The Dark Knight Rises Should the Nolanverse Continue After Batman III?

[alexdunn]

They should continue this Batman story through a Justice League movie. Do the same thing Marvel's doing. With Nolan overseeing the production of the Superman reboot, that's kinda what it seems like they're going for. Get out a Wonder Woman and Flash film in the next few years and you're set.

 

[KalMart]

They should continue this Batman story through a Justice League movie. Do the same thing Marvel's doing. With Nolan overseeing the production of the Superman reboot, that's kinda what it seems like they're going for. Get out a Wonder Woman and Flash film in the next few years and you're set.

Nolan said that the Batman and Superman he's involved with exist in their own separate universes. So it's not going to happen as far as he's involved.

 

[DCnightwing23]

Without bale and nolan at the helm after batman 3 were gonna see what happened to the batman film franchise after batman returns until batman begins. So id really try and bring nolan and bale back.If you cant bring them back after trying then id continue with nolans style of things.

 

[Ledlunar]

if for some reason Nolan changes his mind and can keep delivering good stories I say do more but as soon as he and Bale and the essentials are gone end it in a way no one can screw it up... Let Nolan end it

I mean they could always do a reboot Spiderman is getting one 10 years after the first film came out, it could be another take on it thats great.

but I really hope after they get the animated Year 1 film out they do TLH, DV, TDKR, Hush, Arkham Asylum some stories like that animated direct to dvd. especially if they adapt the original stories artists art to the films

Or If they went back and made some high quality DCU direct dvd films to fill in gaps like Id love to see a Batman story before the Jokers Death scene from Beyond..return of the Joker, maybe make some new good Dini verse movies til we are all old men and get another good franchise.

Thats good Dini verse movies though like Phantasm.. not Mystery of Batwoman.

 

[Micah12345]

If they do reboot it I hope they handle the origin the way burton handled it in batman 89.

 

[The Joker]

If they do reboot it I hope they handle the origin the way burton handled it in batman 89.

So no origin at all, just a flashback to his parents death, and make Joker the killer?

 

[Micah12345]

lol except the joker part

 

[KalMart]

Without bale and nolan at the helm after batman 3 were gonna see what happened to the batman film franchise after batman returns until batman begins. So id really try and bring nolan and bale back.If you cant bring them back after trying then id continue with nolans style of things.

But without Nolan and Bale?

 

[terry78]

All in all, Batman is DC and WB's cash cow, and though Nolan is the one defining it currently, when he leaves, they're gonna do whatever they can with the property, via tv, movies, video games, whatever. It won't end with Nolan, but he will have left his mark, is all.

 

[KalMart]

All in all, Batman is DC and WB's cash cow, and though Nolan is the one defining it currently, when he leaves, they're gonna do whatever they can with the property, via tv, movies, video games, whatever. It won't end with Nolan, but he will have left his mark, is all.

No one's saying that Batman will end. Just that Nolan's version of it should. There are tons of other directions to go with it.

 

[DCnightwing23]

Nolans version has been the most successful, i dont think any hardcore fans of batman wanna see what happened after batman returns, unless every one here is fine with a new batman/bruce wayne after every movie. I think after the this upcoming third film take some, nolan and bale should take some time off, maybe 5 to 10 years, who know. But take some time, ive heard alot of people wanting to do a the dark knight returns adaptation, well who better then nolan, nolan has proven what he can do, he's the only one in my eyes that knows how to handle a iconic comic book character in batman, he stays true to the comics but makes it realistic to the extent where you leave the theatre thinking a batman is out there for real. I say let nolan take time off to a couple of other movies then in between 5 to 10 years bring him back with bale and do a the dark knight adaptation, bale would be the perfect age for a tdkr batman. To me nolans version of batman is like george lucas' star wars in a way, even if george lucas isnt directing he was always on board on it was his story, his vision. Maybe the comparison isnt that great, and im not saying take 30 years off, but im saying Nolans vision of batman is great, and im sure with time nolan would have more stories to tell with batman. And me personally id love to see Nolan do a The Dark Knight Returns adaptation with a aged Bale as Batman.

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

Get Mickey Rourke (as weird as that sounds) for Batman in a TDKR movie.

 

[KalMart]

Get Mickey Rourke (as weird as that sounds) for Batman in a TDKR movie.

I actually thought that too after seeing Sin City...probably the only good thing from that movie. But his regular face is so mangled by now that it probably wouldn't work for Wayne.

 

[Punisher Rising]

Absolutely it should continue, as long as the films have the same recurring actors and good writers and directors onboard to continue it well, why not.

 

[KalMart]

Absolutely it should continue, as long as the films have the same recurring actors and good writers and directors onboard to continue it well, why not.

And if the director/writer and actor don't want to continue, then it absolutely shouldn't.

 

[bullets]

Without bale and nolan at the helm after batman 3 were gonna see what happened to the batman film franchise after batman returns until batman begins. So id really try and bring nolan and bale back.If you cant bring them back after trying then id continue with nolans style of things.

Bale might stay on board , he did once make joke about needing to still keep a paycheck and then something about appearing at kids' birthday parties . It's not implausible to think he might do another . Also Nolan wil most likely want to walk away but if they give him time to work on his own projects and then invite him back it might happen.
I'm not counting on either of them returning but not rulign out the idea just yet either.

 

[Wedge A.]

I think they should start making separate Batman films that aren't necessarily related to one another. Just a bunch of different directors and actors, and their visions. We could also see some adaptations of comic storylines, straight forward. And why not just some Batman universe films, where Batman isn't the focus? That would be much later on down the line, though, if it ever happened.

I really don't think they should try to continue this series after Nolan. It just wouldn't work.

 

[ALP]

And if the director/writer and actor don't want to continue, then it absolutely shouldn't.

You are thinking in terms of artistic freedom, film studios think in terms of lucrative business.

As I have said before, I quite agree with you Kal...Nolan's trilogy should be the end of it for now. But will WB really think the same? Look at the X-Men franchise. They are milking the cow bone dry, the latest films are awful but they make money(and not even nearly as much as TDK). WB is only going to go the route they think is the most lucrative.

And all one must do to get Bale is to wave a hefty paycheck in his face and he will sign on. For proof, look no further than Terminator Salvation. And he signed on knowing the director was McG.

 

[Brother Jack]

And all one must do to get Bale is to wave a hefty paycheck in his face and he will sign on. For proof, look no further than Terminator Salvation. And he signed on knowing the director was McG.

That's the only time he's really done that though, and hopefully he's learned from his mistake.

 

[namtaB]

Back during the BB days, Goyer said they planned a trilogy. Recently, Nolan stated that he's ending it after 3. It makes sense since it seems they worked out a 3 chapter story from the inception (pun intended) of their take on Batman back in 2002.

I suppose the fantasy of Nolan returning will always be out there, but I just don't see that happening. Nolan strikes me as a person who is as disciplined as he is creative. If he planned a 3 story arc, then I don't see him going any further notwithstanding what the public or WB wants.

Bale will be 40 when Batman 4 is on the slate. If the age doesn't exclude him, the fact that he's stated that this Batman was his and Nolan's and he doesn't want anyone else coming in pretty much counts him out as well.

In terms of continuing with the Nolan version of Batman, I say no freaking way. Nolan's genius comes from the fact that his Batman films stand as both a treatise on human psychology and as great summer action films with an engaging story. The chances of another director replicating that is slim.

I suppose WB will keep with the "dark" treatment of Batman as that seems to be all the rage with the post 9/11 comic book films. But I hope they do something very different as well. I'm all for a Batman Beyond type treatment for the next franchise.

 

[terry78]

I assume they're going to go with Batman Beyond once this trilogy is done and start looking for a Terry McGuinness.

 

[KalMart]

You are thinking in terms of artistic freedom, film studios think in terms of lucrative business.

Yes, I believe we've already addressed that several times.

As I have said before, I quite agree with you Kal...Nolan's trilogy should be the end of it for now. But will WB really think the same? Look at the X-Men franchise. They are milking the cow bone dry, the latest films are awful but they make money(and not even nearly as much as TDK). WB is only going to go the route they think is the most lucrative.

And all one must do to get Bale is to wave a hefty paycheck in his face and he will sign on. For proof, look no further than Terminator Salvation. And he signed on knowing the director was McG.

Like I said, I kinda' hope that GL is a big hit so that it will help fill some of the financial hole of having no Batman movies for a while, so as not to help push WB into continuing the Nolanverse any time soon without Nolan. But continuing for the sake of ticket sales....that's pretty obvious from the outset, but doesn't quite make it 'right', cinematically, if anyone cares of course.

 

[baleheadbrasil]

Continue the story and put Catwoman in Batman 4!

 

[raynorWilm]

As much as I would love for Nolan to continue with this franchise, he is in the prime of his career and I'm sure he does not want to spend the most part of 10-15 years working on Batman. The storyteller in him really wants to finish his story and trilogy, and after that he will hang up Bat and move on to other opportunities.

 

[Two-Face]

Continue the story and put Catwoman in Batman 4!

Nolan & Co can't do Batman movies forever, I think Batman 3 will be his last. Much as I likE Burton's version of Catwoman. Catwoman needs his treatment.