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post #1 of 177
4/12/04 at 5:56pm
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I thought WB was supposed to release of photo of Bale in the batsuit last week. Anybody know the scoop?
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post #2 of 177
4/12/04 at 6:01pm
It was delayed, apparently. Something about WB's reaction to the script leak. Doesn't make much sense, but that's the Bros. Warner for ya.
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post #3 of 177
4/12/04 at 6:02pm
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I'm sure it'll leak eventually... if an entire script can leak, a mere photo can too.
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post #4 of 177
4/12/04 at 10:09pm
I can't wait to get a peak at the Bat suit.
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post #5 of 177
4/12/04 at 10:15pm
Bateman assured me the one that was shown on CHUD was the real deal.
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post #6 of 177
4/12/04 at 10:51pm
It's real.
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post #7 of 177
4/12/04 at 11:14pm
It would be rude of me to say "I have it" and then not share, so I won't do that.
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post #8 of 177
4/12/04 at 11:23pm
The one that was shown on April's Fools? Please tell me that's not the one you are talking about.
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post #9 of 177
4/12/04 at 11:29pm
pm please?
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post #10 of 177
4/12/04 at 11:30pm
Spoiler... don't thank me...
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post #11 of 177
4/12/04 at 11:49pm
Quote:
Originally posted by UberNeuman
Spoiler... don't thank me...
best.batman.suit.evar.
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post #12 of 177
4/13/04 at 7:42am
It just hit me what one letter less would make the last name of the guy playing Batman. What the fuck???
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post #13 of 177
4/13/04 at 7:58am
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Originally posted by cabal
It just hit me what one letter less would make the last name of the guy playing Batman. What the fuck???
What's so special about Bal?
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post #14 of 177
4/13/04 at 8:12am
^ duke is thinking he's still an AMERICAN PSYCHO - clown
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post #15 of 177
4/13/04 at 12:41pm
Is it weird to look at the other pictures in that dude's directory? There is a dancing chicken in there somewhere... now I feel dirty.
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post #16 of 177
4/13/04 at 12:41pm
Since every costume that has come out on the net has been ridiculed and ripped apart over the years I can see why WB isn't eager to jump the gun. Like they did with say, Catwoman...
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post #17 of 177
4/13/04 at 3:48pm
google image search brings up some interesting results

like this one

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post #18 of 177
4/13/04 at 6:27pm
I'd heard the reason for the delay was because they didn't want to risk ruining the current positive(mostly) buzz over the Batmobile and script. I have a feeling many fans will hate the suit, as it's pretty different, wait till you see it eventually. Anyways, Batman-On-Film has two artist renderings of it. This is what we're getting:



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post #19 of 177
4/13/04 at 6:29pm
What's so different about it? I appreciate the fact that it actually looks like a suit of armor, rather than a latex fetishists dream come true.
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post #20 of 177
4/13/04 at 6:31pm
That's the thing, it's really armored. Personally I love it, but fans hoping for a classic comic rendition will be disappointed.

Anyways, go to the BOF site for a complete description.
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post #21 of 177
4/14/04 at 6:47am
Now that's a cowl. Very intimidating.
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post #22 of 177
4/14/04 at 7:47am
Quote:
Originally posted by Mayhem
What's so special about Bal?

Bateman is playing Batman! Bateman is playing Batman! I'm going insane! Hoo ha ha ha ha!!!
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post #23 of 177
4/14/04 at 7:51am
cowl looks very similar to burtons'. 'cept the ears are shorter on this one.
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post #24 of 177
4/14/04 at 10:03am
imho, if that drawing is indeed accurate, it's a big let down.

waaay too much like the burton batman suit.

no armor. let it be skin tight showing off bale's good physique like they did with toby and spider-man. that worked well, why can't it for the batman?
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post #25 of 177
4/14/04 at 11:29am
Was it even Toby in the Spidey suit? Whenever he was fully suited up it was either CGI or when he spoke his mouth didn't move, leading me to believe they had someone else in it. Kind of like the Power Rangers.
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post #26 of 177
4/14/04 at 2:15pm
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What's so different about that?

And I thought the suit was supposed to be more like a body suit, spandex like?
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post #27 of 177
4/14/04 at 3:57pm
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Originally posted by YeLLoWsAmUeL
Was it even Toby in the Spidey suit? Whenever he was fully suited up it was either CGI or when he spoke his mouth didn't move, leading me to believe they had someone else in it. Kind of like the Power Rangers.
Tobey was in it.

And if you could see Spider-Man's mouth move, that'd look pretty fuckin' stupid.

And that is not what I'd hoped the batsuit would look like. It's gotta be at least a little different than that sketch. I don't think a costume that looked so much like the last 4 would be kept so tightly underwraps.
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post #28 of 177
4/14/04 at 4:11pm
I can't remember the last time so many people demanded that a man wear skintight spandex on film.
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post #29 of 177
4/14/04 at 4:38pm
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Quote:
Originally posted by Eric Binford
Tobey was in it.
Toby was only in the suit when he wasn't doing anything overly difficult, movement wise. They had like 4 different guys in the suit. I was on set when they were filmining alot of shit in LA so I saw it with my own eyes. I saw 4 different guys in the same suit... they'd be filming several different scenes at the same time, and depending on the complexity of each scene, they'd use a certain Spidey (martial arts, stunts, etc).
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post #30 of 177
4/14/04 at 5:04pm
Like it a lot. Looks more like armor than the last 4, which just looked like sculpted rubber muscles. And the cowl is PERFECT. I can especially see that going well with Bales lower mouth.
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post #31 of 177
4/14/04 at 5:15pm
What's up with the unusually long forehead, and giant temples? I don't like it, it's not all that different from the suits in the other movies.
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post #32 of 177
4/14/04 at 5:35pm
as long as it doesn't look like cheap rubber, it's fine with me.

Maybe they learned from the shitstorm that was the catwoman costume photo
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post #33 of 177
4/14/04 at 5:44pm
The spider man suits were also padded to add the illusion of muscle. Tobey couldn't weigh more than 140 pounds soaking wet, so if there were no enhancements to the suit he would have looked like a wrapped spaghetti noodle.
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post #34 of 177
4/14/04 at 6:58pm
Well, Jett from Batman-on-Film says he has the official promo pic of Bale in costume, and that sketch was drawn directly from it.

You can sort of see it, but apparently the cowl itself is more of a helmet-like thing. They've also said that its still undetermined how the eyes will be. They may be open holes with black eye makeup (like the last 4), or they might have lenses (like Daredevil). But for the purposes of the promo pic, Bale has his eyes closed.

I tend to be sceptical of anything till I actually see it, but there it is.
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post #35 of 177
4/14/04 at 9:51pm
Why would they have Bale bulk up so much if they were just going to put him in a rubber muscle suit? Even if those drawings are done from an official photo, I have to imagine the suit won't look quite so armored.
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post #36 of 177
4/14/04 at 10:38pm
Anything new about when we might see the pic?
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post #37 of 177
4/29/04 at 1:38pm
here it is. a crappy b&w pic

is this the sort of thing i should submit to the main section?
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post #38 of 177
4/29/04 at 1:47pm
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Originally posted by Key Chung
here it is. a crappy b&w pic

is this the sort of thing i should submit to the main section?
Boo... no. Wait for a better quality picture to show up.
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post #39 of 177
4/29/04 at 1:59pm
Submit it. B&W or not, it's a pretty big fuckin' scoop.

The full color photo appears in Entertainment Weekly this weekend. (or tomorrow, whenever the hell it goes on sale).
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post #40 of 177
4/29/04 at 2:17pm
i get the bat pic.

and news that Hal Jordan will be returning as GL all in one day

sweet
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post #41 of 177
4/29/04 at 2:38pm
I think that EW pic looks pretty good...from what I can see.

I doubt that this suit looks much like the ones from the previous movies. There've been reports that it's texture is like leathery skin(sort of like the Spawn suit) and that it is made out of a Spidey-like material that will allow a much greater range of motion.
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post #42 of 177
4/29/04 at 2:58pm
Ouch on the quality, it looks like a sketch.
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post #43 of 177
4/29/04 at 3:52pm
Think I'll wait til the color one hits this weekend. All I can see are the horns and Bale's lower mouth. Really surprised at how similar it looks to the Burton suit...
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post #44 of 177
4/29/04 at 4:45pm
Quote:
Originally posted by Jim Barg
Think I'll wait til the color one hits this weekend. All I can see are the horns and Bale's lower mouth. Really surprised at how similar it looks to the Burton suit...
How can you tell just from the horns? This pic is nothing but a giant shadow.
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post #45 of 177
4/29/04 at 5:55pm
Well of course (in shadows especially) it's going to look similar to past suits. That's because it's still Batman. Details change, but the basic design of the batsuit will never be drastically altered...again (Azbats, ahem).

Looks great to me. That's how Batman should appear. Draped in shadows, mysterious. You shouldn't be able to count the creases in his suit (or his rubber molded abs). Especially early in his career, a close look at Bats usually means your ass.
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post #46 of 177
4/29/04 at 6:18pm
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Originally posted by Mayhem
How can you tell just from the horns? This pic is nothing but a giant shadow.
Correct. I'd forgotten to add from the concept drawings. My bad.
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post #47 of 177
4/29/04 at 7:36pm
You guys are all wrong. The new batman suit is going to be more like the classic skintight spandex. I have a picture of two persons wearing parts of the new batsuit and (SURPRIISE) a Robin suit that has been made as part of promoreels for the sequel(s).

Now don't mind the persons wearing these suits but DO NOT follow the link if you want to remain spoilerfree!!!

The New Batsuit
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post #48 of 177
4/29/04 at 8:47pm
This was at AICN:


This was at the Superhero Hype boards:


were both of these written off as fakes or something?
Fatboy
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post #49 of 177
4/29/04 at 9:01pm
Well, it looks like Bale...but until an official comes out, I won't get fooled again.
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post #50 of 177
4/29/04 at 9:03pm
They look pretty fakey.
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