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Robin Reference In THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Trailer Was Extra's Doing Not Nolan's

Since The Dark Knight Rises trailer leaked a lot has been made of the Robin symbol in one of the signs for the football game sequence. According to sources this was just a clever fan and not Christopher Nolan paying homage to The Boy Wonder.

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By Jake "WaylonJones" Lester - 12/20/2011

We have all seen it now, the infamous line of poster from The Dark Knight Rises trailer that reads Rogues with the R made to look like the symbol for Batman's trusty side kick Robin. A lot of different ideas have surfaced on why it is in the movie to begin with. Some thought it was just a playful nod to the character done by Nolan and company, others thought it had more literal implications such as The Boy Wonder actually making an appearance in the film. Now, according to Empire, the sign was made by an extra. On the shoot that day extras were required to bring their own props and costumes so it is not a surprise that someone was able to sneak this in.



From Empire

The day this scene was shot, there were 10,000 extras there at Heinz Field. Most of them brought their own props and costumes, so clearly one guy has been smart and, when drawing the 'R' for the 'Rogues' signs (for the Rogues are Gotham's team), he's drawn it in the style of a Robin logo, off his own back. So this is no more a 'clue' that Robin will be in the film than the presence of the Batman logo on a door during Following was a 'clue' that Nolan would one day make a Batman movie.

With Nolan stating that Robin would have nothing to do with his interpretation of Batman this does not come as a surprise. Are any of you disappointed that the reference was done by an extra and not by Nolan and company? Sound off you thoughts in the comment boxes below.

The Dark Knight Rises stars Christian Bale, Garly Oldman, Michael Caine, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard and will be released on July 20, 2012.

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6of13 - 12/20/2011, 7:12 AM
It just seems a little far fetched for Nolan to put Robin in his Bat films.
Spidey91 - 12/20/2011, 7:15 AM
"...other thought it had more literal implications such as The Boy Wonder actually making an appearance in the film"
CraptainAmerica - 12/20/2011, 7:23 AM
Makes sense! Unlike Grif's existence
Ranger14 - 12/20/2011, 7:30 AM
*Cue the comments stating that Hines Ward's name is referencing Burt Ward*
Christuffer - 12/20/2011, 7:30 AM
Lol

@Grif -- What's got your panties up in such a tight wad about this movie? Hot damn son....chill out...
JackBauer - 12/20/2011, 7:32 AM
Actually, this is the hint that Robin is in the movie:



:D
zachshivey - 12/20/2011, 7:36 AM
Merry Christmas griffy :)

Anytime someone says they have a "reliable source" or they "heard from someone close to production" that they have a rumor or a spoiler, I immediately come to read the comments. All because nobody has been right for the past year on any of that. The only ones who were correct we're any actual extras on set and people who had a peek at the prologue or trailers. And when actual info leaked, WB had it removed fast.
egoslave - 12/20/2011, 7:42 AM
The banner next to it says... "Demolish The Monuments"
A cheeky plot reference?
MrReese - 12/20/2011, 7:43 AM
@Gusto LMAO!!
Mareado - 12/20/2011, 7:46 AM
There is no "Burt Ward" reference. The football player is Hines Ward.
RorMachine - 12/20/2011, 7:50 AM
I thought this might be the case, but regardless Nolan chose to shoot it and put it in the movie so he mist have appreciated it.
Ranger14 - 12/20/2011, 7:53 AM
tea@ lol I should have figured you would comment. :-P Now you got Mareado all worked up.

Mareado@ I was referring to other articles where many are claiming the name on the football player's uniform is a reference to Burt Ward. I have done my best to educate them, as you just did, but it seems that some just don't get it. ;-)
Starlight - 12/20/2011, 7:54 AM
BRAVO to that guy then !
StarksNStripes - 12/20/2011, 7:55 AM
It was me.
Everyone around me thought it was funny and no one on the crew said anything about it to me when I came in that day.
gloomypatrick - 12/20/2011, 7:55 AM
dame ronin in this would of been madddd and wht the hell grif if u dont like the post DONT WRITE IN THE COMMENT there is something everything to movie to u is shit if u dont like movies then why are u comeing to this site really hope there is some little thing for robin tho
golden123 - 12/20/2011, 7:56 AM
It wasn't an accident that it got such a good shot in the film.
vtopa - 12/20/2011, 7:58 AM
Clever fan. Love it. Love it even more that Nolan had the sense of humor to leave it in.
ArrowToTheKnee - 12/20/2011, 7:58 AM
@grif - Get laid dude.
MarkJulian - 12/20/2011, 7:59 AM
Yes, a fan made it and everyone on the production of a movie that will likely bring close to a billion dollars for WB just let that slip through the cracks....
HelaGood - 12/20/2011, 8:00 AM
how could they NOT have known? seriously...
darkknightmare2012 - 12/20/2011, 8:01 AM
robin would not work in nolan s movies .. a nightwing would though...
phendry - 12/20/2011, 8:01 AM
http://www.darkhorizons.com/features/1581/what-re-the-most-acclaimed-comic-book-films
captaintuesday - 12/20/2011, 8:07 AM
Maybe it is a Robin refrence. Robins family was killed in the comic. Maybe in this version Robin is a football player and and all the Rouges getting killed when the field blows represents his family. That plus the Ward Jersey may be the hint.
Kamdan - 12/20/2011, 8:13 AM
The football player in the trailer was Hines Ward of the Pittsburgh Steelers. It's not a reference to Burt Ward.
Ranger14 - 12/20/2011, 8:14 AM
Seriously...this is the conclusion to the Nolan franchise and trilogy. Why would they introduce Robin in the conclusion? It's a conclusion not a beginning. Start-over time again.
santoanderson - 12/20/2011, 8:15 AM
Football player w/ Ward on the back of his jersey is real football player "Hines Ward". He plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers (whose stadium was used to shoot the movie.)

I doubt they would cast a 35-year old half Korean, half African-American guy to play Robin.
MrReese - 12/20/2011, 8:15 AM
Well welcome back Intruder :D
blvdnoise - 12/20/2011, 8:16 AM
Well yeah..
superotherside - 12/20/2011, 8:16 AM
Couldn't care less if it was made by Nolan & Co. or not but it is cool it's in there. :)
HellsHammer - 12/20/2011, 8:17 AM
yeah we all figured this out for ourselves. thanks for the article though.
who cares if it was intended or not its still cool
PapaMidnight - 12/20/2011, 8:19 AM
I have to agree with Intruder, this time!
Luigi - 12/20/2011, 8:22 AM
Out of all of the shots that they recorded for the scene, Nolan decided to keep this one in. Thus, ROBIN IS IN THE FILM!!!
PaulRom - 12/20/2011, 8:26 AM
@Intruder Gotta agree for the most part.
Oh, and welcome back. ;)
Minghagz - 12/20/2011, 8:31 AM
Seriously this shit is getting old. Mentioning it once and seeing it is cool but to dwell on it and speculate is just [frick]ing stupid.
Garmanbozia - 12/20/2011, 8:48 AM
The extra did not bring in that sign. This was intentional, a Nolan Easter Egg. I mean, if the extra brought in that sign, Nolan and company would have digitally edited the Robin "R" out, with a 250 million dollar budget...

This is as close as fanboys & fangirls get in having a Robin in a Nolan Batman movie.
Mastyrwerk - 12/20/2011, 8:52 AM
"So this is no more a 'clue' that Robin will be in the film than the presence of the Batman logo on a door during Following was a 'clue' that Nolan would one day make a Batman movie."

But Nolan DID make a Batman movie. So, this is either a terrible analogy, or Robin IS in TDKR, it's just that 'R' wasn't a clue by the Director.
Gmoney84 - 12/20/2011, 8:52 AM
Joker said it best when he killed Jason Todd.
KNIGHT3000 - 12/20/2011, 8:59 AM
Duh! Who didn't know that? Sometimes people make too much of things. FAP, FAP, FAP, FAP!
TheRealEnrico - 12/20/2011, 9:04 AM
I would agree with Grif. I haven't seen anything good yet about this movie.

I love Nolan and just about everyone of his movies but something is very off about this.

I have the same feeling about the Avengers. I haven't like any of the trailers for ether of this movies.But that just my opinion. I have high standards.
smerf1 - 12/20/2011, 9:05 AM
@ArrowToTheKnee

You also need to get laid with a name like that.
TheRealEnrico - 12/20/2011, 9:11 AM
Oh and I could enjoy Robin in a serious Batman movie if done right.

I could never realistically enjoy myself watching any 13 year old kid fight and beat grown men in a fist fight.

They would just need the right story to make Robin work. but just not as some 13 year old kid, that could never work.

I would think it would be too much of a task for most to make serious so most would or should not try.
126thst - 12/20/2011, 9:18 AM
I believed Nolan when he said Robin wouldn't be in the movie...but a piece of me was hoping that he included him someway in the final moments of the film leaving the door open for DC to tell Robin's story on the big screen..
JackRussoff - 12/20/2011, 9:20 AM
I said this yesterday in the trailer thread. Nolan didn't even know what it was. He hates Robin so much from the interviews I've read. I said specifically that it was a clever fanboy and nothing more. Had nolan caught it, the SOB would have had it removed
JackRussoff - 12/20/2011, 9:22 AM
And don't worry about Grif. In the past two years I've looked at this site and I haven't seen ONE single positive coment about anything. Not once...
JackRussoff - 12/20/2011, 9:27 AM
@Intruder

So not true. Tim drake is no pansy bro. He was the best robin and is quite the hardass. Not to mention his superior detective skills. How many kids could live his life without cracking? Once his dad died a few years ago it made him a man in my book. During Battle for th Cowl he showed hat he was made of.
valeriesghost - 12/20/2011, 9:28 AM
aw snap, Intuder's back :D
JDUKE25 - 12/20/2011, 9:32 AM
I doubt we'd see Robin in this movie. But, personally I wouldn't mind. I for one like Robin, he's one of my favorite characters.

Not this lamea$$ version...


But this kicka$$ version.
SoulAllFlush - 12/20/2011, 9:35 AM
I want to see a faithful depiction of a modern Robin on the silver screen, but I'm glad Nolan isn't the one doing it.

As Spider-Man 3 already showed us what happens when a director has to incorporate a character he doesn't want in his film-verse.
Talontd - 12/20/2011, 9:38 AM
Wait a fcuking second.....GRIF is engaged to CHERRYBOMB?!?!?

No way that miserable c*nt is dating someone that sweet. I don't think i've EVER seen CHERRY write something negative....not believing that for a second.
PaulRom - 12/20/2011, 9:40 AM
@Talontd I sincerely hope Intruder is joking. If not, I think some Grif hunting will be in order.
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