[quote]sardines12 wrote:
[quote]roybot wrote:
[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:
Guy Pearce would make a good Batman but there’s no need for more Batman films.
Let’s get some more original stories. [/quote]
There will be another Batman movie series. Warner Bros. will not let their field of gold lie fallow for long.
Two problems: Nolan adapted a comic book in a way that was engaging for people who don’t like comic books.He dug right down to the roots of comic book characters and found classic literature: the dual identities of superheroes came from figures like the Scarlet Pimpernel (not a coincidence, when he too fought a revolution using two personas) and Iron Man, who was inspired by The Man in the Iron Mask (also a twin- natured character, literally and metaphorically).
If you look beyond Dumas’ book. you’ll see that the debate over the mysterious prisoner was a key influence in Nolan’s final chapter:
Who the fuck was that guy in the mask and what happened to him? I dunno, but let’s build a myth around him and erect a monument in his honor…
That’s why Stark and Wayne are the most popular characters owned by Marvel and WB respectively.
A Batman reboot in the same style and period will compare unfavorably - that is to say, if WB tries to remake Nolan’s Bat-movies in his style, to try to repeat the success, audiences will pick up on it.
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Spiderman has grossed way more money than Iron Man and the avengers and marvel movies proved that people can handle superhero movies.[/quote]
I’m not sure what your point is. If you’re saying that Spidey is Marvel’s most popular/ profitable character, Sony have the rights for the forseeable future until they either run outta ideas (not good for Marvel when they eventually get a chance to make a movie) or like has happened with Daredevil, fail to reboot in time and forfeit the rights.
Spidey also had a much stronger foothold in pop culture than Iron Man. Stark did ok for an underdog who, until his solo movie, was pretty much unknown outside the comics. Every man and his gran knew who Spider-Man was.