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Post by politicidal on Aug 3, 2018 0:14:25 GMT
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“We are working on getting our draft in the next couple of weeks and things are progressing,” Matt Reeves said at TCA today about the current state of his Batman redux which he is set to direct for Warner Bros.
“We have conceptual stuff going and coming into being and my head is totally in the script. In fact I’m going to be leaving right now (from the Beverly Hilton) to work on the script,” added the War for the Planet of the Apes director who hopes cameras roll sometime next spring or early summer.
Reeves waved off rumors that his Batman would focus on a young caped crusader or Frank Miller’s Batman: Year One which is one of his favorite Batman comics.
“I’m just excited to be focused on a tale that’s defying for him (Batman) and is very personal to him, but at the same time, we’re really–obviously we’re not doing any origin tales or anything like that –but definitely Batman, emotional, and him being the world’s greatest detective,” said Reeves.
Reeves’ Batman will be completely separate from Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight universe yet will still be “noir-driven in which Batman is investigating a particular case that takes us out into the world of Gotham”. Reeves said he did “a deep dive” reading his favorite Batman comics to inform his creative process, but didn’t want to name specific titles.
“There’s ways in which this connects to the DC universe as well and we’re one of many pieces,” said Reeves about how his version will connect to the greater DC cinematic universe.
Reeves said that Ben Affleck “is still involved” but that it was too early to talk in which capacity. Affleck wrote an earlier draft of Batman with DC’s Geoff Johns when he considered directing. At last year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Affleck shot down rumors at that time that he was hanging up the cape.
And as far as Robin starring in the next iteration of Batman?
Exclaimed Reeves, “I can’t comment on any of that stuff!”
Reeves was at TCA today for the new Fox series he is executive producing, The Passage.
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Post by thisguy4000 on Aug 3, 2018 0:24:14 GMT
Why do they keep dancing over whether or not Affleck is coming back?
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Post by politicidal on Aug 3, 2018 0:51:07 GMT
Why do they keep dancing over whether or not Affleck is coming back? . Maybe they're cloning him or something.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Aug 3, 2018 18:14:39 GMT
Defying? Does he mean defining for him? Anyway, if there's an emphasis on detective Batman and it's personal, my guess is it'll follow either Red Hood or Hush.
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Post by politicidal on Aug 3, 2018 18:58:57 GMT
Defying? Does he mean defining for him? Anyway, if there's an emphasis on detective Batman and it's personal, my guess is it'll follow either Red Hood or Hush. That'd be great. Particularly Hush. It's an easy excuse for a rogues gallery of villain appearances.
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Post by politicidal on Aug 4, 2018 0:21:43 GMT
The funny thing is Mark Hughes at Forbes insisted that Affleck was finished.
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Post by sdrew13163 on Aug 4, 2018 5:53:19 GMT
Sounds great. Matt Reeves is an underappreciated director. My only fear from a filmmaking perspective is with the hand-to-hand combat; Nolan struggled with that immensely and it really hurt Batman Begins. Reeves shot good action in "Dawn" and "War," but hand-to-hand is different. Hopefully he finds a coach in that department (perhaps even Snyder).
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Post by Hauntedknight87 on Aug 4, 2018 12:12:38 GMT
I want him to do more with the detective aspect of Batman.
That's something I wish Nolan did more of.
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Post by thisguy4000 on Aug 4, 2018 15:05:18 GMT
I have to ask, is there any reason to assume that this movie would make any money? Who even cares about Batman at this point?
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Post by Hauntedknight87 on Aug 4, 2018 15:23:06 GMT
I have to ask, is there any reason to assume that this movie would make any money? Who even cares about Batman at this point? I care
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Post by barfholomew on Aug 6, 2018 19:30:10 GMT
I have to ask, is there any reason to assume that this movie would make any money? Who even cares about Batman at this point? People always care about a good Batman movie i.e. not BvS
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Post by thisguy4000 on Aug 6, 2018 19:43:20 GMT
I have to ask, is there any reason to assume that this movie would make any money? Who even cares about Batman at this point? People always care about a good Batman movie i.e. not BvS Tell that to The LEGO Batman Movie, which was pretty well received.
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Aug 6, 2018 19:44:49 GMT
Why do they keep dancing over whether or not Affleck is coming back?
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Post by barfholomew on Aug 6, 2018 19:51:26 GMT
People always care about a good Batman movie i.e. not BvS Tell that to The LEGO Batman Movie, which was pretty well received. Let me rephrase that: People always care about a good Batman movie that's played straight
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Post by thisguy4000 on Aug 6, 2018 19:53:22 GMT
Tell that to The LEGO Batman Movie, which was pretty well received. Let me rephrase that: People always care about a good Batman movie that's played straight Well, I guess we’ll just have to see about that.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Aug 6, 2018 19:56:41 GMT
I have to ask, is there any reason to assume that this movie would make any money? Who even cares about Batman at this point? If you just do a little research (popularity lists throughout the internet) you will see that Batman, not Superman, not Spider-Man, not Wolverine, not anyone in the MCU, Batman is still the number one most popular super hero. (Spider-Man and Superman seem to go back and forth for #2).
So, if you make a good movie, they will come.
But doesn't that hold true for anything? If they had made a really good BvS or Justice League we would have all gone to see it! A really good Batman movie, that hints at great interconnectedness in the DCEU, could revive the whole DCEU. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
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Post by leesilm on Aug 7, 2018 0:22:32 GMT
I care about Batman, he's my favorite- always has been. [Don't get me wrong, I love Captain America, Wonder Woman, Wolverine, Beast, Nightcrawler, Catwoman, Hulk, Loki, and others, but Bruce Wayne/Batman will always be the favorite.]
I also agree that I'd love to see more Detective Batman, good/solid fight scenes are a must (no matter what ya think of B V. S or JL, they let Batman be a brutal force in a close-up fight), and I'd love Affleck to return at least once more as Bruce/Batman.
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Post by Hauntedknight87 on Aug 7, 2018 0:37:48 GMT
I was thinking, you know who would make for a great villain? Especially under Matt Reeves?
Julian Day AKA Calendar Man/Calendar Killer!
Make it into a crime drama/mystery.
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Aug 7, 2018 0:40:57 GMT
I was thinking, you know who would make for a great villain? Especially under Matt Reeves? Julian Day AKA Calendar Man/Calendar Killer! Make it into a crime drama/mystery.
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Post by politicidal on Aug 7, 2018 2:24:25 GMT
I was thinking, you know who would make for a great villain? Especially under Matt Reeves? Julian Day AKA Calendar Man/Calendar Killer! Make it into a crime drama/mystery. That'd be interesting. Something like Manhunter or Silence of the Lambs.
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