Nikki Finke says that David Goyer’s decision to quit as showrunner on ABC’s Flashforward is so he can work on writing the script for Batman 3 with co-scribe Jonathan Nolan. Goyer said in a statement…
“As my feature projects have started ramping up again, I felt I was being pulled in too many directions,”
I think Chris Nolan will want to start his development on Batman 3 post-July time, a little after Comic Con and Inception’s release. And if it’s sooner, then all the better.
Something tells me that the Batman 3 itch has been scratched on sleepless nights by Goyer and Nolan for a while now now and they are probably further down the road than you might think on the script. I would expect them to have the major themes, the villains, the important scenes already mapped out. I mean we’ve all been doing that too in our own heads, right?
So in brief – Goyer and Nolan will probably be writing the script for Batman 3 over the next five/six months. During that time, we should hear of Chris Nolan’s official announcement that he will direct another, and sometime in the summer pre-production will begin. The film will shoot 2011 – for release Summer 2012. I think.
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Bring in Leo DiCaprio to play the Joker while in Arkham. Despite Ledger giving the performance of a generation, before TDK nobody would consider Ledger in the same league as Dicaprio and I still dont. Look at his “Whats Eating Gilbert Grape” or “This Boy’s Life”, he’s more than capable of pulling it off and even exceeding Ledger’s Joker. If you read the comic you know that the Joker’s persona and personality change depending on how he feels on a given day. Why not bring in A List actors who fit the body type and let them all provide a different spin on the character. Let each actor do the Joker how they want. No need to try and follow Heath, Nicholas or anyone else.
And Bring in Brock Lesnar to play Bane. Have him break Batman at the end of the movie and let the next director start a new trilogy showing Batman regain the mantle.