Batman's Arrival Ruffles Hong Kong Politicians

The arrival of Batman in Hong Kong this November for filming of the latest Hollywood sequel has ruffled local politicians who say the masked hero could disrupt traffic and cause noise pollution, reports said on Friday.

In "The Dark Knight" due for release next July, the Caped Crusader will leave Gotham City for Hong Kong to fight his enemies, Hong Kong's Standard newspaper reported.

But local politicians who met the film's producers on Thursday reportedly expressed concerns at the inconvenience and "traffic chaos," Batman might cause during the nine-day shoot.

One district councilor warned residents in the normally teeming, high-decibel city to "prepare earplugs" as the filmmakers planned to use a helicopter for late night scenes, the report added.

"Of course, we are worried that the residents will be disturbed," Kam Nai-wai, a district councilor for the affected downtown district of Central was quoted as saying.

Hong Kong's stunning, modern cityscapes and harbor panoramas have proven a draw for Hollywood producers in the past, including a "Tomb Raider" movie starring Angelina Jolie.

"We welcome the movie but want to ensure arrangements are hassle free," said Kwok Ka-ki, a legislator who attended the meeting. "Just don't get it done in the middle of the night at 2 a.m.," he told Reuters, referring to the helicopter sequences.

The Batman flick will be directed by Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, Heath Ledger and Michael Caine, with filming to also take place in Chicago and London according to reports.

These people are wusses. They did so much more in Chicago...they even blew up an entire building for the movie...and there was not a single complaint from authorities or the public.

Bat-ping.

Looks like the commies fear the Batman!

2 posted on 09/22/2007 1:08:08 PM PDT by pcottraux (Fred Thompson pronounces it "P. Coe-troe"...in 2008.)

But they issued the permit for filming because they wanted the revenue, right?

3 posted on 09/22/2007 1:53:13 PM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature (I buy gas for my SUV with the Carbon Offsets I sell on Ebay!)

I dunno, just sounds like a bunch of nanny-state nonsense to me.

(Don’t vote for Hillary—we’ll never have another Batman movie made again).

4 posted on 09/22/2007 2:13:58 PM PDT by pcottraux (Fred Thompson pronounces it "P. Coe-troe"...in 2008.)

These people are wusses....

No, just typical ChiCom bureacrats, looking for "Cumshaw," from the Chinese word “kam sia” meaning grateful thanks, present, gratuity, bribe, payoff.

5 posted on 09/22/2007 2:19:15 PM PDT by Phsstpok (When you don't know where you are, but you don't care, you're not lost, you're exploring!)

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6 posted on 09/23/2007 7:35:39 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Profile updated Wednesday, September 12, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)

Since Frank Miller has Batman taking out Al-Qaeda, they fear they are next! ;-)

Hopefully this time Gotham will look less like Chicago.

7 posted on 09/24/2007 2:25:19 PM PDT by Fledermaus (Get a colonoscopy - Ron Paulyps could be cancerous!)

Since Frank Miller has Batman taking out Al-Qaeda, they fear they are next! ;-)

When is that coming out, btw? I'm really looking forward to that one.

8 posted on 09/24/2007 2:50:23 PM PDT by pcottraux (Fred Thompson pronounces it "P. Coe-troe"...in 2008.)

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