The Dark Knight Rises (SPOILERS!)

[FilmNerdJamie]

Bill's a good guy, but there's nothing new here.

[BillyG]

WB wants to keep a billion dollar franchise going? No shit?

[Captain Russ]

Caught the end of Begins last night. At the end he says he will "Look into" Joker...but when Dark Knight rolls around does he have a single clue as to who/what The Joker is? I remember him being pretty well caught off guard.

He looked into it, as the throw away line telegraphing his enormous miscalculation informs, "One man or the entire mob? He can wait."

Nolan Batman is just a fucking idiot.

[Matt]

Jesus...not another reboot.

[Captain Russ]

Oh yes. Boots getting re'd all over the place.

[FilmNerdJamie]

Nolan Batman is just a fucking idiot.

Keaton's Bats got shit done when it had to be, even if he didn't like it.

Like that little prick weasel accountant in Dark Knight? D-E-A-D, if he'd pulled that shit on Keaton. What does Bale do? Nods.

[BillyG]

I don't see the issue with letting a new creative team take over the reigns of Batman, just like I don't see the issue with the new Spider-Man. You've got a huge franchise that plenty of movies can be made and stories can be told in, why not keep it going? The place where they will fall off is continuing to make fucking origin stories, like Spider-Man decided to. We know the characters, just give us more stories in their universe. At least First Class' origin stories were handled a bit differently, not making it completely redundant.

[Captain Russ]

If they could just do an in media res intro, like in the first Burton'ing, it'd be fine.

Sony already squatted on a toxic spidercock by just retelling unnecessary bullshit with Giraffeboy the Smug.

[BMichaelKrol]

I don't see the issue with letting a new creative team take over the reigns of Batman, just like I don't see the issue with the new Spider-Man. You've got a huge franchise that plenty of movies can be made and stories can be told in, why not keep it going? The place where they will fall off is continuing to make fucking origin stories, like Spider-Man decided to. .

Exactly. There've been, what, five James Bonds? Can you imagine if they rebooted every time be a new lead was cast?

Actors are cattle. Replace as needed.

[FilmNerdJamie]

Exactly. There've been, what, five James Bonds? Can you imagine if they rebooted every time be a new lead was cast?

Actors are cattle. Replace as needed.

Biggest fuck-up with Spider-Man was not just making the new one a vague sequel (a la the Bond films pre-Casino Royale). Put a new actor as Spidey, MJ, etc. but keep the supporting players like Simmons and Harris.

[Captain Russ]

Pretty much.

[BMichaelKrol]

Biggest fuck-up with Spider-Man was not just making the new one a vague sequel (a la the Bond films pre-Casino Royale). Put a new actor as Spidey, MJ, etc. but keep the supporting players like Simmons and Harris.

Hell, that's the biggest fuck up of all the superhero films.

[Captain Russ]

Yeah. Why not do the Stan Lee thing with J.K. Simmons instead? Have that motherfucker in every single cape movie until the end of things, and I guarantee even the worst of the bunch will have one bright spot.

[FilmNerdJamie]

And I kept harping as far back as my Screen Rant days. Brett Harrison would have been a great Spidey.

[BillyG]

Good point on Bond, why is the NO MORE SEQUELS/REBOOTS not an issue when it comes to Bond? (god i want you idris please make it so)