Alex Proyas
Once again, a director not afraid to go to the dark side, Alex Proyas is responsible for one of my favorite films of all time, Dark City. God, I love that movie.
Looking for more darkness to add to the knight? What about The Crow? Not familiar with it? It’s a superhero film directed by Proyas and like Nolan’s Batman films, it’s quite dark and gritty. It’s another excellent effort from the director and like Dark City, it’s a film I truly love.
Judging by the dazzling and dark world that Proyas created in Dark City, I think he’d give us a great Gotham, one full of style, character and stunning visuals. One that is unique and convincing and maybe even a tad more fantastical than the one we saw from Nolan. Perhaps we can get more of a dystopian Gotham?
Proyas was also heavily praised for The Crow, with film critic Roger Ebert calling it the best comic book universe he had ever seen and countless other critics praising the film for its mood, style and smoothness. Then again, that was back in 1994, before Nolan gave us his universe.
Either way, like so many others on this list, Proyas is a visionary filmmaker and one who can give us a very interesting, and different Batman tale.
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