say it ain't so.

Uhm...is there any link? or proof to that? ???

If true, this doesn't bother me at all as the Beatty movie was somewhat disappointing.

The 1990 movie is an absolute abortion, a complete pile of shit. This news -- actually this LACK Of news, given that there's no link or quote or anything -- bothers me not in the slightest.

Then again, this movie will assuredly bomb anyhow.

Beatty is still in a bit of a lawsuit over the movie rights and is doing a TV special on Dick Tracy, but afaik, there has been no mention of a reboot.

I like this. I'm going to start a thread Christopher Nolan backs out of Batman 3, WB signs Uwe Boll to direct, Sean William Scott to star, and I'll provide no link or any sources whatsoever and see if we can get a discussion going over it.

Wouldn't be surprised about a reboot but the legal battle is still going on. I heard when it does happen though, Daniel Craig is gonna be the lead. Trust me, no link needed.

This thread was a bit of a disappointment. I'll go on record as saying I loved the first film, but I was pretty young when it came out. Regardless, it's still fun! I wouldn't mind either a sequal of sorts, or a complete reset/reboot of it either.

This reminds me, I really need to get to those complete Dick Tracy comic collections from IDW soon..

I'm content with the four RKO features from the 40's - really minor film noir classics. (The Roan Collection of them is terrific, with extras and commentaries.)

I couldn't believe he backed out!

I could, he was being all douchey about it anyway. Uwe Boll dropped the project understandbly saying it was "below" him, Friedberg and Seltzer are taking over, the tentative title is "Batman Movie".

For B movies, the ones I've seen have been surprisingly good. Certainly better than Beatty's colorful turd.

Different strokes, huh? I saw this for the first time last year and was absolutely dazzled by it. The color, the lighting, the wild, almost caricatured nature of all the characters and costumes... A glorious piece of pop-art cinema. Granted, I'm not overly familiar with the original strips, so whether or not it's a faithful adaptation is lost on me, but as someone who's not a comic or superhero fan, I've always been happiest when this sort of project veers sharply into one specific direction instead of trying to smooth out the traditional comic book absurdities for a wider audience -- probably why I'm such a big fan of Ang Lee's Hulk and Batman Returns.

it ain't so.

Did you just say that?

You may be on to something - No Bats 3 for Nolan?

I remember talk of this a few years ago when Sin City came out.

I always liked the first as a kid, and I often show it to friends as an example of excellent design/style for a film, even if the story is fairly average.

I still stand by sentiments that Beatty's Dick Tracy is one of the most underrated films of all-time.

Way ahead of its time. I'm sure a lot of you that dislike it haven't seen it since the 90s, and I can understand that. Granted I was really in to the film when it first came out, but having watched it recently for the first time in maybe 10 years I was surprised by how good it was and how well it held up.

I suggest checking it out again now.

I finally got to see Dick Tracy on a big screen last year, and it was simply amazing. This wasn't just a film, it was a true production in every sense, from the costuming and make-up to the sets and music. The cast were all great--even and especially Madonna--and I think everyone left feeling they'd got their money's worth. It's not Lawrence of Arabia, but it never aspired to be a film along those lines. Instead, it tells a fun tale of a straight-laced prohibition-era cop standing up to a powerful (and colorful) mob. I have always loved this film.

My chief problem with DICK TRACY was the lead actor. I never bought Beatty as Tracy. And when you've got such an iconic hero playing off of so many great character actors as the bad guys, you need a strong actor for it to take off and Beatty didn't do it, IMHO. Nor did I think the lead actress was very good. Plus, the direction seemed to be subsumed by the production design. Unlike Tim Burton's BATMAN, where he caught just the right blend of action, character playing and off-the-wall imaginative design.

Just my thoughts, 19 years after the fact.

So, yeah, we can always use a new Dick Tracy.

Did anyone here besides me ever watch the Dick Tracy cartoons from the mid-'60s? They were quite silly and weren't very good. They usually focused on a cartoon character who wasn't Tracy and who hadn't even been in the original strip. I can't even remember who they were except for "Heap O'Calory," a fat beat cop, and "Joe Jitsu," a stereotyped Japanese character. The cartoon had great music, though. And they did use villains from the comic strip. If only it had been more serious, like the old Superman cartoons from the 1940s.

Dick Tracy is just not a good franchise, period. How interesting can you make it, really? At least the 1990 version tried with the interesting color palette, but Tracy as an action hero is laughable. Some old series are just too tied to the culture of the time to be modernized. Same thing with Popeye. That movie was a total borefest.

I still remember Loving Dick Tracy when the movie came out, I haven't seen it since the 90s, but would probably hate it now as an adult.