"The Dark Knight" script online

[JacksonArcher]

The Dark Knight script has found its way online. It is legitimate. It has a running page length of 167 pages and features some scenes that were cut from the final film.

It also goes to confirm that...

Spoiler: Dark Knight spoiler

...that Harvey Dent is indeed dead, despite speculation and conjecture.

It's a very interesting read.

http://download.hyperfileshare.com/download.php?code=4d62f6c0

 

[MattJC]

It also goes to confirm that...

Spoiler: Dark Knight spoiler

...that Harvey Dent is indeed dead, despite speculation and conjecture.

Well, that sucks.

 

[Bishbot]

It also goes to confirm that...

Spoiler: Dark Knight spoiler

...that Harvey Dent is indeed dead, despite speculation and conjecture.

Well, that sucks.

Sure, but it doesn't mean they can't retcon it if they want. It might even say "dead" as a red herring, its what you see that counts, not what you read.

 

[MattJC]

I hope they do bring back Two-Face.
As great as it was to see Harvey Dent developed, I now want to see the other side of the coin, so to speak.
For more then just a few brief moments, I mean.

 

[Jack Bauer]

The script and the movie aren't always identical so if they want to bring Two-Face back they can. But I think he's dead.

 

[The Old Mixer]

Why is this so surprising? I thought it was made damn clear from the context of the scene, but apparently a tiny bit of vagueness has encouraged many to cling to a false hope. Maybe Nolan should have seen that coming and been more definitive. Would it have taken us out of the movie if Batman had turned to Gordon and said, in his growly, gutteral Batvoice...

Spoiler: What Batman should have told Gordon in this scene

"He's dead, Jim!"

?

 

[Jack Bauer]

I think there's just denial about Two-Face's fate going on because people are still upset with how the Burton films killed off the villains. If it wasn't for that I think most people saying "I think Two-Face is still alive" wouldn't be saying it. It's pretty clear from the film he's dead. But I gues people just don't want to see Nolan repeating the mistakes of the earlier films.

 

[doubleohfive]

It also goes to confirm that...

Spoiler: Dark Knight spoiler

...that Harvey Dent is indeed dead, despite speculation and conjecture.

Well, that sucks.

Well, it was also obvious to anyone who watched the film too.

 

[Samurai8472]

Why is this so surprising? I thought it was made damn clear from the context of the scene, but apparently a tiny bit of vagueness has encouraged many to cling to a false hope.

well I didn't see the skeleton

 

[The Old Mixer]

I think there's just denial about Two-Face's fate going on because people are still upset with how the Burton films killed off the villains. If it wasn't for that I think most people saying "I think Two-Face is still alive" wouldn't be saying it. It's pretty clear from the film he's dead. But I gues people just don't want to see Nolan repeating the mistakes of the earlier films.

But the big difference here is that it serves the story. Hell, the climax revolves around it. In B89, the Joker's death is a forced end that's only dramatically appropriate because of a contrived Batman/Joker origin relationship.

 

[MattJC]

I'm just disappointed that we only get to see the Two-Face persona briefly.
I don't care if they eventually killed him off.

 

[TGTheodore]

The Dark Knight script has found its way online. It is legitimate.

As opposed to being legal to download ..?

--Ted

 

[CaptainCanada]

Frankly, the Nolan-verse version of Two-Face, sans the split personality and such, doesn't strike me as a character type built to last for more then one movie; he perfectly suits the story of The Dark Knight, but I'm not sure what the point of keeping him around would be.

 

[Yassim]

I've read about 80 pages, and haven't found anything I don't remember from the movie. (the Joker had a line between throwing Rachel out the window, before we see her land) Can anyone point out the material that wasn't in the final movie?

(People may be unsure about Harvey's death because for the past 70 years, everyone and everything has come back from the dead in comics, if they're popular enough)

 

[The Nth Doctor]

I've read about 80 pages, and haven't found anything I don't remember from the movie. (the Joker had a line between throwing Rachel out the window, before we see her land) Can anyone point out the material that wasn't in the final movie?

Hm, does that mean there's no scene of The Joker fleeing after Batman and Rachel land? That was one of the few rough transition points that I figured there was a missing scene.

 

[JacksonArcher]

I've read about 80 pages, and haven't found anything I don't remember from the movie. (the Joker had a line between throwing Rachel out the window, before we see her land) Can anyone point out the material that wasn't in the final movie?

Hm, does that mean there's no scene of The Joker fleeing after Batman and Rachel land? That was one of the few rough transition points that I figured there was a missing scene.

It's there.

 

[JacksonArcher]

Why is this so surprising? I thought it was made damn clear from the context of the scene, but apparently a tiny bit of vagueness has encouraged many to cling to a false hope. Maybe Nolan should have seen that coming and been more definitive. Would it have taken us out of the movie if Batman had turned to Gordon and said, in his growly, gutteral Batvoice...

Spoiler: What Batman should have told Gordon in this scene

"He's dead, Jim!"

?

I think most of it has to do with people's desire to see Two-Face in more than one film, as the central villain, and some people who were even surprised by Two-Face's appearance in this film.

After all, David Goyer did say that the second film would end with The Joker being put in prison and the third would have him on trial, scarring Dent in the process.

However that original outline has changed for various unforeseen circumstances, but it still is probably enough for fans to cling onto some kind of hope. And besides, in the comic-book universe, no one remains dead. Despite whatever notions that we're in the Nolanverse and that stuff doesn't happen, it still won't stop fans from believing it would.

 

[The Old Mixer]

Did nobody get the joke...?

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Admittedly, I didn't get it the first time around, but I got it when Jackson quoted you.

 

[Yassim]

So where in the script is the unfilmed (or cut) material?