Batman’s new rides in ‘The Dark Knight Rises’?

By on | @BatmanNewsCom

Seems like the Batpod won’t be enough for Batman in The Dark Knight Rises. With his Batmobile destroyed (courtesy of The Joker), Batman may be taking flight…according to a source close to BOF.

One of my sources mentioned the possibility of an appearance of [an aerial Bat-Vehicle]. The more I thought about it, the more sense it made with the planned shooting locations. Could be interesting!

The source also backs up claims that we’ve heard of a redesigned Batmobile. I wonder if Ra’s Al Ghul gave Bruce Wayne flying lessons during their years of training together? Let me know what you think this “aerial Bat-Vehicle” could be in the comments.

SOURCE: BOF

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  • Guest

    An aerial vehicle takes away from the realism, IMO.

    • http://batman-news.com Batman-News.com

      Yeah that’s why I poked fun at it a bit with the Ra’s Al Ghul comment. Bruce is already a great driver…but where would he learn to fly a plane?

      • Boeing

        Don’t forget the military operates unmanned aerial vehicles (without the need for a pilot) and also many modern aircraft feature automated flight/autopilot. It is all in the execution with Nolan. In TDKR I can foresee an aircraft, developed for military use, perhaps a ‘vertical takeoff and landing’ aircraft developed by Wayne Enterprises and nestled away somewhere in the applied sciences hangers. It could have been developed to fly over a target on autopilot and to drop Special Forces operatives. All Bruce and Lucius would need to do is sit Batman inside of it, switch it on following some basic operating instructions and off it goes, a stealthy looking black ‘Batwing’.

    • Anonymous

      Why would it take away from the realism? After a eco-terrorist, a fear gas craze, an anarchistic clown, and a man with a burnt face, I can buy it.

      • Spencerplante

        Oh bite your tongue! Hallucinagins exist pal! So does everything in nolans take on the films. However I am upset about including bane. why not like harley Quinn or mr freeze. Bane is just fugly and annoying

      • Spencerplante

        Oh bite your tongue! Hallucinagins exist pal! So does everything in nolans take on the films. However I am upset about including bane. why not like harley Quinn or mr freeze. Bane is just fugly and annoying

  • TheDarkNight4ever

    Anything that comes out of Jett’s mouth is trash. “RW for Hugo Strange? Hmmmmm.”

    I like how he gives mention to a new Batman mobile plus the possibility of an aerial Batman vehicle. Ok well which one does your “reliable” source say it is? Bat pod, new Tumbler, aerial vehicle? — you can only get around in so many ways process of elimination says it’s going to be one of those. Shit, I could just just write Jett and say, “YEEEEEEHAH COWBOY, GOOD OLE’ JERRY J HERE COMIN AT YA’ALL LIVE WITH AN INSIDER DISHER HERE. YA’ALL DONT KNOW THIS BUT BATMAN IS GONA GET AROUND ON A YE POGO STICK IN TDKR.” and if it turned out to be true Jett could use the old classic line, “I’ve known about this quite awhile but out of respect for the filmakers, cast and crew I didn’t say anything.

    right. YEEEE HAH!

    • Scott

      Why such disdain for Jett? If you actually followed his website for the last few years like I have, you would know that Batman-On-Film is hands down the most reliable website in regard to the truth about Batman movie rumors. Jett gives his opinion, but is always sure to not post BS rumors and never spoilers.

      To imply that he is lying when he says that he knows things but isn’t telling us is pretty unintelligent on your part. I mean, if he told us everything he knows, it would obviously get his source in trouble and cause him to lose his “inside scoop”. He waits until it is OK to tell everyone to ensure that he maintains respect of the filmmakers and also to continue to get information from his inside sources.

      Duh.

      • Abc123

        “Most reliable”? Maybe that was true in the past, but not anymore. I would say this site has become more reliable with regards to “the truth”. At this site, we don’t have to deal with rumors based on Jett’s ego. Jett on several occasions was wrong with his TDK rumors, and also we got a lot of great insider info regarding TDK not from Jett’s site, but from other places.

        The problem with Jett is that his posts are often TOO vague and meaningless. His ego oozes through everything he posts which is annoying. Lastly, his forum is private.

        Then when some official new info comes out, Jett can easily say “I know it all along …”. Makes it awfully convenient doesn’t it? What proof is there that Jett “knew it all along” if he doesn’t post a single shred of proof beforehand regarding any info?

        As for him being afraid of getting his sources “in trouble”, what a bunch of BS. For TDK, we got some JUICY insider info that was legit from people who were extras in the film or who were PAs on the film. They were willing to post actual legit info, yet Jett is afraid to post info from his ANONYMOUS sources? BS I say. There is no way his sources would get in trouble unless his sources are part of only a handful of people in the entire world that know info about the movie (which I very highly doubt).

        To be honest, in the past few months we’ve learned more about TDKR from official info, what actors involved with the movie have said, and what production people involved with the movie have said. People like Wally Pfister, Tom Hardy, the executive VP of IMAX, Paul Franklin, and Hans Zimmer have given us more info about Rises than Jett has over the past few months.

        Jett has become a joke, when he refuses to even post info that people involved with the film are willing to talk about!

        • Abc123

          I forgot to mention, the fact that Jett considers people like Chris Corbould and Paul Franklin “friends” is ridiculous. Just because you talked to people Jett, does not automatically make you “friends” with them. Another ridiculous example of Jett’s ego showing through. I bet Jett also considers Wally Pfister, Hans Zimmer, and Jonah Nolan as “friends”.

          • Scott

            Well, I respectfully disagree. If you don’t like Jett because in your opinion, “His ego oozes through everything he posts”, then OK. That’s your opinion and I respect that. There are a lot of Jett haters out there, and you are clearly one of them. This website is definitely a very good site, but more reliable? You are aware that many of the posts from this site come from posts from Batman-On-Film, including this one lol. By saying that this site very reliable (which IMO, it is), you are also saying that Batman-On-Film is reliable. But whatever, I gotta go to bed. Peace.

          • http://twitter.com/SHotMBlog SuperherooftheMonth

            The ego thing is what really gets me. More and more, it seems like the “news” posts on BOF are somehow being made “All about ME!” with self-congratulatory pats on the back (y’all remember that BOF was on TDK set, right?!) that have NOTHING to do with the movie news.

            Yes, Jett has his sources, and I think when he does speak out on actual news items, I think he’s reliable. But his “I knew weeks ago” thing is getting old, and really, is completely unverifiable. I could *maybe* buy it with one thing, but he’s said it, like, three times now since the Hardy casting.

            That’s what I love about Batman-News.com. Chris keeps this place ego-free, and keeps things real. That’s what puts this place above BOF, in my opinion.

            /rant

          • Abc123

            So Tom Hardy on Alan Carr discussing how much weight he is gaining for his role as Bane … was that a Batman-on-film scoop? No.
            Hans Zimmer discussing the Rises score, was that a BOF scoop? No.
            Hathaway indirectly confirming she is playing Catwoman, was that a BOF scoop? No.
            Wally Pfister being interviewed on a radio show and giving us some tidbits about Rises, was that a BOF scoop? No
            The executive VP of IMAX being interviewed and giving us interesting details about Rises, was that a BOF scoop? No.

            All the great set reports and juicy set information we got back when TDK was filming, did that come from BOF? Definitely not. Only a few bits of info came from BOF during that time. Most of the info however came from actual people who were part of TDK filming, and who posted info on various forums.

            What I’ve noticed is that since Batman-News.com first appeared, Jett with his site has been mirroring this site in terms of news posts. Also Jett usually posts the same bit of news on his site after Batman-News first posts something. Some juicy scoops Jett never even posts.

            The point is, the frequency of news on Batman-on-film.com was quite low before, and then Batman-News.com appeared with the intention of always posting the latest news and scoops. Batman-News.com since the beginning has posted news regularly and frequently. Since this, news posts on Jett’s site have increased because he is mirroring this site in a lot of posts.

            *Occasionally* Jett posts a scoop from one of his sources, that is then a bit of news mirrored on this site. The news however tends to be vague and not very detailed. Also his news posts are becoming more and more filled with ego-filled rants and commentary. Jett is also becoming more sarcastic in his posts which can actually cause confusion for some Batman fans that are reading his site.

            The point is, Jett is a hypocrite. He claims he has all these sources and insider info, yet he refuses to post that info. All he does now for the most part is after any info is releasing on other sites such as this one, all Jett posts is “I told you so” or “I knew this months ago but didn’t say anything”. He doesn’t even add anything additional like perhaps more detailed information other sites don’t have. Information, that he should have if his claims about sources are accurate. If Jett refuses to post spoilers or any info, then WHY does he boast about having sources in the first place? Jett in that case should just be quiet and not say anything at all.

      • Etherghost

        But if he has REALLY known it for a while then why the hell does he feel the need to tell us? Who gives a crap if he’s known it for a while? It’s just him boasting because he thinks he’s freaking awesome with all of these “inside scoops” and such.

    • Drew

      Wow….douche.

      And great choice of picture for the article. Brings back great memories.

  • Ryan

    Uh…he could learn flying lessons ANYWHERE? He’s a billionaire.

    And I wish people would leave the Al Ghul’s behind. Ra’s is dead, he probably doesn’t have a daughter. Enough already.

    I do like the idea of Bruce having a small one maned plane of some sort. Maybe a modified Predator Drone. Solid black.

    • http://twitter.com/igasu LeVar Anthony

      Ra’s had a wife as mention in the first movie. It would follow some logic for him to have a daughter. This would make the comment about needing to finish the trilogy more prevalent because a true trilogy has something that connects all the movies. And what better way than the Daughter of the man that died at the hands of Batman.

      And with a twisted logic of upbringing she could see Batman as the only one for her simply because he was good enough to take out Ra’s. And he was to be Ra’s’ right hand.

  • TheDarkNight4ever

    I think he should just ride around on a horse. Just like they do in texas!

    • Rocky

      Or in Dark Knight Returns…

  • Anonymous

    awww what? No Bat-Unicycle?.. dissapointed, man.

  • http://www.chaosjester.blogspot.com Manos Jester

    I can’t wait for the Bat-Segway.
    Also, Bruce Wayne can fly. Just don’t make his plane lift off anywhere near his mansion. Also only use it to fly him to another country or another state. Not inside the city.
    Last, but not least, call the plane “NYCTERIS”

  • zashi

    nolan already said in an interview that there will be a batplane in the dark knight rises called “the wraith”

    • http://twitter.com/SHotMBlog SuperherooftheMonth

      Where? I want a link to that one, because if Nolan said that, I must have missed it.

      The “Wraith” was part of the (fake) “leaked script” a couple of months back.

    • Anime_wrestling

      The Wraith? Reminds me of one aerial Terran unit from the RTS game, StarCraft. Is Batman the new Terran unit? LOL

  • Anonymous

    Bat-jets a no brainer. Bigger and better! Also look at what he had to resort to in TDK. Hitching with smugglers, weak

  • Simon

    I doubt it actually…… I’d rather see an awesome Batboat, that’d be cool. But the Batwing? I trust in Nolan, he can pull it off, for sure. But stil… I don’t see this happening as fast as a Batboat.
    Yeah, a chase scene on the water of Gotham.. I like it!

  • Devilblue1972

    I dont think a jet is necessary for Batman. How bout a steatlth helicopter? That would make better sense. Also a sleeker Batmobile would be preferable. I honestly hated the Tumbler. Make it a real Bat Car. Dont have to be a Corvette or Lamborghini, just something that looks a little more like a car.

  • FanOfNolan

    Will the Bat-plane have the monster wheels that the Tumbler and the Bat-pod had? What about a Bat-Segway? Or a Bat-Unicycle? Bat-roller blades? Bad ice skates? Oh wait, we already saw that. Oh God, the horror. It’s been 14 years and that movie still leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

    • http://twitter.com/SHotMBlog SuperherooftheMonth

      I still want to shake my fist and shout “Schuuuuumaaaaacheeeeer!” every now and again.

    • http://batman-news.com Batman-News.com

      “It’s the hockey team from Hell!”

      • http://twitter.com/SHotMBlog SuperherooftheMonth

        “Prepare for a bitter harvest. Winter has come at last!”

    • Adam The Strange

      Are we going to get another “bat credit card”?? Hmmm

  • Jhmonteirojr

    I see like this. In Begins it was spelunking; on TDK getting to a plane without landing; now it could be Lucius Fox will be busy again with a new prototype to satisfy his boss unusual requests :c)

  • BatmanFan

    Everybody on here acts like it’s hard to fly a small plane. The hardest thing about flying a small plane is landing. Taking off and actually flying in the air is relatively easy. So what is so hard to believe about a billionaire being able to fly a plane? If you think it’s hard to believe go talk to John Travolta or Harrison Ford.

  • One-eyed Willie

    I really don’t like the idea… an aerial Bat-Vehicle isn’t very stealthy, right? Nolanverse realism, anyone?? Maybe a chopper… i don’t know! Well, that sounds like Robocop 3 jetpacks! lol
    I rather a submarine vehicle, a boat or something.

  • http://www.chaosjester.blogspot.com Manos Jester

    I fear the day when the “oprah interview” photo of Anne Hathaway will have to vanish from the recent news sidebar. Can you send it to me Chris? I mean a high quality version of this thumbnail

  • Anonymous

    HOW ANYONE CAN DOUBT NOLAN OR NATHAN CRAWLEYS DESIGN SKILLS IS BEYOND ME! IF THE NEW VEICHLE WAS A HORSE AND CART THEY WOULD MAKE IT COOL ! THE NEW VEICHLE IS PROBALY BUILT AND IS TESTING AS WE SPEAK ! AND COME 2012 IN AIR OR ON WATER IT WILL BE EPIC !

  • Anonymous

    HOW ABOUT THE FALAFAL GUYS FALAFAL TROLLEY ! JUST STICK AN ENGINE ON THE BACK A COUPLE MACHINE GUNS ON THE FRONT , PAINT IT BLACK ! I M SURE HE WOULD BE WILLING TO SELL ! HE HAS KIDS TO FEED !

  • Fat_homer_8

    i doubt it, chris nolan is all for realism and shooting scenes with as little cgi as possible, sooo unless chris nolan and his team actually builds a real life flying ariel bat vehicle, it aint going to happen

  • Greased up Hunk

    Too many spoilers on this site recently. Had to unfollow on twitter and will now unbookmark the site. I need to just wait for the film now.

    Ps BoF is a great site,

    • http://batman-news.com Batman-News.com

      I’m really sorry to hear that. I don’t think there are any spoilers here you won’t find on BOF though. Except for the plot summary, but that’s hidden in spoiler tags.

      • Greased up Hunk

        I felt bad after your decent reply. Will follow on Twitter again.

        Just need to keep clear of the spolier posts like the plot summary, which as you said is hidden behind spoiler tags.

        • http://batman-news.com Batman-News.com

          Yeah don’t worry, I’ll always have spoilers in the spoiler tags. I’ll never put a spoiler in the headline of an article either. I’m like you, I want to know as little as possible when I walk into the theater on July 20th, 2012. I hope running this site doesn’t ruin that experience for me. I’ll be keeping what I consider to be major spoilers off this website completely.

          • Greased up Hunk

            Thanks mate, keep it up. This site is slick.

            Can’t fu**ing wait for this film!

  • G Hughes

    Thoughts on the new bat suit? Why not grey as depicted in the graphic novels? Or the new Arkham City video game?

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    • Antrozous

      Who said it was a plane? Even if it is, the man can afford flying lessons don´t you think? Eitherway, I go with the Batboat option instead…

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  • http://www.facebook.com/jcwhidden Joshua Whidden

    How come no one seems to be noticing the batpod reflected in the buildings window at the beginning of the Dark knight Rises trailer??

  • http://www.facebook.com/jcwhidden Joshua Whidden

    How come no one seems to be noticing the batpod reflected in the buildings window at the beginning of the Dark knight Rises trailer??

  • Spencerplante

    I think it’s an awful idea. If we wanted to see the batplane again, Tim Burton would still be directing these movies. I’m very disappointed in Mr. Nolan for letting this get into the movie.