If Nolan DOESN'T come back for a third Batman film...

[The Fat Bioware Nerd]

Warner Bros should hire Paul Greengrass as the new director and they should beg the Nolan brothers to pen the script.

[Bunny]

They should end the Nolan series but continue the franchise with another director going in another direction.

[charliepanayi]

I think the biggest problem the Batman series has now is the usual tendency for third films in a series (especially when a 'comic-book' film) to stink - Spiderman 3, X-Men 3, Superman III, Batman Forever, Shrek the Third etc.

Paul Greengrass is a very good director, but they should try and hang on to Nolan.

[Dreddz]

I agree with Bunny. Another director should direct the next Batman film. Hopefully someone with a specific vision for a film like Guillermo Del Toro who could really shake up the franchise. Anyone else would just try to recreate what Nolan did and create a realistic crime film just because its what fans already know and want. Well I say SCREW THAT! They should make the next Batman film more whimsical like the Burton films as I always liked that approach. Just not go overboard like what Schumacher did.

I also want Nolan to go and do something else other than another Batman film. I've always preferred his other films more like Memento and The Prestige. Batman is better suited for a more fantasy setting. Nolan made a crime epic with Batman in it and in a way made the recent Batman films more silly than any of the previous ones because Batman is such an out of place character.

[Raebus]

More realistic crime film style plz

[Bunny]

I also want Nolan to go and do something else other than another Batman film. I've always preferred his other films more like Memento and The Prestige. Batman is better suited for a more fantasy setting. Nolan made a crime epic with Batman in it and in a way made the recent Batman films more silly than any of the previous ones because Batman is such an out of place character.

I believe at one point last month or so, Nolan stated he wasn't sure if he was going to do another Batman film and would rather focus on more intimate, character-driven movies. The article went on to quote him saying that if he were to make another entry into the Batman franchise, it would be a couple of years.

[The Fat Bioware Nerd]

Paul Greengrass is a very good director, but they should try and hang on to Nolan.

There's NO GUARANTEE I repeat NO GUARANTEE that Nolan will come back.

[XxSephirothxX]

I think the biggest problem the Batman series has now is the usual tendency for third films in a series (especially when a 'comic-book' film) to stink - Spiderman 3, X-Men 3, Superman III, Batman Forever, Shrek the Third etc.

Paul Greengrass is a very good director, but they should try and hang on to Nolan.

Well, most of those can be attributed to changes in directors. If Nolan worked on the script for part 3 as he has previously, it probably wouldn't turn out to be a total <img src="http://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gif" alt="skull" /><img src="http://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gif" alt="skull" /><img src="http://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gif" alt="skull" /><img src="http://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gif" alt="skull" /> pile. But there's no explaining away Sam Raimi, really.

Paul Greengrass is a very good director, but they should try and hang on to Nolan.

There's NO GUARANTEE I repeat NO GUARANTEE that Nolan will come back.

Calm down bucko.

[Wolf Kanno]

I actually like the Nolan films as I always felt that Batman was better suited as dark, gritty, and based in the realm of reality. I still consider The Dark Knight to be one of the greatest Batman films in the series if not one of the best films to come out in over a decade from Hollywood. Course if he chooses to move on, I can't think of a better way to go out.

As for Paul Greengrass, I cannot say I am really impressed with his previous works. He doesn't strike me as a man who knows Batman and what is expected with this modern mythos. I'm with a few that a new director with a new outlook on Batman could be good for the franchise. Personally I'm more concerned with the Spiderman franchise being fixed after the abysmal Spiderman 3...

[Del Murder]

If Nolan won't do another movie then I think they should just wait a few years and redo it again like they did this time.

[Leeza]

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Roto, you are on thin ice here already. Stop aggravating other members. John, calm down.

[The Ceej]

They signed Christian Bale to a three-movie contract. Why couldn't they do the same with Nolan? And for that matter, every other non-expendable person involved?

[Del Murder]

I think it's easier to sign an actor to a three movie deal than a director. If Bale is signed on then there's no way in hell they aren't doing another one. I hope Nolan agrees to it.

[Nice]

Nolan's series is pretty popular and so there's a good chance he'll finish it off. Guess only time will tell. I think people are just afraid of a crappy third movie. O ye of little faith. If I remember correctly no one had faith in Heath as Joker. Look how that turned out. So i think we should keep our socks on and wait it out, it's not like there aren't sucky batman movies already. What's one more?

I guess my point is, DC can't smurf Batman up worse than George Clooney, Alicia Silverstone and Chris O' Donald did.

[Miriel]

The Dark Knight is the second highest grossing film in US history. Second only to Titanic. It's approaching $1 Billion in worldwide ticket sales. There is no way in hell that the studio is going to replace Nolan. They will sit and wait until Nolan is good and ready to take on a 3rd film because when you have someone who can rake in that much box office gold, you do not replace that person. So they will sit and wait and eventually Nolan is gonna wanna finish up the trilogy. It might take a few years, but I really doubt that Nolan would turn away from it completely.