No doubt most of us have extremely enjoyed Christopher Nolan's take on the caped crusader, and the amazing cast he put together. But, now that he is done with Batman, Warner Brothers has decided to reboot the Batman franchise. This is my take on who should take over the respective roles and what the basic story should be.
The trilogy I had in mind would go something like this as far as villains:
First movie, Black Mask as a side villain and The Riddler as the main one.
Second movie, Hush as the main villain. With Cameos by Catwoman and Penguin.
Third movie, Red Hood as the main villain. With cameos by the Joker, Ra's and Talia Al Ghul.
Here are a few rough ideas on how I think the story for the first movie should be.
This will be a more comic based franchise, still a darker gritty tone though. Definitely similar to Arkham City. Also like the new 52 Batman. We have seen Batman's origin enough in my opinion, so the story should start about 10 years into Batman's career. His origin can be referred to in flashbacks. Batman will be around 35 years old (which is perfect for the actor I chose to play him). Dick Grayson has been Nightwing for a few years, residing in Bludhaven. He is around 25 years old. He will come in later to help Batman briefly. Tim Drake is the current Robin. He is in highschool, around 16 or 17 years old. Works with batman on the weekends because of school. Black Mask will be a pawn in Riddler's scheme. He will be working for The Riddler, who will be revealed to have been pulling the strings. Riddler will have escaped from Arkham a little bit ago in the story, but he was nowhere to be seen until now. He is back to get revenge on Batman, and show him who is the superior mind.
Now to the cast...
BATMAN - MICHAEL FASSBENDER
Reason for casting:
I know he is a fan favorite and is used a lot, but I don't care. The reasons I chose him is because he is a fantastic actor, he looks a lot like Bruce Wayne and definitely could pull off Batman. I feel like he could do wonders with this role.
ROBIN/TIM DRAKE - JOSH HUTCHERSON
Reason for casting:
Now, all you haters out there, hear me out. I think he is a good actor, he looks the part exactly to me, and could easily pass for 16 or 17. He has the hair, he is short, and he has bulked up a bit. I think he could be a really good Tim Drake.
NIGHTWING - JAKE GYLLENHAAL
Reason for casting:
I actually like him WAY better than my previous choice (Shia Labeouf).
Jake is a great actor, and I think he could do Nightwing really well. Especially Nightwing's humor. Plus he has the body. He could be really good.
COMMISSIONER GORDON - BRYAN CRANSTON
Reason for casting:
Most of these are obvious. He is an amazing actor, and I swear he looks and sounds JUST like Gordon. He is perfect for the role.
ALFRED PENNYWORTH - JOHN CLEESE
Reason for casting:
Good actor, looks like Alfred and has the accent to back it up. You may say that he is a more comedic actor, but that doesn't mean he can't play a serious role. He has had those. Plus he could definitely do Alfred's dry humor well. I think he is a good choice.
BLACK MASK - VINCENT CASSEL
Reason for casting:
Good actor, has that mean look and can do a crazy guy. Looks like Black Mask.
THE R?DDLER - LEONARDO DECAPRIO
Reason for casting:
Right when the rumors started about him being wanted for Riddler in Dark Knight Rises I thought he was an awesome choice for the role. He looks like him. He can pull off psychotic and obsessive. I was disappointed that he didn't get a chance to show us what he can do as The Riddler. Therefore, I still really want to see him take on the role.
This concludes my fan cast for the first installment of the Batman reboot. I hope you all enjoyed it! Let me know how you liked it. Be sure to check out my casting for the second and third batman movie in the reboot, coming soon!
Also, check out my awesome Justice League fan cast titled "THE JUSTICE LEAGUE MOVIE FAN CAST" here: http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fan_fic/news/?a=65672
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