The Dark Knight Rises Batman 3 to come out 2012??

[FaT_tONle]

By 2011? No chance Big Blue will be on screen again by that time.

Holiday 2011 is almost 3 years away... I would not rule out a December release for Supes... Batman doesn't make sense there considering it made 500 plus in July.

 

[JL Unlimited]

Titanic came out in December and we all know how much that movie made. The same goes with all three LOTR which were all highly profitable. I don't think being released Holiday 2011 will hurt Batman 3's box office with all the anticipation for the sequel. With less competition during this season, who knows how much it can make.

 

[batman44]

I don't mind 2012, but this really isn't anything new; many of us were already guessing 2012 anyway.

 

[GregComicFan]

Yeah, I really don't care about the long wait...

I think the Spiderman and X-Men trilogy both showed that a rushed "third entry" is always destined to be horrible/not as good as the first two pics.

I've worked in the creative field(s) and I can understand Nolan wanting to work on something fresh and new and bold and exciting instead of just focusing on Batman again. It gives him time to recharge his engines and build an interest in the character. Taking time away from the franchise will help.

Plus, if Nolan is always able to work on a personal film in between Batman movies, maybe a Nolan directed Batman 4 (2016) and Batman 5 (2020) are not out of the realm of possibility, as long as the franchise remains at hit.

If I was a visionary artist/director, I don't think I would mind working on a cool Batman pic in-between working on my personal films. It would be fun.

Greg

 

[The Joker]

I think the Spiderman and X-Men trilogy both showed that a rushed "third entry" is always destined to be horrible/not as good as the first two pics.

I don't know if that's true. There was a three year gap between SM-2 and SM-3, and X-2 and X-3.

 

[Daredevil_2003]

Yeah, rushing is never a good thing, but I definitely think SM3 and X3 were the victims of the director becoming a tool and a director who was already a tool and had no idea what to do with the property taking over, respectively.

 

[thedrizzle59]

Batman 3 should come out during holiday season 2011, and should have a snowy theme. Like Batman returns was. Maybe have the holiday killer in it! I don't really care as long as nolan and jona are behind it!

 

[jmc]

Holiday 2011 is almost 3 years away... I would not rule out a December release for Supes... Batman doesn't make sense there sonsidering it made 500 plus in July.

So? You could release Batman 3 on Easter Sunday and it will still make a crap load of cash granted the same cast and crew return. Superman is not on the immediate horizon and won't be out before 2012, that I'll put money on.

 

[Daredevil_2003]

So? You could release Batman 3 on Easter Sunday and it will still make a crap load of cash granted the same cast and crew return. Superman is not on the immediate horizon and won't be out before 2012, that I'll put money on.

As much as it pains me, that's probably the way it will go with Superman.

 

[itsthebatman]

I don't know if that's true. There was a three year gap between SM-2 and SM-3, and X-2 and X-3.

IIRC, X3 had a release date already set when Matthew Vaughn pulled out of directing, and the studio basicall hired Brett Ratner to get the film ready for that date, rather tan take the time to find a more suitable director and do the job properly.

 

[FaT_tONle]

So? You could release Batman 3 on Easter Sunday and it will still make a crap load of cash granted the same cast and crew return. Superman is not on the immediate horizon and won't be out before 2012, that I'll put money on.

So Batman... a proven money maker... can be released anywhere and still do the same business? I think not... WB needs that proven mid July tentpole. That's why Batman will go to 2012. We can go almost a full year without Superman news and they will still have time for a Holiday 2011 release.

 

[jmc]

So Batman... a proven money maker... can be released anywhere and still do the same business?

TDK was a perfect storm that's unlikely to be repeated, but Batman 3 will be successful on the back of TDK, so in effect, Batman 3 is a licence to print money at the moment, and will be a success regardless of when it's released, if it's a proven money maker as you say then the timing is irrelevant.

I think not... WB needs that proven mid July tentpole. That's why Batman will go to 2012. We can go almost a full year without Superman news and they will still have time for a Holiday 2011 release.

WB has probably got a slue of other potential franchises up it's sleeve for the next 5 years, on top of that given the Oscar buzz that TDK got, it wouldn't surprise me if the moved Batman 3 to a later release date if it's as good as TDK. As for Superman, I think you're overly optimistic.

 

[FaT_tONle]

What is this slue you are talking about? Robotech or whatever film that Maguire is producing??? The HP franchise will have run its course by then. I ain't saying Superman is guaranteed 2011... I just think if they have to get a reboot out there sooner than later... that's the time for it. WB apparently has a couple of LOTR films for Holidays 2011/2012... but maybe those films go to Thanksgiving... who knows? I DON'T think BB3 will take that spot though because Holiday release makes no sense especially if you already have a LOTR movie lined up. I don't think WB will have two tentpoles in one summer (Superman AND Batman) and I don't think they will settle for a spring release either. So the reboot may never happen, but I still think BB3 is July 2012.

 

[griffolyon12]

I'm really bummed about the possibility that B3 wont be released till 2012, but as others have stated, it'll give Nolan longer time to produce a film that will match TDK. As well, it's not like Nolan is going on break, Inception sounds like a pretty awesome film. Leo and Nolan together, it'll be really cool.

 

[Rasputin911]

one election year to the next...

 

[ross2287]

I just hope Michael Caine is still alive by then...he's getting old, and I don't want another Alfred!

Morgan Freeman too...

 

[DieSmiling]

TDK was a perfect storm that's unlikely to be repeated, but Batman 3 will be successful on the back of TDK, so in effect, Batman 3 is a licence to print money at the moment, and will be a success regardless of when it's released, if it's a proven money maker as you say then the timing is irrelevant.

You're wrong. Batman 3 may be a success no matter what, but to say that it would be equally successful being released in February or October as it would be in May or July is just flat our wrong.

It made $500 million in July 2008, and it will be released in the summer when it comes out... 100% guaranteed.

 

[jmc]

You're wrong. Batman 3 may be a success no matter what, but to say that it would be equally successful being released in February or October as it would be in May or July is just flat our wrong.

It made $500 million in July 2008, and it will be released in the summer when it comes out... 100% guaranteed.

Where the hell did I say anything about it being equally successful?

 

[FaT_tONle]

Then you admit that WB will be cutting their profits significantly by going for the holidays or spring... which is our point.

As for Caine/Freeman... I don't think Freeman has to be in it. Caine... well you can always recast if something happens. He is kinda up there.

 

[R_Hythlodeus]

Caine... well you can always recast if something happens. He is kinda up there.

You can´t recast Caine. It´s like recasting Brando for Don Corleone or Depp for Jack Sparrow or Orson Welles for Charles Foster Kane

 

[CaptainClown]

You can´t recast Caine. It´s like recasting Brando for Don Corleone or Depp for Jack Sparrow or Orson Welles for Charles Foster Kane

Alfred compared to such cinema classics as Jack Sparrow, Don Corleone? Charles Kane? Whats this? ALfred the character we remember for the ages? Did I miss a memo or something?

 

[JL Unlimited]

Then you admit that WB will be cutting their profits significantly by going for the holidays or spring... which is our point.

Significantly?? Highly doubtful. How do you explain Titanic ($600 mil - released Dec) and LOTR 1-3 ($313 mil, $339 mil, $377 mil, respectively and all released in Dec)?

 

[R_Hythlodeus]

Alfred compared to such cinema classics as Jack Sparrow, Don Corleone? Charles Kane? Whats this? ALfred the character we remember for the ages? Did I miss a memo or something?

evidently

 

[Cunning Stunts]

You can´t recast Caine. It´s like recasting Brando for Don Corleone or Depp for Jack Sparrow or Orson Welles for Charles Foster Kane

You can re-cast anything. Acting is a business, not a memorial shrine.

 

[jmc]

Then you admit that WB will be cutting their profits significantly by going for the holidays or spring... which is our point.

Significantly? Hardly, give or take a few million at most, this depends of coarse on whether the film is actually good in the first place. What are the top two grossing films of all time? Titanic, and Return of the King. When were they released? December. I'm sorry, but on the back of TDK and all the acclaim it received, Batman 3 will make a **** load when ever it's released, it's unlikey to match TDK in terms of numbers, but it's still going to rake in millions, Christmas Day, Easter, New Years Eve, whenever, people will still flock to the cinema because at this point in time, Nolan, Bale and Batman are kings.