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Batman Returns (1992) / Re: Should Knox have returned ...

Last post by The Dark Knight - Today at 12:30

I'd have liked Batman Returns to have been more of a direct sequel to the first film like in Hamm's original script. And as part of that, I would have liked to have seen Knox return.

Twelve years later, and I no longer hold this view. I love Batman Returns' individuality and the older I get the fewer things I'd want to change about it. Maybe tone down some of the sexual innuendo and pervy Penguin moments, but other than that I'd leave it as it is.

Anyway, I saw this video praising Batman Returns on YouTube. The most interesting part of it is a Robert Wuhl cameo at the 17:00 mark. He briefly chimes in to discuss his feelings about not being in Batman Returns and also shares his opinion on the declining quality of the Burton-Schumacher series as a whole.

It's good to see he still has such affection for the role.

I'm still fine with Knox being absent in Returns. If Vicki wasn't going to appear I don't think Knox should've either. They were a tag team and their dynamic worked very well in the first movie. I'm optimistic Batman Resurrection gives Knox a mention, however. Wuhl himself looks really good and in good spirits. No sour grapes at all. Understanding there just wasn't a part there for him in the sequel. He arguably starred in the most important Batman film of all time anyway, even though Returns is amazing in its own way.

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Batman Returns (1992) / Re: Should Knox have returned ...

Last post by Silver Nemesis - Today at 11:19

I'd have liked Batman Returns to have been more of a direct sequel to the first film like in Hamm's original script. And as part of that, I would have liked to have seen Knox return.

Twelve years later, and I no longer hold this view. I love Batman Returns' individuality and the older I get the fewer things I'd want to change about it. Maybe tone down some of the sexual innuendo and pervy Penguin moments, but other than that I'd leave it as it is.

Anyway, I saw this video praising Batman Returns on YouTube. The most interesting part of it is a Robert Wuhl cameo at the 17:00 mark. He briefly chimes in to discuss his feelings about not being in Batman Returns and also shares his opinion on the declining quality of the Burton-Schumacher series as a whole.

It's good to see he still has such affection for the role.

#3

Misc. Burton / Re: Oscars 2024 with Michael K...

Last post by The Joker - Sat, 18 May 2024, 01:10

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Other comics / Re: Superman 80th Anniversary ...

Last post by The Joker - Sat, 18 May 2024, 00:05

1988 50th Anniversary Superman poster.

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Other DC Films & TV / Re: Superman Lives!

Last post by The Joker - Sat, 18 May 2024, 00:04

In 1999, Wizard Magazine gave Kevin Smith the opportunity to cast his "Superman Lives" script for publication. Not surprisingly, Smith cheekily casts his friends, and actors he previously worked with for the film, but some of his picks are interesting to think about. Especially for the Peters mandated polar bears.

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Movies / Re: The Dune Thread

Last post by Silver Nemesis - Thu, 16 May 2024, 15:59

Here's the first teaser trailer for the Dune: Prophecy prequel series.

The special effects, cinematography and production design all look great, but I'm not sold on the premise. I gather this is drawing from the prequel books by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, which never captivated me the way the original novel did. Even Frank Herbert's sequel novels, all of which I've read, fall short of the first book. They're going to be adapting inferior source material from here on out, but you never know – the screen versions might surpass the books.

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Comic Film & TV / Re: Daredevil: Born Again (Dis...

Last post by Silver Nemesis - Wed, 15 May 2024, 10:33

The first nine episodes of Born Again will premiere in March 2025. A new logo has been revealed.

A teaser trailer was shown at the Disney upfront event in New York. The footage hasn't been released to the public yet, but there are descriptions online. D'Onofrio and Cox were there to promote the series.

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Movies / Re: The Planet of the Apes Fra...

Last post by Silver Nemesis - Mon, 13 May 2024, 17:54

Here's a fair take on Kingdom from the Critical Drinker.

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Movies / Re: The Kaiju/Monsterverse Thr...

Last post by The Joker - Mon, 13 May 2024, 04:14

Couple of GxK "retro" style posters.

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Comic Film & TV / Re: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtl...

Last post by The Joker - Mon, 13 May 2024, 04:10

Supervoid did a script breakdown of the once-proposed TMNT 4.