Originally posted by Kovacs86
I'm afraid so. It'll wind up as some extremely twisted Gothic tale. Burton, frankly, needs to stick to his own, original work (e.g, the Nightmare Before Christmas). That's great, but I can't think of a Burton adaption I've really liked.
The only truly Burton film I've ever liked is Edward Scissorhands , starring of course, Depp
I personally don't care for the Burton movies either. I love Depp. I think he's one of the best actors around. I think he could do an amazing job as the Riddler. Especially if he were to be getting advice from
Nolan, and if he were pointed towards some great comics.
Regarding what someone posted earlier (RE: Warners interfering with Nolan's franchise) - they'd be stupid to. I don't know how much input they've had, I doubt they've had any for the first 2, but they need to leave the producers alone. They're obviously doing a great job. Leave well enough alone...
A few things:
Christopher Nolan has free reign over the Batman movies now. Him using Willy Wonka Depp is highly unlikely. Seeing that's not his style. Mostly.
Depp is in a bunch of projects now, so he'll be busy for a while. Unless WB puts off the third Batman movie.
We don't really know if Depp will be good or not. The movie hasn't even come out yet.
Depp has tremendous range. I'm sure he could pull it off. Depending on how he takes the roll.
Depp and Bale will be in a movie together for the first time. Public Enemies, directed by Michael Mann. They could very well star in another movie together.