A decade has passed since Christopher Nolan‘s "Batman Begins" hit cinemas, launching The Dark Knight trilogy, and marking a new era of superhero filmmaking. However, it’s easy to forget how much was riding on his movie at the time. Warner Bros. had seen the public perception of the property circle drain thanks to Joel Schumacher‘s "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin." So, to alleviate fans and moviegoers that "Batman Begins" would be a bold new take, the first teaser for the movie had to shoulder not just the expectations that were weighing on the film, but also establish the moody tone Nolan would pursue. And the minute long promo didn’t disappoint, with Christian Bale‘s voiceover monologue plus footage from "Batman Begins" promising something much different and more modern than had been seen before. However, the dialogue from the trailer didn’t appear again. So what gives? Well, Jonathan Nolan explains.
So, case closed. David S. Goyer would grab co-writing credit for "Batman Begins" with Christopher Nolan, but Jonathan Nolan would join the franchise as a writer on the next two movies. Check out that "Batman Begins" trailer below. [via Digital Spy]
This was the teaser that piqued my interest in going to see Batman Begins at fourteen years old, when I wasn\’t at all interested in superheroes, and I was subsequently blown away by the film when I saw it. What impressed me was that Batman Begins took the time to develop the Bruce Wayne side of Batman rather than going immediately into superheroes wham-bam heroics (and it was really the first Batman film to do so at the time). It developed and gave attention to the Bruce\’s pain of losing his parents and how he became the Batman, and that struck a cord in me. I would count Batman Begins and X-Men: First Class to be the two films that instilled in me a love for/of film (although X:FC was what led me to seriously learn more about the film industry and pursue a possible career/future in film when I was going my undergrad) that jumpstarted my interest in cinema and the film industry. So thank you Jonathan Nolan.