So we know that Nolan is not making a fourth Batman, and its expected that the franchise will be "rebooted".
Don't you think it would be better if the next director used Nolan's trilogy as a base?
Assuming that TDKR ends with Batman alive and still working (certainly not guaranteed).
Now I understand that many of you would say that "the trilogy should stand alone" or something along those lines, and I get that, but just think about it.
Since there will inevitably be more Batman movies, would you really want to see an origin done again? Do you want more movies covering Batman's first encounter with the Joker or the creation of Two-Face?
Why not treat the series in a similar way to how authors treat comic books? The style, realism, writers, artists, etc all change, but the continuity of the previous works is not ignored. They assume that you know what has already happened and then tell new stories in the manner that they see fit.
I envision this as a 4th film in which Batman (new actor) has already established himself and achieved many things, the Joker begins already in jail, etc.
It should still be clearly a separate series within the same franchise, i.e., the visual style should be very different, and the supernatural should be introduced. Robin could make an appearance, etc.
I just really dont want the rehash that a reboot would entail. I want a new movie to move into new territory.
This same approach has been used in movies like Superman Returns and Ed Norton's Hulk.
Don't you think it would be better if the next director used Nolan's trilogy as a base?
Assuming that TDKR ends with Batman alive and still working (certainly not guaranteed).
Now I understand that many of you would say that "the trilogy should stand alone" or something along those lines, and I get that, but just think about it.
Since there will inevitably be more Batman movies, would you really want to see an origin done again? Do you want more movies covering Batman's first encounter with the Joker or the creation of Two-Face?
Why not treat the series in a similar way to how authors treat comic books? The style, realism, writers, artists, etc all change, but the continuity of the previous works is not ignored. They assume that you know what has already happened and then tell new stories in the manner that they see fit.
I envision this as a 4th film in which Batman (new actor) has already established himself and achieved many things, the Joker begins already in jail, etc.
It should still be clearly a separate series within the same franchise, i.e., the visual style should be very different, and the supernatural should be introduced. Robin could make an appearance, etc.
I just really dont want the rehash that a reboot would entail. I want a new movie to move into new territory.
This same approach has been used in movies like Superman Returns and Ed Norton's Hulk.