Is Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dark Knight’ Sequel Canceled?
Rohin Guha
November 12, 2009
So I know we were placing our bets on The Dark Knight's follow-up to bow in 2011, but now the whole affair's looking kind of dead in the water. Michael Caine explained his reservations to British magazine Shortlist. "But I don't know if they are ever going to make another Batman," Caine explains. "If they do it won't be for quite a while." Which may make casting speculation this nothing more than pipe dreams perhaps. Possibly for the best.
Which is probably for the best as Dane Cook has made public his yen to essay the role of The Riddler. Which somehow manages to out-worse Miley Cyrus’ rumored audition for the part of Batgirl. Although who knew that if you were a celebrity with a very average skillset, you could audition for one of the most film franchises just by shooting your mouth off to tabloids? Funny, that.
A list of director Christopher Nolan’s projects in the pipeline reveals that there’s not even the hint of the Caped Crusader. And fine, he probably wants to fill up the next few years churning out proper “legacy films.” So that one day, like another niche-turned-flailing-mainstream director, he can have his own senseless Amelia experiment, which will inspire everyone to strongarm him back into helming films about superheroes and amnesiacs.
But Caine adds, just to toy with our gullible heads a little more: “As for the future ... if they ever make another Batman I will be in, I will be the butler.” And of course, whether or not Christian Bale or Aaron Eckhart reprise their roles, it’s the role of Alfred that remains the cornerstone of Nolan’s Batman franchise.
Comments (6)
Posted by anonymous on Thu Nov 12, 2009 at 06.45 pm
Bale has to do another Batman film, regardless of if Nolan returns or not. He signed a 3 picture contract when he signed onto Batman Begins. And those contracts are not easy to break (as the cast of the Spiderman films knows).
Nolan not returning seems very unlikely, btw.
Posted by Niles Day on Thu Nov 12, 2009 at 09.22 pm
“If he doesn’t do another Batman, I hope he gets gangrene on his face. But this could also provide us with an opportunity to get a better director to take the reigns and personally I’m pullin’ for Frank Miller.”
Robert Hastings, you are a fkin hater. You obviously have yet to understand how great Nolan’s pictures are, let alone his Batman franchise. Have you even read what Nolan has said about the possibility for a third? Or have you seen what Miller has recently done with Batman, or his horrible Spirit movie?
Better director than Christopher Nolan? Gladly we don’t gotta consult you on thees matters. We’d end up with the 2011 version of Batman Forever.
Posted by anonymous on Fri Nov 13, 2009 at 03.00 am
Filmmaking is a business, not just an art, and The Dark Knight made over 1 billion dollars worldwide… OF COURSE there’s going to be another one!!! Warner Brothers will pay Nolan anything to get him to do another one.
Posted by Destruct26 on Wed Jan 20, 2010 at 05.26 pm
1. Nobody can do a third movie like Chris Nolan can. Unless of course, you give it to his brother Jonathan or someone who is familiar with Chris’ style of directing while still bringing something new to the franchise.
2. So many people want to see him end this franchise well, but Nolan was always hesitant about sequels, especially threequels. They practically had to beg him to consider a second movie to begin with.
Posted by Destruct26 on Wed Jan 20, 2010 at 05.35 pm
3. Considering the main actors are signed for three movies and his fans just want to see it end well, he should cook up a good story and close this franchise properly, before some retard screws it up. It has been said by thousands, no one wants to see Batman Forever AGAIN.
4. ITS THE 20TH OF JANUARY, 2010. WHERE’S MY F*@KING ANNOUNCEMENT??!!!!!!!
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Posted by Robert Hastings on Thu Nov 12, 2009 at 05.26 pm
Seriously, I don’t know what Nolan’s game is (whether this is just a media ploy to bring about more anticipation for the film later or whether he’s just not done kickin’ around ideas) but I DO know that he’s not just going to NOT do another Batman. Begins and Dark Knight brought in too much fame and revenue. To abandon the franchise in the middle is like Hollywood bad luck. So he definately needs to take that into consideration if he’s seriously thinking about stopping the series just to try and make a better name for himself. If he doesn’t do another Batman, I hope he gets gangrene on his face. But this could also provide us with an opportunity to get a better director to take the reigns and personally I’m pullin’ for Frank Miller.