After Nolan's BATMAN trilogy... - Part 1

[Travesty]

3 JGL movies?!?! Oh dear god, I would hate for there to be just one.

 

[Donnie Darko]

The same could be said before Batman Beyond came about, or even any of the times Dick replaced Bruce in the comics.

Rebooting this soon is a dumb move anyway - Nolan's movies are too popular. Look at TASM; it was good, sure, but every single person who saw it had that same rehashed, deja vu feeling due to it being so close on the heels of SM1.

Give it 10 years - three JGL movies. You can still adapt famous storylines using JGL - Arkham Aslyum, some of Morrison's run, etc. Then by the time that trilogy wraps up, people will be clamering for a return of Bruce Wayne, and that's when you can do the full on reboot with totally different tone, direction, characterizations, etc.

Or... Wait ten years, three new Superman movies, a Wonder Woman movie or two, a Flash movie or two, then, when people are ready to accept a new Batman, reboot.

 

[CConn]

Or... Wait ten years, three new Superman movies, a Wonder Woman movie or two, a Flash movie or two, then, when people are ready to accept a new Batman, reboot.

Yeah, no.

Because I'll always opt for Batman over no Batman. Because, yknow, I'm a Batman fan.

You Wonder Woman fans can go have fun with your imaginary movie that will never happen, though.

 

[RoughNTumble]

A JGL trilogy would only happen if WB weren't worried they'd piss off nolan, and also weren't interested in creating a shared movieverse.

If man of steel is the start of a DC continuity, we're probly gonna see a new batman to go with it.

Hopefully james bond style.

 

[ЯɘvlveR]

A JGL trilogy would only happen if WB weren't worried they'd piss off nolan, and also weren't interested in creating a shared movieverse.

If man of steel is the start of a DC continuity, we're probly gonna see a new batman to go with it.

Hopefully james bond style.

why would it piss him off? wasn't he the first to talk about a standalone for hathaway's catwoman?

 

[TheWatcher]

I'm thinking about what villains they should use in the reboot trilogy.

It was along the lines of

1st movie- Black Mask vs Falcone(or Rupert Thorne if they want to differentiate from BB) gang war with hired assassins like Deadshot.

2nd movie- Joker and Hugo Strange psychological thriller with Clayface working with the Joker

3rd movie- I'm not completely sure but I want Mr.Freeze and Killer Croc in it.

 

[Jordacar]

If they want the next movie Batman to be able to appear in Justice League, they could use a World's Finest movie as the reboot. It would be a lot smoother than following Nolan with another solo film (shades of Amazing Spidey, only moreso), and they wouldn't have to wait nearly as long to do it.

 

[CConn]

I think it's a pretty safe assumption that, whatever they decide to do, Arkham Asylum/City will be a major influence to the film's style/story. WB's ****ing in love with that ****.

 

[Micromind]

If they want the next movie Batman to be able to appear in Justice League, they could use a World's Finest movie as the reboot. It would be a lot smoother than following Nolan with another solo film (shades of Amazing Spidey, only moreso), and they wouldn't have to wait nearly as long to do it.

I think that is a very good idea, after MOS movie, make a World's finest movie, show a quick flash back of Bruce Wayne's story in the opening credits scene show a new Batman working as a Crime fighter in year one and then introduce an already established Superman (Henry Cavill from MOS.) who asks for help in a certain case that involves a Superman villain who is hiding in Gotham.

Batman agrees on the condition that he will work alone on the case as long as the villain is in Gotham and he will inform Superman when he gets some more info.

Keep the tone of the movie like that of Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man.

 

[Micromind]

3 JGL movies?!?! Oh dear god, I would hate for there to be just one.

Agreed.


I have zero interest in JGL spin-off movies, just allow the Nolan-verse to end on a high note.

 

[TheWatcher]

I think it's a pretty safe assumption that, whatever they decide to do, Arkham Asylum/City will be a major influence to the film's style/story. WB's ****ing in love with that ****.

Because it's awesome.

 

[CConn]

Because it's awesome.

Oh, it is.

My only quam with it - if we're totally rebooting - is it's VERY similar to the Nolan movies in terms of tone.

If they're going to do a full reboot, I'd much rather see something totally new and fresh with a totally different tone.

That said, if they continue with JGL, it would work pretty wonderfully as a natural progression of Nolan's style of augmented realism.

 

[TheWatcher]

I wouldn't say it's VERY similar.
I just want to see crazier villains next time around.

 

[darthneo64]

I'm new to the forum but I am sure it has been said before...

We NEVER need to see any Batman origin story in a movie again, his origin is known by EVERYONE now...

 

[Rowsdower!]

Yeah, I think going the Arkham City route would be a smart way to go, because EVERYONE seems to really like it.

And if it's good, well then, you prove two things:

1. A reboot of a successful and popular franchise actually can work

and

2. A good video game movie can actually be made.

 

[darthneo64]

Yeah, I think going the Arkham City route would be a smart way to go, because EVERYONE seems to really like it.

And if it's good, well then, you prove two things:

1. A reboot of a successful and popular franchise actually can work

and

2. A good video game movie can actually be made.

Arkham City would ROCK as a movie...

Another thing, movies do NOT have to fit into the comics continuity...

 

[Donnie Darko]

Yeah, no.

Because I'll always opt for Batman over no Batman. Because, yknow, I'm a Batman fan.

You Wonder Woman fans can go have fun with your imaginary movie that will never happen, though.

Batman and Spider-Man are probably my all-time favorite solo heroes (I grew up on a healthy dose of X-Men, though). However, I have zero desire for a JGL "Batman" movie because that is not a Batman movie. Great actor, and I liked his character, but that would not be a Batman movie. I would rather take some time off and see some other heroes get their chance, so there isnt an immediate reboot, like my other favorite solo hero.

 

[TheWatcher]

What if it was called Nightwing and had nothing to do with the reboot?

 

[Donnie Darko]

I just feel that even though I didn't agree with the ending of TDKR, I believe that it should be left as an ending, with things coming full circle and the Batman symbol carrying on, since that is apparently the theme they wanted to go with. I say let's just leave well enough alone. This world is done. The book is closed.

 

[66 Face]

I just feel that even though I didn't agree with the ending of TDKR, I believe that it should be left as an ending, with things coming full circle and the Batman symbol carrying on, since that is apparently the theme they wanted to go with. I say let's just leave well enough alone. This world is done. The book is closed.

Gotta agree with that. IMO the next time we see Batman is in a JL movie. Then do a reboot off of that.

I think a reboot needs to be done just so we can get a new Joker and get Ras and Two Face back. It will be hard to go on without those three.

 

[Bruce Malone]

I'm almost positive WB is looking into a JL film before they have any concrete plans for a batman reboot.

I believe WB is hoping MOS and a potential JL franchises can tide things over while the batman solo franchise is put on ice for a bit.

 

[GregComicFan]

Anybody else think that the general public knows Batman's rogues gallery enough that a Batman movie with several villains (Joker, Catwoman, Two-Face, Penguin, etc.), with no origins, can be produced? Kinda like the Arkham Asylum and Arkham City games... no origins needed... just have Batman in a story with several known villains.

 

[cryptic name]

Anybody else think that the general public knows Batman's rogues gallery enough that a Batman movie with several villains (Joker, Catwoman, Two-Face, Penguin, etc.), with no origins, can be produced? Kinda like the Arkham Asylum and Arkham City games... no origins needed... just have Batman in a story with several known villains.

That's what I want to see.

 

[Coca Cola Duracell Franklin.]

Oh, it is.

My only quam with it - if we're totally rebooting - is it's VERY similar to the Nolan movies in terms of tone.

If they're going to do a full reboot, I'd much rather see something totally new and fresh with a totally different tone.

That said, if they continue with JGL, it would work pretty wonderfully as a natural progression of Nolan's style of augmented realism.

The nice thing is that it retains the "dark" and "serious" nature of Batman, while not minimizing everything that makes the characters unique, as Nolan's films did.

 

[Destructus86]

How about Black Mask and ClayFace for the first villains?