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* [[All-Star Cast]]: All three feature [[Christian Bale]], [[Gary Oldman]], [[Michael Caine]], and [[Morgan Freeman]]. The first also features [[Liam Neeson]], [[Katie Holmes]], [[Cillian Murphy]], [[Tom Wilkinson]], and [[Rutger Hauer]]; the second also features [[Heath Ledger]], [[Aaron Eckhart]], [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]], and [[Eric Roberts]]; the third also features [[Anne Hathaway]], [[Tom Hardy]], [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]], and [[Marion Cotillard]]. Enough said.
* [[Approval of God]]: In an interview with ''Entertainment Weekly'', [[Christopher Nolan]] said he saw ''[[The Lion King]]'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=1NRsPDhyHrc parody of] ''[[The Dark Knight Saga|The Dark Knight Rises]]'' trailer and thought it was epic.
** [[Tom Hardy]] [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1678909/dark-knight-rises-bane-muffled-voice.jhtml also had good things to say] about his parodies. "I have seen some brilliant stuff online about [my mumbling] 'Mmmm ... [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teuR--JbSm8 Batman doesn't beat up retards!]"
* [[The Character Died with Him]]: It is unclear how his absence will be addressed (or if it ''will'' be addressed), but, on account of [[Heath Ledger]]'s death, [[Word of God]] has confirmed that the Joker will not be returning.
* [[Cool Car]]: Bruce's Lamborghini Murciélago LP 640, bonus is the fact that [[Bilingual Bonus|Murciélago is Spanish for "Bat".]]
* [[Development Gag]]: When Fox is asked for improvements to the Batsuit, he remarks, "You want to be able to turn your head." Prior to the Dark Knight Trilogy, no physical implementation of the Batsuit allowed the actors to turn their heads.
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* [[Lzherusskie]]: ''The Dark Knight'' has Beatrice Rosen (French-American) as the Russian prima ballerina who lectures Harvey Dent, and Richie Coster (English) as the Chechen gangster (not Russian in the strict sense, but Coster portrays his character as a stereotypical [[The Mafiya|Russian mafioso]]).
* [[Method Acting]]: To prepare for the part of the Joker, Heath Ledger spent six weeks in a motel room in seclusion to delve deep into his intended portrayal of the Joker's psychology.
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes in ''The Dark Knight'', replacing Katie Holmes from ''Begins''.
* [[Playing Against Type]]:
** [[Gary Oldman]] is known for his great acting range, but is often [[Typecasting|typecast]] as a villain. In these movies, he plays a heroic Jim Gordon, and avoids [[Large Ham|going overboard]] with his acting.
** The casting of [[Heath Ledger]] as [[The Joker]] raised quite a few eyebrows as he had never played a major villainous role like this before, let alone a psychotic murderer. He defied all expectations giving the most powerful and remembered performance in the film.
* [[Promoted Fanboy]]: Thanks to an online competition run by Hans Zimmer and UJAM, thousands of lucky fans will be doing the [[Ominous Latin Chanting]] in the final cut of the film.
* [[Reality Subtext]]: Bruce Wayne requesting a new Batsuit from Fox so that he can turn his head and be more agile, was the result of Christian Bale complaining about these problems with his Batsuit from the first movie.
* [[Recursive Adaptation]]: Elements of Ledger's Joker were incorporated into the comics, most notably the scars. There may have been an abortive attempt to make him closer still, with someone drawing a line at killing Harley.
* [[Star-Making Role]]: Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman. While ''[[American Psycho]]'' was a cult hit, ''Batman Begins'' is the film that made him a bona-fide star.
* [[Throw It In]]:
** Joker's clapping after {{spoiler|Jim Gordon is promoted to Comissioner}}. As well as the Joker {{spoiler|having trouble with the explosives at the hospital not going off}}. According to Christopher Nolan, Ledger knew something had gone wrong, but he didn't want to ruin the take by going out of character unless Nolan called "cut," so he improvised the repeated button-presses until the effects guys got the charges to fire.
** The rumor is that he didn't know the main explosions was going to be delayed so that he'd have a chance to get away on the bus before they started.
** A lot of the Joker's mannerisms were developed when Heath Ledger was getting his makeup done, and would scrunch up his face to create different textures for the makeup. The creepy way in which the Joker sucks on his cheeks was one of these.
* [[Typecasting]]: Ron Dean playing Mike Wuertz, one of Gordon's detectives. He behaves similarly to his performance as Detective Kelly in ''[[The Fugitive]]''.
* [[What Could Have Been]]:
** Among those who auditioned for the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman? Cillian Murphy.
** A video game tie-in to ''The Dark Knight'' was listed as "In Development" for several months before and after the movie came out, and [[Gary Oldman]] even discussed it in an interview with G4, but it was ultimately scrapped. The developers may have felt that releasing a video game with [[Heath Ledger|a recently deceased actor]]'s likeness would be in poor taste.
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