Batman is one of the most popular comic book heroes in the world.
There’s something about Batman that seems to appeal to directors.
Tony can fly into space and make unlimited clean power sources.
Batman has a car and a grappling hook.
Here’s the problem.
These movies might be getting a littletoogrounded.
These villains are great, of course.
They’re timeless for a reason.
Batman has long dabbled in the worlds of science fiction and horror with his villains.
Nolan’s Ra’s Al Ghul is never formally outed as being immortal or having access to Lazarus Pits.
He wouldn’t even have time to start thinking of a gang as he does in the comics.
I’ll give Nolan Bane, though.
Imagine a movie where Clayface, a man with no identity, and Mr. Reeves has expressed interest in what he called a “grounded Mr.
Freeze,” but what does that even look like?
Victor Fries is a sci-fi creation.
That Batman could conceivably fight the stranger of his adversaries.
Freeze, a man who wanted to save his wife but fell victim to corporate greed.
Clayface, a washed up actor buried by his addiction.
Two-Face, a lawyer with an anger problem, expertly manipulated by the very mobsters he sought to arrest.
So what’s going on?
Are they afraid that getting weird will make them look less serious?
Making Batman grounded doesn’t make him better–it limits him.
Maybe we’ll get lucky.
Maybe the end stinger on The Batman sets up a cryogenic accident or an overgrown Gotham.
All signs seem to point to him being the Joker in the sequel.
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