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The Hollywood Reporter claims that Josh Pence will play Ra's al Ghul in the conclusion of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy.

The original story suggests that al Ghul, who was played in Batman Begins by Liam Neeson, will appear in flashbacks that are set three decades in the past.

Though unconfirmed, the appearance of the character would support rumors that Talia al Ghul, his daughter, may be a featured villain.
 

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It's being filmed in Pittsburgh this summer. Cool town. Good feel for Gotham, IMO.
 

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It's being filmed in Pittsburgh this summer. Cool town. Good feel for Gotham, IMO.

I think the first two were filmed in Chicago. I was visiting when they shot the first one there. Kinda cool to see what we could. I am surprised they moved it to Pitt.
 

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Significant...That’s highly significant
I consider that horse and buggy thinking
I'm partial to the fugue

Holy smokes...you're right!

I pulled up that episode, and I'll be damned if I've been wrong for all these years...
 

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Significant...That’s highly significant
I consider that horse and buggy thinking
I'm partial to the fugue

I love M*A*S*H

I forget her name but when she was sunning herself she was pretty hot.
 

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bane's no joker, but that's a pretty cool picture.

have no idea though how Nolan tops TDK. I expect this to be easily as good as Batman Begins, but my expectations for it to be as good as TDK are relatively low (doesn't mean I'm not dying to see it and haven't been dying to see it since TDK ended).
 

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First trailer is supposedly going to be in front of the new Harry Potter movie. Since I have no interest in seeing that I may have to sneak in just for the previews.
 

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that's a sick teaser poster.

******* I wish The Joker was gonna be in this to tie this whole trilogy together.
 

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man... after seeing the teaser, me thinks Nolan might have made a HUGE misstep in making Bane the big bad in this ending to the trilogy. I mean, I saw this teaser with a HUGE fanboy audience in LA today for Harry Potter and there's wasn't a peep after this trailer... just a silent WTF permeating throughout the theater... NOTHING like the teaser trailer for TDK with Alfred's stirring words about "some men just want to see the world burn" followed up by the Joker's "I'm a man of my word" and Ledger's hysterically scary laughing. I mean, people burst into applause when I saw that 5 years ago and there wasn't even any visual to go along with it!

now, I'm sure Nolan will still make a very good movie and close out the trilogy strong, but me thinks he was SERIOUSLY hamstrung by Ledger's death as there's no doubt in my mind that Nolan probably watched him attack that role and figured he (along with others in the rogue gallery... probably Bane and Catwoman) would give Batman everything he could take in the finale.

I just think a finale without one of the true BIG BIG bads (Joker, Riddler, Penguin) is just gonna leave people a little flat. I know that's what the trailer did for me... and that was after the teaser poster practically made me **** in my pants.
 

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I am pleased Nolan isn't just trying to make another version of the Dark Knight. I will wait to see movie. Nolan has earned at least that.
 

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no. that's a complete fake.

Figures...I could see Robin Williams playing a pretty good Dr. Strange. I guess I'll have to wait until this weekend to catch the real teaser when we go to see HP7.

If Bane figures to be the chief villain (along with Catwoman, and the rumored return of Ra's Al Ghul) that could be a potential problem, but it's easily something that Nolan can pull off. At least Nolan would be keeping the villains in the realm of believability so to speak.

edit: This must be it:

 
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Figures...I could see Robin Williams playing a pretty good Dr. Strange. I guess I'll have to wait until this weekend to catch the real teaser when we go to see HP7.

If Bane figures to be the chief villain (along with Catwoman, and the rumored return of Ra's Al Ghul) that could be a potential problem, but it's easily something that Nolan can pull off. At least Nolan would be keeping the villains in the realm of believability so to speak.

edit: This must be it:


that's it.
 
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