Top 10 Filmmakers Who Can Tackle The Batman Reboot

David Fincher

Want a dark-er take on the Dark Knight? Look no further than David Fincher. Se7en, Fight Club, Zodiac, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, the man isn’t afraid to go to some dangerous and deeply disturbing places. Perhaps it’d be a bit too much for a commercially lucrative figure like the Bat but if he could tone it down a bit, I think he could do wonders with the character.

There are truly few filmmakers out there that are on the same level as David Fincher. As a director, he’s arguably never slipped up, offering one tremendous film after another. Each one so precisely put together that it just screams perfection. He’s one of the most interesting filmmakers currently working in Hollywood and the release of each of his films is reason to celebrate.

I can tell you all the reasons that I love each of his movies, but at this stage my point would be moot. If you’re reading this article you likely know who David Fincher is and why he deserves all the praise in the world. He’s truly a genius and I would be remiss not to put him on this list.

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http://twitter.com/MinimeJer05 Jeremy Lebens

Rian Johnson, Duncan Jones and Darren Aronofsky sound like great picks, but I’d really like to see Alex Proyas handle Batman, even though I don’t care for much of his films. His dark and broody atmospheres are Tim Burton-ish, without the constant need for heavy makeup and eye shadow.

I think pretty much any of these could tackle Batman just fine with the exception of Refn. Refn is a MASTERCLASS director, but Batman just doesn’t fit his style.
http://twitter.com/MinimeJer05 Jeremy Lebens

I’m also randomly thinking of Sam Mendes, especially after all of this Skyfall promotion.
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I think the best way to re-conceive Batman is to step away from Nolan’s realistic grittiness. I think the Arkham games are a great example of the more fantastical Batman having a near equal amount of deep quality. Though I’m a ridiculous fan of Nolan, especially his DK films, I do would say that there still hasn’t been the definitive Batman film with regards to all his classic trademarks. Especially his more common crime-fighting/detective aspects fell a little short in the grand ideologic scale of Nolan’s “Batman is a symbol “style.

This having said I think the Wachowski’s are the best thing that comes to my mind right now. They have the experience, the prowess, the visual talent, the intellect. I think they’re one of the few with the potential to truly match Nolan’s run in quality. Perhaps Paul Dini as a writer?
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I am not sure whoever wrote this article is thinking. Do you think WB is gonna put their number one ace up the sleeve in hands of someone who wants to try to make darker batman? In fact, WB will let batman as dark as it got w/ these 3 trilogy. Any darker, you are looking at batman paranormal activity. WB should hand this into already proven director. Did I mention batman is only superhero they have got who can consistently bank out big money?
Devanes

No James Cameron?
Ridley Scott is a great choice.
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You left one mate, what about Gareth Evans? Director of The Raid:Redemption. This guy can do action like I haven’t seen before! That coupled with an amazing script, would be a mind blowing perfect storm to the franchise, the next level so to speak?