Official DARK KNIGHT RISES Mr Potato Head

lol ^

Movie of the Year !!!

Still think this version of Batman could take out mini Bane Tom.

At least we know Nolan would never compromise the integrity of his films and allow goofy ass merchandising with Batman characters like we see with The Avengers. ;P

Umm what?

Right, ok

Yeah, because Nolan controls merchandising... Not oh I don't know, Warners/DC who actually OWN the character?

Really? People that said that stupid "never compromise" shit must not have:

1. Seen all the merchandise from the last two movies.
2. Realized that Batman is owned by Warner Bros. not Nolan.
3. Be complete idiots for thinking a movie based on a character who has had countless incarnations in comics, television, movies, cartoons, toys, etc. was not going to have kid-focused merchandise around the time another movie with him comes out.

The Joker and Batman action figure commercial used to play in conjunction with the Dark Knight trailer on Cartoon Network. There's been kid-related merch since Batman Begins. Even though I thought kids would have been bored stupid with Dark Knight or scared to death of it.

its a superhero movie. there were obviously going to be toys and merchandise. Whoever thought otherwise is an idiot

Sooo basically with this discussion we come to the conclusion that nolanites are [frick]in retarded and worship Nolan as allmighty? Whats new in it?

Nice potatohead, btw. I could have it on my desk.

Why can't marvel and "nolanites" just get along

@NeoBaggins: My nieces and nephews kind of dislike the recent Batmans, because there's really not much in the way for kids or even younger teens for that matter. Too much of it was over their heads. And as my nephew Sam says, "Batman didn't do much cool stuff. And why no ninja fights?!" He'll get it in a few years though.

And I agree with you Hawksblueyes, I don't have to browse too far into the past threads to recall that smack talk.

@Darkhaven Yeah, I can only imagine what the series might be like for kids. Lawyers standing around discussing the penal codes, scary images and gunfights, all the while Batman not performaing a single roundhouse kick.

For some reason, I think the next set of films will get Batman back into the more colorful elements of the character. Or at least it should. We've seen Nolan's take on it. I think it shouldn't be more than three Nolan bat films, let alone a fourth one with someone trying to emulate the Nolan films.

But there's Batman the Brave and the Bold for the tykes for now.

WorldsGreatestdetective: Nobody here is blaming this on Nolan. What I am saying (contrary to statements made by fans in other threads) is that Nolan's movies are not above ANY sort of merchandising campaign as well they shouldn't be.

No matter how "artistic", "realistic," "thought provoking," or "deep" Nolan's Bat films are, they are still CBM's at heart. CBM's stemming from a comic book character that may well be THE comic character to end all characters in many enthusiasts eyes. There always will be and always should be merchandise available for every age group that can claim any love for that character. Not to do so would be a huge missed opportunity for both the studio involved and the fans who want them.

I must have this potato

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I'm sorry, I can't look at the picture without snickering.

It looks like he spudded himself there. So if Bane breaks his back, will he make french fries?

"Criminals of Gotham beware, for I am high in calories." :P

I'm sure kids will love the toy though.

And every one said that the Marvel toys for Avengers sucked. LOL