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

[The Fat Bioware Nerd]

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.

If you want to keep making the money though, you have to concede to some fan and studio demands. Most directors don't just say "screw the script, let me tell you how I've envisioned this" most who do, tend to be the ones who don't get a chance to make a sequel.

The issue here is that if a director tackled a new film and fans end up hating it and the film bombs, you're going to have a hard time finding work afterwards or be forever reminded of your turd of a film. Considering how well Dark Knight did, Nolan himself has to worry about the new film being a success. Generally, it's intimidating for any creative producer to tackle an old IP that has been done extremely well. Regardless of coming up with your own unique and fun vision, it will still be compared to the old versions and consequently get an unfair rep because it doesn't live up to the unrealistic expectations and nostalgia vision of the older fan base.

I agree that directors should be worried about fan reaction, but only to an extent. If they're concerned about it to the point of slavish devotion, they shouldn't be working in the movie industry at all. Because if you're confident enough about the story that you have but you're still worried about the critical reaction, it's time to quit your job and walk away.

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.

I don't think WB is completely stupid and would probably try to keep away from the bad elements that sunk the franchise in the first place. Course there is always some stuff they could do that no one thought about that could make the series bad. Who knows.

Such as?

No. It's great, but too much of a good thing and all that. Nothing ever lasts forever.

Yeah, I know. It's just that, we've never had a Batman series that has progressed before we've always had this concept of directors disregarding previous film continuity and going off into a different direction. It's getting old. I think regardless of whether The Dark Knight Rises is a flop or not, they should continue on in Nolan's Bat-film continuity, but maybe not right away. Maybe if Warner Bros does a poll asking the fans if they want a sequel trilogy to The Dark Knight Rises and they say "No," maybe just maybe Warner Bros could wait a long ass time before they release anymore Batman movies. Maybe they could deprive the fans of their Batman to the point of desperation. To the point where artists are singing about it on the radio, fans are getting tattoos of Batman and fans are just begging and pleading for it.