Our previous item on the rumor that a scene(s) has been cut from The Dark Knight showing (Spoiler warning…) Heath Ledger’s Joker in a body bag is now up to a sweet 130 comments. The majority of Slashfilm readers feel quite passionately that it’s a slight to Heath Ledger, the film, fans and Christopher Nolan to remove anything. Personally, I won’t put myself in the odd and trivial position of decrying, “It’s what Ledger would have wanted!” but the adamance here on the site is quite punk rock and impressive, really. Moviehole now reports that a source close to the production says not a damn thing will be changed in the final film come July…
”I KNOW for a fact that that scene is in the film. I also know that WB has made no such mandate and that Chris [Nolan] is honest when saying that he will not change what was intended with The Joker.”
So, if the source is right, it’s raining goodness for countless Slash readers this Saturday.
Sidenote: Clint at MH also reports that he’s seen Iron Man, and while he doesn’t give up any good/bad details, he confirms that Sam Jackson’s Nick Fury is not in the flick.
Discuss: Happy? TDK is going to hit like a friggin’ sledgehammer. What else needs to be said.
April 12th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
I’m going to celebrate by re watching the trailer for the 100th time!
April 12th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Again, fuck test audiences :)
April 12th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Hip-hip!
April 12th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
What do you guys see this doing at the box office? Everything we’ve seen looks amazing, and the hype is through the roof. Do you think it could do Spidey like numbers?
April 12th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
AH CHRIST.
WHERES THE SPOILER WARNING ON THE TITLE HUNTER??
FOR FUCKS SAKE!
CONTEMPLATING SUICIDE.
April 12th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
That’s what i’m talking about yeah!!!!!!!!!! i’m going to paint my face white, hair green and put a smile on my face and go to sleep in a body bag! Can’t WAIT for this movie i’m nuts about the bat. MR Ledger R.I.P can’t wait to see ALL of his work. I’m glad that people felt so strongly about this… BIG SMILES ALL ROUND!!!
April 12th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
@ dickblau
Yeah, my goof. I’ll pour a beer on your grave, unless you’re still alive. Apologies.
April 12th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Captain Awesome YOU ARE DEAD RIGHT! fuck test audiences.
April 12th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Heath is going to be nominated for an OSCAR for this role, watch.
April 12th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
I believe he will too BJ Penn.
April 12th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Not only will Heath will win an Oscar…. but TDK will be so awesome Nolan will win a Nobel prize. I swear to god its true. There’s already people talking about it.
April 12th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
@ jonny
lol
April 12th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
so what’s happened to the footage they’ve filmed with Fury and Stark then? will they end up using it in the Hulk reboot? or will it just fade into oblivion?
April 12th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
while most of the posts here have overwhelmingly railed in favor of keeping the scene, and fuck test audiences, and how dare they, and all that - i haven’t heard the argument, that this scene might be difficult for HEATH’S FAMILY to watch. i didn’t know him, nobody here knew him, but we all got big opinions on why this scene should stay in. i’m curious if anybody gave a thought to the fact that seeing him in a body bag could be pretty rough for them. i wonder how many people thought about that before they made their posts.
i’m still going with whatever decision nolan makes, and it sounds like it’s staying in. i’m posotive that nolan took everything into mind when making the call, so that’s good enough for me.
April 13th, 2008 at 12:26 am
sorry i kinda repeated myself a lot in that post!
April 13th, 2008 at 1:17 am
I think the scene needs to stay in because in order to truly appreciate all that he gave for this role, it must show everything that was originally intended to show. Some film isn’t just entertainment. It’s art. And this is art in all its tragic glory. If we wince and run from those things which hurt the most, how could we ever get any intended message sent by a work of art? Keep it so that we can do justice to him.
April 13th, 2008 at 8:11 am
If this movie turns out to be not as great as people are so convinced it will be, will they pretend it is anyway, like they did with PHANTOM MENACE? (Or BATMAN BEGINS, for that matter?) Hmmm.
April 14th, 2008 at 8:58 am
If you didnt enjoy the first film then thats your problem. Batman Begins hever suffered from the same issues as the Phantom Menace, it was a vast improvement to the franchise and EVERYONE knows it. Batman Forver and Batman and Robin were the Phantom Menaces of the Batman Franchise. Send your bashing elsewhere. The Dark Knight will be awesome because Christopher Nolan actually knows what he’s doing. And if for some reason it turns out to be disapointing then I will be the first to admit I was wrong.
April 14th, 2008 at 11:24 am
I hope this film is going to be R rated. It needs to be R rated.
April 21st, 2008 at 3:35 pm
He is not going to get an Oscar for this. The Oscars haven’t allowed many fantasy films get Oscars in the past. He will most likely win a Sag or People Choice.
July 15th, 2008 at 10:46 am
I know this is for TDK which I can’t wait for. But I want to correct some thin Nick Fury IS in Iron Man. Watch the whole thing and then sit through the credits. There is a extra scene at the nd that Sam Jackson is in and he IS Nick Fury!