Do you want Nolan's Batman to get a sequel trilogy?...

[The Fat Bioware Nerd]

A new director will probably try to do their own thing rather than keep up with any previous mythos.

Yeah, I know. It's called a reboot and it must be something that comic book fans and movie goers in general, are getting sick of by now.

Still, considering the rather positive fan reaction to Nolan's version, it may be years before we see another good Batman film as either, (A) most director's might be too intimidated to follow up Nolan's films out of fear of not being able to live up to fan expectations.

Well, if you're a film director and you're worried about fan reactions, to the point of slavish devotion, you shouldn't be making movies in the first place. Because at the end of the day if you're a director you're making these movies for yourself and for the big fat paycheck that's gonna come in the mail.

Or...(B) we'll get another talentless hack like Joel Schumacher who will run the franchise into the ground again and force another director to rise years later to bring the series back to it's roots.

Either way, I'm not expecting another Batman movie for a very long time.

First of all, I think Joel Schumacher made a terrific movie when he did Phone Booth but I haven't familiarized myself with any of his other work. Second of all, while another franchise implosion is a possibility, I'd like to think that the WB is smart enough to learn from their mistakes by putting a few provisos in the contract but maybe I'm giving them too much credit.