The dark knight rises may not mention the joker, but the. Lau is the ceo of lau security investments holdings, a major business in hong kong whose success drew the attentions of wayne enterprises. According to the dark knight rises costume designer lindy hemming, christopher nolan shot a scene that showed more of tom hardys villain being injured as a youththe aftermath of which might. This story occurs eight years after the events of the dark knight and is told in the third person omnicient. It was written by dennis oneil, who also wrote the batman begins adaptation. Joker was most probably stuck on arlham island with a couple guards and doctors. Jul 31, 2012 the official 415page novelization of the dark knight rises, written by greg cox, was released yesterday. As mentioned in the novelization, the joker was left as arkham asylums sole inmate due his insanity.
Sep 28, 2019 while the theatrical version of the dark knight rises may have refrained from continuing joker s story, the films novelization did reveal a little about his post the dark knight life. A psychopathic criminal mastermind and mass murderer with a warped, sadistic sense of humor, the joker is hired by gotham citys mob bosses to kill the vigilante batman, and also comes into conflict with batmans allies, gotham police officer james gordon and district attorn. The joker is not mentioned in the dark knight rises, the 2012 sequel to the dark knight, out of respect for ledgers memory. Jul 26, 2012 joker mentioned in dark knight rises novel. Bane is an excellent threat, and i loved how the power of ras al ghul continues in the storyline. His joker survived at the end of the dark knight after successfully corrupting harvey dent. I have not read any of greg coxs books and hence am unfamiliar with his style, but i would be hardpressed to read any of his other novels after having finished this novelization. The dark knight rises the official movie novelization. Apparently while bane was waging class warfare in gotham, selina mused. The dark knight rises official movie novelization wired.
The dark knight rises alternate ending, a batman fanfic. The fusion reactor set to explode, bane outpacing batman on every test, gotham is at its final lap of destruction in the dark knight rises. The joker is a fictional character who appears in christopher nolans 2008 superhero film the dark knight, based upon the dc comics character and supervillain of the same name. The joker during the dark knight rises after heath ledgers death, christopher nolans eventual decision to return for a third batman movie, and the directors insistence that the dark knight rises utilize a very different villain to the previous film, the path for the final installment in the trilogy was set. According to the official dark knight rises novelization, they may be right. The dark knight rises official novelization picks up eight years later, after the death of harvey dent and the arrest of the joker. The dark knight original motion picture soundtrack licensed to youtube by. Nuke the fridge discovered the following quote from the novelization. Bruce had made sure to check on him regularly even during his retirement but it appeared arkham asylum had done a good job holding the joker. Heres where the joker was in dark knight rises business insider.
No, the joker did not died in the end of the dark knight. Christian bale stars as bruce wayne batman, alongside. This was first published in 2012 along with the original motion picture. The official 415page novelization of the dark knight rises, written by greg cox, was released yesterday. The dark knight rises went by the movie with very little extra. Heath ledger had planned to return as the joker film.
The dark knight rises novelization hints at the jokers fate. However, in the universe christopher nolan has created, he. 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. The dark knight rises the reason the joker never returned. But a mysterious, yet sexy, cat burglar arrives into bruces life as well as batmans. During a business meeting, lau speaks before the board of. He was taken into custody, which the dark knight rises novelization confirmed to be arkham asylum.
In the official novelization of the dark knight rises, author greg cox included this passage. Adapted to the novel format by greg cox, known for his star trek novels, the novelization is poorly written. The jokers story wasnt fully over by the end of the dark knight, but. 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. The jokers execution and the dark knight rises possibly the largest unanswered question from the dark knight rises is the question of what exactly happened to the joker. The dark knight rises official novelization greg cox. I read the other two novelizations of batman begins and the dark knight. Find out where the joker was during the dark knight rises. Jan 01, 2012 the dark knight rises official novelization picks up eight years later, after the death of harvey dent and the arrest of the joker.
In a interview, it was mentioned that after death of heath ledger, christopher nolan was very sad and had given up plan. Though the fate of the joker is never revealed in the dark knight or the the dark knight rises, the novelization does mention his whereabouts in passing. The following contains spoilers for the dark knight rises. Cox, who was was nominated in 2008 for the best speculative adapted scribe award for his novelization of dc comics 52 and has written numerous books based on other comics as well as star trek, references the joker s possible fate in his description of blackgate prison, the maximum security facility in which selina kyle.
Not to get overly into the dark knight script analysis, but the other thing that sets this script apart from other blockbusters is that the character of batman has to struggle with bruce wayne. Bane released the prisoners from blackgate, and one of the bridges he blew up lead to arkham island. The official movie novelization was written by greg cox and christopher nolan. The dark knight 2008 frequently asked questions imdb. Christopher nolan was adamant about not including heath ledgers joker in the dark knight rises, to the point that the clown. Not to say i didnt like tdkr, coz i loved it, but i envisioned a different approach in terms of plot and storyline, while staying faithful to the film characters and most of their backgroundsthis piece is long, as it is most of the end fight scene and story path which i have changed for this alternate ending to work. The descriptions are spot on and as you read the text spoken by the joker, you can almost feel the manic maniac is looking over. While he wasnt even mentioned in the dark knight rises movie, it seems the joker has been namechecked in. Considering that this is, well, the official novelization, we can conclude that this. Buy the dark knight book online at low prices in india. Now, you can take that with a grain of salt if you wish since we dont have a copy of the novelization to confirm it. With the dent act, the insanity plea was thrown out for the most part, with felons who were predominantly imprisoned, rather than institutionalized. After the events of the league of shadows and the joker, a new threat has come to gotham city and challenges batman.
The chechen has a lackey named burton who told him. The dark knight rises novelization by greg cox contains no surprises, but it does contain that little bit more that batman fans will appreciate. Now that the dent act had made it all but impossible for the citys criminals to cop an insanity plea, it blackgate prison had replaced arkham asylum as a preferred location for imprisoning both convicted and suspected felons. The dent act has helped the police slow the spread of organized. Feb 04, 2016 author greg cox of the dark knight rises. The dark knight is the second film in christopher nolans batman trilogy, preceded by batman begins 2005 2005 and followed by the dark knight rises 2012 2012. Director christopher nolan stood his ground on the issue for years, respecting late actor heath ledger too much to. Heres where the joker was in dark knight rises business. As with any novelization, it stays true to the film. Goyer based upon characters appearing in comic books published by dc comics batman created by bob kane transcribed to pdf from. Jul 24, 2012 this is the novelization of the film, the dark knight rises. Dark knight rises deleted scene teases bane origin. Blackgate prison was a maximumsecurity penitentiary located on one of the smaller islands in gotham harbor.
Where the novelization gave further insight into the potential fate of the joker, the art and making of the dark knight trilogy offers a candid look into the creation of the dark knight rises leading man, bane played by tom hardy. After heath ledgers tragic death, christopher nolan promised that they wouldnt recast or address the joker in the dark knight rises because he wanted ledger. James gordon, twofaceharvey dent, rachel dawes, lucius fox, det. Jul 30, 2012 nuke the fridge via discovered the joker s whereabouts by reading the movies tiein novelization by greg cox. In the novelization of the dark knight rises the joker is said to be the sole occupant of arkham asylum. The novelization of the film the dark knight, in instances of events and characters not seen in the film, the novel is intended to expand upon its canon. The dark knight rises novelization leaves it ambiguous, with this passage i believe from selinas viewpoint. Cox, who was was nominated in 2008 for the best speculative adapted scribe award for his novelization of dc comics 52 and has written numerous books based on other comics as well as star trek, references the jokers possible fate in his description of blackgate prison, the maximum. While the theatrical version of the dark knight rises may have refrained from continuing jokers story, the films novelization did reveal a little about his postthe dark knight life. Its only in the novelization of the dark knight rises that we see the resolution for ledgers joker, either appearing to be the lone inmate of arkham asylum or having escaped long ago. In the past, fans have speculated whether he would have returned for the third movie, with writer david goyer and even nolan himself hinting that he would. While he wasnt even mentioned in the dark knight rises movie, it seems the joker has been namechecked in the films spinoff novelisation.
Download the dark knight script pdf to learn about structure, the joker, and how to write a blockbuster movie. Batman handed him over to the gotham police, before leaving the site. Buy the dark knight book online at best prices in india on. This story occurs eight years after the events of the dark knight and. The dark knight is based on a script cowritten by londonborn screenwriters and brothers christopher and jonathan nolan, from a story by christopher nolan and david s. The joker s execution and the dark knight rises possibly the largest unanswered question from the dark knight rises is the question of what exactly happened to the joker. I must admit i enjoyed them a bit more than this one because they delved deeper than the movies. Arkham asylum is left almost deserted after the introduction of the dent act, which sees almost all. We may never know for sure if director christopher nolan would have utilized the joker in the dark knight rises had actor heath ledger not passed away but we can certainly wonder what it would.
Well, during the league of shadows takeover of gotham city, it happens that bane comes to believe that the joker may present a problem to them if he. Characters batmanbruce wayne, alfred pennyworth, the joker, lt. The dark knight let us look the gorgon in the facetalking about things like terrorism, government corruption, and the fact that even the good guys lose sometimeswithout having to deal with the sheer overwhelming awfulness of it all. We may never know for sure if director christopher nolan would have utilized the joker in the dark knight rises had actor heath ledger not passed away but we. An inuniverse explanation to where the joker was during the events of the dark knight rises. The descriptions are spot on and as you read the text spoken by the joker, you can almost feel the manic maniac is looking over your shoulder with that evil grin. Nobody expected any new information about the joker in the dark knight rises. Batman has not been seen for the last eight years, and bruce wayne has been in hiding. Jokers fate teased in dark knight rises novelization mtv. Nuke the fridge discovered the following quote from the novelization on the imdb message boards.
The writing was fastpaced yet felt a bit simplistic at times. The joker still appeared the same as the last time batman had seen him, no signs of aging or of spending years locked away. According to the novelization of the dark knight rises, the joker is the only inmate currently housed in arkham asylum. Obviously, the joker is not in the dark knight rises because heath ledger tragically passed away before the release of the dark knight. While everyone knows the tragic truth behind why heath ledgers joker does not appear in the new batman film the dark knight rises, it has. Denny oneil often uses this character beat as an example of the jokers unpredictability. Rises page 51 fn forum the dark knight rises official novelization picks up eight years later, after the death of harvey dent and the arrest of the joker. However, the novelization of the film makes an ambiguous reference to the character while describing blackgate prison.
Cox, who was was nominated in 2008 for the best speculative adapted scribe award for his novelization of dc comics 52 and has written numerous books based on other comics as well as star trek, references the jokers possible fate in his description of blackgate prison, the maximum security facility in which selina kyle found herself in the dark knight rises. It stayed in the realm of comic books, set in a city that never existed and featuring characters that five. What happened to the joker after the end of the movie the. The joker was mentioned in greg coxs novelization of the the dark knight rises. Jul 30, 2012 where the novelization gave further insight into the potential fate of the joker, the art and making of the dark knight trilogy offers a candid look into the creation of the dark knight rises leading man, bane played by tom hardy. In keeping with previous novel adaptations of blockbuster movies, the dark knight written by dennis oneill batman. I loved the introduction of catwomanselina kyleto the story as shes always been a favorite of the batman universe. The dark knight rises 2012 is the third and final entry in christopher nolans batman film series, the dark knight trilogy eight years after the events of the dark knight, bruce wayne christian bale has retired from his work as the batman and settled into an unhappy and secluded life as the ceo of wayne enterprises. During a business meeting, lau speaks before the board of directors, suggesting a. Sure, comic book movies exist in the world before the dark knight script, but after the movie debuted, people never looked at comic book movies the same again. Sure, the joker is the main bad guy in this story, but the real heart of the dark knight script is batman and bruce duking it out for their right to exist.
Now that the dent act had made it all but impossible for the citys. According to the book, the dent act resulted in swathes of criminals that had escaped harsher sentences by pleading insanity being moved from arkham asylum to. The official novelization and anne hathaways catwoman have the answers. Download the dark knight script pdf for blockbuster. Greg cox doesnt add any new scenes that werent in the movie itself but he lets the reader peek at the characters thoughts and emotions.
Lau was gotham citys chinese mob boss and ceo of lau security investments holdings, a major business in hong kong whose success drew the attentions of wayne enterprises. According to the dark knight rises costume designer lindy hemming, christopher nolan shot a scene that showed more of tom hardys villain being injured as. The official novelization from dc comics and greg cox. Nuke the fridge via discovered the jokers whereabouts by reading the movies tiein novelization by greg cox. This novelization of the movie on the same name completes christopher nolens dark knight trilogy. The jokers execution and the dark knight rises reddit. According to official novelization of the dark knight rises, joker appears to be the sole inmate at arkham asylum. Rising with the laughs, a batman beginsdark knight fanfic. For eight years very few incidents of crime takes place, that can be solved by gcpd.
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