My Ideal start for Batman "2"

[GarzaUK]

A swarm of bats shreiking in the dusk skyline.
FADES

An abandaned factory, home for rats and booze bottles the occasional bum that makes temporary residence leaves here. Streams of white light from the street slash through the windows along a corridor. A man skips past the windows. A hideous, snig.gering voice emerges.

Follow the Yellow Brick Road.
Follow the Yellow Brick Road.
Follow, follow, follow, follow,
Follow the Yellow Brick Road.
Scarecrow needs a brain.

The man with the massive snarling grin and pale complection swings the door open. The Joker. He enters a room with crates a wind blows a clear plastic curtain left by workers that had jobs in Gotham's glory days. Joker sneaks through the maze of crates.

"Scareycrow, you need a brain.
My bullet wants to be introduced."

He giggles. A figure creeps upe behind him, grabs him. A struggle for jokers gun. A puff of gas. The scarecrow in all his terrifying glory leans over at the gas ridden joker. Wide eyed the joker, he snig.gers, he giggles, he cackles, he laughs manically. Scarecrow steps back confused.

"I don't think we're in Kansas anymore Scareycrow."

Joker knocks Scarecrow out. He dances around the only other freak in town.

"I know a mob family who will pay me a lovely ransom for you."

He stops dancing suddenly. Her hears a flap, like a pair of bat's wings. Joker smiling picks up his gun.

"You know scareycrow I love to laugh, but this bat, he's starting to annoy me."

Batman swings through the open industry window.

"Your not getting away this time Joker."

Joker snig.gers, he raises his gun. Batman throws a bat disc, it tears through Joker's gun weild arm. Joker shrieks, he drops his gun. As quick as lightening Batman flattens Joker, landing onto scarecrow unconcious.
Batman opens up a nifty communications device.

"Gordon?"

Joker immediatly opens his eyes and smiles, he was feigning unconciousness.

"I have Joker and Crane, at the old Menzies warehouse."

"Hey bats?"

Bat turns around to get a puff of Scarecrow's gas into his face. Batman flails his arms around, pushing away the imaginary bats. Joker laughing runs away. Batman eventually gives himself a dose of the antidote. Joker is gone, but finally Batman has the Scarecrow.
The police sirens start to echo.

Fade.

That would be a cool opening scene. lol Well at least I think so :) . What you guys think?

[RedIsNotBlue]

Quit life.

[GarzaUK]

Quit life.

Wha? :confused:

[fabman]

Don't like the dialoges so much.

[GarzaUK]

Don't like the dialoges so much.

Yeah your probably right. I don't know the character of the Joker extremely well. Yeah I was worried about the dialogue. Oh well I was bored. :)

[Lone Wolf]

Nice try, but yeah the dialogue is really weak....

[Stringer]

Nice try, but yeah the dialogue is really weak....
yep

[the_masked_vigi]

Umm. That sucked. Really. Bad.

The dialogue and the point = teh stoopid.

[GarzaUK]

okay maybe I shouldn't become a screenwriter just yet lol :O

[Dark Night II]

kansas?

[carphalen5150]

Joel Schumaker saw this idea...and loved it.

[Beelze]

Joel Schumaker saw this idea...and loved it.
The Ultimate Insult. :D

[Silver Souper]

MY start to batman 2:

him perched on some high skyscraper ledge in the rain, spying on some goons doing bad business in another building, a la mask of the phantasm. a quiet opener, in the suit. just the sound of the rain. a long zoom shot. kick ASS.

[Katsuro]

I dont like the idea of a direct confrontation between Batman and Joker in the opening scene. Give Batman some time to try to find out just who the Joker is, and build up to their first meeting.

[GarzaUK]

note to self. Never share a thought or idea in this forum EVER!! lol :(

[Jplaya2023]

A swarm of bats shreiking in the dusk skyline.
FADES

An abandaned factory, home for rats and booze bottles the occasional bum that makes temporary residence leaves here. Streams of white light from the street slash through the windows along a corridor. A man skips past the windows. A hideous, snig.gering voice emerges.

Follow the Yellow Brick Road.
Follow the Yellow Brick Road.
Follow, follow, follow, follow,
Follow the Yellow Brick Road.
Scarecrow needs a brain.

The man with the massive snarling grin and pale complection swings the door open. The Joker. He enters a room with crates a wind blows a clear plastic curtain left by workers that had jobs in Gotham's glory days. Joker sneaks through the maze of crates.

"Scareycrow, you need a brain.
My bullet wants to be introduced."

He giggles. A figure creeps upe behind him, grabs him. A struggle for jokers gun. A puff of gas. The scarecrow in all his terrifying glory leans over at the gas ridden joker. Wide eyed the joker, he snig.gers, he giggles, he cackles, he laughs manically. Scarecrow steps back confused.

"I don't think we're in Kansas anymore Scareycrow."

Joker knocks Scarecrow out. He dances around the only other freak in town.

"I know a mob family who will pay me a lovely ransom for you."

He stops dancing suddenly. Her hears a flap, like a pair of bat's wings. Joker smiling picks up his gun.

"You know scareycrow I love to laugh, but this bat, he's starting to annoy me."

Batman swings through the open industry window.

"Your not getting away this time Joker."

Joker snig.gers, he raises his gun. Batman throws a bat disc, it tears through Joker's gun weild arm. Joker shrieks, he drops his gun. As quick as lightening Batman flattens Joker, landing onto scarecrow unconcious.
Batman opens up a nifty communications device.

"Gordon?"

Joker immediatly opens his eyes and smiles, he was feigning unconciousness.

"I have Joker and Crane, at the old Menzies warehouse."

"Hey bats?"

Bat turns around to get a puff of Scarecrow's gas into his face. Batman flails his arms around, pushing away the imaginary bats. Joker laughing runs away. Batman eventually gives himself a dose of the antidote. Joker is gone, but finally Batman has the Scarecrow.
The police sirens start to echo.

Fade.

That would be a cool opening scene. lol Well at least I think so :) . What you guys think?

2 scary let scarecrow die already.

[Lone Wolf]

I dont like the idea of a direct confrontation between Batman and Joker in the opening scene. Give Batman some time to try to find out just who the Joker is, and build up to their first meeting.

Exactly.

[Spidey-Bat]

That would be a cool opening scene. lol Well at least I think so :) . What you guys think?

Weak dialogue and kind of stupid. Why do Batman and Gordon have a communication device?

[Lone Wolf]

But get this GarzaUK, you put Batman 2 as the title to your idea. It's now being thrown as a name for the sequel possibly....

[GarzaUK]

Weak dialogue and kind of stupid. Why do Batman and Gordon have a communication device?

Look I was bored and I whipped it up in 10 mins, were you expecting a work of art? :) I won't subject you guys to my ideas again then. :)

[Comicfilmer]

If you whipped it up in ten minutes, then how is it your "ideal" start?

[Silver Souper]

MY start to batman 2:

him perched on some high skyscraper ledge in the rain, spying on some goons doing bad business in another building, a la mask of the phantasm. a quiet opener, in the suit. just the sound of the rain. a long zoom shot. kick ASS.

how about my opener, dammit?

[BigGeorge87]

It should be different than anything we've seen before. I don't even want an action sort of opening that introduces a villain or whatever, because they did that in every movie before BB. And no cliche opening sequence with names and titles flying across the screen. That's when I knew BB was better; from the beginning it didn't follow a real formula. The beginning should be something that introduces one of Batman's inner-conflicts and develops a substantial character-driven plot, not a beat-up thugs and villains intro.

[Katsuro]

The lack of opening credits on Batman Begins is just another thing that makes it awesome. I hate opening credits, especially when they're very long and very boring. Just open with bats forming the signal, or perhaps the number 2, then jump into the movie.

[Silver Souper]

It should be different than anything we've seen before. I don't even want an action sort of opening that introduces a villain or whatever, because they did that in every movie before BB. And no cliche opening sequence with names and titles flying across the screen. That's when I knew BB was better; from the beginning it didn't follow a real formula. The beginning should be something that introduces one of Batman's inner-conflicts and develops a substantial character-driven plot, not a beat-up thugs and villains intro.

that's what I was suggesting- him being a quiet detective in the opener, in the rain, followed by more buildup. save any action for about 20 minutes, then pour it out.

i like the idea of the bats opener, same as the first, only with "rise of the joker" in white over the bat signal. assuming, they go with that subtitle :)

[Vile]

A swarm of bats shreiking in the dusk skyline.
FADES

An abandaned factory, home for rats and booze bottles the occasional bum that makes temporary residence leaves here. Streams of white light from the street slash through the windows along a corridor. A man skips past the windows. A hideous, snig.gering voice emerges.

Follow the Yellow Brick Road.
Follow the Yellow Brick Road.
Follow, follow, follow, follow,
Follow the Yellow Brick Road.
Scarecrow needs a brain.

The man with the massive snarling grin and pale complection swings the door open. The Joker. He enters a room with crates a wind blows a clear plastic curtain left by workers that had jobs in Gotham's glory days. Joker sneaks through the maze of crates.

"Scareycrow, you need a brain.
My bullet wants to be introduced."

He giggles. A figure creeps upe behind him, grabs him. A struggle for jokers gun. A puff of gas. The scarecrow in all his terrifying glory leans over at the gas ridden joker. Wide eyed the joker, he snig.gers, he giggles, he cackles, he laughs manically. Scarecrow steps back confused.

"I don't think we're in Kansas anymore Scareycrow."

Joker knocks Scarecrow out. He dances around the only other freak in town.

"I know a mob family who will pay me a lovely ransom for you."

He stops dancing suddenly. Her hears a flap, like a pair of bat's wings. Joker smiling picks up his gun.

"You know scareycrow I love to laugh, but this bat, he's starting to annoy me."

Batman swings through the open industry window.

"Your not getting away this time Joker."

Joker snig.gers, he raises his gun. Batman throws a bat disc, it tears through Joker's gun weild arm. Joker shrieks, he drops his gun. As quick as lightening Batman flattens Joker, landing onto scarecrow unconcious.
Batman opens up a nifty communications device.

"Gordon?"

Joker immediatly opens his eyes and smiles, he was feigning unconciousness.

"I have Joker and Crane, at the old Menzies warehouse."

"Hey bats?"

Bat turns around to get a puff of Scarecrow's gas into his face. Batman flails his arms around, pushing away the imaginary bats. Joker laughing runs away. Batman eventually gives himself a dose of the antidote. Joker is gone, but finally Batman has the Scarecrow.
The police sirens start to echo.

Fade.

That would be a cool opening scene. lol Well at least I think so :) . What you guys think?

The End.
Cue Batman 3.
Shortest sequel ever!

[fabman]

I don't know why but I dont want to see Batman at the beginning. Batman should come after 10 minutes.

[Dark Night II]

how about my opener, dammit?
fairly good like you say kickass to an extent

[Spidey-Bat]

Look I was bored and I whipped it up in 10 mins, were you expecting a work of art? :) I won't subject you guys to my ideas again then. :)

If you can't handle criticism, don't post your ideas.

[Cyclops3235]

The idea is good, but save that for latter in the movie. I think it should start with Bruce and Rachal at a resturant haveing a really akward time, since the relationship hasnt been working out.

[Spidey-Bat]

This is my ideal start. I had posted it in a thread with my script I never finished.

-Street in Gotham-
(raining)
A police car pulls up to the street. Two men exit. One is Lt. James Gordon. The other is Sergeant Harvey Bullock.

BULLOCK:
This the place, Jim?

GORDON:
(turns on a flashlight)
Yeah Bullock. Someone called in saying they heard screams and laughter.

BULLOCK:
You sure?

GORDON:
When you’ve been here as long as I have, you’ll see some crazy-
(a trash can falls in an alley way. GORDON and BULLOCK turn and take out their guns)

BULLOCK:
I’m going in.

GORDON:
Bullock, wait.

BULLOCK:
(he slowly enters the alley way and sees a man kneeling over a body. BULLOCK takes out his flashlight and shines it on the man’s face.
WHAT THE-!
(BULLOCK jumps back as he sees the man’s white face and sinister grin. The man runs around the corner laughing maniacally. BULLOCK runs after him. When he gets to the end of the alley, the man is gone)

GORDON:
What was it, Bullock?

BULLOCK:
I don’t know. You check the body?

GORDON:
Yeah. It’s another one.
(he shins his flashlight on the body)
Multiple stab wounds, mutilated face, and a Joker card.

BULLOCK:
I’ll go call it in.
(he exits the alleyway and heads to the car)

GORDON:
(he looks up to the sky and says to himself)
You’re never around when-

(BATMAN glides down from a rooftop and lands on a fire-escape)

The rest isn't that great.

[MaskedManJRK]

I can dig the slight perversion of Wizard of Oz, having Joker singing that, aside from that, not really, no.

[batman7289]

Not a bad start

[lochneffmonster]

Question? In your version, does Batman have nipples? If the answer is no, then I've seen worse.

[patrickbateman]

huh

[CConn]

patrickbateman is like the lamest spammer ever. :down

He should be put on probation.

[Showtime]

patrickbateman is like the lamest spammer ever. :down

He should be put on probation.

I noticed this from only browsing, what can we do about that?

[Edd Extraordinaire]

I noticed this from only browsing, what can we do about that?

We could read the bottom line of CConn's reply.

[COMPO]

I like the idea. But, i feel personally, no disrespects to you ideas. But i feel that the movie should start like Begins about Bruce or Batman. Since the whole consept of the new franchise is that it is Batman's story not ther Joker's.

[Katsuro]

I like the idea. But, i feel personally, no disrespects to you ideas. But i feel that the movie should start like Begins about Bruce or Batman. Since the whole consept of the new franchise is that it is Batman's story not ther Joker's.

I agree. In fact, the way I'd like to see it would have Joker not actually showing up until quite a ways into the film. There'd be mentions of him and such, but he'd be in the background for the first hour or so of the film, until he finally makes his debut appearance. I wanna see them build up to it. Have Batman tracking down this killer using his detective skills, yet still unable to find a pattern in his killings. Spend the first hour of the film developing other characters and subplots, such as Leslie Thompkins (i hope she's in the film), the relationship between Bats, Gordon and Dent, and the Maroni/Black Mask/Penguin subplot.

[DV8]

seems like the beginning of one of the cartoons; sorry, dude . . . it sucks; and I feel like you ripped off my idea a lil, even though I'm, sure you haven't seen mine . . .

[COMPO]

I think that they should start of with showing Batman's obssession with fighting crime. And have him sort of abandon his Bruce Wayne persona until alfred sets him straight.

[PeteVenkman]

I think it would be pretty cool if the opening to the sequel where to just be batman silently going over a crime scene left by the joker, gathering evidence etc. Doing actual detective work. Something quiet and different than all the other movies.

EDIT: Maybe they could have quick flashes of the actual murder/crime interspersed with him looking at specific pieces of evidence. Something creepy maybe louder to counter the silent detective work.

[Mr. Socko]

Sounds like something that belongs in Batman & Robin with Joker and Scarecrow.

Dialogue was real bad, I don't like the wizard of oz jokes.

[batadz]

not feelin that one im afraid as earlier mentioned quit life (I ment to the opening post not to any conversation that might be going on now coz i ant read that far yet)

[Horror Business]

it should open with the bat-signal in the sky, sirens blaring and batman and gordon on the roof of gotham central.

[batadz]

yup got that nailed Mr B

[Horror Business]

this has nothing to do with the start either but i really hope they make gordon tough.

[Ronny Shade]

it should open with the bat-signal in the sky, sirens blaring and batman and gordon on the roof of gotham central.
Twould be badass.

You mean immediately after Begins? or another sitch in which theyre on the roof?


I LOVE sequels that start immediately after the first movie. I really liked that about Halloween 2 and Underworld: Evolution

[Horror Business]

it would work better if it was right after bb but i just meant it could be any time after.

[Horror Business]

or another opening should be batman chasing down some randon thugs, kicking their ass on a fire escape (ala year one) and then the bat-signal appears in the sky, letting us know that some serious **** is about to go down.

[Mr. Socko]

Twould be badass.

You mean immediately after Begins? or another sitch in which theyre on the roof?


I LOVE sequels that start immediately after the first movie. I really liked that about Halloween 2 and Underworld: Evolution

WTF, how could you forget the greatest one to ever do that. BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II!

[batadz]

no diff sit but not the roof i ment the sybol and sirens in fact thats how it starts in beyond legend (in progress)

[Horror Business]

i'm really bored so i'm gonna write something and then i'll post it later.

[Ronny Shade]

WTF, how could you forget the greatest one to ever do that. BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II!Oh my god I'm a 'tard! Of course! can't believe I forgot.

[StorminNorman]

Open with Bruce meeting with Rupert Thorne or Boss Maroni (who ever is the mob boss) and have him say "I believe in Gotham City" - the perfect opening IMO, and to think I thought of it all by myself.

[Ronny Shade]

I want the "you have eaten well" scene

[StorminNorman]

I want the "you have eaten well" scene

That was actually in the leaked Begins script, before the Falcone warehouse scene there was a scene of Bats going after Judge McFadden and he did that line. IMO that should not of been taken out.

[Ronny Shade]

That was actually in the leaked Begins script, before the Falcone warehouse scene there was a scene of Bats going after Judge McFadden and he did that line. IMO that should not of been taken out.
Oh it totally shouldntve.

But if theyre saving it for an even bigger Batman vs corrupt officials and cops showdown in 2 or 3 that fine by me.

[StorminNorman]

Oh it totally shouldntve.

But if theyre saving it for an even bigger Batman vs corrupt officials and cops showdown in 2 or 3 that fine by me.

would not mind it at all. As many Year One, TLH, DV scenes they can jam in the movies the better IYAM.

[COMPO]

I think that we should start of with the ending of batman begins then show a montage of batman fighting crime. And at the end of the montage show him on a roof looking tired as if he hasn't had much sleep. That would show that bruce wayne is becoming the obssessed batman that we know and love.

[COMPO]

This is my ideal start. I had posted it in a thread with my script I never finished.

-Street in Gotham-
(raining)
A police car pulls up to the street. Two men exit. One is Lt. James Gordon. The other is Sergeant Harvey Bullock.

BULLOCK:
This the place, Jim?

GORDON:
(turns on a flashlight)
Yeah Bullock. Someone called in saying they heard screams and laughter.

BULLOCK:
You sure?

GORDON:
When you’ve been here as long as I have, you’ll see some crazy-
(a trash can falls in an alley way. GORDON and BULLOCK turn and take out their guns)

BULLOCK:
I’m going in.

GORDON:
Bullock, wait.

BULLOCK:
(he slowly enters the alley way and sees a man kneeling over a body. BULLOCK takes out his flashlight and shines it on the man’s face.
WHAT THE-!
(BULLOCK jumps back as he sees the man’s white face and sinister grin. The man runs around the corner laughing maniacally. BULLOCK runs after him. When he gets to the end of the alley, the man is gone)

GORDON:
What was it, Bullock?

BULLOCK:
I don’t know. You check the body?

GORDON:
Yeah. It’s another one.
(he shins his flashlight on the body)
Multiple stab wounds, mutilated face, and a Joker card.

BULLOCK:
I’ll go call it in.
(he exits the alleyway and heads to the car)

GORDON:
(he looks up to the sky and says to himself)
You’re never around when-

(BATMAN glides down from a rooftop and lands on a fire-escape)

The rest isn't that great.

That is the worst idea o've ever heard you son of a silly person. I fart in your general direction. You're mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

[The Fallen]

I've read on BOF that a signifigant amount of time will have past between Begins and the sequal, so I don't see the sequal coming in straight off the back of Begins. The only way that can be done is through flashbacks, and I'm sick of flashbacks.

IMO, the sequal can start in many ways, in the re-built Wayne Manor, Bat-Care, Bats-Gordon on rooftop, Bats busting up a robbery, Bruce at Wayne Tower or at a function even a underworld scene.

I wouldn't have the Joker be in the opening, rather have is name brought up several time and have him reveled about havle way or so.

[Two-Face]

Bat-Care? you mean "Bat-Cave"

[Azrael13]

I think that we should start of with the ending of batman begins then show a montage of batman fighting crime. And at the end of the montage show him on a roof looking tired as if he hasn't had much sleep. That would show that bruce wayne is becoming the obssessed batman that we know and love.

That's a great idea! it is a great way to show just how Bruce has become absorbed in the role of batman, and how he no longer believes thta Bruce is his actual self. Batman wouldn't be himself if he wasn't obssesive and continually pushing himself to his peak.

[Azrael13]

I think that we should start of with the ending of batman begins then show a montage of batman fighting crime. And at the end of the montage show him on a roof looking tired as if he hasn't had much sleep. That would show that bruce wayne is becoming the obssessed batman that we know and love.

That's a great idea! it is a great way to show just how Bruce has become absorbed in the role of batman, and how he no longer believes that Bruce is his actual self. Batman wouldn't be himself if he wasn't obssesive and continually pushing himself to his peak.

sorry for double-posting but my comp. just screwed up and posted the same thing twice.