The Dark Knight Rises I'd like to see Mr. Freeze taken seriously

[TheGary]

I was just watching Batman: Subzero, and I'd actually like to see Nolan's take on Mr. Freeze. The Shoemaker movie was horrible, but what if they actually did the character, like, NOT LAME? I think it could have potential. As long as he doesn't have wings or have ice hockey goons.

 

[Magic]

ya i think Mr.frezze has potential and i think bruce willis should play him

 

[Artistsean]

http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=284073

Didn't want to repost everything from this thread in here, but there is some stuff about how Mr. Freeze could work.

 

[TheGary]

ya i think Mr.frezze has potential and i think bruce willis should play him

Why? Because he's bald?! LoL. I don't see Bruce working. You can't just get a guy bald and blue and call him Mr. Freeze. Arnold is a perfect example of this. It just didn't work. His interpretation of the character was laughable.

 

[Angeloz]

Why? Because he's bald?! LoL. I don't see Bruce working. You can't just get a guy bald and blue and call him Mr. Freeze. Arnold is a perfect example of this. It just didn't work. His interpretation of the character was laughable.

The cheesy lines didn't help either. I must admit I don't remember much from the film any more but I do remember being very disappointed about how Mr. Freeze was portrayed (and written). It could of been done seriously and tragically rather than have lame quips. Oh well.

Angeloz

 

[Victarion]

As would I, man. His role could be something like a guy working as a mob hitman using his freezing technology for efficient kills, and of course the reason he does it is to take in money for Nora's recovery.

 

[Cunning Stunts]

Sadly enough, I think Ahnahld's version of Freeze was good- probably the only good thing about that entire movie.

The suit rocked as well. The helmet could do with a re-vamp, but other than that, I'd give it a.

 

[TheGary]

Yeah, you gotta keep his wife in the story, but I just think Arnold's version was horrible. They had his tragic story in there for like 5 minutes, and that was done well, but it was his butterfly wings, and hockey goons and cheesy one-liners that made me think, "This isn't Mr. Freeze." I want to see him be a more realistic villain. Focus more on WHY he is doing it, rather than him after crystals and singing christmas songs in a freezer. In fuzzy slippers none the less.

 

[LuiECuomo]

Sadly enough, I think Ahnahld's version of Freeze was good- probably the only good thing about that entire movie.

The suit rocked as well. The helmet could do with a re-vamp, but other than that, I'd give it a.

Arnold isn't given enough credit. There was NO reason he couldn't have been a fantastic Freeze--there are a few glimmering moments where you can see it in him--but he was hampered from reaching his full potential for obvious reasons.

 

[Angeloz]

Arnold isn't given enough credit. There was NO reason he couldn't have been a fantastic Freeze--there are a few glimmering moments where you can see it in him--but he was hampered from reaching his full potential for obvious reasons.

If it had been written and directed seriously as well as tragically you could be right. But it wasn't as you imply.

Angeloz

 

[Artistsean]

I'd like to see Christopher Lloyd as Mr. Freeze, done with the Batman animated series origin. (not the The Batman origin)
I think Lloyd could play the emotionally deadened and tragic character of Mr. Freeze very well.

 

[Keyser Soze]

My top pick for Mr. Freeze would be the highly underrated David Strathaim, from "The Bourne Ultimatum" and "Good Night, And Good Luck".

 

[spideyman101]

With all the other things mentioned, red eyes didn't help. It didn't make any sense... wouldn't it be rather blueish eyes...? like they were half frozen?

 

[Laderlappen]

Mr. Freeze is way to cartoony for these movies.

 

[Joker's Lackey]

Love the Freeze.

My take on a Nolan-esque origin...takes place before Batman Begins.
Victor Fries should be a thirty something, highly touted scientist who works for Wayne Inc, back when Thomas Wayne was still alive. His work should be about Cryogenics. His wife Nora is diagnosed with a fatal disease. After months of suffering she slips into a coma. Stricken with grief Victor turns to Tomas Wayne for help asking to use one of the Prototype cryrogenic chambers to preserve her until a cure can be found. Thomas declines due to financial costs. Nights later Victor returns with a new weapon, a prototype freeze gun(it looks like a crappy metal supersoaker). It shoots liquid nitrogen instant freezing it's victims. Victor steals a chamber and disappears.


I don't think freeze should be in a cryo suit. Instead a Top hat/Fedora, Trench coat, Business suit. And large round glasses with dark red lenses. And twin metal canisters on is back with a hose that attaches to a freeze gun. Rubber Mits on his hands.
He should get his name because what he does to his Victims. Completely freezing them.
Works for Black Mask to pay for his reseach.
Should be Played by.....Ed Harris.

 

[TheGary]

Umm, yeah. You gotta keep the cryo-suit. You can't make Mr. Freeze unfrozen. That would be worse than making Joker not fall in a bunch of chemicals! LoL. Okay. I'm cool with the Joker thing. But Mr. Freeze has always been the ice-man. And there's a problem with your story for Freeze. Why would Wayne Enterprise have an area devoted to Cryogenics if it was too costly to actually try out?

 

[Anjow1060]

The only man with the look and voice of Mr. Freeze:

- Jow

PS: And natural blue eyes to boot.

 

[Anjow1060]

i think i've pretty much solved the Fries thing. Sad thing is I really can't disclose much because it'd be an idiot move on my part to leak it to the internet and my agent would be pissed.


Regardless, some of the best stuff in here echo's what I came up with. Freeze's motivation is def. played along the lines of the cure for the disease being found, but not for the cryonics aspects. Which plays into the theme of "selfishness" if he's trying to find the cure for his wife AND himself to get out of the cryo-stasis mode.

And his motivation for "freezing" people....well. It makes a lot more sense than anything in this thread. The few people I trust have seconded my idea that not only are his reasons selfish but properly motivated and justified.

I know I'm being a dick by not letting it loose and acting all high and mighty, but i hate having to hold my tongue about it all.

- Jow

 

[TheGary]

Wait, what? Do you actually know something "official" or are you just guessing?

 

[Matt.S99]

WTF?thats horrible, thats like saying Dent shouldnt have a scarred face and ONLY have a dual identity

Love the Freeze.

My take on a Nolan-esque origin...takes place before Batman Begins.
Victor Fries should be a thirty something, highly touted scientist who works for Wayne Inc, back when Thomas Wayne was still alive. His work should be about Cryogenics. His wife Nora is diagnosed with a fatal disease. After months of suffering she slips into a coma. Stricken with grief Victor turns to Tomas Wayne for help asking to use one of the Prototype cryrogenic chambers to preserve her until a cure can be found. Thomas declines due to financial costs. Nights later Victor returns with a new weapon, a prototype freeze gun(it looks like a crappy metal supersoaker). It shoots liquid nitrogen instant freezing it's victims. Victor steals a chamber and disappears.


I don't think freeze should be in a cryo suit. Instead a Top hat/Fedora, Trench coat, Business suit. And large round glasses with dark red lenses. And twin metal canisters on is back with a hose that attaches to a freeze gun. Rubber Mits on his hands.
He should get his name because what he does to his Victims. Completely freezing them.
Works for Black Mask to pay for his reseach.
Should be Played by.....Ed Harris.

 

[spiderfan970]

I wish burton did mr. freeze. I feel like burton would like freeze a lot more than penguin or catwoman after the overhaul BTAS gave him.

 

[COMPO]

what if Freeze didn't kill? What if when ever he uses the freeze gun is just to freeze guns and weapons when the police and guards try to kill.

I mean, yeah he's doing bad things. But, he doesn't want to hurt anyone he just wants to help his wife.

 

[Matt.S99]

But, he will do anything to save her,include killing those who get in his way

 

[Killing Joke926]

Mr. Freeze is in my top three villians of all time; I'd love to see him portaryed in Nolan's world simply because he's probably one of the only BatMan villians that really goes into emotional depth. If it were don, I'd mainly base him and his story off Heart of Ice, the best BatMan story that I can really think of; when BatMan and Robin came out I felt they didn't take Freeze seriously due to the fact that they casted the worst person possible for the role and just not giving the credit he deserved. And if I were to cast Mr. Freeze, my top two guys would be:

Miguel Ferrer:

Laurence Fishburne:

 

[That'ssuper!]

I would like Mr. Freeze to stay as a popsicle to be used only for television shows, to me he would not at all be a realistic villain to fit Nolan's franchise.