Gothamsknight
A Dark Knight
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Agreed haha. I think the idea of bringing back actors in their later years to their iconic roles is mostly a good thing. I mean, obviously, on one hand it's great to have a beginning, middle and end to a story or interpretation. Once that story is wrapped up, it become a moment in time captured on film for the world to revisit forever. But then as time goes on, audiences miss that character or the era upon which they were introduced, so then seeing them again in present times can be a very emotional experience. We're in the era of nostalgia now, and it has worked out both good and somewhat mixed. No Way Home is an example of it being done great. Same for Blade Runner 2049, Creed, The Force Awakens (it backfired, I know) and Top Gun Maverick. It's nice to be able to revisit something that meant so much at a particular point in our lives. So there's definitely a lot of interest there in seeing Keaton again as Batman, and it makes me wonder how WB is gonna handle The Flash we get closer to it's release. Do they market the movie with Keaton being the focus? or dump it to streaming?I think Keaton is in a "F*** it, I'm gonna have fun with this" stage of his career, so I don't really fault him for it. I think it's similar to Harrison Ford kind of making the rounds with all of his classic roles one more time. The heart probably grows fonder for those times as these guys hit the twilight of their life/career, especially knowing these are the things they'll be most remembered for.
I still weirdly hope to see Beetlejuice 2 happen. I could easily be a total disaster, but it's a disaster I'd happily pay money to see.