Christopher Nolan Back for Third Batman Film

[sketch_zeppelin]

Riiight, what was he gonna say? "No i'm afriad of money and fame. I refuse to do a 3rd batman"

...now i could understand it if he said no because he was afriad of Christan Bale.

 

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

I think it's going to fail. I don't expect anyone to top Heath Ledger's performance, and I doubt the third can survive without such strong star power.

But...we don't know who's in it yet...

Alot of people had reservations about Ledger beforehand.

 

[Buizel91]

Bring Killer Croc in it!

or at least an enemy we haven't seen before...

Anyway least this is some good news =D

 

[katsumoto03]

well i have mixed feelings about this announcement. The dark knight will be hard to top with heath's performance as the joker. now i wonder if there are any truth to the rumors that the villian will be the riddler played by johnny depp

That wouldn't be bad.

I, for one, would watch it.

 

[ChromeAlchemist]

I thought we knew that he was doing a trilogy? Not to sound like an ass (even though I probably do) but movie nerds have been talking about "when" rather than "if" for some time now.

Ledger's death rocked him hard, but I seriously doubt he was going to cancel production of the third title.

Avengers, Thor, Nolan's own Superman: Man of Steel, Green Lantern, Antman, Green Hornet, Spiderman, Deadpool, X-Men: First Class, R.E.D. ...

I have to say that of these, Avengers is the only one I'm reasonably certain will be worth seeing. I have some hopes for Thor, and Nolan's a capable enough director that his Superman might be worth a look. As for the rest... Time will tell, but what we've seen on many of them doesn't exactly make me leap for joy.

Well he's not directing Superman, but he and his brother have written the story/screenplay. He's producing and essentially godfathering it, so he may as well be directing. What may come as no surprise considering Nolan's style of films, the villain will be Brainiac, and considering the budget is going to be something like $250 million, I think this will at least be a far sight better than Superman Returns. The hell were you thinking Singer? X-3 sucked and it was your fault! Deadpool will probably suck unless they just rework that shit completely...

That being said, X-Men: First Class is going to be set somewhere in the 60's/70's. To me, that's interesting. I just don't trust Webb with Spiderman at this point, so I can't really comment.

At the very least, the cinematography will be good. At this point, I really doubt anyone can top the Joker. I mean, he is essentially Batman's greatest enemy, and he got handled in The Dark Knight. Anyone beyond that is most likely going to be underwhelming.

Also, for the love of God, Mr. Nolan, get Mr. Bale to stop the damned growling. Please.

The cinematography has always been excellent in his films, even Momento and Following. People are saying "who could he possibly put in this film?" But I imagine he has it covered, I couldn't see him not realising that he put Batman's best villain in the second film and left some big shoes to fill for the third.

And agreed on the growling. Jesus...

 

[Saucycarpdog]

Supposedly, a part of the script in pre-production got leaked and said that the riddler will be in the next film. There were rumors that David Tennant would play him.

Then again, it's just a rumor.

He wouldn't be that bad for the role though.

 

[DustyDrB]

I thought they had already been planning to do a third for a while?

I don't have a suggestion for a villain. I've never read a comic of any kind, so all my Batman experience comes from movies and The Animated Series.

 

[Zero_ctrl]

YAY!
I loved Batman: Begins and The Dark Knight!

 

[wolf92]

I heard this a while ago. But I'm glad it's true none the less
There was a rumor going around that Joesph Gordon-Levett was going to be the riddler

 

[Wereduck]

Please please please, let Nolan direct Mass Effect after Batman.

I heartily agree with the other duck.
From your bill to god's ear, brother.

 

[Boba Frag]

Riiight, what was he gonna say? "No i'm afriad of money and fame. I refuse to do a 3rd batman"

...now i could understand it if he said no because he was afriad of Christan Bale.

I think it was more a case of him being afraid of Bale's reaction if he'd said no

Seriously aweseome news, although, really folks.. was there really ever any serious doubt?

He created that interpretation of Batman, I can't see him walking away from it, especially seeing as how his brother is so heavily involved in scripting.

Brilliant, brilliant news all the same!!

*waltzes around room like Jack Nicholson's Joker*

EDIT

Incidentally, I'm hearing an awful lot about Joseph Gordon Levitt being pegged as the Riddler.
Apparently it even comes from Aintitcoolnews itself...

 

[Skitchy]

I know it'll never happen, but I'd really like Scarecrow to make another appearance. As the main villain in Batman Begins, I fucking loved him. Cillian Murphy's performance was incredible. But he said that he never wants to play a villain again in case he gets typecast and Scarecrow has already had the limelight.

Bane and Riddler are good choices though. Maybe even Poison Ivy?

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

Yes! Now he is going to have to make it mind blowingly awesome. From the man who brought me Inception, I have high expectations.

Spoiler: Wait a minute! Where is the Joker now if Ledger (may he rest in peace) is gone?

Spoiler: He's stuck in the basement of Arkhem with this guy.

 

[Boba Frag]

Yes! Now he is going to have to make it mind blowingly awesome. From the man who brought me Inception, I have high expectations.

Spoiler: Wait a minute! Where is the Joker now if Ledger (may he rest in peace) is gone?

Spoiler: He's stuck in the basement of Arkhem with this guy.

XD

You, sir, are my hero for posting that.

 

[Nouw]

Awesome.

Now it's time to further speculate the villain.

Offtopic:Can't wait for Deadpool

 

[Loop Stricken]

I have but two questions;

1) They're actually REALLY doing a Deadpool film? Is that Ryan Reynolds chap still doing it?

2) What the fudge is R.E.D?

 

[Kinokohatake]

Michael C. Hall needs to be the riddler, I'm tired of Johnny Depp... and he would make a better villain than most people seem to think...

Wow, I never thought of Michael C. Hall but he would be fantastic. If you base his character around a version of Jigsaw from the Saw movies, I can imagine it being fantastic. And though I am not sure I would want Robin to show up, I wouldn't say no to Dick Grayson showing up.

 

[nightwolf667]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Thor coming out in 2011? On May 6th according to imdb and is followed by Captain America in June. Anyway, don't scare me like that, I'm really looking forward to seeing Anthony Hopkins as Odin this summer.

OT: Nolan? Batman? I just don't think he'll be able to top Dark Knight.

 

[TheBlueRabbit]

If anyone turns Bane into a mindless hulk again, I will be most displeased.
That bothered me even more than rubber fucking bat-nipples. Go to hell, Mr. Schumacher!