Nolan Puts Official Title on Third Batman Flick

[BehattedWanderer]

Twoface, clearly. The setup for his appearance was so blatantly obvious in Dark Knight, that i'm surprised there is such speculation at all. It also fits with the claim, that some characters will return.

...Except that he's dead?

Personally, I'm not entirely convinced that Two-Face is dead. Sure we may have seen him fall a considerable distance at the end of TDK, but the way I see it, unless you see someone actually declared dead and carried away in a body bag, then one can't be 100% sure that they're a goner. After all, Scarecrow never copped it in Batman Begins and The Joker survived through The Dark Knight (though that could have also been down to a matter of taste as well).

Plus, it would be a pity for a character like Two-Face to bow out after only being used a secondary villian for a small part of the film.

I'm pretty sure he died, actually. I watched it a couple weeks back, and if I remember right, at the end, after he'd fallen, and Batman and Gordon are talking, they're saying how Dent was Gotham's white knight and whatnot, and that it would destroy the city's hopes if they found out that he had been responsible for killing the cops. Batman mans up and says something to the effect of Dent's death being a city wide tragedy, and that to ensure it was seen that way, he would take the blame. It's why Batman and Gordon give that whole "Because I can take it, you'll hunt me" thing.

 

[matrix3509]

Oh God I hope and pray that the Mad Hatter is in this. A guy that can mind control people and who kidnaps little girls for "heretofore unknown reasons" has to make for an interesting story.

 

[Vortigar]

So Bane, Talia Al Ghul, Harley Quinn, Hush, Zsas, Zeus, Black Mask, Catwoman and/or return of Dent or Scarecrow.

We're really narrowing the field down in this thread.

I'll add Doctor Destiny and let Nolan figure out a way to make a wheelchair bound cripple with mental powers sound like something viable.

I just want to see Batman kick a guy in a wheelchair really.

Those guys are always hogging sidewalk space.

My real hope is Clayface and he can easily be done realistically, just do the Darkman bit with him.

 

[Kevvers]

The Dark Knight Rises?

Not bad, but not great, either. I would love to see The Penguin, The Riddler, Bane, Mr. Freeze or Clock King.

Now, I should probably clarify what I mean by "I'd love to see Clock King." I'm talking about the Clock King that knows that he'll have beaten you unconscious two seconds after you finish reading this sentence. The Clock King who knows that the burglar alarm will go off four seconds after he enters the vault at 3:28 PM, that it will take nine minutes for the police to arrive on the scene, the train's doors will open at 3:37, boarding will begin at 3:40, and has the route planned out so that he's on the train at exactly 3:43:25 PM and comfortably sipping tea when the train leaves the station at 3:45. THAT is what I consider the incarnation of the Clock King; a master strategist who can formulate where to be and what he should be doing at a given time down to the millisecond, the genius who knows that you had dinner at 6:44 PM last Tuesday, that you took a 12-minute thirty-nine-second shower and went to bed at 9:17:22 and that exactly 24 minutes after you go to bed the cyanide pill that he slipped into the steak your wife bought and you ate for dinner will take effect. Now doesn't that sound like an intellect to stack up against Batman?

Wow i've never heard of the clock king but you sold me. I think it would work awesome for nolans batman causes its based in a "realish" world and out there characters don't really work.

Yeah this one gets my vote, it would be a good content between meticulous and devious planning vs bat-improvisation. You could throw in some weird philosophy or psychological stuff too if thats too conventional -- the guy doesn't exactly sound like a people person so you could play off that.

 

[cp2u]

what about the 60's villains? How awesome would it be to see a darker take on clock king?

 

[oooooooooooooooooooooooooo]

I don't think we'll be seeing Killer Croc or Bane in the new film. The first two films have very much been ground in (a slightly Hollywood) reality. I can't see Bane or Croc fitting at all well in this setting.

 

[elvor0]

Perhaps they could do the Knightfall story line with Bane in it, sounds like it could fit in with the title.

 

[Aurgelmir]

Poison Ivy
Cat Woman
Mr. Freeze
Bane

Just of the top of my head some of the villains (and all have been in previous movies)

 

[Anton P. Nym]

DiCaprio could be Hush, that could make a good flick. Also we could see Talia Al Ghul as an antagonist and love interest. I'm a little relieved that they won't bring in the Riddler, not that I don't love a character who is a genious dressed in green tights, I just don't see how it would work in the Nolan Gotham City.

No? I'm thinking Saw...

I was thinking "Zodiac Killer", myself; the Riddler as a serial killer sending the police cryptograms to rub in his superiority, who almost gets rumbled by the Batman and then becomes obsessed with tracking down and destroying the greatest danger to him. A far cry from the Gorshin/Carrey model, but in keeping with the Nolanisation of the Joker and Rhas al-Ghul.

There were rumblings that Killer Croc might make an appearance... something about scenes being shot (or set?) in New Orleans, I think. KC did make an appearance in the Gotham Knight anime anthology which is apparently canonical in the Nolanverse. (Their explanation for KC's origin made a lot of sense, actually. If it turned out to be the case, I'd be willing to watch.)

-- Steve

 

[teknoarcanist]

I was pulling for Penguin too Could make him the head of a rival corporation coming to Gotham now that the mob is out and the ground is fertile. But secretly . . .

And how does The Riddler not work? Go with the Private Detective angle they did in the comics for a while. The police are now on Batman's tail, so they bring in this guy to try to figure out his identity. I can definitely see a Nolan scene where he does a reverse investigation on a Batman fight scene, picking up pieces of grappling hook and industrial-strength cable.

Ah well. I'm sure it'll be fantastic anyway.

 

[Malkavian]

DiCaprio could be Hush, that could make a good flick. Also we could see Talia Al Ghul as an antagonist and love interest. I'm a little relieved that they won't bring in the Riddler, not that I don't love a character who is a genious dressed in green tights, I just don't see how it would work in the Nolan Gotham City.

No? I'm thinking Saw...

I was thinking "Zodiac Killer", myself; the Riddler as a serial killer sending the police cryptograms to rub in his superiority, who almost gets rumbled by the Batman and then becomes obsessed with tracking down and destroying the greatest danger to him. A far cry from the Gorshin/Carrey model, but in keeping with the Nolanisation of the Joker and Rhas al-Ghul.

Yeah, that'd work great too.

 

[The Bandit]

What a terrible goddamn title choice. I guess that, with the allure of another billion-dollar box office take, they just had to make sure that the brand connection between this and the Dark Knight punched you in the dick.

Can't say I blame them, but it's a terrible goddamn title.

-m

Exactly what I thought. Terrible, terrible shit.

Seriously, didn't they learn something from the last movie? The Dark Knight made more money than anything ever WITHOUT Batman being anywhere in the title. You don't need stupid marketing gimmicks to sell things. It just needs to be good.

 

[Mr Fixit]

Lame title for another over rated movie.....

 

[EmzOLV]

That feels like a bit of a let down. I have no idea what to expect from the next title really, but my first reaction was "is that it? Really?"

Oh well. It's not going to change now!

 

[Dapper Ninja]

Definitely looking forward to The Dark Knight Rises. Good choice for a name.

The last movie's title + one word.
Cristo, I wish I'd had you as a teacher back in school. I probably could have aced English by writing the same thing over and over just slightly different.
FFS, he rose in the last movie; hell, he rose in the first movie. Is this supposed to be some hamfisted attempt at showing him getting over (or say 'rising') that equally hamfisted "I take the blame and everyone's gonna hate me for it" ending to the last movie?

No need to be a dick; I just said I like the name. I don't see a problem with a movie sequel's title being the previous one's with something added on. That's how sequel titling works when you feel more creative than slapping a number on the end.

 

[Dapper Ninja]

No need to be a dick; I just said I like the name. I don't see a problem with a movie sequel's title being the previous one's with something added on. That's how sequel titling works when you feel more creative than slapping a number on the end.

Except it's not creative, more often than not the one word they slap on the end is wholly unoriginal and looks like it took them all of five seconds to thumb through a thesaurus and find... or it's just some cliched sequel word that begins with "RE" like "Revenge," or "Retribution," or " Resurrection," etc.

Whatever, I like the name. The last film was essentially about Batman being driven to his absolute low by the Joker both emotionally and in the public eye, and this one will most likely be about him ascending from that and returning himself to glory. The Dark Knight will rise. The title is simple and it works well with what will likely be the theme of the movie.

 

[arcade109]

Lol they should get Johnny Depp to play the Mad Hatter and call it Batman in Gotham City or sumthin. Just gave me a chuckle

 

[McNinja]

I think Bane would be an interesting choice. I mean, he did break Batman's back.

 

[dazdex]

Putting my money on that Coleman Reese guy being the villian, I'm sure there was a villian in the batman universe that was business partners with bruce wayne then turned villian since theres a little bit of story behind him already. Wished they kept Harvey Dent alive though.

 

[Nautical Honors Society]

I am worried that by not having a prominent antagonist Nolan may mess up the next Batman...if it isn't Penguin or Riddler who is it going to be? Bain? Croc? Poison Ivy? All of the best villains have already been ruled out in my opinion.