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Batman Film Franchise Post Nolan

If I remember correctly, Warners was choosing between Batman Begins and a live action Batman Beyond. After Nolan is done, I think that Warners should go back there; Beyond could make a great movie that keeps Batman alive in theaters without immediately tromping on Nolan's work and fan base.
 
I'm not sure I would consider another director's interpretation as "tromping" on Nolan's work. My feelings weren't hurt when Schumacher took over for Burton though... Batman & Robin didn't endear him to me any.

Then again I would love a live action Batman Beyond movie. I know that Paul Dini was wrote the script for the live action so it was bound to be good. Weird though that Dini's BB script never made it to the internet.
 
A good movie.

That's it, just make a good movie and i won't care if it's a reboot or a continuation with different people.
 
Frankly, I'm burnt out on Batman and wouldn't mind it to go away for a while. Honestly, I wasn't too impressed by the Nolan features despite all the critical acclaim they received.

I'm more excited by a newer less well worn DC comic character like Green Lantern being spun into his own film series or the proposed Blue Beetle tv series. I just feel like Batman and Superman and their villians are just played out.
 
Wasn't there a Batman Beyond idea being tossed around a while back when Keanu was still young enough? Of course, there was no way they could've gotten Clint Eastwood to play old Bruce Wayne.
 
^ Keanu was - inexplicably - linked with the Batman Beyond movie but when you think about it, he was always too old for it. Beyond aired in 1999, when his dudeness was 35. Terry McGinn should be about 18 or so, IIRC.

Clint was also a fan fave for it but I've never seen him as Bruce Wayne; he's too blue collar. Too Clint.

Had they filmed BB a decade or so ago, I would have liked to see Paul Newman opposite an unknown.
 
The direction of where Batman will go clearly depends on the reception that the third Nolan Batman movie gets.

Spider-Man 3 was not completely horrible, but still seen as a major step down from the second movie. So what are we getting? A reboot.

The same thing is in essence happening in the X-Men movie universe.

If Batman 3 can top the Dark Knight, Warner Brothers will keep riding the tide and try for a fourth movie in the same vein. But without Nolan it will be unlikely to succeed.

And of course it all hinges on whether or not Nolan does anything wild like killing Bruce in the 3rd movie, which has been rumored.
 
Caliburn24 said:
The direction of where Batman will go clearly depends on the reception that the third Nolan Batman movie gets.

Spider-Man 3 was not completely horrible, but still seen as a major step down from the second movie. So what are we getting? A reboot.

The same thing is in essence happening in the X-Men movie universe.

If Batman 3 can top the Dark Knight, Warner Brothers will keep riding the tide and try for a fourth movie in the same vein. But without Nolan it will be unlikely to succeed.

And of course it all hinges on whether or not Nolan does anything wild like killing Bruce in the 3rd movie, which has been rumored.
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This is a good point. After all, Universal is trying to do a fourth Bourne film with Damon and Greengrass (who recently dropped out of the film) presumably because of the success of The Bourne Ultimatum, which was critically and financially successful.

I'm sure WB will try and coerce Nolan into doing another Batman providing some weird cosmic event happens and Batman 3 disappoints or downright sucks, but I don't think it'll happen.

I suspect the Batman franchise will lie dormant and after a while WB will try and either do a soft reboot by just continuing the adventures of the characters a la The Incredible Hulk or Punisher: War Zone or do a complete reboot with a new direction.
 
Do we need a Batman film franchise post-Nolan?

My vote is for the caped crusader to rest on his laurels and take a sabbatical after the third film. Let him come back a decade or so later at the earliest so a decent amount of time has past and he's ready to tackle the concerns of a new generation.
 
Yeah, if Batman 3 is a huge success I'm sure Warners will offer Nolan and Bale huge gobs of cash to do a fourth one, but the two of them may still walk away. The studio will have a lot of options in terms of how to proceed. For example, they could introduce a new Batman in a JLA or World's Finest film and then spin him off into solo films.
Kegg said:
Do we need a Batman film franchise post-Nolan?
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Whether any individual moviegoer thinks the continuation of the franchise is a good idea from a creative point of view is really a moot point. The franchise is incredibly lucrative for Warners and so it will continue. Personally I'm happy for it do so as long as the quality remains high, although I'd like the post-Nolan films to explore new territory rather than try to ape Nolan's vision.
 
Though Michael Caine is going to be getting pretty up there in age to still be playing the butler. You'd think Bruce could afford to pension off an 80-year-old.
 
It's not like Alfred really does much anyway. He's more of a companion than a Butler.

If the indications are true and Nolan stops after three, my guess is there will be a 5-year hiatus (give or take, maybe a touch more) and then a reboot. It doesn't have to be a complete reboot that goes back to the origin story, but it'll probably not bother to completely follow Nolan's style or continuity. This version is his baby, I don't think the next person has to follow it.

BTW, on the Robin debate. I might be a bit weird, but I'd rather see Dick Grayson without Robin. Basically, follow the human side of Bruce Wayne as he identifies with the young boy and adopts him, rather than the campy side of a teenaged superhero fighting alongside the caped crusader.
 
I'd prefer for Robin not to appear in the Batman films themselves, but what I would like to see at some point is essentially a Batman Family film where you have Nightwing, Robin, Batgirl, etc, with Batman either off screen or playing a relatively small part as their mentor and trainer.
 
If Batman 3 is a big hit and Nolan/Bale bow out afterward, then bring on the next trilogy with Michael Mann at the helm. New actors, new director, but direct continuation.
 
Michael Mann is great but I don't think he would give us anything different than Nolan has. What's the point of bringing in a new director if he's going to give us more of the same? Don't get me wrong I like Nolan's version but his more realistic take on the mythos isn't the only acceptable view of the material. Batman lends himself to variety and reinvention.

Let the next director reinvent Batman for the big screen in his own way rather than going the safe and easy route, bringing on a director who works in the same gritty style.
 
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