Over at Comic Book Movie they have a little snippet from Christopher Nolan about the possibilities for the sequels, in particular villians and even a return of Robin.
“Like Begins, one clear cut villain isn’t the plan [though]” and the likelihood of Robin appearing “The studio wasn’t interested in Robin. We weren’t either. This is a young Batman, so Robin’s a few films….not for a few pictures anyway. Dick Grayson’s still in a crib somewhere. I seriously doubt I will even be involved when Robin’s in the franchise” says Nolan.
Nothing that concrete really, but it does raise the question of should Robin actually return in a modern, darker and more realistic Batman movie. Is there any place for this character, and could he be portrayed effectively and keep the movie in the same darkened tone? I think it would be difficult, but not impossible. Just looking at the Grayson post we did a while ago you can see how it can be – do check that out – and still keep the dark and serious tone.
What do you think, could it be made to work? The other thing you could start thinking about is what villians you would like to see in the movie, should the next leap to the Joker, or should it concentrate on lesser villians? As Nolan says there are going to be a few villians at once, which means that the appearance of such a major character might just overshadow the others. With the Joker would there be any need for any other villian?
What villians would you like to see in the sequels? Who would play them? Get the discussion going.
