David S. Goyer is an accomplished screenwriter who’s penned some big superhero movies including Batman Begins and Man of Steel. He has a story credit on The Dark Knight as well and during a Comic-Con@Home interview, he shared some details about the acclaimed Christopher Nolan crime epic.
According to Goyer, Warner Bros. wanted the sequel to flesh out Joker’s past, but Nolan and company went with a different approach that proved to be the right one.
“I do remember when we were talking about, ‘Well, what if the Joker doesn’t really have an origin story?” Goyer recalled. “Even after the success of Batman Begins, that was considered a very controversial thing, and we got a lot of push-back. People were worried.”
At 2.5 hours long, including how Joker came to be could have slowed the film down. Besides, The Dark Knight is Harvey Dent’s origin and for Mr.
According to Goyer, Warner Bros. wanted the sequel to flesh out Joker’s past, but Nolan and company went with a different approach that proved to be the right one.
“I do remember when we were talking about, ‘Well, what if the Joker doesn’t really have an origin story?” Goyer recalled. “Even after the success of Batman Begins, that was considered a very controversial thing, and we got a lot of push-back. People were worried.”
At 2.5 hours long, including how Joker came to be could have slowed the film down. Besides, The Dark Knight is Harvey Dent’s origin and for Mr.
- 7/30/2020
- by Ryan Beltram
- We Got This Covered
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