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

The Battle for tomorrow begins


MAN OF TOMORROW ( 2012)
Director : Brad Bird


The Cast



Superman / Clark Kent : Eric Bana


Metallo /John Corbin : Paul Bettany


Lois Lane : Keri Russell


President Lex Luthor : Bryan Cranston


Jimmy Olsen : John Francis Daly


Perry White : Tommy Lee Jones


General Sam Lane : Peter Weller


Mercy Graves : Maggie Q

 

One woman was her mentor
The other woman was her friend
Now they both plan to watch her world burn


WONDER WOMAN 2 ( 2013)
Director : Kathryn Bigelow


The Cast



Wonder Woman / Diana Prince : Kate Beckinsale


Cheetah : Angelina Jolie


Artemis : Charlize Theron


Steve Trevor : Jude Law


Etta Candy : Melissa McCarthy


Hippolyta : Catherine Zeta Jones

 

If TDK Trilogy was the foundation for a Nolan , DC Cinematic Universe


METROPOLIS ( 2007)
Director : Chris Nolan
Producer : Emma Thomas
Script : Jonathan Nolan and David Goyer
Music : Hans Zimmer


The Cast



Superman / Clark Kent : Matthew Goode


Lois Lane : Emily Blunt


Lex Luthor : Jason Isaacs


Metallo / John Corbin : Guy Pearce


Perry White : Brian Cox


Jimmy Olsen : Thomas Brodie Sangster

 

Here's a question in regards to a DC Trinity movie:

What are some existing stories in the comics and other media where Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman are prominently featured that could serve as a model for a big-screen team-up?

I know there's this one:



What others?

 

When a God, a General, and an Immortal , unite
It will take a trinity to stop them



TRINITY ( 2015)
Director : J.J. Abrams


The Cast



Superman / Clark Kent : Eric Bana


Batman / Bruce Wayne : Richard Armitage



Wonder Woman / Diana Prince : Kate Beckinsale


Zod : Hugo Weaving


Ras Al Ghul : Faran Tahir


Ares : Clive Owen


Talia Al Ghul : Eva Green


Faora : Noomi Rapace


Lois Lane : Keri Russell


Robin/ Dick Grayson : Dylan O' Brien

 

BATMAN: COLD VENGENCE ( 2016)
Director : Chad Stahelski
Producer : George Miller



The Cast



Batman / Bruce Wayne : Richard Armitage



Mr. Freeze/ Victor Fries : Michael Fassbender



Vicki Vale : Gwyneth Paltrow


The Penguin : Toby Jones



Rupert Thorne : Brendan Gleeson


Joe Chill : Robert Carlyle


Nora Fries : Lea Seydoux



Robin / Dick Grayson : Dylan O' Brien


Alfred Pennyworth : Timothy Dalton


James Gordon : Chris Cooper


Ferris Doyle : Mark Moses

 

One Enemy wants his powers
One Enemy wants revenge
One Enemy Wants to Control him
And they all have the same question
Who is , Superman?




SUPERMAN :GOD AMONG US ( 2015)
Director : Brad Bird




The Cast



Superman/ Clark Kent : Eric Bana



Parasite / Rudy Jones : Jason Statham


Livewire/ Leslie Willis : Kate McKinnon



General Hank Henshaw : Jon Hamm


Lois Lane : Keri Russell



Lana Lang : Jennifer Garner


Pete Ross : Russell Hornsby


Jimmy Olsen : John Francis Daly


Perry White : Tommy Lee Jones

 

JUSTICE LEAGUE: DARKSEID ( 2013)
Director : George Miller



The Cast



Superman : Eric Bana


Batman : Richard Armitage


Darkseid : Dwayne Johnson


Wonder Woman : Kate Beckinsale


Flash : Anton Yeclin


Green Lantern : Idris Elba


Hawkgirl : Jessica Biel


Aquaman : Karl Urban


Martin Manhunter : Djimon Hounsou


Green Arrow : Charlie Hunnam



Cyborg : Tyrese Gibson


Steppenwolf : Ron Pearlman


Granny Goodness : Harriet Sansom Harris

 

SUPERGIRL ( 2012)
Director : Brad Bird



The Cast



Supergirl / Kara Danvers : Britt Robertson


Brainiac / Milton Fine : Jason Isaacs


Superman / Clark Kent : Eric Bana


Jimmy Olsen : Thomas Brodie Sangster



Martin Manhunter : Djimon Hounsou

 

BATGIRL (2014)
Director : Kathryn Bigelow


The Cast



Batgirl / Barbara Gordon : Emma Stone


Poison Ivy / Pamela Isley: Jessica Chastain


Scarecrow / Jonathan Crane : Adrien Brody


Robin / Dick Grayson : Dylan O' Brien



James Gordon : Chris Cooper

 

Nightwing: A Dark Knight Story (2015)

Director: Christopher Nolan

Writers: Jonathan Nolan, David Goyer, Christopher Nolan

Score: Hans Zimmer


Cast:

John Robin Blake/Nightwing: Joseph Gordon Levitt


Jim Gordon: Gary Oldman


Alfred Pennyworth: Michael Caine


Lucius Fox: Morgan Freeman


Luke Fox: Chadwick Boseman


Jervis Tetch/ Mad Hatter: Andy Serkis


Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy: Emily Blunt


Dr Harleen Quinzel: Andrea Riseborough


Jen Holly Robinson: Juno Temple


Cameos:

Bruce Wayne: Christian Bale

Selina Kyle: Anne Hathaway



Story Synopsis:
John Blake has taken up the position of Gotham’s Protector, but felt that the mantle of Batman was appropriately retired and takes up the codename of Nightwing.

Along with the Batcave, Blake has also inherited access to some of Bruce Wayne’s close group of associates. With both Alfred Pennyworth and Lucius Fox on the verge of retirement, Luke Fox, takes over the position of The Dark Knight’s equipment supplier and right hand man.


A string of strange kidnappings arise in Gotham, reminding citizens of the harrowing events caused by the Joker a decade prior. These events are being carried out by Jervis Tetch, one of the only Arkham Inmates that remains at large following the events of Batman Begins (2005).


Without the Batman, can Nightwing fill the void left by him and protect Gotham from another criminal mad man?

 

BATMAN AND SON (2017)
Director : Martin Campbell



The Cast



Batman / Bruce Wayne : Richard Armitage


Talia Al Ghul : Eva Green



Catwoman / Selina Kyle : Rhona Mitra


Nightwing / Dick Grayson : Dylan O'Brien


Robin/ Damien Wayne : Asa Butterfield


Ras Al Ghul : Faran Tahir


Slade Wilson : Stephen Lang



Alfred Pennyworth : Timothy Dalton


James Gordon : Chris Cooper

 

God I miss that old Warner Brothers logo.

 

In a divided city , the battle for tomorrow, begins



MAN OF TOMORROW (2015)
Director : Christopher McQuarrie
Producer : Christopher Nolan and Zack Snyder



The Cast




Superman / Clark Kent : Henry Cavill


Lex Luthor : Bryan Cranston


Livewire/ Leslie Willis : Kate McKinnon


Parasite / Rudy Jones : Dave Bautista



Lois Lane : Amy Adams


Maggie Sawyer : Naomie Harris



Jimmy Olsen : Thomas Brodie Sangster


Perry White : Laurence Fishburne


Mercy Graves : Maggie Q



Martha Kent : Diane Lane


General Swanwick : Harry Lennix

 

I feel like we haven’t done this one properly, so here goes…

After the box office smash of Superman I & II, the Salkinds make plans for another double-header with Superman III for 1983 and Supergirl for 1984. However, their plans hit a snag when director Richard Lester unexpectedly bows out, leaving the producers scrambling to fill the director’s chair to make their summer release.

The decision eventually is made to introduce Supergirl in part III before sending her off into her solo adventure, giving the chance for the two Kryptonian heroes to share the screen.

Relief comes in the form of director Irvin Kershner, hot off of helming The Empire Strikes Back a few years earlier, who opts out of directing a James Bond movie to take on the Man of Steel instead.



Adventure runs in the family



SUPERMAN III: THE SUPERGIRL FROM KRYPTON (1983)
Director: Irvin Kershner

The Cast



Superman / Clark Kent: Christopher Reeve



Supergirl / Kara Zor-El: Helen Slater


Lois Lane: Margot Kidder


Lana Lang: Annette O’Toole


Jimmy Olson: Marc McClure


Perry White: Jackie Cooper


Zor-El and Alura: Simon Ward and Mia Farrow


Toyman: Fisher Stevens


Parasite / Rudy Jones: Brion James


Martha Kent: Phyllis Thaxter


Richard Pryor as Himself (cameo)

 

Who is the Batman?



THE BATMAN (1996)
Director : Kenneth Branagh
Producers : Barbara Broccoli and Michael J Wilson
Screenplay : Kenneth Branagh


The Cast



Batman/ Bruce Wayne : Daniel Day Lewis


Joker : Robert Carlyle


Catwoman / Selina Kyle : Catherine Zeta Jones


Two Face / Harvey Dent : Sean Bean



The Penguin : Bob Hoskins



Alfred Pennyworth : Anthony Hopkins


James Gordon : Sean Connery



Harvey Bullock : Robbie Coltrane



Lucius Fox : Sidney Poitier


Leslie Thompkins : Judi Dench


Hugo Strange : Ben Kingsley

 

SUPERMAN BEGINS (1997)
Director : Martin Campbell



The Cast



Superman / Clark Kent : Jude Law


Lois Lane : Minnie Driver


Brainiac : Ralph Fiennes


Perry White : Albert Finney


Jimmy Olsen : Dominic Monaghan


Jor El : Colin Firth


Lara : Julia Ormond


Johnathan Kent , in flashbacks : Mel Gibson


Martha Kent , in Flashbacks: Natasha Richardson

 

Thinking about the Batman movies coming together sooner is always a thrill for me, both as part of the Trinity team-up idea with Keaton, Reeve and Carter, but also for their own sake. Looking at 1985, it’s wild what a difference just four years makes, even when trying to hang onto elements from the Burton/Schumacher films.

By that point, even if Keaton is just established enough to make the grade (right smack in between Johnny Dangerously and Gung Ho), Burton is still making a name for himself with Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, and Danny Elfman’s just starting to try his hand at movie scores.

There were a lot of directors in the running, but between The Warriors, 48 Hours, and especially Streets of Fire, Walter Hill might honestly be my A-list dream pick for that specific moment. So I like to imagine Hill or somebody cool doing Part 1, some other guy still helming Part II, and Burton taking the helm in Part III (kind of making him the Schumacher in this timeline).

Before Elfman can do his thing, I figure they’d get someone well-established like Basil Poledouris for the score. Remember how Prince made the soundtrack to B89? I figure that would be Elfman’s way in; he still has his band, so he can write a couple of Oingo Boingo originals for Part I’s soundtrack and work his way up from there. While a popular series getting its most iconic musical score after part 1 is rare, it’s not unheard of (see Aliens).

I wish I had more to say about part II, except that’s where I’d introduce Robin. Burton didn’t seem that interested in the Boy Wonder, but if Dick’s already at the party before Burton signs on, it’s one less thing for him to worry about.

Anyway, springing off of Beetlejuice (gotta leave space for the other cool stuff), Burton & friends take control for Part III, and that basically blows up the way B89 did for real, so the producers are happy to offer Burton Part IV, where he gets to go nuts like what we saw in Returns. And maybe it would kill the franchise. Or not. Who can say?

 

THE BATMAN II ( 1987)
Director : Brian DePalma




The Cast




Batman / Bruce Wayne : Alec Baldwin


Two Face / Harvey Dent : Michael Douglas


Catwoman / Selina Kyle : Jennifer Beals


Robin / Dick Grayson : Wil Wheaton


Gilda Dent : Debra Winger



Carmine Falcone : Dennis Farina


Sal Maroni : Robert Davi



James Gordon : Stacy Keach



Alfred Pennyworth : Peter O' Toole



Lucius Fox : Moses Gunn


Renee Montoya : Rachel Ticotin

 

BATMAN (1989)
Director: Richard Donner
Writer: Sam Hamm (only)

Batman script by Sam Hamm

The Joker/Jack Napier: William Dafoe



Bruce Wayne/Batman: Kevin Conroy



James Gordon: Tom Skerritt



Vicki Vale: Sean Young



Alexander Knox: Paul Reiser

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