It is a little hard to imagine robin working in that universe, so the idea had to be limited to that gag at the end, he stated to empire magazine. Would the character takeon the recently vacated role of gothams protector as batman, nightwing, robin, or some combination of the three. Will there be another batman movie after the dark knight. 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. Nolans enthralling direction elevates average material for a disappointing finale to his legendary dark knight trilogy. Seeing as no one before or after has proven worthy to the. Christopher nolan explains his openended finish to the dark knight rises. The dark knight rises marks the end of a cinematic era, but not the end of. However, the dark knight movie felt like an ultimate finale, a satisfying end. After the release of the dark knight rises four years ago, batman fans. Before the films official release, there was much speculation that the.
Stop reading until youve seen the dark knight rises. 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. The dark knight rises spoilers here we take a look at what happens after the final scene of the conclusion of the epic dark knight trilogy. The dark knight rises is a 2012 superhero film directed by christopher nolan, who cowrote the screenplay with his brother jonathan nolan, and the story with david s. Fans still want a dark knight rises spinoff where joseph gordon. Joseph gordonlevitt will never get a robin movie looper. Like grayson, blake lost his parents as a child, ended up in an orphanage. During the press tour for his next film, the biopic thriller snowden. A fifth film would likely have appeared 18 months to two years after the fourth.
Its entirely conceivable that nolan will include robin in this film as his protege who can help him fight bane. Even if you hate the idea of robin appearing in tdkr, christopher nolans track record with batman begins and the dark knight has earned him the benefit of. The dark knight rises marks the end of a cinematic era, but not the end of films about batman. Why go out of your way to include robin when you clearly dont want robin in the movie. The dark knight rises might as well be speed with batman since its all action. Its been a good few years since the conclusion of christopher nolans dark knight trilogy, which ended on an optimistic note with the retirement of bruce wayne and reveal of joseph gordonlevitt as robin. The film earned much more than the original 2005 film, but underperformed compared to its direct predecessor which remains the highest. He pops up throughout the movie, finding commissioner james gordon after. Blake holds no ill will towards gordon by the end of the dark knight rises. The meaning of joseph gordonlevitts fate in the dark knight. Christopher nolan on batman and secrets of dark knight.
The meaning of joseph gordonlevitts fate in the dark. Meaning he was already robin, he isnt going to become robin in the future. As a lover of batman and the dark knight trilogy, i was always hoping for a sequel to the dark knight rises. Though an original character with nothing more than the birth name robin, blake displays many similarities with a couple of incarnations of the character robin, particularly dick grayson. Ive only ever watched dark knight rises once in theaters when it released and i have finally revisited it. After the release of the dark knight rises, batman fans everywhere. The only way robin can work is if they dont call him robin and if hes not a juvenile, subservient sidekick to batman. Christopher nolan may have left gotham city behind.
Joseph gordonlevitt to play robin in the dark knight rises. Why joseph gordonlevitt will never get his robin movie youtube. Actor joseph gordonlevitt portrays detective john blake in the dark knight rises. The dark knight rises cowriter jonathan nolan referred to the reveal of john blake as robin as a wink at the audience. Nevertheless, the dark knight rises qualifies as the best batman movie ever. If any film was to sell the format to skeptics, the dark knight rises would be it. The dark knight rises packs the caped crusader into exile. The first two films in the series batman begins and the dark knight are relatively straightforward superhero tales, with a clear beginning, middle and end that leave little up for debate. There will definitely be more batman movies in the future, but one that takes place after the dark knight rises, im not sure. Batman begins is pitch perfect, even if the fight scenes left much to be desired. Joseph gordonlevitt plays a rookie cop apparently named john blake in the upcoming batman film the dark knight rises.
Id even go as far as to say that without a few admittedly poor choices here and there, the movie would be better than the dark knight. After the dark knight trilogy, christian bale and christopher nolan were offered the. The revelation at the end of the dark knight trilogy that joseph gordonlevitt was robin had fans clamoring for a sequel. Christian bale explains why he didnt make a fourth dark knight film. Christopher nolan is rightly renowned for his dark knight trilogy, but the third film is by far the most uneven. I like to think nolans trilogy starting from 2005s batman begins to dark knight rises now was an attempt to right the wrongs for the terrible tragedy that was batman and robin 1997 and make an. However, the ending for the dark knight rises was the subject of many theories, with some believing bruce waynes ultimate fate was still in question. Now that christopher nolans batman trilogy is complete, its natural to. Batman finished his character arc, robin blake was very good, gordon didnt dissapoint and anne hathaway as catwoman stole the show. So why did they end the story of the dark knight rises like that, and did not continue with a sequel.
Now that christopher nolans batman trilogy has come to a conclusion with the dark knight rises, everyone is talking and debating the meaning of. Why is there no robin in the nolandirected batman movies. Now, ill move on to the main question about the films end, and the. The dark knight rises 2012 joseph gordonlevitt is robin. But i think nolan very much thought of that movie as a conclusion. Is joseph gordonlevitts character in the dark knight. The release of the dark knight rises was highly anticipated after the successes of the first two films in the trilogy. Movie the dark knight rises 2012 show more show less. Why joseph gordonlevitt will never get his robin movie. Christopher nolan explains his openended finish to the. Nolan takes not only gotham city to the limit, but also he takes audiences to the limit with an actioneer that clocks in at 164 minutes. Christian bale explains the dark knight rises ending. The dark knight rises 2012 the dark knight rises 2012.
And, by ending dark knight rises with batmans death, nolan ensured that the next film cannot simply begin. At the end of the dark knight rises, with the help of gotham citys remaining police force, batman was able to get control of the city back from bane and finally defeated the breathingimpaired supervillain manoamano though it was catwoman who delivered the killing shot. The next film, the dark knight rises, supposedly takes place 8 years after the dark knight. Gordonlevitt said no, explaining that he felt it wasnt necessary to see blake in action. 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. It was a divisive film, but i for one love it and believe its an epic conclusion to. Based on the dc comics character batman, the film is the final installment in nolans the dark knight trilogy, and the sequel to the dark knight 2008. After christopher nolans trilogy, an allnew adventure starring joseph gordonlevitt as gothams finest doesnt seem likely. However, the dark knight movie felt like an ultimate finale, a satisfying. I suppose at this point, i have to turn my focus on nolan. Gordon levitt said no, explaining that he felt it wasnt necessary to see blake in action.
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 voted best film of the decade. It also features bane, a character who became notorious for eventually breaking batmans back. The dark knight rises is the most ambitious superhero. After the release of the dark knight rises, speculation immediately centered around the postfilm escapades of john robin blake played by joseph gordonlevitt. First, lets stipulate that batman does not need another retelling of his origin story.
West, keaton kilmer, clooney, bale weve ranked and filed batmans best theatrical adventures from the past 50 years. But what if the dark knight rises is secretly a masterpiece of camp. But, even as we discover that the birth name of joseph gordonlevitts john blake was robin. What would a sequel to the dark knight rises look like. Why does batman not continue after the dark knight rises.
This is what a sequel to the dark knight rises could look like. The dark knight rises is the third and final installment in the dark knight trilogy after batman begins and the dark knight. I liked millers take on robin in the dark knight returns but that was a special deal and cant really be replicated too easily with the nolanbale batman. Its been quite a few years since christopher nolans dark knight trilogy came to a. But the dark knight rises is a borderline masterpiece. The dark knight rises is an epic and exciting conclusion to the story nolan has begun in batman begins. The dark knight legitimized comicbook moviesnot with audiences who, after all, made the original batman a huge success in 1989, but with studios.
Christian bale, who plays batman in the dark knight rises, explains the ending of the film from him perspective during an interview on siriusxm. But in a wideranging twohour talk at the cannes film festival on saturday, the director offered a unique take on his dark knight trilogy. Robin is in the final nolan directed batman movie the dark knight rises. Fans still want a dark knight rises spinoff where joseph gordonlevitt becomes robin. Dawn of justice but this movie tells a whole other story and does not tie to this movie at all. Why did the story stop after the dark knight rises. Batman trilogy has come to a conclusion with the dark knight rises. When the dark knight rises was filmed, the occupy wall street movement was in full force in new york and around the country, so the heavy thread of. But i hope that a new director could step in and direct a movie that takes place after the dark knight rises. But there should be no confusion, the shot of bruce at the cafe comes amid a. The dark knights legacy, 10 years later the atlantic.
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