I thought I remembered Nolan, or Goyer, or someone else working on the movies say that they wouldn't have Penguin or Catwoman in a future movie, and they were trying to use unfamiliar characters who hadn't been in past films. I personally think Bat Dude is right, The Reaper would make a pretty cool villain, though I'm kinda thinking that Riddler fits the bill as a good choice for the next movie, the only thing is them saying they're trying to go for characters who weren't in the movies.
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Clayface isn't a bad choice. If they go with the original Clayface and not the one that can transform his body.
Penguin and Riddler are the classic ones here. I would love to see a more cleaner penguin than the one in Returns. Riddler doesn't have to be wacky or jumpy like Gorshin or Carrey. I'm thinking more like the one from BTAS it would be very suitable for this franchise.
Bane is another possible good character. But it would be best to introduce the Venom serum in the story. That may become complicated and too much of a stretch for the third installment.
Black Mask would be PERFECT with the current timing of this Batman. A crime boss with a sadistic nature. Would be interesting.
Mad Hatter and The Ventriloquist are more psychological characters. I'm not sure if Nolan would take that route. The same would go with Hugo Stange and Blockbuster.
Poison Ivy could also fit quite well now that there is an open spot in Bruce's life. Of course, you won't get the Poison Ivy that can talk to trees or have vines strangle people. I'm thinking more a botanical chemist professor with deadly poisons.
My personal pick....Selina Kyle. But is not as easy as it seems. See, Catwoman and Batman have always...ALWAYS have held strong feelings for each other. But they have too much pride in themselves. And cannot accept or yield to each other. The romance is there...NO QUESTION about it. Indeed, it would be a complicated relationship that I think one day it will be resolve in the comics.
If Nolan wants to tackle the romance between Batman and Catwoman....it would be exciting to see how he does it. I trust Nolan...so I hope he makes the right choice (and so far he's done just that...)
These points I certainly agree with; but in the case of the Riddler, I think a more Kaiser Soze type character would be best. In fact, perhaps he would be best served by not really being seen until the end of the movie.
Catwoman would be a great choice to include in the movie. But I can't see her really being a major love interest for this Batman. Certainly not in the same way she is in the comics or the Burton idea of her knowing who Batman really is when he isn't under the mask. But I might be wrong.
I would like to see Black Mask in a counter-part to Gotham Knight that take splace in between TDK and the next film.
And I'd love to see a wrap up of this version of Batman with an animated short of a Killing Joke type story; an animated film like Gotham Knight that takes place after the next film. I think it would be a nice end to what we see in The Dark Knight and Nolans other films. And certainly a cool way of addressing the Joker as the major villain in the Bat world and concluding the story Nolan is telling without the constraints of the actors involved.
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Last edited by Devil King on Jul 22nd, 2008 at 05:44 AM
For those of you wanting to see Catwoman or Penguin in the next film if you read what I wrote above he's a little something to add on to it, straight from the two screenwriters of the film.
“Batman has been published for 70 years. In the first movie, we used Ra’s Al Ghul and the Scarecrow, who had not been in the movies before, and had not been in the ’60s TV show before.
“There are dozens if not hundreds of other characters that fit that bill. Everyone says it’s got to be the Penguin or Catwoman [in the next film]… well I completely disagree.”
This of course doesn't absolutely rule them out but it pretty much says it won't happen. I'll post the link for the whole interview below.
I think ruling out Catwoamn is a hard-pressed perspective. Especially since the villains used in both Begins and Dark Knight are all major villains. Perhaps handling them as the villains were in the 60's is out, but ypu can't populate a film with a villain no one knows.
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