by N Rumas - 12.14.07

And it’s pretty much sixty straight seconds of nothing but Heath Ledger’s Joker craziness.
But that’s not a bad thing, because he appears (and sounds) to be just as brilliant as many of us anticipated, if not more so. Seriously, he’s freaky. The voice alone is enough to send chills down the spine. Everything else, Batbike included, is pretty cool, too.
Check out the trailer after the break, and click here and here for a couple new posters.

Dig it?
source: AICN











I hope like hell this doesn’t get pulled before I get home. Damn youtube being blocked at work!
Jody - 12.14.07 11:20 am
looks like it was pulled…drat
Al3O2 - 12.14.07 1:08 pm
Curses. Catch it anywhere else?
Jaunty - 12.14.07 1:25 pm
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Dh3wjpdEn1U
evldereckx - 12.14.07 2:00 pm
Man this looks so goooood! Coupled with those 6 animated shorts (production IG, madhouse, and studio4c~ oh my!), I’m one bat-happy fan!
Schu - 12.14.07 2:26 pm
Apparently it’s going to officially hit the web this Sunday:
http://atasteforthetheatrical.com/
Sounds good, the trailer really blew me away. I think Maggie Gyllenhaal will make a much better Rachael Dawes.
outlawed - 12.14.07 3:18 pm
I still really need to see Batman Begins. For some reason I never got around to it, but this trailer was downright amazing.
Dopple Boppler - 12.14.07 4:19 pm
Ahh, the video is no longer available…
Was really looking forward to that…
Matthew - 12.14.07 4:28 pm
You know, sometimes I wonder what was the point of them even removing that short video trailer… I totally forgot about the Batman movie, then BOOM, come here… See that there’s a trailer, and I get all excited again… I was ready to tell my friends etc… The viral capacity of something like this can be major, but no, they had to remove it… I was really looking forward to that vid…
Matthew - 12.14.07 4:32 pm
@Matthew:
Wanna talk about viral marketing? The Dark Knight’s is the most impressive around. Right now there are real, everyday people carrying around cellphones from the Joker that they got from evidence bags inside of cakes sent to bakeries for a pickup under the name of “Robin Banks.”
Plus I love all the Gotham City websites. Vote Harvey Dent.
Anyway, I’m really upset I didn’t get to see this sooner; I guess I’ll just wait until Sunday. I’m so stoked for this movie.
Squeak - 12.14.07 6:58 pm
Good point, Squeak… Although i did mention it would be good “press”, i didn’t realize how good it is right now… bad on my part… but yeah, it’s not exactly easy to get me excited about a movie, but this one definitely passes the test
Matthew - 12.14.07 7:10 pm
Any idea what this is playing before at the theaters?
Marc - 12.14.07 7:59 pm
@MARC
I AM LEGEND
Herbert West - 12.14.07 8:34 pm
Ledger looks almost like Michael Keaton as the Joker.
http://www.judao.com.br/cinema/noticia/assista-agora-ao-trai ler-de-the-dark-knight/
questworld - 12.14.07 10:47 pm
Wow. He’s going to be awesome as the Joker. I thought it was GREAT casting after seeing him in The Brother’s Grimm.
Namssorg - 12.15.07 12:01 am
Aw, how lame is it that they took down a TRAILER of the movie?
9th_Sage - 12.15.07 12:25 am
Can’t help it I guess, they’re part of the MPAA. Even advertisement is infringing on their copyrights.
Noel - 12.15.07 12:30 am
everyone check the link y questworld, it’s sill live if you click the joker image in the toop right corner.
effin blew my mind.
motovres - 12.15.07 12:47 am
This is going to be one HELL of a movie! I think I’ll be watching this on day one! Also, I got to buy Begins on DVD soon…Sorry, I’m just freaking psyched for thing movie.
[T.O.S.C.]
SoulCaster - 12.15.07 2:18 am
Yo N rumas! I wanted Nick to know something he might find interesting. In the move “I am Legend” as the camera rolls around to show us New York in 2009 there was a movie poster! This movie poster had a Superman sign inside of a Batman sign and it had a date.
NINTENDOFREAK - 12.15.07 9:23 am
There’s another copy of it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h88OSZFc50
Just search for Dark Knight Trailer if that’s down, I’m sure others will post it.
Hopefully there’ll be an official (decent quality) version online within a week or two.
Doc - 12.15.07 10:58 am
Holy crap…that was bloody amazing! I love the homages to the first Batman film. Joker confronting Rachel at the formal dinner or whatever it was (nod to the Museum scene) and the street showdown at the end of the trailer (nod to the Batwing scene)!
I’m not a fan of the new suit design…particularly the neck and the cowl area…head looks way too big…but meh. Shots of the new batcave methinks! And Ledger sent chills man…scary stuff!
DCSimian - 12.15.07 5:28 pm
well said dcsimian re homages to the first film. i caught that, too. street showdown ftw! im not the biggest fan of chris nolan’s batman, but elements of it are awesome…and i have a feeling the whole joker/batman chemistry is gonna be off the charts. ledger looks AMAZING.
nintendofreak: woah, that’s crazy. will check out!
:edit: updated with the latest valid link.
N Rumas - 12.16.07 12:16 pm
Supposedly at atasteforthetheatrical.com, they’ll put the HD version up today…but nothing quite yet.
DCSimian - 12.16.07 1:21 pm
Did anyone know that Harvey Dent was actually in the movie?
http://imdb.com/name/nm0001173/
Joey - 12.16.07 3:12 pm
http://www.atasteforthetheatrical.com/deathtrap/default.htm
Awesome.
AstroZombie - 12.17.07 2:04 pm