Three exlusive clips from The Dark Knight DVD

The Guardian have posted three exclusive clips from the Dark Knight UK DVD.  It includes Christopher Nolan and his cast talking about Batman, the Joker and Harvey Dent, Gotham’s crusading district attorney.

The first clip In the first clip, Nolan and Christian Bale talk about the problems that Bruce Wayne/Batman faces at the beginning of The Dark Knight. He’s helped clear up the streets of Gotham, but his success has spawned a wave of copycat vigilantes and incurred the wrath of the city’s gang leaders. Bale talks about the “duality” of the character, and the fact that he’s constantly at war with himself, battling to control his baser instincts.  Clip 1 

In clip No 2, Aaron Eckhart’s Harvey Dent comes under the spotlight. Nolan talks about wanting to cast an actor who could embody the all-American archetype; a “Robert Redford type”, but with edge. Eckhart himself talks about the challenge of portraying Gotham’s white knight.  Clip 2

Finally, clip No 3 centres on Ledger’s Joker. Nolan talks about creating a “purposeless criminal, the enemy who has no rules, is not out for anything and cannot be understood”. Bale discusses why he believes the Joker is such an impossible opponent to face. “He enjoys highlighting man’s hypocrisy and making people question their values and how sincere they are,” he says.  Clip 3

The Guardian also goes on to say that Warner Brothers have just launched their campaign for the Academy Awards and as well as hoping for a best supporting actor nomination for Ledger, they believe Bale might get a best actor nomination too.  I reckon that might be a bit of wishful thinking, I still can’t imagine the Academy recognising a comic book film, no matter how dark it is.  Still, would be nice to be proved wrong.