Would the character takeon the recently vacated role of gothams protector as batman, nightwing, robin, or some combination of the three. If any film was to sell the format to skeptics, the dark knight rises would be it. It was a divisive film, but i for one love it and believe its an epic conclusion to. First, lets stipulate that batman does not need another retelling of his origin story.
The dark knight rises 2012 joseph gordonlevitt is robin. The dark knight rises might as well be speed with batman since its all action. Will there be another batman movie after the dark knight. After the release of the dark knight rises, speculation immediately centered around the postfilm escapades of john robin blake played by joseph gordonlevitt. Why joseph gordonlevitt will never get his robin movie youtube. West, keaton kilmer, clooney, bale weve ranked and filed batmans best theatrical adventures from the past 50 years. Now that christopher nolans batman trilogy is complete, its natural to.
Christian bale explains why he didnt make a fourth dark knight film. After the release of the dark knight rises, batman fans everywhere. The film earned much more than the original 2005 film, but underperformed compared to its direct predecessor which remains the highest. Actor joseph gordonlevitt portrays detective john blake in the dark knight rises. Meaning he was already robin, he isnt going to become robin in the future. Christian bale, who plays batman in the dark knight rises, explains the ending of the film from him perspective during an interview on siriusxm. Movie the dark knight rises 2012 show more show less.
The dark knight rises cowriter jonathan nolan referred to the reveal of john blake as robin as a wink at the audience. Fans still want a dark knight rises spinoff where joseph gordon. 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. After the release of the dark knight rises four years ago, batman fans. Gordonlevitt 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. Robin is in the final nolan directed batman movie the dark knight rises. Like grayson, blake lost his parents as a child, ended up in an orphanage. 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. Joseph gordonlevitt to play robin in the dark knight rises. Batman trilogy has come to a conclusion with the dark knight rises. The release of the dark knight rises was highly anticipated after the successes of the first two films in the trilogy. 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. But there should be no confusion, the shot of bruce at the cafe comes amid a.
Its been quite a few years since christopher nolans dark knight trilogy came to a. I suppose at this point, i have to turn my focus on nolan. 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. But the dark knight rises is a borderline masterpiece. Fans still want a dark knight rises spinoff where joseph gordonlevitt becomes robin. However, the dark knight movie felt like an ultimate finale, a satisfying. As a lover of batman and the dark knight trilogy, i was always hoping for a sequel to the dark knight rises. Now that christopher nolans batman trilogy has come to a conclusion with the dark knight rises, everyone is talking and debating the meaning of. The dark knight rises voted best film of the decade. Christopher nolan explains his openended finish to 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.
Batman finished his character arc, robin blake was very good, gordon didnt dissapoint and anne hathaway as catwoman stole the show. But, even as we discover that the birth name of joseph gordonlevitts john blake was robin. Its entirely conceivable that nolan will include robin in this film as his protege who can help him fight bane. It also features bane, a character who became notorious for eventually breaking batmans back.
Why joseph gordonlevitt will never get his robin movie. Christopher nolan explains his openended finish to the. 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. The dark knight rises is an epic and exciting conclusion to the story nolan has begun in batman begins. There will definitely be more batman movies in the future, but one that takes place after the dark knight rises, im not sure. Joseph gordonlevitt plays a rookie cop apparently named john blake in the upcoming batman film the dark knight rises. The dark knight rises marks the end of a cinematic era, but not the end of films about batman. And, by ending dark knight rises with batmans death, nolan ensured that the next film cannot simply begin. But in a wideranging twohour talk at the cannes film festival on saturday, the director offered a unique take on his dark knight trilogy. Is joseph gordonlevitts character in the dark knight. The dark knights legacy, 10 years later the atlantic. Why is there no robin in the nolandirected batman movies. But i think nolan very much thought of that movie as a conclusion.
A fifth film would likely have appeared 18 months to two years after the fourth. Why did the story stop after the dark knight rises. The dark knight rises 2012 the dark knight rises 2012. Why does batman not continue after the dark knight rises. However, the dark knight movie felt like an ultimate finale, a satisfying end. Blake holds no ill will towards gordon by the end of the dark knight rises. The dark knight rises packs the caped crusader into exile. The meaning of joseph gordonlevitts fate in the dark. 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. Christopher nolan is rightly renowned for his dark knight trilogy, but the third film is by far the most uneven. 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. After the dark knight trilogy, christian bale and christopher nolan were offered the.
Before the films official release, there was much speculation that the. So why did they end the story of the dark knight rises like that, and did not continue with a sequel. After christopher nolans trilogy, an allnew adventure starring joseph gordonlevitt as gothams finest doesnt seem likely. Christian bale explains the dark knight rises ending. Christopher nolan on batman and secrets of 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. The revelation at the end of the dark knight trilogy that joseph gordonlevitt was robin had fans clamoring for a sequel. Stop reading until youve seen the dark knight rises. Ive only ever watched dark knight rises once in theaters when it released and i have finally revisited it.
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. Batman begins is pitch perfect, even if the fight scenes left much to be desired. Dawn of justice but this movie tells a whole other story and does not tie to this movie at all. 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. Why go out of your way to include robin when you clearly dont want robin in the movie. 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. The dark knight rises is the third and final installment in the dark knight trilogy after batman begins and the dark knight.
Gordon levitt said no, explaining that he felt it wasnt necessary to see blake in action. 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. Christopher nolan may have left gotham city behind. The meaning of joseph gordonlevitts fate in the dark knight. 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.
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 next film, the dark knight rises, supposedly takes place 8 years after the dark knight. He pops up throughout the movie, finding commissioner james gordon after. Now, ill move on to the main question about the films end, and the. What would a sequel to the dark knight rises look like. Seeing as no one before or after has proven worthy to the. 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. This is what a sequel to the dark knight rises could look like. Nevertheless, the dark knight rises qualifies as the best batman movie ever. 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. During the press tour for his next film, the biopic thriller snowden. Nolans enthralling direction elevates average material for a disappointing finale to his legendary dark knight trilogy.
The dark knight rises is the most ambitious superhero. The dark knight legitimized comicbook moviesnot with audiences who, after all, made the original batman a huge success in 1989, but with studios. The dark knight rises marks the end of a cinematic era, but not the end of. The only way robin can work is if they dont call him robin and if hes not a juvenile, subservient sidekick to batman. Joseph gordonlevitt will never get a robin movie looper.
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