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After decades of fighting evil solo, Batman and Superman will finally be teaming up on the big screen, sources confirm to The Hollywood Reporter.
Man of Steel director Zack Snyder will direct the tentpole with Henry Cavill returning as Superman. It is unclear who will play Batman in the new film. A release date of 2015 has been set, with a Flash movie appearing in 2016 and a Justice League movie in 2017.
Snyder's Man of Steel, which rebooted the Superman franchise, has grossed north of $600 million worldwide since it hit theaters this June.
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Warner Bros. is about to bring together two of its most iconic heroes: Superman and Batman will unite in a new film, the follow-up to “Man of Steel,” set for release in 2015.
According to two sources with knowledge of the movie, Warner Bros. intends to announce the news at its Comic-Con International panel Saturday morning. Said a Warner Bros. spokesperson, “We don’t comment on rumors regarding these properties.”
“Man of Steel” director Zack Snyder is expected to reunite with screenwriter David S. Goyer and star Henry Cavill for the new film. It’s unlikely Christian Bale will step back into the bat suit, as the actor has indicated publicly that he has moved on from his days as Bruce Wayne.
“Man of Steel” producer and “Dark Knight” trilogy director Christopher Nolan is expected by some to produce the project, but the exact nature of his involvement is unclear.
The move marks the culmination of years of effort on the part of Warner Bros. and DC Comics to bring their superheroes together in a similar fashion to their primary competitor Marvel, which successfully combined its superheroes into a $1.5-billion box-office hit with “The Avengers.”
In the comic world, the two heroes are teaming up in a new series, “Batman/Superman,” by writer Greg Pak and artist Jae Lee.
Originally Posted by Psyko Tek:
there is a cartoon version
of dark knight returns only;y saw the first one, but very faithful to the comic
Yeah i just ordered this off amazon 'The dark knight returns' can't wait to read it. Then watch the cartoon version that i heard is over 2 hours combinde in 2 parts. Good stuff
I will purchase this in october. Currently you can buy part 1 and 2 seperatly. 156 min total run time. I have $13 amazon instant credit i will use to rent both parts for now :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by Sure-Oz:
Yeah i just ordered this off amazon 'The dark knight returns' can't wait to read it. Then watch the cartoon version that i heard is over 2 hours combinde in 2 parts. Good stuff
I got the cartoon versions from Netflix. Just fantastic stuff. The first centers on an older Bruce Wayne unretiring then the second one has some Joker stuff and the Superman faceoff. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Swanman:
I got the cartoon versions from Netflix. Just fantastic stuff. The first centers on an older Bruce Wayne unretiring then the second one has some Joker stuff and the Superman faceoff.
Originally Posted by Sure-Oz:
Yeah i just ordered this off amazon 'The dark knight returns' can't wait to read it. Then watch the cartoon version that i heard is over 2 hours combinde in 2 parts. Good stuff
Dark Knight Returns animated movie was ok until Superman shows up. Then it turned to absolute diarrhea donkey shit. I hate when they bring Superman into the Batman universe. It just doesn't work for me. [Reply]
“"I want you to remember my hand at your throat. I want you to remember the one man who beat you."
That line, one of the best moments in Frank Miller’s seminal, genre-changing The Dark Knight Returns, is what Zack Snyder used to announce his next movie: a film that has both Superman and Batman. The film is untitled, is currently dated for summer 2015 and that’s all we know.
Snyder was quick to say that the quote didn’t mean they were adapting TDKR; rather it informs what this movie will be. So expect Batman and Superman to be at odds, and duking it out. We have to assume this is how Kryptonite is introduced into the rebooted Superman movie universe, that Bruce Wayne finds it.
What will the film be called? It can’t be Man of Steel 2. I’d love it if they went old school and called it World’s Finest, but that might be too square for the new, darker Superman.
The other question is who will be Batman? They’re going into production next year according to Warner Bros, so they’re going to have to find their new Batman quite quickly. Will they attempt to tie it into the Nolan films? Is this a Batman reboot? We’ll know more soon.
Ya, I read about how they want to establish Batman's genius and ability to take on guys with superpowers so its not so unbelievable when facing villains in the Justice League movie, and figure squaring off against Superman is a way to establish this and reset the character away from how he was treated by Nolan- more grounded in a realistic world- no villains like mr. Freeze or poison ivy that had over the top powers.
Also, rumored that the Batman character will bypass the origin background story and possibly be called back into service after hanging it up and in his mid-30's.
We shall see. .. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Swanman:
I got the cartoon versions from Netflix. Just fantastic stuff. The first centers on an older Bruce Wayne unretiring then the second one has some Joker stuff and the Superman faceoff.
This is what i came into this thread to ask about... where are the COOL Batman cartoons? All i ever find is some BS kiddie stuff that does nothing to make me want to watch it.
But a dark, gritty version with realistic animation would sell me instantly, i better sniff around this thread some more... [Reply]
There's a cartoon movie called Superman/Batman: Apocalypse that's pretty gritty with great animation. It features Batman, Superman, Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Doomsday and Darskeid if I remember right. That one was pretty good.
I just watched one today called Gotham Knight that was SUPER gritty but, to be honest, I didn't think it was very good.
Dark Knight Returns Part 1 was ok from what I remember. I didn't like the weird mutant storyline but its worth a watch I guess. I've never seen part 2.
But the one animated Batman movie you HAVE to see is Batman: Under the Red Hood. That's definitely my favorite animated Batman flick. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ThaVirus:
There's a cartoon movie called Superman/Batman: Apocalypse that's pretty gritty with great animation. It features Batman, Superman, Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Doomsday and Darskeid if I remember right. That one was pretty good.
I just watched one today called Gotham Knight that was SUPER gritty but, to be honest, I didn't think it was very good.
Dark Knight Returns Part 1 was ok from what I remember. I didn't like the weird mutant storyline but its worth a watch I guess. I've never seen part 2.
But the one animated Batman movie you HAVE to see is Batman: Under the Red Hood. That's definitely my favorite animated Batman flick.
Originally Posted by Direckshun:
A plot I approve of would be:
Spoiler!
A mishmash of what's been discussed in this thread (Joseph Gordon-Levitt has ascended to the new Batman) and much of the animated movie "Dark Knight Returns," only with a young, ascendant Batman with Bruce Wayne's inherited resources (Morgan Freeman acting as his new Alfred, essentially) instead of the older 55-year old.
He begins spinning out of control, getting a bit drunk on Batman power, doing a ton to secure the city but basically usurping Gotham's police force and democracy in general in the process (people forget how much fury was stirring inside JGL's character in TDKR).
Superman comes in to restore some sense of control to Batman's character.
It certainly does beg the question of where, exactly, Lex Luthor comes in.
