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

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Thanks Airwings.
I was having trouble with picking an Oliver Queen who could fit with Reeve, Keaton and Carter, so I decided to go with McGyver himself as The Green Arrow.

I still have to finish watching the Animated Red son film .
Red Son would have been an awesome Donner/ Reeve film , but I think you're right that it would have been controversial in 1987.

Despite many good actors during the 80s, it's still not easy to find a cast for the whole JL.
You did good with Green Arrow

Red Son could have been done mid 90s. Goldeneye (1995) touched upon the remaints of Sovjet. There was a rumour about a 5th Supes film in 1993. That one could have been Red Son. Reeve would have had time to finish it before the accident.
But wait! The Living Daylight (1987) was a cold-war Bond so it could have happened then as well.
Could you imagine another alternate take of Superman than Red Son?
The space pod could have crashed in a lot of countries.
Ireland, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Norway, Egypt, South Africa, India, China, Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Canada etc etc. The last one would be the most similar to the original.
Should Dc Comics try to experiment some more with their character? They could make stand-alone comic books with different themes.

What if Clark Kent and Lois Lane are reporters in Prague?


What if Kal-El was raised in the Swiss countryside? Like a village up in the alps?
Yodel-Ay-Ee-Oooo


What if Jonathan and Martha Kent were Dutch tulip farmers?


What if we got "Truth, Justice, and the British Way"??? Lex Luthor could have been a tea-drinking Lord

 

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Despite many good actors during the 80s, it's still not easy to find a cast for the whole JL.
You did good with Green Arrow

Red Son could have been done mid 90s. Goldeneye (1995) touched upon the remaints of Sovjet. There was a rumour about a 5th Supes film in 1993. That one could have been Red Son. Reeve would have had time to finish it before the accident.
But wait! The Living Daylight (1987) was a cold-war Bond so it could have happened then as well.
Could you imagine another alternate take of Superman than Red Son?
The space pod could have crashed in a lot of countries.
Ireland, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Norway, Egypt, South Africa, India, China, Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Canada etc etc. The last one would be the most similar to the original.
Should Dc Comics try to experiment some more with their character? They could make stand-alone comic books with different themes.

What if Clark Kent and Lois Lane are reporters in Prague?
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What if Kal-El was raised in the Swiss countryside? Like a village up in the alps?
Yodel-Ay-Ee-Oooo
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What if Jonathan and Martha Kent were Dutch tulip farmers?
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What if we got "Truth, Justice, and the British Way"??? Lex Luthor could have been a tea-drinking Lord
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Those are some good ideas Airwings!
I definitely would be down for seeing some alternate takes of Batman , Superman , Wonder Woman etc, in other countries , places, and contexts.
Imagine a British Superman

You're giving me oodles of ideas Airwings.

As far as Red Son goes, a 90s Red Son would work as well , as you pointed out with films like Goldeneye .

 

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Those are some good ideas Airwings!
I definitely would be down for seeing some alternate takes of Batman , Superman , Wonder Woman etc, in other countries , places, and contexts.
Imagine a British Superman

You're giving me oodles of ideas Airwings.

As far as Red Son goes, a 90s Red Son would work as well , as you pointed out with films like Goldeneye .

I just LOVE to come with ideas, as you've noticed

Wonder Woman as an Australian? Her father can be a local aboriginal god.
I throw in some pics for the sake of it. The man would be Steve Trevor, lol

 

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I just LOVE to come with ideas, as you've noticed

Wonder Woman as an Australian? Her father can be a local aboriginal god.
I throw in some pics for the sake of it. The man would be Steve Trevor, lol

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Interesting.

I think Nicole Kidman would have made a good Wonder Woman in the 90s to early 00s.

She probably wouldn't be the first actress to come to people's minds when thinking Wonder Woman, but she is a chameleon and if we're going for an Aussie Diana, the younger Kidman could have fit the bill.

 

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INJUSTICE (1986)
Director : Christopher Cain

Story : In 20th century a mysterious stranger from the future comes into the lives of several outcasts, and promises them a way to payback society ,and to claim the power that's rightfully theirs.

This stranger seemingly knows everything about the youths and tells them they're destined for greatness as long as they're willing to reach for it. However, none of them know who he is , let alone each other.

Among the youths is Lex, who's father has cut him off from the family fortune, and banished him to suicide slums to fend for himself.

On the other hand, the scared and bullied Johnathan is ruled with an iron fist by his father and wishes to summon the courage to stand up to his tormentors.

There is Barbara, whose Grad thesis isn't taken seriously and isolated from the rest of the student body.

While David faces discrimination at his high school ,and is resented for being at the top of his class.

On the other side of the tracks is Leonard , who's only ever know a hard knocks in his 22 years of life, and lost his job after his auto-plant in Central City was shutdown during the recession.

The five youths are at the end of their rope, while this mystery man who claims to " Know The Future" has arrived to " Solve their problems" .

The Man who calls himself "Eddie" will take it upon himself to mentor, guide, and train them in the art of revenge, and to prepare them to face, what he claims, will be their greatest foes, bent on destroying them.

When a young Lantern named Sinestro gets wind of this mysterious force from the future which has arrived on Earth, he is dispatched their to deal with what could be a potential threat, however, little does Sinestro realize, that he too, will play a role in the fate of the youths, and his resolve will be tested in a struggle for the heart and souls of the young Legion of Doom.

Eobard Thawne : William Hurt

Sinestro : Julian Sands

Lex Luthor : Judd Nelson

Barbara Minerva : Julia Roberts

Johnathan Crane : Nicholas Rowe

David Hyde : Wesley Snipes

Leonard Snart : Aiden Quinn

 

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20TH CENTURY FOX PRESENTS

WATCHMEN : AGE OF AQUARIUS (1968)
Director : Stanley Kubrick
Screenplay : Rod Serling

Cast

The Comedian : Guy Williams

Ozymandias : Robert Redford

Silk Spectre 2 / Laurie Juspeczyk : Ally Macgraw

Night Owl 2/ Dan Dreiberg : Charles Grodin

Rorschach : Dustin Hoffman

Doctor Manhattan : Jim Hutton

Captain Metropolis : Van Johnson

Janey Slater : Myrna Fahey

Sally Juspeczyk : Elizabeth Taylor

Hollis Mason : Robert Cummings

Moloch : Barry Morse

J. Edgar Hoover : E.G. Marshall

Kubrick could do something special with the material

Guy Williams was Zorro, right?

 

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Kubrick could do something special with the material

Guy Williams was Zorro, right?

Yup, he was the first Zorro I saw as a kid on the Disney Channel.

He was also the head of the Robinson family on Lost in Space

 

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UNITED ARTISTS PICTURES PRESENTS

RISE OF THE LEGION OF DOOM (1966)
Director : Lewis Gilbert

Cast

Lex Luthor : Telly Savalas

Sinestro : Vincent Price

Brainiac : Peter Cushing

Joker : Jack Nicholson

Cheetah : Anne Bancroft

Riddler : Robert Duvall

Black Manta : Don Marshall

Captain Cold : Richard Conte

Scarecrow : Anthony Perkins

Black Adam : Victor Mature

Solomon Grundy : Richard Kiel

Voice of Grodd : Orson Wells

Giganta :Tina Louise

Amanda Waller : Claudia McNeil

James Gordon : William Holden

Maggie Sawyer : Angie Dickenson

Joe West : Howard Keel

Steve Trevor : Martin Milner

Johns Jones : Gregory Peck

Jeremiah Arkham : Peter Sellers

Holden as Gordon is good casting
The same for the villains.

With Lewis Gilbert onboard, is this a 007-esque adventure?
You Only Live Twice!!!

 

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Holden as Gordon is good casting
The same for the villains.

With Lewis Gilbert onboard, is this a 007-esque adventure?
You Only Live Twice!!!

Thank You Airwings.

William Holden was considered for Gordon back when Michael Uslan was first shopping around the idea for a Batman film in the late 70s, but he unfortunately passed away before the project could get off the ground.

So that's where I got the idea of Holden as Gordon. I think he would have been great.

As far as the film goes, I see the film being on the epic scale of a OO7 adventure .

With Ken Adam as a set designer, I could totally see this as on over the top , action packed bonanza mixing the scale and scope of You Only Live Twice ,with the Legion of Dooms character interplay akin to The Dirty Dozen. .

Speaking of Bond, I actually have a Connery Bond meets West Batman film in one of the old posts as well, So there's another one to look forward to once you reach it..

 

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THE BATMAN (1974)
Director : Francis Ford Coppola
Script : Mario Puzo


The Cast

Batman/ Bruce Wayne : Clint Eastwood



Joker : Tim Curry

Vicki Vale : Diane Keaton

The Penguin/ Oswald Cobblepot : Dustin Hoffman

Catwoman/ Selina Kyle : Faye Dunaway

The Riddler : Robert Duvall

Harvey Dent : Robert Redford

Gilda Dent : Talia Shire

Alfred Pennyworth : David Niven

James Gordon : William Holden

Carmine Falcone : Marlon Brando

Alberto Falcone : Austin Pendleton

Lucius Fox : Ossie Davis

Harvey Bullock : Vincent Gardenia

 

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Thank You Airwings.

William Holden was considered for Gordon back when Michael Uslan was first shopping around the idea for a Batman film in the late 70s, but he unfortunately passed away before the project could get off the ground.

So that's where I got the idea of Holden as Gordon. I think he would have been great.

As far as the film goes, I see the film being on the epic scale of a OO7 adventure .

With Ken Adam as a set designer, I could totally see this as on over the top , action packed bonanza mixing the scale and scope of You Only Live Twice ,with the Legion of Dooms character interplay akin to The Dirty Dozen. .

Speaking of Bond, I actually have a Connery Bond meets West Batman film in one of the old posts as well, So there's another one to look forward to once you reach it..

Hmm, would Holden have a West Bats or a Eastwood Bats then?

Yes he would have been amazing
(and Niven as Alfred )

Connery vs West, that would be something. Almost close to having Connery & Moore.
I can imagine Connery's Bond meeting Bruce Wayne, who's more elegant that the spy

 

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Hmm, would Holden have a West Bats or a Eastwood Bats then?

Yes he would have been amazing
(and Niven as Alfred )

Connery vs West, that would be something. Almost close to having Connery & Moore.
I can imagine Connery's Bond meeting Bruce Wayne, who's more elegant that the spy

Uslan's plan was for the film to be an origin story , reboot, with a younger , unknown actor ,as Bruce Wayne , ala Chris Reeve as Clark Kent.

The ironic thing about West is, that Cubby Broccoli actually considered West to replace Connery as Bond for On Her Majesty's Secret Service and even ask West if he wanted the part.
West considered it but turned them down.

So we were close to having Adam West as the second OO7 .

It would have been interesting to see West's Batman and Roger Moore's Bond together.
I could see Both actors playing off of each other well and their personalities complimenting each other.

 

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Uslan's plan was for the film to be an origin story , reboot, with a younger , unknown actor ,as Bruce Wayne , ala Chris Reeve as Clark Kent.

The ironic thing about West is, that Cubby Broccoli actually considered West to replace Connery as Bond for On Her Majesty's Secret Service and even ask West if he wanted the part.
West considered it but turned them down.

So we were close to having Adam West as the second OO7 .

It would have been interesting to see West's Batman and Roger Moore's Bond together.
I could see Both actors playing off of each other well and their personalities complimenting each other.

It would be boring with an unknown Bats when there were stars that suited the role so well.

I've heard the about the West 007 matter too. He's basically an American Roger Moore, which means he would work fine.
Wasn't it Diamonds are Forever that he turned down? West thought that Bond must be British.

Moore and West would be nice but they're too similar. Connery could bring more edge to a duo with either one of the others.

The dream cinematic pairing that never happened.

 

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It would be boring with an unknown Bats when there were stars that suited the role so well.

I've heard the about the West 007 matter too. He's basically an American Roger Moore, which means he would work fine.
Wasn't it Diamonds are Forever that he turned down? West thought that Bond must be British.

Moore and West would be nice but they're too similar. Connery could bring more edge to a duo with either one of the others.

The dream cinematic pairing that never happened.

Unfortunately , it never happened but the two did take tones of pictures together.

And here's one with two Bonds and an Alfred .

 

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THE SUICIDE SQUAD : OPERATION DEMON'S HEAD! (1967)
Director : Robert Aldrich

The Cast

Rick Flagg : Lee Marvin


Harley Quinn : Shirley McClaine

Bloodsport : Jim Brown

Deadshot :Charles Bronson

The Thinker : Peter Cushing

Captain Boomerang: David Hemmings

Katana : Tsai Chin

Enchantress : Joan Collins

Slade Wilson : Burt Lancaster

Killer Croc : Ted Cassidy

Mongal : Francie Nuyen

Ra's Al Ghul: Christopher Lee

Ubu : Milton Reid

Amanda Waller : Claudia McNeil

 

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THE GREEN ARROW (1966)
Director: David Lean

The Cast

Green Arrow/ Oliver Queen : Rod Taylor

Speedy/ Roy Harper : Christian Roberts

Black Canary : Honor Blackman

Count Vertigo : David Peel

Dark Archer / Malcom Merlyn : Patrick Mcgoohan

China White : Nancy Kwan

 

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SHAZAM ! (1949)
Director: Frank Capra

The Cast

Shazam ! : Fred MacMurray

Bill Batson : Robert Anderson

Freddy Freeman : Bobby Drischoll

Captain Marvel Jr: Fairley Granger

Black Adam : Richardo Montalban

Mary Marvel : Teresa Wright

Mary Bromfeld : Jean Gale

The Wizard : John Carradine

 

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Just when you thought it was safe to stay out of the water, comes a Flash adventure that will sink it's teeth into you ...

KING SHARK (1988)
Director: John Carpenter

The Cast

The Flash/ Barry Allen : Robert Duncan McNeill

Iris West : Renée Jones

King Shark voice : Vincent D'ONofrio

Doctor Tina Mcgee : Stephanie Zimbalist

Joe West : Paul Winfield

Patty Spivot: Jensen Daggett

Cisco Ramone : Israel Juarbe

Linda Park : Ming Na Wen

Wally West: Jason Dupree

 

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From another galaxy comes an artificial intelligence that would like to pick your brain...


BRAINIAC (1988)
Director: David Cronenberg

The Cast

Superman/ Clark Kent : John Laughlin

Brainiac / Milton Fine : Doug Bradley

Lois Lane : Chelsea Field

Jimmy Olsen : Scott Grimes

 

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Unfortunately , it never happened but the two did take tones of pictures together.

And here's one with two Bonds and an Alfred .

Nice with those photos!!
The two Bonds were good friends.

There's also a video clip from the Oscars with them and Caine. I think it's from 1988

 

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THE BATMAN: PART II (1976)
Director: Francis Ford Coppola

The Cast

Batman/ Bruce Wayne : Clint Eastwood

Two Face/ Harvey Dent : Robert Redford

Gilda Dent : Talia Shire

Silver St. Cloud : Julie Christie

Sal Maroni : James Caan



Sophia Falcone : Faith Minton

Mario Falcone : Robert DeNiro

Rupert Thorne : Curt Jurgens

Mad Hatter : Gene Wilder

Scarecrow : Anthony Perkins

Mr. Freeze : Max Von Sydow

Poison Ivy : Jill St. John

Joker : Tim Curry

Harley Quinn : Nell Campbell

Black Mask : John Saxon

Alfred Pennyworth : David Niven

James Gordon : William Holden

Lucius Fox : Ossie Davis

Harvey Bullock : Vincent Gardenia

 

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WARNER BROTHERS AND MARVEL STUDIOS


SUPERMAN AND CAPTAIN AMERICA : EARTH'S FINEST !(2013)
Director : Martin Campbell
Producers : Joe and Anthony Russo
Executive Producers : Kevin Feige and Zack Snyder
Script : Allen Heinberg, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Music : John Williams

Plot : In the midst of World War Two, As the tide seems to be turning against Red Skull and his allies , Skull forms an alliance with the Alien creature known as Brainiac, in order to win the war and rule the world. However, as always, Brainiac has his own alter motives unknown both to the Red Skull, and his own plans for a war torn Planet Earth.

In this 1940s period set adventure story, two heroes, inspired by each other, form, and alliance and a friendship, to take down their own sinister axis composed of The Red Skull, Brainiac, and Morgan Edge from the heart of Metropolis , to Hydra's compound in Western Europe, to Brainiac's ship high above Earth's surface. Clark and Steve's harrowing mission will ultimately determine not only who will win the war but whether Earth can be saved.


Cast

Superman/ Clark Kent : Henry Cavill

Captain America/ Steve Rogers : Chris Evans

Red Skull : Hugo Weaving

Brainiac / Milton Fine : Ralph Fiennes

Lois Lane : Amy Adams

Peggy Carter: Haley Atwell

Jimmy Olsen : Aaron Ashmore

Armin Zola : Tobey Stephens

Perry White : Laurence Fishburne

Chester Phillips : Tommy Lee Jones

General Swanwick : Harry Lennix

Howard Stark : Dominque Cooper

Martha Kent : Diane Lane

Emil Hamilton : Richard Schiff

Metropolis

Hydra's Secluded Castle complex in Switzarland

Brainiac's Massive Ship

VERY interesting to have these boy scouts team up
They sort of have it in them to meet and work together.

The timeline is a bit off. You place the 2010s Superman in the 40s
Is it quantum travel?
Nice detail do have the old S design there. Gold star to you Frodo

MCU Cap would have a hard time being a god partner to DCU Supes.
The costume design must be changed into something that visually works better next to the kryptonian.
His powerset has to change too. Or else he will be too weak, and not useful.

Aaron Ashnmore is an actor I just recently used for another project

I must really go lol lol lol lol at Fiennes Brainiac. Wait until Thursday/Friday and you'll see

 

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VERY interesting to have these boy scouts team up
They sort of have it in them to meet and work together.

The timeline is a bit off. You place the 2010s Superman in the 40s
Is it quantum travel?
Nice detail do have the old S design there. Gold star to you Frodo

MCU Cap would have a hard time being a god partner to DCU Supes.
The costume design must be changed into something that visually works better next to the kryptonian.
His powerset has to change too. Or else he will be too weak, and not useful.

Aaron Ashnmore is an actor I just recently used for another project

I must really go lol lol lol lol at Fiennes Brainiac. Wait until Thursday/Friday and you'll see

Thanks Airwings!

It'd have to be a drastically different version of Superman than the Snyderverse version..
I see this version being very much in line with the Fleisher , Alyn 1930s and 1940s version of Clark Kent and Superman.
I wanted to go all movie serial, retro ,with it , so I changed the setting to match CA:TFA .
I figure , given the multiverse, this version of Superman would be set in a 1940s style world as opposed to the much darker Snyderverse .

I also did a Cap and Gadot WW one as well, so that's on the way.

 

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Thanks Airwings!

It'd have to be a drastically different version of Superman than the Snyderverse version..
I see this version being very much in line with the Fleisher , Alyn 1930s and 1940s version of Clark Kent and Superman.
I wanted to go all movie serial, retro ,with it , so I changed the setting to match CA:TFA .
I figure , given the multiverse, this version of Superman would be set in a 1940s style world as opposed to the much darker Snyderverse .

I also did a Cap and Gadot WW one as well, so that's on the way.

I saw the Fleischer films as a kid. One of the things I remember is him catching a plane (which was re-done in SR)
Oh, I must be really old, lol

Having a different Superman is a good idea.
I can't stop myself from pointing out that Donnerverse will blend in better with MCU than Snyder's.

Look forward to Cap and WW clashing with their shields.
This gives me an idea for how Cap can be a partner to DCU Supes. He must be able to do what Diana did in her first film, the "no man's land scene".

 

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The epic conclusion of the Coppola Batman trilogy

THE BATMAN : PART III (1978)
Director: Francis Ford Coppola


The Cast

Batman/ Bruce Wayne : Clint Eastwood

Robin/ Dick Grayson : Oreste Baldini

Tony Zucco : Harvey Keitel

Joker : Tim Curry

Harley Quinn : Nell Campbell

Two Face/ Harvey Dent : Robert Redford

Penguin : Dustin Hoffman

Catwoman/ Selina Kyle : Faye Dunaway

The Riddler : Robert Duvall

Mad Hatter : Gene Wilder

Scarecrow : Anthony Perkins

Mr. Freeze : Max Von Sydow

Poison Ivy : Jill St. John

Ra's Al Ghul: Christopher Lee

Ubu : Milton Reid

Talia Head : Barbara Bach

Alfred Pennyworth : David Niven

James Gordon : William Holden

Lucius Fox : Ossie Davis

Harvey Bullock : Vincent Gardenia