If there was a new Batman Franchise....
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Who should play Batman?
Who should direct the films?
Which characters should be in the films? (I think Harley Quinn could be in a Batman film but I don't know who should play her)
Who should direct the films?
Which characters should be in the films? (I think Harley Quinn could be in a Batman film but I don't know who should play her)
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I honestly dont know and its kind of to early to say because someone could come around in the next 2-3years or so
it definatly wont be out till at least 2016 though I reckon
Whoever they choose they just need to give him the keys and let him create it his way with no studio meddleing
If the dark knight trilogy has thought them anything its that
let the creator/directer tell the stories they want to tell
Until those two little issues are resolved, they won't even consider going forward in any direction ...
I can't see anyone other than Bale in the role now personally though Bryan Cranston would be a great Gordon.
Personally I'd be happy if they carried on with JGL as that has a lot of potential.
I'd do this as well. It's still dark and definitely allows for the more less realistic villains.
I think John Hamm could have potential to be Batman. If not then I don't mind an unknown being cast as long as the guys got a good balance of Bruce Wayne and Batman going.
I wouldn't want to see JGL be Batman. I don't think he'd fit the character or look of him. I can definitely see him as Dick Grayson though (yes I know he wasn't Dick Grayson in Rises, and doesn't become "robin" or "nightwing", but if the series is to be rebooted then JGL should be up for the role of Dick).
Leave it alone or make a sequel with a different cast...
Problem is Batman is very popular at the moment. WB want to cash in on that. Justice League movie scheduled for 2015 so they need a new batman for that anyway.
Secondly Chris Nolans work is so highly respected I dont think WB would risk tarnishing the series by allowing someone else to take over from where The Dark Knight Rises left us. They should have learned their lesson from the Joel Schumacher Batman films.
I think it does need to be rebooted but be totally different. We dont need another origin story for example.
I didn't know they were doing a film. Its being adapted by The CW (co owned by WB) called 'Arrow' so it's a Smallville esq series.
He wasn't referring to the film, it is the tv show. The article for that is on DS somewhere.
Gotham City would be a grim, northern town and Bruce Wayne would spend the whole film trying to pluck up the courage to ask out the slightly plain looking girl who works in the 24 hour garage. This would be interspersed with awkward scenes of Bruce and Alfred eating tea together and engaging in a one-sided conversation where Alfred talks in detail about the boring minutiae of his day while Bruce silently eats his egg and chips.
I think additionally there would be no need for a batmobile/tumbler,as the introspection would be substansial enough to thrill navel plucking audiences;)
I think various caricatures of working class people, discussing, paying bills and making tea would also add that extra layer,
the villian could be the DSS
It must happen; the campaign starts here!
David Thewlis for Bruce Wayne?
Big boy, reply to my spirited away thread. I know u want to.
Take it away to a realistic setting like Nolans world, but...BUT, use it like the comic Gotham By Gaslight, where Batman is trying to suss out who Jack the Ripper is.
It could work and theres no Nolan connection. The Joker could be reinvented, Two-Face, you could mix it up well.
If it had to be done, I'd actually like to see Ben Affleck directing it. For those going "whaaaaaaaaa......" take a look at the town for his action creds, and gone baby gone is excellent too just for general directing creds. Plus he seems very talented as a writer, he has co-written the films mentioned and of course good will hunting. Not saying he should *definitely* write it, but it wouldn't hurt to have someone like that on board.
Heard he just turned down directing the Justice League film though, so maybe superheroes aren't his bag.
I think rather than an origin story, it should be like the Incredible Hulk and have Batman in his second or third year as a crime fighter and just to the origins in the opening credits.
Oh god please no.
I started to watch the end of Batman Forever on ITV 2 the other night which I loved the film back when it was released, but I had to turn over as it was just awful, especially with those stupid baseball/wiz/ting noises when the Riddler was in the batcave.
That was the start of the return of camp and then Batman & Robin came along and nearly killed the franchise. Thank god Nolan put the franchise back where it should be and I just hope that whoever takes over can build on it and stay away from camp.
If Christian Bale doesn't return will that mean another actor having to play a character who is pretending to be Bruce Wayne even though Gotham knows he is dead? Confusing.