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07Jan2009

Zack Snyder's Dream Project: 'The Dark Knight Returns'

DateWednesday, January 7, 2009 at 6:42AM
If we weren't in the middle of the biggest BatRenaissance we've ever seen, I think this idea might have a lot of support.

Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen) was asked by IFMagazine what his dream project would be, and he didn't even hesitate before saying he'd love to take a crack aat Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. "That’s really my favorite comic book," admits the director. "However, the studio has this massive franchise and I don’t think they’ll let me make a Batman movie where he’s fifty years old and Ronald Reagan is president."

It would certainly be a movie worth making, if you could condense all that you'd need to in a mere two hours. Two-Face is present, The Joker's in the series, oh, and Batman's identity is revealed. But only after he defeats Superman in a fight, has a heart attack and dies (or does he?), and Alfred blows up Wayne Manor, and then suffers a fatal stroke.

That's not the Batman movie you want to make when it's the top franchise in the world. Let Joel Schumacher ruin it first, then come back with this. But it's an influential series, a great way to further expose the Caped Crusader to new and interested audiences, and Snyder might be a fantastic choice to pull it off.

But it will probably never happen.

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AuthorColin Boyd | | in , , , , , , | Print ArticlePrint Article | | Comment2 Comments |

Reader Comments (2)

Um.. is it just me or did Zack say that DKR is his favorite comic?
SHouldn't it be like.... Watchmen or something...?

Wednesday, January 7, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterThe Spam Master

I WOULD LOVE MORE TO HAVE A BATMAN 3 MOVIE THEN THIS.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009 | Unregistered Commentershirley

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