i think my head is going to explode now

Countdown is on til WB sends a legal notice requesting them taken down!

yaaawwwwnnnn, and the joker looks super lame

Who cares! Booooring! The Joker is a super easy role, I don't know why they are trying to make out as if it was Shakespeare or something.

how they going to let a gay cowboy play the joker, how sad

great the joker is played by a gay cowboy, how sad

yup... thats the shit right there. I can't wait for the Joker's brutality

Boring? The joker looks lame? lol Your right. We should get the old movie joker. You know, the one who looks like he just left the beauty salon and maybe he can bring a boom box with him and batman and joker could bust into some 80's themed riverdance. This joker looks spot on, mentally insane. I'm so glad the dark knight is getting the respect he deserves. Not some candy coated George Clooney BS.

Something ya'll have to understand is, they're moving away from the corny-cartoony looks from previous movies and are going for something more tangibly realistic.

looks good althought the Bat Cave isn't much of a cave anymore :-/

I like the Batman Begins suit better. It makes Batman seem bigger and more intimidating. This new one makes his head look kinda too big and his body skinny. And what's with Batman seen in a fully-lit room(his penthouse and interrogation room)? He should be in the shadows or at least under the night sky at all the times (Yeah, that's not realistic, but it's a movie. They can try.) I'm still really looking forward to it though.

Looks awesome! If it's anything like batman begins then we're all in for a great experience.

The scenes that are in the light they will most likly doing editing to make it dark, thats what they did for begins and others. but this movie looks amzing and bravo to nolan for a kickass joker finally!

Man... I can't belive it is still a year away!!

Okay, let's get some facts straight. The Joker IS NOT an easy role. Not everyone can smear their face in makeup and pretend to be the Joker. You have to show a highly disturbed patern. And Heath Ledger's portrayal so far is awesome! Batman's suit is dissapointing. My favorite will still have to be Burton's because of the cloak. Batman ALWAYS stands in the shadows. Always with a cloak covering half his body. I dont like the new suit but I'm hoping Nolan will surprise us as to why it's in the flick. And yeah, they will edit the lighting. The Joker looks wicked. Cant wait!!

The guy who said the Joker is an easy role is a moron. Not even Jack Nicholson was able to pull it off, and he's a great actor. Whether or not Heath Ledger can do it remains to be seen, but it really look to me that Nolan doesn't understand what it is that makes the joker so frightening as a villain.

Is that Cillian Murphy (second from the left) in the picture 8 down?

Oh man, this movie is going to rock.

i really am sorry to say it but the joker looks god awful! i like his purple suit up near the top where he;s kicking batman but his face is crap. im really hoping this isnt the final version of him cos i did hear a rumour that he already did the make-up thing as his gimmick before getting turned into the joker properly so...i have every finger and toe crossed that this is the case! not too fond of the new batsuit either...

i can´t wait to see this movie! i really enjoy Batman Begins, to me it´s one of the best hero movie ever, so i expect great things for the new film...well the Joker looks like a drunk drag queen so far, let´s hope we could get a good performance from this guy...

1) The fact that Ledger even had the balls to play a gay cowboy shows how committed he is as an actor.

2) It's the Joker. If he doesn't look like a drunk drag queen, then you're designing him wrong.

3) You're judging a movie by pictures?

WTF? Joker doesn't paint his face white, his face is permanently white, has been since he was created in the 30s. Nolan's an idiot.

Wow, some of these look super-photoshopped.

WOW! The movie is a fucking year away and you all are flipping shit over screenshots of an UNFINISHED MOVIE...seriously, reserve at least a LITTLE judgment, people.

The Joker looks terrible, I don't care how real they are trying to
make it, yes he looks like a pissed off drag queen-perhaps
this is brokeback joker. ArvinDh this comment makes no
sense " Heath Ledger’s portrayal so far is awesome!" unless
you seen him acting the part out you cant say that, perhaps
you ment that he looks like his portrayal might be good-doubt
it-can't remember any movie he actually acted good in or was
any good. As for the bat suit, terrible, they should have left
the original one with a few modifications as to what it can do
not change the look. I guess I'll see it when it comes out but
these pics are not makeing me want to go out and see this this.
P.S. Joker looks really lame

First of all, if you think the Joker should look like a damn cartoon character with perfect face paint that doesnt smear or anything, then that's your problem. He should look mentally unstable and the facepaint should look as if he applied it using a severed hand (which it does).

Secondly, if you haven't noticed, the name of the movie is THE DARK KNIGHT. The new batsuit has been designed to resemble a knight's suit of armor. There's an article in Entertainment weekly that has a diagram with the photo of Bale wearing the suit, and it shows all of the new changes. The entire suit is actually layers of armor made of a new material that Wayne Enterprises created. And underneath the armor, he wears protective chain-mail, like a medival knight. The new mask/helmet finally allows Batman to turn his head and look around, since it is modeled from a motorcycle helmet. Think about it, Batman would realisticly have to look left and right to fight crime, instead of turning his entire body like he does in every other movie.

The bottom line is, TDK will be a more reallistic and believable movie.

Dave.. you are a gigantic bag of whiny fan boy farts. Jerks like you have never and will never be happy with a movie adaptation of comic book and or cartoon. Does it really F'N matter if the jokers face is or isnt painted on? This whole "TRUE" to the character rant is stoopid! Often changes like this are made for the better. I.E. in spiderman instead of giving him mechanical web shooters they logically allowed webbing to be part of the rest of his super powers and it was such a good idea that it was intergrated in the comic book it self (ultimate spiderman). If the webbing came out of his ass like a real spider then maybe I would have been a little upset but hey I am willing to except changes or alterations to iconic characters if it means making them better. The Joker has been portraid diffrently by many actors and writers to each his own making slight variances but the sole of the character is that of a fucking crazy sadistic bitch ass clown. So far heath ledger with makeup and all fits that bill and if you dont like it then go hang yourself

Great post. From what I've heard, a more savage and primal direction may be taken with the Joker, so I'd expect him to look a little less well maintained the incarnations of the Joker from before. I have good faith for this moving being just as good, if not better, opening as Begins.

no one will ever be a cool as joker as jack nickleson.

no one will ever be as cool as joker as jack nickleson.

batman's mask could be a bit smaller, his cave is now his empty basement, what is he doing walk around in so much light this ain't no fucking birdman. i agree in the joker is a sadistic bastard and thus should look the part but what makes the joker even more insane and appealing is that besides his murderous action he is one suave, pimpin badass so yes the makeup doesn't have to be perfect but it looks like it was applied by a six year old, simple fixes such as makes the red brighter and thinner as it leaves the lips rather than one big mark from ear to ear.The green is his hair could have been done better , its looks as if its washing out. it doesnt really matter if his face is white or if its just makeup its should be brighter . but seeing that he seems to be being interrogated and beaten up the fact that make up comes off with sweat should be taken into account when looking at these pics. the change from his usual hairstyle to this new longer one isn't a big deal thought i personally think a gelled slicked back look would have been better.
His costume poses no problem with me i'm personally lovin the socks. Batman's new bike and the return of the tank like batmobile proves that batman is i fact "ridin dirty" and thus the cops cant keep up ,lol.
Well thats all i have to say , looking forward to watching the dark knight and heres hoping that the ext one will have robin, the more asian batgirl with the costume with the thick stitches every where. i wonder if they r going to make a movie for batman beyond ever.

All those pix will be modified in post-production. Film shoot are always more illuminated to provide a better length of depth during post-production. Added to the CGI adjustments... I can easily see those pictures to be darker and less of a 1/1 ratio. Love the batcave/studio !

I think these photos are pretty neat. I'm very excited about the film. The only part that confuses me is The Joker's face. It looks like face paint instead of his actual skin color. I'm wondering if they are going to show The Joker falling into a vat of chemicals like they did in the first Batman film? Either way I think "The Dark Knight" will be one Hell of a movie...

Is it true that they are going to have an implosion sequence? Are they going to use the bulldyke implosion queen to do it?

Uh, guys... the level of light in these photo's has absolutely nothing to do with the finished film will look. These are not screenshots they're production photo's. And they won't be using CGI to darken them, that's just silly.

Sets are generally lit so that the light level matches the needs of the type of film onto which the take is being shot. While Production Photo's are taken while the film is rolling, the crew doesn't re-light the scene so that the production photo has the same light levels as the finished product.

Some times you can't tell a difference, and sometimes you can. And if they need to correct the image to make it darker they'll generally try color timing or any other basic editing effect that's been around since the 20's before getting the ILM guys to add CGI (Computer Generated Image) darkness as that would be a complete waste of money.

SHUT UP! Jack Nicholson sucked my balls as Joker, and Michael Keaton....ugh....c'mon people! Christian Bale is the best Batman, and I am definitely sure that Heath will be the best Joker. So, just shut up!

luke... I never had a problem with organic webshooters, Wolverine being 6'2" tall, Superman having a child, Batman wearing a suit of armor, Joker having scars, or Joker's smeared lipstick, BUT this one is just TOO damn much Joker has always been perma white, that's what made him into a nut, that's what separates him from just being a regural person, whe he gets put in jail, he'll just blend in with all the other inmates, rather than stand out. I'm not going to follow the rest of the sheep and proclaim Nolan can do no wrong, I hope he proves me wrong, but Nolan is really fucking up by doing this change.

Wow! I had no idea the level of homophoia still out there about a movie role. Brokeback was one role out of around 20 films and a few TV series he's done. I guess how uncomfortable it seems to make so many of you guys just shows how great of an actor he is (Well, that and the whole Oscar nomination thing). I don't knwo what hsi Joker will be like but you only have to watch some his smaller films to know it will be intense and interesting.

These images are looking raw, so take them at face value. They will be finished up and have a loads of post-production to make it all fitting to the Begins style. It will look superb I'm sure.

As for The Joker, I love it. People really need to get over themselves when going apesh*t over unfinished photographs. The Bike looks a little lame, sure, but so did the Begins Batmobile until you actually saw it in motion - then it suddenly became cool.

People need to remember these are adaptations. Tim Burton adapted Batman to suit his style as did Schumacher, as will anyone that does any comic book movie. Get over it.

I love the fact Heath Ledger, the "gay cowboy" you all hate, is playing the role of The Joker, as it's a wonderful little 'screw you' in the direction of the homophobic morons that have spat their venom so far.

Some of you have clearly never been laid. Ever.

guys i think your missing out on a crazy detail here if u look at the pic with the batman imposters tied up you will notice one guy second to the right clearly that is scarecrow now this leak has gotten even bigger i c ant wait to see how nolan puts this all together

I also questioned the fact that the Joker's face paint actually looks more like face paint, as opposed to his skin changing his chemicals.

As a matter of fact, I think all of us were just assuming he became that way in Dark Knight as a result of chemicals. In fact, the more and more it looks like they aren't going that direction at all.

What it appears is that his lips are deformed somehow. Therefore, it is highly possible we are going to get a version that had a guy that got a paper cut across his lips, and was driven insane enough to want to dress up with makeup and play a clown.

I am going to be a little disappointed if they go this route as opposed to the Red Hood/Chemical route with his face. I have no doubt, though, that Ledger will do a great job, though.

hey look i know we all have expectations about batman but lets just look at the facts here the first four films didnt do anything for us they were crap . alot of us grew up with batman as a kid and i think the way nolan is portraying is great he knows we are smart fans he know we know everything about batman but yet he decides to go in a different direction not because we wants to ruin what we all love about batman but to enhance it keep it in a realm of realty thats believable again out of respect for us. these things worked when we were younger but lets face it joker fallen into chemicals scaring him for life with a perfect clown face COME ON , we were talkin like this when batman begins was filming and look how that turned out now after watching nolans other films before and after batman i know without a shadow of a doubt this movie is going to rock hard then the i told u sooooo will come out i see u guys on the next blog when batman 3 comes out lol

Any one with any knowledge of the actual movie making process would not be judging a move based on production stills. The film will be given it's dark feel in the editing room. Batman Begins was hands down the best in the franchise and I look forward to seeing him take it in new directions.

Jack Nicholson was a comical joker and very 80s but his performance was done well none-the-less.
I think Heath Ledger will surprise everyone and blow the character out of the water. He is a very talented actor and not afraid to take risks. I think he will capture Joker's insanity extremely well. I personally like the look of his make-up in those shots. It looks like it wasn't put on by a Vidal Sassoon make-up artist and with it all running off his face, he looks even more psycho.

As for it not being "true" to the comic because his face should be always white... well... I think we all know the only people that complain about things like that are still living in their parents basement, playing Dungeons and Dragons and trying to wipe the cheeto dust off their dicks.

This movie will be sick.

Batman Beging was a realistic movie, was a great adaptation, i have no doubts its sequel will be a great movie too, but this joker looks so weird, i didn´t expect another jack nicholson,or a comic reincarnation, but i must admit i felt dissapointment when i saw the first photo of this new joker,maybe i expect something really scary but like i said looks like a drunk drag queen, really i dont care if Ledger was a gay cowboy, im talking about the way he looks so far...i have great expectations about this movie. i really hope Ledger´s joker wil be a great one, but still his looks it´s terrible

The Joker pics released look absolutley fantastic. Burtons portrayal of the joker was an eccentric madman but Nolans direction is alot more dark. Therefore we cant compare the two jokers as you are all gay.

Not going to judge joker just yet. I think ledger can actually do it he sounds sick in the teaser. Only compliant is Bale looks real skinny as compared to the begins.. Hope he didnt slck off because he could put the weight back on after rescue dawn..I hope we dont havve another skinny batman like keaton

look at the 6th pic down where the joker is kicking batman, his makeup / face is completely white. the same in pic 14. The shots where the makeup is faded / washed off is from fighting with batman. not 100% with this joker yet, i need to see him in action. the voice from the teaser was good, very disturbed.

i like the bb batsuit much better, as long as they explain the up grades or show bruce working with fox on it, not like the last run of movies where each new movie gets a new suit just for the hell of it. be happy that there are no nipples on it.

going with a painted madman makes it more realistic and believable. thats what was so great about begins, the believability factor was right on. this could really happen take place, no magic, superpowers...etc.

ok, my rant is over

For all of you that seem to disdain Heath Ledger as the Joker because of Brokeback Mountain, do not take it personally, because it was only a film role. Like Christian Bale, Heath has done different types of roles that would be considered different

Also i'd like to add that these movies are trying to have a realistic depiction of The Joker, ad make him scary.

You have him fall in a vat of chemicals and sure it may be true to the comic but lets all realise smething here: Michael Jackson has shown us all what happens when your face has been messed up and your skin becomes chalk white.

So realistically speaking, looking at good old Wacko Jacko, the Joker wouldn't be much of a psycho, he'd be a baby dangling paedophile that made great music in the 80's.

Now I've realised that, I'd rather have the painted-joker. It's much more deranged. It also makes him that little bit more insane and shows us he actually does this by choice and has him make the connection to a clown himself and as a result he seems like more of the inventor, rather than a slave of his own cruel fate. Much scarier.

And yeah, people that cry on little details like this not being true to the comic really oughta lay off the World Of Warcraft, put on their best pair of sandals and waddle outside for some clean outdoor air.

These movies are Nolans take on the character, just as Frank Millers books were. If you don't like it don't watch it.

is it me or has the joker been slashed across the face as he seems to hav a massive scar across his mouth almost like a giant smile where red lip stick has been put over it? if so do you rekon he has done it him self or been attacked and what are peoples thoughts on his orgin story for the dark knight do you rekon they will go wiv the whole failed comdian red hood story of the killing joke as looking closly at the first image released of the joker it does look like parts of his face hav been scared but then looking at the above images it looks like he puts the white make up on to cover these scars.

despite what most people have written i think the joker looks awesum really twisted and sadistic like the joker i hav always wanted to c yeh nicholsons joker was ok but i fink ledger like bale can play many different roles so im confident he will make the joker dark and sadistic and his own my only fears for this film is that they dont hav 2 many villians hopefully two face wont make an appernce intil film 3 if there is one i faith in nolan but no director is perfect and usually they fuck up on the sequels so i hope and pray it is awesum.

one last fing peole dont slag off this film over a few images as people have.