The Dark Knight | Trailer and Interviews | Trivias | DVD and Blu-Ray | Movie Posters
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The Dark Knight - Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, and Heath Ledger
Batman (Christian Bale) raises the ante in his battle on Gotham City's transgressors. Aiding him in his quest is Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart). In The Dark Knight, Batman sets out to take apart the remaining criminal societies that afflicts the city streets of Gotham. The partnership proves to be successful, but they soon find themselves victim to a period of chaos that is let loose by a rising criminal mastermind known to the horrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker (Heath Ledger).
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Movie Trivia # 1
Along with Spider-Man 3 (2007) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), this film reached the $100 million mark the fastest, in only two days. Since it had a larger opening day than those two blockbusters, it reached the milestone even sooner.
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Movie Trivia # 2
One of five films released in 2008 (and the only one still running in theaters when the voting took place) to be on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time (September 2008). The other four are Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), Iron Man (2008), Cloverfield (2008) and WALL-E (2008).
Iron Man VS Batman
The hosts in this video have clearly selected Iron Man victorious over a number of worthy opponents, including The Dark Knight. Do you agree with this?
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Movie Trivia # 3
The first comic book movie to ever win an Oscar for achievement in acting, specifically to Heath Ledger (posthumously) for his supporting role as The Joker.
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Movie Trivia # 4
This is the fourth time a film based on a comic has been nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award. The others are Al Pacino for Dick Tracy (1990), Paul Newman for Road to Perdition (2002), and William Hurt for A History of Violence (2005).
Featurettes
Movie Trivia # 5
Christian Bale got to keep the Batman mask from the movie, after filming. He wanted to keep the entire uniform but he did not have enough room for it.
Cast and Director Interviews
Movie Trivia # 6
In the original Batman comics (specifically, Detective Comics #80, 1943) the surname of the plastic surgeon who attempts to repair Two-Face is "Ekhart". In this movie, Two-Face is, of course, played by Aaron Eckhart.
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