If "The Dark Knight Rises" is evaluated separately, it is also a commercial movie with a score of more than 80, but many things are afraid of comparison, with "The Dark Knight" in front, it is difficult for fans to the media not to compare these two films together.

The column of "Variety" directly pointed out: "The gap between the two films is obvious, and the biggest gap comes from the characters!" Batman is still Batman, but Bane doesn't have the villain magic of the Joker! After the release of this new Batman movie, we look back and see how much the Joker portrayed by Martin is more than a classic! ”

The Hollywood Reporter put it bluntly: "We don't have any disrespect for Vin Diesel, and his character of Bane is also excellent, but in front of the Joker, the perfect villain portrayed by Martin, Bane pales in comparison." ”

Given that Van Diesel is gone, the media comments have been relatively mild and have retained the basics.

But in the mouths of fans of the Batman trilogy, it's different.

Fans are sometimes very forgetful, it's time to mourn, and if you are dissatisfied, you naturally have to say it.

One of them has been widely recognized.

"Martin's version of the Joker can riot across the United States, make people imitate and create chaos, and make people crazy enough to start a massacre! Can Bane do it? ”

"Any Batman movie in the future, Martin's version of the Joker, is a topic that villains can't get around."

"After Martin, there will be no more clowns!"

"In the past, we had a high enough evaluation of Martin's version of the Joker in The Dark Knight, but when we look back today, we find that the praise in the past is far from enough, and Martin has created a god-like character!"

Similar claims have been made on the Internet, and more people are hanging around in the streets and theaters of the United States dressed as clowns.

The cases of clown robbery and zero-dollar purchases have not stopped over the years.

Since the economic crisis in 2008, the economic development of the United States has slowed down, and the upper class has continued to cut leeks from the middle and low levels, making it more and more difficult for the middle and lower classes, and the channels for social upward movement have become tighter and tighter.

Not only those three gunmen, but many have fantasized about being clowns.

The premiere shooting, Vin Diesel's Bane and the two Batman movies, plus the North American context, all of these messy factors come together to make Martin's version of the Joker truly a god online.

The shooting, in particular, really elevated the clown to the level of faith.

In a society like the United States, it's impossible to ban clowns.

If you do that, Warner and all of Hollywood will explode.

…………

Warner Studios, Martin entered the "Interstellar" studio, came to the reception room and waited for a while.

Nolan has something to do temporarily, and he will come over after a while.

Martin picked up his phone and swiped Twitter, probably because of the shooting, and there were a lot of Twitter accounts of the actors of the protagonist group of "Fast and Furious" on his side.

Among them is Paul Walker.

Martin clicked on it and saw that Paul Walker's latest tweet was in honor of Vin Diesel.

The accompanying picture is a photo of him with Vin Diesel in "Fast and Furious", with the caption: "God has one more real angel by his side." ”

After reading it, Martin had a particularly strong sense of contrast.

In previous lives, Van Diesel was often seen commemorating Paul Walker.

Probably Paul Walker will be seen more often in the future to commemorate Van Diesel.

Martin followed Paul Walker's Twitter account.

There are also several other Twitter accounts of the cast of the leading group, such as Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Gal Gadot, and Jason Statham, among others.

Then there was a prompt, but it was Dwayne Johnson and Gal Gadot who also followed his Twitter.

Nolan came back at this time and smiled at Martin: "The crew has something to do temporarily, so you have to wait for a long time." ”

Martin put away his phone: "I just came. ”

Nolan asked, "Lao Bu is recovering from his injuries well?" ”

"It's no big deal." Martin came over this time because he got a message: "I heard that Warner Bros. is interested in putting you in control of the entire DC superhero movie project?" ”

Nolan nodded: "Kevin Tsujiwara and DC Chairman Hamada did talk to me, but I turned it down, the job ...... Anyway, The Dark Knight Rises was probably my last comic book superhero movie, though not quite perfect. ”

He deliberately joked: "I didn't expect that the clown, who was a god on the Internet and among fans, became the reason and reason why this Batman was criticized." ”

Martin laughed and said, "The main thing is that your script is well written, and you use the camera to give life to the Joker, making him a character with a complete evil concept and a great horror." ”

Everyone likes to hear good words, and Nolan is not exempt from vulgarity, he said: "I gave the clown life, but you gave the clown soul." “

Martin deliberately asked, "Are we blowing each other in business?" ”

Nolan said very seriously: "This is called like-mindedness. ”

The two laughed at the same time.

Nolan returned to the topic: "I recommended Zack Snyder to Warner, the director of "Spartan 300" and "Watchmen." ”

Martin, of course, knew about Zadao and asked, "Does DC have any new plans?" ”

Nolan said, "Ditch Green Lantern and start over with Superman. ”

Seeing that Martin cared so much about the DC series, he had a guess and asked, "Do you have an idea for the DC Super Hero Universe?" ”

Martin said directly: "The popularity of the role of the Joker is super high, as long as DC movies are filmed, the popularity of the Joker will not decrease, and an independent Joker movie can be made." “

Nolan understands what Martin meant, and whenever a DC superhero movie is released in the future, the villains will inevitably be pulled out by the media and fans to have an all-round comparison with the Joker.

"The clown does have the conditions to be an independent film." Nolan was slightly skeptical: "The only problem, this is a supervillain." ”

He himself laughed: "In the current situation, the villain is not a problem. ”

Martin agreed: "For the Joker, the audience won't care if it's a villain, but the plot must be brilliant and the characters must have style and meet the audience's expectations, which is the key." ”

Nolan asked, "It seems you've thought it through." ”

Martin nodded slightly: "In "The Dark Knight", the Joker has a large number of die-hard subordinates, although the plot has been explained, but it is not carefully explained, and why the Joker has become a Joker, no matter what the plot of the comic is, the audience will still be curious about the psychological change process of this version of the Joker. ”

Nolan groaned slightly and asked, "We are jointly promoting this project?" ”

"This version of the Joker was born from your movie." Martin has been following public opinion and online dynamics, and feels that the time is ripe, and the first one to look for is Nolan.

The two are still working together, and this project can't leave Nolan behind.

Nolan said very happily: "Let's push Warner and DC to start this project together, you are familiar with Daniel, and Warner Pictures will hand it over to you." I'll talk to someone at DC Pictures, and it shouldn't be a big problem. ”

Martin glanced at his watch and said, "Chris, I won't delay your time, and when I go out later, I just go to Daniel's office." ”

"I'm going to talk to Zack Schneider with Zack Snyder from DC tomorrow, and I'll highlight it then," Nolan said. ”

Martin said goodbye and left, drove a battery car to the back door of the Warner Tower, called Daniel, and then went straight to his office.

Daniel's secretary was waiting at the door of the office, and as soon as Martin arrived, he hurriedly took him inside.

"You've rarely come to me lately." Daniel stepped forward to shake hands and said, "Warner Pictures is your old friend. ”

Martin took the opportunity to say, "So, I came to ask an old friend for help. ”

Daniel immediately asked, "Have a film project to work with?" ”

"Have you been following the recent public opinion situation? About the Joker. "Martin didn't have to go around in circles at all, he didn't go to God because of the clown character.

The clown of the gods is the clown he starred in, not a character in the comics, and Warner and DC can't get around him and Nolan if they want to make a clown movie.

Daniel, who is also an old filmmaker, understood what Martin meant when he heard it, and asked, "You want to promote a movie about the Joker?" ”

"Director Nolan and I wanted to push for a solo film about the Joker," Martin said. ”

As Daniel expected, since the media revealed that the three people dressed up as clowns in the premiere shooting, the role of the clown has been automatically promoted by countless fans, and it is not an exaggeration to say that there is an ugly god now.

But he also has doubts: "Martin, the clown is indeed very hot, this kind of heat can even be maintained for three to five years, but there is one thing I don't know if you have noticed, the clown is too high." ”

Daniel gave a case in front of him: "The Dark Knight Rises" has received a lot of bad reviews, which is not unrelated to the fact that "The Dark Knight" has raised many people's expectations. ”

"That's what I thought about...... Martin was prepared, and he said what he said to Nolan selectively, adding a few words: "It's very, very difficult to shoot and make a movie, and go from one peak to another, so we don't try to climb another peak, but turn around and go back to focus on the process of why the Joker became a Joker." ”

Daniel said: "The story before The Dark Knight? A movie similar to a prequel? ”

Martin replied: "Yes, it's a movie similar to the prequel to The Dark Knight, an evolutionary history of the Joker, so that we can start from a very low starting point and climb the current peak called the Joker." ”

Daniel laughed, "Great idea! ”

After he took office, he also needed performance, and hurriedly said: "Martin, this project is jointly promoted by you, director Nolan and Warner Pictures, how about it?" ”

Martin does not have a copyright, so of course he will not refuse, and responds: "No problem." ”

Daniel restrained his smile and said seriously: "I will ask people to prepare relevant materials today to promote the establishment of this project as soon as possible, but the clown involves the DC side, and according to the procedure, the DC side must approve the project." ”

Martin said, "I'm not going to DC over there, you and Chris are enough." ”

Daniel nodded: "Wait for our good news." ”

Martin achieved his goal and soon left Warner Pictures.

As for the script and director, it will have to wait until DC Pictures and Warner Pictures have established the project.

(End of chapter)