Christopher Nolan has released a letter to fans, reflecting on the ending of his Batman trilogy, Screen Rant is reporting. The letter comes with the release of the art book, ‘The Art and Making of The Dark Knight Trilogy,’ which tells the behind-the-scenes story of Nolan’s acclaimed franchise.
In the letter, Nolan wrote that people ask him if he always planned on making a trilogy. “This is like being asked whether you had planned on growing up, getting married, having kids. The answer is complicated,” he said. “The entire cast and crew put all they had into the first film….Christian (Bale) bit off a big chunk of Bruce Wayne’s life and made it utterly compelling.”
Nolan continued by saying he never thought he’d make a second Batman film. “But once I knew where it would take Bruce, and when I started to see glimpses of the antagonist, it became essential…There were things we hadn’t been able to do the first time out-a Batsuit with a flexible neck, shooting on IMAX…We took the supposed security of a sequel as license to throw caution to the wind.”
The director and writer also said he also never thought he’d continue the story for a third film. “But I kept wondering about the end of Bruce’s journey…I called everyone back together for another tour of Gotham.”
Nolan finished the letter with sentimentality, saying “My time in Gotham…has been the most challenging and rewarding experience a filmmaker could hope for. I will miss the Batman. I like to think that he’ll miss me, but he’s never been particularly sentimental.”
Written by: Karen Benardello
