Millers dark, somber tone from the dark knight returns is certainly seen in burtons film. Batman has also appeared in multiple animated films, both as a starring character and as an ensemble character. The dark knight legitimized comicbook moviesnot with audiences who, after all, made the original batman a huge success in 1989, but with studios. Zack snyder wants dark knight returns frank millers the dark knight returns is the most influential batman story ever. The dark knight returns liveaction movie can still happen. The dark knight rises 2012 full movie jwcollection top 10 moments in the dark knight trilogy duration. With much bigger reveals and a faster pace, the dark knight returns. This version combines both parts into a single 148 minute movie. The dark knight returns comic book miniseries, a posthumous antagonist on its 2002 sequel miniseries the dark knight strikes again, an unseen antagonist on the 1988 story arc batman. For those unfamiliar, the story takes place a decade after. New batman movie dark knight returns is even better than the.
While there was talk shortly after the films release about whether the dark knight series could continue, be it in a john blakeled batman movie or a catwoman. But, the joker has decided to stop this, and fights against batman in a deadly duel. Gordon retires after meeting his antibatman successor, ellen yindel. The dark knight returns, part 2 is a stellar sequel to a equally superior prequel. Why did the story stop after the dark knight rises. Now that christopher nolans batman trilogy is complete, its. Director zack snyder doesnt feel batman v superman means a.
The trilogy is considered by many to be one of the best of all time. Director zack snyder doesnt feel batman v superman means a movie based on the dark knight. When originally published, the series was simply titled batman. Oct 10, 2012 our own gil kellerman liked the dark knight rises, part 1, so part 2 should be a solid finish to the adaptation.
Looper is the goto source for the movies, tv shows and video games. The dark knight returns is an animated movie released in two parts between 2012 and 20. Surrender now or be destroyed the dark knight returns by bruce huang. The dark knight, with a different subtitle for each issue the dark knight returns, the dark knight. In that time, gotham city has sunk deeper into decadence and lawlessness. Oct 28, 2010 after the dark knight rises, the studio is left with two choices if they want the franchise to carry on. The joker is one of the main antagonists of frank millers 1986 batman. It was directed by jay oliva, who worked as a storyboard artist on man of steel, under the red hood, year one and batman v superman. Why does batman not continue after the dark knight rises. Jul 18, 2018 the dark knight legitimized comicbook moviesnot with audiences who, after all, made the original batman a huge success in 1989, but with studios. Frank millers the dark knight returns tells the story of an elderly batman who comes out of retirement to fight crime, only to face opposition from the gotham city police force and the united.
Shortly after the dark knight rises first came out two years ago, caine himself explained that what we saw was no imagination and bruce was there, in the flesh. With christian bale, tom hardy, anne hathaway, gary oldman. There will not be another film literally set within the same universeworldevents of chris nolans batman trilogy. Jan 29, 20 the batman has returned after a 10year absence. Christian bale could have done a 4th batman movie after dark. The dark knight rises marks the end of a cinematic era, but not the end of films about batman. The batman film series has come to an end, so sadly the end of the dark knight rises is the end of that storyline directed by christopher nolan. Our own gil kellerman liked the dark knight rises, part 1, so part 2 should be a solid finish to the adaptation. The dark knight returns part 1 is the first in a twopart directtovideo animated adaptation of the 1986 story of the same name that was written by frank miller. The master race is a miniseries in eight parts, with each issue consisting of one 32page.
Cast peter weller batman bruce wayne mark valley superman clark kent ariel winter carrie kelley robin david selby commissioner james gordon paget brewster lana lang superman films film serials superman. Cowritten by brian azzarello and drawn by andy kubert and klaus janson, the dark knight iii. A version was released on october 8, 20 entitled batman. The dark knight returns liveaction movie can still happen insists zack snyder ryan scott mar 30, 2020. The dark knight returns, part 1 batman has not been seen for ten years. The dark knight returns is a twopart directtovideo animated superhero film, an adaptation of the 1986 comic book the dark knight returns by frank miller.
Every live action batman movie ranked from worst to best. Fortunately, bringing the dark knight returns to the big screen solves both. Jan 06, 2019 the dark knight returns christopher drake batman. While there was talk shortly after the films release about whether the dark knight series could continue, be it in a john blakeled batman movie or a catwoman spinoff, those ideas were quickly. The dark knight returns alternatively titled batman. After defeating the mutants, he has taken control of a gang loyal to him in order to make gotham a safer place. Why joseph gordonlevitt will never get his robin movie youtube. The feature film adaptation of whats considered by many to be the most influential batman story of all, batman. With wyatt weed, rick mcgougan, john contini, john reidy. Its been quite a few years since christopher nolans dark knight trilogy came to a close with the somewhat.
Cinematographer wally pfister expressed interest in shooting the film entirely in imax. Now, when his city needs him most, the dark knight returns in a blaze of glory. In arkham, televised reports about batman bring the joker out of his catatonic state. It will premiere in new york on september 20th, 2012, and in l. The ruckus id like you to straighten out christopher drake the dark knight returns ost by thecartoonboy999. Gods and kings on sirius xm town hall hat tip ew, bale chimed in, essentially echoing what caine said previously in a response to a fan question. Now that christopher nolans batman trilogy is complete, its natural to wonder what comes next. For most of us, though, 2012s the dark knight rises is still a fresh memory.
Joker the dark knight returns villains wiki fandom. The days of the campy and silly adam west batman had become a thing of the past. A new breed of criminal ravages gotham city, forcing 55yearold bruce wayne back into the cape and cowl. The reason there will be no sequel is simply that nolan ended his batman legend with the dark knight rises and warner bros. The dark knight rises featured more scenes shot in imax than the dark knight. Frank millers 1986 mini series the dark knight returns is without exaggeration the most influential batman story ever written. The ending of the dark knight trilogy explained youtube. Part 2 is leaps and bounds better than the first part, which itself was a very good film. Christopher nolans the dark knight rises had elements of the. Following christopher nolans next batman film, the dark knight rises, would an adaptation of the dark knight returns be a logical way to. The feds want the man of tomorrow to put a stop to him. It is a limited series set in a possible future, portrayed as batmans last adventure. And, by ending dark knight rises with batmans death, nolan ensured that the next film cannot simply begin where the trilogy ends, since fans want to see bruce wayne and not the adventures of det.
So what exactly happened with the finale of the dark knight rises. The st the dark knight returns is a batman story written by frank miller with illustrations by miller, klaus janson, and lynn varley in 1986. The dark knight returns is a batman story written by frank miller with illustrations by miller, klaus janson, and lynn varley in 1986. The master race electric boogaloo was published in 2015. Christopher nolan was hesitant about returning to the series for a third film, but agreed after developing a story with his brother and goyer that he felt would. The dark knight returns, part 2 trailer starring peter weller. Joined by carrie kelly, a teenage female robin, batman takes to the streets to end the threat of the mutant gangs that have overrun the city. But that still leaves the question of a new batman film. Christian bale explains the dark knight rises ending.
Since most of the superhero movies are three movie deals and the dark knight rises is the last of the three movies. Since most of the superhero movies are threemovie deals and the dark knight rises is the last of the three movies. When that happened, bale and nolan stuck to their guns. The film is being produced by warner premiere, dc entertainment, warner bros. Mar 30, 2011 after the dark knight rises, batman returns.
Five years ago, dc comics began celebrating batman day, with an annual batversary to commemorate the dark knight. Christian bale explains why he didnt make a fourth dark knight film. The dark knight trilogy simple english wikipedia, the. Christopher nolans final batman film, the dark knight rises, took the central concept of batman returning to gotham city after a long absence from the dark knight. Neither approach sounds particularly satisfying to me. Dawn of justice a role hes already officially reprise for at least three more movies. The mutant leader was the boss of the vicious mutant gang. I find it very interesting and with most films, i tend to. Batman finished his character arc, robin blake was very good, gordon didnt dissapoint and anne hathaway as. The last crusade, a prequel series, is set to release this year. During the film, set eight years after dark knight, the arrival of new foe bane forces bruce to return to his old role. After the dark knight rises, the studio is left with two choices if they want the franchise to carry on.
Aug 06, 2012 the dark knight rises marks the end of a cinematic era, but not the end of films about batman. But, does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era. I felt it was a bitter cliffhanger in the dark knight rises related reason link below im assuming dc comics is doing something to batman that marvel usually does to its superhero movies. The dark knight returns is a 1986 fourissue comic book miniseries starring batman, written by frank miller, illustrated by miller and klaus janson, and published by dc comics. The dark knights legacy, 10 years later the atlantic. It is based on the comic book story of the same name by frank miller. When scrooge and dewey make a gritty darkwing duck movie, launchpad teams up with the original darkwing to stop it. The dark knight returns, part 2 trailer starring peter. Christian bale, michael caine, gary oldman, morgan freeman, and cillian murphy appeared in all three movies. A great story like dark knight returns gets a twopart treatment, and just like part 1, part 2 is just as great to watch, even with some parts that got cut out of the adaptation like jokers kiss of death with the dr. In two months, ben affleck is taking over as the latest liveaction bruce wayne in batman v superman. The original frank millers dark returns comic has four volumes. Batmans grounded portrayal was universally acclaimed. The first trailer for the animated adaptation of frank millers highly regarded graphic novel the dark knight returns has gone online.
After batman attacks the mutants at their headquarters, he calls batman a coward for using rubber bullets to mow down his followers rather than killing them and hiding in the batmobile. Eight years after the jokers reign of anarchy, batman, with the help of the enigmatic catwoman, is forced from his exile to save gotham city from the brutal guerrilla terrorist bane. Following the death of robin at the hands of the joker, bruce wayne weed hung up the cowl and cape 10 years ago. While most animated films were released directtovideo, the 1993 animated feature batman. It includes batman begins 2005, the dark knight 2008, and the dark knight rises 2012. Are there plans for another batman movie after the dark. The dark knight series is a set of three christopher nolan batman movies. However the man of steel sequel that will be released in 2015 will star batman and superman, and will involve a more experienced batman drawing inspiration from the comic the dark knight returns if. Year one, but thats what frank miller followed up with and the success of dkr obviously influenced the tone of year o. The dark knight strikes again was published in 2001, and dark knight returns iii. Christian bale has revealed that a 4th batman sequel after the dark knight rises was on the table. Aug 04, 20 the batman film series has come to an end, so sadly the end of the dark knight rises is the end of that storyline directed by christopher nolan. After a 10 year absence, the dark knight has returned to gotham to fight the mutant threat. The mutant leader challenges batman to a oneonone fight, where he nearly kills the dark knight.
Dec, 2014 shortly after the dark knight rises first came out two years ago, caine himself explained that what we saw was no imagination and bruce was there, in the flesh. New batman movie dark knight returns is even better than. The master race continues frank millers landmark dark knight saga that began with 1986s the dark knight returns and continued with its 20012002 sequel the dark knight strikes again. Will there be a dark knight returns part 3 movie based on. The dark knight returns takes place ten years after an aging batman has retired. Fortunately, bringing the dark knight returns to the big screen solves both problems. During the film, set eight years after dark knight, the arrival of new foe bane forces bruce to return to his old role as batman. It premiered on may 17, 2019 and is the sixteenth episode in the second season. It is ten years after an aging batman has retired, and gotham city has sunk deeper into decadence and lawlessness. Mar 30, 2020 the dark knight returns takes place ten years after an aging batman has retired. For better or for worse, the series defined the protagonist of the modern era and can still trace his fingerprints in modern comics, games and movies.
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