BOOKS ABOUT TO BECOME MOVIES
KNIGHTFALL by Chuck Dixon, Doug Moench, Alan Grant, Jo Duffy, Jim Aparo and Graham Nolan
(rumoured basis for The Dark Knight Rises)
Status: Set for Australian release July 19.
Who's involved: Christopher Nolan directing, with Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman and many more starring
Why you should read the book first: There are two things about Knightfall that separate it from every other entry on this list: 1) it’s the only comic book and 2) there is no film directly adapting it. That said, if you wish to know the origins of the battle that is Bane vs. Batman – the fight at the centre of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises - you need look no further than this three-part arc. Though it’s a bit messy structurally sometimes and goes on the occasional strange tangent (you have to remember the plot was originally told over the course of multiple issues), it’s actually a compelling story about a seemingly invincible hero being defeated and learning how to fight his way back to the top. One of the benefits of the read is that it’s also pretty hard to get spoilers from it, as much of the stuff in the book would be impossible to translate into Nolan’s universe. So what you get is a great Batman vs. Bane story and a way to pump yourself up for summer’s most anticipated movie!
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