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Originally Posted by octothorp
I think you're both right. I'm in the casual superhero movie fan crowd who loved the Nolan Batman movies, and I wouldn't really want to see them taken in a sci-fi direction... the gritty realism of them (by comic book standards) really appealed to me. At the same time, the fact that the Nolan movies were so recent and so good also means that I'm not really in any hurry to have that overwritten with a new version of that universe. Critical response to the movies will probably go a long way to determining my interest, but if reviews are less than stellar, I may decide to just skip this movie entirely.
I'm not sure how representative my views are of other casual fans, but I'm sure I'm not the only one with that perspective. I don't think there's a right path DC could have taken here, except to maybe just let the franchise rest a while before trying to capitalize on it again. When a 'definitive' version of a story or character is done, I think it tends to deflate excitement about future versions. And one can argue whether the Nolan Batman movies are definitive, but I think for a lot of casual fans, they are.
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I'd agree. To truly have the viewers forget the Nolan Batman, you'd need the franchise to rest for another 10 years or so.
That being said, using the Nolan Batman again would be a huge mistake. The third film was already running out of steam, and the franchise was done. Plus it already did the "old Batman" thing. The Nolan trilogy did a great job of depicting Batman at 3 different stages of his career, and resolved his character in the final act. So to include him you'd ether have to have him coming out of retirement, which takes away from the original trilogy, or set the movie prior to the Dark Knight (he was retired/in hiding between the Dark Knight and the DKR).
Let's also face it that signing on Bale for more Batman films, especially the 6+ required from these films just wasn't a possibility. So you're left with two choices, reboot him or don't include him at all.