Batman: Post-Nolan

[Tyger]

Since Nolan has said the next Batman movie will be his last, I thought it'd be more interesting to speculate and I suppose wish for the next take on Batman.

I'd love it if Zack Snyder got to do The Dark Knight Returns, if only because I can't believe nobody ever actually just adapts an existing book. That and so no future movies will borrow from it and we'll get something new.

I'd also really love to see Nightwing and Tim Drake as Robin. I think the whole franchise thing has kind of limited the character(s)/stories on film so far, I think more one-and-done's in different eras and styles could be more interesting.

What do you guys want?

[vegeta88]

I would like to see Zack Snyder do DKR as well; frankly any Batman movie by him would be cool.

I would also like to see an expanded franchise with Nightwing (starting with the first Robin). I would like the series to go in the opposite direction that Nolan took it. I want to see fantastical villains and scenarios. The comics are still gritty and grounded with crazy villains. I would also like to see the gray suit with the black cowl and cape (or even the dark blue ).

[Galactus]

Slightly off topic but what book is this from if its real?

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[ArmyOfDarknessAW]

Zack Snyder is an easy pick and would do well with Batman but here are a few others i would not mind maybe seeing them get the chance. I also don't want the next person to base it in reality like Nolan did. I love what Nolan has done but the nest guy needs to guy for the crazy unrealistic villians.

Marc Forster
Luc Besson
Adam Green- I know he is a horror guy but maybe he can branch out.
David Slade- When he is done with the Twilight stuff

[perdition]

Nolan's batman is enough for me, I wouldn't mind the character taking a break for awhile after he's done with it.

[surfdude12]

Nolan has set the bar too high for Snyder or anyone, IMO.

[luwanda]

Originally Posted by perdition

Nolan's batman is enough for me, I wouldn't mind the character taking a break for awhile after he's done with it.

+1.

I'd prefer Snyder making Lobo

[BStecke]

Originally Posted by V3NOM

Slightly off topic but what book is this from if its real?

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If I had to take a guess, I'd say it's All Star Batman . . . it was a collaboration between Jim Lee and Frank Miller.

[Tyger]

Originally Posted by BStecke

If I had to take a guess, I'd say it's All Star Batman . . . it was a collaboration between Jim Lee and Frank Miller.

Yup, that's Frank Miller's "Goddamn" All-Star Batman & Robin the Boy Wonder. Such a waste of Jim Lee's talent, IMO.

Back to the movies...
Can we not compare previous work out of context of future hopes? Then this thread will turn into every other Batman thread and it gets old. I've made my opinions clear before, but it's time to look ahead. Batman has been around over 70 years and has gone through many different phases in that time. Let's face it; there will never be a definitive Batman movie. There just won't. Nothing wrong with different takes on the character. ...OK, except for Bat-nipples. I'd really like to see some live action movies similar to the DTV movies they've been doing. Based on a book, different continuities, etc.

And vegeta88, I'm totally with you on the grey/black suit!

[seigneur_rayden]

Originally Posted by perdition

Nolan's batman is enough for me, I wouldn't mind the character taking a break for awhile after he's done with it.

Originally Posted by surfdude12

Nolan has set the bar too high for Snyder or anyone, IMO.

Agreed on both count. TDK is a masterpiece and I don't think there will ever be a Batman movie better than that (even by Nolan himself).

[micks_address]

Where has he said the next one will be his last?

Originally Posted by Tyger

Since Nolan has said the next Batman movie will be his last, I thought it'd be more interesting to speculate and I suppose wish for the next take on Batman.

I'd love it if Zack Snyder got to do The Dark Knight Returns, if only because I can't believe nobody ever actually just adapts an existing book. That and so no future movies will borrow from it and we'll get something new.

I'd also really love to see Nightwing and Tim Drake as Robin. I think the whole franchise thing has kind of limited the character(s)/stories on film so far, I think more one-and-done's in different eras and styles could be more interesting.

What do you guys want?

[Malik True]

Originally Posted by Tyger

Since Nolan has said the next Batman movie will be his last, I thought it'd be more interesting to speculate and I suppose wish for the next take on Batman.

I'd love it if Zack Snyder got to do The Dark Knight Returns, if only because I can't believe nobody ever actually just adapts an existing book. That and so no future movies will borrow from it and we'll get something new.

I'd also really love to see Nightwing and Tim Drake as Robin. I think the whole franchise thing has kind of limited the character(s)/stories on film so far, I think more one-and-done's in different eras and styles could be more interesting.

What do you guys want?

This is easy leave the franchise alone, don't make anymore. NOW we know that's not going to happen and whomever takes the helm has the deck stacked against him. While I am in the minority in believing that Burton's vision and Keaton's Batman is better, which direction should the franchise go in?

If you think about it the franchise has to go darker, any other direction would be met with scorn, ridicule and mockery. Look at Batman Arkham Asylum it does not look cookie cutter does it? The envelope will need to pushed, this is how franchises are going. The new Bond is darker, the new Superman will be darker, there will be an R-rated Batman or Superman one day it's only a matter of time and when that Batman garners all the attention folks are going to reference it as the definitive Batman over Nolan's. You can see the "definitive" reference coming from the new Superman now...

[ArmyOfDarknessAW]

Originally Posted by Malik True

This is easy leave the franchise alone, don't make anymore. NOW we know that's not going to happen and whomever takes the helm has the deck stacked against him. While I am in the minority in believing that Burton's vision and Keaton's Batman is better, which direction should the franchise go in?

If you think about it the franchise has to go darker, any other direction would be met with scorn, ridicule and mockery. Look at Batman Arkham Asylum it does not look cookie cutter does it? The enveloped will need to pushed, this is how franchises are going. The new Bond is darker, the new Superman will be darker, there will be an R-rated Batman or Superman one day it's only a matter of time and when that Batman garners all the attention folks are going to reference it as the definitive Batman over Nolan's. You can see the "definitive" reference coming from the new Superman now...

I agree with you on much of what you said but i really do not see an R rated Batman or Superman ever being made. I am only talking live action big screen movies not the direct to DVD/Blu movies that come out now. I am ok with them staying in PG-13 world becuase it fits the characters fine.

[supersix4]

I just can't see him leaving if this movie goes over a billion dollars like TDK.

[ArmyOfDarknessAW]

Originally Posted by supersix4

I just can't see him leaving if this movie goes over a billion dollars like TDK.

I can because Nolan is a guy who likes to stick to his guns and his vision was a trilogy i think after this is done massive success or not.

[Fabio13]

Though I´m really sorry the next one is probably Nolans last, I´m ready for another directors take on Batman.

If we want too keep the tone of todays Batman, I think Michael Mann is the man. It would most certainly not give us any of the "weird" villians, but we would get alot of Batmans inner struggle.

Another interesting take would be David Finchers Batman. His nihilstic style in Gotham. Goosebumps...

Guillermo Del Toro... He knows how too bring our world into a fantasy world. And you know he´ll have fun between all the Gargoyles in Gotham.

[500_Days_of_Night]

I'd love to see the Knightfall story arc on film... or at least the main part of it. I think it's be an awesome sight to see a whole slew of villain cameos during the Arkham Asylum breakout. Then, after they've been caught... the Bane/Batman showdown with Batman getting his back broken.

That story would definitely take more than one film in order to do it justice, but I'd love to see it. Zack Snyder would be my top choice to do it, but I'm sure there's others out there that could make a killer Batman film if given the chance.

[X12Celtics3]

Originally Posted by ArmyOfDarknessAW

I can because Nolan is a guy who likes to stick to his guns and his vision was a trilogy i think after this is done massive success or not.

I don't think his vision was a trilogy, as he didn't even seem certain at first that he wanted to make another Batman movie after The Dark Knight. However, I do think that he will walk away from the series once he has nothing else meaningful to add to it, and that will likely be after this third movie.

[Esox50]

This is too depressing to even think about.

I am just going to enjoy the build up from now until July 2012 when we get Nolan's third Batman movie. After that, I'll worry about where it goes from there. Maybe Nolan won't direct it himself, but perhaps Goyer or Jonah Nolan can keep it going (with C-Nolan as an "adviser" in similar capacity to his role on Superman).

[Beast]

Hopefully after Nolan, we'll get a reboot and someone will actually make good Batman films for a change.