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Batman Begins writer/director Christopher Nolan wasn't willing to jump into a second
Batman movie without first being convinced there was a compelling reason to a sequel. After tossing around ideas as to where the story would go, Goyer, Christopher Nolan and his screenwriting partner/brother Jonathan came up with the basic ideas of ground to cover in
The Dark Knight. The second film introduces politician Harvey Dent (
Aaron Eckhart) and one of the most recognizable villains in films and comics, The Joker (
Heath Ledger), and takes the franchise down an even darker path than the one tread in
Batman Begins.
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Batman films had failed to do, Christopher Nolan and
Christian Bale achieved in 140 minutes. But after delivering one of, if not the best, comic book-inspired movies of all time, could the team top it with
The Dark Knight? The answer is a resounding yes.
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