Batman Franchise Will Be Rebooted

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1. Mouldy Squid says:
   March 30, 2011 at 11:13 am

   Why?

   The more I read the plans of Hollywood the less I care about Hollywood.

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2. Christopher says:
   March 30, 2011 at 12:09 pm

   One question really... considering the longevity of the franchise without having to constantly "reboot" anything...Why?
   Can't there simply BE a Batman? Does anyone really need to know how or why?

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3. VyseN1 says:
   March 30, 2011 at 12:40 pm

   Why not give it a rest after the next one? Oh, that's right, never ending greed.

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4. k9 says:
   March 30, 2011 at 2:21 pm

   Reboot of a Reboot of a Reboot!!!!! They finally found one that works and they have to muck it up!!!! What happened to Hollywood!!!! RIP

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5. Tim the Avatarless says:
   March 30, 2011 at 5:15 pm

   I would figure out a way to put this Batman (the dark knight one) into the JLA movie. Make him less of a JLA team player if you have too.

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6. WonderJenn says:
   March 31, 2011 at 4:03 am

   I thought I heard Bale was in for the upcoming Batman, then that was it. Probably the biggest reason they have to reboot.

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7. Ed from Texas says:
   March 31, 2011 at 5:45 am

   Well, does "reboot" have to mean starting over with a new origin story?

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8. anacronite says:
   March 31, 2011 at 7:02 am

   hollywood is really showing its ass on this one. I was planning on seeing the new movie, but with another reboot, whats the point?

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9. Kyle Nin says:
   March 31, 2011 at 7:13 am

   I've always known this, but I guess this proves it: Hollywood is stupid. I thought rebooting "Spider-Man" was bad enough (I say wait at least ten years), but now they're rebooting franchises THAT AREN'T EVEN DONE YET!

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10. Mike From Des Moines says:
    March 31, 2011 at 8:51 am

    If they "reboot" to do something like "Kingdom Come" or "The return of the Dark Knight"(graphic Novel, might not be exact title name), I would be all for it.

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11. Lejon from Chandler says:
    March 31, 2011 at 11:48 am

    Ok. Comic book. 1960's series, 1970's cartoons, 1980's Movie, 1990's cartoon, 2000's movie...

    Why does this need another reboot? Apparently, because the will of the people is to have Batman available to watch... um...

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12. Alverant says:
    March 31, 2011 at 4:59 pm

    "but then we’ll have to reinvent Batman"
    HAVE TO? Is there some law requiring you to reinvent him after 3movies? Consider James Bond, he's had dozens of movies. The guy just IS. Just make Batman movies without any connection to each other. Change actors as needed and move with the times. Don't keep making serial trilogies.

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13. Barry says:
    March 31, 2011 at 7:00 pm

    Well, they reboot characters in comic books all the time don't they? So I don't see anything wrong with doing the same on the big screen. Nolan'll be a hard act to follow though.

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14. Alverant says:
    March 31, 2011 at 8:15 pm

    @Barry

    Not really. It happens occasionally mostly when an IP passes from one company to another. But these guys are saying that the only reason they're rebooting is because they did 3 movies. It would be like rebooting a TV series each season.

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15. Ben Ragunton says:
    April 3, 2011 at 3:57 pm

    I agree with Alverant. When the Batman movie franchise was first brought to light by Tim Burton we saw the role of Batman change twice, yet there was never a reboot until Christopher Nolan came along. The same thing can be said about the Superman movie series. Brandon Routh came in to place the park of Clark/Supes, yet Bryan Singer had the smarts to not treat it as a reboot, rather just make it a sequel to Superman II.

    Even with the upcoming Avengers movie Ed Norton is out as Bruce Banner, yet they don't see a need to reboot that specific film just to fit Avengers.

    Just continue on with the series. It has worked for James Bond. It can work for this Batman franchise as well

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