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BATMAN BEGINS (2005)

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WHAT THE STUDIO WANTS YOU TO KNOW

    In Batman Begins, acclaimed director Christopher Nolan explores the origins of the legendary Dark Knight. In the wake of his parents' murders, disillusioned heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. With the help of his trusted butler Alfred (Michael Caine), detective Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and his ally Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), Wane returns to Gotham City and unleashes his alter ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses strength, intellect and an array of high-tech weaponry to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city.

STARRING:

Christian Bale: Bruce Wayne/Batman
Michael Caine: Alfred
Liam Neeson: Henri Ducard
Katie Holmes: Rachel Dawes
Gary Oldman: Jim Gordon
Cillian Murphy: Dr. Jonathan Crane
Tom Wilkinson: Carmine Falcone
Rutger Hauer: Earle
Ken Watanabe: Ra's Al Ghul
Morgan Freeman: Lucius Fox

SCREENWRITER: Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer

DIRECTOR: Christopher Nolan

RUNNING TIME: 140 minutes

STUDIO: Warner Brothers

Average Hollywood Guys Rating: A

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GIGGLES, GLOBES AND OSCARS
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

ACADEMY AWARDS
(1 nomination and 0 wins)

Best Cinematography - Wally Pfister
(nominated)

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GOLDEN GIGGLES
(1 nomination and 0 wins)

Classic Inductee (Drama/Sci-Fi) (2009)
(nominated)

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GOLDEN GLOBES

No awards or nominations given to this film.

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THE GEEK BOX
TRIVIA TO IMPRESS YOUR EASILY IMPRESSED FRIENDS

• Before Christian Bale landed the role of Batman he had a final audition in alongside other actors who also made the finals which included: Joshua Jackson, Eion Bailey, Hugh Dancy, Billy Crudup, Cillian Murphy, Henry Cavill and Jake Gyllenhaal. Wile Bale ended up getting the part, director Christpoher Nolan was so impressed with Cillian Murphy that he offered him the role of Scarecrow instead.
• When Chrisitan Bale won the part of Batman, he only weighed 120 pounds due to losing as much weight as possible for the film The Machinist. Director Nolan told him to gain as much weight as he could, so he went on a special diet and weight training to bulk up. By the time filming had started Bale had gained 100 pounds coming in around 220 pounds. The crew began nicknaming him "Fatman" because he had gotten so large. Bale then dropped 20 pounds to give himself a more muscular firm look.
• This movie was initially set to be made as a realization of Frank Miller's graphic novel Batman: Year One, with director Darren Aronofsky. But that project fell through partly because of a poorly written screenplay and partly because the story was so much different than traditional Batman stories that studios feared audiences would reject it. However several ideas from the graphic novel can be spotted in this film including the Bat Sonar device that calls bats to come help Batman.
• While special effects were unavoidable in this film, director Christopher Nolan wanted everything to be as authentic as possible. So he constructed enormous sets like the bat cave which was built in a large hanger. An entire city block of Gotham City was also built for the movie. Nolan also demanded that the Batmobile be a working fast car, as a result the car was able to go from 0 to 60 mph in 6 seconds, and could turn corners at 60 mph without flipping over.
• In 1995 Christian Bale auditioned for the role of Robin in Batman Forever, but lost the role to Chris O'Donnell.

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