The Dark Knight Rises Batman 3: Where does the story go from here?

[Venom 1988]

If TwoFace is alive, he knows the identity of Batman.

Er how?

Part 3 needs to be about Bruce rebuilding his life while Batman rebuilds his reputation and Gotham City.

A new love interest (Selina Kyle), Wayne Manor being rebuilt (with a rudimentary bat cave), and trying to be a hero to Gotham and maybe redeem Batman's name.

Meanwhile, we have philanthropist and childhood friend of Bruce, Roman Sionis, putting on a clean, beloved public face while running organized crime. Hell, maybe he's even the new mayor, or someone else in government.

Meanwhile, Selina Kyle is after him and the crime family for her own reasons, taking their money and maybe killing. Why? I dunno.. Isn't she connected to the mob family somewhere? Her father...? I'm no expert on the character.

So it's a dangerous triangle between Bruce, Selina, and Black Mask, featuring the Penguin as a British gun-runner and, maybe, Bane as Black Mask's loose cannon of a henchman.

love this idea

 

[Sloth7d]

For some reason I pictured Part 3 having something to do with Deadshot or Bane and Catwoman.

 

[SPIDERMAN117]

I feel the third film Batman will do something or stop someone and the city/cops will finally embace Batman once and for all

 

[screena]

hello, i have not been here for a while.

i live in austria, tdk hits our cinemas on the 21. of august, which sucks.

but i had the chance to view an english version two days ago...

...and i loved it.

still, people are a little bit overreacting when they say things like:"it can´t get better than this." or "it´s impossible to make an even better sequel."

it´s like saying:"led zeppelin is the best band ever, you can stop making music now, thank you."

the way the movie ended left a lot of great opportunities for the future.

my favourite choice would be the following:

go "strange apparitions"!!!

when i say that i don´t mean a 100% adaption of the book, but more like the way "year one" influenced "batman begins" and "the long halloween" influenced "the dark knight". it would be another classic reference.

it totally fits the loose ends of tdk and it would easily be as complex and good as tdk:

- you have batman on the run

- you have a public controversy going on wheter batman is a criminal or a hero

- you have rubert thorne who wants to become (or is) the new major of gotham and who wants to bring batman down

- you have corrupt police

- you have bruce still living in the wayne tower, but get a glimpse at wayne manor

- you have a new batmobile that fits the city better than a tank (like the lamborgini)

- you maybe have deadshot, who would be a great and realistic villain

- you have hugo strange, another classic villain (first appeared in detective no 36 feb 1940), who was never featured on the big screen or on tv

- you can have joker cameos (maybe offscreen, just like in strange apparitions)

- and finally you have a new love interest silver st. cloud. by the way, scarlett johansson would fit the part perfectly and nolan filmed with her and bale before.

i think it would make sense, it just came to me because the showdown between batman and joker in tdk (visually) reminded me of that "laughing fish" showdown.

so what do you think?

 

[samebattime]

i really wanted to see a little more joker but it's doubtful with the the death of heath ledger. i would have liked to see harley quinn if the joker was brought into play as well. but it's all very doubtful.

i would like to see the riddler or penguin in the upcoming films. catwoman too would be nice to see.

 

[Phoenix_Flare]

Part 3 needs to be about Bruce rebuilding his life while Batman rebuilds his reputation and Gotham City.

A new love interest (Selina Kyle), Wayne Manor being rebuilt (with a rudimentary bat cave), and trying to be a hero to Gotham and maybe redeem Batman's name.

Meanwhile, we have philanthropist and childhood friend of Bruce, Roman Sionis, putting on a clean, beloved public face while running organized crime. Hell, maybe he's even the new mayor, or someone else in government.

Meanwhile, Selina Kyle is after him and the crime family for her own reasons, taking their money and maybe killing. Why? I dunno.. Isn't she connected to the mob family somewhere? Her father...? I'm no expert on the character.

So it's a dangerous triangle between Bruce, Selina, and Black Mask, featuring the Penguin as a British gun-runner and, maybe, Bane as Black Mask's loose cannon of a henchman.

Thankyou so much!!! I just read Catwoman's and BlackMask's history on wikipedia and their story would pay off well on screen and Roman Sionis' family has a history with the Waynes, so it would be good to include his parents in the 3rd film again... and Nolan and crew need to realise that Catwoman/Selina is the only true love for Batman/Bruce because the compliment eachother...I believe Nolan and crew have the power to make a powerful love story as well superhero action flick...

 

[kulescanny]

Perhaps, Nolan can alter the Riddler's character so as to make him a serial killer who leaves riddles with hints to his next murder (similar to se7en or zodiac). This leaves Gotham City in great peril and despair. Perhaps, the people of Gotham start to believe Batman is behind the murders. Meanwhile, Batman is still a wanted man and while he accepts some of the events which occur in TDK, he cannot accept being labeled a serial killer. Thus, he needs to solve the mystery as to who is behind these vicious murders. Similar to Silence of the Lambs, Batman and Commisioner Gordon need to consult with either Harvey Dent or the Joker in order to solve the mystery. Like se7en, the actor who portrays the riddler should not be revealed to us until climax of the film.

 

[NinjaTurtleFan]

Perhaps, Nolan can alter the Riddler's character so as to make him a serial killer who leaves riddles with hints to his next murder (similar to se7en or zodiac). This leaves Gotham City in great peril and despair. Perhaps, the people of Gotham start to believe Batman is behind the murders. Meanwhile, Batman is still a wanted man and while he accepts some of the events which occur in TDK, he cannot accept being labeled a serial killer. Thus, he needs to solve the mystery as to who is behind these vicious murders. Similar to Silence of the Lambs, Batman and Commisioner Gordon need to consult with either Harvey Dent or the Joker in order to solve the mystery. Like se7en, the actor who portrays the riddler should not be revealed to us until climax of the film.

I just don't see Riddler as a Zodiac, "Seven", "Silence of Lambs"-type serial killer. I see him more as an intellect who wants to be challenge for Batman. Calculative, impugent, calumniating, and always creating new schemes, puzzles, and riddles and ways to be a foible to Batman and his intellect. A "Saw"-rehashed villain is not what we need for Riddler. We need a mad bomber or cyber terrorist ala "Die Hard 4" or "Die Hard 3."

I came up with an idea where he could be a former NSA agent serving in Iraq or Afghanistan whom gets ambushed and taken captive. He is blindfolded and bagged every day; never seeing his captors' faces. He thinks he has been kidnapped by Al Qaeda but in truth he is a captee of the League of Shadows. All of this would be done in flashback of course; this would allow to bring in Liam Neeson back as Henri Ducard/Rahs Al Ghul. Plus, it'd allow the movies to feel complete.

Rahs was preparing a pupil to take up his mantle but Bruce refused and his training grounds was destroyed ("BB") so he is looking elsewhere to new sources to help him out. Scarecrow was his employee of transmitting his flower into a alkalinized and weaponized gaseous substance that could bring out it's effects in extreme doses. Riddler is his other employee or agent. Since Scarecrow failed and Rahs died, Riddler would be called on by an anonymous source to set in place Rahs' other idea. This would be using Edward Nashton or Nygma whichever Nolan prefers to call him's brain. Rahs took special interest in making sure they'd get him. Edward is good with decoding binary codes, computing and disecting data, and calculating out mathematical equations. He feeds Edward lies about his government, his country, Gotham City, etc. basically brainwashes him. Edward finally succumbs to the idea that his government betrayed him and left him for dead and Rahs even pulls a card saying that it was him and his League who saved him from Al Qaeda, even though Al Qaeda never was the one who captured him but was infact---The Demon's Head.

Rahs tells him that when the time is right he'll contact him again with further information. A year or more passes and of course we get "TDK." After, the events of "TDK," Edward is contacted by Talia over the phone and they begin their operation. Using cyberterrorism, Edward hacks into the mainframe of Gotham shutting down utilties, electricity, water, etc. basically starting a fire-sale via "Die Hard 4." There's mass panic and people start turning on each other just as Rahs and Joker predicted they would. Since there's no electricity either, Edward hacks into Arkham's computers and opens up the jail cells to the inmates. Now, the freaks and animals have taken over Gotham. Bruce out on the run must then be called in from Gordon to foil the Riddler's plot and find out who is his mysterious employer.

 

[xwhysoseriousx]

Riddler next, totally.
Have him be closer to Paul Dini's Riddler, an extremelly intelligent man obsessed with puzzles, even make him some sort of consultant detective the mayor turns to to discover Batman's identity and/or capture him. Nygma, gradually obsessed with Bats as he finds in him a true challenge, not only discovers Bruce is Batman but also that he is innocent of the crimes. You can play with this around to have him gradually turn into a villain and also to clean Bruce of the murders without him interfering. Also have Selina Kyle now that Rachel's gone, or Talia if you want to tie the entire trilogy toghether.

I was actually thinking about something more along the lines of a "Dexter" type Riddler. That would be badass.

 

[Lightning54SC]

Id do the multi villain gang up

 

[Lone]

I'm gonna quote myself from another thread:

After the outstanding performance by Heath as the Joker, any other villain would seem like a step down...

If there is a part 3, I think the Black Mask would be the way to go...and introduce Dick Grayson. The whole "Batman needs Robin to keep himself from sinking further and further into darkness" type thing. I'm pretty sure part 3 is gonna be a redemption type story so introducing Grayson would work.

This is all IMO of course.

To add to that, when I say Dick Grayson, I do not mean Robin. That way, once Nolan is done with his trilogy(hopefully), the door would be opened if the next director decides to take the Robin or Nightwing route. I'm thinking skip the Robin phase and go straight to Nightwing.

 

[strikezone89]

anyone else think mr.reese from this movie will play some sort of role in the next bat flick? since he made it public that he knows batmans true identity?
plus the third one is going to have batman redeem himself to the public. Im guessing well see more joker in the third with just a replaced actor and im not sure what else.
well just have to wait and see
im still saying 2face is in arkyham and gordan and batman made him look like he died to keep his reputation and so gotham has a "face" to look up to

 

[Twin723]

BRING BACK SCARECROW somehow. Cillian Murphy is great..

 

[GhostPoet]

The most logical choice will be that The Riddler will show up on the scene...and it will be a problem too big for the police...Batman will be the only one who can stop him, thus redeeming himself.

 

[BobJM]

The more I'm thinking about it, the less I like the idea of introducing Riddler as a main villain. If anything, he should play a part like in TLH or DV where he is contacted by people to learn about murders or gang actions.

I'd rather see Black Mask and Penguin caught in a mob war, with Catwoman thrown into the mix.

 

[UltraHypnotic]

The Riddler is a narcissistic, egomaniacal, detail oriented genius with a compulsive disorder. He would be perfect in Nolan's Bat world. He would be great as the main antogonist or a minor one. If he's the main, he can be like Jigsaw. Placing people in death traps where they will have to use their minds to get out of them. Gordon, who still secretly goes to Batman for assistance, asks him to look into the matter and see if he can find these missing people. After Batman saves one by easily solving one of the Riddler's riddles, The Riddler becomes intrigued and sees the Bat as a challenge and makes each trap deadlier and each riddle harder to solve. Eventually, Batman learns who the Riddler is by finding the comonalities between all his victims and what he is really after.

If he's just a minor antogonist, he can be a consultant hired by the mob families to figure out who some new person is who is taking over their territory. This person could be the main villan. Say Black Mask.

 

[GhostPoet]

Now...I realize that the Bane of the previous Batman film which will go un-named put a poor taste in everyones mouth....but what about The Riddler AND Bane? Or should they just stick with one villain only?

 

[UltraHypnotic]

One villan only. And if there are two, keep the second villans part minor.

 

[kulescanny]

The Riddler is a narcissistic, egomaniacal, detail oriented genius with a compulsive disorder. He would be perfect in Nolan's Bat world. He would be great as the main antogonist or a minor one. If he's the main, he can be like Jigsaw. Placing people in death traps where they will have to use their minds to get out of them. Gordon, who still secretly goes to Batman for assistance, asks him to look into the matter and see if he can find these missing people. After Batman saves one by easily solving one of the Riddler's riddles, The Riddler becomes intrigued and sees the Bat as a challenge and makes each trap deadlier and each riddle harder to solve. Eventually, Batman learns who the Riddler is by finding the comonalities between all his victims and what he is really after.

If he's just a minor antogonist, he can be a consultant hired by the mob families to figure out who some new person is who is taking over their territory. This person could be the main villan. Say Black Mask.

this is the idea i had in mind. i think it'll be quite interesting.

 

[keithnoir]

I think the 3 film, if they decide to make one could deal a lot with maybe the unmasking or the fall of batman that causes gotham to start taking matters in their own hands and not just stand by.

Batman Begins showed what it took for Bruce to become batman (His rise)
The Dark Knight just showed why he is needed and his abilities. (Defined him)
The Next Film could be the end to batman either in death or identity (The fall)

But I dont want his fall to be giving batman up, maybe he will need to regain Gothams trust by giving batmans life.

 

[OwlBoy]

They won't let Morrison kill him because of the film, I don't think they'd like Nolan kill him in the film.

BB was the rise, TDK was the fall the next one will have to be the redemption

 

[giggs11uk]

I agree BB3 has to be a story of redemption.

Mr. Reese has to be dealt with in some capacity. He knows who Batman is and he admitted that on Gotham Tonight. So now that the police are in FULL pursuit of the Batman people are going to demand answers from this guy

He doesnt have to be the Riddler but he does have to be dealt with in some way

 

[NinjaTurtleFan]

I agree BB3 has to be a story of redemption.

Mr. Reese has to be dealt with in some capacity. He knows who Batman is and he admitted that on Gotham Tonight. So now that the police are in FULL pursuit of the Batman people are going to demand answers from this guy

He doesnt have to be the Riddler but he does have to be dealt with in some way

What about Engel? Did Joker kill him? I want to know what happened to him.

 

[christpunchers]

What about Engel? Did Joker kill him? I want to know what happened to him.

Probably we can assume he is dead.

 

[Twin723]

Probably we can assume he is dead.

Wasn't he one of the hostages on the last scenes in the final confrontation between Joker and Batman?