FAN CAST: Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns Movie By LEEE777

FAN CAST: Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns Movie By LEEE777

Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns" tells the story of an elderly Batman who comes out of retirement to fight crime, only to face opposition from the Gotham City police force and the United States government. See the Dark Knight casting here...

By LEEE777 - Nov 21, 2009 05:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Fan Fic
Source: Wikipedia




In the absence of superheroes, criminals run amok, and a gang called the Mutants terrorize a future Gotham City. Bruce Wayne has been retired from crime fighting for ten years following the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin. Despite Wayne's funding the rehabilitation of Harvey Dent (Two-Face), Dent returns to crime. Wayne puts on the Batman costume again to apprehend Dent, but the populace debates whether Batman is a savior.

Carrie Kelly, a 13-year-old-girl whom Batman rescues, buys a Robin costume and searches for Batman to aid him. Kelly finds Batman at the city dump, where he is fighting the Mutants. The Mutants' leader defeats Batman in combat, but Kelly distracts him and pulls Batman into the tank-like Batmobile. Kelly attends to Batman’s wounds as the vehicle drives toward the Batcave. Once home, Batman takes Carrie on as the new Robin against his butler Alfred's objections. With Gordon's cooperation, the leader is allowed to escape from jail, and Batman beats him in front of the assembled Mutants gang, which then disbands.



The Joker convinces his psychiatrist that he is sane and regrets his misdeeds. Seeking to discredit Batman, the psychiatrist appears with the Joker on a late-night show. While the police attack Batman, the Joker murders everyone in the television studio and escapes. Batman and Robin find the Joker at a county fair, where Batman defeats Joker in a violent showdown. Batman stops short of killing the Joker, who twists his own broken neck, intending for the police to charge Batman with murder.

After Superman diverts a nuclear warhead which then detonates in a desert, millions of tons of dust and debris fill the atmosphere, and Gotham descends into chaos during the resulting blackout. Batman and Robin train former Mutants who now call themselves the Sons of the Batman in non-lethal fighting to stop looting and ensure the flow of needed supplies. Gotham becomes the safest city in America, and the U.S. government, seeing this as an embarrassment, orders Superman to take Batman down. the rest you'll just have to buy the epic mini series and see for yourself.

Remember, this is not regular DC Universe, this is Elseworlds Frank Miller style. Cast below:


An older made up Josh Brolin as Batman:





Batman: Bruce Wayne gave up the Batman identity ten years prior to the beginning of the story. When he sees violence running rampant and his personal demons can no longer be denied, he is forced to return.

Well i would have used Michael Keaton but i've used him in my Kingdom Come cast, but then again, i think Josh Brolin is near perfect for this Batman version. Josh will own the part.


Mark Harmon as Superman:





Superman, aka Clark Kent, is now simply a pawn for the US government. His internal monologues show that he detests having to be a government weapon and is only doing so to prevent war between humans and superheroes.

Well Mark Harmon from NCSI screams an older Superman and not only is he a great actor, just imagine him and Josh Brolin going toe to toe with each other in a battle like no other.


Mark Hamill as The Joker:





The Joker: Batman's archenemy, who awakens from a catatonic state upon learning of Batman's re-emergence. His brutal return to crime sets in motion a final confrontation with Batman.

Yeah, Mark Hamill is the only serious choice for an older Joker ever, perfect.


Dakota Fanning as Robin:



Carrie Kelly/Robin: A 13-year-old girl who becomes Batman's newest sidekick. During the creation of the series, fellow comics writer/artist John Byrne told Miller "Robin must be a girl", and Miller complied. Comics historian Les Daniels commented, "In retrospect the imperative seems less than inevitable, perhaps no more than trendy gender bending or possibly just a response to the homophobia inspired by [Fredric Wertham] more than thirty years earlier."

You may no the face but not the name. Fanning was the little girl in "Push," amazing young actress that would play the female Robin perfectly.


Faran Tahir as Two Face:



Two-Face: Now middle-aged, Harvey Dent's face has been repaired with plastic surgery and his doctor gives him a clean bill of mental health. He is still Two-Face in his mind, however, and terrorizes the city with his face swathed in bandages.

Well not only is he a good actor, he starred as the baddie in "Iron Man." he makes a great villain and it doesn't hurt he looks just like Miller's Two Face.


The Mutant Leader will be CGI and voiced by legendary voice actor Clancy Brown:



The Mutant Leader, head of the Mutants. He is a strong, savage brute who puts a hit on Gordon, brutally beats Batman in their first encounter, goes to jail, kills the Mayor (while still in jail), escapes, and is beaten by Batman.


Ellen Yindel as Jodi Foster:



Ellen Yindel, James Gordon's successor as Commissioner. A captain in the Gotham City Police Department, she starts off as Batman's fiercest critic, but doubts herself after the Joker debacle and comes to terms with his involvement, realising that he is 'too big' for her to judge.

Sorry could find a pic of Ellen, but anyone who's read the book knows Jodi would steal the character, plus she's never done a comic book movie which is a big bonus in my book.


LEEE777 - Well hoped you liked it, this movie should also be done by the guys that done "Watchmen" to truly have the essence of Miller's Dark Knight Returns and of course Frank Miller should be a big part of the adaption too.

If you want to see any or all the other castings, their altogether up the top in order, just click the Hulk Finger thanks and thanks for reading.
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LEEE777
LEEE777 - 11/21/2009, 5:49 PM
; )
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 11/21/2009, 5:57 PM
Cool cast LEEE,I would pay to see it.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 11/21/2009, 6:02 PM
Thanx @ HAWKS!! ; )

Me too, probably a few times! : D

Thanks again dude!
DDD
DDD - 11/21/2009, 6:11 PM
This is definitely your best casting I've seen
@Leee! I would love to watch this movie too!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 11/21/2009, 6:18 PM
DDD @ Cheers man, that means a lot!!

Damn why cant Hollywood do great comic book movies? Theres a few but theres more not so good cbm's out there if ya know what i mean.

DDD @ Love your ORDER casting by the way!!

I gotta check that comic out!
Boekelaar
Boekelaar - 11/21/2009, 6:33 PM
Good cast man, i love that GN and i love those pics.
i wouldnt have thought of Harmon for supes but i can see it working, though he'd have to bulk up.
InSpace
InSpace - 11/21/2009, 6:39 PM
What about Gordon and Green Arrow?
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 11/21/2009, 7:04 PM
Not sold on Harmon..Supes wouldn't appear quite so old as Batman , I reckon Jim Caviezel could even pull it off with a few more wrinkles and some grey around the temples. and Tahir is Pakistani! If thats the way your going with this Two Face..so be it, he's a great actor.

The rest are great. For Gordon Id go with Jon Voight, Arrow Gabriel Byrne. I can just picture him running around mental with the goatee and one hand.

And don't forget, Selina Kyle is in there, as well as The Ventriloquist!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 11/21/2009, 7:24 PM
ROR @ Cheers damn, forgot ARROW an GORDON lol, be a real long time since in read that! i like your pick for 'em man! ; )

I thought KYLE was in the sequel comics?

boekelaar @ Thanks dude, yeah he would need bulking up a tad lol!

Anil @ More than tits!! ; D

Yeah ive gotta admit, the story was fantastic, i should really read it all again!

OZY @ Cheers dude!!

InSpace, who would you pick?



THEHAWK
THEHAWK - 11/21/2009, 7:27 PM
Well done Leee. Clancy Brown is your best choice by far. He is perfect.

Harmon is original, but I'm not sure about it.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 11/21/2009, 7:33 PM
HAWK @ Cheers dude, yeah good ol' CLANCY, heh heh and yeah, HARMON would be getting used to sort a thing, though didn't wanna pick anyone from the KINGDOM COME cast. He does have that REEVES sort thing with him. Dye that hair a lil bit an wham lol. Thanks again man!!

Hey, when you up for another one or story??
THEHAWK
THEHAWK - 11/21/2009, 8:07 PM
@LEEE. Well, I hae seen Harmon when he had a little more pepper with his salt, and I suppose he could play a good version of THAT Superman.

As for stories, my next one will hopefully be out next weekend. I have had to rewrite it because most of it was lost when my computer crashed. I also lost all of my pics and vids, so I have to re make them as well!
THEHAWK
THEHAWK - 11/21/2009, 10:48 PM
Hey Lee! Let me know if this works on your computer!

THEHAWK
THEHAWK - 11/21/2009, 10:50 PM
I just finished my casting vid and uploaded it, what do you think?
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 11/22/2009, 5:13 AM
I think your video is [frick]ing cool, well played, how the [frick] did you do that, kudos man, love the superman feel to it!!!

Oh yeah forgot you had your PC crash, though i thought you had back up on some of it. I think you need another computer so it'll never happen again, an back everything up or even twice.

You got skill there HAWK great vid!!
flames809
flames809 - 11/22/2009, 8:02 AM
kool cast
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 11/22/2009, 9:15 AM
Cheers @ FLAMES!!
AshleyWilliams
AshleyWilliams - 11/22/2009, 3:37 PM
Great cast!!!!!
I suggested Mark Harmon as Superman on your Kingdom Come Articule!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 11/22/2009, 6:02 PM
Yeah @ Night @ You did man, kudos!! ; )
AshleyWilliams
AshleyWilliams - 11/23/2009, 10:28 AM
YAY! lol
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 11/23/2009, 9:01 PM
NIGHT @ ; D
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 11/24/2009, 9:53 AM
LEE: This is one of the few DC books I've read and I can honestly say that this casting is perfect! Great stuff man! :)
mounted88
mounted88 - 11/25/2009, 7:26 PM
LEE@ Mark Harmon for magneto: orgins
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 11/25/2009, 9:42 PM
JOSH @ Kudos man!! ; )

Mounted @ Lol, who would he play in a MAGS movie??
mounted88
mounted88 - 11/26/2009, 6:42 AM
Lee@ he would play magneto duh lol
samd577
samd577 - 11/26/2009, 5:44 PM
My favourite comic ever, and a great cast!

If they could get the same CGI people to do the mutant leader as the people who did the 'vampires' in I Am Legend, that would be superb.

and although some may hate me for it, I'd pick Zack Snyder as director. He already admitted it would be his dream to make this film one day and it would be awesome if it looked and sounded like Watchmen. The darkness of the cinematography was perfect for this story, and the over the top fight scenes and sounds would also be great. I want to hear the simply massive, over the top punch sound when superman and batman go at it, like the first scene from Watchmen :)
MovieMisfit
MovieMisfit - 11/27/2009, 12:52 AM
Good casting except for your Superman pick, he shouldn't look THAT old considering the fact that he ages slower than everyone else.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/12/2009, 3:43 PM
TonyDark @ Dude no problem, MARK HAMON ain't really that old dude, he just looks older than he is with that jet white hair, he'd hav'ta dye it a lot anyway, just keep a tiny bit of the grey! ; D

Cheers man!

samd577 @ Hell yeah buddy!! ZACKS perfect for this! You think like me man, good call! ; )

Mounted @ Lol!
Krauser199
Krauser199 - 1/30/2010, 7:35 PM
Great Cast Lee Plus In Justice League Crisis On Two Earths Mark Harmon Is Actually Voicing Superman!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 3/12/2010, 4:44 AM
Krauser199 @ Cool man and kudos dude! ; )
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 4/19/2010, 1:21 PM
Yeah good casting! NOT BAD!
JOSH BROLIN IS PERFECT FOR BATMAN! ZACK SNYDER FOR THE DIRECTOR!
Im not sure about Mark Harmon, Faran Tahir and Mark Hamill thou? Hamill is a f*cking great as The Joker´s voice but seeing him in playing the whole character on the big screen sounds little pit odd to me! But im ready to give him a chance.
I would cast Jim Caviezel as Supes.
Billy Zane was great in Dead Calm so he would be awesome as bald, paranoid Harvey Dent. My other choices would be Billy Crudup, Michael Biehn and Bryan Cranston.
Crispin Glover or Jude Law for The Joker! Crispin can play psychopathic weird guys so he would be perfect for the role and Law´s looks and smile gets me always think that he would be a interesting choice for The Joker! Although im not sure if he can pull it off?
Ouh! And if someone looks too young? There is make-up!
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 4/19/2010, 2:57 PM
This is my cast:
Josh Brolin for Batman (MY FAVORITE)
Max Von Sydow for Alfred(MY FAVORITE)
Lyndsy Fonseca or Alexandra Daddario for Carrie Kelley
Bryan Cranston for James Gordon(MY FAVORITE)
Billy Zane for Harvey Dent(MY FAVORITE)
Crispin Glover, Jude Law or Timothy Olyphant or Mark hamill for The Joker
Jodie Foster for Ellen Yindel(This one just was perfect)
Gerard Butler or Aaron Eckhart for Green Arrow
Ed Harris or John Malkovich for Dr. Bartholomew Wolper
Clancy Brown for the voice of The Mutant Leader(This one was perfect too)
And
James Caviezel for Superman(MY FAVORITE)
And
Joseph Gordon-Levitt for Jason Todd(MY FAVORITE). If Todd is in the movie?

LEEE777
LEEE777 - 10/5/2010, 2:52 AM
GR8 stuff @ ALEX!

Cool casting!

Yeah I'm all for CRISPIN GLOVER too (of course) as THE JOKER... he was born for the role!
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