Gotham's Knight assigned Movie to remake is...Batman Returns!
Funny, I’ve talked with a friend on another forum about what I’d do to remake this quite recently.
I’d start by dumping The Penguin. I know a lot of people enjoy DeVito’s performance but I feel that the character himself wasn’t terribly interesting. I’d replace him with Killer Croc. Not a terribly interesting villain either (though the recent issue of Batwoman focusing on him was quite good) but he’d be a pawn for the main villain in the end. For the most part, he can keep Penguin’s origin. Just remove the raised by Penguins bit and have him rescued by the circus when he was younger, only to retreat back into the sewers years later after being sick of being just something for people to laugh at. He would still have the plan to kill the first borns of Gotham but I’d dump the countless other Penguin plots like penguins with rockets on their backs marching through the city.
I mentioned he’d be a pawn of the main villain so here’s who that would be: Max Shreck. Honestly, to me, he was by far the best part of the film. Probably because of Walken though. So, he has the same plot as he did prior but he’d have more of a central role in the story instead of focusing on the Penguin.
With Catwoman, I’d change up some of her dialogue that bothered me, tone down the cat things (ex. Trying to eat the bird), I’d make sure to have a shot of a gymnastics and martial arts trophies of some kind in her apartment so that there’s some history there for her to have the skills as Catwoman, and I’d drop her out a lower window so it didn’t come off like she died and got brought back to life by cats, instead just being woken up by them.
This is just off the top of my head, I’d need to rewatch it and take bullet points to cover it all.
Where do you see yourself and what do you see yourself doing 10 years from now?
Hopefully, if all goes well, working on a film in some capacity, either making a low budget one or doing some kind of crew work on another one.
What is your first name?
Mykayla.
Who do you feel closest to here on the Hype?
I haven’t really spoken to anyone enough that I’d call us close. Most of my interaction is just talking about the films and characters themselves on the forums. But, I suppose I’d say BatLobsterRises. We’ve had some interesting discussions in the TDKR section before.
If you were to meet any Hypester in real life, who would it be and what would you do?
Anita18. I’d just want to talk to her. She seems like she’d be interesting to talk to.
Where is home for you? Where would you like home to be?
Online. I'd rather it be somewhere physical but I'm kinda awkward off the internet.
List 15 superheroes you really enjoy
Batman, Batwoman, Spider-man, Wonder Woman, Batgirl (Stephanie Brown), Oracle, Nightwing, Hulk, Red Robin, Huntress, Robin (Carrie Kelly), Daredevil, Green Arrow, Professor X, Hulk.
List 30 movies you wish to see
Reservoir Dogs, The Thing, 25th Hour, The Aviator, Million Dollar Baby, Warrior, Hellboy, Hellboy 2, Rust and Bone, The Great Dictator, North by Northwest, The Maltese Falcon, Metropolis, City of God, L.A. Confidential, American History X, 28 Days Later, The Green Mile, Requiem For A Dream, Gandhi, Fargo, Trainspotting, The Iron Giant, Blue Valentine, Magnolia, Apocalypse Now, The Muppet Movie, Good Will Hunting, Casablanca, Raging Bull.
Tell us about some of your interests
Batman, films, writing and comics in general mostly. Film especially is something I spend a lot of time on. Watching films, reading about their history and development, reading analysis, listening to interviews and I’ve done a bit of writing of my own on a few of them as well as written a few scripts for fun.
Are you Gotham's dark knight or white knight?
Dark Knight.
Do you think having a color is important for a Gotham knight?
Absolutely. I was just talking to the Pink Knight the other day.
What would you enjoy more, being the hero or the villain?
Hero. You have a better chance of winning.
If you were to run into Catwoman in a party, what would you say to take her home?
“How about I show you my Batcave?”
What's your favorite drink?
Lemonade.
What's your favorite stand up comedian and why?
George Carlin. I love the man’s humour. I’m a big fan of political and religious humour and I think he does it the best.
