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Just out of curiosity, would it be weird to have Brandon Routh play Batman?

I didn't say I can't stand it. I'm just pointing out the fallacy that it is some kind of rule.

It's not really a fallacy, you can't compare Golden Age Batman with his Modern Age counterpart and say there's a contradiction, there's a slight difference of 70+ years of history with three reboots; inevitably, the character has changed.

Though in sentiment, I agree with the idea that perhaps he should "kill" here and there, if only because his stories have become too rigid in that regard, obviously there are situations where killing is the only option there is, like Wonder Woman's case.

Nolan-Bats would have broken the Joker's neck after some of the shit he's pulled throughout the comics.

Yup, it's got power when he is pushed beyond a certain point. I liked when he sent Ras to his death in Batman Begins. And I remember, after finishing the chapter where he kills the Joker in Miller's Return, putting the book down and looking into space, going 'woaa-ah...'.

What makes you believe that? It seems pretty clear to me that it's just the opposite.


Batman specifically didn't kill the Joker in TDKR, though...

Yeah, he did. He broke his neck. '..and something rustles as it leaves'.

Which is kind of the reason why I love Nolan-Bats: He enforces his no-kill policy, but if he has to, he will put you down. Nolan-Bats would have broken the Joker's neck after some of the shit he's pulled throughout the comics.

By older, I'm pretty sure he mean Batman needs to be older, not Robin.

All-Star Batman and Robin is just...just terrible. If they go the Robin route, it should be like Dark Victory.

Christopher Nolan would probably sue someone if they did that.

Well, I don't want to see a movie where Batman wantonly kills people

A movie where Batman kills people with wontons, however...

YEEEAAAHHH!!!

Wes Anderson: A wry, modern reclamation of the 1966 TV series, Anderson's Batman (Sam Rockwell) is a guy in the throes of a midlife crisis, who has built himself a family from the ground up, with Robin (Jason Schwartzman), Batgirl (Ellen Page), and his trusty butler, Alfred (Michael Gambon)-- plus Aunt Harriet (also Michael Gambon), who is starting to think Bruce and Dick's relationship might not be so platonic. Meanwhile, he continues his harried caped crusade against his enemies, including a Joker who's forgotten how to laugh (Bill Murray), a Catwoman who's becoming more cougar than sex kitten (Gwyneth Paltrow), a Penguin who's just been diagnosed with lung cancer (Bud Cort), and a Riddler who has seemingly mellowed out thanks to prescription medication (Willem Dafoe). what the [frick]

Also, every villain's henchmen are played by the same three guys-- Luke, Owen, and Andrew Wilson.

Nah, that's just bad writing.

If there's ONE horrible horrible horrible flaw in the Nolan trilogy it's:

"I won't kill you, but I won't save you either"

Stupid. Beyond all belief.

And how exactly is it a flaw? I'd argue that it paints him as a far more human manifestation than his comic-book, "I won't kill no matter how awful the villain is in a vain attempt at moral superiority" counterpart.

Ugh, you guys are still talking about this? Leave it to felicano to derail a thread.


Going back to the topic of the reboot, I always have a tough time thinking of actors for these types of roles. How many good actors are out there that also have the screen presence, and athleticism to play Batman? Let alone older actors?

Also, how about the other roles? The one role I'm sure of...

And how exactly is it a flaw? I'd argue that it paints him as a far more human manifestation than his comic-book, "I won't kill no matter how awful the villain is in a vain attempt at moral superiority" counterpart.