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by **jeremiahvedder** » Thu May 31, 2012 12:53 am

We can reasonably guess that DC just put the hot coals under a Justice League movie after seeing how well the Avengers has performed at the box office. With that in mind, we're also relatively sure they're going to reboot Batman (again) to fit into a wider universe scope, in terms of style and pacing, etc.

It's gonna be hard to get over Nolan's Batman but what if Warner Bros. brought Michael Keaton back to play "Old Batman" from Frank Miller's Dark Knight epics? It's both different and familiar enough to get people out of the "this ain't Nolan" state of mind and may be pretty entertaining, when all is said and done.

by **guitarsmashley** » Thu May 31, 2012 1:01 am

unfortunately they will have to put at least 3-5 years behind them before doing a new batman movie.

by **jeremiahvedder** » Thu May 31, 2012 1:13 am

guitarsmashley wrote:unfortunately they will have to put at least 3-5 years behind them before doing a new batman movie.

I feel this is a "should but they won't" situation, unless they "cold reboot" Batman in the JL movie itself.

by **Ntikrst** » Thu May 31, 2012 4:11 am

jeremiahvedder wrote:I feel this is a "should but they won't" situation, unless they "cold reboot" Batman in the JL movie itself.

That's a great idea.

In a JL movie Batman would need the least amount of time developing since everyone is so familiar with his franchise so pull a Hulk.

BatGod could be their Ace in the hole.

by **David Bird** » Thu May 31, 2012 10:31 am

They really don't need to re-establish Batman with every movie. Everyone knows Batman, even those who have never looked at a comic in their lives.

by **TROY** » Thu May 31, 2012 11:07 am

With the massive failure of Green Lantern, I don't think WB or DC is that primed to do anything else comicbook related beyond the DKR and Man of Steel movies that are currently in the works and ready for release. If DKR does well and Man of Steel doesn't flop, then maybe we will see something start to build towards a Justice League movie but until then I wouldn't hold my breath because they would basically have to start from scratch and I have heard zero about anything even in development from WB or DC that has to do with any comicbook based movies what so ever.

by **misac** » Thu May 31, 2012 1:52 pm

jeremiahvedder wrote:I feel this is a "should but they won't" situation, unless they "cold reboot" Batman in the JL movie itself.

That'd be cool, he could be what pulls the team together.

If they just do more Batman movies I hope they skip the origin. And make it more like an adventure movie like Captain America.

by **dairydead** » Thu May 31, 2012 1:58 pm

Tee-Roy'd wrote:With the massive failure of Green Lantern, I don't think WB or DC is that primed to do anything else comicbook related beyond the DKR and Man of Steel movies that are currently in the works and ready for release. If DKR does well and Man of Steel doesn't flop, then maybe we will see something start to build towards a Justice League movie but until then I wouldn't hold my breath because they would basically have to start from scratch and I have heard zero about anything even in development from WB or DC that has to do with any comicbook based movies what so ever.

"massive failure" . I dont think you know what these words mean.

I hate the movie as much as the next guy, but it made enough money for them to do a sequel.

by **TROY** » Thu May 31, 2012 2:58 pm

dairydead wrote:
"massive failure" . I dont think you know what these words mean.

I hate the movie as much as the next guy, but it made enough money for them to do a sequel.

Really? It barely made it's budget back and thats the world wide gross not the domestic gross.

Domestic: $116,601,172
Worldwide: $219,851,172
Budget: $200,000,000 plus

That does not seem like a success to me at all. Plus the fact that it was critically panned by everyone (movie goers and critics alike). Even the dvd sales numbers: $18,955,623, are not that impressive when compared to other superhero movies. I haven't heard a peep about a potential sequel either, so like I said yes Green Lantern was a massive failure and I don't see WB/DC investing much in anything superhero movie related until after they see how DKR and Man of Steel do at the box office.

by **dairydead** » Thu May 31, 2012 3:22 pm

Tee-Roy'd wrote:
Really? It barely made it's budget back and thats the world wide gross not the domestic gross.

Domestic: $116,601,172
Worldwide: $219,851,172
Budget: $200,000,000 plus

That does not seem like a success to me at all. Plus the fact that it was critically panned by everyone (movie goers and critics alike). Even the dvd sales numbers: $18,955,623, are not that impressive when compared to other superhero movies. I haven't heard a peep about a potential sequel either, so like I said yes Green Lantern was a massive failure and I don't see WB/DC investing much in anything superhero movie related until after they see how DKR and Man of Steel do at the box office.

never said it was a success. It did well enough to make the investors and studios think that its still a viable franchise. Jonah Hex was a massive failure. This is not.

by **TROY** » Thu May 31, 2012 3:35 pm

dairydead wrote:
never said it was a success. It did well enough to make the investors and studios think that its still a viable franchise. Jonah Hex was a massive failure. This is not.

How does anyone see it as a viable franchise? There has been absolutely no talk of a sequel at all to my knowledge and normally when a sequel for a movie is planned you will hear about it sometime shortly after the movie comes out. Like I said I might be wrong but I just don't see WB/DC moving forward with a sequel to this movie or any others anytime soon.

by **Cat-Scratch** » Thu May 31, 2012 4:59 pm

I'm waiting for the $10 dollar sale on the GL DVD at Wal-Mart. :twisted:

by **David Bird** » Thu May 31, 2012 4:59 pm

dairydead wrote:
"massive failure" . I dont think you know what these words mean.

I hate the movie as much as the next guy, but it made enough money for them to do a sequel.

Tickets sales are usually split between the studio and the cinema chain, so movies typically have to make twice their budgets in order to recoup those costs.

by **TROY** » Thu May 31, 2012 6:33 pm

Cat-Scratch wrote:I'm waiting for the $10 dollar sale on the GL DVD at Wal-Mart.

We have the Deluxe DVD/Blu Ray Combo back on sale for $7.50 at my Walmart right now and it still isn't selling worth a shit :lol:

by **dairydead** » Thu May 31, 2012 7:21 pm

David Bird wrote:
Tickets sales are usually split between the studio and the cinema chain, so movies typically have to make twice their budgets in order to recoup those costs.

not true. Theaters don't generally gain much profit off of ticket sales. That's why concessions cost so much, they are the main source of income for a theater.