The Dark Knight Rises

[Con-con]

Batman 3 is now called The Dark Knight Rises and Edward Nygma will not be featured

I'm saddened by both of these bits of news. I was really expecting Nolan to stay away from having "Dark Knight" in the title, considering his goal for the movies to stand apart and not seem like typical sequels.

And then the news that the Riddler won't be the villain is a let down. Admittedly it might be a really obvious pick (as shown by how much everybody assumed the Riddler to be the villain regardless of real evidence), and it's possible that that's why the decision was made to leave E. Nygma out of it, but I can't help but feel like we'll be missing out on something. I wanted to see Nolan's Riddler really badly. It practically writes itself! In fact, I already wrote a plot summary for the movie. But alas, we'll see none of it.

And then there are rumors that Killer Croc will be the villain. That's quite hard to imagine fitting into the Nolanverse. What would they do, rip off Mortal Kombat: Rebirth's Reptile story?

Well, there you go. Batman 3 is moving forward now. Let's discuss some shit.

Oh, and I don't give a fuck that it's not in 3D. Nolan's Batmans aren't meant to suck you into the world. It's supposed to be our world, except with a masked vigilante and a bunch of costumed criminals. There's no point in having 3D utilized, regardless of what James Cameron thinks. I would still like to see Nolan film with the IMAX cameras like was previously rumored though.

[John]

[Maxwell]

[Con-con]

“We’re looking to do something technologically that’s never been done before. Our ambitions are to make a great movie... We want the look and feel of the film to be faithful to what has come before in the first two films. There was a large canvas and operatic sweep to ‘The Dark Knight’ and we want to make a film that will carry on with that look and feel... There’s an intimacy at times [with spatial illusion of the 3-D effect] and we didn’t want to lose scale… Our ambition for the third movie is to complete a story that has begun. This is not starting over, this not rebooting. We’re finishing something, and keeping a consistency with what’s come before has real value.” -Christopher Nolan on 3D

While I do valiantly support 3D, as I've already stated, 3D just isn't for these films. While it's awesome for vibrant movies like Toy Story 3 and Avatar, it just wouldn't be fit the intense and brooding character of Batman and might turn out kind of obscured. Plus, 3D makes shit look shaded as fuck, so an already dark picture (and not in tone) would look like crap unless Nolan upped the brightness meter, but that would fuck with the 2D version too. Sticking with the "old school" format was a smart move. If he wants to use 3D sometime, do it on Superman, which I believe would fit quite well.

Also, it's basically confirmed that this will be the last of Nolan's Batman films, especially when he says things like "We’re finishing something".

[Maxwell]

[Richter]

Well I'm sure it will turn out well, but this is a stupid title. Was the Dark Knight Returns not allowed? Too much like Batman Returns? Not nearly snappy enough.

[Ze Kyle]

Frank Miller probably wouldn't give up the title. Also, they'd have to cast Clint Eastwood as the Batman.

[Richter]

It's just the title though. Surely DC can do what the like with it.

[Con-con]

[Ze Kyle]

I like Bruce MOTHERFUCKING Wayne, but there's also The Goddamned Batman.

[Stacey]

Im thinking Nolan may do a double threat again this time around with Villains. I do think the title is cheap, but what can you do? Joker is still around so there is potential he could make an appearance in the 3rd movie. Though I'm not sure if Joker will be the same without Heath Ledger. Cats were referenced in the 2nd movie so Catwoman may be in the 3rd movie. I was kind of hoping to see a Nolan Riddler but oh well.

[Maxwell]

[Ravi Singh]

THE DARK KNIGHT 2: RISING

[Fenya]

Caped Crusader Action

[Vitamin D]

Lot of rumors going around that he was going to be going with Black Mask.

I think the title is interesting being that this is the one to wrap it all up. I figured The Dark Knight Falls or something would be more appropriate.

The Riddler would of been obvious but hell, I'd love it. Especially with the way Nolan works. I still say that Stephen Colbert would of made an excellent Riddler.