Frank Miller Says Ben Affleck's BATMAN Movie Needs To, "Lose the Toys, Focus on the Mission"

Frank Miller Says Ben Affleck's BATMAN Movie Needs To, "Lose the Toys, Focus on the Mission"

The Dark Knight Returns scribe Frank Miller weighs in on where he thinks The Batman needs to go, his scrapped Year One movie with Darren Aronofsky, and Batman v Superman.

By JoshWilding - Oct 29, 2016 05:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Batman
Source: Variety
Frank Miller is a comic book writer and artist fans either seem to love or hate, but for the most part, there's no denying that he's delivered some incredible work when it comes to the world of Batman. His influence was felt in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy and in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice this year, but what would he like to see in Ben Affleck's upcoming take on the Caped Crusader?

"My dream would be to make it much smaller," Miller explained in a recent interview with Variety. "To lose the toys and to focus more on the mission, and to use the city a great deal more. Because he’s got a loving relationship with the city he’s protecting. And unlike Superman his connection to crime is intimate; it has been ever since his parents were murdered. And he defeats criminals with his hands. So it would be a different take. But it will never be in my hands, because it would not be a good place to make toys from. There wouldn’t be a line of toys."

That's an interesting point, but it may very well be the route Affleck intends on taking the character down. It's simply too soon to say. 

Surprisingly, Miller seems pretty disappointed that Darren Aronofsky pretty horrendous sounding take never came to fruition because, well, it was R-Rated and wouldn't have sold any toys. "That screenplay was based on my book “Batman: Year One,” and yeah it was much more down to earth. In it a fair amount of time is spent before he became Batman, and when he went out and fought crime he really screwed it up a bunch of times before he got it right. So it was 90-minute origins story." 

Finally, talk turned to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Miller has now seen the movie, but wasn't willing to go into too much detail about what he thought. He does after all still work for DC Comics, but if he liked the movie, you'd think he would have at least praised it. Instead, he kept his comments fairly vague, and simply stated: "I’ll just say: ‘Thanks.’ What can I say? — he laughs — no, actually I’ll withdraw that; I’ll say: ‘You’re welcome!’"

What do you guys think about all of these remarks?
CLAYFACE Movie From Writer Mike Flanagan Rumored To Be Moving Forward At DC Studios
Related:

CLAYFACE Movie From Writer Mike Flanagan Rumored To Be Moving Forward At DC Studios

BANE And DEATHSTROKE Live-Action Movie In Development At DC Studios
Recommended For You:

BANE And DEATHSTROKE Live-Action Movie In Development At DC Studios

DISCLAIMER: As a user generated site and platform, ComicBookMovie.com is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and "Safe Harbor" provisions.

This post was submitted by a user who has agreed to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. ComicBookMovie.com will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement. Please CONTACT US for expeditious removal of copyrighted/trademarked content. CLICK HERE to learn more about our copyright and trademark policies.

Note that ComicBookMovie.com, and/or the user who contributed this post, may earn commissions or revenue through clicks or purchases made through any third-party links contained within the content above.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
MoonKShyamalan
MoonKShyamalan - 10/29/2016, 6:33 PM
That's totally the reason BVS failed......
XelCorp
XelCorp - 10/29/2016, 6:39 PM
@MoonKShyamalan - choosing flashy cgi fests and cameos over story and substance = BVS
DetBullock
DetBullock - 10/29/2016, 6:43 PM
@XelCorp - dude, we are talking BVS not Suicide Squad or Iron Man 2.
KnifeWasTooSlow
KnifeWasTooSlow - 10/29/2016, 7:02 PM
@DetBullock - Iron Man 2 makes more sense than BvS tho.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
View Recorder