16. Joker licking his lips!
Actor Heath Ledger kept licking his lips because the way he speaks during his performance as the Joker requires him to have a moist mouth. It is said that it was a habit of his own before hand (which it was) however he ensured he did it ‘a lot more to keep his performance consistent’
15. Batman and the Shadow similarities!
In the parking garage, each of the “fake” Batmen is seen firing a gun of some kind. The original creators of the Batman comics decided that Batman would never be shown holding a gun, due to him already bearing so many other similarities to another comic book hero, The Shadow.
14. Christopher Nolan was one man army!
Just as it was when filming Batman Begins(2005), director Christopher Nolan oversaw every shot himself as there was no second unit for The Dark Knight (2008).
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13. Soundtrack Won Grammy!
Along with movies Anatomy of a Murder (1959), Crimson Tide (1995), and Independence Day (1996), this is one of only four films whose purely orchestral soundtracks won the Grammy Award for Best Score despite not being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score.
12. First comic movie to reach $1 Billion!
The Dark Knight (2008) was the first comic book movie to reach $1 billion mark on Box-Office.
11. Dark Knight, Captain America and Arrow has this in common
Actor Chin Han, who portrays Lau, has been in three separate superhero productions.(The Dark Knight (2008), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), and the TV show Arrow(2012 – )).
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10. Secret bunker of Batman!
The luminous ceiling in Batman’s secret bunker shown u in the movie was lit by a grid of 300 fixtures each containing six 800-watt bulbs, consuming a total of 1.44 megawatts (1,440,000 watts).
9. Oscar nominations and winners in cast!
The Dark Knight (2008) cast includes four Oscar winners (Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine, and Morgan Freeman) and three Oscar nominees (Maggie Gyllenhaal, Eric Roberts and Gary Oldman) .
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