Posted: 6/21/2007, 5:22 pm
FAN REPORTS FROM CHICAGO FILMING:
"Originally Posted by Darkest Knight
Man, I met all of them last night ... AGAIN. I was the only one who noticed Nathan Crowley. He stood and talked to me for awhile. Apparently he thaught I was working on the set. He asked me where he was supposed to go, lol. We talked about the bat-pod and things like that. And I gave him much respect. Then I ran into Buster Reeves (Batman's stunt double), talked about keysi and the manueverability of the new cowl. He also said he'll be taking a dive off the building as Batman in the coming days, and he told me to come back and see him.
I managed to park my car next to 5 batmobiles. The fellas told me they are going to completely destroy two of them, and another one is used for driving, while two others are being used for a ramp jump.
Met Cillian Murphy with my friend. We gave him kudos and said thanks for coming back. He replied with "cheers" and then signed an autograph for my friend. BTW, he had fear gas residue on his suit, and had a huge bruise on his cheek bone. I don't know if it was from the scene, or if it was real.
Met the man himself, Christopher Nolan. And he gave virtually everyone the time of day, which was really appreciated. I asked him where his brother was, and he laughed and said he was busy out in L.A. We then all proceeded to throw out compliments on how he's restoring credibility to Batman, and how everyone loves his vision for the world.
Other random news:
There is apparently ethnic gangs being explored in Gotham. There is a Czech gang."
"In other random news:
The official photographer for the movie told us that first pic of the Joker was by someone named Wally, and it was for the first makeup test. He said he took WAY more of Joker after that, and they are better photos and we should start getting some in the coming months. The dude went onto absolutely PRAISE Ledger's characterization. Even went on record to say it will blow away Nicholson's. He said it is THAT memorable. Everyone on set was giddy when talking about Ledger. Said he's being truly innovative, and down right creepy with this role. They also mentioned how terrifying he looks on the set in costume. And he will have black eyes, this was confirmed.
I talked to Graham, the co-producer of both bat-suits (BEGINS and TDK). He can be seen on the special features BEGINS dvd, on the section about the bat-suit. He told me how much more flexible the new suit is. How the cowl has FULL range of motion, and that the new suit is composed of black and grey swat armor type look which plays into various elements of the story. I also asked if the symbol was gold and he said no. It's black, and it is the official logo from the movie and bat symbol, etc. So they changed that. And since this gentleman was so nice, and he obviously felt appreciated because no one else recognized or knew who he was, and was so adimantaly praising his work, he divuldged with me that ... YES, Joker will be in a PURPLE SUIT during the movie. Apparently he even paints his car a sloppy shade of purple as well.
As for a bit of personal news, I was asked by various crew members to be an extra ... and was given the according info to become one."
"Originally Posted by Darkest Knight
We are going to see so many rival gangs in this movie competing for control of the city now that Carmine Falcone is gone.
Mobs:
Maroni mob (his trailer was on the set)
Czech mob
David Banner (black guy) mob or hoods???
Freak Gangs:
Scarecrow and the scarecrow gang
Joker, and the J-men as they were called on their trailers...
This movie is looking MIGHTY interesting. Probably one of the most pure comic book Batman stories. Should be great on screen. Looks like an even more serious and cool version of TLH."
"Originally Posted by Darkest Knight
Man, I met all of them last night ... AGAIN. I was the only one who noticed Nathan Crowley. He stood and talked to me for awhile. Apparently he thaught I was working on the set. He asked me where he was supposed to go, lol. We talked about the bat-pod and things like that. And I gave him much respect. Then I ran into Buster Reeves (Batman's stunt double), talked about keysi and the manueverability of the new cowl. He also said he'll be taking a dive off the building as Batman in the coming days, and he told me to come back and see him.
I managed to park my car next to 5 batmobiles. The fellas told me they are going to completely destroy two of them, and another one is used for driving, while two others are being used for a ramp jump.
Met Cillian Murphy with my friend. We gave him kudos and said thanks for coming back. He replied with "cheers" and then signed an autograph for my friend. BTW, he had fear gas residue on his suit, and had a huge bruise on his cheek bone. I don't know if it was from the scene, or if it was real.
Met the man himself, Christopher Nolan. And he gave virtually everyone the time of day, which was really appreciated. I asked him where his brother was, and he laughed and said he was busy out in L.A. We then all proceeded to throw out compliments on how he's restoring credibility to Batman, and how everyone loves his vision for the world.
Other random news:
There is apparently ethnic gangs being explored in Gotham. There is a Czech gang."
"In other random news:
The official photographer for the movie told us that first pic of the Joker was by someone named Wally, and it was for the first makeup test. He said he took WAY more of Joker after that, and they are better photos and we should start getting some in the coming months. The dude went onto absolutely PRAISE Ledger's characterization. Even went on record to say it will blow away Nicholson's. He said it is THAT memorable. Everyone on set was giddy when talking about Ledger. Said he's being truly innovative, and down right creepy with this role. They also mentioned how terrifying he looks on the set in costume. And he will have black eyes, this was confirmed.
I talked to Graham, the co-producer of both bat-suits (BEGINS and TDK). He can be seen on the special features BEGINS dvd, on the section about the bat-suit. He told me how much more flexible the new suit is. How the cowl has FULL range of motion, and that the new suit is composed of black and grey swat armor type look which plays into various elements of the story. I also asked if the symbol was gold and he said no. It's black, and it is the official logo from the movie and bat symbol, etc. So they changed that. And since this gentleman was so nice, and he obviously felt appreciated because no one else recognized or knew who he was, and was so adimantaly praising his work, he divuldged with me that ... YES, Joker will be in a PURPLE SUIT during the movie. Apparently he even paints his car a sloppy shade of purple as well.
As for a bit of personal news, I was asked by various crew members to be an extra ... and was given the according info to become one."
"Originally Posted by Darkest Knight
We are going to see so many rival gangs in this movie competing for control of the city now that Carmine Falcone is gone.
Mobs:
Maroni mob (his trailer was on the set)
Czech mob
David Banner (black guy) mob or hoods???
Freak Gangs:
Scarecrow and the scarecrow gang
Joker, and the J-men as they were called on their trailers...
This movie is looking MIGHTY interesting. Probably one of the most pure comic book Batman stories. Should be great on screen. Looks like an even more serious and cool version of TLH."
