The BATSUIT Thread

[hafizbat]

The BvS suit was a HUGE step in the right direction though. I mean compare that to the TDK suit, haha. I don't think it should be completely canned.

I think a revamp of it is the way to go. With a few changes, it has the potential to be the classic Batsuit from the comics perfectly adapted to live action.

Leaner build, different texture and colors, new cowl and symbol, longer ears, cape that drapes, and at least retractable lenses. The devils in the details. For all the damage Snyder did, you have to give him credit for giving us the first batsuit that even remotely resembles the comics.

There's a ton of potential with this base. I don't see what other direction the new design team can go in anyway, unless they're going for something unconventional like Noel/Noir. If you're going for a classic Batsuit, imo Batfleck was 80% there.

 

[Invader Joker]

Hopefully whatever the suit is, it doesn't take 5 people to "squeeze his butt cheeks on his legs" and it's something he can just grab and put on classic Bruce Wayne style.



Seriously. I refuse to believe it's impossible to design a batsuit that looks cool, is practical to wear, and the actor can put on and remove with ease.

 

[Sawyer]

I don't have much against the BVS suit, I just think it served a very specific purpose of bringing a Dark Knight Returns-esque Batman to the screen.

With a new Batman and a new filmmaker to guide him, I just think it's better to do something fresh. They should continue with the black and grey, though...

 

[hafizbat]

Yeah, going back to black would be a disappointment for me. Imo, the lighter the gray the better. The contrast with the black parts of the suit is aesthetically pleasing.

I've always liked the Arkham City rendition of the Year One Batsuit. Simple, elegant, and the white utility belt looks great. It's unlikely they'd go for that though.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Something fresh and new: blue/grey/yellow!

 

[TheGuy]

Something fresh and new: blue/grey/yellow!

 

[JOE]

Hopefully whatever the suit is, it doesn't take 5 people to "squeeze his butt cheeks on his legs" and it's something he can just grab and put on classic Bruce Wayne style.

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Seriously. I refuse to believe it's impossible to design a batsuit that looks cool, is practical to wear, and the actor can put on and remove with ease.

I second this, something very simple. Those colours are perfect too.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

It will never happen... but I'd love the oval to come back. Give me:

- A Neal Adams/Batman Returns style cowl (only more flexible/less rigid).
- A massive cape that is always draping over the shoulders
- A sleek suit, for a slimmer build, that isn't overly designed.

I have a feeling Reeves will (like Nolan) want to push for realism, but I really hope he keeps the creature of the night aspect alive.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

My man!

 

[AndrewGilkison]

Hopefully whatever the suit is, it doesn't take 5 people to "squeeze his butt cheeks on his legs" and it's something he can just grab and put on classic Bruce Wayne style.

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Seriously. I refuse to believe it's impossible to design a batsuit that looks cool, is practical to wear, and the actor can put on and remove with ease.

All live action superhero movie costumes require a team of people to get actors in and out of and they have multiple versions of them depending on the needs of the shoot (stunt suits for fight scenes, suits for when the hero is just standing around talking, suits that show battle damage, etc). CGI enhancements is also becoming a big thing with superhero movie costumes now, depending on what the director needs ("maybe this fight scene will be better if we CGI the cape on, instead of the actor/stunt person fighting his real cape getting in the way while trying to do the planned choreography").

Its all about making it look good on screen. It doesn't have to function for real life use (because the actor who is going to play Batman isn't going to need it for actual crime fighting, because he is just an actor and not actually Batman).

 

[Invader Joker]

I just don't think it's impossible to make it easy to wear and for it to look good. Charlie Cox's Daredevil costume and Chris Evans later Captain America's costumes were easy enough to wear

 

[Boy Scout]

I don’t see why any of us should care. We’re not paid to worry about this stuff. As long as the suit looks good on screen and the appropriate measures are taken to make it look like it provides freedom of movement, the amount of time and people it takes to put it on and take it off is, IMO, beyond irrelevant.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

I don’t see why any of us should care. We’re not paid to worry about this stuff. As long as the suit looks good on screen and the appropriate measures are taken to make it look like it provides freedom of movement, the amount of time and people it takes to put it on and take it off is, IMO, beyond irrelevant.

Totally agree.

 

[BatsAndNights]

In terms of how the suit looks, material wise, the Arkham City suit is pretty much the perfect baseline. The cape and cowl's material? Perfection. Literally can't get better. The suit itself also has the simple, yet clearly "bleeding edge" style look to it. If you want the best batsuit ever made, making the materials look very similar to the Arkham suit is a damn good start.

 

[hafizbat]

I agree that in the end all that matters is how the suit looks on screen, however I think it should be noted that the more practical and maneuverable the suit is, the better it's going to look on screen too. Presumably.

All the previous actors were clearly hindered by the suit. In comparison Cap, Daredevil, etc look much more fluid and comfortable.

So it's a case of form following function. Having a more flexible cowl and bodysuit will look better too.

 

[Invader Joker]

I agree that in the end all that matters is how the suit looks on screen, however I think it should be noted that the more practical and maneuverable the suit is, the better it's going to look on screen too. Presumably.

All the previous actors were clearly hindered by the suit. In comparison Cap, Daredevil, etc look much more fluid and comfortable.

So it's a case of form following function. Having a more flexible cowl and bodysuit will look better too.

It also allows the actor to perform better. You could tell the previous Batman actors were kinda tired or uncomfortable in certain sequences.

 

[Boy Scout]

I agree that in the end all that matters is how the suit looks on screen, however I think it should be noted that the more practical and maneuverable the suit is, the better it's going to look on screen too. Presumably.

All the previous actors were clearly hindered by the suit. In comparison Cap, Daredevil, etc look much more fluid and comfortable.

So it's a case of form following function. Having a more flexible cowl and bodysuit will look better too.

Sure. But again: that’s something for the people getting paid to make the thing to stress over. The extent to which I care about how comfortable the actor feels in the suit is limited to basic human decency and how much of a factor it is in getting them to continue in the role. Beyond that? Not my problem. Superhero costumes are notoriously uncomfortable. Most actors know what they’re getting into when they agree to play one. That will hopefully change, because I don’t actively want these guys to sit in their own sweat for 16 hours, but it’s not my place to stress over it.

It also allows the actor to perform better. You could tell the previous Batman actors were kinda tired or uncomfortable in certain sequences.

Not at all. The best of them were able to make it work. I find the complaints about the actors looking (not being - but looking) constricted or in any way hampered by the suits they wore to be exaggerated.

 

[Blind Bat]

It'd be nice if it allowed the kind of movement we saw in Daredevil or Winter Soldier.

 

[hafizbat]

Sure. But again: that’s something for the people getting paid to make the thing to stress over. The extent to which I care about how comfortable the actor feels in the suit is limited to basic human decency and how much of a factor it is in getting them to continue in the role. Beyond that? Not my problem. Superhero costumes are notoriously uncomfortable. Most actors know what they’re getting into when they agree to play one. That will hopefully change, because I don’t actively want these guys to sit in their own sweat for 16 hours, but it’s not my place to stress over it.



Not at all. The best of them were able to make it work. I find the complaints about the actors looking (not being - but looking) constricted or in any way hampered by the suits they wore to be exaggerated.

Yeah it's no doubt grueling for any costume work to be done period. Even Thor's hair takes 3 hours and something as simple as Bane's costume probably takes hours as well. Just the nature of the game.

And yeah, actors definitely play up the struggles they go through. Just look at how almost every actor makes dieting and working out sound like they went through the hunger games, haha.

 

[Invader Joker]

Not at all. The best of them were able to make it work. I find the complaints about the actors looking (not being - but looking) constricted or in any way hampered by the suits they wore to be exaggerated.

Seriously? It was pretty obvious Bale was miserable and could barely breathe in the thing:


Captain America's Winter Soldier suit looks great, allows the actor and stunt doubles to perform great, and is easy enough to put on and off. No reason Batman's suit can't be that same way.

 

[Boy Scout]

Yeah it's no doubt grueling for any costume work to be done period. Even Thor's hair takes 3 hours and something as simple as Bane's costume probably takes hours as well. Just the nature of the game.

And yeah, actors definitely play up the struggles they go through. Just look at how almost every actor makes dieting and working out sound like they went through the hunger games, haha.

I’d feel bad for them if they weren’t making thousands, if not millions of dollars in the process.

Seriously?

Seriously.

No reason Batman's suit can't be that same way.

Of course not. I wasn’t saying otherwise. But what matters is what the suit looks like on screen. And if that means it takes a team of people to help Pattinson into it off screen, I don’t give a damn.

 

[Tg11]

Yeah, going back to black would be a disappointment for me. Imo, the lighter the gray the better. The contrast with the black parts of the suit is aesthetically pleasing.

I've always liked the Arkham City rendition of the Year One Batsuit. Simple, elegant, and the white utility belt looks great. It's unlikely they'd go for that though.

Another great example of a Batsuit I would love to see

 

[AndrewGilkison]

Another way white lenses could be done in a live action movie. Lenses that are transparent enough to see the eyes but they would be tinted white. This is something you could really play with in a movie (especially with the CGI technology capabilities we have today), and you could still allow Batman to express himself with his eyes but still update the character's visual for today's audiences, instead of sticking to the 80s/90s "eye shadow under the mask" way of doing his cowl for live action.

 

[Marvel united]

The black eye shadow thing under the cowl with normal eyes has been done to death. There has to be another way

 

[BatsAndNights]

I feel like CGI white lenses over the eye holes on the cowl itself would make the most sense, rather than the way Deadpool did it