i agree...when he said no computer animation was used on the making i was amazed....he really does not like it.....(if i'm wrong correct me)
but i agree....tho i like Riddler i can't take a whole movie with him as the sole villian...Jim Carey owned that role in "Batman Forever"...which was aight....
BANE is a good idea tho.....but like s/o said Joker has alot to do with other villians....
So far these films have maintained a certain level of darkness almost noir quality to them in tone and look.
The joker was portrayed more like a terrorist than a crazy killer whose catch was a punchline at the end of a crime. In that regard (in post 911) he was more relatable to us than any other Joker portrayal...
Ra's Al Ghul and Scarecrow was treated in a similar fashion...just realistic enough to accept and get into the story.
Alot of the Batmans other villians don't meet up with that kind of treatment (unless you just want the penquin in name only and portrayed in a different fashion)..the same with clayface and madhatter killer croc etc..
The riddler can be done in a compelling way BUT the writing has to be good..I mean Silence Of The Lambs in Gotham type of way..Where E Nigma gives just enough hints to make Batman and GCPD run around the city on wild goose chases and people DIE..
IF (and i oppose the 2 villains for every movie thing but..) IF you wanted to have another villain then you could stick Catwoman in as a distraction/love interest..I'd give her a MINOR role..more like a jewel thief nuisance to Batman rather than a major player.. for example in one scene while hes hunting down a clue from the Riddler he spots Catwoman doing some shit and hesitates for a second then decides shes not important at the moment and continues on with the major crime investigation.
If you don't continue the dark tone and look then THIS Batman will just become like the other one...silly and overwrought.
Another example..Mr Freeze could be called that because hes a "cold motherfucker" with no remorse or his signature is the police keep finding frozen bodies..but otherwise he's a normal looking man.
Penguin could be just a nickname like they do in the mob.. vincent "the chin" gigante.. and he runs an even more ruthless organized crime ring..as opposed to a penguin looking dude with a goofy umbrella.. but you get the point.
