I was reading Batman Begins (2005) , and was shocked to see that the movie got  for a  award for Worst Supporting Actress for Katie Holmes who played Rachel Dawes in the movie.  We know that Katie Holmes was replaced by Maggie Gyllenhaal in the sequel  which had me thinking that it may be because of the said nomination.  So, was Rachel Dawes role recast because of that nomination? If so, was it Holmes' decision or the filmmakers' (producers, director)?
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Katie Holmes played Rachel Dawes in Batman Begins but Maggie Gyllenhall played the character in The Dark Knight.   Was there any particular reason why Katie Holmes didn't continue on in the role?
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I was just browsing IMDb and always wondered why in some movies an actor/actress will appear in the credits as the character but right beside in parenthesis "As Name"? Check out Dane DeHaan's profile as an example:    There are two in his profile, one for Lincoln - Second White Soldier (as Dane Dehaan) and one for At Risk - Cal Tradd (as Dane Dehaan)  Can anybody provide a reason for this? Or is this an IMDb only tweak?
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Not being a comics expert, I can't be sure, but I think this applies mostly to Marvel comics.  Why do so many characters have double initials?  There's Pepper Potts, Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Peter Parker and I think at some times there was Bruce Banner (when it wasn't David Banner).  Is this an inside joke or is there some reasoning for this?
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In Arrow, Ra's Al Ghul is killed by Arrow, whereas in Batman Begins Ra's is killed by Bruce Wayne. How can he be killed more than once and who killed Ra's Al Ghul first, Batman or Arrow? Is Malcom Merlyn from Arrow the Ra's Al Ghul killed by Batman in Batman Begins?
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Superman has been exploited by Poison Ivy in Hush, and he's definitely mad in Injustice. What about Batman? Has Batman ever had to be brought to justice/stopped/killed by his fellow superheroes? (That one time when Superman dreams of Batman snapping Joker's neck doesn't count)  Edit: The Dark Knight Returns doesn't count: Batman wasn't really mad, and he wasn't wrong either.
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So there should have been people who, at the beginning of The Dark Knight Rises, could make the connection between Wayne's hermit-like lifestyle and the disappearance of Batman.  At the end of the movie, we see Wayne with Selina Kyle, and his "death" timed spectacularly well with the "death" of Batman.  Wouldn't people make the connections, and ultimately realize this? And since Gotham is a huge city, and Batman is probably known around the world, wouldn't people see a well and alive Bruce Wayne and be like, oh, Batman is still alive?
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Given how the movie was hyped as being a faithful rendition (and, for the most part, it was), what was the reasoning behind making such a radical change to the ending?    I've seen  discussing why he felt the end was as good as the original, as well as claims that the original draft of the script he was presented already included the changed ending, but no explanation as to why that decision was made.   Has there been an official explanation for the decision to change the ending so radically?
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In Dark Knight Rises, we see a bit of history of what has happened to Gotham in the past 8 years.  Batman in seclusion, criminals being locked up for being part of organized crime, and Gordon's guilt from what happened with Dent.   However, there seems to be absolutely no mention of the Joker at all during the movie, not even a hint at what happened to him after being apprehended.  In comparison, Crane has been seen across all three movies and given some sort of wrap-up.  Granted, it is a tad hard to film anything new with the death of the actor.  But is there any reason Nolan gave on why he wouldn't at least give us a visual hint at the Joker being locked up (example being a pan across a door reading EXTREMELY DANGEROUS) or him escaping into hiding (example: Gordon saying to a fellow officer that "The Madman still got away")?
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I have seen the meme of Batman slapping Robin so many times. I really want to know the origin of it. When did it occur in the comics, and why did he even slap him?  Note: Spoilers are welcome.
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I'm confused about the scene where Matthew McConaughey wakes up in this new habitat of the humans. I presume that it's not earth, he's on another planet. And why does the land look like a tunnel there? Is it the black hole where all are residing now?
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Just kind of a curious question that came to mind while looking at  about who gifted Harry the Nimbus 2000 (a fairly expensive broom at the time, I would imagine) which says it was McGonagal who gave it to him (although apparently through the school, while reading more and the linked non-dupe question).    Although I suppose she didn't pay for it herself, it still got me thinking... Compared to other professions in the wizarding world, how well are the professors paid? I cannot recall anything in either the books (which I have not read in some time) or the films, where they ever talk about their salary.
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Since Inception is on, I have been thinking about this question a lot.       Cobb's totem used to be his wife's. Doesn't that invalidate its purpose. The other question...is his projection of her really her trying to wake him up?
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With the amount of super villains roaming the streets of  and the massive body count that inevitably follows in their wake, has the death sentence ever been introduced to try and handle the crime epidemic?  Incarceration doesn't seem to work as [] escapes  /  whenever he / she feels like it.  Have we ever seen the death sentence put to use in Gotham, even for a short period of time?   * Extra points if you can tell me who that guy is on the left, in front of Killer Croc and behind Scarecrow in that rogue's gallery picture
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I just saw the movie . When I had first seen the title of the movie I had assumed the movie to be a violent one with a lot of killing and hatred. But the story is completely different! Based loosely on the novel Oil! it's rather about the story of an 'oilman'.  So my doubt is; how is the title of the movie justified? Why didn't the makers name the movie The Oilman (I have read they didn't name it Oil! because it isn't directly based on the book) or Daniel Plainview or something like that? What is the significance of the title in relation to its story?
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So, we know why Dana and Louis act so , but that leads me to ask, was Louis Tully ever stalked in the same way Dana was? Perhaps not having Zool fry his eggs for him, but was there a little more investigation prior to possession?  I know this information isn't in the first film, but is it ever mentioned in interviews, comments try, novelisations etc.?
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Having just attended a showing of Ocean's Eight, I couldn't help but note the absence of Danny Ocean from the film.      His sister, Debbie Ocean, visits a crypt, on two occasions, with his name featured prominently. These visits draw our attention pointedly to his character, and his absence from the film.     Is there any information as to why Danny is absent, and what might have happened? I don't recall anything from Ocean's 13 that might explain it, especially given the latter of the dates that were shown.  I half remember Debbie saying, to paraphrase:      "I hope you're in there," while standing in front of the crypt, but I may have misheard or misremembered.   Which, given Danny's chosen occupation, openly implies a lack of certainty or finality; but is it an open question? Or were there any tidbits that might offer confirmation?
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Is there any hint that the MoM or anywhere else got support in combating voldemort the first time around? Or is everything completely UK-centric?  I can't remember anyone in the second war being specifically sent from europe to help, even though we see international wizards in book 4. But I don't think all the events of the first war are covered in the books.  So are other bodies like the MoM involved in the first war, or was it isolated in the UK?