Batman 3 News: Name, Dames and cohort Fame

So there have been a lot of rumors passed around about the much anticipated Dark Knight sequel. I personally have assigned by armies to stop their man hunts and focus on this puzzle and I feel my opinion will perhaps win the hearts of any and all those involved in TDK.




So first the name, a piece of me dies inside every time I read Batman 3 so to save us all some time I'm sticking to Nolan's alias titles. From this point forward the new Batman movie shall be refered to as "The Caped Crusader". I feel it works.
Now you may be thinking, "Title and Characters, that's all Eliot will be talking about." Well, you're wrong my little Wrongy McWrongertons. I've decided to throw my two cents in for plot advice (writing skills activate!). So we ended TDK with Batman running from the cops for "Killing" Harvey Two Face (regrettably). Now he's being hunted by a town that wanted him dead (Joker FTW). So now what? Well how about a master crime solver who comes in and becomes obsessed...

That's where the rogue gallery comes in. You know where I'm going with this and stay with me until I've made my case. The Riddler, green and question marks all around, and who better than Tim Burtons favorite psychopath, Johnny Depp. I know, in the recent years he has become over done and the recent debacle of Pirates 3 and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory have made a number of his films toss ups, but in reality it's either him or the last guy to wear the tights:


So where will this new Riddler take us? Well because Gordons unit has become a sham in the public eye, special agent Edward Nigma will be called in with his own team of crime solving sleuths. Johnny being the great dark loving character will then proceed to talk down to Gordon and the two go head to head which will make any self-respecting nerd geekgasm when it all goes down.

As the investigation goes on we have subtle references to a kingpin of sorts, making a name for himself in these post-Dent streets of Gotham. With all the mob peons in jail and the higher ups dead, a self proclaimed gentleman of crime has emerged to fill the void of Gothams underbelly. While that's happening there are still low level thugs running around, and one in particular we have seen many times before in the series. Mr. Zsas. Yes the lunatic murderer that carves a tally mark into his flesh after every kill will be making an appearance, giving everything that he knows about the bat to the police. After a sit down between the prince of puzzles and Mr. Zsas, Edward Nigma will realize that this new Batman will only show himself to a deranged killer and thief, and such enters The Riddler.


Now, while Nigma is finding out how well he looks in green, Bruce is back in Wayne Manor. With Alfred in tow, the two are attempting harder than ever to throw the police off their trail, which is more difficult than they had in mind. Fox has left Wayne Industries but is still present as a private consultant. Bruce is out trying to fill the hole Rachel left, and Alfred is wondering what to do with her letter to Bruce. Meanwhile, Wayne industries is in financial stress, and is about to be bought out by a private investor. We know him best as Oswald Cobblepot.

Yes boys and girls, the penguin is back, with everything that Burton left out of his original film. The sharp nosed monster that once was, returns. Dapper, clean and set to destroy his economic rival Bruce Wayne. Played by Philip Seymore Hophman, the penguins new look is something fans everywhere should be hoping for. The well mannered crime boss of Gotham will be a perfect fit for this movie because of one key plot device that Nolan has made very clear in his last two movies.




Think about it; Batman Begins showed Bruce finding his path and setting his limits. The Dark Knight took a look into how far those limits could go. This new movie will be seeing just how long is Bruce Wayne willing to hold onto those limits when he's being attacked from every side for being Batman. How long will he stay Batman when it's destroying him?



Also I’m going to touch on this as lightly as I possibly can. If Nolan does any incarnation of Dick Grayson it will have to be Nightwing, no questions.

And so that is my idea, I'm not saying Nolan will do it but in my mind it's the best way to bring the story of Batman in Nolan's universe to a satisfying end.

So as it always is, so long and have a happy lobotomy,
-Eliot Wolf


p.s. Anybody out there who knows Christopher Nolan should tell him to check out this blog... just saying.