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Joss Whedon Reveals A Scene From His Rejected Batman Script
Joss Whedon's 'The Avengers' has already made upwards of $280 million overseas before even hitting US theaters. It's also a phenomenal film in this writer's opinion. Success of this kind, especially in the realm of superhero cinema, always gets the geek hive mind contemplating, and we couldn't help but wonder what a Joss Whedon Batman film would look like. Turns out, as some of you may already know, Whedon did in fact bid to helm the reboot of the Caped Crusader, which of course ultimately went to Christopher Nolan. In a recent interview with GQ, Joss described one of his favorite scenes from his rejected script that gives us a glimpse into his approach to Bats' origins. The scene revolved around a young Bruce Wayne who, after the slaying of his parents, became a morbid child obsessed with death. In a crucial moment, one that would forever shape his destiny, Bruce tries to protect a girl being bullied in an alley. Whedon goes on to say...
"And he's like this tiny 12-year-old who's about to get the shit kicked out of him. And then it cuts to Wayne Manor, and Alfred is running like something terrible has happened, and he finds Bruce, and he's back from the fight, and he's completely fine. And Bruce is like, 'I stopped them. I can stop them.' That was the moment for me. When he goes 'Oh, wait a minute; I can actually do something about this.' The moment he gets that purpose, instead of just sort of being overwhelmed by the grief of his parents' death."
Pretty powerful stuff. Don't get me wrong, I am not at all saying I regret that Christopher Nolan got the Batman gig over Whedon. Hell, Whedon himself even loves 'Batman Begins.' I don't know what more we could have possibly asked for in Nolan's relaunch of the franchise, but it is interesting to think about how the Dark Knight would have risen under a different puppet master. I like the idea of Bruce latching on to a clear sense of purpose as a child, and realizing he had the physical strength to fight those who oppress others. Apparently however, the studio did not like it. As Whedon recalls, "the executive was looking at me like I was Agent Smith made of numbers. He wasn't seeing me at all." Again, I wouldn't change a single frame of 'Batman Begins,' but it's funny to think that Warner Brothers couldn't see the merit in Whedon's vision given that he just made Marvel a boatload of money. Of course, having not read the entire script, I can't speak to the overarching quality of it, but I can at least imagine that the dialogue was as punchy as Batman at an Arkham escapee picnic.
What do you guys think a Whedon Batman would have looked like? Could you see him potentially helming a future entry in the franchise?
Source: GQ
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Comment by Nate N on May 9, 2012 at 4:15am
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@Gift of Magi Nolan show did Batman was a hero at the end of TDKR when he tells Commissioner Gordon to say he was responsible for the deaths that Harvey Dent caused.
Nolan's Batman is the best Batman that was and will ever be put on screen and although I'm a fan of Whedon his interpretation of Batman would not hold a candle to Nolan's Batman, but just that's my opinion.
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Comment by Gift of the Magi on May 8, 2012 at 8:37am -
Yes he would experience trauma...any kid would...but crazy? That would pretty rare, and if Batman really IS crazy, then that takes away from him being a superhero...and makes him more a character in Kick-Ass or Super i.e. an insane nutjob that should and MUST be locked up befre he hurts someone. Hells, TDK pretty much paints him as such...which ruins the narrative that he's some kind of knight.
Come to think of it, Nolan's films do not in any way show Batman being anything like a superhero. It's just a guy in an armored suit beating the shit outta people. Maybe Whedon really SHOULD have done those films...
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Comment by Luke Hero on May 8, 2012 at 2:37am -
I find Nolan's version of Batman very realistic....if you witnessed your parents getting murdered you most likely would be crazy...
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Comment by Gift of the Magi on May 7, 2012 at 8:22pm
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To be perfectly honest, the currently style of Batman is WAY too serious, dark and 'realistic' to even support a character LIKE Batman.
I mean please, at this point, Batman is a borderline sociopath because he could not stop his parents' murder AT SIX YEARS OLD! Do you have any idea how many other heroes has the same exact origin before and after Batman, and yet have able to have at least SOME humanity in them? Batman has become a parody of himself. Whedon is EXACTLY what the franchise needs, not Nolan.
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Comment by Jigaboo Banzai on May 7, 2012 at 12:43pm -
maybe whedon may do the reboot of the reboot to Batman if DC ever wants to follow in Mrvel's footseps and do a Justice League movie....
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Comment by Luke Hero on May 6, 2012 at 9:48am
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Whedon himself said his style is to go into the serious material and then undercut it with humor & sarcasm....We don't need that in Batman....I watched All of Buffy and cried at the end....I watched all of Angel and loved it....I'm good...let Whedon do Avengers 2 & 3....and if he can squeeze it in a Hulk movie....
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Comment by here's jonny on May 6, 2012 at 1:38am
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@Quicksandbuddy, batman is a darker storyline than avengers, Whedon has more than enough movie chops to know that.
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Should Whedon have gotten a crack at batman reboot? Avengers! Need I say more?
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Comment by Luke Hero on May 6, 2012 at 1:21am
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misspelled his name....I just watched Avengers thought it was better than sex....Still think he would fuck up Batman....
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Comment by Gift of the Magi on May 4, 2012 at 10:39pm
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I....I like it! MUCH better than his mopey turn-around in Begins. That moment of clarity, without needed a ton of dialogue to explain things, is one of the things the Nolan films lack.
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