If not Nolan, who SHOULD direct the next Batman movie?

i'd say Mann or Greengrass. No to Singer, just because his X-Men movies were masterpieces when compared to Ratner's doesn't mean they were anything special.

none of the other guys fit well enough to do a good Batman, unless they decide to Schumacher the 3rd

NO WAY IN HELL to Singer!! Especially after Superman Returns - unless we all want a touchy feely Batman movie where he ponders prejudice (basically Singers own opinions about homophobia replaced with mutant haters)! Knowing Singer, a Batman film directed by him would copy the camp 60's TV series just as he copied the old Superman movies in Returns.

David Fincher would be a great choice though - if you havent seen Zodiac directed by him...you should!

@ Ror never seen any of Darren's work!

@ Josh, haven't seen Zodiac, but Ben. Buttons was good. CGI in that was great.

@l0rdleg0las Ratner for Batman, uh he does have a history with Mariah Carey but this.uhmmm that may to be/not to be. I feel iffy on Ratner

I wouldn't want to see Cuaron I mean have you seen Harry Potter 3? what was he thinking? I mean if we want Batman 3 to have talking shrunken heads, a hunchback and Dawn French then go ahead. But I agree with Shaman.

David Fincher would be great to see direct it. I mean, after the incredible masterpiece that is Fight Club, he has proven himself 10 times over. Sorry, but Fight Club is just my favorite movie of all time. Cuaron would also be good, I could see him bringing some edgy feel to the movie.

I like the Aronofsky suggestion Rorschach. Nice pick.

@Shaman@ I wouldn't want Paul W. Anderson to do this he makes good movies but not ones based off of a franchise he did the RE movies and AVP.... I don't think he can handle the Batman.

what about Zack Snyder(300), or David Slade(30 Days of night)? I do agree on Stephen Norrington, the frist Blade was amazing.

@legder20@ Tim Burton had his two Bat flicks let someone else have a shot if Nolan doesn't return

Well from the list of directors here I would pick David Fincher. I would like to see Zach Snyder take a shot at Batman. I wonder what Rob Zombies' take on a film like this would be

@Shaman@ I knew you would agree with me on the Wiseman... got to love Underworld.

i would say brian de palma or paul greengrass.
they both have the experience of directing thrillers which Batman fits into perfectly.
the past 2 Batmans had major dealings with the mob which makes de palma perfect.
but greengrass has the chops also because he makes you invest in the movie.
BUT, hopefully Nolan will stay and round off his Master Work.

Underworld rules Al... so suck it, but not mine I don't swing that way...lol

If Nolan doesn't come back to do a third film they should let Snyder do The Dark Knight Returns

David Fincher FTW! NOT BRYAN SINGER! He has already gayed up enough superheroes.

loo, im with big gay al i have to say..who i just watched in an ep of South Park last night! Underworld movies are awful. They are all style over substance with shit performances and a story we have seen a million times before. They look good, that's it. Wiseman is a hack imo. Who else would cast Scott Speedman in any role were he had to open his mouth?

Aronofsky would be the best bet. He was originally sposed to write and direct Batman Begins, but his treatment wasa deemed to dark and violent..that's what we want!

TDKR11- Yes well he also MASACRED Blade 3. So no to Goyer.

Roar... yeah i'll give you that one. Speedman sucked. But Bill Nighy did not. Beckinsale IMO, gave her best performance in the first Underworld. The effects were decent, the action was massive and the story... well... it was a vampire film. I can understand if you're not a fan of the genre. But i am which is why you liked 30 days of nitgh and i refused to watch it. I [frick]ing hate zombies and they turned vampires into just that. But thanks for the Castlevania news, that's one i'm very eager for :)) Great point about Aronofsky. He could be just what the doctor ordered.

Spock- Oh... yes... Raaaaaaa-chel. Well she's dead. That's that LOL :P

LOLOL :P You said it before... just on this very thread LOL :P And i for one just said it "could" be good. I'm still not fully convinced. I still say there are a few on here that have better choices but to each's own. At least we're not talking Scorsese here.

I like the "sophisticated" aspect of the vampire over the primal thoughtless zombies. In 30 days of night, they seemed to go into the primal urges angle from what i saw in the trailers which doesn't appeal to me much.

I liked the Underworld concept which was taken from Vampire: The Mascarade RPG. I'm a fan of shows like Forever Knight and Kindred: The Embraced. The first Blade film is one of my favorites for the same reason. I'm not a fan of "Horror movies" as much as i am of "Vampire films". It's not the romance per say since I REALLY [frick]ING HATE TWITSHIT!!! There's just "something" to the "lore" that a concept like Castlevania explored brilliantly which totally does it for me.

I like the "mysticism" behind the creature. There's a culture that has developed over the years that really fascinates me. It goes beyond the creatures "needs" and the ways to kill it. And that's exactly what concepts like 30 days and Twitshit lack majorly. The "culture", the "lore", the "realm" if you will. When i watch a vampire film, i love to be able to "delve" into the realm that they offer. And i can't do it with films that are not focused on portraying such a realm like a simple "horror flick" with Vampires in it. It's hard to explain, but i hope you understand a bit better my point of view now.

Well, i'll take which ever comes to me first for free :))

Why not Alfred Gough
Miles Millar they wanted to do him instead of superman in the first place

I think we are all just afraid that if Nolan leaves we'll get a bad director like when burton left, but even if its a good director nobody will be better than Nolan.