Christian Bale has made it official that he will not be playing Batman in the Justice League film. After writer David S. Goyer stating the Justice League Batman would be a rebooted character, Bale's official statement put the final confirmation that he'll have nothing to do with the film.
So with Bale gone, who will take the role next? It's pretty obvious someone has to. The three characters that need to be in the Justice League are Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman. However, having said that, I think we need a little bit of a break from our beloved Dark Knight.
In the past few years, we've had several movies, tv shows, and games devoted to Batman and such little focus to other DC characters by comparison. The Wonder Woman pilot as rejected, Arrow is barely a show about the Green Arrow, and the only two DC movies we've gotten that wasn't Batman are Green Lantern and Man of Steel. All the other movies were direct to DVD animated films that were relatively overlooked (even those were mostly Batman or Superman). For the Justice League film to succeed, now made necessary by The Avengers, some form of storyline needs to be established with the other members of the team. Make that Flash film everyone's waiting for, have Martian Manhunter make a cameo somewhere, do something with Wonder Woman for God's sake.
Then again, even that seems to be a lost dream. With a new cartoon (Beware the Batman) and a new Arkham game (Arkham Origins) on the way, it seems Batman will still be a focus for DC for a little while longer. If that's so, then the focus of the Justice League film needs to be on the other characters. Give the significant screen time to the Flash, and Martian Manhunter. Throw in some Wonder Woman while your at it. Establish the new characters to fit in with the old. Give Batman the smaller role to accommodate all of the Justice League. Sure the movie's gonna end up a bit of a mess with the new characters fighting for screen time, but that's the situation DC got themselves in by being too Batman-centric. Even then though, they still have a new Batman to establish as well. I don't think Nolan's Batman will fit in well with all the superpowers.
Final bit: Is it too much to ask for a decent game for Superman or Green Lantern?
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