I feel like we need to really figure out the naming convention for the next Batman film until the official title is revealed. Is it Batman 3? That would indicate there were not four previous Batman movies; it isn’t like the James Bond films started over from #1. I like calling it The Dark Knight 2 (or TDK2, since the kids just love acronyms these days), but that’s mostly because I feel like Nolan finally figured out how to make a Batman film with TDK. Batman Begins is such a dry run.
Anyway, whatever you want to call it, there’s no news about it. And that’s possibly news, according to Batman on Film. The site reports that Warner Bros and Christopher Nolan should know what’s what with Batman 3 – ie, is Nolan coming back – by January 2010. BoF’s source says the longer we don’t hear about it, the more likely it is that Nolan is done. BoF has different opinions, saying that Nolan is signed.
Which may be the case! But it doesn’t matter. If Nolan wants out of Batman 3/TDK2, Warner Bros is going to let him go. They’re not going to force the dude to make the movie. That way lies a terrible film. And even if Nolan didn’t want to direct the next movie, he’d definitely be producing it. So even in a situation where Nolan realizes he might have a very hard time following up the second biggest earning movie (unadjusted!) in history, Warner Bros would get to put his name on the TV commercials for the next film.
My guess: Nolan will not direct the next film. He’ll be a strong producer but he’ll turn over the reins to someone talented but hungry – a name that will make us nerds happy but won’t eclipse him. If that’s the case, who could it be? Weigh in on our message board.
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B3!
maybe they should give it to another director…Nolan gave us 2 of the greatest comic films in history. he's run his course, and if he has nothing more to offer to the franchise, then he should just walk away. I'm pretty sure that there is someone out there who can make a good batman film. it's not like no one has ever not written a good batman story before this…let it go fanboys
I say just call in The dark Knight strikes back.. or strikes again.
Meh. I'm in a minority, but I thought that TDK was pretty terrible, and I've never particularly liked Nolan's "BROODING, SERIOUS, REALISTIC" interpretation of comics that I enjoyed for their more supernatural elements and escapism. Plus, they really need to fire Goyer as a contributor for the scripts. TDK had some pretty damn embarrassing one-liners, which I suspect came from him.
Plus, Ledger's acting was pretty good, but I didn't like their interpretation of the Joker. His final battle with Batman — pipes and dogs? c'mon, this is Batman's most hilarious adversary — felt awkward, and the Joker became some pseudo-philosophical moron spouting out tidbits of wisdom about anarchy.
If I was Warners, I'd be looking to get David Yates on to something the moment he finishes Harry Potter. He's managed to combine human emotions with big budget film-making – also to not try and plaster his own identity onto every shot.
How about Paul Anderson or Uwe Boll… Or Joel Shumacher. Seeing as he has given us Batman films that were superior to Nolan's as well as Burton's films. I mean, you can't deny Batman & Robin was the best Batman- and even the best comicbook based film ever made.
How about making it a project of 3 short films directed by those three awesome directors?
Give it to Aronofsky. I know his early version of Begins was plagued by troubles (see: Frank Miller), but he's grown so much as a filmmaker (see: The Wrestler), and approaching Robocop shows he's at least interested in a franchise picture.
Then we can go CRAZY with the Weisz as Catwoman rumors, since she's his baby's momma and all.
Stop trying to get site hits by having non-news about Batman 3, you clownish wannabe journalist.
I'll take that bet Feraci. Nolan's directing this film. I think your. It's apparent you don't WANT him to direct it, but I'll bet you dollars to deutschmarks it happens. Especially with his working relationship with the entire cast and how open ended he left the last film. It was too good to have been perfunctory. And you might not want another villain story, but the entire Batman mythology disagrees with you. There is too much excellent character there to not do it that way. Dark Knight, at the end of the day, put character over thematics, wisely so at that. And what thematics there were was derived directly from the characters. This was a big reason why Begins is merely a tepid pre-amble to a superior film. If they follow that MO again it will be just as interesting seeing Batman face off against another in the best rogues gallery in comic history.
I don't know what is up with you people…Nolan is the ONLY director that should be on this project – we need a classy ending to this (so far) perfectly realized series!!
How is this "breaking news?"
There were five previous Batman films. You forgot the Adam West version that came out in theaters during the summer of 1966.
The "breaking news" is the running gag with B3 or aka TDK2 stories.
There hasn't been any.
There aren't any previous Batman films.The relevance of pre-reboot films is determined by how they relate to the new series. It may seem like an arbitrary line, but it's also a clear one. The previous Batmans are about as relevant to the current two as Mary Poppins.
David Fincher, please.
I like The Dark Knight less every time I see it. I once thought it was fresh and bad-ass, now I think it's just kind of a humorless slog. I haven't been able to finish it on DVD after seeing it 3 times in the theater.
Wow post #16 was kinda scary, huh?
Anyway, I think Nolan will be back. Let's keep in mind it's not like he's on a beach somewhere trying to think of a concept for TDK2, he's directing a 200 million dollar Leonardo DiCaprio movie.
Let the guy come up for air. I'm surprised to see you thinking he's out Devin. The real question is how big of a check will Warners write to keep Nolan? Let the negotiations take their course. This speculation is not too far removed form the Eddie Murphy casting rumors out of England.
Alfanso Cauron would be a great choice to do the third film. I really wish he would get more work; the guy not only made the best film of 2006 in Children of Men, but also made the best Harry Potter film….
Who should direct? The directing duo of "Josh and Todd: The Story of a Man And His Puppet"; Jim Williams and Jon Bristol… Couldn't be any worse than Joel Shumacher. And they could use Scarface and the Ventriloquist and have Jeff Dunham play him
I know this might be considered blasphemous, but what if the third installment involved Heath Ledger's Joker being killed in Arkham Asylum by the very gangsters he double-crossed in TDK. A more sinister, maniacal figure begins terrorizing gotham, and claims to be taking the Joker's place. This Joker would be one that's more akin to the comics. If that were a tertiary development to the main story, and was revealed say halfway through the film to be a new development, wouldn't that solve the Ledger conundrum, re-intro the Joker with a new lead, and add oomph to the entire story? Just spitballin'
I think the question here is: What impact, if any, will Inception's performance have on the future of a third Batman? If Inception is a success, will Nolan just shrug off Batman since he can make blockbusters from his own material? If it's a flop, will he rush back to the cape and the cowl to turn a profit, and if so, how much control would Warners give him?
Too many F-bombs in here. How am I supposed to massage my penis to this mess?!
I would like to see the third movie with Harley Quinn coming to avenge the Joker. She doesn't have to wear the jester suit, but something more associated with it. I think it could work out…
Batman 3D
I was hoping that Ledgers death would mean that we had seen the end of the Joker in this current run of Batman films. Would much rather see a return of ra's al ghul.
wouldnt be surprised if nolan only produced. and if that was the case why stop at three movies….
as far as villain preferences go, i can see them doing a catwoman, riddler, the mad hatter or someone "realistic" but at the same time would like to see them take the random route and either completely create a new villain or bring someone slighltly less heard of like hush, firefly, deadshot or hugo strange
I love how devin, in all his batman (and avatar) related stories, implies how much he dislikes the films through cheap innuendos. I mean, the mans being strongly opinionated just for the sake of it, and he just wants to provoke extreme reactions out of his readers and it works.
Probably generates a bunch of hits also.
Its hilarious though to read these talkbacks, and see how people blindly fall in to his little traps.
Gives you a kick doesn't it devin, you sly dog 😛
you all suck
Neil Burger
Neil Blomkamp
Neil Diamond
Neil Strauss
oh, and alfonso cuaron, with chloe sevigny as Harly Quinn, avenging the death of The Joker mother fuckers!!!
Francis Lawrence.
lol, havent a single one of you boners looked at that poster of "gotham city", look at the names listed for casting and tell me taht dont tell you something, KRISTEN BELL, HELLLOOOOO WAKE UP DUMB ASSES
The Dark Knight Returns… directed by Neill Blomkamp.
I like Nolan's movies (though Begins is more rewatchable than DK), but I don't know, that Arkham Asylum game really put me in the mood for THAT kind of Batman. Couldn't Paul Dini write a live action Batman script?
Martin Campbell.
And Minty, there's nothing disingenuous about the articles on the fanboy properties. The man's not being opinionated just "for the sake of it". He's being opinionated because it's more interesting that way, because people are interested in it and because that's what he's hired for. Devin's just being Devin, the people who cry about his opinions are just being crybabies.
Oh, or what about Rian Johnson?
Joss Whedon
Joss Whedon, if you are reading this, stay away from Batman you two-bit huckster.
Alex Proyas!!!!
There is only one director who I would be even slightly comfortable taking over directing duties from Nolan. His name is David Fincher. I would also be interested in a fantasmogoria version directed by Peter Jackson involving Man-Bat, Clayface, and lots and lots of fear toxin. But seriously, let's not even talk about this. Let's just hope Nolan comes back with the balls to keep The Joker alive. A Batman movie without him just doesn't cut the mustard, let's be honest.
Why dont they just call it Batman on the hunt, since they say that the story would be commissioner gordon would be looking for batman
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