Q 01/05
A) Christopher Nolan
B) Zack Snyder
C) Sam Raimi
D) Tim Burton
Answer · why
Nolan co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan, and had never made a sequel before this one.
Q 02/05
A) Jared Leto
B) Joaquin Phoenix
C) Heath Ledger
D) Jack Nicholson
Answer · why
Ledger spent about a month secluded in a hotel room reading comics to prepare, and always applied the Joker's lipstick himself.
Q 03/05
A) Batman Forever
B) Batman Returns
C) Batman & Robin
D) Batman Begins
Answer · why
Nolan was not sure the first film would be successful enough to warrant a sequel, despite ending it with a Joker card tease.
Q 04/05
A) Chicago
B) New York City
C) Pittsburgh
D) Detroit
Answer · why
Nolan liked the city's architecture; the opening bank heist was shot inside the Old Main Post Office there.
Q 05/05
A) Commissioner Loeb
B) Harvey Dent
C) Lucius Fox
D) Sal Maroni
Answer · why
Eckhart and Nolan deliberately ignored Tommy Lee Jones's pink-haired take on the character from Batman Forever.
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