Batman 5 Director Secured. Is It Too Late For This Franchise? - DVDfile.com forum for DVD, Blu-Ray, and HD-DVD

Damian · 09-21-2000, 03:13 PM

I just read that Darren Aronofsky has officially been given the go ahead to direct the next Batman movie. It will be an adaptation of Batman: Year One (a prequel of sorts) which should open up the possibility to bring back some of Batman's arch enemies like The Joker, The Penguin, Catwoman..etc. Frank Miller, the writer of the Batman: Year One mini series has also been hired to help script the project.

Now what's really weird, is Warner Brothers already has ANOTHER Batman movie in development called Batman Beyond.

What are your opinions? Does anybody think that going back and starting over can rejuvinate the series, or is it just going to be like beating a dead horse?

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Damian · 09-21-2000, 03:15 PM

Oops...I just realized this post probably should have been placed into the Soapbox area.
Sorry 'bout that.

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paragmehta · 09-21-2000, 03:59 PM

Batman movie series is crap, the animated one "Batman: Mask of Phantasm" was better. They should really start from crap with action directors, not fantasy directors.

paragmehta · 09-21-2000, 03:59 PM

opps, they should start from scratch (not crap).

6paq · 09-21-2000, 04:06 PM

LOL, start from crap... good one!

how appropriate!

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Cobra · 09-21-2000, 04:39 PM

They should wait about ten to fifteen years like Superman and just start fresh again.

Ambushbug · 09-21-2000, 04:43 PM

Batman Beyond is a cartoon series on KidsWB. It has a to straight video movie coming out on Halloween. http://www.batmanbeyond.com/images/index2.html

Hope this helps...

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brian · 09-21-2000, 05:05 PM

But there is a live action Batman Beyond movie planned. I read at cinescape that Tom Cruise may be the next batman in it. I really dont like the idea that much, i would rather see the batman year one movie made.

Damian · 09-21-2000, 05:10 PM

Tom Cruise as Batman huh? That will pretty much convince me to NOT see it.

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micahp · 09-21-2000, 05:14 PM

shouldn't this go in the "Now Playing" area?

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Damian · 09-21-2000, 05:16 PM

I don't think "Now Playing". My second post I wrote that I had realized it should probably go in the "Soapbox" area. We're not talking about anything that is currently in theaters.

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manigrasso · 09-21-2000, 05:37 PM

Batman Beyond the movie?

If Bruce Campbell isn't Bruce Wayne, why bother?

Wesly Moore · 09-21-2000, 05:48 PM

IMHO, what the studio should have done with the Batman franchise all along was to hire a hip new director and hot up-and-coming star to wear the cape for each sequel after Burton's original (although I have to admit that Batman Returns has grown on me over the years and I do like it better, in many ways, than the first film). This would have served the dual goals of keeping costs down (no big names to pay big money) and putting a new spin on each follow-up.

It sounds like that's what the studio is trying to do now. The question of the hour is, Is it too late?

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***Taxi*** · 09-21-2000, 07:08 PM

Now Playing is for future releases, too. Find this thread there.

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Dominik Pfleghaar · 09-21-2000, 07:10 PM

paragmehta wrote:
They should really start from crap with action directors, not fantasy directors.[/quote]Freudian slide, huh?

BTW, I think this section is appropriate for this thread. It's called software, but general movie discussions are well suited in here as well.
Soapbox is more for technical issues like 16:9, aspect ratios, formats and suchsome stuff.

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Dominik Pfleghaar · 09-21-2000, 07:12 PM

Damn you Taxi for moving this thread while I was replying to it

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09-21-2000, 03:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Damian My dad can beat up your dad. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Mississippi	Batman 5 Director Secured. Is It Too Late For This Franchise? I just read that Darren Aronofsky has officially been given the go ahead to direct the next Batman movie. It will be an adaptation of Batman: Year One (a prequel of sorts) which should open up the possibility to bring back some of Batman's arch enemies like The Joker, The Penguin, Catwoman..etc. Frank Miller, the writer of the Batman: Year One mini series has also been hired to help script the project. Now what's really weird, is Warner Brothers already has ANOTHER Batman movie in development called Batman Beyond. What are your opinions? Does anybody think that going back and starting over can rejuvinate the series, or is it just going to be like beating a dead horse? ------------------ -Damian

09-21-2000, 07:10 PM	#15 (permalink)
Dominik Pfleghaar Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Elm Street 123	paragmehta wrote: They should really start from crap with action directors, not fantasy directors.[/quote]Freudian slide, huh? BTW, I think this section is appropriate for this thread. It's called software, but general movie discussions are well suited in here as well. Soapbox is more for technical issues like 16:9, aspect ratios, formats and suchsome stuff. ------------------ Unca Dom dvdfile.com Administrator pfleghaar@dvdfile.com My HT My dvd collection

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09-21-2000, 03:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
Damian My dad can beat up your dad. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Mississippi	Oops...I just realized this post probably should have been placed into the Soapbox area. Sorry 'bout that. ------------------ -Damian

09-21-2000, 03:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
paragmehta Actor Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Newport, Jersey City, NJ, USA	Batman movie series is crap, the animated one "Batman: Mask of Phantasm" was better. They should really start from crap with action directors, not fantasy directors.

09-21-2000, 03:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
paragmehta Actor Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Newport, Jersey City, NJ, USA	opps, they should start from scratch (not crap).

09-21-2000, 04:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
6paq Actor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Tølløse, Denmark	LOL, start from crap... good one! how appropriate! ------------------ Artur Meinild DVD list

09-21-2000, 04:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cobra Actor Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: U.S	They should wait about ten to fifteen years like Superman and just start fresh again.

09-21-2000, 04:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
Ambushbug Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: No Name City. Population: Nuts	Batman Beyond is a cartoon series on KidsWB. It has a to straight video movie coming out on Halloween. http://www.batmanbeyond.com/images/index2.html Hope this helps... AB ------------------ Happy Happy Joy Joy

09-21-2000, 05:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
brian Digital Jesűs Emeritus Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Wisconsin	But there is a live action Batman Beyond movie planned. I read at cinescape that Tom Cruise may be the next batman in it. I really dont like the idea that much, i would rather see the batman year one movie made.

09-21-2000, 05:10 PM	#9 (permalink)
Damian My dad can beat up your dad. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Mississippi	Tom Cruise as Batman huh? That will pretty much convince me to NOT see it. ------------------ -Damian

09-21-2000, 05:14 PM	#10 (permalink)
micahp Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Silver Spring, MD	shouldn't this go in the "Now Playing" area? ------------------ Resident Me, Micah P. www.micahpearson.com

09-21-2000, 05:16 PM	#11 (permalink)
Damian My dad can beat up your dad. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Mississippi	I don't think "Now Playing". My second post I wrote that I had realized it should probably go in the "Soapbox" area. We're not talking about anything that is currently in theaters. ------------------ -Damian

09-21-2000, 05:37 PM	#12 (permalink)
manigrasso Forum Sage Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: NJ	Batman Beyond the movie? If Bruce Campbell isn't Bruce Wayne, why bother?

09-21-2000, 05:48 PM	#13 (permalink)
Wesly Moore Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Los Angeles, CA	IMHO, what the studio should have done with the Batman franchise all along was to hire a hip new director and hot up-and-coming star to wear the cape for each sequel after Burton's original (although I have to admit that Batman Returns has grown on me over the years and I do like it better, in many ways, than the first film). This would have served the dual goals of keeping costs down (no big names to pay big money) and putting a new spin on each follow-up. It sounds like that's what the studio is trying to do now. The question of the hour is, Is it too late? ------------------ Wesly Moore ------------------ weslymoore@aol.com They mostly come at night. Mostly.

09-21-2000, 07:08 PM	#14 (permalink)
*Taxi* Administrator Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Orygun	Now Playing is for future releases, too. Find this thread there. ------------------ Taxi DVDFile Administrator

09-21-2000, 07:12 PM	#16 (permalink)
Dominik Pfleghaar Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Elm Street 123	Damn you Taxi for moving this thread while I was replying to it ------------------ Unca Dom dvdfile.com Administrator pfleghaar@dvdfile.com My HT My dvd collection