The Dark Knight Rises How Would You Continue the Story from TDKR? (Spoilers)

[TCCB]

I think it's easily set up for Blake to become Batman and utilize the hundreds of boys in Wayne Manor for any number of side-kick incarnations. You could have a flock of Robins in there, just waiting to jump out of the nest

 

[Mob1423]

Who says he becomes Batman right at that moment?

Yes, because after all that he's been through with Bane, Talia, and the rest of the League of Shadows, he has no trouble going to their training ground to become a ninja...

What? I say he'll probably become a cop in a Nightwing costume that uses shock batons and basic hand to hand combat he learned from being on the force instead of wielding a gun to kill people. No acrobatics, no ninja tricks

 

[Spuzz]

Alfred finally pursues his dream of being a world traveling transvestite chef/host of his own "Look Who's Cooking" show on the Gay network.

 

[BlueLantern]

Ultimately it's like Ra's Al-Ghul said, 'Training is nothing. The will is everything. The will to act.'

Blake becomes Batman and deals with a renewed Mob that is first promising and preaching their rehabilitation. Naturally things are not so....enter Black Mask.

 

[dark_b]

if Gotham needs a new batman that means tha tthe justice system and police again failed and collapsed. which of course means that Bruce from BB and TDK failed .

it was never about cleaning up the city for 1000 years. it was about making sure that Gotham is able to deal with criminals without the help of batman. there will always be someone who steals a car and sells drugs. there will always be some mafia.

yes TDKR was realesed 2 weeks ago. but batman wasnt created so that he could save Gotham from nuclear bombs and secret ninja assassin's .

 

[Mob1423]

Ultimately it's like Ra's Al-Ghul said, 'Training is nothing. The will is everything. The will to act.'

Blake becomes Batman and deals with a renewed Mob that is first promising and preaching their rehabilitation. Naturally things are not so....enter Black Mask.

Ra's Al Ghul, Talia Al Ghul, and Bane all had the will to act and look how far that got them.

Wouldn't it also bring a more sense of hope then surprise if Blake became Robin/Nightwing/Batman Beyond? They already gave the old Batman a statue to remember him so I think it would be better if Blake did his own thing since he's not a ninja, he's not an acrobat, and Batman is nothing more than a symbol of hope to inspire people. Wouldn't be better for Gotham to see a new symbol of hope and let go of the past, move on to a better tomorrow, and not rely on some guy who convinced them Batman never died?

That's just my reasoning. I already went on about how Blake is a trained cop so he has some experience in hand to hand combat. He gets a bow staff and becomes Robin, he gets shock batons and becomes Nightwing, or he finds a Batman Beyond suit and becomes a Terry McGinnis type character (McGinnis was put through almost all the stuff Bruce had to suffer through, but Blake isn't Batman's son/clone but that doesn't matter).

 

[BlueLantern]

But there's one difference between Ra's Al Ghul / Talia Al Ghul / Bane and Bruce Wayne. Compassion. They saw it as a weakness, but it was what separated Bruce, and ultimately Blake, from them.

But he still had the will to act.

 

[Deserana]

I wouldn't want to see Blake become Batman. Bruce has done that. I'd like it more to be just another story in the same universe.

What I'd to is make a dark thriller in similar style to Seven. Blake realises that he can't do much as a cop and he is very restricted at the end of TDKR which to me is thee perfect set up for any filmmaker. He uses Batman's gadgets and also uses to BatCave as his hideout/investigation area and that is pretty much as Batman-orientated as it would get from me. I've always liked the idea that Blake's story would reflect the more detective side of Batman which was not seen much in Nolan's vision.

I'd have Blake's opener set in a Gotham a few years after TDKR where the crime rate is still quite low but a series of bizzarre killings are taking place due to the work from Hush. Or he investigates a series of shootings from Deadshot. He would wear an armored costume (supplied by Fox) but it is a very rough costume with a mask similar to Bruce's costume in the beginning of BB without the cape. He still interrogates people and he infiltrates the mob and other crime rings possibly. Basically he does all the stuff he couldn't do in the police force. I would keep it with little action as Blake isn't a ninja after all.

It would just be something smaller than the huge scale we have seen in Nolan's trilogy.

 

[Chrisbarnes182]

I wouldn't want to see Blake become Batman. Bruce has done that. I'd like it more to be just another story in the same universe.

What I'd to is make a dark thriller in similar style to Seven. Blake realises that he can't do much as a cop and he is very restricted at the end of TDKR which to me is thee perfect set up for any filmmaker. He uses Batman's gadgets and also uses to BatCave as his hideout/investigation area and that is pretty much as Batman-orientated as it would get from me. I've always liked the idea that Blake's story would reflect the more detective side of Batman which was not seen much in Nolan's vision.

I'd have Blake's opener set in a Gotham a few years after TDKR where the crime rate is still quite low but a series of bizzarre killings are taking place due to the work from Hush. Or he investigates a series of shootings from Deadshot. He would wear an armored costume (supplied by Fox) but it is a very rough costume with a mask similar to Bruce's costume in the beginning of BB without the cape. He still interrogates people and he infiltrates the mob and other crime rings possibly. Basically he does all the stuff he couldn't do in the police force. I would keep it with little action as Blake isn't a ninja after all.

It would just be something smaller than the huge scale we have seen in Nolan's trilogy.

Some very good ideas

 

[shauner111]

I say he'll probably become a cop in a Nightwing costume that uses shock batons and basic hand to hand combat he learned from being on the force instead of wielding a gun to kill people. No acrobatics, no ninja tricks

Ultimately it's like Ra's Al-Ghul said, 'Training is nothing. The will is everything. The will to act.'

if Gotham needs a new batman that means tha tthe justice system and police again failed and collapsed. which of course means that Bruce from BB and TDK failed .
it was never about cleaning up the city for 1000 years. it was about making sure that Gotham is able to deal with criminals without the help of batman. there will always be someone who steals a car and sells drugs. there will always be some mafia.

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Wouldn't it also bring a more sense of hope then surprise if Blake became Robin/Nightwing? They already gave the old Batman a statue to remember him so I think it would be better if Blake did his own thing since he's not a ninja, he's not an acrobat, and Batman is nothing more than a symbol of hope to inspire people. Wouldn't be better for Gotham to see a new symbol of hope and let go of the past, move on to a better tomorrow, and not rely on some guy who convinced them Batman never died?
Blake is a trained cop so he has some experience in hand to hand combat. He gets a bow staff and becomes Robin, he gets shock batons and becomes Nightwing

THIS.

Remember guys, Batman is "dead", people are better off knowing that Batman died saving their city. They might not like the fact that there's a different copy-cat Batman roaming around with a new suit and new everything.

Also remember that Batman is now honoured by the police. Blake didn't want to wear a mask because he didn't care about people knowing and the police would accept him now that they hold Batman in such high regard. They would embrace Blake as a new identity, doing what Batman was doing. But Batman did tell him to wear one so he can protect the ppl he cared about.

Blake wont attract as much attention because he wont have things like the Tumbler, Bat-Pod, The Bat flying around and blowing missiles and trampling over cop cars. Those days are over. He'll be a lot more discreet. A real detective. The only ones that will know are the police and they'll work with him and keep it quiet, criminals wont know at first but if they do they wont talk...theyll just target the people he loves. So if he meets Barbara, stays in contact with Gordon & the orphaned children, there you go. If Joker returns for example, he wont be blowing up hospitals. The GCPD will make a point to hide it from the rest of the city, so it doesnt cause panic again, plus i dont see Joker repeating himself. If he returns it'll be to only target this new crime-fighter and to lure out the real Batman.

The idea is for Bruce to be free of Gothams problems now and that includes not leaving a possible wife and kid to go months/years on end to train Blake. If Blake is going to be Batman, he NEEDS that training from the Batman himself. "Batman" is just a horrible idea at this point. The amount of publicity will be enormous, it attracts freaks and not just any kind, it attracts the BIG players like Bane. The future needs to be small-scale, more subtle, small detective work, the press need to stay out of it.

 

[Van Petrol]

Blakeman Begins.

Seriously though, although I wouldn't necessarily want them to continue with Nolan's continuity, at the same time I wouldn't be opposed to the idea. Think of it in a 'Bourne Legacy-type' vein.

 

[kthevs]

A romantic comedy about Bruce and Selina's exploits in Florence.

 

[KalMart]

A romantic comedy about Bruce and Selina's exploits in Florence.

Wayne: Enough with the shoplifting, already...!

Kyle: Nice...go 'head and broadcast it in Italian, while you're at it....

Wayne: Don't you think it's time you grew up?

Kyle: Like the world's gonna fall apart with one less cannoli in it....

Wayne: ....don't push it...

Kyle: Bruce Wayne! Bruce Wayne's over here..alive and well...!!

Wayne: ....can't take you anywhere...

Kyle: (bad Italian accent)....we got'a Bruce'a Wayne right'a here....!!

 

[Deserana]

That begins as Selina Kyle but ends as Hathaway

 

[dark_b]

Wayne: Enough with the shoplifting, already...!

Kyle: Nice...go 'head and broadcast it in Italian, while you're at it....

Wayne: Don't you think it's time you grew up?

Kyle: Like the world's gonna fall apart with one less cannoli in it....

Wayne: ....don't push it...

Kyle: Bruce Wayne! Bruce Wayne's over here..alive and well...!!

Wayne: ....can't take you anywhere...

Kyle: (bad Italian accent)....we got'a Bruce'a Wayne right'a here....!!

 

[shauner111]

Wayne: Enough with the shoplifting, already...!

Kyle: Nice...go 'head and broadcast it in Italian, while you're at it....

Wayne: Don't you think it's time you grew up?

Kyle: Like the world's gonna fall apart with one less cannoli in it....

Wayne: ....don't push it...

Kyle: Bruce Wayne! Bruce Wayne's over here..alive and well...!!

Wayne: ....can't take you anywhere...

Kyle: (bad Italian accent)....we got'a Bruce'a Wayne right'a here....!!

Hahahah pure gold!

 

[Brother Jack]

You know, I had Ra's line about Bruce not being able to truly go underground running through my head after seeing him escape with Selina to Italy. But maybe that's the point, I dunno. I kind of figured Bruce used that clean slate gizmo on himself as well as Kyle.

 

[kthevs]

I'm really interested to know how Bruce and Selina make a living now. What if he just stays at home while she goes out and steals valuable things.

 

[Deserana]

I wouldn't be surprised if Selina ventures in to Gotham every now and again. Even with the clean slate she doesn't seem like a girl who'd just stop her crime lifestyle.

It did make me laugh though how she was labelled as a master Jewel thief but the GCPD had a whole file about her and Bruce find out about her with ease not very "master" if everyone knows who you are and what you done.

 

[kthevs]

I wouldn't be surprised if Selina ventures in to Gotham every now and again. Even with the clean slate she doesn't seem like a girl who'd just stop her crime lifestyle.

It did make me laugh though how she was labelled as a master Jewel thief but the GCPD had a whole file about her and Bruce find out about her with ease not very "master" if everyone knows who you are and what you done.

I think for Bruce's sake, she wouldn't go back to her criminal ways. I was kidding about her stealing in Florence, but what exactly would they do to pay the bills. I guess they would both have to learn Italian and find regular jobs.

 

[kvz5]

Wayne: Enough with the shoplifting, already...!

Kyle: Nice...go 'head and broadcast it in Italian, while you're at it....

Wayne: Don't you think it's time you grew up?

Kyle: Like the world's gonna fall apart with one less cannoli in it....

Wayne: ....don't push it...

Kyle: Bruce Wayne! Bruce Wayne's over here..alive and well...!!

Wayne: ....can't take you anywhere...

Kyle: (bad Italian accent)....we got'a Bruce'a Wayne right'a here....!!

/end thread

You know, I had Ra's line about Bruce not being able to truly go underground running through my head after seeing him escape with Selina to Italy. But maybe that's the point, I dunno. I kind of figured Bruce used that clean slate gizmo on himself as well as Kyle.

I bet he did but I'm not even sure if that's wise to do. Given how famous he is, wouldn't it be more suspicious if someone in Gotham googles him and suddenly not find a single thing about him?

I'm really interested to know how Bruce and Selina make a living now. What if he just stays at home while she goes out and steals valuable things.

I don't think they need to make a living anymore. Selina's been saving for retirement and Bruce most likely has some significant money saved at some offshore/off the books accounts. They could always start a spy agency if they get bored.

 

[Shpati]

I think Nolan closed it up pretty well so that no one else can continue it, including himself.

If there was a continuation, it will have to be with John Blake as Nightwing. Batman/Bruce Wayne will have to take a mentor role.

He already used elements of The Dark Knight Returns. If Nolan does another Batman/Bruce Wayne Returns plot, it will kind of be played out and annoying.

 

[drunkhomer]

blake gets his ass kicked and forces Bruce out of retirement #2

 

[dark_b]

I think Nolan closed it up pretty well so that no one else can continue it, including himself.

If there was a continuation, it will have to be with John Blake as Nightwing. Batman/Bruce Wayne will have to take a mentor role.

He already used elements of The Dark Knight Returns. If Nolan does another Batman/Bruce Wayne Returns plot, it will kind of be played out and annoying.

in TDKR batman comes back 2 times . t:

 

[gyzo33]

A great comeback with meaning would be some kind of assassination of Selina, but then Bruce will be all alone again. It then would be someone else death for him to come back.