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I had an amazing idea for the Riddler already anyway.

I just need Chris to call me.

Srsly Nolan.

Holy shnikees is that a relief. Although, to be honest, I never expected less from Nolan.

A couple of people have imagined Michael Emerson doing it too.

Nah Jay, Paul Bettany in a dark, dark bottle green suit.

I literally have a whole plot which includes Bane as played by whatsisname Tiny from Dark Knight but I cant repeat it here...too many of my ideas get stolen

Nadine, I'm totally down with Bettany as the Joker in a pretty green suit, even if I'm all in love with Tennant. I remember when he was one of the rumored possibilities for Joker, and I was so bummed he didn't get it before I realized that Ledger was an inspired choice that wouldn't disappoint.

But can we avoid the obvious villains like Penguin and Riddler? Part of why I loved Batman Begins was the use of less prominent ones like Scarecrow and Ra's al Ghul.

I'm totally down with Bettany as the Joker in a pretty green suit

No no no, we're talking Riddler here.

Also, no, not him.

Why not Harley Quinn?
She's a doctor at Arkham, who falls in love with Joker. Joker dies in an escape attempt, Harley becomes obsessed and creates her copycat persona with the goal of destroying Batman.
You could cast Nicki Clyne.

Or Hugh Jackman as Black Mask, haha.

'Cause my Seyfried-Quinn is flawless.

Too bad she sucks as an actress. Christian Bale would destroy her face with one punch. That mug would be a catastrophe.

I'm not a big huge Riddler fan as I think he's too close to the Joker after TDK. Crazy plots? Vague murders with odd clues? We just did that.

The Penguin bringing together all the mob types, wiping the leadership out in one move and taking the city over? That might do.

We still haven't had an all out war for Gotham yet, and I think that's where the progression goes. In Bats Begins, you had The Narrows going apeshit. In TDK, you almost got the kind of chaos the Joker was after, but not quite.

With the mob reeling after the loss of all their money, and the deaths of Marrone, Black Dynamite, and the Russian guy with the poochies, there should be a big vacuum left. And now that the cops are gonna be after Bats like a fly on shit, there's room to start up again.

Enter the Penguin. Yeah, Nolan will probably add in a secondary villain to occupy us with the first half the of the movie, but I doubt that character would turn into the kind of "double-team" garbage we saw with the original movie version of Two-Face/Riddles.

We've seen Bats try to "cleanse" Gotham and fail twice. It's going to take something massive to get the kind of city-wide retribution that Nolan will hopefully go far. And at the end, I don't think he kills Bruce, as the studio probably won't allow it, but I'd look for Gordon to become a bigger figure, and a friend to Bruce.

It is said that Nolan is ending his run with this film, as I think he could do a great job placing a "venom"-less Bane into his world. I wouldn't even put it past him to do something right with Azrael. Yes, the comic character sucked, but what if the Sacred Order of Saint Dumas was used as a foil against The League of Shadows? I'd rather seen a Batman copycat with a more brutal methodology than a teenage Robin. Then with some good writing you could have Bane, Talia, Azrael, and a shit-kicked Bruce in one story.

Oh wellz.

D-Day, I actually think a venomless-Bane is a great idea. People forget that when Bane came on the scene he wasn't just a brute thug; he was a brilliant gangster as well. He organized an onslaught of attacks on Batman in order to wear him down. He runs him through a gauntlet before literally breaking him.

Nolan is great with complete arcs. I have no doubt that he would be able to construct a story where Bruce is ground down until he's finally broken by Bane, and then has to heal and overcome his injuries to return and defeat the enemy.

Although, the movies are pretty grounded and in real life it's pretty tough to recover from a broken back.

So yeah, Bane would be cool.

And you know what else? I don't even think Cher as catwoman is a terrible idea. Yeah, I said it.

And you know what else? I don't even think Cher as catwoman is a terrible idea. Yeah, I said it.

Wouldn't that be Catgramma?

We can skip the broke back and still bust Bruce up pretty bad.

We are just a little short on the villains that can fit within a Nolan movie; I'm sure he won't go for someone lesser like Holiday or Clayface (who used to scare the shit out of me).

Harley Quinn would be cool, but I don't know how you could do that without the Joker. And I think Nolan reveres Ledger's performance too much, though he probably could pull someone ridiculous out of his hat (Daniel Day-Lewis) just for a few in-prison scenes. He just won't do it.

We haven't really touched on how the story could come full circle with an appearance by Talia Al-Ghul yet, and I'd keep an eye on that.

I'm gonna go write my Bane-Talia-Azrael script now anyway :p

Brittany Murphy would have been a pitch perfect Harley Quinn. Shoot! I just gave myself the sads:(

The perfect character would be HUSH. If anyone's read the more recent run of batman comics, he is a deadly serious foe. A great contrast to the Joker's extremes. Plus, he is simply a new character that would surprise the audience.

But I really like the idea of Penguin sweeping into the city to fill the vacuum left after the deaths of three major crime bosses.

Also, a fucking. hot. catwoman would be enjoyable. Even if it would feel completely out of wack with that "reality based" world they've created.

Seyfreid for Harley is an inspired choice.

Weitz for Catwoman sucks, she is way too bland. I'd rather see someone like Kate Winslet be given the chance. I want someone who would really sink their teeth into the role, Kate can be dark. Weitz, not so much.

Everyone knows Angelina Jolie is the perfect Catwoman, she is the only person that could come close to Pfeiffer's untouchable turn.

Eddie Murphy for riddler is an interesting choice. Jim Carrey as a toned down, darker Riddler would also be cool. Ryan Reynolds is already too many super heros, seriously leave him out of this.

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JGL as Riddler.

There. You're all welcome.

I'm sorry...isn't it Two-Face's turn? Harvey Dent went all evil after his burn at the end of Dark Knight, so wouldn't it make sense that he's the next villian? Or did I miss something?

who is this director? what is Batman? what is the Dark Knight? in fact ,about what did every one write here?

fuck all y'all's noize!

JGL as firefly.
ben kingsley as the ventriloquist
buscemi as the mad hatter
michael rooker as zsasz

done. and done.

Screw believability, I want to see Clayface up on the big screen.

I adore the commentary on this site, it definitely gives it that community experience!