The Dark Knight Rises Christian Bale Is Reluctantly Committed to Batman 3, With or Without Nolan

[bulletbillx]

There is the Riddler, the Ventriloquist/Scarface, Penguin, Mad Hatter, Scarecrow, Clayface (with some serious reinvention), and there is Harley Quinn and of course Joker for the grand finale.

The Dark Knight was about Harvey Dent/Two-Face and that story was masterfully done and it's done.

theres also

bane, hugo strange, the mad monk (minus the vampire aspect), black mask, deadshot, croc, and many more

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Batman_enemies

 

[MadVillainy]

PLEASE no Riddler. Bring on Black Mask/Catwoman

 

[Boom]

If handled correctly, a Batman/Riddler film could top "The Dark Knight."

 

[sauronthegreat]

I would rather not see Catwoman as a catwoman alter ego, that dresses up as a cat and jumps off rooftops. But I would like to see the character of Selena Kyle, a femme-fatale, which gained much of her wealth by mysterious ways, some of which are linked with the thefts done by a skilled thief that goes by the codename of a 'Catwoman'. Bruce's dilemma would be to turn Selena in or not, but that would be just one small portion of the story concerning Bruce and his detective alter ego.

 

[ChrisB]

Now if only he doesnt screw up his voice again...

It was PERFECT in the beginning of Batman Begins, when he was talking to Rachel for the first time, and even when he was talking to Gordon when he was saving Rachel. But after that, it all went down hill...from the end of Begins to the end of TDK.

 

[nathaniel]

There is the Riddler, the Ventriloquist/Scarface, Penguin, Mad Hatter, Scarecrow, Clayface (with some serious reinvention), and there is Harley Quinn and of course Joker for the grand finale.

The Dark Knight was about Harvey Dent/Two-Face and that story was masterfully done and it's done.

Scarecrow wont appear again imo Nolan doesnt seem the type to want to go backwards.

Quinn without Joker makes no sense (understand joker WILL NOT return in batman interpretation again), ventriloquist is far to boring and a watered down clayface wouldnt work.

Ill give you Penguin but thats it.

Harvey Dent just wasnt done that great imo it was acted well but it was far to hurried and done with ill say till i die that Harvey should have slowy been invented his loss of rachel should have slowly broken him as Joker wrecked havoc in the background until he broke and was revealed at the end of the movie for BM3. TDK ended on such an odd note that it will be interesting to see how the director introduces the origins of each villain, gives them a good story and ends the story in a short 2 hour time period.

 

[ChrisB]

Quinn without Joker makes no sense (understand joker WILL NOT return in batman interpretation again)

I hope you mean a Nolan batman interpretation...

 

[nathaniel]

I hope you mean a Nolan batman interpretation...

Of course,my mistake!

Joker will always return just not in a Nolan movie. Ledger was good but the character is bigger then the actor who plays him and i for one am still waiting for one that can mix all the elements of romero,hamil,nicholson and Ledger into one pakage of awesomeness.

 

[Illuminata]

IF Nolan turns down the third installment to this franchise, I would like to see Bryan Singer step in. Bryan has a magnificent handle on working with dark elements within these films. This is why he failed at SR because that character is just too bright.

He works better with darker, tragic characters (X-Men). I'd like to see him take a swing at this and redeem himself a bit. Although I will say I really enjoyed Valkyrie so much.

 

[raynorWilm]

As much as I would like to see this chapter of Batman closed down if Nolan decides not to come back, Warner WILL go on with or without him. TDK made too much money and like he said, Bale is still on for a third one. Bale is hoping and praying for the right story, and if Nolan comes back, thats exactly what it will be, but I think Bale is speaking like he wants to represent the whole franchise, even if he knows it is going to be made no matter what...

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

So how binding are these contracts?

Bale makes it sound like he has no choice in the matter at all??

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If Nolan does not have a sufficient story he wants to tell, then I hope he and his cast walk away for good.

Despite that... I think they have one more left in them.

 

[goh78]

You need to calm down. Try contributing towards the discussion instead of pointlessly insulting other members who are just trying to bring news.

No one ever said he doesn't want to do a third Batman film either. Thats only your own implication. Try reading the interview will you.

Ummm.. the thread says he is reluctant to do it...when he clearly is not.

And I did read the interview. It seems maybe you didn't. Read the interview again, read the title, and you tell me who is 'wrong' here. It's stupid thread titles like this that bring up OMG BALE ISN'T DOING BATMAN 3 WORTHINGTON IS!!!!!!!!

 

[brinomite]

Ummm.. the thread says he is reluctant to do it...when he clearly is not.

And I did read the interview. It seems maybe you didn't. Read the interview again, read the title, and you tell me who is 'wrong' here. It's stupid thread titles like this that bring up OMG BALE ISN'T DOING BATMAN 3 WORTHINGTON IS!!!!!!!!

Good point.

 

[BestGirl]

IF Nolan turns down the third installment to this franchise, I would like to see Bryan Singer step in. Bryan has a magnificent handle on working with dark elements within these films. This is why he failed at SR because that character is just too bright.

He works better with darker, tragic characters (X-Men). I'd like to see him take a swing at this and redeem himself a bit. Although I will say I really enjoyed Valkyrie so much.

No thanks. I haven't been impressed with any of the Singer films I've seen because it seems like they all could've been so much better, especially his comic book films.

Whoever directs the next movie, I hope Jonah Nolan writes the script.

 

[brinomite]

^^^I agree. Keep Singer away from this (if Nolan indeed decides not to direct a 3rd which i think he wont).

 

[Nirvana]

Nolan'll be back, nothing to worry about.

 

[GregComicFan]

I still don't understand why Nolan not returning is even a discussion.

He'll return.

He'll do Inception, get re-energized, WB will pay him a truck load of money, and he will return to work with actors he's friends with (Bale, Caine), and have a good time making another Batman movie.

End.

 

[Silverglade]

I think there is another side to it. If Nolan does not want to return, what director is going to want to even put their neck on the line to try and follow-up after TDK, 2nd highest grosser, etc etc, awards, etc, fan fave and credibility with audience. All of those things. It would like Rattner trying to follow up Singer but like x 10. Maybe x 100.

I guess my point is, that would be such an amount of pressure for any director to try and follow up TDK that it could keep people away from wanting to accept the challenge to try. If they ruin it, it could be a major career-dent.

I am not saying that is how it will play out, but something that came to mind as a possible situation.

All that being said, I also think Nolan will return and give it his best shot.

 

[Norman Bates]

I think there is another side to it. If Nolan does not want to return, what director is going to want to even put their neck on the line to try and follow-up after TDK, 2nd highest grosser, etc etc, awards, etc, fan fave and credibility with audience. All of those things. It would like Rattner trying to follow up Singer but like x 10. Maybe x 100.

I guess my point is, that would be such an amount of pressure for any director to try and follow up TDK that it could keep people away from wanting to accept the challenge to try. If they ruin it, it could be a major career-dent.

I am not saying that is how it will play out, but something that came to mind as a possible situation.

All that being said, I also think Nolan will return and give it his best shot.

Highly doubt it. This may be the case with very few, but the second word gets out that Nolan will not return, 90% of Hollywood directors will flock to it.

 

[brinomite]

This thread is a little misleading....i dont think Bale is "reluctantly committed," but rather i think that he was merely commenting on the simple fact that yes he's signed on for one more, but isn't sure if nolan is. It must be somewhat fun to **** with the media since every other day it seems like someone is up one of TDK's actors' asses about the next installment-when/where/why/how etc. etc. In all fairness, he was probably laughing about it...remember Eckhart's "hahahaha....harvey, harver, harvey.." interview?

 

[namtaB]

There's no reluctance there. He's just stating that there will be Batman 3 with him returning b/c he's contractually obligated to it. He's stated before that he doesn't want anyone else coming in and messing up with Nolan had done, hence the whole "I'm in a fix." comment. But let's be realistic here for a second. There will be a third with this creative team. After that I'm confident in saying they are done with Batman. WB will pimp out the franchise as they should to milk it for what its worth. But I think I have a better chance of banging Dale Evans than Bale and Nolan returning for Batman 4.

 

[craigdbfan]

Ummm.. the thread says he is reluctant to do it...when he clearly is not.

And I did read the interview. It seems maybe you didn't. Read the interview again, read the title, and you tell me who is 'wrong' here. It's stupid thread titles like this that bring up OMG BALE ISN'T DOING BATMAN 3 WORTHINGTON IS!!!!!!!!

You need too calm down once again.

I didn't make up the thread title. Its just the headline that /film used. I didn't give much "thought" as you did to this title and I didn't mean to mislead anyone in any way.

If you have a problem with the header complain to /film.

Here's the link:http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/04/28/christian-bale-is-reluctantly-committed-to-batman-3-with-or-without-nolan/

Seeing as you love to complain about trivialities I posted the link so you can complain to the person who came up with the title.

 

[Illuminata]

I think Nolan and Singer's style mesh perfectly together. If you look at the tones within the Wolverine and Rogue truck scenes they look almost identical to Nolan's Insomnia.

I think Bryan's handle on dark themes is rather brilliant. He knows how to work the shadows and tragic figures easily. That's his forte. That's why the X-Films were so good when he was doing them. He brought out their tragic/dark sides. Where as Ratner made everything too bright and eliminated their darkside.

With Batman I can see Bryan bringing Selina Kyle to life in a way no one could. If there's one thing Bryan is excellent at it's writing women (ie. Mystique, Rogue, Jean Grey). I think he could bring alot to the table in terms of her character. And make Harvey Dent return to the screen.

I would love to see what he would do with this franchise if Nolan drops out.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

Yeah... I love Bryan Singer as a director and would love to see how he would approach Batman as a character.

Singer has just been in a rut lately.

 

[namtaB]

Did any of you guys watch Superman Returns? The last thing I want is a film with homages (READ: lazy to come up with novel ideas) to Batman Begins and Dark Knight. Keep Singer away from Batman please.