Poll: New Batman Villain?

[EliteDave725]

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/images/users/uploads/7601/Riddler.jpg
Here's the official poster. I also am certain that the penguin will be in there two.
If you dislike the riddler listen to this quote
"You don't understand... I really didn't want to leave you any clues. I really planned never to go back to Arkham Asylum. But I left you a clue anyway. So I... I have to go back there. Because I might need help. I... I might actually be crazy."

That's a pretty good-looking poster. I had no idea that Christopher Nolan planned on exhuming Heath Ledger's body to reprise his role as Joker, or bringing back Aaron Eckhart's Two-Face even though it was established that he is dead. Also, I'm tickled pink to see that Rachel Dawes survived that explosion and will be played again by Maggie Gyllenhall.

 

[Fetzenfisch]

The Riddler always was my favourite. Especially in that 60's realsseries loved him as a kid. And i still love puns and riddles.

 

[Mantonio]

Well I know that Nolan wants his Batman films to remain somewhat realistic, so my guess is The Riddler.

Imagine it: after The Dark Knight Batman is a wanted criminal, and Gotham's number one. So to help track him down they hire a private detective from out of town, called Edward Nashton. But as time goes on Eddies job starts to become an obsession, culminating in him changing his name to Edward Nigma and becoming The Riddler.

On that note, I hear that both David Tennant and Johnny Depp would like to play the role. Out of the two, I think Tennant would be better. Both can do insanity exceptionally well, but Tennant is better at clever insanity.

 

[TheZapper]

My vote goes for Zsasz. The cameo in Batman Begins shows that Nolan is aware of the character, and he just fits in with Nolan's universe so well.

 

[Frequen-Z]

Hush.

Scarface would be interesting to see in the Nolanverse.

On that note, I hear that both David Tennant and Johnny Depp would like to play the role. Out of the two, I think Tennant would be better. Both can do insanity exceptionally well, but Tennant is better at clever insanity.

I do not want Doctor Who in Batman. That's almost definitely how he'd act it and it'd really put me off.

 

[Altorin]

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/images/users/uploads/7601/Riddler.jpg
Here's the official poster. I also am certain that the penguin will be in there two.
If you dislike the riddler listen to this quote
"You don't understand... I really didn't want to leave you any clues. I really planned never to go back to Arkham Asylum. But I left you a clue anyway. So I... I have to go back there. Because I might need help. I... I might actually be crazy."

That's a pretty good-looking poster. I had no idea that Christopher Nolan planned on exhuming Heath Ledger's body to reprise his role as Joker, or bringing back Aaron Eckhart's Two-Face even though it was established that he is dead. Also, I'm tickled pink to see that Rachel Dawes survived that explosion and will be played again by Maggie Gyllenhall.

despite the fact that that was a really really really shitty poster, I do hope they use the bowler hat and jacket Riddler, rather then the skin tight body suit Riddler.. I think I would have enjoyed Batman Forever a lot more if I wasn't presented with Jim Carrey's package through 90% of the movie.

I liked him in the role, just didn't need the package.

 

[The Salty Vulcan]

Well I know that Nolan wants his Batman films to remain somewhat realistic, so my guess is The Riddler.

Imagine it: after The Dark Knight Batman is a wanted criminal, and Gotham's number one. So to help track him down they hire a private detective from out of town, called Edward Nashton. But as time goes on Eddies job starts to become an obsession, culminating in him changing his name to Edward Nigma and becoming The Riddler.

On that note, I hear that both David Tennant and Johnny Depp would like to play the role. Out of the two, I think Tennant would be better. Both can do insanity exceptionally well, but Tennant is better at clever insanity.

This is actually the best story I ever read concerning how the character enters the Nolanverse! This would also tie in really well with the stalker angle that Burton/Schumacher went with in Batman Forever. While Tennant would be good I still like Casey Affleck

Spoiler

He just has the right look for the series. If you were to dirty him up a little and make him some young hotshot then you would have the perfect Riddler

 

[ace_of_something]

Riddler or Penguin because anyone with super powers would feel weird in the Nolanverse. Though Bane could make sense if they limited just how much Venom can pump a person up to a reasonable level.

 

[Cedar]

Gee, no one wants to see my favorite villain, Jervis Tetch, The Mad Hatter. I mean what would be more cool than a guy taking over the minds of all of Gotham because he was turned down by the woman he loved.

 

[Jharry5]

I'd like to see a more gritty realistic version of the Penguin; I saw him as some kind of deformed mob boss (who could've taken over after Harvey Dent arrested the mob in the Dark Knight). Get rid of the umbrella weapons and I'd be alright with him being the next villain.

The Riddler would be interesting to see done in the realistic way of the more recent films, though I have to say, my like of the character would hinge a lot on who took the part...

 

[lodo_bear]

Let's kick some ice! [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNaDZIrxh-0]

Anyhow, I have heard that the Riddler and the Penguin have both been confirmed for the next movie. I suspect we'll see the Penguin as a somewhat eccentric but highly effective player in the organized crime unit, who acquired the nickname "Penguin" from his looks and habit of dress and now just rolls with it. He's dealing info and guns and illicit goodies and he's good at it, but not good enough to beat Batman. He knows he needs some more brains to deal with the Bat, so he contacts Edward, a certain very intelligent but very odd man with a knack for cracking codes, finding missing persons, solving unsolved mysteries, and so on. He offers Edward the greatest challenge of his life: finding out who Batman is, and how to stop him. Edward accepts, and gets really into this.

Of course, I could be entirely wrong, but I'm cool with that.

Well I know that Nolan wants his Batman films to remain somewhat realistic, so my guess is The Riddler.

Imagine it: after The Dark Knight Batman is a wanted criminal, and Gotham's number one. So to help track him down they hire a private detective from out of town, called Edward Nashton. But as time goes on Eddies job starts to become an obsession, culminating in him changing his name to Edward Nigma and becoming The Riddler.

On that note, I hear that both David Tennant and Johnny Depp would like to play the role. Out of the two, I think Tennant would be better. Both can do insanity exceptionally well, but Tennant is better at clever insanity.

Another exciting possibility. Shoot, with Batman now a criminal, the Penguin could be a legitimate politician who just plays the Mafia part on the side.

 

[Arkvoodle]

Bane.


We've already had the Joker push Batman's mental strategy & patterns to the limit. Now we need someone who can be a physical match.

 

[Altorin]

Riddler or Penguin because anyone with super powers would feel weird in the Nolanverse. Though Bane could make sense if they limited just how much Venom can pump a person up to a reasonable level.

I can only think of 1 mainstream batman villain that has what I would consider "super powers", and that's poison ivy. she has powers that are clearly above and beyond the scope of a normal person. She has pheremones, poisonous kiss, and the ability to communicate with plants.

Who else has "super powers"? Bane? Ehhh, alright, I'll give you bane I guess. But steroids actually do exist, and when you look at some professional baseball players, or wrestlers, you can almost see a Bane type character in real life. Like you said, limit the actual size and the strength to "just above human", and you have a toned down and viable villain.

Dr Freeze himself doesn't have super powers. In fact, if anything, Dr Freeze has a weakness but no inherent powers (other then living in freezing temperatures comfortably), but there are human beings in real life that have a similar ability. His offensive capabilities (and even his ability to exist in a world where he can harm anyone at all in most incarnations) is determined by technology, rather then his own "super powers". Limit his technology to "close to real", and suddenly he's not super powered.

I think Dr Freeze would be pretty awesome. Could you imagine his origin scenes? Some sort of freak scientific accident, and suddenly he is getting first and second degree burns just being in room temperature? I think that would be cool.

Two-Face, as I've mentioned before, definitely straddles and the far side of reality, and Scarecrow, while not "super powered", definitely had abilities, granted him by his scientific knowhow that put him above a common man, much like how I described Dr Freeze.

I think Nolan was caught in a bad place with that quote that we're referencing, and was basically saying he didn't want his batman legacy to become Campy. That he was staunchly against his movies paying strong tribute to the 60s sitcom. And I think that's something we can all agree to.

 

[ToMegaTherion]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGSvaVL0lK4

Is this for real?

 

[Mantonio]

Well I know that Nolan wants his Batman films to remain somewhat realistic, so my guess is The Riddler.

Imagine it: after The Dark Knight Batman is a wanted criminal, and Gotham's number one. So to help track him down they hire a private detective from out of town, called Edward Nashton. But as time goes on Eddies job starts to become an obsession, culminating in him changing his name to Edward Nigma and becoming The Riddler.

On that note, I hear that both David Tennant and Johnny Depp would like to play the role. Out of the two, I think Tennant would be better. Both can do insanity exceptionally well, but Tennant is better at clever insanity.

This is actually the best story I ever read concerning how the character enters the Nolanverse! This would also tie in really well with the stalker angle that Burton/Schumacher went with in Batman Forever. While Tennant would be good I still like Casey Affleck

Spoiler

He just has the right look for the series. If you were to dirty him up a little and make him some young hotshot then you would have the perfect Riddler

Yeah, he does look like he could handle the role.

As I see it, if you start Riddler out as someone sent to track Batman does, it reinforces the theme The Dark Knight brought up - that Batman's very existence creates villains.

I also think a few comic shout outs would be appropriate too. For example, in one story arc (I forget its name) Riddler actually works out who Batman really is. But Batman convinces him not to ever tell anyone, since 'a riddle that everyone knows the answer to is worthless'.

 

[Mighty Lighty]

The Penguin, that guy is just full of win

hwa hwa hwa hwa (waddles around)

 

[The Salty Vulcan]

Well I know that Nolan wants his Batman films to remain somewhat realistic, so my guess is The Riddler.

Imagine it: after The Dark Knight Batman is a wanted criminal, and Gotham's number one. So to help track him down they hire a private detective from out of town, called Edward Nashton. But as time goes on Eddies job starts to become an obsession, culminating in him changing his name to Edward Nigma and becoming The Riddler.

On that note, I hear that both David Tennant and Johnny Depp would like to play the role. Out of the two, I think Tennant would be better. Both can do insanity exceptionally well, but Tennant is better at clever insanity.

This is actually the best story I ever read concerning how the character enters the Nolanverse! This would also tie in really well with the stalker angle that Burton/Schumacher went with in Batman Forever. While Tennant would be good I still like Casey Affleck

Spoiler

He just has the right look for the series. If you were to dirty him up a little and make him some young hotshot then you would have the perfect Riddler

Yeah, he does look like he could handle the role.

As I see it, if you start Riddler out as someone sent to track Batman does, it reinforces the theme The Dark Knight brought up - that Batman's very existence creates villains.

I also think a few comic shout outs would be appropriate too. For example, in one story arc (I forget its name) Riddler actually works out who Batman really is. But Batman convinces him not to ever tell anyone, since 'a riddle that everyone knows the answer to is worthless'.

I know in the Hush storyline he figured it out though he went crazy and had to take a Lazarus Dip in order to straighten out. He forgot after that though.
Plus with the vacuum Batman and Harvey created by eliminating Sal Maroni, its more than possible for The Penguin, to fill the void.

 

[sephiroth1991]

well the director said he will not have villains with powers so it's either The Penguin or the riddler. if it's the riddler i would want jim carrey to reprise his role

 

[Srs Giraffe]

Killer Croc would be cool to see...BUT how to hell would the add a Man who looks like a crocodile in the movie which tries to be realistic??

 

[Altorin]

Killer Croc would be cool to see...BUT how to hell would the add a Man who looks like a crocodile in the movie which tries to be realistic??

the fact that killer croc is loosely based on an actual skin condition (in the same way that two-face in dark knight is loosely based on someone who was burned).

If Harvey Dent can function with 50% of his body covered in untreated 4th degree burns, then I think we can have Waylon Jones have a ridiculously unreal case of Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis.