Post by RhodoraO on Mar 5, 2017 14:38:34 GMT
A 21 July 2008 UK press conference reported in the Guardian. It's only a brief Q & A. It doesn't say whether this was reported in full or what.
www.theguardian.com/film/2008/jul/23/dark.knight1
Were you expecting the box office success and positive reviews?
Maggie Gyllenhaal (Rachel Dawes): When I started making movies, I didn't care if anybody saw them. And now I realise I don't want to make movies for the ten people that feel the same way about the world that I do! I want to make movies that people see. I'm so proud to be a part of it and so glad it made tons of money!
Christian Bale (Batman/Bruce Wayne): I'm always surprised that any movie I'm in makes money because most of the ones I've done have bombed. I've been called box office poison.
Michael Caine (Alfred Pennyworth): I always felt from reading the script it would do well at the box office and then I saw the completed movie and thought "There's something very special here".
How did Heath Ledger present his idea of the Joker? Did he come in with fully-formed ideas of how he was going to play it or was there more of an evolution?
Nolan: We talked very early on about representing pure anarchy, a force of complete chaos. Heath was able to build on that and figure out how to balance the iconography with creating a psychologically real character you could actually believe in. Over the months we did wardrobe fittings and make-up tests and you'd see the movements and the energy of the character develop.
How was the new Batsuit work out?
Bale: It was so much nicer than the first one. It was a real desire of mine to be able to turn my head inside it. With the first suit, I was having to fight against the suit, whereas this one really helped. I could breathe better, through the cowl. It was actually heavier but didn't feel that way.
Caine: And it was easier to press.
How did the role of Rachel Dawes evolve from a typical girlfriend role into something more interesting?
Gyllenhaal: When I first met Chris, he told me she wasn't quite finished in the script and it was important to me he wanted her to be a full woman with a mind. I thought, "He says he wants that, but he's probably busy thinking about an exploding motorcycle or something". But that wasn't at all the case.
Following on from the idea of a hunt for Batman at the end of the film - does that make you likely to do a third film?
Nolan: No, not really. We certainly didn't save anything for another film. On the other hand, I had no thought of making a second one while I was making Batman Begins.
What were your favourite moments in the film?
Caine: It was the line where I say: "Some men just want to watch the world burn".
Bale: I feel like since Michael just said that, I should say it's the same scene, otherwise it's like, evidently you were enjoying it more than I was! I always remember your lines.
Caine: We're sharing this one.
Eckhart: My favourite line is when Christian asks Alfred about how he coped with the bandit he'd told the story about and he says: "We burned down the forest". When I was watching the movie, I just got chills.
Caine: I didn't realise I had all the good lines. I'm only the butler, I should just be saying: "Dinner is served."
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This press conference took place on Monday, 21st before the premiere according to the article. A day after his family feud and a day before his arrest. Read that part of the report on The Biographical board.
www.theguardian.com/film/2008/jul/23/dark.knight1
Were you expecting the box office success and positive reviews?
Maggie Gyllenhaal (Rachel Dawes): When I started making movies, I didn't care if anybody saw them. And now I realise I don't want to make movies for the ten people that feel the same way about the world that I do! I want to make movies that people see. I'm so proud to be a part of it and so glad it made tons of money!
Christian Bale (Batman/Bruce Wayne): I'm always surprised that any movie I'm in makes money because most of the ones I've done have bombed. I've been called box office poison.
Michael Caine (Alfred Pennyworth): I always felt from reading the script it would do well at the box office and then I saw the completed movie and thought "There's something very special here".
How did Heath Ledger present his idea of the Joker? Did he come in with fully-formed ideas of how he was going to play it or was there more of an evolution?
Nolan: We talked very early on about representing pure anarchy, a force of complete chaos. Heath was able to build on that and figure out how to balance the iconography with creating a psychologically real character you could actually believe in. Over the months we did wardrobe fittings and make-up tests and you'd see the movements and the energy of the character develop.
How was the new Batsuit work out?
Bale: It was so much nicer than the first one. It was a real desire of mine to be able to turn my head inside it. With the first suit, I was having to fight against the suit, whereas this one really helped. I could breathe better, through the cowl. It was actually heavier but didn't feel that way.
Caine: And it was easier to press.
How did the role of Rachel Dawes evolve from a typical girlfriend role into something more interesting?
Gyllenhaal: When I first met Chris, he told me she wasn't quite finished in the script and it was important to me he wanted her to be a full woman with a mind. I thought, "He says he wants that, but he's probably busy thinking about an exploding motorcycle or something". But that wasn't at all the case.
Following on from the idea of a hunt for Batman at the end of the film - does that make you likely to do a third film?
Nolan: No, not really. We certainly didn't save anything for another film. On the other hand, I had no thought of making a second one while I was making Batman Begins.
What were your favourite moments in the film?
Caine: It was the line where I say: "Some men just want to watch the world burn".
Bale: I feel like since Michael just said that, I should say it's the same scene, otherwise it's like, evidently you were enjoying it more than I was! I always remember your lines.
Caine: We're sharing this one.
Eckhart: My favourite line is when Christian asks Alfred about how he coped with the bandit he'd told the story about and he says: "We burned down the forest". When I was watching the movie, I just got chills.
Caine: I didn't realise I had all the good lines. I'm only the butler, I should just be saying: "Dinner is served."
________________________
This press conference took place on Monday, 21st before the premiere according to the article. A day after his family feud and a day before his arrest. Read that part of the report on The Biographical board.