Speaking of making the villains more 'badass' for future films, I had a thought as to how they could do a pretty cool Clayface. They could present him as a guy who is a master of imitation, body language, etc and uses complex makeup and prosthetics to imitate people. He wouldn't be a real threat to Batman, though... Kind of like Scarecrow in Begins.

didnt they do that in catwoman? you know, that movie that everyone hated.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Warner Bros. executive says the Batman sequel "The Dark Knight" has taken in $155.34 million to top "Spider-Man 3" for best opening weekend ever at the box office.
The figures released Sunday show "The Dark Knight" more than $4 million ahead of the $151.1 million first weekend for "Spider-Man 3" in May 2007.
Studio distribution chief Dan Fellman says "The Dark Knight" also broke the "Spider-Man 3" record for best debut in IMAX large-screen theaters with $6.2 million. "Spider-Man 3" opened with $4.7 million in IMAX cinemas.

This is with Sunday's estimate. I hope it goes above the estimate. Also, forget the muscular Mr. Freeze.  How about the albino-esque Paul Bettany in that role.  I think he'd be great, as Mr. Freeze that is.

Yeah I'd love to see Mr. Freeze. Some of the other villains though, I just don't see in a movie. They could fit them in and make them better but man idk.

Like, the Penguin, all I picture is that big silly fat guy with a pointy nose from the cartoons when I was little.

Yeah, Mr. Freeze would probably be the best option, although Catwoman might work as a kind of side-villain or something.

I'd also like to see their interpretation of Robin, that would be pretty interesting!

Bale said if they get a robin then he's out. And Catwoman got ruined with Halle Berry. If they could do a canon version of Selina Kyle then I think it could work well.

Bale said if they get a robin then he's out. And Catwoman got ruined with Halle Berry. If they could do a canon version of Selina Kyle then I think it could work well.

What are you talking about canon versions? Why does it matter if a film completely follows messy DC continuity? I think what made The Dark Knight so good is that they didn't focus on perfectly translating character to film. With Two-Face for example, I don't think they'd completely recreate his origin perfectly when they could just create the character in the context of the film's storyline (which is much more effective).

Also Selina Kyle's original is all tangled, making a "canon version of Selina Kyle" would make a third movie suck ass. It wouldn't work at all.

Geez, even after getting 46.000 votes, The Dark Knight still has its 9.7 score and the no.1 spot on IMDB's top #250

Amazing! I'm watching this on Friday.

I want to see Killer Croc in the next one please.

didnt they do that in catwoman? you know, that movie that everyone hated.

Never saw it.

Thing about Harley Quinn is she's usless w/o Joker.

The thing about the Riddler is that it he can't be too similar to the Joker.  Also, I think that if he appeared in the next film everyone would be comparing him to the joker because they are similar.  I am completely against Robin because I don't see it fitting into this new Batman world that Nolan has created.  Also, any new villains must be fairly real.  Nolan has said he doesn't want this to be very magical or unreal.  That's why I think Mr. Freeze or the Riddler could be done.  My first choice would be the Riddler if done very differently than the Joker (but still just as awesomely).  Who would play the role of Catwoman, though?  Freeman did drop the line where Batman's new suit could handle cats.   If Catwoman is in the next film it will either make or break it.

Geez, even after getting 46.000 votes, The Dark Knight still has its 9.7 score and the no.1 spot on IMDB's top #250

Man IMDB is pretty gay, there's no way it deserves that. I imagine it'll level out soon. The Dark Knight boards are a cesspool of shit at the moment as well.

I'm really happy about the opening though, it definitely deserved a big opening and one this big pretty much assures studios that people will actually go see really good superhero movies rather than throwaway crap.

The thing about the Riddler is that it he can't be too similar to the Joker.  Also, I think that if he appeared in the next film everyone would be comparing him to the joker because they are similar.  I am completely against Robin because I don't see it fitting into this new Batman world that Nolan has created.  Also, any new villains must be fairly real.  Nolan has said he doesn't want this to be very magical or unreal.  That's why I think Mr. Freeze or the Riddler could be done.  My first choice would be the Riddler if done very differently than the Joker (but still just as awesomely).  Who would play the role of Catwoman, though?  Freeman did drop the line where Batman's new suit could handle cats.   If Catwoman is in the next film it will either make or break it.

Riddler is actually very cold, calculating and reserved in his actions. His approach is totally different to the Joker's. I'd love to see the Riddler in this new series of films.

Man IMDB is pretty gay, there's no way it deserves that. I imagine it'll level out soon. The Dark Knight boards are a cesspool of shit at the moment as well.

I'm really happy about the opening though, it definitely deserved a big opening and one this big pretty much assures studios that people will actually go see really good superhero movies rather than throwaway crap.

I can't tell since I haven't seen the movie but the thing about this is that no other movie in ages has kept its rating after so many votes. WALL-E started out with 9.3 and everyone was amazed about it. After around 40k votes, it's "down" to 8.8. The rating started decline after day 1 while The Dark Knight went from 9.6 to 9.7 and still has it even after nearly 47k votes. Whatever happens, the movie will definitely stay on Top 10, possibly Top 5. We'll see what happens when the rest of the world gets to see it.