TheMovieman

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Do really need Bruce Wayne flashbacks? No we don't

Mike86

I agree. Especially considering that this film is supposed to focus on an older Batman. He's already established in this universe so I don't see the point to showing part of his origin again or why that's really relevant to this story. Especially considering that his origin has been done enough times already and even a lot of casuals are familiar with.

islandclaws

Could be for a quick angst-ridden flashback, lasting a few seconds. Not needed, but I doubt it'll be a long scene.

stvn1974

They could change the Wayne parents deaths from being murdered to being killed in a tornado.

The Valeyard

Looks like they shot that scene already. Don't know how fanboys will feel about the changes.

Kal-El

Exactly. It's not like we've seen it twice in the past 20 years or so. Or that a TV show centered around Batman's hometown premiered this season which depicted that scene as well. Why would you even need to flashback to that in THIS movie? Why? Just because you have to anytime you introduce a new Batman on film?

Anybody else still think Superman won't have much more than a fucking cameo in this?

taffer

This. It will probably be like in Tim Burton's first Batman movie where it was just a very quick flashback that only lasts a couple minutes. Although hopefully without Joker replacing Joe Chill and the "Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight" crap.

Or maybe like The Incredible Hulk where they flashed through the origin in the opening vignette.

Wolf359

mrhan

Yeah, same with the last Punisher movie which actually had his real origin in the beginning.

Brian Gentz

Stopped by the set tonight on my way home from work, it was pretty cool the train stop right there was changed to a Gotham Transit Authority stop, they even had they maps changed out, there were old timey cars and taxis out front of the theater, by the time they were getting ready to film they had cleared the sidewalks, so I didn't see any interesting filming.

Solid Snake

how old timey are we talking about?

Brian Gentz

Josh-da-man

Even better, a sharknado.

And Aquaman was somehow involved.

DaveyJoe

Lame powers, they said.

Jason

But they'll fit in nicely with a half-hour of Smallville crap.

Jason

You mean the Superman-Buster Armor?

taffer

"Have you ever swam with a dolphin in the pale moonlight?"

Solid Snake

I googled dolphin and moonlight... got this..

Guru Askew

If there was ever a comic book character with a 5-minute origin its Batman. The origin story was never even told in the DCAU and it worked because its part of our cultural DNA, and Batman '66 and the Burton/Schumacher films never spent more than a few minutes on it either. And I've always felt that its largely unnecessary to show him undergoing ninja training or studying under various mentors. That's stuff you resort to when you're trying to fill multiple monthly comics but when you have 2 hours every few years it comes across as tedious.

Dude likes punching bad guys because a bad guy killed his parents. Not exactly deep psychology that warrants a lot of screen time.

taffer

I don't recall the Adam West TV series or movie ever even mentioning Bruce's parents, let alone going into their murders. It would have been out of place with the campiness of the series.

Bob Kane and Bill Finger originally wrote Batman's origin in one page. The modern day origin in the New 52 is 11 entire issues long.

stingermck

Batman mentions it in one of the early episodes.

Mike86

Yeah I've been watching the Blu-ray set and Bruce actually mentions it in the first episode. Just a line of dialogue and he doesn't go too in depth about it but their deaths are mentioned.

Mondo Kane

^Doh! Beat me by one minute on that!

And did anybody else love Chobot's reaction to the news?

RocShemp

^ Wasn't she that worthless reporter character in Mass Effect 3?

EDIT: Did she read the title as "Dawn of Justin"?