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Final theatrical movie of Alexandra Bastedo (Gotham Society Dame).
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Before shooting began, writer and director Christopher Nolan invited the whole movie crew to a private screening of Blade Runner (1982). After the movie, he said to the whole crew, "This is how we're going to make 'Batman'."
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While shooting on the streets of Chicago, a person accidentally crashed into the Batmobile. The driver was apparently drunk, and said he hit the car in a state of panic, believing the Dark Knight's vehicle to be an invading alien spacecraft.
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Some die hard fans of the Batman comics had speculated this movie was a prequel to Batman (1989) and its three sequels, detailing how Bruce Wayne first became Batman, and not had realized it was a reboot, and the first installment of a trilogy.
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Heath Ledger was considered for the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman during this movie's early development before being cast as The Joker in The Dark Knight (2008), a role that won him an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
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This is the first Batman movie to be shot in a 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
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Christian Bale lost his voice three times during filming, after altering his voice while playing Batman.
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A quote from Christian Bale that some of the crew had on the back of their t-shirts (the wardrobe department did it as a joke) said: "It's hot, dark, and sweaty, and it gives me a headache."
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Tim Booth (Zsaz) is the lead singer of the Indie band James.
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The movie references the comic, "Batman Year One" by Frank Miller with Detective Flass, the corrupt cop, being partnered with James Gordon. It further follows the storyline by showing Gordon refusing to turn in the corrupt cops.
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In the comics, the organization founded by Ra's al Ghul is called the League of Assassins.
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Gary Oldman (Jim Gordon) was married to Uma Thurman, who played Poison Ivy in Batman & Robin (1997). They were married in 1990, but divorced in 1992.
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The name of Arkham Asylum was inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. It was first incorporated into Batman's comic books in the mid 1970s.
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Contrary to the previous Batman movies, in which the Batcave was realized as a combination of a live set and matte paintings (done either by hand or computer), no visual effects were used in this movie to show the Batcave. The entire Batcave is instead a massive full-scale set.
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A full city block of Gotham, much of it based on the slums of Kowloon in Hong Kong, which were torn down in 1994, was built in a converted aircraft hangar.
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Christian Bale got headaches from the cowl and would use them to get into character. He says they made him fierce and impatient.
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Christian Bale had to perform sixteen separate fights in the course of this movie.
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Christian Bale watched tapes of his fights so he could get through his training quickly. Bale's eidetic memory allowed him to memorize fight sequences easily.
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M. Night Shyamalan was, at one point, considered to write and direct, but turned it down.
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