Here, take a look at the Dark Knight Trilogy screen tests.Every great Batman needs a great Batsuit, one that suits their style of Batman, one that intimidates their enemies before they even appear from the shadows.įrom Adam West's skin-tight borderline-Halloween-costume to Ben Affleck's The Dark Knight Returns-inspired battle armor, the Batsuit is essential to get right on the big screen. This cross between Joe Cocker, Harvey Fierstein, and a broken garbage disposal.

Which is understandable, because if one 'swears to me' all day long they're going to be coughing up blood by bedtime.Īs an extra treat, Murphy and fellow tester/non-role getter Eion Bailey (Incel #3 in Fight Club), also take a stab at the Batman growl, solidifying the fact that this was Christopher Nolan's design all along. You'll also hear Bale test out his raucous, larynx-destroying 'SWEAR TO ME!' voice, though it's a bit toned down here compared to the final film. Within this Caped Crusader collage hides a rogue's gallery of gems - from Christian Bale donning Val Kilmer's non-nipply 'Sonar' batsuit from Batman Forever (sorry, bat-teat enthusiasts) to Cillian Murphy, who wound up playing Scarecrow in Batman Begins, testing for Bruce Wayne/Batbrain himself. With superhero movies like Black Widow and Wonder Woman 1984 now postponed, along with every other form of entertainment that involves more than just sitting on a stool and staring menacingly into the middle distance, here's a fun collection of shots and scenes pieced together from the screen tests for the Dark Knight Trilogy. The Tom Waits interview that may have inspired Heath Ledger's Joker.

The Rock kicking Seven of Nine's Borg butt on Star Trek: Voyager.George Lucas' first day writing Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.

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