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[regwec]

Perhaps they should rename him Hugo Norrell.

 

[Travesty]

Why is anyone upset over that interview? They were just two dudes talking. I think confidence, honesty, and being straightforward are being confused with 'dickishness.'

Nah, I think he sounded bratty as hell, and in the end, became a hypocrite. He sounded a bit rude that doesn't like to do "a salesmens job"(ie. doesn't like doing interviews), and the way he came off about the whole Q&A thingy. He was just ranting about it, and in the end, comes off as a hypocrite, by saying he doesn't care about being misunderstood, cause he knows the truth. Well, if he doesn't care, then why be so bratty about a Q&A?

 

[TheBatman072]

If Strange is in the movie, and Tom Hardy is playing him, it will most likely become very predictable.

We know he'll want to BE Batman at some point, and we'll know that he'll eventually be the one to blame for Batman's "murders."

 

[TheFuture]

Congratulations to DaCrissaMan and Batman-News.com!

I can't believe people have taken the realism ball and ran with it so far that Hugo Strange is now too cartoonish. You do realize there was a man with an impossible, IMPOSSIBLE disfiguration in the last movie?

He's just a bald man with a beard! That's it! Are bald men not allowed to have beards? You can't just post a picture with the most exaggerated expression as proof that he couldn't work on film. I could post a picture of Tim Sale's Joker, with his GIGANTIC TEETH, and be like "Do you really want to see this toothy ***** in a movie?!"

As far as the name goes, this can't be stressed enough - it's a real name. Strange is a real last name. If it's realistic enough for...ya know, reality!...it's real enough for a Batman movie.

As I said, The Joker is The Joker, a pop culture icon. Strange may be a real name, but within the context of not only a superhero movie but also a villain who is meant to be a deranged weirdo, having the surname is just corny. His name is Strange, yet coincidently, he's a strange fellow too!

 

[Gianakin_]

If Strange is in the movie, and Tom Hardy is playing him, it will most likely become very predictable.

We know he'll want to BE Batman at some point, and we'll know that he'll eventually be the one to blame for Batman's "murders."

I'm fine with that, if it's done well.

 

[regwec]

I don't think Bruce would allow him to accept the blame, though. It would be ignoble.

 

[TheBatman072]

I don't think Bruce would allow him to accept the blame, though. It would be ignoble.

I thought of that.

It would only be ignoble if Bruce had committed the murders himself. But he didn't.

And, especially, if the media or the police were the ones to blame the fake Batman for the murders and not just Bruce himself.

 

[Paste Pot Pete]

As I said, The Joker is The Joker, a pop culture icon. Strange may be a real name, but within the context of not only a superhero movie but also a villain who is meant to be a deranged weirdo, having the surname is just corny. His name is Strange, yet coincidently, he's a strange fellow too!

Please, please give humanity just a shred more credit?

I know they're not usually worth it, but come on.

Anyone who bats an eyelash at a name like Hugo Strange needs to stop seeing movies about Batman, and get a sense of imagination. I would really like to think there are less people in the world like that.

 

[regwec]

Right, but I still don't think Bruce would let Strange appropriate the blame. Remember that it is a crime to falsely confess to another crime. Remember also that Bruce is the kind of character who refused to allow The Joker to be convicted for the one murder that he didn't commit.

 

[Boom]

Yeah. Not much Bruce can do if the public puts the blame on Strange in the end.

It's also possible that Strange, in his dementia, may even comes to believe that he did kill those people.

 

[TheBatman072]

Right, but I still don't think Bruce would let Strange appropriate the blame. Remember that it is a crime to falsely confess to another crime. Remember also that Bruce is the kind of character who refused to allow The Joker to be convicted for the one murder that he didn't commit.

When was that?

 

[redhawk23]

I thought of that.

It would only be ignoble if Bruce had committed the murders himself. But he didn't.

And, especially, if the media or the police were the ones to blame the fake Batman for the murders and not just Bruce himself.

idk give them the benefit of the doubt, I'm pretty sure the Nolans and Goyer have proven themselves able of coming up with pretty engrosing story lines. I would hope they would be able to do something other than the most obvious choice.

 

[Paste Pot Pete]

I don't know how he's going to play it, but if Nolan is indeed using Strange, I can't see him not being involved in the inevitable clearing of Batman's name. Regwec's right, it's a very dangerous line to tread if the idea is to blame the murders on Strange. But it's an awful coincidence that Nolan just happens to choose a villain known for masquerading as Batman for a story about Batman wanted for murder.

Hmm.

 

[Keyser Soze]

If Strange is in the movie, and Tom Hardy is playing him, it will most likely become very predictable.

We know he'll want to BE Batman at some point, and we'll know that he'll eventually be the one to blame for Batman's "murders."

That's like saying having Harvey Dent in a movie is predictable, because you know he'll become Two-Face. The fun is in the "how" and "why".

 

[Paste Pot Pete]

When was that?

Joker: Devil's Advocate

 

[TheBatman072]

Yeah. Not much Bruce can do if the public puts the blame on Strange in the end.

It's also possible that Strange, in his dementia, may even comes to believe that he did kill those people.

Exactly. If they catch strange as Batman, after having been delivered BY Batman, then they'll just assume it was this Batman that killed people.

Bruce can't say anything, because that would out himself as the real Batman.

And, it's not like Strange is innocent. This would all come down after Strange as Batman commits all kinds of crimes. They'd know he's crazy and lock him up in Arkham.

 

[Boom]

As I said, The Joker is The Joker, a pop culture icon. Strange may be a real name, but within the context of not only a superhero movie but also a villain who is meant to be a deranged weirdo, having the surname is just corny. His name is Strange, yet coincidently, he's a strange fellow too!

Is it anymore corny than Harvey Dent being called "Two-Face" by MCU cops, only to have half of his face completely burned off?

 

[TheBatman072]

Joker: Devil's Advocate

Oh yeah. I've never been able to read that. Can't ever find it.

Heard it was really good though.

 

[Gianakin_]

Right, but I still don't think Bruce would let Strange appropriate the blame. Remember that it is a crime to falsely confess to another crime.

It is also a crime to physically assault someone.

Remember also that Bruce is the kind of character who refused to allow The Joker to be convicted for the one murder that he didn't commit.

If you mean Batman not blaming Joker for 2Face's death, I don't think he actually could do that, without the Joker just saying it isn't so.

EDIT: I just saw you meant the Devil's advocate.

 

[TheFuture]

Is it anymore corny that Harvey Dent was called "Two-Face" by MCU cops, and he just happens to have half of his face completely burned off?

I would have put that down to a cruel twist of irony, I didn't think it was corny at all listening to Harvey ask Gordon to recall what his nick was among MCU cops.

Paste Pot Pete, I hope you're right re the general audience.

 

[Paste Pot Pete]

Paste Pot Pete, I hope you're right re the general audience.

Hey, I'm just a pie-eyed optimist.

 

[regwec]

It is also a crime to physically assault someone.

You misunderstand me; Bruce is himself committing a crime by taking the wrap for Two Face's murders, but I don't think he would allow somebody else to commit the same crime, given his rigid views on justice.

It isn't always a crime to hit people, but that's by the by.

 

[Boom]

I would have put that down to a cruel twist of irony.

Sure. It was also a giant coincidence, which is the point I'm trying to make.

And why can't it be a "twist of irony" that his last name is Strange, and he happens to become an obsessive, demented maniac?

 

[Paste Pot Pete]

EDIT: This board is wonky!

 

[The Guard]

The story may be somewhat predictable. So was BEGINS and THE DARK KNIGHT.

It's all about the themes, how they intersect with Batman's world, the exploration of concepts, and how its all executed.