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I'm Reading Your Stuff: General News and Discussion Thread

Hugo as the main villain with Bane replacing Night Scourge.
 
More and more people are saying HUSH now...conspiracy theories, wild thoughts on the whole being revealed in first film, and how this one kid on you tube says he went through all the Riddler codes and websites finding the renewal stuff written so close together reveals a huge, scrambled word that spells out HUSH...
 
If it is Hush, I just hope Reeves has been reading Paul Dini's work on the character. Loeb did nothing interesting with him.
 
If it is Hush, I just hope Reeves has been reading Paul Dini's work on the character. Loeb did nothing interesting with him.
This. Only time I ever found Hush interesting was during Dini's run on Detective and later in Streets of Gotham. Unfortunately that all got thrown by the wayside with New 52.
 
If it is Hush, I just hope Reeves has been reading Paul Dini's work on the character. Loeb did nothing interesting with him.
I'm fairly surprised Paul isn't involved with the DCU in some way. He has a plethora of knowledge and goodwill backing him.
 
I'm fairly surprised Paul isn't involved with the DCU in some way. He has a plethora of knowledge and goodwill backing him.

I believe he has alluded to the fact that the higher ups at WB never really cared too much for the likes of ''TV animation writers''.

The likes of Dini and Timm are big fish in a small pond at WB Animation, but the feature division don't seem too fussed. Perhaps Gunn can change that attitude with his work on Creature Commandos.
 
I believe he has alluded to the fact that the higher ups at WB never really cared too much for the likes of ''TV animation writers''.

The likes of Dini and Timm are big fish in a small pond at WB Animation, but the feature division don't seem too fussed. Perhaps Gunn can change that attitude with his work on Creature Commandos.
Sucks. He certainly has plenty of hits for DC. Created Harley Quinn, the first 2 Arkham games, the DCAU, his contributions to the comics.
 
Sucks. He certainly has plenty of hits for DC. Created Harley Quinn, the first 2 Arkham games, the DCAU, his contributions to the comics.

He really ''gets'' Batman, but perhaps his voice for Batman's character is too entwined with B:TAS/Conroy at this stage?

It would be great for him to get a shot though. Reeves is already working closely with Timm and Pattinson has professed his love for Mask of the Phantasm.
 
Dini actually told a story on the Fatman On Batman Kevin Smith podcast about how one of the producers involved in a Zatanna movie called him up to do work on the script or consult on the script (which was going to be based on one of Dini's comics) and he asked "am I going to get paid for this?" and the response he got was very rude and dismissive and was basically "you should be happy we are even talking to you". So that is how most movie people treat comics/animation writers.
 
He really ''gets'' Batman, but perhaps his voice for Batman's character is too entwined with B:TAS/Conroy at this stage?
I don't think so. His Detective comics run was pretty distinct and was able to stand apart from just being TAS in comic form.
 
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Dini actually told a story on the Fatman On Batman Kevin Smith podcast about how one of the producers involved in a Zatanna movie called him up to do work on the script or consult on the script (which was going to be based on one of Dini's comics) and he asked "am I going to get paid for this?" and the response he got was very rude and dismissive and was basically "you should be happy we are even talking to you". So that is how most movie people treat comics/animation writers.
Sounds about right, especially how the Writers Strike revealed how much they exploited animators and special effects people in the industry.
 
More and more people are saying HUSH now...conspiracy theories, wild thoughts on the whole being revealed in first film, and how this one kid on you tube says he went through all the Riddler codes and websites finding the renewal stuff written so close together reveals a huge, scrambled word that spells out HUSH...
He's probably the safe bet as to who the villain will be but I have to admit the Hush speculation kind of reminds me of people assuming that the Riddler was going to be the villain in TDKR only for everyone to be caught off guard and it being Bane instead.
 
He's probably the safe bet as to who the villain will be but I have to admit the Hush speculation kind of reminds me of people assuming that the Riddler was going to be the villain in TDKR only for everyone to be caught off guard and it being Bane instead.

Those late 2010 days on TDKR board were fun. Leo was a lock as Riddler and for some reason Nolan was all set on adapting the early 90's Doug Moench story 'PREY'.
 
Those late 2010 days on TDKR board were fun. Leo was a lock as Riddler and for some reason Nolan was all set on adapting the early 90's Doug Moench story 'PREY'.
I'm definitely guilty of thinking it'd be the Riddler back then. Albeit a lot less confident as others were lol.
 
I was re-reading Dark Victory recently, and it seems pretty clear to me that it will be a big inspiration for the sequel. I wouldn't be surprised if Gordon leads the Mayor's anti-corruption commission, perhaps inspired by the task force he creates in DV.

Also, I think it's quite possible that he will already start the next film as Commissioner, also similar to how the comic begins
 
I would be surprised if Reeves chooses a completely obscure villain like Deacon Blackfire (why is this still a thing, reminds me of back in 2006-07 with the dark knight, lol).

The great thing about having the penguin come out is that we have actually gotten interviews with Reeves to hear his thought, unfortunately, those will slowly start drying up. If the intention is to start filming at the end of the summer, here's hoping to getting some news by April/March of this year.
 
Riddler is the most recognizable Batman villain name next to The Joker, so it was a reasonable expectation.

Is he? I'd argue after Joker, people would sooner say Catwoman.

And I wouldn't discount the effect the TDKR trilogy had on the pop culture zeitgeist--I'd argue Bane and Two Face probably rank above Penguin before The Batman came out.
 
Is he? I'd argue after Joker, people would sooner say Catwoman.

And I wouldn't discount the effect the TDKR trilogy had on the pop culture zeitgeist--I'd argue Bane and Two Face probably rank above Penguin before The Batman came out.
Nah, I wouldn't think so. The Adam West show propelled Joker, Catwoman, Riddler and Penguin as the top villains for decades. I would agree that Nolan's movies boosted Bane and Two-Face popularity with the general public but I still would argue Penguin is propably more recognizable to most folks.
 
If the villain actually is a surprise I think it'll be Blackfire / Azrael.

I think the Arkham thing is still pretty important, the first film was "Sins Of The Father" so maybe the second will be "Sins of the Mother" timeline wise this is only a few months after the first film so I'm sure the revelation is still fresh in his mind.

I think someone mentioned the Penguin Arkham episode was reworked and we obviously knew about the Arkham show that got canned so maybe Reeves wants put it into the sequel.
 
I think the Dark Victory comparison is spot on. That story had the same formula as Long Halloween, in that you had a mysterious serial killer villain who Batman had to solve the identity of, and a big supporting cast like Gordon and the GCPD side of things, and the rogues gallery of established villains, all reacting to what is going on.

This is why I won't be surprised if Hush turns out to be the main villain. Or a villain of the same ilk. A masked/shadowy villain who Batman has to figure out the identity of, someone who is a mystery for him to solve, and one that allows Reeves to have his big supporting cast and fits into his "epic crime saga".
 

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