Warner Bros should not cut any of Ledger's performance in "The Dark Knight" and let Nolan decide on final cuts.
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Late July, The Dark Knight will be released widely across theaters worldwide. We, the fans, have been following this movie since it started filming last summer. We have participated in all of the viral marketing campaigns that Warner Brothers asked us to be involved with.
It is the Number One most anticipated movie of all year. It is not just Batman fans who are looking forward to this film. It's most movie fans who are excited as well.
Here are 3 demands we are making to Warner Brothers.
1) No Heath Ledger/The Joker scenes get cut.
Cutting any Heath Ledger/The Joker scenes out of "The Dark Knight" is a slap in the face to Heath Ledger's talent. No matter how controversial any of the scenes might be, we demand that NOTHING gets pulled out of the movie regarding footage with The Joker. This movie should be a tribute to his career and pulling out any scenes (even if it's just one scene) from the movie is a huge disrespect to him. Especially with all the work he put into his role.
2) Cut as little of the movie as possible.
Rumors are circulating that the movie is close to 3 hours long. Give us the longest cut of the movie that you can. We want the movie to be at least 2 hours and 45 minutes long. Warner Bros has asked fans to retrieve purple bowling balls Joker birthday cakes and cell phones, dress up like the Joker, and perform other crazy scenarios for this movie. The biggest reward you could give fans is the most "complete and epic" movie possible. Christopher Nolan has called "The Dark Knight" a crime epic. And that's exactly what it should be. An epic. A 2 hour and 45 minute cut is perfect.
Final Thoughts: This movie is already generating Oscar buzz for many of the actors involved with it. You don't have to be an "artsy" movie to win an academy award. Lord of the Rings won an Academy Award, and so can The Dark Knight. The Dark Knight has better chances to win an academy award because it has an all star cast, and it has gangster/mob themes which the Academy is known for loving.
Cut as little as you can from this movie. Christopher Nolan is a master of editing and pacing. Nolan brought back so much respect to Batman with "Batman Begins". Have faith in this man, and give us the long, epic Batman that we desire.
It is the Number One most anticipated movie of all year. It is not just Batman fans who are looking forward to this film. It's most movie fans who are excited as well.
Here are 3 demands we are making to Warner Brothers.
1) No Heath Ledger/The Joker scenes get cut.
Cutting any Heath Ledger/The Joker scenes out of "The Dark Knight" is a slap in the face to Heath Ledger's talent. No matter how controversial any of the scenes might be, we demand that NOTHING gets pulled out of the movie regarding footage with The Joker. This movie should be a tribute to his career and pulling out any scenes (even if it's just one scene) from the movie is a huge disrespect to him. Especially with all the work he put into his role.
2) Cut as little of the movie as possible.
Rumors are circulating that the movie is close to 3 hours long. Give us the longest cut of the movie that you can. We want the movie to be at least 2 hours and 45 minutes long. Warner Bros has asked fans to retrieve purple bowling balls Joker birthday cakes and cell phones, dress up like the Joker, and perform other crazy scenarios for this movie. The biggest reward you could give fans is the most "complete and epic" movie possible. Christopher Nolan has called "The Dark Knight" a crime epic. And that's exactly what it should be. An epic. A 2 hour and 45 minute cut is perfect.
Final Thoughts: This movie is already generating Oscar buzz for many of the actors involved with it. You don't have to be an "artsy" movie to win an academy award. Lord of the Rings won an Academy Award, and so can The Dark Knight. The Dark Knight has better chances to win an academy award because it has an all star cast, and it has gangster/mob themes which the Academy is known for loving.
Cut as little as you can from this movie. Christopher Nolan is a master of editing and pacing. Nolan brought back so much respect to Batman with "Batman Begins". Have faith in this man, and give us the long, epic Batman that we desire.
57 Signatures
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David Belsky
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Mark Schrieber
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- I will be utterly disgusted if they cut any of Heath Ledger's scenes. Warner Bros should be ashamed of themselves if they cut out any of Heath's work regardless of how controversial it might be. And I hope Warner Bros doesn't bully Nolan into cutting down the movie to be shorter than 2 hours and 45 minutes. Nolan has done so much for Warner Bros and DC Comics. He saved Batman.
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Zack Cada
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- Please keep them in. This would have mattered alot to Mr. Ledger.
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Mark
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Shawn
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eric
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nick
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Will Phelps
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Rob
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- I don't think anything will be cut to begin with, but just incase... I'm signing this.
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Brian Creason
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Colin John
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- KEEP DA SCENES IN
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Nathan Smith
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- Please do NOT get rid of any of Heath Ledgers scenes as the joker. All the batman fans have been waiting to see the joker as he should be thanks to ledger.
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Torian
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- The scenes must not be cut. The movie should be dedicated to Ledger just like Phil Hartman in "Small Soldiers" eleven years ago.
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Pat Took
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- The show must go on
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Steven Shanahan
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Travis Nelson
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- Please keep the heath ledger stuff!
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Enbeekay
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Andrew Bartlett
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- I believe Heath would want his work left unaltered.
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Chase Langley
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- Heath would have wanted the show to go on. He was a true entertainer.
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Giovanni Rodriguez
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- why not...he shot them. Lets see it.
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Chad Fontenot
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Cassy Bushard
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- This amazing and talented man would not have wanted his last great performance to be altered in any way. He would want it to stay as it would have been if we were blessed enough to still have him with us.
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Hesham Alshar
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- I believe it be a utter insult to Heath if you guys cut any of his scenes
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Derrick Diazoni
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Neil Morgan
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- This is the performance that will define not only his career, but how he will be remembered as an actor. This is the role that may very well have killed him, and it should remain true, the way he performed it. Please, don't dishonor a great person, and great actor.
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Katelyn Paci
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charles coleman
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- Do not cut the movie give his his final performance.
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Adrian Juarez
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Ryan Morgan
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Kassandra W
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- This is Heath's final work and should give testament to his career as an actor.
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Catherine Watson
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Ashley Anderson
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Kristian Janine Rubio
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Matt Holland
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- Honor Heath by showing the world what he made.
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Mike Telles
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matt
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Patrick Montgomery
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- Mr. Ledger's finest penultimate moment should not be sanitized.
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Thomas Jackson
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- leave it as it is please. r.i.p heath ledger
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kevin katekaru
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April Lovejoy
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- Heath worked so hard to make this film, and I believe it is only right that he be remembered by keeping his performance as is in the film. It is only respectful.
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Andy
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- I hope that everything in this petition happens and nothing gets cut.
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Armando Ortiz
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Joshua Holeczy
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Joseph Dunn
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Allen Gill
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Shui Ling
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Tom Paris
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Steven Myre
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Raquel Cordova
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- leave the performance as is
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chris encell
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- leave it alone pi kappa phi for life
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