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The Dirt on "The Dark Knight"
INFORMATIVE 
Tags: batman, the joker, christian bale, heath ledger, maggie gyllenhaal, jack nicholson, michael keaton, movie, comic book, gotham
Scheduled for release on July 18th, 2008, the new Batman film is already garnering interest from fans and media alike. Here's the straight dirt on "The Dark Knight".
| | Hugh Jackman, Ryan Phillippe, Liev Schreiber, and Josh Lucas expressed interest in the role of District Attorney Harvey Dent. The role was given to up-and-comer Aaron Eckhart. |
| | As a joke, one bat suit was made with nipples. It was presented to Christian Bale as the real bat suit, but he knew instantly it was a joke, having seen a few design pictures during preproduction. He did pose for some publicity photos in the "nipple" suit. |
| | The Dark Knight is the first Batman film to not have "Batman" in the title. |
| | At the time when the Penguin was rumored to be in the movie, Bob Hoskins appeared as a fan favorite. He stated that he would have loved to portray the role and work with Christopher Nolan, calling him a fantastic director. Christopher Nolan then stated he had no intention of using the Penguin calling him a too far fetched character. |
| | Robin Williams, Lachy Hulme, Paul Bettany, and Adrien Brody all expressed interest for the role of the Joker before Heath Ledger was cast. |
| | When asked, "Why Heath Ledger as the Joker?" Christopher Nolan said, "Because he's fearless." |
| | Katie Holmes chose not to reprise her role as Rachel Dawes. This was due to what was described as 'scheduling conflicts'. |
| | Jerry Robinson, who is credited as one of the original creators of the Joker will be serving as a consultant on the project. |
| | Before Maggie Gyllenhaal replaced Katie Holmes in the role of Rachel Dawes, both Rachel McAdams and Emily Blunt were rumored for the part. |
| | While filming on the streets of Chicago in April 2007, the filming was carried out under the fake movie title "Rory's First Kiss". |
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"Scheduling Conflicts" = My psycho husband wouldn't let me. Anyway, I hate Katie Holmes and having her character share my first name was upsetting. Not a fan of Maggie Gyllenhaal yet, but I do recall saying after Batman Begins that Rachel McAdams would have made a better Rachel Dawes.
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