This edition of the Rumor Report is dedicated completely to the recent script "leak" of The Dark Knight Rises, because everybody seems to think it's big news. And it would be, however Nolan has been known to keep things pretty close to the vest with all of his movies, and I do find it highly unlikely that this leak would be possible. But we are going to talk about the script anyway, because it does have some promising ideas.
Possible Spoilers Ahead...
Here's the report from Comic Book Movie:
A while ago a "leaked" script for TDKR popped up online but was quickly debunked as a fake. Well here we go again. Only this time scriptflags have details of a 165 page draft dated 2010. They say that if it is a fake it's the best fake they have ever come across, and they would see a lot! Anyway, here are the details..
Deadshot is featured being broken out of prison by The Society, headed by The Black Mask.
In Gotham, Batman has become a "myth". Crime is down so he keeps a low profile. He has a new aerial vehicle called The Wraith, a military prototype with a 40 foot wingspan.
Wayne Manor has been rebuilt, with a new Batcave.
Deadshot meets with Black Mask(who wears an "ebony skull"). He is also an associate of Roland Dagget, CEO of Dagget Industries.
Apparently Nolan has merged the characters of Hugo Strange and Edward Nashton. Nashton, like Strange in the comics, figures out Batman's identity and toys with him. Despite Nashton's appearance, no mention is made of The Riddler. He would appear to be a completely different character.
Jim Gordon is said to play out his role almost identically as he does in Prey, hunting Batman with the aid of a Detective Adams.
Talia Al Ghul makes a brief appearance, but no mention is made of a primary female villain, or indeed of the secondary female character Nolan is said to be currently casting. This suggests that if this is on the level, its a very early draft.
Now we talk. We already heard that report a while ago that TDKR will draw heavily from the Prey storyline, which features Hugo Strange, and a lot of this script backs that up. But a few things don't add up.
Like I said, Nolan does not let this stuff out. It just doesn't happen. Nobody had the faintest idea what Inception was even about until he let the info out when he was ready. So the chances that one of the most highly anticipated movies EVER manages to get a script leaked are pretty slim. But the website that got the script has been known to weed out the bad and find the real ones a good percentage of the time.
The fact that it's an early draft may account for the lack of the two lead female roles allegedly up for casting that we heard a couple of weeks ago, but I kind of doubt that Talia Al Ghul would be included for such a minor role, especially with rumors of Catwoman playing a part in the film.
With the real world aesthetic of Nolan's Bat-world, I kind of doubt the inclusion of a bat plane, especially one called the Wraith. If Bats is lying low then why does he have a jet with a 40- foot wing span? And when did he become a pilot? These things matter in Nolan's world.
Nolan himself has made a point to acknowledge his own love of the Bat comics, and I find it hard to believe he would merge the characters of Hugo Strange and Edward Nashton/ The Riddler. Especially when he already stated that Riddler will definitely not be in the movie. And it would be a totally unnecessary action to take, Hugo doesn't need to be reduced to that. Not with Tom Hardy rumored to be playing that role.
What I like from the script is the inclusion of Black Mask and Deadshot, two very possible additions to the cast. Maybe not in the context the script describes, but it could work. Again, Nolan has already stated he won't bog the movie down with extra villains. The script also mentions Roland Daggett, a character created for Batman: The Animated Series, so I doubt his involvement in a movie now already overloaded with villains as the script implies.
Here's the main reason I don't think this script is real. The small parts of it I was able to read just doesn't feel like Nolan's work. The wording's not right, the pacing doesn't match, I just don't buy it. I'm no expert, but while this script is very well done, I don't think it's The Dark Knight Rises.
And that's a good thing. I want to stay in wonderment of this movie throughout the whole process. I want to be excited by the first trailer I see, be in awe during opening night.
Well, that's your latest edition of the Rumor Report. Clearly, TDKR news is going to be hitting fast over the next few months, and we'll help you find the truth amongst the bull... most of the time.
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