http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/05/New-DARK-KNIGHT-Teaser-Poster-And-Movie-Clip.aspx Pictures of the first promotional poster for BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT hit the web this week. As you can see below, the poster is a clever little riff on the characters of the Joker (Heath Ledger) and Batman (Christian Bale), featuring a lipstick-red bat insignia which, (taken with the two dark circles drawn above it,) forms a crooked smiley-face, reminiscent of the Joker&rsquo;s clown makeup. The &ldquo;Why So Serious?&rdquo; motif, which is also the domain name of KNIGHT&rsquo;S viral marketing site, appears scrawled across the head of the poster. More exciting however, was an event that took place this week in NYC, where DARK KNIGHT director Christopher Nolan allowed some very select members of the press to view an extended trailer of the film shot in IMAX, which will premiere to the general public on Dec. 14, as the lead-in to the IMAX print of I AM LEGEND, starring Will Smith. MTV news reports that the six-minute clip covered DARK KNIGHT&rsquo;S opening sequence, in which a gang of criminals, donned in clown masks, storm a Gotham City bank. A bank employee (PRISON BREAK&rsquo;S William Fichtner) informs the crooks that the bank is mob-owned, and therefore protected. The crooks don&rsquo;t care who owns the place, and begin loading cash, until a mysterious figure begins taking them out one by one. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/05/New-DARK-KNIGHT-Teaser-Poster-And-Movie-Clip.aspx 77 60 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/05/New-DARK-KNIGHT-Teaser-Poster-And-Movie-Clip.aspx#2426 sounds good to me brokun1 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/05/New-DARK-KNIGHT-Teaser-Poster-And-Movie-Clip.aspx#2426 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:21:59 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/05/New-DARK-KNIGHT-Teaser-Poster-And-Movie-Clip.aspx#2554 It'll be darker, more violent, and more visually compelling than the 1989 Batman... And will undoubtedly get favorable comparisons to the original. I have my doubts, though.<br /><br />As much as I like Christian Bale and Heath Ledger, they're not even going to come close to the chemistry and acting skills of Keaton, Nicholson, Basinger, and Williams, or the directorial vision of Tim Burton. <br /><br />I'll watch it anyway. neurotictim http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/05/New-DARK-KNIGHT-Teaser-Poster-And-Movie-Clip.aspx#2554 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:47:30 GMT