Wait, so this is the last season of House because Hugh Laurie is quitting? Where did you learn this, I want to know more.Daystar Clarion said:
OT: I'm glad that there will only be three Batman movies in the Nolan-Bale team-up.
Christian Bale Resigns As Batman
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OT: I'm glad that there will only be three Batman movies in the Nolan-Bale team-up.
Well, I'm not very knowledgeable of the subject so I may be wrong.Shadow flame master said:
From what I've heard, Hugh Laurie is retiring after this series of House.
between mark hamill giving up the joker and this soon no one in the batman franchise will have their memorable voices.
The vote to kill him off was only won by a small margin so he must have had a fair share of fans.OutrageousEmu said:
I think they could have Jason Todd as a character if they made his worse traits part of his character arc, with Batman unsure of how to deal with him at first and having to learn to take on the new role of raising Robin and both of them growing in terms of personality by the end of the movie.The Rascal King said:
So is this for real, or is this like one of the many times Mark Hamil was done voicing the Joker? 
I hope this 3rd film will be interesting like the second one and not boring as all hell like the first one, though.
Also, hurray for the end of Bale's awful Batman voice.
I hope this 3rd film will be interesting like the second one and not boring as all hell like the first one, though.
Also, hurray for the end of Bale's awful Batman voice.
Bale/Nolan is going to be a hard act to follow, but I can't fault either for quitting while they're ahead. ('Course, I haven't seen Dark Knight Rises yet... I'm hoping they're quitting while they're ahead.)
What I do think is clear is that to make good Batman movies you need strong personalities with a clear vision of what they want to do with the character(s) and setting. Otherwise, you end up with little more than a factory-assembled medium for toys and Happy Meals. And I'm sorry to say it, but if they're trying to build up a Justice League, it's a real concern we're going to end up with a bland, family-friendly Batman who fits neatly into a slot.
What I do think is clear is that to make good Batman movies you need strong personalities with a clear vision of what they want to do with the character(s) and setting. Otherwise, you end up with little more than a factory-assembled medium for toys and Happy Meals. And I'm sorry to say it, but if they're trying to build up a Justice League, it's a real concern we're going to end up with a bland, family-friendly Batman who fits neatly into a slot.
Overall, I think I liked the Burton films a bit more than the Nolan ones. Also, Kevin Conroy was my favorite Batman. As for a Reboot...let's hope the costume isn't CG. Hopefully we'll see someone like Hush as the next movie villain or, someone else who hasn't had much/any screen time like Clayface or, Killer Croc.
edit: That producer credit Burton has on Forever and &Robin always throw me off. Fun fact: Batman Returns was my very first in-theater movie! At the adorable age of 4, me my Mom and, my Dad went to see it in a theater I couldn't possibly remember. I remember having my eyes covered during what I think was the nose-biting scene. Funny post-movie fact, when we left there was a theatrical, teaser poster up in the theater (I remember which theater it is now!) teasing The Nightmare Before Christmas. The funny part was my Mom thinking out loud that I would probably be too young to see it after having just watched Batman Returns!
edit: That producer credit Burton has on Forever and &Robin always throw me off. Fun fact: Batman Returns was my very first in-theater movie! At the adorable age of 4, me my Mom and, my Dad went to see it in a theater I couldn't possibly remember. I remember having my eyes covered during what I think was the nose-biting scene. Funny post-movie fact, when we left there was a theatrical, teaser poster up in the theater (I remember which theater it is now!) teasing The Nightmare Before Christmas. The funny part was my Mom thinking out loud that I would probably be too young to see it after having just watched Batman Returns!
It's in no way 100% proof he's quitting, but it doesn't look good.Eri said:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1385459/Hugh-Laurie-hints-House-end-eighth-season.html
I like the Cracked article "Prestige" theory that
What I like about no 4th Batman is that Bale's voice drives me up the damn wall. It's not scary or threatening, man, it sounds like you need a cough drop. All it takes to figure out who's Batman is a game of having everybody at a millionaire's party talk like chain smokers.
I sincerely hope that they tone it down at least a little bit for this one because it's plain grating.
Batman dies and someone new rises to become the new Dark Knight.
I sincerely hope that they tone it down at least a little bit for this one because it's plain grating.
Foolish foolish Warner Bros.vansau said:
Do they really want to piss all over the new Batman movies just to try to salvage the train wreck that was the Justice League movie lead-in? Just to compete with The Avengers?
Those Batman movies are going to have to at least compare favorably to the recent Nolan movies, and I just don't see that happening (given how sacred The Dark Knight is to fans even now).
Besides, I don't see them coming anywhere close to competing with The Avengers movie now.
Too little. Too late.
Burton only directed Batman and Batman Returns, and had minimal involvement with Batman Forever ("According to an interview with Janet Scott Batchler, Burton's only involvement as producer with Batman Forever was approving Schumacher as director and Lee and Janet Scott Batchler as the writers. Burton did not contribute story ideas.") and no involvement whatsoever with Batman and Robin.Shoggoth2588 said:
OT: I can't believe the amount of hate Bale's "Batman Voice" has been getting in this thread (eh, that's a lie), but I can honestly say it never really bothered me. For the sake of not repeating "Old news" ad nauseum, I wish Kevin Conroy/Mark Hamill had done a live-action Batman/Joker film. I suppose I'll just have to live with Arkham Asylum/Arkham City and the Animated Series.
EDIT: Also, it makes me laugh whenever people bash on Batman and Robin for how campy it was and how bad the puns were and then don't even mention Adam West's Batman.