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"I'm having the time of my life." - Chris Nolan on the making of Batman

Synopsis: Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight’s emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents’ murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city.

Batman Begins Photos UPDATED

You can find all the still photographs as well as photos from the set and all the promotional material here.

Cast & Crew

The confirmed cast and crew but also all the people that are being rumored.

DVDs

Watch Batman on DVD.

Sountrack

Hear clips of the soundtrack by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard.

Batman Begins Fan-Art

All the fan created posters and images can be found here. Thanks to all the contributors.

Batman Begins Interviews

Read what Chris Nolan, Michael Caine or David Goyer say about Batman

Batman Begins Trivia

Funny facts, stories from the set..

Batman Begins Facts

Assorted facts - budget, filming dates & locations, etc.

News

September 16, 2004

Principle Photography wraps on Batman, Bale talks, Zimmer & Howard scoring Begins?

While principle photography on Batman Begins ends today on it's 128th day of shooting, Christian Bale spoke in London to SciFi Wire:

"I just saw it as a way of him being able to channel the clarity of mind that he must have had as a young boy when he first declared that he would get revenge," Bale said. "It's very difficult to maintain that throughout your life. It becomes a memory, and you know it takes a great deal of energy to maintain that sharpness of emotion. So I just felt that everything about him should become different [when he becomes Batman]. The look. The voice. And also see that he's able to have his own life, somewhat [when he's Wayne]. Because it seemed to me that if he was just going to be Bruce Wayne in a batsuit, first of all, that seemed a little bit ridiculous to me. It would have been as ridiculous as any of us getting into a batsuit and genuinely thinking we could go out on the town and intimidate people. I think most people would probably laugh, you know? So you have to kind of really go for it in every way. And for me that kind of, you know, involved taking on a slightly beastlike voice, as I hear it."

As for the newly designed suit, Bale said that it helped him get a feel for the caped crusader, whom he characterizes as "a creature" that is not quite human. "I felt like a panther the first day, you know?" Bale said, referring to the first shooting day he strode onstage in full Batman regalia. "I did feel like some kind of wild animal. I don't know if anybody else was looking at me like that way [laughs]. I don't know if I appeared quite as ferocious as I felt that I did. But I really felt like everybody was kind of looking at me [mimes backing away in fear], you know, jumpy. And ... it makes you feel, you know, like that, you want to kind of run and jump at people and beat the crap out of them. And ... you know, it just gives you this great neck and this physique that just looks intimidating. It's all kind of aggressive. It's all pointing forward. It's very much like a predator. And that was a thrill, doing that."

Bale demurred when asked about the suit's comfort. "No, I’m not going to bitch about the suit," he said. Last month Bale was quoted in the British Daily Telegraph saying that the suit was uncomfortable, prompting some of the U.K.-based wardrobe crew to create T-shirts with a joking reference to his quote. "There's a quote from me that some of the people have on the back of their T-shirts that says, 'It's hot, dark, ... sweaty, [claustrophobic,] and it gives me a headache.' Which is absolutely true, but there's nothing more annoying than hearing actors bitch about their work and stuff like that, you know? I'm playing Batman, for God's sake. That's pretty fantastic. I'm not going to complain about getting a little bit sweaty. And also, they've changed it so much, ... so I hear, from the first movie that they made. And so even though it may not feel like the most comfortable outfit to me, I know that others have had it worse."

Soundtrack.net just reported that Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard are planning to collaborate on Batman Begins, which of course means that Nolan-regular David Julyan will not do the score.

August 22, 2004

Nolan for Batman sequel?

BATMAN BEGINS hasn't even finished filming yet and already there's talk of a sequel. 'MR STUCK-IN-ADMIN' gotta a little something to tell us: Warner is apparently "very" happy with the job Chris Nolan is doing on "Begins" and is trying to coax him into doing the sequel as soon as possible. Try two years apart. It's definite that the next sequel will concentrate on The Joker and they're already throwing names around:

Steve Buscemi - no explanation needed. Currently doing a Zwigoff film.
Robin Williams - been slumming it in dark stuff lately.
Lachy Hulme - played Sparks in The Matrix movies.
Alexis Denisof - played Wesley, the watcher, on Buffy and Angel.
Mark Hammil - played the role on the cartoons. a fan fave.

August 8, 2004

Batman Begins Set Reports & Help Larry Holden

BoF has alot of recent set reports on their site. There are some videos from the Chicago set, one showing some stuntwork on a rooftop, an interview with the head of Illinois Film Department which also shows footage of the locations and a clip showing the Batmobile in action. You can find a lot of pictures from the set at the SHH message boards

David Goyer will attend the Wizard World Chicago on Saturday, August 14, immediately after the DC Universe panel concludes, for a discussion of the movie. The DC Universe panel, followed by the special Batman Begins discussion, will start at 11:00am. Goyer will also be autographing at the DC Comics booth at 1:00pm on Saturday. This will be a very limited signing. Wristbands will be available Saturday morning at the DC Comics booth on a first-come, first-served basis.

Something totally different: This comes from actor/director Larry Holden (who stared in Memento & Insomnia and will be in Batman Begins): "i'm actually auctioning off a role in the next film to help finance the one i'm getting ready to direct... thanks in adavance for anything you can do. best always, larry."

August 6, 2004

Images & Photos Update

A whole lot of new Batman Begins fan art: posters, drawings, wallpapers, manips. Thanks to all the contributers!