The Dark Knight Rises may feature a resurrected Ra's Al Ghul
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On Monday, actor Liam Neeson was spotted on the London set shooting a scene as his Batman Begins character, Ra's Al Ghul. It isn't known if the scene in question is a flashback, or if it is set in the present day and he is somehow resurrected, possibly by the Lazarus Pits. Back in May, we showed you some cryptic shots from the Jodhpur, India set, which are believed to be the Lazarus Pits.
Josh Pence is playing a younger version of Ra's Al Ghul in The Dark Knight Rises, although it is not known how this younger character, or Liam Neeson's version will fit into the story. Liam Neeson filmed his part on Monday, and was spotted in New York City on Tuesday for the premiere of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark on Broadway. It isn't know if Liam Neeson will return for more filming.
We do know that Christopher Nolan is directing The Dark Knight Rises from a screenplay by David S. Goyer. Aside from the confirmed cast members, we don't know much more than that, but we'll continue to keep you posted with any and all The Dark Knight Rises news as soon as it happens.
The Dark Knight Rises was released July 20th, 2012 and stars Tom Hardy, Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Liam Neeson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gary Oldman, Marion Cotillard, Morgan Freeman. The film is directed by Christopher Nolan.
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slysnide
"It's going to be an old villian from way back," like 2005. :P
2 years agoby @slysnideFlag
Ryan Moran
he looks cool in flashback
2 years agoby @nightwing18Flag
Rufio
here's hoping flashback at most.
2 years agoby @rufioFlag
Nautical
I think thats cool
2 years agoby @nautical05Flag
Chris
good news
2 years agoby @unknown21Flag
SamFisher
a flashback or a closing scene with him walking into a room disappointed with Thalia for not being able to kill batman and instead turning him into a hero.
2 years agoby @samfisherFlag
Bane5000
@ejk1...True dude, i wont believe anything till it comes from Nolan himself or i see it in the film, but still im excited to see how this turns out and wat kind of twists and personal touches Nolan gives to the story and the characters and hope it ends to be one of the few great trilogies out there in film
2 years agoby @bane5000Flag
Salem6777
hell yea!
2 years agoby @Salem6777Flag
SpaceCowboy
@ejk1 Huh, interesting theory. But don't think that going into TDKR. You might be wrong and Ras Al Ghul could just be flashbacks.
2 years agoby @SpaceCowboyFlag
Josh
We already knew there was going to be a young RAG in this, so more than likely IF Neeson is even in the movie, he'll be portraying his character in flashbacks. If I had to place bets on it, I'd say RAG is probably in the film mostly to set up back story for Bane and possibly Talia (if Marion Cotillard's character is revealed to be she).
2 years agoby @shuabertFlag
Dan
@ejk1 Disinformation campaign complete. Maybe a little too complete.
2 years agoby @dan1Flag
ejk1
@bane5000 Leave it to Nolan to keep us all guessing, right? I also seem to recall Neeson saying that he wasn't going to be part of this, and now...let's just say I never believe anything connected to a Nolan film anymore.
2 years agoby @ejk1Flag
Bane5000
@ejk1...None taken, for a sec i thought u were singling people out, but now i see u werent, and its true what u said bout having the edge on people by making them think The Pit is just a magic trick when it very well could be the reason he can cheat death, like he said to Bruce in Begins " but is Ra's Al Ghul immortal ?, are his methods supernatural ? " to where Bruce responded " Or a cheap parlor tricks to conceal your true identity, Ra's "...maybe, just maybe, his methods are supernatural afterall, little did Bruce know...
2 years agoby @bane5000Flag
knobie09
the "man from space " is superman,of course.
2 years agoby @knobie09Flag
knobie09
to be ressurrected by the lazarus pits is the obvious next step. christopher nolan is now producing a film about a man from space. goddamn it!!!!!! the "realism" thing just went out the window. now it's all back to credibility(of the storyarch that is)and presentation.
2 years agoby @knobie09Flag
SonOfOne41
I'm guessing since they have't confirmed Liam, there are others they havent confirmed as well.
2 years agoby @SonOfOne41Flag
ejk1
@zanyzap Sorry, but I only see UPS trucks around my neighborhood. You used the wrong service :P
2 years agoby @ejk1Flag
TDURDEN11
Flashback.
2 years agoby @TDURDEN11Flag
ZanyZap
@ejk1: Didn't you get that dead, rotting, burnt carcass that I sent you. I FedExed it about six years ago. :P
But seriously, that is very true. There was no body, nor a mention of a body at any point. I think that'd be an excellent question to ask Nolan, because he gave a flat answer as regards Two-Face. Reporters should've been all over that topic a few years ago; now it's closed, or at least it will be until July 2012. I don't care if he survived or if they use this magical Lazurus Pit (as I've stated before, I am no comic book connoisseur). I am sure Nolan will make it work. There was nothing realistic about Inception, but he still gave enough explanation to fool the audience. He must have thick sleeves, because he's got a lot up them.
2 years agoby @zanyzapFlag
ejk1
@bane5000 Don't take offense bro, I just ran down the first name sI saw on the thread. Like I said, I got tired of tagging, so I said everyone else. But like I said, no body was seen, so there's a good chance he never died to begin with. As for the Pit, he could just use it as an intimidating spectacle, like a magic trick. If Ras can make everyone believe he is supernatural, hegains an edge on them. Basically, it's no different than Bruce using a bat costume to strike fear into the hearts of his enemies.
2 years agoby @ejk1Flag
Bane5000
@ejk1...I never mentioned he was dead, all i said is if Neeson was being being used for a flashback or present day Ras, i was kool with either one. The only argument other people make that Ras is dead is cuz of Nolans focus on realism instead of the supernatural aspect of Batman, but if he does decide to bring back Ras via the Lazurus Pit then i guess the supernatural touch to the films isnt to much of a concern to him after all which is alright with me since that is a big part of Ras mythos...but as i said buddy, i never mentioned or took a side on wether he was dead or not
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2 years agoby @bane5000Flag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
Dead, not dead, resurrection, flashback, I really don't care. @ejk1 saved me the trouble of getting into the speculations.
2 years agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
ejk1
@jimthar@SpaceCowboy@bane5000@zanyzap@k-man and everyone else that I don't feel like tagging. Has it occurred to any of you that Ras Al Ghul may not have died? From what I remember, we never saw the body, and one of the main rules concerning anything comic related is this: No body, no death. Unless one of you can produce visual evidence of the man's death, like his rotting, burnt carcas, I don't believe Al Ghul is dead.
2 years agoby @ejk1Flag
Yousmee
What's the point of putting "spoiler" in the body of the article if you've already put it in the headline with a picture, you jerks
2 years agoby @yousmeeFlag
Bane5000
Can we atleast one time hear Ras use his trademark phrase and call Batman " Detective " :]
2 years agoby @bane5000Flag
Jimthar
@dan@SpaceCowboy im not hating on DH2. it's a decent movie. but i think most would agree that it's the weak link in the die hard series. that's all im saying.
2 years agoby @jimtharFlag
SpaceCowboy
@jimthar Ha, true true. You made some really good points there. Much appreciated.
2 years agoby @SpaceCowboyFlag
Dan
@zanyzap Heck yeah. That one, Scrooged, National Lampoon's Christmas, a few others. Tradition, man.
2 years agoby @dan1Flag
ZanyZap
@dan1: Favorite Christmas movie. Watch it every year.
2 years agoby @zanyzapFlag
TheMime
hsss...... Flashback would be more likely..... It would be sticking to the feel that BB and TDK brought back then, which, the things that happen in the movie can actually happen. But to infuse "resurrection" would mean that the movie's Universe would be bordering on supernatural, and that would be something of a different feel.......It could be awesome, ....actually, it will be awesome....but it might feel a little different than the others...
2 years agoby @themimeFlag