TheDieselTrain
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Post by TheDieselTrain on May 17, 2010 17:53:09 GMT -5
Imagine what could have been..........
From Wikipedia:
During the filming of Batman & Robin, Warner Bros. was impressed with the dailies. This prompted them to immediately hire Joel Schumacher to return as director for a sequel, but writer Akiva Goldsman, who worked on Batman Forever and Batman & Robin with Schumacher, turned down the chance to write the script. In late 1996, Warner Bros. and Schumacher hired Mark Protosevich to write the script for a fifth Batman film. A projected mid-1999 release date was announced.
Titled Batman Triumphant, Protosevich's script had the Scarecrow as the main villain and had Steve Buscemi intended to play him. Through the use of his fear toxin, he resurrects the Joker. Harley Quinn appeared as a supporting character, written as the Joker's daughter. George Clooney and Chris O'Donnell were set to reprise the roles of Batman and Robin.
Nevertheless, when Batman & Robin received negative reviews and failed to outgross any of its predecessors, Warner Bros. was unsure of their plans for Batman Triumphant.
No mention of Batgirl so maybe they realized that she wasnt too great. But yeah did we dodge a bullet or what. Given that the Bat Villians went up each time two in Forever and three in B & R with joel directing what other villians would have appeared in this one?
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Post by Vampiro138 on May 17, 2010 18:08:01 GMT -5
im happy this didnt get made, because right off the bat they messed up Harley's character...however seein Jack back at the Joker would have been fun. ive read that Schumacher wanted to go darker with this movie....there was talk about Madonna playing Harley at the time.
This film was going to have Scarecrow, Joker, and Harley...if they added one more villian to the mix...probably killer croc just guessing on Joel's take of characters...he probably would have cast Hulk Hogan to play him as he was one of Joel's options for Mr. Freeze
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TheDieselTrain
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Post by TheDieselTrain on May 17, 2010 18:11:55 GMT -5
im happy this didnt get made, because right off the bat they messed up Harley's character...however seein Jack back at the Joker would have been fun. ive read that Schumacher wanted to go darker with this movie....there was talk about Madonna playing Harley at the time. This film was going to have Scarecrow, Joker, and Harley...if they added one more villian to the mix...probably killer croc just guessing on Joel's take of characters...he probably would have cast Hulk Hogan to play him as he was one of Joel's options for Mr. Freeze Well seeing as how Billy Dee Williams was originally Harvey Dent who's to say they'd even bring Jack back? |
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Post by theryno665 on May 17, 2010 18:18:44 GMT -5
Would have they been able to get Jack back to play The Joker?
As horrible as another Schumacher-helmed Batman movie would be, I still would like to see Steve Buscemi as a villain.
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Post by Free Hat on May 17, 2010 18:41:08 GMT -5
im happy this didnt get made, because right off the bat they messed up Harley's character...however seein Jack back at the Joker would have been fun. ive read that Schumacher wanted to go darker with this movie....there was talk about Madonna playing Harley at the time. This film was going to have Scarecrow, Joker, and Harley...if they added one more villian to the mix...probably killer croc just guessing on Joel's take of characters...he probably would have cast Hulk Hogan to play him as he was one of Joel's options for Mr. Freeze Well seeing as how Billy Dee Williams was originally Harvey Dent who's to say they'd even bring Jack back? My understanding is that Jack had expressed interest in returning, although I don't know if there was any truth to that or not. I always heard he was only supposed to appear as a fear gas induced hallucination, so it would have likely been a minor role anyway. As for Batgirl, the rumour was that either she or Robin would die early in the movie. |
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Post by waluigi on May 17, 2010 18:43:31 GMT -5
Batman on Ice needed no further sequels, as bad as it may have been, it was a send off to the original series.
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Post by Mozenrath on May 17, 2010 19:56:15 GMT -5
Batman on Ice needed no further sequels, as bad as it may have been, it was a send off to the original series. Which Batman The Brave and the Bold does much, much, much better. |
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Post by Hassan bin Sober on May 17, 2010 22:04:08 GMT -5
Zombie Joker? Probably would of been terrible.
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Post by AriadosMan on May 17, 2010 22:13:16 GMT -5
George Clooney as Bats means an epic fail regardless of the script.
And I actually like Clooney in other movies, he was just a terrible Batman.
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Post by Big DSR Energy on May 18, 2010 0:07:38 GMT -5
George Clooney as Bats means an epic fail regardless of the script. And I actually like Clooney in other movies, he was just a terrible Batman. I don't know, that script was REALLY craptacular, and the direction of the film was aimed at tongue-in-cheek absurdity. Under different circumstances, I don't think Clooney would've been bad in the role. |
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Post by Vampiro138 on May 18, 2010 2:00:00 GMT -5
from what people have said Jack had been signed on to play him, as contracts for the films were already signed when the wheels were in motion to do another one.
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Post by livetowin on May 18, 2010 2:25:58 GMT -5
I would have liked to see where Catwoman turned up, considering she was alive at the end of Returns.
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Post by Chainsaw on May 18, 2010 2:33:52 GMT -5
Considering how Batman And Robin turned out, I can only imagine how much jackassery would have surrounded the Joker being resurrected by fear toxin.
Definitely a good thing the series died when it did.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2010 2:48:17 GMT -5
Would have they been able to get Jack back to play The Joker? As horrible as another Schumacher-helmed Batman movie would be, I still would like to see Steve Buscemi as a villain. I would like to see Buscemi in more movie roles rather then the brief comedy roles in every Adam Sandler movie. Dude is seriously underrated actor. |
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Post by Cry Me a Wiggle on May 18, 2010 2:57:06 GMT -5
I remember discussions of the proposed Superman vs. Batman script suggesting that the Joker was going to be revived by Lex Luthor's cloning tanks.
They really wanted to bring Jack back, I guess.
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Post by Phosphor Glow on May 18, 2010 3:46:29 GMT -5
George Clooney as Bats means an epic fail regardless of the script. And I actually like Clooney in other movies, he was just a terrible Batman. I don't know, that script was REALLY craptacular, and the direction of the film was aimed at tongue-in-cheek absurdity. Under different circumstances, I don't think Clooney would've been bad in the role. I am in agreement with you. Seriously though, I actually don't think the movies are too bad, simply because they were intended as tongue-in-cheek. They weren't supposed to be serious at all. I liked that. They were fun. And yeah, I think Clooney would play a pretty awesome Bats if given a different script. |
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on May 18, 2010 5:14:10 GMT -5
I remember reading that Bret Hart was a shoe in to play Batman if Batman and Robin had been a hit.
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Post by Paul on May 18, 2010 5:39:57 GMT -5
I remember reading that Bret Hart was a shoe in to play Batman if Batman and Robin had been a hit. Then he could spend the whole movie whining about how The Joker screwed him by killing his parents. |
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Post by jamofpearls on May 18, 2010 6:05:42 GMT -5
I remember reading that Bret Hart was a shoe in to play Batman if Batman and Robin had been a hit. "WHO ARE YOU?!" "I'm Hitman" "CUT CUT CUT....Dammit Bret!" |
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on May 18, 2010 7:01:54 GMT -5
I remember reading that Bret Hart was a shoe in to play Batman if Batman and Robin had been a hit. Then he could spend the whole movie whining about how The Joker screwed him by killing his parents. or the Joker leaving Gotham because He's lost his simle. |
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