Thanks to The Prestige, a film that has put Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale together again, the updates for The Dark Knight have been coming at an earlier and quicker pace. Any time a journalist catches up with Bale or Nolan on The Prestige, they can't help but throw a question or two towards the Batman Begins sequel.
The Dark Knight with Christopher Nolan
The good people over at BetterthanFudge recently had a chance to talk to director Christopher Nolan and, though he couldn't say much, he did let a few details go.
Horowitz: Batman Begins dealt with a range of themes from revenge to how we confront fear. What themes will you be exploring in The Dark Knight? Nolan: I suppose in loose terms I can say it’s about things having to get worse before they get better.
Horowitz: I take it [the Joker] will be less Cesar Romero and Jack Nicholson than the Joker we saw portrayed in a comic like The Killing Joke? Nolan: Yes. I would certainly point to The Killing Joke but I also would point very much to the first two appearances of the Joker in the comic. If you look at where the Joker comes from there’s a very clear direction that fits what we’re doing very well.
Like what you hear? Then check out the entire interview over at BetterthanFudge.
Production is set to begin on The Dark Knight in early 2007.
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