Chris Nolan One Step Closer to Christian Bale's Batman 3

Chris Nolan One Step Closer to Christian Bale's Batman 3

Chris Nolan Makes More Room For Batman 3 By Leaving 'The Prisoner'....................................................................

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By THEHAWK - Aug 19, 2009 08:08 AM EST
Filed Under: The Dark Knight Rises
Source: CinemaBlend

Batman 3 may have just gotten a little closer to happening. Director Christopher Nolan is currently working on Inception, but also on his schedule was 'The Prisoner', a sci-fi movie based on the short-lived 60s television series of the same name.

Cine Fools recently spoke with one of the project’s producers Barry Mendel, who revealed that Chris Nolan has dropped out of The Prisoner. That leaves Nolan free to devote his full attention to Batman 3, once Inception is finished.

For tose interested 'The Prisoner' is still moving forward. They have a first draft script from David and Janet Peoples, the writers of Twelve Monkeys. Good choice if they can deliver a similar asthetic to the confusing and mysterious world of The Prisoner.

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LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/19/2009, 8:26 AM
Cool! ; )

I still say bring in DEADSHOT and DEATHSTROKE in the mix while BATS is on the run!

Damn HAWK @ Your on a roll man!!!
UltimateHobgoblin666
UltimateHobgoblin666 - 8/19/2009, 8:33 AM
i want black mask!
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 8/19/2009, 8:43 AM
this doesn't say anything, really. it just says he stepped away from doing the prisoner. it isn't confirmed that he did it so he can work on batman 3. lets not get excited for nothing.
divo
divo - 8/19/2009, 8:47 AM
That kind of sucks, I was looking forward to Nolans take on The Prisoner. Goooooood news for bat fans though!

Oh and by the way nice article HAWK. THIS is news ;)
dancingmonkey08
dancingmonkey08 - 8/19/2009, 8:48 AM
Cool, well lets hope so! Batman 3 for 2012 with Catwoman and Riddler or Deadshot! Great article as usual, HAWK

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THEHAWK
THEHAWK - 8/19/2009, 8:50 AM
I want them to do somethign like my Calendar Man story. A dark twisting detective story that showcases his fighting prowess and detective skills
superdog
superdog - 8/19/2009, 8:52 AM
teabag@ that was a [frick]ed up show.

divo@ i agree it would have been a good fit for nolan. oh well

corndog@ your right, but i think the point is it gives hope to bats being his next project. otherwise we KNOW we would have had to wait til after prisoner.
THEHAWK
THEHAWK - 8/19/2009, 8:52 AM
@Divo. lol ;)

@Dancingmonkey. Thanks man. I want to write some comedy stories, ad that may be one of em. Maybe I could do like a weekly sketch show with comic characters in unusual situations.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 8/19/2009, 8:59 AM
JOHNNY DEPP AS THE RIDDLER AND GORDON LEVITT AS THE JOKER.
divo
divo - 8/19/2009, 9:04 AM
Gordon levitts career is reaaaaaaaaaallyy taking off. He actually has a role in INCEPTION @gunsmith. So it may not be that far fetched. He looks a helluva lot like ledger
ironknight27
ironknight27 - 8/19/2009, 9:32 AM
Bring on Bane! The real Bane not some mindless beast like they had in Batman & Robin. I wouldnt mind there being Deadshot or Deathstroke though.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 8/19/2009, 9:35 AM
DIVO- YEA LEVITT I ALWAYS THOUGHT LOOKED PRETTY CLOSE TO HEATH,
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 8/19/2009, 9:39 AM
Though The Dark Knight was one of my favourite ever film im more excited for Captain America, Thor and The Avengers! Though as they're coming about betweeen 2010 - 2012 I just wonder whether WB will try and avoid releasing Batman 3 the same year that they all come out!?

still, if it ends up HALF as good as TDK, i cant wait especially if its back in Nolan's brilliant hands! :)
THEHAWK
THEHAWK - 8/19/2009, 9:41 AM
@Ironknight. It's too early for Bane, I say save him for later.

@Joshw. tey will prbably wait until 2013, when it will be =basically unopposed, except by Transfprmers 3
flames809
flames809 - 8/19/2009, 9:46 AM
I THINK IT SHOULD BE RIDDLER OR PENGUIN
charbelelnasr
charbelelnasr - 8/19/2009, 9:46 AM
@THEHAWK
it could easily come out in mid july,2012, since the avengers come out on may 4 2012( a month and a half after the avengers) and in 2012 there are no more harry potter movies, meaning Batman 3 could take the summer slot.
darkclaw89
darkclaw89 - 8/19/2009, 9:47 AM
Doesnt actually spell out he's gonna do bats 3 rite??Really hope he pulls it off betr than TDK,any 1 interested in seein him take on Gearhead?Dat was 1 crazy ass villain
cindar
cindar - 8/19/2009, 9:50 AM
i agree with ironknight, BANE! the original character, big, powerfull, and extremley intelligent. grew up in a prison and was haunted by bats. i dont think they should save him for later because i honestly dont think it will go beyond a 3rd movie.
THEHAWK
THEHAWK - 8/19/2009, 9:54 AM
@Charbelenasr. I was saying that because of casting, buget, the fact that they still haven't decided on a script, and the time needed for set production, rehersals, costume design, actual filming, post production, editing, marketing. It could easilly be that long before we get Batman 3
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 8/19/2009, 9:59 AM
@ ironknight

i want bane in a sequel too. he always gets the shaft in movies and cartoons and games. does everyone forget that in knightfall he was portrayed as a criminal mastermind, ON TOP of being a powerhouse?? it would make more sense, deadshot could be his henchman or something, deadshot is never the brains of an operation anyway.
animeex
animeex - 8/19/2009, 10:00 AM
I am glad he will be doing it... Hope. I say they will only go with popular and well known villains like Riddler, Penguin, Poison Ivy or Freeze an so on. I would love Bane but prefer them to wait. I want to see like the story... Let the villains out and Batman runs crazy to get them back. Then Bane steps in. But again I believe they will only go with more original villains.
ironknight27
ironknight27 - 8/19/2009, 10:00 AM
cindar- I agree I dont think that Nolan or Bale are going to make a movie beyond the 3rd one if they even make the 3rd one. They could still use another villain like the Penguin or Riddler as well.

In a 3rd movie I would like to see the villains wanting to take Gotham over now that there is no real Mob power base in order to control Gotham's underworld.

CorndogBurglar- I have always liked Bane and I would love to see him done right. He has as much brain as he does brawn.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 8/19/2009, 10:02 AM
no penguin or riddler, those guys are so lame...

the coolest thing about batman begins, to me, is that the villains were scarecrow and r'az al ghoul (however you spell it). 2 lesser known villains outside the comic world.
StephenStrange
StephenStrange - 8/19/2009, 10:03 AM
lol yeah just because he isn't doing The Prisoner does not imply that Batman 3 is coming at all
ironknight27
ironknight27 - 8/19/2009, 10:06 AM
I like UltimateHobgoblin666 idea of having Black Mask in a film. He is also a lesser known villain but is just as sick and twisted as the Joker.
cman21
cman21 - 8/19/2009, 10:09 AM
id say give it a year or so before we have any real news on batman 3
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 8/19/2009, 10:13 AM
GOTTA BE RIDDLER, THEY COULD MAKE HIM LIKE PUPPETHEAD IN THE SAW MOVIES, INGENIOUS AND USING SMARTS TO SCREW WITH GOTHAM, THEN FREEING THE MOST DANGEROUS PRISONERS IN ARKUM TO MAKE IT WORSE FOR BATS. YOU KNOW HE WILL NEED A NEW BATMOBILE, AND IF ITS LIKE WHAT HE DOES AS A PROGRESSION LIKE HE DID WITH HIS SUIT, THERES A NEW BATMOBILE COMING
AvengingAngel1022
AvengingAngel1022 - 8/19/2009, 10:27 AM
hope he does it
flames809
flames809 - 8/19/2009, 10:29 AM
THEY COULD SHOW BANE IN JAIL AND I AGREE WITH GUNSMITH LET RIDDLER BE THE MAIN VILLAIN AND LETTING OUT VILLAINS OF ARKUM AND HE COULD HAVE A BATMOBILE LIKE THE BATMOBILE HE HAD IN THE BATMAN CARTOON IN CW11
droopy1317
droopy1317 - 8/19/2009, 10:34 AM
i say one big villain like peneguin, riddler or freeze and one or two villains that have not been shown on screen like killer croc, mad hatter, ventriliquist w/scarface, or bane again but better
spanky
spanky - 8/19/2009, 10:43 AM
then who will battle the batman in 3?
Thatman12
Thatman12 - 8/19/2009, 10:53 AM
I think Nolan's world is to real to life for such villains as Mr. Freeze, Killer Croc, Clayman, etc. I like the idea of The Black Mask, as like a new mob boss. But The Mad Hater and Scarface (The Ventriloquist) would be awesome to finally see on the big screen. I want to see more lesser know villains like in "Batman Begins"

merrillmind
merrillmind - 8/19/2009, 10:53 AM
I think Levitt is a great actor just watch "brick" but forget about the opinion that he looks alot like Heath does anyone here actually think that anybody could re-capture the pure genius that was Heaths joker,NO ONE! will and to think that anybody could is retarded
Bamf7
Bamf7 - 8/19/2009, 11:57 AM
Keven - In Batman Begins, there was Ras Al Ghul, and that was ninja type stuff and it still worked.
Inohaku
Inohaku - 8/19/2009, 12:05 PM
I agree with CorndogBurglar, I loved Begins and it's "new" villains. That's what I would love to see for the 3rd installment!
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