New Batman Solo Film Rumors Say Joker, Red Hood & More Headed to Gotham

[CBR News]

A report indicates the next "solo" Batfilm will feature an ensemble cast, introducing a number of major players to WB's growing superhero universe.


Full article here.

[marvelprince]

I would be down for this. I'm love to see an adult Nightwing, a former Robin and a new Robin.

[kalorama]

This seems like an esp. tenuous cluster of speculation. Be interesting if it actually happened, but in it's current stated it's dry bone with no meat or marrow to it.

Wait and see mode engaged.

[JBatmanFan05]

If Leto's in as Joker, then I'm out.

I will not warm up to that version of The Joker.

[Noodle]

They do know Batman has more villains than the Joker, right?

[Derek Metaltron]

Yeah I like the idea of a Batman Family film with Dick Grayson as Nightwing, one of the newer Robins (Drake or Damian), Barb's Batgirl, Batwoman, Huntress, Red Hood and the like, but I'd rather they'd keep the Joker as a support villain and consider some others. I always thought that the Hush or Court of Owls storylines would make for perfect Batman Family films.

[Master Man]

I hope this is true.
This is what I hoped/expected for the first Batfleck solo film.
Hopefully the Bat-Family will be done right on the big screen.
But more importantly, I hope Dick Grayson is done right.

A lot of hope went into this post. A lot of hope.

[RobinFan4880]

Not sure if I am a fan of skipping over the build up of Jason and going right to the Red Hood.

[Metamorphosis]

Having Jason Todd and the Red Hood stuff sounds like a lot for one movie.

I would kinda like to see them attempt the Joker starting out as the Red Hood persona before his chemical bath. They haven't tried that onscreen yet, at least not in the films.

[Mundungus]

I am not a fan of the Red Hood identity for Joker or Jason Todd but I do like the narrative of Death in the Family and Jason's resurrection and new lease on life. Chances are they are covering Jason's death in Batman v Superman, and this would be the follow up to that. So people who saw Batman V Superman would know that Robin is dead and it would be a surprise (like a Winter Soldier-esque surprise) when he shows up in the solo film.

Also Nightwing would be cool. And I hope they include Tim Drake. It might seem like a lot but the plot could revolve around Batman taking on a new Robin just as Jason Todd rolls back into town, fueling his already pent up aggression toward Batman for being abandoned. I could see Tim Drake being a plot football, the climax of the plot mirroring Death of the Family but this time it's Jason Todd taking Tim Drake hostage and threatening for history to repeat itself.

[BeastieRunner]

I want Clayface or pretty much any other villain we've yet to see in celluloid.

[JasonTodd428]

Yeah I like the idea of a Batman Family film with Dick Grayson as Nightwing, one of the newer Robins (Drake or Damian), Barb's Batgirl, Batwoman, Huntress, Red Hood and the like, but I'd rather they'd keep the Joker as a support villain and consider some others. I always thought that the Hush or Court of Owls storylines would make for perfect Batman Family films.

If the story is going to involve a resurrected Jason Todd/Red Hood then Joker almost has to be involved here and if the plot of the movie here follows the plot of the UTRH comic then there could be other villains involved as well as the Joker. Neither Hush nor the Court of Owls had anything to do with the death of Robin after all so having them involved here makes no sense at all.

Not sure if I am a fan of skipping over the build up of Jason and going right to the Red Hood.

I'm not really a fan of that either but that Jason might be in a film at all is still something that I'm excited about seeing.

I'm looking forward to this assuming that the rumor is more than just a rumor of course.

[Angilasman]

Bring back Adam West's Bruce Wayne for a Batman Beyond movie.

Do it.

[SiegePerilous02]

Would rather they do an Arkham based story and get as many villains on screen as possible. Not thrilled with the idea of Red Hood on the big screen. However, I will of course be there opening night no matter how much I complain.

[Hypestyle]

What about the Morrison villains?

Also, from the bronze age, Man-Bat has never been seen in film.