Give Robin Williams a role

Rodrigo90 · 06-29-2010, 05:21 AM

I'm a big fan of Robin.

I felt the way he was treat during the Joker process in B89 was appalling.

He is a terrific actor and I would be ecstatic if he played a role in Batman 3.

So if you're like me and want to show support for Robin,then lets do so.

IndyJokerJones · 06-29-2010, 05:28 AM

Robin has good stand-up (some of which is supposedly stolen material) and he's good in SOME roles but Batman is not an area he belongs in. I just could not see him now or ever in a Batman role unless it's along the lines of the campy 60s series. And frankly Nicholson was a perfect 89 Joker, Robin would have brought too much camp to Burton's gothic setting.

Just my 2 cents.

MessenjahMatt · 06-29-2010, 08:57 AM

I recently watched Insomnia again, and he is great in that, but he fits a very specific mold that wouldn't really work for Riddler. I could see him as a doctor at Arkham or some other small role though. Definitely not a main villian.

BareYourTeeth · 06-29-2010, 03:52 PM

Robin williams for the penguin!

Squidboy · 06-29-2010, 04:32 PM

I could see him being Scarface/Ventriloquist in a small role, but he probably wouldn't settle for anything less than being a main villain

Rodrigo90 · 06-29-2010, 05:08 PM

He said he would play anything if offered,but he should definitely be Penguin,IMO.

Squidboy · 06-29-2010, 05:43 PM

Maybe the fact that his name is Robin means that he'll be playing the [Man] Wonder?!

Rodrigo90 · 06-29-2010, 07:01 PM

That would be so sickingly wrong,but so deliciously hilarious.

El Payaso · 06-29-2010, 08:56 PM

I don't see why the way producers treated him back in 1989 should mean a role for him now.

Buty yes, he's a very good actor and has worked with Nolan before, so why not?

Happy Jack · 06-29-2010, 10:53 PM

I don't picture him as Riddler, but he could easily play a smaller, much more low-key character. Maybe something like Rupert Thorne or even Penguin, functioning in the story similar to how Falcone and Maroni did in the previous two films.

Anubis · 06-29-2010, 11:00 PM

Cluemaster

Nimibro · 06-30-2010, 01:46 AM

well, here are some candidates:

-penguin
-hugo strange
-calendar man
-ventriloquist

well, these are the roles i can see him fitting into... how nobody mentioned strange? weird...

Nimibro · 06-30-2010, 02:01 AM

well, here are some candidates:

-penguin
-hugo strange
-calendar man
-ventriloquist

well, these are the roles i can see him fitting into... how nobody mentioned strange? weird...

Rodrigo90 · 06-30-2010, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El Payaso

I don't see why the way producers treated him back in 1989 should mean a role for him now.

Buty yes, he's a very good actor and has worked with Nolan before, so why not?

I wouldn't of had things different,but it was shocking.

WB: Jack, do you want play the Joker?
Jack: Let me think on it.

WB: Robin,would you like to play the Joker in Batman?
Robin: I would love too.
WB: We'll get back to you.

WB: Jack,we've asked Robin Williams to play the Joker and he said yes,but its really you who we want. So if you dont want the role,it can go to him.
Jack: Fine I'll do it,and you did say I could name my price?
WB: GREAT!! and yes, anything you desire!
Jack: I want Sixty-Milion and royalties on all sold merchandise.
WB: ****!!!!
Jack: What did you say?
WB: Fine...I said...fine...heh-heh.

Squidboy · 07-01-2010, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nimibro

well, here are some candidates:

-penguin
-hugo strange
-calendar man
-ventriloquist

well, these are the roles i can see him fitting into... how nobody mentioned strange? weird...

Shouldn't it be strange that nobody mentioned Strange?

batboy99 · 07-01-2010, 11:50 PM

Robin Williams as anything, please. The man is amazing. And we know he loves Batman and have been vowing for a role since forever. Just give him something already.

El Payaso · 07-03-2010, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nimibro

-ventriloquist

Simply perfect. Williams could do wonders with Ventriloquist.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rodrigo90

I wouldn't of had things different,but it was shocking.

WB: Jack, do you want play the Joker?
Jack: Let me think on it.

WB: Robin,would you like to play the Joker in Batman?
Robin: I would love too.
WB: We'll get back to you.

WB: Jack,we've asked Robin Williams to play the Joker and he said yes,but its really you who we want. So if you dont want the role,it can go to him.
Jack: Fine I'll do it,and you did say I could name my price?
WB: GREAT!! and yes, anything you desire!
Jack: I want Sixty-Milion and royalties on all sold merchandise.
WB: ****!!!!
Jack: What did you say?
WB: Fine...I said...fine...heh-heh.

Well, dozens of stories just like that and much worse happen in Hollywood every day.

animexcel · 07-03-2010, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BareYourTeeth

Robin williams for the penguin!

That's what I'm thinking too rather than the Riddler. He'd be an awesome Penguin!

LegendaryCaleb · 07-04-2010, 12:52 AM

ehh...i dont think you give him a role just cause he wants one...and as much as i like him i say no.

Two-Face · 07-23-2010, 04:48 AM

I ****ing say yes, it's long due, he used as a bait to get Nicholson as The Joker then again used in 1994 When Schumacher wanted Carrey as The Riddler. He's also big fan of Batman and he's a great actor why not give him a role here?

bullets · 07-30-2010, 11:49 AM

I'd love to see Robin Williams show up here but not really as the Riddler . Ventriloquist would be genius , lol

ALP · 07-30-2010, 10:51 PM

Terrific suggestions in here. Riddler, Rubert Thorne, Ventriloquist, Calendar Man, or even Hugo Strange.

He could play any of these roles. He's a bit too tall for the Penguin though lol

3atman · 07-31-2010, 03:58 AM

anyone who thinks that Williams will add too much comedy and camp to batman doesn't know anything about Williams. Watch Insomnia, watch 1 Hour Photo or whatever that creepy movie was. Williams can act in more than just comedy, and I don't mean in that awful Jim Carey token "I have to do something besides comedy to show people I'm trying" type of way. The dude can seriously act.

the problem is, people will refuse to see it that way. It would hurt box office, especially since Williams isn't the big hit he used to be. I'd like to see them disguise Williams as a crime lord maybe. Who knows though, I think they missed the boat.

KalMart · 07-31-2010, 04:49 AM

He should play Popeye again.

:P

bullets · 08-01-2010, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3atman

anyone who thinks that Williams will add too much comedy and camp to batman doesn't know anything about Williams. Watch Insomnia, watch 1 Hour Photo or whatever that creepy movie was. Williams can act in more than just comedy, and I don't mean in that awful Jim Carey token "I have to do something besides comedy to show people I'm trying" type of way. The dude can seriously act.

the problem is, people will refuse to see it that way. It would hurt box office, especially since Williams isn't the big hit he used to be. I'd like to see them disguise Williams as a crime lord maybe. Who knows though, I think they missed the boat.

Williams has always been a great dramatic actor .

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06-29-2010, 05:21 AM	#1
Rodrigo90 I ♥ Jane Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Geordie Shore Posts: 11,689	Give Robin Williams a role I'm a big fan of Robin. I felt the way he was treat during the Joker process in B89 was appalling. He is a terrific actor and I would be ecstatic if he played a role in Batman 3. So if you're like me and want to show support for Robin,then lets do so. __________________ The Best Of British Women Tournament http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=457183 Love For Jane http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=455059 "A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles " Christopher Reeve

06-29-2010, 05:28 AM	#2
IndyJokerJones Side-Kick Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: In my own little world Posts: 204	Re: Give Robin Williams a role Robin has good stand-up (some of which is supposedly stolen material) and he's good in SOME roles but Batman is not an area he belongs in. I just could not see him now or ever in a Batman role unless it's along the lines of the campy 60s series. And frankly Nicholson was a perfect 89 Joker, Robin would have brought too much camp to Burton's gothic setting. Just my 2 cents.

06-29-2010, 08:57 AM	#3
MessenjahMatt Avatar v Pumps Fist Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Photoshop Posts: 797	Re: Give Robin Williams a role I recently watched Insomnia again, and he is great in that, but he fits a very specific mold that wouldn't really work for Riddler. I could see him as a doctor at Arkham or some other small role though. Definitely not a main villian. __________________ - Wallpapers & Avatars - Inception - The Dark Knight - The Dark Knight Rises

06-29-2010, 03:52 PM	#4
BareYourTeeth Side-Kick Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 216	Re: Give Robin Williams a role Robin williams for the penguin!

06-29-2010, 04:32 PM	#5
Squidboy Side-Kick Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 679	Re: Give Robin Williams a role I could see him being Scarface/Ventriloquist in a small role, but he probably wouldn't settle for anything less than being a main villain

06-29-2010, 05:08 PM	#6
Rodrigo90 I ♥ Jane Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Geordie Shore Posts: 11,689	Re: Give Robin Williams a role He said he would play anything if offered,but he should definitely be Penguin,IMO. __________________ The Best Of British Women Tournament http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=457183 Love For Jane http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=455059 "A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles " Christopher Reeve

06-29-2010, 05:43 PM	#7
Squidboy Side-Kick Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 679	Re: Give Robin Williams a role Maybe the fact that his name is Robin means that he'll be playing the [Man] Wonder?!

06-29-2010, 07:01 PM	#8
Rodrigo90 I ♥ Jane Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Geordie Shore Posts: 11,689	Re: Give Robin Williams a role That would be so sickingly wrong,but so deliciously hilarious. __________________ The Best Of British Women Tournament http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=457183 Love For Jane http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=455059 "A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles " Christopher Reeve

06-29-2010, 08:56 PM	#9
El Payaso Banned User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Rubbing your rhubarb. Posts: 15,263	Re: Give Robin Williams a role I don't see why the way producers treated him back in 1989 should mean a role for him now. Buty yes, he's a very good actor and has worked with Nolan before, so why not?

06-29-2010, 10:53 PM	#10
Happy Jack Dickensian Archetype Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The Depths Posts: 5,206	Re: Give Robin Williams a role I don't picture him as Riddler, but he could easily play a smaller, much more low-key character. Maybe something like Rupert Thorne or even Penguin, functioning in the story similar to how Falcone and Maroni did in the previous two films. __________________ This should be agony I should be a mass of aching muscle Broken, spent, unable to move And were I an older man, I surely would But I'm a man of thirty, of twenty again The rain on my chest is a baptism I'm born again

06-30-2010, 01:46 AM	#12
Nimibro Side-Kick Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bowser's Seizures Palace Posts: 359	Re: Give Robin Williams a role well, here are some candidates: -penguin -hugo strange -calendar man -ventriloquist well, these are the roles i can see him fitting into... how nobody mentioned strange? weird...

06-30-2010, 02:01 AM	#13
Nimibro Side-Kick Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bowser's Seizures Palace Posts: 359	Re: Give Robin Williams a role well, here are some candidates: -penguin -hugo strange -calendar man -ventriloquist well, these are the roles i can see him fitting into... how nobody mentioned strange? weird...

07-01-2010, 11:50 PM	#16
batboy99 BTVS Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 19,216	Re: Give Robin Williams a role Robin Williams as anything, please. The man is amazing. And we know he loves Batman and have been vowing for a role since forever. Just give him something already. __________________ '' As beautiful as Aphrodite, as wise as Athena, swifter than Hermes, and Stronger than Hercules.''

07-04-2010, 12:52 AM	#19
LegendaryCaleb Formerly CalebYourMaster. Join Date: May 2006 Location: Born MI - Raised Texas Posts: 9,748	Re: Give Robin Williams a role ehh...i dont think you give him a role just cause he wants one...and as much as i like him i say no. __________________ SuperHeroHype...Everyone has an opinion...but yours doesn't matter here. Ben : http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?p=19961787

07-23-2010, 04:48 AM	#20
Two-Face Harvey Dent Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Arkham City Posts: 45,116	Re: Give Robin Williams a role I **ing say yes, it's long due, he used as a bait to get Nicholson as The Joker then again used in 1994 When Schumacher wanted Carrey as The Riddler. He's also big fan of Batman and he's a great actor why not give him a role here? __________________ Sir Alex Ferguson - A true United Legend. Thank you. TWO-FACE:[as Harvey Dent]The only way to get by in this place is to get ourselves some respect...[as Two-Face:]...Fear! That's how we get respect! Show them ... how we do things!" Batman: Arkham Origins 25/10/13**

07-30-2010, 11:49 AM	#21
bullets bang bang Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: in the abstract Posts: 25,003	Re: Give Robin Williams a role I'd love to see Robin Williams show up here but not really as the Riddler . Ventriloquist would be genius , lol

07-30-2010, 10:51 PM	#22
ALP In The Mountains Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,010	Re: Give Robin Williams a role Terrific suggestions in here. Riddler, Rubert Thorne, Ventriloquist, Calendar Man, or even Hugo Strange. He could play any of these roles. He's a bit too tall for the Penguin though lol __________________ The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long. "We want to see the newest things. That is because we want to see the future, even if only momentarily. It is the moment in which, even if we don't completely understand what we have glimpsed, we are nonetheless touched by it. This is what we have come to call art." -Takashi Murakami God has a name...and it is CHRISTOPHER NOLAN

07-31-2010, 03:58 AM	#23
3atman Side-Kick Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 198	Re: Give Robin Williams a role anyone who thinks that Williams will add too much comedy and camp to batman doesn't know anything about Williams. Watch Insomnia, watch 1 Hour Photo or whatever that creepy movie was. Williams can act in more than just comedy, and I don't mean in that awful Jim Carey token "I have to do something besides comedy to show people I'm trying" type of way. The dude can seriously act. the problem is, people will refuse to see it that way. It would hurt box office, especially since Williams isn't the big hit he used to be. I'd like to see them disguise Williams as a crime lord maybe. Who knows though, I think they missed the boat.

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