Batman and robin movie may be next from dc comics new 52. Buy batman action figures go figure get unlimited at retail. But as batman became a solid franchise with the dark knight trilogy and as the genre became a solid mainstay, the film is seen as a black. Caroline keene carrie kelley is a fictional character from frank millers graphic novels batman. The serial starred lewis wilson as batman and douglas croft as robin. Heres an explanation of what really went down in the ending of nolans batman series, and what it meant and still could mean.
Mar 22, 2020 and yet, despite this amazing crop, there is one robin most fans seem to forget. May 22, 2009 grant morrisons new batman and robin share. The dark knight rises 2012 robin rising scene 1010. Fans still want a dark knight rises spinoff where joseph. The dark knight returns, jason todd is referred to have died in the line of duty, although the exact details are not given. Batman finished his character arc, robin blake was very good, gordon didnt dissapoint and anne hathaway as.
Why did the story stop after the dark knight rises. How dc made carrie kelley the robin of the future cbr. The fictional superhero batman, who appears in american comic books published by dc. Nov 25, 2018 the new robin hood movie is basically a medieval dark knight. The dark knight rises concluded bruce waynes story, but it set up a new one for a new hero. Sep 19, 2011 the only thing i am looking forward to right now is july 20th, with the dark knight rises in theaters, and october 18th of this year, with batman. Released in 2012, the dark knight rises is director christopher nolans epic conclusion to the dark knight trilogy in which batman. Dark knight news is a fan based site dedicated to the iconic dc hero, bruce wayne batman. Mar 26, 2020 carrie has had a steady presence in the sequels to the dark knight returns, starting with millers the dark knight strikes again. John blakes joseph gordonlevitt legal name is revealed to be robin at the conclusion of the dark knight rises but that doesnt mean he is the dc comics version of robin or that blake becomes the costumed boy wonderor nightwing after the film is over. This is what a sequel to the dark knight rises could look like. And one of those is michael cera s turn in the lego batman movie. A game of shadows or went to a prologueless imax mission. Robin blake custom the dark knight rises movie masters.
The next film, the dark knight rises, supposedly takes place 8 years after the dark knight. Goldsman apologized for the film in a new interivew but noted that at no point in production and development did they set out to make a bad movie on purpose. Joseph gordonlevitt will never get a robin movie looper. The dark knight rises would not have been the last christopher nolanchristian bale comic book epic had warner bros. From what i gather the new supermanbatman movie will not be connected to th. The story was written by jim starlin and illustrated by jim aparo, while mike mignola designed each cover. Created by bob kane and bill finger, the character first starred in two serial films in the 1940s. The film reveals his legal name to be robin john blake, an homage to batmans sidekick in the comics, robin. The dark knight is still the highest rated superhero film of all time. As a homage to the dark knight returns, she wears a robin costume as a halloween costume on her first appearance. During the film, set eight years after dark knight, the arrival of new foe bane. Christopher nolans batman trilogy ended with the dark knight.
As christian bale has stated, christopher nolans dark knight exists in. Since 1940, several different youths have appeared as robin. The story follows jason toddrobins quest to be reunited with his birth mother after being relieved of his duties by batman. Would the character takeon the recently vacated role of gothams protector as batman, nightwing, robin, or some combination of the three. The last crusade, cowritten by miller and brian azzarello, release on june 15, 2016. After the release of the dark knight rises, speculation immediately centered around the postfilm escapades of john robin blake played by joseph gordonlevitt. Robin has long been a fixture in the batman comic books as batmans sidekick. Evolution of robin nightwing in live action movies tv series. Why is there no robin in the nolandirected batman movies.
During the ama session, which tied in to his announcement of a new. Sorry i do not ship international shipping, canada, hi, or any other across sea countries, sorry shipping cost is just two expensive for that. After the dark knight trilogy, christian bale and christopher nolan were offered the chance to make a fourth movie. It is revealed that after jason defeats and captures the. The new robin hood movie is a bad dark knight remake. At this point in the timeline, bruce wayne has returned from the dead but is off traveling the world setting up his batman inc initiative putting a. Jun 09, 2017 so what exactly happened with the finale of the dark knight rises. With robert pattinson, zoe kravitz, colin farrell, andy serkis.
Why joseph gordonlevitt will never get his robin movie youtube. The origins of the dark knights sidekick dick grayson, who will soon be known as robin, the boy wonder. We sell thousands of batman collectible action figures from every movie and animated tv show. However, michael keaton did not like the new direction the film series was heading in, and was replaced by val kilmer as batman. Paulilu mixtape the dark knight and 60s robin batmans showdown with bane is interrupted by 1960s robin. Christian bale explains why he didnt make a fourth dark knight film. When he visited the coordinates he was provided, robin found himself in the batcave, appearing to have been hand selected by bruce himself to take his place as gothams protector. Its entirely conceivable that nolan will include robin in this film as his protege who can help him fight bane. Why does batman not continue after the dark knight rises. Another, meanwhile, is joseph gordonlevitt s robin john blake from the dark knight rises, who hardly counts, while the two other. While there was talk shortly after the films release about whether the dark knight series could continue, be it in a john blakeled batman movie or a catwoman spinoff, those ideas were quickly. And for fans of the dark knight, the issue handing the author duties from scott snyder to tom king is of particular interest. I know, that was always going to be the conclusion of nolans batman movies. I felt it was a bitter cliffhanger in the dark knight rises related reason link below im assuming dc comics is doing something to batman that marvel usually does to its superhero movies.
The dark knight strikes again 20012002 and the dark knight iii. I like to think nolans trilogy starting from 2005s batman begins to dark knight rises now was an attempt to right the wrongs for the terrible tragedy that was batman and robin 1997 and make an. Dark knight rises ending isnt sequel setup, joseph. John blake, under the guise of nightwing, must stop new threats from destroying. John blakes joseph gordonlevitt legal name is revealed to be robin at the conclusion of the dark knight risesbut that doesnt mean he is the dc comics version of robin or that blake becomes the costumed boy wonderor nightwing after the film is over.
Christopher nolans batman trilogy ended with the dark knight rises. Batman movie replica costumes for sale batman costumes. With west christy, stevie keith, shelby williams, james spiering. Christopher nolan explains his openended finish to the dark. A death in the family is a fourissue, 1988 batman comic book storyline published by dc comics. John blake, a new robin that only ever appeared in christopher nolans 2012 film, the dark knight rises. Being a world war ii era production, the movie serial like many of this period was used as wartime propaganda and had an antijapanese bent with j. Tonight i will be listing a nice collection of new and used dvd and blu ray movies.
Batman finished his character arc, robin blake was very good, gordon didnt dissapoint and anne hathaway as catwoman stole the show. Robin hood doesnt work as a dark knight story the major problem with robin hood trying to be a batman story is that its tonally all wrong for the original source material. This isnt the first time hollywood has tried to make robin hood gritty or grounded in social realism ridley scotts film pulls many of the same tricks but. Feb 22, 2020 the dark knight rises revealed that the middle name of joseph gordonlevitts character was robin, but that wasnt the only reference to batmans sidekick in the film.
She is a college student and damian wayne s acting instructor. But in a wideranging twohour talk at the cannes film festival on saturday, the director offered a unique take on his dark knight trilogy. Fans still want a dark knight rises spinoff where joseph gordon. Christopher nolan on batman and secrets of dark knight. The dark knight rises is a 2012 superhero film directed by christopher nolan, who cowrote. With crime on the rise and gotham being bought by a corrupt billionaire, jason blake uncovers the truth and now must decide if he is going to do his part in saving gotham and become the batman. Blake joseph gordonlevitt discovers the batcave, and alfred michael caine shares a moment with an old friend. But i think nolan very much thought of that movie as a conclusion, and. One year after the events of arkham city, gotham city has found itself in a state of complete disarray. Robin is a fictional character in publications from dc comics. The dark knight rises premiered in new york city on july 16, 2012. Batman begins was a hit, but nolans 2008 sequel the dark knight rocketed the franchise into the stratosphere.
Director otto bathursts robin hood reimagining draws heavily from another vigilante franchise christopher nolans batman trilogy. May 12, 2018 christopher nolan may have left gotham city behind. The ending of the dark knight trilogy explained youtube. The meaning of joseph gordonlevitts fate in the dark. John blake was a young and ambitious police officer who was a firm believer in batman. However, this doesnt entirely rule out a joseph gordonlevitt nightwing movie if you ignore the fact that warner bros. During his journey, however, the joker kidnaps and tortures him. Taking place three years after the events of dkr, kelley has stopped being robin and taken on the name catgirl. During the ama session, which tied in to his announcement of a new shortform. In the dark knight rises, joseph gordonlevitts character helps. Theres plenty of shaky illegal camera footage floating around the web that the folks at warner bros. The dark knight returns 1986 and its sequels batman. John blake, under the guise of nightwing, must stop new threats from destroying gotham city. The fictional superhero batman, who appears in american comic books published by dc comics, has appeared in various films since his inception.
Jul 26, 2012 now that christopher nolans batman trilogy has come to a conclusion with the dark knight rises, everyone is talking and debating the meaning of the end of the film, and what happens to joseph. The dark knight batman 3 batman begins batman and robin batman returns batman forever. Dawn of justice, robin is shown to have died, meaning a new film will confuse audiences who. Metal is part of a larger crossover storyline, which include the eponymous sixissue core miniseries, and a number of tiein books.
Joseph gordon levitt explains the robin ending in the dark. Having received more training with bruce wayne in the ensuing years, shes a far more dangerous and. The new robin hood movie is basically a medieval dark knight. The dark knight rises robin easter egg explained screen rant. The dark knight rises character tease explained 73 0 20200530 20. Robin will reportedly feature in matt reeves the batman. It also features bane, a character who became notorious for eventually breaking batmans back. Will joseph gordonlevitt ever reprise his role as robin in a dark. She becomes the new robin in the dark knight returns when she saves batmans life.
The man who killed bruce wayne discusses the new dark knight and boy wonder along with his plans to create new gothambased villains. In this final installment in nolans trilogy, blake never even put on a mask, but he proved to be just as great a robin as all the rest. Jun 19, 2014 when first looking at the rumored lineup for dc comics building cinematic universe, its hard not to notice the surprising lack of batman. With cody vaughan, darrell womack, sourita siri, calliope tsoukalas. Batman was a 15chapter serial film released in 1943 by columbia pictures and was the first appearance of the comic book character on film. Batman and robin was another 15chapter serial film released in 1949 by columbia pictures. The following article contains major spoilers for the ending of the dark knight rises after the release of the dark knight rises, speculation immediately centered around the postfilm escapades of john robin blake played by joseph gordonlevitt.
Christian bale turned down fourth christopher nolan batman movie. Since most of the superhero movies are threemovie deals and the dark knight rises is the last of the three movies. Dark knight rises ending isnt sequel setup, joseph gordon. Every live action batman movie ranked from worst to best. Blake received his own inheritance from bruce, under his birthname.
In each incarnation, robins brightly colored visual appearance and youthful energy have served as a contrast to batmans dark look and manner. Sep 18, 2017 however, this doesnt entirely rule out a joseph gordonlevitt nightwing movieif you ignore the fact that warner bros. Dvd movie lot batman the movie dark knight forever. It is revealed in the prestige format oneshot dark knight returns. Dawn of justice, robin is shown to have died, meaning a new film will.
Even though the robin twist has dominated so much of the post dark knight rises conversation, gordonlevitt does not see the ending as a tease for a future movie. Metal is a monthly comic book published by dc comics that began in june 2017 and lasted until april 2018. Later in the dark knight strikes again, she adopts the identity. New robin hood movie steals from nolans dark knight trilogy. The nightwing 2020 teaser trailer concept christopher.
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