Is this for real?

Today, a few new pictures were released for Christopher Nolan's upcoming "The Dark Knight." Most people have noticed that Bale is at least 20-25 pounds lighter than he was in the first film. I would imagine this is due to his coming into the film straight after "Rescue Dawn." I don't think this is too big a deal, after all Bale will be in a batsuit that will fill him out just fine. What struck me was the new "poster" for the film. I use quotes because I am still not convinced that this is not just a bad photoshop by a fan.

The posters for "Batman Begins" were amazing-- dark, subtle-- they set the tone perfectly for the film. And the initial posters for the new film ("Why so serious") were incredible. Now, given certain unfortunate circumstances, it seems like the production is scrambling to put together a new advertising campaign sans the joker. Well, let's hope they're able to pull together something a little less cheesy that that sad excuse for a one-sheet.

Below are the pictures in question, as well as the "Batman Begins" and the original "Dark Knight" Joker posters. Click on any of them to see a larger version.