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Hypothetical Movies: Batman Beyond

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IamMattFox said:
Aaron Paul would be a terrible Batman, guys.
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Yea I have no idea where the hell this idea comes from. BB fanboyism?

AP is maybe 5'7". I might sound like a hyprocrite given my posts about short guys getting no respect in another thread, but 5'7" doesn't cut it for Terry McGinnis.

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CorvoSol said:
Everyone knows it's too good a movie to ever exist. It's a wonder the show existed, as awesome as it was.
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This, sadly. Just give me more seasons of the show. I'd be more than happy with that. Also beef up the rogues in BB, they were fun but I want to see them develop more like the current Batman villains.

inm8num2 said:
Yea I have no idea where the hell this idea comes from. BB fanboyism?

AP is maybe 5'7". I might sound like a hyprocrite given my posts about short guys getting no respect in another thread, but 5'7" doesn't cut it for Bruce Wayne.
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Good thing we're not talking about Bruce Wayne but about Terry McGinnis.
 
Half of the reason that I thought they cast Joseph Gordon Levitt was because he's kind of how I picture a live-action Terry McGinnis in my head. No, it's just Nolancasting going back to folks that he worked with, more or less.
 
Jarmel said:
Yes, the Beyond suit is more agility oriented compared to the more militaristic stance of Iron Man but that's also because Tony isn't as agile a fighter as Terry is anyway. Both offer increase durability in fights, electronic capabilities, increased strength, advanced HUDs, resistance against elements, flight, and offensive weapons(although Stark is much more offensive oriented). They're easily in the same realm even if they don't have the same exact strengths, which also partly due to the personalities of the actual superheroes.
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No, even if Tony was as agile a fighter a Terry, he still wouldn't be able to move the way BB Batsuit does in his base Iron man suit. It's too heavy and it doesn't look like it offers the kind of range of motion necessary to do it. It's also way too fucking big, Tony wouldn't be able to fit any kind of cramped space, let alone move around quietly. I recall he made a stealth iron man suit in 3 somewhere and maybe that's similar to the batsuit, but his base suit simply cannot do what the Batsuit does.

Conversely, the Batsuit can't do what the iron man suit does. They both have resistance against bullets and stuff, for example, but where the Iron man suit would not even notice it unless it's a tank slug, the Batsuit is still vulnerable to guns fire. It's more kevlar than anything. It's similar in that it does the same basic thing, yes, but it's not anywhere in the same league as the other. If Terry took the kind of fire that Iron man takes on a regular basis, he'd die.

The most you could say is that they are both enhancement suits, with some similar capabilities, but that's like saying Thor and Superman are the same because they both have super strength, flight, invulnerability, and elemental powers (Thor has lighting, Superman has ice breath and heat vision).

But look, the point I'm making when I say Terry is not Iron Man is that he does not power through his enemies the way he does. Aside from just being way more agile, the Batsuit is most efficient when used for stealth. Of course he fights, but the suits main role isn't to fight out in the open and if you have Terry just showing up in a place and telling everyone "COME AT ME BRO", he's not being Batman.

Edit: Thor and superman may be a bad example, because they do function similarly. Maybe a more apt comparison is Captain America and the Hulk. They are both the result of super soldier serum, but even though they improve more or less the same things (except for intelligence for Hulk), one uses his enhanced strength to bolster his military abilities, which involve things besides direct fighting....the other just smashes. Such it is for Batman Beyond and Iron man.
 
cdkee said:
I've been watching the series again right now actually, and I love it. I particularly enjoy the relationship between Terry and Bruce, it feels real for some reason. I would love a movie. Or another season.
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I don't know if you've ever seen the Justice League Unlimited episode "Epilogue," but there's a pretty good reason for why their relationship feels real.
 
I've been replaying Arkham City recently and I have to say that I really like the Batman Beyond skin you can use.

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A bit too burly since they have to make it fit the beefcake default Batman in the game, but it's got a lot of nice detail for just being a skin.
 
One of the best cartoon shows ever made. I honestly think that Batman Beyond was a spirtual successor/DC version of Spider-Man TAS from the 90s. Too bad it would have to be real actors because to me, Batman is Kevin Conroy and Batman Beyond is Will Friedle.

I think it would be an excellent Batman movie however. I would love to see their interpretation on the futuristic Gotham, along with the new enemies. The batsuit can easily be replicated, but the design shouldn't change too much (I hope).
 
LAUGHTREY said:
That is the big problem though. How do you do the mask?

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That's the only problem I figure too, but I'm sure it can be solved via CG or paint with a Batman budget.

I wonder what these super heroes do about random boners
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Also, I will forever consider Beyond the best Batman future, especially since I really did not like The Dark Knight Returns.
 
Fraull said:
This would be awesome but I just can't help to think they wouldn't do it right.
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They'd get white girls to play Dana and Maxine, and that'd be the start of how we'd know it was wrong. Megan Fox would play Inque, it'd be directed by Bay, and he'd follow through on the threat to make Terry's little brother into Bat Boy.
 
CorvoSol said:
I don't know if you've ever seen the Justice League Unlimited episode "Epilogue," but there's a pretty good reason for why their relationship feels real.
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Yeah I remember that episode. Good stuff. Wish we could see more of Terry. I actually liked his character.
 
i feel like they would ruin it if they made it. DC movies havent been exactly on the level of Marvel.
 
Mushroomer25 said:
Honestly, it's the smartest move for them going forward with the Batman franchise. You can't do anything that even touches upon the realism of the Dark Knight trilogy. Heading in the opposite direction with something like Beyond is the only way to avoid brand confusion.
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You know this isn't a terrible idea.

Push Gotham forward several decades into the future and pretend that is part of the Ironman universe is really viable.
 
Ezalc said:
This, sadly. Just give me more seasons of the show. I'd be more than happy with that. Also beef up the rogues in BB, they were fun but I want to see them develop more like the current Batman villains.



Good thing we're not talking about Bruce Wayne but about Terry McGinnis.
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Dammit, brain fart, I meant Terry McGinnis.
 
I honestly can't see this happening. Part of what makes Batman beyond as big a sell(other than the various fucked up endings) is an old gruff bitter Bruce wayne. I can't see how you can jump into that without tons of backstory, and an actor that can come close to being as convincing as Conroy.
 
I just rewatched the first two episodes for the first time since I was a kid.

Holy shit, so good. They could just do a live-action shot for shot remake of them and baby you've got a stew going.

I also picked up on all of the cultural influences that I wasn't aware of as a kid. Bladerunner clearly inspired the city design. Akira inspired the motorcycle design. Star Wars inspired the security guard designs. They even used the Star Wars blaster noise.

And hey, George Takei! Now that I know him and his distinctive voice, he stood out so much. So great.
 
Parallax said:
I honestly can't see this happening. Part of what makes Batman beyond as big a sell(other than the various fucked up endings) is an old gruff bitter Bruce wayne. I can't see how you can jump into that without tons of backstory, and an actor that can come close to being as convincing as Conroy.
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That's not hard at all. We have had a bunch of old men sell that role for the decades. They're a dime a dozen.
 
Yes they should make this a live action movie at some point. It would do great and is also a fantastic way to have some differentiation from all the other Batman movies.

Sadly it will probably never happen, which is really too bad. Terry is really great and I would love to see him interact with old Bruce on the big screen.
 
There's also a reason why I don't think Clint Eastwood would work - part of the appeal of Batman Beyond is Terry and Bruce out-snarking each other. No one beats each other, but they sure love giving really snappy responses to one another in a fun, natural way.
 
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