The Unused Concepts Of The Dark Knight Trilogy
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Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy has cemented itself as one of the greatest trilogies of all time. Every film is a masterclass in writing and direction. So much so that very few CBMs have managed to come even close. Let’s take a look through the DKT’s many unused concepts and see the many directions these films could’ve went.
MUSIC: Some of the music in this video is via Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio: / whitebataudio
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Timestamps:
Intro: 0:00
Batman Begins: 1:08
BB: Batsuit: 2:12
BB: Batmobile: 3:43
The Dark Knight: 5:39
TDK: JOKER: 5:59
TDK: Joker Goons: 8:52
Hangman: 9:58
The Dark Knight Rises: 10:42
BANE: 11:19
CATWOMAN: 14:55
END: 15:52
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8:41 I missed the S. The shirt says Slaughter not Laugh. 7 different people have mentioned it so please spare me already.
Honestly? This word game should have been somehow included. It's pretty cool
I didn’t notice the s as well
Why so serious
Slaughter is the best medicine.
It says Manslaughter
Fun fact: Francis Bacon, whose work inspired Ledger's Joker design, was the painter of the canvas Nicholson's Joker wanted to spare at the museum in Batman '89, saying "I like this one"
Edit: didn't expect so many likes, thanks guys !
@Diogo Henrique Magal
That’s pretty cool! I did not know that!
I guess every joker is a fan of Francis
So it came around.
Sooo cool. Thank you!
and in suicide squad first joker appearence references 'figure with meat' from francis bacon too
I think it’s funny that Bane’s original mask was too “unrealistic” for the trilogy, so instead they gave him basically a Darth Vader breathing tube mask for a face when in all honesty a tough guy from South America running around and beating people up wearing a luchador mask sounds pretty plausible.
Even as a kid it always confused me why they didn't just do an edgy looking luchador mask? They literally did that to Scarecrow and Joker's face but not Bane for some reason?
"tough guy from South America running around and beating people up wearing a luchador mask" imo wouldn't fit with how Bane is portrayed as a dictatorial tyrant in the movie. I feel his Vader mask is more menacingl.
@@darnfrick3354 probably because those guys actually look menacing with their looks
@@handleislol Yeah but they could've done roughly the same thing with Bane. But to be fair, as someone else commented, I guess it wouldn't quite fit the plot or that specific Bane
@@darnfrick3354 i mean they couldve tried but i dont see how banes luchador mask wouldve worked in the same way that scarecrows mask and jokers makeup did
also yeah it just generally wouldnt have worked with this specific portrayal of hin
The dead Batman copycat hanging in the final version of the film was creepy enough, but that concept art of the copycat hanging from the lightpole in the middle of a dirty, dusky city is straight nightmare fuel.
creepy, but wouldve been cool to be in the movie IMO
@@blonded8568 agreed its sorta of a dark parallel to how batman leaves criminals after he beats them up
very The Batman esque
It does look like it would've fit for Batman Begins.
What frightens me is that there are real cities with so much smog and air pollution that look just like that artwork 💀
Honestly the "scary" Joker concept feels more like how he would look like after his victims get sprayed with fear toxin
Or just real life
He doesn’t use fear toxin
those designs are really creepy, i love em 😬
I would like a batman movie remake but it's just truly dark, creepy and terror. I want to see how creepy batman can get and these concept designs shows
The Batman (2022)
@@brandonspain12345 true, but not quite there. We need the sequel, we need the joker.
Joker (2019)
@@brandonspain12345still not dark enough smh
I think an Arkham Asylum movie would be perfect for this.
Surprised you didn’t mention that Ledger was originally planned to play a role in TDKR before his death. It was presumed that when Bane released the Arkham prisoners Ledgers Joker would have embraced the Chaos of Gotham and play a minor roll in its downfall like Cillians Scarecrow.
He’s mentioned in the novelisation as the only remaining inmate in Arkham Asylum
@@NTWoo95 because even criminals are scared of joker lol
heard a rumour that joker would have been the one judging people instead of scarecrow.. .
I'm glad it didn't end up happening. Ledger's Joker was perfect and I think having him in the third given the circumstances would have contradicted or ruined the character he portrayed in the previous film.
@@cooljim1376 definitely would have been a step down
but you can imagine how wild the audience would have went seeing him pop up for a few minutes as the judge.. .
I love how looking at the concept art of movies makes it feel more fleshed out. It shows that it was truly a collaborative effort, with all sorts of ideas considered.
I'd love to see some of the concept art for the Star Wars movies covered!
I have the concept art book for Attack of the Clones, it's amazing, turns out Asajj Ventress was originally going to be the villlain, that's how she came to be, and the concept art for her ended up evolving into her Clone Wars design
The most overlooked part of Batman Begins is Cillian Murphy as Dr. Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow. Was he underused and dumb downed yes but he remained a part of the entire trilogy as small a part it may be andI I think the villain known as the Scarecrow is without a doubt an A list villain right up there with Joker, Bane, Ra’s Al Gaul, Riddler and Poison Ivy.
If they ever get the idea to reboot Batman again for the DC Cinematic Universe.
They should have Scarecrow as a main villain.
And have him be the only main villain in a film as opposed to other villains taking the spot.
I like that the Scarecrow is a rare continuous villain in the movies. He just keeps popping up no matter what. It makes him closer to a comic book villain than the all out definitive movie villains.
@@dylansmith5206 If the Batman gets a sequel...
No Batman villain is on the same level as Mr Freeze. Portrayed perfectly by Arnold Schwarzenegger. A power performance would be an understatement.
Love the way Nolan talks, so articulate I can listen to him for hours. He's just so well spoken.
I actually like the more “clean” aesthetic that the Dark Knight Trilogy ended up with. It made it seem more like a detective movie. I liked that.
What?
@@louche2388 He said: "I actually like the more “clean” aesthetic that the Dark Knight Trilogy ended up with. It made it seem more like a detective movie. I liked that."
@@Shrimp_Insurance Yeah, and I said "What?"
@@louche2388 i don't understand what you dont get about that
he prefered the different tone/aesthetic the final film went for as opposed to the concept art
Wait until you watch the movies and realise he never does detective work at all.
8:34 i love how the shirt underneath goes from “laugh” to “slaughter” if u pay attention to it
I know Nolan was never the type of man to sacrifice his artistic vision for a buck, but I would have loved to have seen more films i this universe. To see the rise of Robin Blake’s Batman, to the return of Bruce Waynes. There were so many stories and villains that could have been done so interestingly in this universe.
I always wished we could've gotten a Ra's al Ghul solo film
@@roshansreedhar4727 A followup to cover the mythology of resurrection would've have been cool
Same everyone's making comeback I wanna see joseph Gordon Levitt as Robin or Batman Beyond
What's interesting is how few deleted scenes there are in the trilogy. That's the sign of a disciplined, thoughtful filmmaker who knows exactly what story he wants to tell. Contrast this with a supposedly 4 hour cut of Thor Love and Thunder-- 2 hours of cut content. That's just burning your studio's money.
damn.... 2 hours, that's basically 2 movies in one.
The actual Thor: Love and Thunder movie was just burning the studio's money, with or without the cut content.
@@dannewman2998 That’s why I love it whenever storytellers have a plan
Marvel movies are wankk
It's fascinating to learn about the Dark Knight Trilogies cut content, because Christopher Nolan is very comprehensive with his scripts and ideas, which doesn't leave much room for ideas and elements to be dropped, so whenever I come across something new about the cut concepts for one of his flims it's very interesting.
Another GREAT VIDEO WarpingFist!
I wish Nolan would include a scene with Bane eating without a mask. Not showing his face, just his back. Struggling to hold a spoon and this incredible pain, relieving just after putting mask on.
NGL That Joker Concept Looks Terrifying and Awesome
I like to think the Joker’s backstory is that he was a normal personal who got into some type of accident and it disfigured his face in that way. He then went insane over time and the appearance of Batman caused his mind to finally break, and that’s why he’s only appearing now.
5:19 That actually looks sick! These concepts look interesting and with Nolan making "The Dark Knight" darker than it is sounds crazy, even though it might happen when we see the new Batman trilogy's take on Joker.
It looks like a cheap Heath Ledger knock off, the entire movie was more or less a Nolanverse knock off in every aspect.
@@joebrat6809 I haven't seen it but I know that it is not. First of all, the world is entirely different and the movie is executed entirely different.
Second of all, Batman isn't a stale person with little emotion, Robert Pattinson's is a Batman who is struggling and obviously has emotion.
Third of all, the movie is more of a mystery, none of the Nolan Batman films were mystery.
Therefore, if you don't like the new Batman movie that's fine, but to say that about it is invalid, because this is a new and fresh take on the character and world of Batman.
@@Gray-weeb Well, I actually have seen it, and it does come off a bit as trying to outdo Nolan, except with a more detective type of plot.
Also, it's quite rich to invalidate someone's opinion, even after you said something as preposterous as Bale's Batman being "a stale person with little emotion".
If you haven't even seen the film, your opinion is the one that's much less valid, cause you're making unsubstantiated claims.
@@fernandoerbin6751 I'm just going off of what I know. I love Nolan and I love his Dark Knight trilogy. In fact, my favorite movie is "The Dark Knight". It's just I think that the first two films could've put a little more emotion in Batman when he was Bruce. When I see "The Batman" we'll see what I think of it. I do believe that I'll like it but not as much as "The Dark Knight". Have a good day
@@joebrat6809 The Batman was garbage yeah.
8:34 I love how the shirt says SLAUGHTER but only LAUGH is visible since the other letters are covered by the coat
I have to admit, I'd have loved to have seen Bane in the full black mask. It would have been more intimidating in my opinion.
The thing I loved ab Ledgers Joker, is that he doesn’t need to have a permanent grin on his face to be unsettling or creepy, the Glasgow smile and ratty appearance make up for it. All of the depictions bring something new to the character.
It’s awesome to learn about the different concepts that never came to be in the dark knight trilogy. Great video WarpingFist!
The dark night trilogy was cool but the best one by far was the dark night
Exactly, the most to the point and re- watchable one and one of my top ten favorite movies of all time.
@@chasevids14 same it had almost no flaws and was by far the best Batman movie
I’m more of a fan of Batman Begins, but TDK is definitely up there!
@@dawsynasay4841 Batman begins was good but dark night was a tiny bit better but begins did stuff better than tdk
@Mr. M yeah but the dark night rises does not make sense because at the end of the dark night he said he would protect the city but he goes into hiding for 7 years
8:32 WarpingFist actually missed that his Shirt says Slaughter, but his jacket/suspenders mostly covers the word up just leaving laugh or laughter in some places. very cool concept
I somehow didn’t notice lol
That's actually fucking cool
@@WarpingFist hey no worries man happens to the best of us! I've just got a keen eye for small details
@@disorderrgv ikr i thought it was pretty awesome too!
Was about to make the same comment. Love some good wordplay
Nothing will ever happen like the dark knight trilogy it is like a phenomenon.
The sad thing is that most of these designs other than both of bane's design look better than the one we got
Great Video. I hadn't seen some of these alternate designs before - love seeing what could have been
That thumbnail joker design looks horrifying,still the released version looks creepy on its own as well
Your channel has some sort of tv documentary vibe and I absolutely love it
I think if the dark knight was not narrowed down to a PG-13 rating, the movie would have been a LOT better, I would've loved to see what the movie's full penitential could have been.
Exactly, most of the comics arent PG-13 at all, and taking that away has muddied what could have been. I didn't like Pattinson's portrayal, but I think it's a step in the right direction.
Nolan never intended for it to be Rated R.
Never. Ever.
@@ozdeveraux2082 Yeah, but if it actually lived up to it's potential with like no limits
@@jimothy8720 there were no limits. That’s my point. Nolan never intended for it to be rated R. It’s doing everything it wants to do. It’s not being held back by rating.
@@ozdeveraux2082 You do have a point. Just if some of these concepts came to the movies, I think it would have been a different trilogy, and in my opinion better.
Amazing video! I didn't know about any of those designs and concepts. Thank you!
I love the unique of style that Christopher Nolan did for Batman because Christian Bale was the most awesome Batman at the time, Heath Ledger is the best Joker, Anne Hathaway is the greatest live action Catwoman, Tom Hardy was kind of comic accurate fantastic Bane more than Batman and Robin Cool Two Face, and okay Scarecrow, Thank you for the video.
"Best Live Action" not "The best".
@@jerbs5346 Hamill is cool but he never really clicked with me, especially in Arkham. Though he fared better in BTAS he seemed like a generic bad for the most part than anything. The Jokers I could confidently compare to Heath's are the killing joke Joker which is like, a 15 minute read, and Phoenix Joker
I disagree with the Catwoman part I think the Tim Burton version is way cooler, she's a really boring character in Christophers version and feels show horned in at the end like her and Batman had little to no chemistry in the film
@@The_MEMEphis I'm not a huge fan of Burton's Catwoman. She's literally a white version of Halle Berry's Catwoman (cat powers, resurrected/undead, et cetera) with the name Selina Kyle stapled on.
@@nicholasfarrell5981 how is she the white version of halle berry's Catwoman she came before halle berry and the new Catwoman is definitely better and the one you said you liked is literally white, Burtons Catwoman has a really comic book like suit and she hardly had cat powers plus she went through real training to use a whip
That Joker concept art, Joker henchmen, the Batman goon hanging in the dusk and dirty city had me wanna see that dark and likely R Rated movie Nolan and co. once considered.
That shirt actually says “slaughter” over and over but the sides of the jacket are covering the ends of the word so it just looks like “laugh”. You can see the S on one line. Clever idea but probably would’ve been impractical with him moving around and stuff. It did make it onto the side of that truck in the movie though.
Yeah, interesting concept but it’s border lining that “Damaged” tattoo territory Leto’s joker had.
@@chasevids14 Get it? Because he is BRAIN DAMAGED!?!??!!
Engaging start to finish. Well done!
1:49 unlike the Waynes, we dodged a massive bullet there!
Wonderful analysis, but I feel you’ve overlooked that Nolan’s vision for Batman: Begins was heavily inspired by Frank Miller’s Batman: Year One.
True, but this wasn't really a video analyzing the inspirations for the films or how they were made. If it was I would've also mentioned how HEAT inspired TDK
@@WarpingFist Of course. Now that I look back on it, the video focuses more on how the original concepts were thought up in the studio and changed over time, rather than what the bases were. Thanks for the insight!
I can see both Keoghan's and Leto's inspiration in these concept arts
When The Dark Knight fist came out and they revealed the bank clip of The Joker Henchmen I was terrified of them, they looked so scary
I kinda like the idea of bane being a mysterious foreign mercenary with an extremely ornate mask like some kind of ancient noble or something
Massively underrated channel keep it up
You should make a video on the unused concepts of the Burton films. Between the interesting visions Tim Burton always has and the way Batman 89 reshaped a lot of what Batman was at the time, there’s bound to be a ton of interesting scrapped or altered concepts.
I wish they kept some of the set design in the sequels. Especially The set for the narrows and the grungy side of gotham like the way it's shown at 3:56 - 4:07
Yeah ngl Gotham lost its identity in the following movies, you could really tell it was filmed on LA and such locations- the place stopped feeling unique.
This was specially notorious in Dark Knight Rises on the NYC bridges being heavily featured.
@@The-Deadite the bridges where in Pittsburg
am I wrong in believing that Bane’s mask is his respirator?
i figured that he was involved in a accident, but the main villian(not spoiling who for those who haven’t seen the film) found him, near death and built a mask that can artifically circulate air to Bane’s lungs, causing it to be his life support respirator
It is, they said it in the movie
Were your ears not on during the movie? They literally tell you why he has a mask
AMAZING as always! 🔥🦇
The primal designs for Bane were pretty cool. The dead centipede/spider look of the mask was awesome. When he wears the jacket with the popped collar, my ex had an audible reaction, saying he seemed like an angry cobra or a lion.
Villain video games needs to be a thing
Ahem, Lego DC Villains??🥵
@@damiansfiguredlife2626 not quite what I'm looking for sorry
Amazing video, you have earned my sub! I cannot wait to watch your other videos
Excellent video! My favorite Trilogy ever. Subscribed
Keep it up on your work and this video and channel
*A well directed masterpiece with great actors and screenwriters*
The "Dark Knight Trilogy" is my favorite trilogy of all time!
Everyone else: Wow these are cool concepts!
Me: the art for bane looks like my preschool art.
(Edit: it's a joke mate dont take it too seriously^^)
Nah that's pretty good art bro it's not the best but it's still pretty good it's called illustrative art
"concept art"
I doubt you could draw shadows and cloth texture in preschool
@@leo_the_v.3847 I couldn't... until middle school where I placed random shadows everywhere and called it Cloth lol
@@TotallyNotUltraman1966 These Bane sketches aren't supposed to look amazing and detailed, they are a quick sketch and then the best ones are chosen to make more detailed pictures. Imagine how long it would take if you had to make an entire painting for every minescule idea you wanted to visualize for future concept art.
Definitely getting some inspiration for some future concepts.
Heath went to an ordinary pharmacy, bought makeup, and applied to himself. Nolan gave his approval of the look and the idea that the makeup being on his fingers to give more of homemade makeup. I seen the original design and it looked disturbing at most.
Thanks you for your video and channel
Good ass video! I’m glad this popped up in my recommendations
Excellent video. I just subscribed😜👌🏻
Thumbnail looks like Dennis (Glen Howerton from It's always Sunny), in Joker makeup. And now I keep thinking he'd actually be great in it.
The early joker designs look liked Jeff the killer but the do pay homage to the original cartoon with his backend eyes and the sharp hair.
Yes in batman new adventures animated series where he did have blackened eyes,it makes him look creepier.
My personal headcanon is that some people supported the joker and broke him out of the prison before his trial and he escaped to a hq which shortly after the end of the dark knight rises was raided leading to him and his goons dying
The joker goon art is amazing. You’d think they’d just go to party city and buy whatever generic creepy clown mask.
You can imagine how the Joker planned out each hit online and they actually met for the first time that day just by looking at them.
He was a gooner with his lil gooncave
Awesome video
I'm da Joker baby
Just want to point out the batmobile is in the shape of a sleeping bat.
Notice how Bane covers the only part of the face that Batman shows. He’s the antagonist.
it’s funny, that og concept art of the bar suit reminds me of the newest interpretation, super leather/cloth based, and practical
Didn't know that Mark Simpson(he is known to us comics readers by his pen-name 'Jock') did concept art for Nolan's Batman films. Huh.
Btw. I'm a MASSIVE fan of his comic art. His Batman work with writer Scott Snyder are some of my favourite Batman comics. Like,ever.
Agreed. Black Mirror is one hell of a story
@@axrockatansky1791 - "Batman: The Cursed Wheel" from Jock is my favorite Victor Zsasz story, I'd recommend giving it a shot too.
@@randallflagg3700 Also the self titled Batman Who Laughs series.
I more like Joker from the concepts. Albino pale skin, no clownish makeup, stylish purple suit and spiky hair. That's what I call the Joker
Why did I get so happy seeing the Bourne Trilogy get that love in the intro
i was a bit surprised seeing Johnny Rotten as some inspiration for Joker
This video gonna be 🔥
That Joker concept art is terrifying. It actually kind of resembles what he looked like at the police parade without his makeup. Pire nightmare fuel
8:45 is it just me or does this concept look like a fusion of Jack Nicholson AND the final Heath Ledger
Man concepts can be so cool
Love the video
Those Bane concepts look terrifying tbh, kinda give me Doctor Blasphemy of Bratpack vibes
Very well done bruh. 👏👏
Where did you obtain these images and videos from?!
Very nice video. Can we maybe see the un used concepts of batman 1989 and batman returns? Theres probably many
Solid concept for a video, decent editing. Hope its good!
My favourite Content Creator !! keep it up :)))
Thank you, this is an honour
At about 8:43 his shirt doesn't say laugh or laughter all over it, it says slaughter slaughter slaughter
Yeah, I didn't notice the S so I thought it said "Laugh"
I honestly was extremely disappointed with the reveal of why he had the mask. I thought the entire movie that he was utilizing an aerosol version of his steroid, so they could get rid of the ridiculous tubes.
He was
That’s why when Batman knocked the tubes loose he was frantic and weaker
@@zachwalton3544 No, it was a painkiller. They explicitly said it was a painkiller.
I would have loved the cloth based suit! Especially see him gradually change the suit adding armor or removing equipment as needed
Wouldn’t surprise me if the joker concept designs inspired Barry Keoghan’s version of the character.
the clothed batman concept reminds me a lot of daredevil for some reason
Tell me your opinions on the unused Bat suit.
Which song was used starting 2:12 ? Thank you
Definitely gonna use these in my stories
I actually really like Bane's mask in the movie and much prefer it to the luchador mask. I've always found the luchador mask a bit dumb, but there have been some cool designs of it over the years. But when I saw the mask in the movie, I loved it. It's design definitely has very subtle nods to the luchador mask in the areas that show his face and the breathing apparatus. But the mask is just badass and I wish it would actually make it to the comics permanently. I just think his look in TDKR is superior. I know most don't agree with me. And that's fine.
9:59.... uuuuuuUHHHHH!!!! I jumped on that scene again!
Great video, God bless
8:39 I’m pretty sure the shirt actually says SLAUGHTER but the S is covered by his jacket
I think it says both
I remember when there was a photo of Talia posted on the internet of her wearing Arabian type clothing standing on top of one of the tumblers for TDKR.
Does anyone else remember seeing that?
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I actually, unironically prefer the unused Joker design. The spiky hair, absence of face paint and more garishly prominent scars. I will say though, adding a little facepaint would have improved it significantly and made it more comic accurate.
8:01 joker is a masterpiece
The mask joker wares in the beginning of dark knight is a nod to a scene in the Adam west 1970’s Batman show. There’s a scene where Cesar Romero’s joker where’s a similar face paint.
If anybody knows, what music tracks are playing in sections about Batsuit and Joker?
I would've liked to see a concept for Two-Face!