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'Batman' Reboot - Who should play who?
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What about Jason? He actually kills people and gets shit done!
NotTheGuyYouKill
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Jensen Ackles for Jason Todd/Red Hood please. Would love to see a film version.
Eh, Jason's okay. Not really my favorite, but I don't hate him.
DigitalRicket
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Go with JGL but make it Batman Beyond with Terry McGinnis, not Officer Blake.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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You know what'd be neat, if in the world of Man of Steel, the Batman Beyond version already exists (high-tech version that could hypothetically compete against more superpowered characters) and the old Batman, Bruce Wayne, has retired and become an epic myth in Gotham/East Coast. So the Batman has existed since say the 50s/60s in the shared universe, but just an ordinary man with sheer willpower.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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NotTheGuyYouKill
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triplestation
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dzhokar tsarnev for batman
u want pain and misery here it is!
Doctor Decimate
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Batman Beyond would probably draw too many parallels to Iron Man at this point.
Napoleonthechimp
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Rebooting it already? wtf...
Don't act so surprised. Batman is a huge cash cow for WB. Nolan or no Nolan, you're kidding yourself if you don't believe they will have a reboot out within 4-5 years.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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No.
Plus let's be honest... the suit's kinda cooler than Iron Man's. Well, if it could legit fly. Wait, it does, doesn't it?
Until Man of Steel, it's been Marvel vs Batman up to this point, of course they're going to reboot this cow quickly
NotTheGuyYouKill
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Why not instead of Terry McGinnis rocking the Beyond suit, just start it with younger Bruce rocking the Beyond suit. Fuck, just assume that he grew up in a world where tech advanced enough so that he's able to rock a Beyond suit super-early.
DrForester
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Michael Keaton as The Joker. That's all I ask.
Not very hard based on Marion Cotillard's Talia.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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An idea so good it'll never happen.
triplestation
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id rather go with blade II visuals over blade runner and cast paul dano as terreh
NotTheGuyYouKill
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Xux
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Man, I'd watch the shit out of this.
If Nightwing isn't part of the Justice Leage, I'ma be pretty mad.
Escape Goat
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They should just switch roles up. Marion "Three days from retirement" Cotillard will play Batman. Morgan Freeman will be the Joker. Katie Holmes will play Alfred.
sketchsanchez
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i doubt this is the thread for this but fuck it...
Any one else think the best way to introduce the public to whoever the new Batman is, is through a potential Worlds Finest movie?
I feel like it not only eases them into accepting the new actor but the new tone as well, a Batman who also works with gods so to speak. I feel like it'd be easier to back into the fantastic elements of Batman this way, rather than having a reboot movie that's potentially somewhat grounded and then "oh hay guys, he also is cool with an alien, a space cop, and a greek goddess."
Just thinking out loud.
Any one else think the best way to introduce the public to whoever the new Batman is, is through a potential Worlds Finest movie?
I feel like it not only eases them into accepting the new actor but the new tone as well, a Batman who also works with gods so to speak. I feel like it'd be easier to back into the fantastic elements of Batman this way, rather than having a reboot movie that's potentially somewhat grounded and then "oh hay guys, he also is cool with an alien, a space cop, and a greek goddess."
Just thinking out loud.
IamMattFox
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I think most people are smart enough to remember Batman's origin and all the stuff he generally has going on. They could probably throw a new Batman into a crazy situation without much trouble.
It'd probably be better to have at least one film establishing him in a more fantastical world (with Mr. Freeze, Clayface or someone similar), but a World's Finest would probably still work fine.
It'd probably be better to have at least one film establishing him in a more fantastical world (with Mr. Freeze, Clayface or someone similar), but a World's Finest would probably still work fine.
ChosenPredator
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I still think they'd make a billion easy if they but batman/Superman together both versions with the same actors.
Directed by Rian Johnson (Looper)
Jim Caviezel as Bruce Wayne/Batman (though i like the Karl Urban angle people have been mentioning...)
Bryan Cranston as Jim Gordon
Robin origin story. It allows Batman to still be a shadowy figure, while we still have an introductory point of view into the world through Dick Grayson's eyes. After adopting Dick, Batman is trying to do his best for the boy by relentlessly hunting down Tony Zucco and (reluctantly with the help of Batgirl who Bruce has refused to be a proper mentor to) exposing the drug plot that is the reason why Dick's parents were killed. However Alfred tries to make Bruce realize that he has to be there as a father for Dick as well. But as a result, Zucco goes underground and manages to escape Gotham. In embracing his fatherly role, he sees that Dick needs to find justice for his parents in much the same way Bruce did - a parallel he never quite shared with Barbera Gordon. Bruce eventually starts training Dick, but is incredibly harsh and blunt - almost brutal (not quite All-Star Batman & Robin, but you get the idea). However, after almost two years later, the training has clearly paid off. Robin joins him regularly on patrol, a move Gordon heavily disapproves of, not wanting to see children in the crossfire (awkward...). But regardless, with Batgirl also finally accepted under Batman's wing now, together they move to take down the reemerged Zucco, and simultaneously, the drug plot that leads all the way up to the Scarecrow.
Film 2 would be set afew years later. The Joker already exists in this universe. It'd be a mix of The Killing Joke with the Joker trying to push Gordon over the edge and crippling Barbara, and Mad Love with Harleen Quinzel being seduced by him and facilitating in his escape. It'd also have Dick seeing how far the Joker is pushing Bruce, and after having to even stop Batman from brutally beating a low-level Joker henchman in front of his wife and young son, in the end he has had it and refuses to be part of what he sees as Batman's inevitable downfall. Robin leaves, leaving Batman again alone, having to see that his crusade has both put the ones he loves in danger, and has pushed the others away.
Jim Caviezel as Bruce Wayne/Batman (though i like the Karl Urban angle people have been mentioning...)
Bryan Cranston as Jim Gordon
Robin origin story. It allows Batman to still be a shadowy figure, while we still have an introductory point of view into the world through Dick Grayson's eyes. After adopting Dick, Batman is trying to do his best for the boy by relentlessly hunting down Tony Zucco and (reluctantly with the help of Batgirl who Bruce has refused to be a proper mentor to) exposing the drug plot that is the reason why Dick's parents were killed. However Alfred tries to make Bruce realize that he has to be there as a father for Dick as well. But as a result, Zucco goes underground and manages to escape Gotham. In embracing his fatherly role, he sees that Dick needs to find justice for his parents in much the same way Bruce did - a parallel he never quite shared with Barbera Gordon. Bruce eventually starts training Dick, but is incredibly harsh and blunt - almost brutal (not quite All-Star Batman & Robin, but you get the idea). However, after almost two years later, the training has clearly paid off. Robin joins him regularly on patrol, a move Gordon heavily disapproves of, not wanting to see children in the crossfire (awkward...). But regardless, with Batgirl also finally accepted under Batman's wing now, together they move to take down the reemerged Zucco, and simultaneously, the drug plot that leads all the way up to the Scarecrow.
Film 2 would be set afew years later. The Joker already exists in this universe. It'd be a mix of The Killing Joke with the Joker trying to push Gordon over the edge and crippling Barbara, and Mad Love with Harleen Quinzel being seduced by him and facilitating in his escape. It'd also have Dick seeing how far the Joker is pushing Bruce, and after having to even stop Batman from brutally beating a low-level Joker henchman in front of his wife and young son, in the end he has had it and refuses to be part of what he sees as Batman's inevitable downfall. Robin leaves, leaving Batman again alone, having to see that his crusade has both put the ones he loves in danger, and has pushed the others away.
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
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Karl Urban Batman
Bryan Cranston Commissioner Gordon
Bryan Cranston Commissioner Gordon
Host Samurai
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What? His jaw is alright.
He should keep the helmet on. Jaw does not match up well with face.
5/10 for facethetics
TheOneWhoKnocks
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Batman - Jon Hamm
Joker - Steve Buscemi
Gordon - Bryan Cranston
Riddler - Leonardo Di Cap
Joker - Steve Buscemi
Gordon - Bryan Cranston
Riddler - Leonardo Di Cap
D.Lo
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Get the director of Dredd as well. That movie was so good it was ridiculous. I forgot movies could be that fun.
TDKR left such a bad smell with its combination of self-importance and script stupidity, it needs a more colourful, twisted, comic book vibe. I'd love a lower budget, riskier take too. Maybe more violent, smaller scale. With a 40s vibe like the animated universe, with period music. Oversaturated rich dark colours, grainy looking film stock.
But they'll want something they can tie together with Superman, which is annoying since Nolan's involved with that. Can we have Bale in a JL movie and have a separate universe Batman rolling as well? Can the public handle this?
TDKR left such a bad smell with its combination of self-importance and script stupidity, it needs a more colourful, twisted, comic book vibe. I'd love a lower budget, riskier take too. Maybe more violent, smaller scale. With a 40s vibe like the animated universe, with period music. Oversaturated rich dark colours, grainy looking film stock.
But they'll want something they can tie together with Superman, which is annoying since Nolan's involved with that. Can we have Bale in a JL movie and have a separate universe Batman rolling as well? Can the public handle this?
Lasthope106
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What is that from?
Graphics Horse
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TheJollyCorner
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Kurt Russell as an old, grizzled Bruce.
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