DC ELSEWORLDS: Reimagining Keaton Sequels & DC Films that Never Were

[Eddie Dean]

Definitely one of the best non British Alfreds, along with Vincent Price and John Huston.

 

[Frodo]

Jeremy Brett , Peter Cushing, and Alec Guinness would have also made great Alfred's imo.

 

[Eddie Dean]

There's really no shortage. If you get past 50 and are a acclaimed British actor, you can make a great Alfred.

 

[Frodo]

There's really no shortage. If you get past 50 and are a acclaimed British actor, you can make a great Alfred.

Basically..

 

[Airwings]

Hopper is another one who could have made a Great Joker as well. I've also got to check out Blue Velvet.

Don't forget to scroll back and check Aquaman (1977)
Maybe you didn't like it?

There's really no shortage. If you get past 50 and are a acclaimed British actor, you can make a great Alfred.

This is valid for some American actors too. As soon as they come of age and are mild-mannered personalities and/or have some dramatic weight (but aren't full fledged villain types or crazy comedians), they will suit Alfred.
Stanton is just one example

But it is true that being british is a major advantage by itself

 

[Frodo]

BATMAN KNIGHTFALL (1998)
Director: Tim Burton
Producers: Jon Peters, Peter MacGregor Scott
Script: Sam Hamm, Paul Dini
Music : Danny Elfman
Development History: In the aftermath of the release of Batman Forever, Val Kilmer decides to leave the franchise after "creative differences". Joel Schumacer , after producing one hit Batman film, decides to move on to other projects instead of going forward with the inevitable Batman 4. Since WB won't begin filming the next Batman film until 1997 at the earliest, the studio takes it's time to woo the men who started the franchise, Tim Burton and Michael Keaton . Burton returns on the condition he can tell a darker Batman story he wants to tell.

The story Burton and Keaton are drawn to is the recent Knightfall story arch with Bane as its central villain. However, Burton plans to truncate the story , excising the Azreal storyline and the battle for the cowl , and instead showing Wayne's recovering from his broken back and defeating Bane. Warner Brothers insists on Sam Hamm and Batman The Animated Series writer Paul Dini to take over the scripting duties and Burton concedes once he is assured that all three men have the same vision for the next Batman film. The plan is to return to the darker elements of Batman 1989 while maintaining the level of action of Batman Forever, and further emphasizing Bruce Wayne is the central focus of the film as opposed to his villains.

The studio insists on Chris O'Donnell as Robin returning, but Burton decides to turn Grayson into Nightwing, thinking that the Nightwing character fits into his vision of Batman more than a teen Robin does. Keaton and O'Donnell hit it off well and serve as an interesting contrast as Batman and Nightwing. Michelle Pfeiffer is tapped to reprise her role as Catwoman from Batman Returns , picking up that romantic storyline which was abandoned with Batman Forever. Gough and Hingle once again reprise their roles as Alfred and Gordon. Coming off of the popularity of Die Hard 3 and Pulp Fiction, Samuel L Jackson is cast as Lucius Fox, Bruce Wayne's silent partner of sorts.

For the villainous Bane, Burton goes with Karate Kid and veteran tv actor Martin Cove. Burton decides to fill out the rest of the escapees from Arkham with brief celebrity cameo appearances with Patrick Stewart as Mr. Freeze, Cameron Diaz as Harley Quinn, Beetlejuice actress Geena Davis, and Johnny Deep as Scarecrow. This is to plant the seeds for potential Batman sequels in the next decade. The film is released in June of 1998 and is another smash hit in the Batman franchise, doubling the profit of Batman Forever. Plans are soon put in motion for an untitled Batman 5.

Batman/ Bruce Wayne : Michael Keaton

Bane : Martin Cove

Catwoman/ Selina Kyle : Michelle Pfeiffer

Guest Appearance by Mr Freeze: Patrick Stewart

Guest Appearance Harley Quinn: Cameron Diaz

Guest Appearance by Poison Ivy : Gina Davis

Guest Appearance by Scarecrow: Johnny Depp

Nightwing / Dick Grayson: Chris O'Donnell

Lucius Fox : Samuel L Jackson

Alfred Pennyworth: Michael Gough

James Gordon: Pat Hingle

 

[Frodo]

SMALLVILLE HIGH 2: HOME GAME (1987)
Director: John Hughes
Story: Clark Kent's Junior year is even more complicated than his Sophomore year at Smallville High School. Aside from juggling his homework, football practice, and farm work, Clark's love life has gotten more interesting. His longtime school crush Lana, has broken up with his High School bully and nemesis Brad, but has now gotten closer to the moody, bad boy outcast Lex, which has put a strain on Clark and Lex's friendship.

In the meanwhile, a beautiful, tall, and athletic foreign exchange student name Diana , is spending a semester in Smallville, and the Kents have taken her in to stay at the Kent Farm for the Spring semester. Despite Pete's attempts at wooing her, the tall beauty appears more drawn to Clark, and Clark discovers for the first time, there are more fish in the sea than just Lana Lang. As Clark and Diana begin to fall for each other, Lana begins to see Clark as more than just the "goofy farm boy", and jealousy begins to creep in. Yet, with all this love in the air, and the stunning Diana becoming the talk of Smallville high, The Kents feel there's more to her than meets the eye. Diana is hiding something.

On top of Clark's love troubles, his Football coach has suddenly begun riding him, and has taken a sudden interest in the young Kent. Once his Coach reveals that he knows Clark is an alien ,and that he is an alien as well ,the two begin to form a bond. Little does Clark know that his Coach is actually human. However, he's been possessed by an Alien known as Brainiac who has a long history with Clark's father Jor El. Brainiac is intent on eventually taking over the young Kent and using him for his larger plans of world domination. Ultimately, All of Clark's troubles will come to a head on the night of the final game of the season with the Smallville team defending themselves against an out of town opposing team led by one of the most feared players in the Metropolis Rudy Jones!

All the while, Lex continues down a dark path as his wealthy, domineering, father, comes to Smallville and threatens to disown Lex if he doesn't "shape up" and become the Luthor he is meant to be.

Clark Kent : John Cuscak

Lana Lang: Molly Ringwald

Brainiac/ Coach Jerry Shuster : Matthew Frewer

Lex Luthor: Kiefer Sutherland

Lionel Luthor: Donald Sutherland

Diana : Brooke Shields

Pete Ross : Andrew McCarthy

Johnathan Kent : James Hampton

Martha Kent: Sally Field

Jor El: Sean Connery

Lara : Maude Adams

Rudy Jones : Donald Gibb

 

[Frodo]

SMALLVILLE HIGH : CAREER DAY(1988)
Director : John Hughes
Story: In the final film in John Hughes's Smallville High Trilogy , It's senior year ,and the class of 1988 is looking forward to their future after graduation. In the midst of the coming excitement, 18 year old Clark is filled with anxiety about what he should do with the rest of his life. Johnathan wants him to stay on the farm , while Clark wants to see the world, yet with no career goals. This has caused the first major rift in the relationship between the two of them.

All the while, Jor-El's hologram tells Clark he has a entirely different purpose all together, as the Hologram finally begins to deconstruct how the Kryptonian race ended.

Lex meanwhile is in a dark place after the last film. After catching Clark and Lana kissing, and being alienated by his overbearing father, Lex begins to turn to his deadly experiments and to the darkside. Unfortunately he finds solace and approval by bad girl out Eve , who's in love with the tortured Genius, and he finds a helping hand in the slacker goofball Otis, who will do anything Lex tells him to do.

Career Day has arrived , and each senior is required to spend the day with a representative featured at the event. Featured at the event are White House correspondent Perry White from the Daily Planet, Professor Emil Hamilton a scientist at Star Labs, and an elusive 18 year old rich kid name Bruce who represents Wayne Enterprises.

Clark is assigned to spend the day with Mr. White , but much to Clark chagrin, he has to contend with Mr. White sharp tongued and suspicious 20 year old intern named Lois.

Meanwhile, Lana and Clark's growing attraction is complicated when Pete Ross has admits to Lana that he's always had a crush on her. Pete reveals he's always wanted to tell her but never found the right time since she always had a boyfriend before he could make a move.

Lana and Pete are set to meet with the mysterious young Bruce, but he's seemingly avoiding them, which gives Lana and Pete time to talk about their future's and how they feel about the quadrangle they're in with Clark and Lex.

Lex , on the other hand, wants to Spend the day with Emil Hamilton, determined to get a job at Star Labs and become a self made man, who's power will one day rival Lionel Luthor's.

In Lex's quest to prove himself to Dr. Hamilton, Lionel , Clark, and Lana, a terrible accident will occur which he will blame Clark for. This accident will shape Lex's future forever and send Clark and Lex down a path that will shape both of their destiny's. All the while, the town of Smallville is in for the storm of the century ,and a tornado that can only be stopped by someone with powers beyond those of mortal men. In this storm, a hero will emerge that will change the world.

Clark Kent: John Cusack

Lana Lang : Molly Ringwald

Lex Luthor: Kiefer Sutherland

Eva Tessmacher : Lea Thompson

Otis Graves : Willie Aames

Lionel Luthor: Donald Sutherland

Perry White : Martin Sheen

Pete Ross : Andrew McCarthy

Martha Kent : Sally Field

Johnathan Kent : James Hampton

Jor El : Sean Connery

Lara : Maude Adams

Emil Hamilton : William Atherton

Cameo appearance by Lois : Courtney Cox

Cameo appearance by Bruce : River Phoenix

Cameo appearance by Alfred: Jeremy Brett

 

[Airwings]

JUSTICE LEAGUE PULP (1995)

Director : Steven Spielberg
Music: James Horner

The Phantom/ Kit Walker : Billy Zane

Steven Spielberg doing Phantom would be weird/awesome at the same time

 

[Frodo]

Steven Spielberg doing Phantom would be weird/awesome at the same time

Yeah, I feel the same.. I imagine that JL Pulp film would be set in the 30s or 40s , much like the first three Indiana Jones films.

 

[Airwings]

Yeah, I feel the same.. I imagine that JL Pulp film would be set in the 30s or 40s , much like the first three Indiana Jones films.

Thanks.

I bid you farewell. I'm leaving the thread

Aquaman was the last Elseworlds' thing from me

I'm working on a big project since about a week. Based on an idea I've had for several years

Perhaps, just perhaps, I'm dropping by here another time this week.

 

[Frodo]

Thanks.

I bid you farewell. I'm leaving the thread

Aquaman was the last Elseworlds' thing from me

I'm working on a big project since about a week. Based on an idea I've had for several years

Perhaps, just perhaps, I'm dropping by here another time this week.

Farewell Airwings! .

Good Luck with the project !

 

[Frodo]

BATMAN YEAR ONE (1980)
Director : Martin Scorsese

Batman/ Bruce Wayne : Richard Gere

Catwoman/ Selina Kyle : Jamie Lee Curtis

James Gordon : Harvey Keitel

Flass : Ken Howard

Loeb : Jack Warden

Alfred Pennyworth: Jeremy Brett

Sarah Essen : Joanna Cassidy

Carmine Falcone : Harold Gould

Harvey Dent : Jeff Bridges

Holly Robinson: Jodie Foster

Cameo appearance by The Joker : James Woods

 

[Frodo]

THE SUICIDE SQUAD (1989)
Director : James Cameron

Harley Quinn: Meg Ryan

Rick Flagg : Michael Biehn

Captain Boomerang : Bruce Willis

Deadshot : Sly Stallone

Katanna : Tamlyn Tomita

Bronze Tiger : Carl Weathers

Slade Wilson : Arnold Swartzenegger

Amanda Waller : Nell Carter

 

[Tg11]

Batman vs Superman Dawn of Justice in the 1990s

Dawn of Justice (1998)

Bruce Wayne/Batman- Alec Baldwin (takes up the cowl)

Clark Kent/Kal El/Superman- Keanu Reeves

Lois Lane- Julianne Moore

Lex Luthor- Jude Law

Martha Kent- Jessica Lange

Perry White- Lou Gossett, Jr

Alfred Pennyworth- Malcolm McDowell

Senator June Finch- Frances McDormand

Diana Prince/Wonder Woman- Catherine Zeta Jones

Wallace Keefe- Jeremy Piven

Anatoli Knyazev- Brian Thompson

Mercy Graves- Kelly Hu


Cameos

Arthur Curry/Aquaman- Brad Pitt
Barry Allen/Flash- Jake Gyllenhaal
Victor Stone/Cyborg- Taye Diggs
Silas Stone- Danny Glover
Jonathan Kent- Jeff Bridges

 

[Airwings]

Farewell Airwings! .

Good Luck with the project !

You have a PM

 

[Tg11]

If I had to a Reeves style Batman in the style of Matt Reeves back in the 1980s


The Batman (1988)

Bruce Wayne/Batman- Emilio Estevez
Selina Kyle/Catwoman- Halle Berry
Edward Nashton/Riddler- Brad Dourif
James "Jim" Gordon- Morgan Freeman
Carmine Falcone- James Caan
Gil Colson- Alec Baldwin
Bella Real (mayoral candidate)- Theresa Randle
Alfred Pennyworth- Terence Stamp
Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin- Judd Nelson

 

[Tg11]

The Suicide Squad (1992)

Amanda Waller- Nell Carter
Floyd Lawton/Deadshot- Denzel Washington
Rick Flagg- Michael Biehn
Captain Boomerang- Mel Gibson (Aussie-American)
Harley Quinn- Meg Ryan
Katana- Ming Na Wen
Killer Croc- Tiny Lister
Slipknot- Jason Scott Lee
Enchantress- Nicole Kidman
The Joker- Willem Dafoe

Bruce Wayne/Batman- Michael Keaton

 

[Frodo]

THE JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA GOES TO WAR ! (1943)
Director : Frank Capra

Superman/ Clark Kent : Gary Cooper

Batman/ Bruce Wayne : John Wayne

Wonder Woman/ Diana Prince : Jane Russell

The Flash / Jay Garrick : Jimmy Stewart

Aquaman/ Arthur Curry : Kirk Douglas

Green Lantern/ Alan Scott : Leslie Howard

Joker : Conrad Veidt

Lex Luthor : Ray Milland

Lois Lane : Rosalind Russell

Jimmy Olsen : Mickey Rooney

 

[Frodo]

TEEN TITANS TOO (1988)
Director: Joe Dante

Robin / Dick Grayson : Zach Galligan

Starfire: Lisa Bonet

Raven : Winona Ryder

Cyborg : Forrest Whitacker

Wonder Girl: Phoebe Cates

:

Red Arrow :Emilio Estavez

Kid Flash: Anthony Michael Hall

Count Vertigo : Sting

Mad Mod : Malcom McDowell

 

[Tg11]

Justice League (1992)- This is basically Snyder Cut DCEU but 1990s style

Bruce Wayne/Batman- Michael Keaton
Clark Kent/Kal El/Superman- Christopher Reeve
Diana Prince/Wonder Woman- Lynda Carter
Arthur Curry/Aquaman- Dolph Lundgren
Barry Allen/Flash- Ethan Hawke
Victor Stone/Cyborg- Cuba Gooding Jr
Alfred Pennyworth- Alfred Gough
Steppenwolf (voice/CGI)- Sir Patrick Stewart


Lois Lane- Margot Kidder
Martha Kent- Ellen Burstyn
Hippolyta- Cloris Leachman
Silas Stone- Danny Glover
Elinor Stone (flashback)- Phylicia Rashad
Lex Luthor- Billy Zane
Slade Wilson/Deathstroke- Stephen Lang
Jim Gordon- Brian Dennehy
Mera- Nicole Kidman

Calvin Swanwick/J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter- Laurence Fishburne

Ryan Choi/Atom- Donnie Yen
Desaad (voice/CGI)- Brian Thompson
Darkseid (voice/CGI)- James Earl Jones
Joker- Jack Nicholson

 

[Eddie Dean]

Howard Hawk's Birds of Prey (1955)

Harley Quinn - Marilyn Monroe

The Huntress - Jane Russell

Black Canary - Dorothy Dandridge

Renee Montoya - Katy Jurado

Black Mask - Tony Curtis

Mr. Zsasz - Cameron Mitchell

and Danny Chang as "Cassidy Cain"

 

[Frodo]

BATMAN BEYOND :THE REVENGE OF THE JOKER
Director : Denis Villeneuve
Music : Daft Punk

Bruce Wayne : Clint Eastwood

Batman/ Terry McGinnis : Dylan O' Brien

Barbara Gordon : Glenn Close

The Joker : Johnny Depp

Tim Drake : Matthew Broderick

Blight / Derek Powers : Malcom McDowell

Dana Wan : Ellen Wong

Mary McGinnis : Julianne Moore

 

[Frodo]

GOTHAM CITY SIRENS (1996)
Director : Kevin Williamson

Catwoman/ Selina Kyle: Jamie Lee Curtis

Black Canary/ Laurel Lance : Linda Hamilton

Batgirl/ Barbara Gordon : Sarah Michelle Gellar

Huntress/ Helena Rosa Bertinelli : Neve Campbell

Renee Montoya : Jennifer Lopez

Harley Quinn: Cameron Diaz

Poison Ivy : Julia Roberts

Talia Head : Catherine Zeta Jones

Lady Shiva : Michelle Yeoh

 

[Frodo]

The Green Arrow (1954)

Green Arrow/ Oliver Queen : James Dean

Tommy Merlin : Montgomery Clift

Felicity Smoke : Debbie Reynolds

Dark Archer/ Malcom Merlyn : Vincent Price

Black Canary/ Laurel Lance : Eva Marie Saint

Moira Queen : Betty Davis

Quinten Lance : Humphrey Bogart

Thea Queen : Natalie Wood