New Dark Knight Pics from the New York Times

The New York Times published a piece about Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan today, which included a few new pictures. The story focuses mostly on Nolan, his career, and his feelings about the new film in the wake of Heath Ledger's untimely death. It's a great article for Batman and Christopher Nolan fans alike, but does contain some spoilers for the upcoming movie. If you don't want to know anything about it, you probably shouldn't read it. But the parts about Ledger are almost worth it. They really pay tribute to the actor he was.

For example, from the article:

Mr. Pfister, the cinematographer, said Mr. Ledger seemed "like he was busting blood vessels in his head," he was so intense. "It was like a séance, where the medium takes on another person and then is so completely drained."

The article went on to say:

"It’s stunning, it’s iconic," [Nolan] said. "It’s going to just blow people away."

Those sentiments both make me sad for what Ledger was becoming as an actor and could have been, but also excites me that his last role is going to be amazing.

Personally I am a big fan of Nolan's. I loved Momento before I knew who Christopher Nolan was, and have subsequently loved everything he's done (with the exception of Insomnia, because I haven't seen it). It's fun to read about certain styles directors have, especially when it's coming from actors like Aaron Eckhart. I also loved the fact that he has turned down really attractive money-making movies in favor of things he was passionate about. That lends to his credibility.

It's also very fascinating to read about how deep Nolan is going in his pursuit of a serious Batman character. The morals he struggles with, the cultural insinuations he tries to avoid but ultimately cannot. It's almost surreal to listen to this man speak like a visionary about a comic book character.

Anyways, a few new pictures were released as well, and while we still haven't seen Aaron Eckhart as Two-Face, these are still pretty awesome. Check them out.

Batman on the Batpod

Batman and the Joker

Christopher Nolan on the set with the Bat Signal


[via NYT]