The Dark Knight | Behind-The-Scenes Warner Bros. Pictures prioritized a sequel following the successful reinvention of the Batman film series with Batman Begins. Christopher and Batman Begins co-writer David S. Goyer developed the story elements, making Dent the central protagonist caught up in the battle between Batman and the Joker. In writing the screenplay, the Nolans were influenced by 1980s Batman comics and crime drama films, and sought to continue Batman Begins’ heightened sense of reali

The Dark Knight | Behind-The-Scenes While Blade and X-Men gave the genre a shot in the arm, their quality during this era was still in question. For every Spider-Man by Sam Raimi, there was an Ang Lee’s Hulk or Fantastic Four. In a 2006 interview with Dark Horizons, Ledger was blunt in his assessment of the genre. ‘I actually dislike comic book movies, they just bore me s***less and they’re just dumb. But I thought what Chris Nolan did with Batman was actually really good, really well directed,

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