The Dark Knight Rises The BB3 Batsuit Discussion Thread

[The Joker]

is the best thought.

Ditto. I love the Returns suit.

 

[OVivian]

The Returns suit was pretty amazing, my favorite though has to be the Forever Panther suit (minus the nipples), however i may be alone here in saying i loved the big panther neck from Batman Begins, it gives Batman a presence. TDK has mobility over it's presence.

 

[Boom]

Found these whilst looking thru Deviantart:

Wow. I really like this.

 

[skiddyboy]

Rough update of the sterling manip from Terry McGinnis:Cape added...p.s I'm crap at this:

and slightly bigger:

 

[BatScot]

Okay, setting aside the fact that you would actually need the harness for the grappling device to work properly they're a bit too conspicuous here.

 

[dru-zod2501]

Here's my vision of a MK3 suit. I used the same source image as bane, the upper chest and neck of one of his manips (thanks BTW ). I changed the original belt with the one created by faraz mobin for his desertstorm Batman (once more, thanks). The cape on the shoulders comes from an Arkham Asylum render.

PS: Even if I changed their shape, the lenses are also from a bane's manip.

damn man that's how Batman gets busy!! It looks really good without the TDK bat on his chest. I might miss the full black look I've come to expect from the movies, but there's no doubt in my mind this could function perfectly onscreen

 

[Marx]

I still think,

is the best thought.

I loved the Keaton suits.

 

[horrorwriter]

Keaton's suits were the best (as apposed to anything we've seen thus far) But I still like BB's cape. The flowing cloth material is cool. I'd also like to see the yellow symbol on his chest come back, or at least the color of his belt.

 

[Young Superman]

I wanna see the black and grey color scheme and this Bat-symbol on his chest in the next film.

 

[TerryMcGinnis]

I wanna see the black and grey color scheme and this Bat-symbol on his chest in the next film.

I wholeheartedly agree on that.

 

[Young Superman]

Hey Terry would you please manip the Bat-symbol below onto the chest of the Batman manip above?

 

[sabetoonth]

people in the past have suggested the AA suit be used with adjustment in film, i was thinking, make the plating out of some fictional or non fictional very strong, very felxible material, the audience i dont think would believe in a thin bullet proof material. however, if you had a suit made of plates that are super strong and super flexible, itd work i think, itd be like BB suit, but more flexible due to the new plating material

 

[Texas Zombie]

Ceramic plates is what he would need, with Kevlar, and I'm thinking a titanium fram to prevent, breaking of bones on large falls and protect some areas.

 

[Timstuff]

What a lot of fanboys don't really seem to get is that they can't make Batman's cowl any darker than at already is, even if they wanted to. The suit looks "gray" because of the material it's made with. If you photograph a matte black material in bright light, it's always going to look gray. Under the lighting conditions that they use in the films though, it looks black. The only way to get the "comic book" look of the suit would be to make it be light gray, and there's really no reason for that.

With Batman's current suit design it's easy for him to blend in with the shadows, but apparently that's not good enough for fans. They don't mind the suit looking less dark or intimidating as long as it looks more like the comic version, and that's why Nolan doesn't listen to the suggestions of armchair costume designers. You're not going to get a gray suit with a black cowl though, nor are you going to get a suit that looks like a set of cotton tights. Nolan has not strayed from the concept of Batman wearing form-fitting black armor after two movies, so I don't see why he will for the third film.

 

[sabetoonth]

i dont mind the black, infact for film i prefer it, though i am a supporter of Armor over Fabric of some kind, my earlier post being a way to perhaps find a mid ground

 

[Mr. Earle]

What a lot of fanboys don't really seem to get is that they can't make Batman's cowl any darker than at already is, even if they wanted to. The suit looks "gray" because of the material it's made with. If you photograph a matte black material in bright light, it's always going to look gray. Under the lighting conditions that they use in the films though, it looks black. The only way to get the "comic book" look of the suit would be to make it be light gray, and there's really no reason for that.

With Batman's current suit design it's easy for him to blend in with the shadows, but apparently that's not good enough for fans. They don't mind the suit looking less dark or intimidating as long as it looks more like the comic version, and that's why Nolan doesn't listen to the suggestions of armchair costume designers. You're not going to get a gray suit with a black cowl though, nor are you going to get a suit that looks like a set of cotton tights. Nolan has not strayed from the concept of Batman wearing form-fitting black armor after two movies, so I don't see why he will for the third film.

Burton's and Schumacher's suits were darker. Nolan said that his suit is a bit more grey because they blend the colour with the molten foam and if they use more colour, the suit will be very fragile. I dont know how his predecessors did it, but their black was better. Nolan used a different company for the suit than Burton and Schumi. Their company did the suits for Watchmen too and i remember reading an interview of their director saying that they have improved their techniques from their Batman days and they'd like Nolan to trust them.

I for one liked NiteOwl's costume, it never creased on screen, he could move his neck, and he could pull his cowl back. It wasnt perfect (ironman type of elbow joints for example), but it was really good.

 

[sabetoonth]

to be honest, as long as its a super dark grey, or any shade of black, im fine with the color

 

[BatScot]

What a lot of fanboys don't really seem to get is that they can't make Batman's cowl any darker than at already is, even if they wanted to. The suit looks "gray" because of the material it's made with. If you photograph a matte black material in bright light, it's always going to look gray. Under the lighting conditions that they use in the films though, it looks black. The only way to get the "comic book" look of the suit would be to make it be light gray, and there's really no reason for that.

With Batman's current suit design it's easy for him to blend in with the shadows, but apparently that's not good enough for fans. They don't mind the suit looking less dark or intimidating as long as it looks more like the comic version, and that's why Nolan doesn't listen to the suggestions of armchair costume designers. You're not going to get a gray suit with a black cowl though, nor are you going to get a suit that looks like a set of cotton tights. Nolan has not strayed from the concept of Batman wearing form-fitting black armor after two movies, so I don't see why he will for the third film.

blah, blah, blah... there is any number of ways to achieve what you believe to be unachievable. For example, Nolan himself achieved an effectively darker black by using the flocking technique for the cape. And this idea that the only way to get a comic look with a light gray suit is just nonsense; the majority of people who argue for a comic look are not looking for light gray but rather a slight contrast in the overall look. And if your argument is one of 'lighting' then so what if the actual movie costume is light gray as long as it appears a sufficiently darker gray when filmed.

 

[JBElliott]

The suit in the new fan made movie from Bat in the Sun puts all the WB bat suits to shame.

 

[Young Superman]

The suit in the new fan made movie from Bat in the Sun puts all the WB bat suits to shame.

Would you please post a pic?

 

[Micah12345]

There are some amazing manips and designs in this topic. The best way to go about giving batman a new suit in the beginning of batman 3 is to just begin the movie with him already having it, along with an upgraded batcave. It's unnecessary to make it a plot point. Been there, done that. If it absolutely has to be mentioned, have alfred make some kind of snarky remark about master wayne always improving his toys or something.

 

[BatScot]

Would you please post a pic?

City of Scars

 

[Boom]

The cowl is perfect.

 

[Young Superman]

City of Scars

This suit looks AWESOME!

 

[sabetoonth]

looks cool and all but not my cup of tea for a movie suit