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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Serge" data-source="post: 1125028" data-attributes="member: 4049">Well, while I'm tentatively pleased with Bale's casting, I'll withhold judgement on whether the film will be good or bad.I think it's fairly obvious that WB sees this as a "reboot."  They've selected a much younger actor to portray the Dark Knight and they apparently don't intend on having Robin.I am not pleased to hear that they're thinking of having multiple villains.  As far as i can tell, multiple villains are there for the marketing element of the film rather than for the story.  Ra's Al Ghul, or The Scarecrow, or Two-Face, or The Joker, or Bane, or most of The Batman's enemies can carry a film on their own.  Indeed, the only major villains who could work with another villain are The Catwoman and The Penguin.  I think both Al Ghul and The Scarecrow are too much.Frankly, I think they should have gone with a Year One/Long Halloween story-line.  Concentrate on Batman and his Wayne alter ego as he arrives in Gotham to clean it up.  This way, you could have a dynamic Gordon and even introduce Harvey Dent early on.  Have The Roman or some other lesser known, but important Bat-mythos villain on center stage (actually, have him relegated to a role similar to that of Capone in The Untouchables).  Have The Penguin as his number two or three lackey, and a nameless thug as his assassin who, towards the end of the movie falls into a vat of chemicals.  This way, you set the foundation for future films, you introduce a number of important characters, and you don't make the mistake of making the movie about the villains.</blockquote>

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