The Batman ($600 Million Worldwide Box office)

Tyger wrote:I know I’m old but I’m not old enough for Pierce Brosnan to be considered for Alfred

Tyger wrote:Too damn suave

WyldeMan wrote:Jonah Hill is in talks for an undisclosed villain role and Westworld's Jeffrey Wright is in early talks for Commissioner Gordon.

UltimateMarvel wrote:

WyldeMan wrote:Jonah Hill is in talks for an undisclosed villain role and Westworld's Jeffrey Wright is in early talks for Commissioner Gordon.

I do like Jeffrey White and he'd probably do great in the role. What happened to J.K. Simmons as Godron? This is still the same universe so certain rules should apply.

Hill has lost a lot of weight but he would have been a good Penguin.

joey con carne wrote:The reason they are picking people everyone knows is because DC makes shit movies and can't do anything right. They know no one will watch these so they are hoping they can get these famous people to draw crowds. If they used less well-known people, then they will be fucked because when it comes to movie-goers, you absolutely, 100% must cater to the lowest common denominator a.k.a. retarded people who can't think for themselves and loves anything with mainstream actors.

joey con carne wrote:In my mind, I freakin’ knew Zoe Kravitz would be Selina Kyle. The other two actors listed before definitely did not have the look except to appease the PC crowd. I can watch Zoe. No problem.

joey con carne wrote:Ever play Arkham City? I love that Catwoman costume.

I hope RP gets jacked for this role. He seems like a pretty slim guy.

Tyger wrote:I think Tessa Thompson could’ve been a sexy Catwoman too, but I have the same fear as Wylde. Just look at the “Huntress” in “Birds of Prey”, sexy is frowned upon.

Huntress....more like militant lesbian robot cosplay.

joey con carne wrote:Is that Rosie Perez?

joey con carne wrote:At the very least, it's nice to see a decent portion of the budget was spent on costumes. That Asian girl looks like she's wearing a Walmart hoody ($7.99) and that bandanna must cost like... four bucks.

UltimateMarvel wrote:Wylde, you always wanted a Birds of Prey movie, didn't you? I remember you bringing up the Birds of Prey WB show a while back. That's probably more accurate compared to this. lol

UltimateMarvel wrote:That sucks! That's a huge downgrade.

But in all seriousness.....Paul Dano was just announced as the Riddler......  

UltimateMarvel wrote:Paul is a good actor, I think he can handle Riddler.

UltimateMarvel wrote:Colin for Penguin? I don't see it. Andy as Alfred is an interesting choice.

I can see McConaughey as Dent. If this is all true, we're looking at a pretty good cast. Only the script can fuck this up.

UltimateMarvel wrote:Did Alfred kill Bruce in that picture? lol

‘The Batman’ Could Lead to Spinoff Movies for Catwoman, Riddler, and Penguin

It sounds like Warner Bros. and DC Films may be merging two successful ideas into one in the near future. The Batman is the studio’s highly anticipated reboot for the Caped Crusader, with Robert Pattinson filling the lead role of Bruce Wayne/Batman and Matt Reeves (War for the Planet of the Apes) writing and directing the film. Casting has been underway over the past few months as the film aims to start shooting in the first quarter of 2020 in London, and Reeves has assembled a terrific ensemble of baddies to face off against Pattinson’s Batman. There’s Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, Paul Dano as The Riddler, and Colin Farrell as The Penguin, to name a few, and now a new report suggests any one of these colorful villains could get his or her own spinoff movie in the wake of The Batman’s success.

In Variety’s recent report on the future of WB/DC, they note that contrary to previous rumors, the bulk of The Batman’s plot does not take place in Arkham Asylum. Instead, only a handful of scenes take place at the infamous holding cell for Gotham’s criminally insane. However, the report notes that Warner Bros. and DC hope that if The Batman is a success, it could lead to any of these villains headlining their own spinoff movies.

One assumes a major factor in this idea is the immense success of Joker, the R-rated, gritty origin story for the titular DC Comics character. Director Todd Phillips and star Joaquin Phoenix insist that Joker does not take place in the same universe as The Batman and thus is not connected to whatever spinoffs and sequels Reeves’ film creates, but it does sound like WB is keen on the idea of giving supporting characters from The Batman their own movies in the vein of Joker. It’s unclear how that might work—Joker’s success is in being an intense character study unconcerned with DC interconnectivity, so would a Penguin movie delve into the origin story of the character or would it simply be a semi-sequel without Batman?

Variety notes that key cast members in both The Batman and the upcoming Harley Quinn spinoff Birds of Prey have contract options to appear in sequels or standalones, but it sounds like WB is thinking a bit outside the box in terms of side-stepping a traditional sequel in favor of honing in on a specific character or two for a follow-up that’s connected to the original film, but also creatively free to take things in a bit of a different direction.

None of this is for certain, and it all comes with the caveat that years ago, Warner Bros. announced ambitions plans for its DC properties that failed to come to fruition when Batman v Superman and Justice League went bust (see: The Flash and Cyborg are still waiting for their standalone movies). As always, the future of DC will depend on the success or failure of the movies it’s releasing, so a lot is riding on not only The Batman, but also Birds of Prey, The Suicide Squad, and Wonder Woman 1984 to pave the way forward.

UltimateMarvel wrote:I don't understand why they're releasing so many villain movies and ignoring their heroes. Just because Joker did well, it doesn't mean they will have the same success.

Tyger wrote:I guess Dent will be keeping his shirt on