Batman’s Greatest Foe Might Be His Doctor
The awesome Dark Knight Rises previews just keep a-coming, this time with comedian Thomas Lennon playing Bruce Wayne’s doctor. Suffice to say, things do not go well for Mr. Wayne. Not only is this TV spot the funniest of all DKR previews, it’s somehow gotten me even more excited for the movie — and I still don’t feel like I’ve been overloaded with footage, like I did with Amazing Spider-Man and Prometheus. And while I like the idea of someone examining exactly what the toll of being Batman would do to Bruce Wayne’s body — certainly it makes the retirement idea more palatable — if Batman retired eight years ago, where the hell did all this damage come from? Is this eight years ago, or is this all Bane? I’m extremely looking forward to finding out. (Via The AV Club)
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