The Dark Knight Rises
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kongisking
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Oh, come on, people. Reboots are not always bad. Look at JJ Abrams's Star Trek, the Incredible Hulk, Casino Royale, even Nolan's Bats. All turned out to be fantastic movies that breathed new life into characters that were stuck in a slump of popularity. Though, of course, your mileage may vary on all of these... Personally, I get excited for reboots because it is a chance to see what someone else can do with beloved characters, and possibly bring them into unexplored areas of storytelling.
But there are certain ground rules to reboots, one of which is making sure, for God's sake, to be respectful to what came before. That's the biggest rule that Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin broke with their Godzilla, as they specifically stated in interviews that they greatly disdained the original Japanese beastie. Cue hordes of fans automatically turning Emmerich and Devlin into demonic monsters...within their minds.
But there are certain ground rules to reboots, one of which is making sure, for God's sake, to be respectful to what came before. That's the biggest rule that Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin broke with their Godzilla, as they specifically stated in interviews that they greatly disdained the original Japanese beastie. Cue hordes of fans automatically turning Emmerich and Devlin into demonic monsters...within their minds.
WillKill4Food
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Momentary? Hollywood? Re-boots happen all the time. The Arthurian legend as we know it today formed through a series of medieval reboots. My only objection is how quickly Hollywood reboots series, like the Hulk and Spiderman.JayDee said:
Montana Smith
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If they keep on rebooting things, then the stories and characters are never going to get developed. At least give the character the chance of a story arc before taking them all the way back to the start!
Montana Smith
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The Man said:
Why not? (As long it isn't Robin's T&A, unless Robin is rebooted as a girl!)
Montana Smith
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The Man said:
Bring forth the Catwoman!
Lance Quazar
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The Man said:
Fortunately or unfortunately, you can count on that never, ever happening.
TheMutt92
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TheMutt92 said:
Then we definitely have confirmation on who Cotillard is playing, if we hadn't known that already.
kongisking
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TheMutt92 said:
Ra's al Ghul returns? Younger? Thus implying that the Lazarus Pits do exist in the Nolanverse?
This song's philosophy sums up my feelings to this news pretty much:
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I'm so childish, I know...
TheMutt92
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I appreciate Nolan's decision to keep continuity among the smaller parts, its something that doesn't often happen in big franchise films...
http://www.slashfilm.com/nestor-carbonell-dark-knight-rises/
http://www.slashfilm.com/nestor-carbonell-dark-knight-rises/
WillKill4Food
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I just don't understand the casting decision for Rachel in TDK. Maggie Gyllenhaal(sp?) looks nothing like Katie Holmes.TheMutt92 said:
WillKill4Food
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If that were the case, he wouldn't have chosen Katie Holmes... would he?TheMutt92 said:Perhaps he was going for talent over looks...?
To be clear, it's not that I am criticizing him for picking a less attractive leading lady (though, to be sure, he did... at least in my opinion). It's just that if he is going for continuity, like you have suggested, I don't understand why he would pick an actress who has a rather... unique face, I guess. There are plenty of actress who look more like Katie Holmes.
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I can't think of any scenes where Maggie's acting skills really shined through in TDK. And when it comes to Maggie, I'm not really seeing it. There's a similarity... but only barely. Ultimately, we should be blaming Katie for dropping out. I imagine that now she sees how successful it was, she may wish she'd done it after all.
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But if Morgan Freeman drops out of this one, maybe Nelson Mandela can pick up the role of Lucius Fox.