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A widow of a Kiwi stunt man who was killed on the set while filming scenes from the latest Batman flick, The Dark Knight, is calling all movie companies to take safety and health as one of their priorities for their stunt technicians. The stunt man from New Zealand, Conway Wickliffe was killed last September 2007. It was reported that the stunt man Wickliffe was leaning out on a window of a four-wheel-drive, he was facing backwards on a test run for blowing up the Batmobile. The driver failed to steer away from a tree that was on the scene. The truck eventually hit the tree, killing Conway from severe injuries from the impact. He was pronounced dead on the spot. The widow, Derryn called on movie productions to further beef up their measure in safety when it comes to stunt scenes.

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• Christopher Nolan’s first choice for the role of Harvey Dent was Matt Damon. But Damon turned it down. Many actors were considered in the cast before settling for Aaron Eckheart, including hugh Jackman, Ryan Phillippe and Josh Lucas to name a few.
• One bat suit was customized with nipples much the same as in Batman & Robin in 1997, as joke. The crew presented it to Christian Bale as the real bat suit, but immediately knew it was a joke. Fortunately, he got a glimpse of the design in pictures during the pre production. Although he still wore it and posed for publicity photos in the nipple suit.
• This is obviously the first Batman film to NOT have “Batman” in its main title.
• When the press asked why they chose Heath Ledger for the Joker role, Nolan replied “because he’s fearless”.
• Heath Ledger lived alone in a hotel room for a month to prepare for his role as the Joker. He wrote a diary and kept Joker’s thoughts and feelings to guide himself while portraying the character.

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Batman is in full battle gear to dismantle the remaining criminal mob that plague the Gotham streets, through the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and DA Harvey Dent.Though the alliance proved to be effective, they would soon find themselves vulnerable to the evil criminal mastermind known as The Joker. The eerie green, the laughter and immorality terrorizes the whole city by its sheer presence. Batman’s struggle for justice and peace becomes more personal and forces him to question his self, and his belief and to improve on the technology he uses in his crime fighting crusade.

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The director and co- writer of the Batman Begins and The Dark Knight film Christopher Nolan is not committed to another Batman sequel, clearing up that he does not usually line up projects after finishing a film. Gary Oldman is certain Nolan will return, and Bale said he would return if Nolan did. Oldman hinted in the third film Gordon would have to “hunt down Batman”. He has also speculated that the villain of the upcoming film may be the Riddler. Nolan explained that as long as he is directing, he is not including Robin in the franchise because Bale is still portraying a “young Batman”, which meant “Robin’s not for a few films”. In addition, Nolan considers the Penguin difficult to portray on film, explaining, “There are certain characters that are easier to mesh with the more real take on Batman we’re doing. The Penguin would be tricky.”

The Batman by Tim Burton is an Academy Award winning since 1989 superhero Film that is based on the DC Comics character of the same name.  The character rather than the more acknowledged Batman TV series from the 1960s, it was primarily known for depicting a darker and more serious version.

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker.  His war of crime raises the stakes. The remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets batman dismantle with the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent. They soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker that the partnership proves to be effective.

The Batman, one of the earliest Batman movies ever made which was in 1943, left a lot to be desired, especially when it came to its costumes. The costume didn’t fit well on the Caped Crusader, and his bat horns even looked like they came from the devil itself, it looked closer to that than the actual horns of a bat. Lewis Wilson, the actor who played Bruce Wayne and Batman, was amusing, but he really didn’t do much to endear his character to peoples hearts. When it comes to the Batman films, it seems as if they get better over time, which is good news to all Batman fans out there. If you loved the previous Batman movies, then it could be safe to bet that the next ones would be greater.

Batmans batsuit, which has been donned by a number of lucky actors such as George Clooney and Christian Bale, has its origins in an unpleasant event during the heroes young life. When he was merely six years of age, he fell down a cavern underneath the Wayne Manor which was filled to the full with live, flying and shrieking bats. This harrowing event forever stuck with Bruce Wayne, and is widely believed to be the reason behind the Batsuit which he wears to hide his identity and whose appearance strikes fear even in the darkest and most evil of criminal hearts.

Batman, despite the fact that he has no superpowers like other icons such as Superman, proves that being human isn’t a weakness. He is a veritable master of 127 martial arts disciplines, adept at the healing arts that he acquired in Nepal, and is a vast intellectual. In the movie  Batman Begins, he further intensifies his studies at Princeton University in New Jersey as a relatively young man, and masters the combat arts of jujitsu, ninjitsu, and many forms of kung-fu from Henri Ducard, who is depicted as Ra’s al Ghul’s trusted right hand man. The Caped Crusader, with his amazing physical and mental skills, is really a force to be reckoned with by Gotham city’s criminals.

Bruce Wayne, the caped crusader, hero of many comic books, animated shows and movies, didn’t just wake up one day and decide to be a masked hero who vowed to stop crime in Gotham city. When he was eight years old, he saw his mother and father being killed. The movie Batman Begins shows the petty criminal Joe Chill as the killer of Wayne’s parents, and this event is maintained as the strongest driving force behind Batmans motivation to fight off crime, even though his already a very wealthy man and could afford all the protection he wants and needs.