?" This story answers that question. The specifics about Bruce's gizmos are available elsewhere online but this sequence was one of the most entertaining ones in the script. It's like one prolonged meeting between Bruce as Bond and Wayne Industries exec Lucius Fox (Freeman) unwittingly playing the role of Q. Once Batman makes his presence known in Gotham, he makes the takedown of Carmine Falcone his primary objective. During the course of this campaign, Batman forges an alliance with Jim Gordon and uncovers a vast conspiracy against Gotham involving Arkham Asylum's head shrink Dr. Jonathan Crane (Murphy) and others. This climactic struggle will test all of Bruce's newfound skills and pit him against enemies he did not expect to encounter. Batman Begins is a complete restart of the franchise. In this draft, there's no Jack Napier; Joe Chill is the killer of Thomas and Martha Wayne. While there are a few relatively minor alterations to the established origin story (they don't go in town to see The Mark of Zorro, for example), Batman Begins was faithful to the spirit of the Batman comics of the last thirty years. Astute fans will recognize elements from the works of Denny O'Neil, Archie Goodwin, Len Wein, Jeph Loeb, Steve Englehart, Mike Barr, Paul Dini, and, of course, Frank Miller. David Goyer may claim that "our movie is not Year One" but this story was obviously heavily influenced by it, right down to the inclusion of crooked cops Flass and Loeb. There's even a climactic sequence similar to one seen in The Dark Knight Returns that was a nice touch. An unsung but apparent contribution to Batman Begins may be Tim McCanlies' unproduced pilot for Bruce Wayne (the WB went with Smallville instead). Both Bruce Wayne and Batman Begins feature a young Bruce who returns to Gotham after studying and training abroad where he discovers that the Wayne business has been corrupted by the executive charged with maintaining it. A superficial but noteworthy similarity to be sure. Four years ago I reviewed Tom Mankiewicz's unproduced 1983 draft of The Batman. In that review, I said "that Mankiewicz did the two things that Sam Hamm [screenwriter of 1989's Batman] wisely avoided. I remember an old Comics Scene Magazine interview with Hamm where he said he wanted to skip writing the scene where Bruce decided to put on tights and fight crime. Hamm used Batman's first appearance in Detective Comics #27 as his guide. Like that issue's story, Hamm's script begins with Batman already fighting crime before he says that Batman and Bruce Wayne are the same man. Mankiewicz, on the other hand, included an absurdly protracted origin sequence (all of Act One!). ... Can you imagine if there'd been a forty-minute long origin sequence for James Bond in Dr. No? As cool as it is to see the making of a hero, Sam Hamm was right when he told Comics Scene that the audience just wants to get to the part where the guy in the suit starts kicking ass." What made Goyer's origin story work as opposed to Mankiewicz's is that the latter failed to explore any of the thematic possibilities or moral quandaries about what Bruce Wayne was doing and why he was doing it. Goyer, on the other hand, wisely makes this the crux of his script and that's a large part of what makes Batman Begins work so well. There are two main reasons why Batman Begins is such a vast improvement over the Batman films that have come before. First, Bruce Wayne is actually the protagonist this time! He drives the narrative forward; it's all about him. The supporting characters, villains included, are there to serve his story not vice-versa. Bruce's transformation into Batman not only covers the nuts-and-bolts aspect of his origin (the physical training, etc.) but it also forces Bruce (and the audience) to ponder the ethical implications of what he's after. Yes, we know Bruce is doing the right thing by fighting crime but what he initially set out to do was to attain revenge for the murder of his parents. This story answers the question that former Bat-director Tim Burton used to ask about why Bruce decided to dress up as a bat rather than just go get a gun and become another Bernie Goetz. As in Batman: Year Two, Bruce realizes that killing is not the solution and it is that moral choice that makes him heroic (not just the catching of criminals). This was one of many things that bugged me about past Bat films where the Batmobile had .50 caliber machine guns and Batman offed henchmen. I was somewhat disappointed that Batman the detective wasn't fully realized. I'm still waiting for the films to properly balance his Sherlock Holmes side with his Dirty Harry side. But at least Goyer and Nolan have put the "Dark" and the "Knight" back into Dark Knight Detective. I also enjoyed how the story made note of the Wayne family's history and of their contributions to Gotham City. The other reason why Batman Begins is superior to the preceding films was its portrayal of the villains. They are not goofy, scenery-chewing hams in gaudy costumes. When I first read that the filmmakers wanted to ground this new Batman in reality, however, I must admit to being just a little nervous. Memories of Nicholas Hammond's web-slinger beating up boring old farts in leisure suits sprang to mind. This is a superhero adventure, after all. While both Ra's al Ghul and Jonathan Crane (his later moniker of "Scarecrow" is adequately explained) are less theatrical than in the comics, they certainly resemble their print counterparts and the possibility of a more "comic booky" sequel is established. Ra's reminded me of Blofeld in the early Bond flicks, an enigmatic foe whose presence is felt throughout the film. There's no Talia here, no Lazarus Pit but legend has it that Ra's is immortal. Ra's is like the Keyser Soze of Batman's universe, the international villain no one wants to cross. Batman Begins definitely reflects a post-9/11 world. The story's main themes of anger, fear, revenge, justice and moral responsibility are undeniably timely. It's also not much of a stretch to see parallels between Ra's al Ghul and Osama bin Laden. Both live in remote mountain hideaways and control a shadowy network of devoted followers, sleeper agents, and financial assets capable of waging terror. I could ramble on about it but you get my point. Henri Ducard is no mere goon. While essentially Ra's "spokesman" and recruiter, he also mentors a vengeful Bruce who is searching for meaning and direction in his life. (With Neeson in the role, Ducard should seem like the doppleganger of Qui-Gon Jinn with Bruce as his padawan.) Obviously, Bruce rebels against Ducard and Ra's once he realizes what these nice shady fellas are plotting. That was one of my biggest nitpicks with this draft. Bruce knows of Ra's al Ghul and his reputation so how could he possibly be shocked to discover that his outfit has nefarious intentions?! Dr. Crane is an important albeit secondary character who plays a key role in the ultimate plot against Gotham. While the Scarecrow's fear toxin is utilized in the story, Crane himself is not exactly running around in a burlap sack with straw sticking out of him. I was surprised that Crane worked at all as he's exactly the kind of character that Schumacher and Goldsman would've gone campy with. Cillian Murphy initially seemed like an offbeat choice for the role but, after reading this draft, he's quite an inspired pick. The rest of the characters are faithful to their comic book renditions. Lucius Fox is what you'd expect. Jim Gordon will be more like his Year One depiction than Neil Hamilton or Pat Hingle. Gary Oldman's casting certainly came out of left field ? the British invasion of Gotham City continues ? but he should imbue Gordon with an edge. It'll be nice to see Oldman play a good guy for once! Alfred is Alfred. Isn't that exactly what you want to hear? I love Alfred. He's the soul of both the comics and the films. He's the voice of reason, a surrogate father figure, a partner in crimefighting, and ? gasp! ? a butler to boot. In other words, he's just like the butler guy on Joe Millionaire. (Kidding!) Alfred's relationship with Bruce was one of my favorite things about this story. I can't wait to see Caine and Bale onscreen together. The only major character I had any real issue with was Rachel. While I was glad that she wasn't some arbitrary love interest or damsel-in-distress, Rachel was rather wooden and burdened with acting as Bruce's conscience, stodgy dialogue and all. Not all of Bruce's lines worked, either; some were too on-the-nose and comic booky in their heavy-handedness. Rachel serves a function in the story, which made her better than Chase Meridian or Vicki Vale, but I won't reveal what she does exactly. Once you see the film, you'll understand why they didn't need a young Harvey Dent in it. Now for the action sequences! There is a hell's bells Batmobile chase through Gotham that will blow you away. There are also plenty of fisticuffs and acrobatics throughout. With the arguable exception of Batman Forever, we'll finally get to see Bruce fight sans mask. It's a good thing Christian Bale did Equilibrium because those skills are going to come in handy here! Overall, Batman Begins was a huge relief and a great fresh start for Warner Brothers' ill-treated franchise. Goyer and Nolan's story was exciting, smart, and faithful to its source material. It managed to be both emotionally intimate and epic in scale, entertaining as a popcorn flick yet thoughtful enough to be appreciated on a more adult level. With its great ensemble cast, talented director, and Goyer's solid script, Batman Begins has every opportunity to be the Batman film we've all been waiting for (some feel since 1989). It should do for DC films what the X-Men movies and Spider-Man did for Marvel, which was to legitimize the genre again for both fans and filmmakers. In short: you won't be disappointed! I still recall the joke that was going around when Burton's Batman opened. "Wow, did you see how much money Batman made?!" "Yeah, now imagine how much it would've made if it was good." Come next summer Warner Brothers will learn the happy answer to that question and it will be because they finally treated Batman (and his fans) with respect. ? STAX http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/496/496077p1.html?fromint=1
KaizerSoze Δημοσ. 6 Μαρτίου 2004 Μέλος Δημοσ. 6 Μαρτίου 2004 .Batman Begins is a complete restart of the franchise. In this draft' date=' there's no Jack Napier; Joe Chill is the killer of Thomas and Martha Wayne. While there are a few relatively minor alterations to the established origin story ([b']they don't go in town to see The Mark of Zorro[/b], for example), Batman Begins was faithful to the spirit of the Batman comics of the last thirty years. TIN TYXI MOU MESAAAAAA!!!POU TO EIDATE AUTO GRAMMENO RE ILITHIOI!!!POTE DEN MATHATE TI ITAN I ZERO HOUR KAI I CRISIS???O JOE CHILL SKOTWNEI TOUS GONEIS TOU BRUCE SE ISTORIA POU THEWREITAI ELSEWORLD!!O BATMAN DEN XEREI POIOS EXEI SKOTWSEI TOUS GONEIS TOU!!! epipleon:Jack Napier DEN itan pote to onoma tou Joker!!!Auta einai vlakies tou Burton!!KAI KYRIWS:PRO-CRISIS/POST-CRISIS POTE DEN EIPWTHIKE OTI O JOKER SKOTWSE TOUS WAYNE!!AUTA EINAI VLAKEIES TOU BURTON. KAI FTANOUME STO KALO:OXI MASK OF ZORRO???? POSES FORES PREPEI NA EIPWTHEI EPITELOUS I SXESI "THE BATMAN" KAI "MASK OF ZORRO"??Oloi vlepoun kai xeroun tin omoiotita kai poso i sygekrimeni stigmi epirease ton Bruce.Akoma kai sto Dark Knight Returns tou Miller pou evaggelizetai o Goyer o Bruce xanaginetai Batman afou vlepei tin tainia stin TV There's even a climactic sequence similar to one seen in The Dark Knight Returns that was a nice touch. Teleutaia eukairia:As einai i skini me tin nyxterida stin spilia...AN dw AUTH tin skini SWSTA,opws sto vivlio tote tha tous sygxwrisw polla As in Batman: Year Two, Bruce realizes that killing is not the solution and it is that moral choice that makes him heroic (not just the catching of criminals). Pros vlaka:O Batman den skotwnei giati eide tous goneis tou na pethainoun,argotera eide ton Jason Todd na pethainei,misei ton thanato opws KAI ta opla.Ta loipa einai barboutsala There's no Talia here Vlakeia 1i:i Talia einai aparaititi:Einai erwteumeni me ton Batman kai o einai o logos pou o Ra den thelei na skotwsei alla na prosilitisei ton Bruce:Pisteuei oti einai o monos axios gia tin kori tou!! no Lazarus Pit but legend has it that Ra's is immortal.Vlakeia 2i:Vre ilithioi,pws tha to exigisete xwris Lazarus Pits? Ra's is like the Keyser Soze of Batman's universe, the international villain no one wants to cross.Vlakeia 3i:Ti????Pote egine auto??Ntrepomai pou to onoma mou empleketai se auto to arthro
epote Δημοσ. 6 Μαρτίου 2004 Δημοσ. 6 Μαρτίου 2004 ante na doume ti tha doume ego eksakoloutho na theoro oti o skoteinos batman tou burton einai kalyteros apo ton batman ton komik. den skotonei, wtf? mhpos tha eprepe na tous dernei kai sto popo? ayta einai logokritikes malakies ton amerikanikon komic dose mou emena bilal, moebius kai liberatore pou einai kalitexnes kai tha sou po ego pos tha ekanan ton batman... parallel univerces my ASS eksakoloutho na emeno sto oti einai PROVLIMA to oti oi xaraktires den exoun arxh mesh kai telos sta amerikanika komic, ginontai toso xaohdeis kai asinartites oi istories oi xaraktires eksantlounte toso poly pou apoksenonontai apo tis arxes tous opsometha
KaizerSoze Δημοσ. 6 Μαρτίου 2004 Μέλος Δημοσ. 6 Μαρτίου 2004 ego eksakoloutho na theoro oti o skoteinos batman tou burton einai kalyteros apo ton batman ton komik.Kai egw exakolouthw na lew oti den xereis ti les kai oti an ithela ton Batman Xionati tha diavaza ta paramythia twn aderfwn Grimm pou einai kai super gothic skoteina den skotonei, wtf? mhpos tha eprepe na tous dernei kai sto popo? ayta einai logokritikes malakies ton amerikanikon komic Oooo,sygnwmi pou DEN sou exoume ton John Wayne,an thes mporeis na diavazeis alien vs predator na deis mpoliko aima.Epipleon:a)Toulaxiston den einai oti kata tyxi den skotwnei-opws p.x. sto Smallville opoiosdipote mathainei tin tautotita tou Clark tyxaiws i pethainei i einai trelos-alla exigitai poly kala GIATI den skotwnei.Malista sto DKR o Joker ekmetaleuetai akrivws auto to giati kai b)to oti den skotwnei ton xehwrizei,p.x. sto teleutaio teuxos 'Tec pou diavasa prin ligo enas typos diamelizei entelws kati bravonia,entoutois o Batman den ton skotwnei dose mou emena bilal, moebius kai liberatore pou einai kalitexnes kai tha sou po ego pos tha ekanan ton batman... O Batman DEN einai western para tis mpourdes pou skopeuei na kanei o Goyer.Oi istories einai mia xara,den tha mou ton kaneis esy Blueberry parallel univerces my ASS eksakoloutho na emeno sto oti einai PROVLIMA to oti oi xaraktires den exoun arxh mesh kai telos sta amerikanika komic, ginontai toso xaohdeis kai asinartites oi istories oi xaraktires eksantlounte toso poly pou apoksenonontai apo tis arxes tous Your ass, indeed dioti thes den thes auta ypirxan,twra to thema exei symmazeutei kai oi xaraktires apla exelissontai.An thes xaraktires pou apo tin selida 1 xereis ti pws kai giati diavase Disney(kai min tolmisei kaneis na epitethei,ta LATREVW ta Disney,ta exw super analysei kai exw ola ta KOMIX apo to no1 kai super apeira "mickeymouse")
epote Δημοσ. 6 Μαρτίου 2004 Δημοσ. 6 Μαρτίου 2004 Kai egw exakolouthw na lew oti den xereis ti les kai oti an ithela ton Batman Xionati tha diavaza ta paramythia twn aderfwn Grimm pou einai kai super gothic skoteina ypervoles, ksereis poly kala ti ennoo, mou tairiazei perisotero sthn vasanismenh psixosinthesh tou kai sto oti...einai fricking nixterida! oxi typos me mple kokkina spandex, alla nixterida! oi nixterides pinoun aima! Oooo,sygnwmi pou DEN sou exoume ton John Wayne,an thes mporeis na diavazeis alien vs predator na deis mpoliko aima.Epipleon:a)Toulaxiston den einai oti kata tyxi den skotwnei-opws p.x. sto Smallville opoiosdipote mathainei tin tautotita tou Clark tyxaiws i pethainei i einai trelos-alla exigitai poly kala GIATI den skotwnei.Malista sto DKR o Joker ekmetaleuetai akrivws auto to giati kai b)to oti den skotwnei ton xehwrizei,p.x. sto teleutaio teuxos 'Tec pou diavasa prin ligo enas typos diamelizei entelws kati bravonia,entoutois o Batman den ton skotwnei nai alla parolayta an TORA ton eftiaxnan eyropaiei komikografoi tha htan movoros. Kai endexomenos na htan kalitero, kathe fora pou skotonei na vasanizete, alla na mhn exei ousiastikh enalaktikh, plus den einai realistiko na MHN skotonei O Batman DEN einai western para tis mpourdes pou skopeuei na kanei o Goyer.Oi istories einai mia xara,den tha mou ton kaneis esy Blueberry ti einai to blueberry? tespa pisteyo oti kai to grafiko stil tou liberatore kai KIRIOS h grafikh alla panta prosegmenh via tou bilal tha tairiazan POLY ston bat. Exeis diavasei th giorth ton athanaton h kapoio apo ta ranxerox?
KaizerSoze Δημοσ. 6 Μαρτίου 2004 Μέλος Δημοσ. 6 Μαρτίου 2004 ypervoles' date=' ksereis poly kala ti ennoo, mou tairiazei perisotero sthn vasanismenh psixosinthesh tou kai sto oti...einai fricking nixterida! oxi typos me mple kokkina spandex, alla nixterida! oi nixterides pinoun aima! [/quote'] Entelws asxeto!!Oi logoi pou epelexe na ntythei nyxterida:a)Diavase to DKR tin skini pou anakalyptei tin Batcave se ilikia 8 peripou etwn b)Ithele mia stoli na ton fovountai,diavase to Year 1 -i opoia telika epilexthike i nyxterida logw tou logou ( a ) kai c) dioti thewrei tin nyxterida "survivor" kamia sxesi me to pinei aima,ase pou mono sygekrimena eidi nyxteridas pinoun aima,ektos an thewreis oti dipote sarkovoro oti pinei aima opote to idio kanei kai o anthrwpos nai alla parolayta an TORA ton eftiaxnan eyropaiei komikografoi tha htan movoros. Kai endexomenos na htan kalitero, kathe fora pou skotonei na vasanizete, alla na mhn exei ousiastikh enalaktikh, plus den einai realistiko na MHN skotonei Enw einai realistiko ena plousiopaido pou ntynetai san nyxterida kai ta vradia ta pernaei stis koryfes tou Gotham???The point einai oti den thelei na skotwnei.A,kai gia tous Eurwpaious,me ta AN polla ginontai... O Batman DEN einai western para tis mpourdes pou skopeuei na kanei o Goyer.Oi istories einai mia xara,den tha mou ton kaneis esy Blueberry ti einai to blueberry? Kala re plaka mou kaneis??Anafereis ton "Moebious" kai den xereis ton Blueberry?
epote Δημοσ. 7 Μαρτίου 2004 Δημοσ. 7 Μαρτίου 2004 για τα υπολοιπα δεν μπορω να επιχειρηματολογισω αλλο, ειναι προσωπικες θεσεις δεν θα αλαξουμε ο ενας του αλλου, εσενα σου αρεσει ετσι εμενα αλλιος για τον moebius, αμαν κωλησες, ενταξι κακη επιλογη, παρε τους αλλους, οχι δεν τον ηξερα το blueberry:P
privateer Δημοσ. 14 Μαρτίου 2004 Δημοσ. 14 Μαρτίου 2004 H apopsh tou joblo gia to casting Everywhere you go people are praising Christopher Nolan's BATMAN BEGINS. It seems as though Warner Bros. has made all the right decisions in attempt to clear the horrible taste left in the mouth of the fans from BATMAN FOREVER and possibly the worst superhero film of all time, BATMAN AND ROBIN. Besides the random rumors about shooting locations and wardrobe, all the hype has been focused on the movie's cast. Impressive? Yes, 11 Oscar nominations and 2 wins (both by Michael Caine) might make this the best comic book movie ensemble ever. We know the actors but who are these guys playing? We've decided to make it easy on the people that don't have a PhD in the field of Batman biographies and look a little deeper into who's who. CHRISTIAN BALE - BATMAN/BRUCE WAYNE The easy thing to do is compare Bale to his predecessors, Adam West, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, and George Clooney. Remember though, the title of the movie is BATMAN BEGINS not BATMAN: MIDLIFE CRISIS. This is story I've always wanted to see on screen, with a young ass whoopin' billionaire taking out the pain of watching his parents being murdered on Gotham City's lowest life forms. Bale is going to be huge in this movie, and I don't just mean physically. His acclaimed portrayal of young James Graham in 1987's EMPIRE OF THE SUN thrust Bale into his own spotlight only to have it slowly dim until a powerful performance in 2000's AMERICAN PSYCHO. He's proved his action capabilities with 2002's REIGN OF FIRE and EQUILIBRIUM and is once again receiving praise as Trevor Reznik in Brad Anderson's THE MACHINIST. Look for Bale to own your ass when this movie is released. CASTING GRADE: 9.5/10 MICHAEL CAINE - ALFRED PENNYWORTH At first glance, he might seem like an ordinary tuxedo wearing butler but when it comes to important figures in the life of Bruce Wayne and his alter ego, Albert ranks higher than any other. He's minded after Bruce since the death of his parents and been a key player when it comes to operation of the Bat-cave, healing wounds, covering the Bat's ass, and cleaning the house. The role for Caine is not unlike his portrayal of Nigel Powers in GOLDMEMBER. A secondary character played by one of Hollywood's most celebrated actors. Caine will add the needed humor and cool confidence, traits that have always helped Albert inject sanity into the otherwise chaotic lifestyle of the Dark Knight. CASTING GRADE: 9/10 MORGAN FREEMAN - LUCIOUS FOX This is where it get a little tricky. Lucious Fox has never been a huge contributor to the Bat-saga yet Nolan opted to go with the drawing power and uncanny acting abilities of one of the world's most popular dramatic actors in Freeman. Now, I haven't read the script so how much Fox is written into the story is unknown to me, but getting such an established personality might backfire if every scene he's in is stolen from Bale. Fox is the man who runs WayneCorp and a true friend to the man he calls boss even though he's still kept in the dark about the whole superhero/ vigilante thing. CASTING GRADE: 7/10 GARY OLDMAN - LT. JAMES GORDON It's being stressed that this is "Lieutenant" James Gordon and not quite yet the Commissioner we've all become familiar with on television and past films. Oldman turns 46 next week. For some reason he doesn't embody the young strapping cop I always believed Gordon to be in his heyday. That said, Oldman has always surprised me with his character abilities. Dracula in DRACULA, Drexl Spivey in TRUE ROMANCE, Lee Harvey Oswald in JFK, Mason Verger in HANNIBAL, these are all memorable characters. Jim Gordon has a chance to join that list. I've always loved the relationship between the cop and the bat, not your typical enemies but at the same time, they're not going out for beers after rounding up the bad guys. Gordon has always known how to use the quick and efficient justice of The Batman to his advantage while carrying a boat-load of subplots within his own complex life. Getting Oldman tells me the makers of this film might dig into the lieutenant deeper than usual and if that's the case, Oldman will hold his own. CASTING GRADE: 7.5/10 LIAM NEESON - HENRI DUCARD Henri Ducard was a major player in the molding of Bruce Wayne in his desire to become the ultimate stealth. The Frenchman Interpol agent trained Wayne in the art of manhunting and all the attributes that go along with being a top of the line spy. Neeson should slide right in as the role of the mentor, picking up some tricks of the trade as Obi Wan's teach in THE PHANTOM MENACE. Just add a tiny little mustache and he's all set. CASTING GRADE: 8/10 KEN WATANABE - RA'S AL GHUL With a name meaning The Demon's Head and a nickname like The Immortal, there was no better villain for Nolan to introduce to the world of Batman on screen. The comic's history between Ra's and Batman is long and complex with storylines involving an attempt by Ra's to have Batman marry his daughter, Talia, in attempt to make him his heir. The history of his character remains a mystery in the books so look for a somewhat new introduction to the character in the movie. Watanabe didn't waste any time becoming a headliner after the success he found with THE LAST SAMURAI and the intensity and skill he boasted in that film should aid him well when he goes head to head with Bale. CASTING GRADE: 9/10 CILLIAN MURPHY - Dr. JONATHAN CRANE (aka THE SCARECROW) A one-time professor at the University of Gotham, Crane specialized in the field of phobias. After falling into a life of crime he devised ways of using drugs, chemicals, and electronics to spread fear amongst anyone surrounding him. The stick-thin Murphy fits the description of the villain to a tee. No matter how small of a part The Scarecrow might have in this film, I think it's going have a huge impact. The character has been one of Batman's longest running foes and always proves to be a worthwhile fight by exposing Batman to his inner demons. People are going to want more of this guy. CASTING GRADE: 8/10 KATIE HOLMES - RACHEL CASPIAN Don't know much about Ms. Caspian but early indications from the production says she's a childhood friend of Bruce and his main love interest in the film. And it's Katie Holmes for Christ's sake. CASTING GRADE: 8/10 (cuz she's hot) So there you have it, a little of what to expect when the Bat gets rolling and tries to save an all but dead movie franchise. The best comic book cast ever? You bet your ass. It Begins. http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=3805
KaizerSoze Δημοσ. 14 Μαρτίου 2004 Μέλος Δημοσ. 14 Μαρτίου 2004 Bale:2 xronia twra ta forum OURLIAZOUN "Parte ton Bale" Cain:Oxi akrivws 1i epilogi alla oloi einai eyxaristimenoi Freeman: Den me anisixei o ithopoios, me anisixei oti "xerei polla" Oldman: Taxoume xanapei,fovamai min kanei ton Gordon officer Riggs Neeson:Periergws,no prb here Wattanabe:Major prob here!!Kamia sxesi me Ra's Cillian Murphy: Xmmm Katie Holmes:Se ligo tha skasei kai o Dawson KAI KYRIWS:Den einai to casting to provlima,to senario einai
KaizerSoze Δημοσ. 19 Μαρτίου 2004 Μέλος Δημοσ. 19 Μαρτίου 2004 Gia perasteeeeeeee http://batmanbegins.warnerbros.com/
Storm Shadow Δημοσ. 19 Μαρτίου 2004 Δημοσ. 19 Μαρτίου 2004 fake??? who knows...... http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17218
KaizerSoze Δημοσ. 19 Μαρτίου 2004 Μέλος Δημοσ. 19 Μαρτίου 2004 Xlwmo....Exoun pei oti tha moiazei sto tank-Batmobile apo to DKR,kamia sxesi me auto pou moiazei me to Batman and Robin-oeides me extra pterygia.
KaizerSoze Δημοσ. 1 Απριλίου 2004 Μέλος Δημοσ. 1 Απριλίου 2004 Parte to Batmobile naxete http://batmanbegins.warnerbros.com/page.html Den xerw an goustarete,pantws epeidi eixa pei oti tha moiazei sto Batmobile tou DKR,pisteuw oti einai mia xara prosarmogi
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