“it’s all part of the plan…”

there are ton of early reviews floating around out there on the interwebs for my most anticipated movie of the year, the dark knight.  everyone i’ve read is resoundingly positive, many digressing into hyperbole.  comparisons are being made to the empire strikes back, heat, and the godfather two.  some are even suggesting a posthumous oscar for heath ledger, the only other in the history of the academy awards going to peter finch in sidney lumet’s network in 1976.

me personally, i’m frakking stoked.

i do have a theory though, and if you want to avoid potential spoilers, i’d suggest you stop reading now.

many of the reviews mention the introduction of the batpod, batman’s new pseudo-motorcycle, as something pretty monumental.  one of them even says something to the effect of “you actually saw the batpod in batman begins.”  wait, what?

my theory: the batpod is the tumbler.  more specifically, the front axle of the tumbler breaks off (somehow) into the batpod, sorta like the way the batmobile breaks apart in batman returns.  but different.   look at the front of the tumbler vs. the batpod.  see a resemblance?

i know the tires look a bit different in size and scale, but i’m thinking that maybe the tumbler will be tweaked a little in the dark knight to line up better with the design of the batpod.  again, just a theory.  i could be completely wrong.

but what if i’m not?!

-srd