JP Jones said:This news is making me think that we're going to get the dark knight again except even more realistic and gritty. What made Begins (and TDK I guess) great batman movies is that they had all the familiar batman elements and characters from the comics and cartoons, but presented them in a modern, realistic way.
Without the (Zodiac killer... COME ON! that would've been awesome) Riddler, all signs point to an unfamiliar villian that only batfans know.
'm thinking this franchise is drifting towards no longer being recognizable as "batman".
How many laymen were aware of either the Scarecrow or Ra's al Ghul before seeing Batman Begins? I'd wager that "not many" is the answer. I hadn't.