The dark knight returns, part 2 has done remarkable justice to what some consider to be the ultimate batman story. Sep 30, 2015 the dark knight returns influences in media. The master race is the third part of millers dark knight trilogy. One shows the beginning and the other shows the end of the same character. Batman the dark knight returns viewcomic reading comics. But as it features mark hamill as the joker, ive put it together with the batman. Frank millers new batman comic isnt great, but goes hard as hell. Batman follows the jokers through the amusement park, and gets shot by the joker. It was directed by jay oliva, who worked as a storyboard artist on man of steel, under the red hood, year one and batman v superman. The story depicts bruce wayne as an old man, coming out of retirement to be batman again. The dark knight was originally released as a four issue limited series in 1986. Taking batman back to his grim, dark roots, miller wiped away any traces of the campy 60s tv show.
Frank millers the dark knight returns is one of the most seminal pieces of comic book storytelling ever produced. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. Jan 21, 2017 here, your question pertains to the animated adaptation of frank millers dark knight returns and not the christopher nolans dark knight trilogy which is completely different. The dark knight returns, part 1 is a mustbuy for any batman fan including those who swear by the comic version of the story. Dc announces the dark knight returns 3 ign news youtube. The dark knight returns 20 video first released as a pair of separate animated movies, this version combines both into a single 156minute film with previouslyunseen footage. During zack snyders batman v superman live commentary watch party on vero, he mentions that he believes a liveaction the dark knight returns movie could still be made. The dark knight returns is a twopart directtovideo animated superhero film, an adaptation of the 1986 comic book the dark knight returns by frank miller. Peter weller, ariel winter, michael emerson see full cast and crew.
Batman sets out to assemble his former allies against the invaders. As the hype for arkham origins builds, i will be uploading random cool batman stuff, here and there. Burton has a brandnew film out, i thought it only fitting to begin with this. Published in 1986, frank millers the dark knight returns was a watershed moment for the batman. The feds want the man of tomorrow to put a stop to him. Alec baldwin is set to be the latest actor to play thomas wayne, the father of bruce wayne who died in the dark knight s first comic book appearance in 1939 but is returning for the upcoming. Like the previous installment, its extremely violent, with almost constant fighting, blood, guns, shooting, stabbing, and death. The dark knight returns part 2 is the second in a twopart directtovideo animated. The mutant gang runs gotham city kofi outlaw sep 6, 2012.
Dark knight iii frank miller talks about the inspiration for the. Frank miller completely reinvents the legend of batman in his saga of a nearfuture gotham city gone to rot, ten years after the dark knight s retirement. Dawn of justice has officially hit theaters, and has driven comic. This version combines both parts into a single 148 minute movie. Jan 09, 2016 batman movies scenes mashup music video. The dark knight returns, part 2 all critics 3 fresh 3 its rated pg, as was its predecessor, but its full of gore and pain and trauma. Part one of this series surveyed millers comics work prior to his landmark. Released in 1986, the tale completely reinvented the idea of batman and who the. Before this, batman still continued to fight and think like a younger man, but in the second.
Just months after its release, the dark knight was voted by empire readers as the 15th greatest film of all time. With gotham city back under his watchful eye, and accompanied by able sidekick robin, batman continues to battle crime but his resurgence awakens a far worse evil at arkham asylum. Between the jokers diabolical scheme to drag batman. By his own admission, david goyer looked at lot of comics before penning the initial script for the film that would eventually become the dark knight. The dark knight returns, part 1 2012 michael emerson in batman. The actor already has a personal connection to the batman franchise as his wife, maggie gyllenhaal, played rachel dawes in 2008s the dark knight. The batmobile still refit to tank form per dark knight returns advances on the. The dark knight is the highest grossing batman film ahead of the 1989 batman and 2005 batman begins. Almost every batman movie, from tim burtons 1989 effort right up to christopher nolans the dark knight rises last summer, found inspiration in millers interpretation. The voice cast is quite impressive also,with peter robocop weller as bruce wayne batman was quite a nice surprise. The only area in which the dark knight returns, part 2 suffers, is foretold in the title. Frank millers the dark knight returns the tale of a hardened, aging batman in a futuristic version of the silver age dc universe is easily the most seminal comic book of the 1980s next to watchmen of the eight liveaction batman movies that have been or are being made, dkr has greatly influenced three tim burtons batman, christopher nolans the dark knight rises, and. While bvs may have been released years back, its still a hot discussion topic in the comic book movie world. Every live action batman movie ranked from worst to best.
Batman dark knight returns part 1 dailymotion video. Tim burton has cited the dark knight returns as a major influence in his first film adaptation of batman. Ill wait until the animated movie, dark knight returns was pretty good. Warner premiere and dc entertainment have released the first trailer for batman. The dark knight returns is a two part directtovideo animated superhero film, an adaptation of the 1986 comic book the dark knight returns by frank miller. Wb considering a liveaction dark knight returns movie. The dark knight returns, part 2 is a stellar sequel to a equally superior prequel. Returns and focus on aging carrie kelly as she, like batman before her. Facing the downside of middle age, a restless bruce wayne pacifies his frustration with racecars and liquor but the bat still beckons as he watches his city fall. Regardless of how easily carrie became robin, she does an acceptable job as batman s sidekick. The dark knights legacy, 10 years later the atlantic. While not formally connected to any other film series, but only to the, controversial, story from the comic of the same name. The movie is being considered to be the best comic book movie of all time.
The dark knight returns is a batman story written by frank miller with illustrations by miller, klaus janson, and lynn varley in 1986. Dark knight returns part 1 covers the story of batmans end to his self proclaimed retirement and his fight against the mutants who. Batman the dark knight returns part 2 dailymotion video. The trilogy consists of batman begins 2005, the dark knight 2008 and the dark knight rises 2012, directed by christopher nolan.
It has since been published in collected editions as batman. The batman that many people know and love today was spawned not in the 1930s, when the caped crusader first appeared in comic books but rather in the 1980s, under the revisionary design of writerartist frank miller, creator of sin city. This faithful, satisfying adaptation of frank millers legendary, groundbreaking 1986 comic book is perhaps the most ambitious animated feature yet to come from warner bros. The dark knight returns is a two part animated superhero film, an adaptation of the fourissue story arc the dark knight returns by frank miller, printed in 1986.
This masterpiece of comics storytelling brings to life a dark world. Part ii, in the panel it came up that the animators, of which the director of the movie was, considered bb as a quasi continuation of tdkr, about how the old bruce was a not direct continuation of the tdkr one, but pretty similar. Some fans might think doing a dark knight returns pic is a little redundant seeing as both the dark knight rises and batman v superman. When originally published, the series was simply titled batman. If you enjoyed this video hit the like button and subscribe for more. Summary characters superman lana lang green arrow publishing history batman. It is ten years after an aging batman has retired, and gotham city has sunk deeper into decadence and lawlessness. Best scenes from batman, batman returns, batman forever, batman begins, the dark knight, the dark knight rises ft christian bale, val kilmer, michael keaton batman best scenes batman vs villains fight scenes. The dark knight trilogy is a britishamerican superhero film trilogy based on the dc comics character batman. Before going into how the dark knight returns influences the upcoming man of steel sequel, lets look back to all the other films that were inspired by millers work. Batman comics that inspired dark knight, according to. In 1986, dc comics released the dark knight returns, by miller, klaus.
Through the narration we see batman s dark thoughts of his countless plans that he has constructed to kill the joker. Dark knight returns part one and two are based frank millers famous comic of the same name. Matt reeves talks the dark knight and batman returns. A cool, new take on the classic dark knight franchise, beware the batman.
Frank miller dropped quite a bombshell on twitter today when he confirmed reports that hes working on another sequel to the classic batman. Sep 25, 2012 batmans back 0 the dark knight returns. Dark knight returns is not my favorite batman but i do respect it and watchmen. The dark knight returns alternatively titled batman. The dark knight returns, part 2 20 with gotham city back under his watchful eye, and accompanied by able sidekick robin, batman continues to battle crime but his resurgence awakens a far worse evil at arkham asylum. Although frank millers graphic novel the dark knight returns was originally adapted into two parts, warner home video reedited them into a single directtovideo animated feature, batman. The dark knight returns, part ii i am the law with peter weller. The dark knight returns, part 1 is extremely violent. The dark knight returns, part 1 2012 its been a decade since bruce wayne hung up his cape, following most of the other superheroes who had been forced into retirement. Batman kills joker the dark knight returns youtube.
Jan 29, 20 the dark knight returns, part 1 was a stunning triumph in the way that it took frank millers seminal storyline which forever changed the face of batman and effectively captured the dark, brooding, meditation on who batman is, and what he stands for despite the obstacles of pagetoscreen translation. The dark knight returns part 2 is the second in a twopart directto video animated. When rumors of a third dark knight comic first surfaced last. Bobby and mary are silent in the film, while in the comic, they are given a lot of crass lines. The dark knight returns comic online free and high quality. Then, nearly 20 years later, miller returned to batman with the first dark knight returns sequel the dark knight strikes again and a prequel called allstar batman and robin, both of which sold well but were poorly received by fans and critics alike. The original frank millers dark returns comic has four volumes. With 80 years of history, multiple smash movies adapted from his adventures, and a current hollywood landscape that is built on the billions of dollars comic. The dark knight returns liveaction movie can still happen. Today on variant arris breaks down the dark knight returns storyline. Mar 16, 2020 the dark knight returns to stock your bookshelf with good reads. But, does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era. The dark knight rises, part 2, the animated adaptation of the seminal 1986 miniseries by frank miller and klaus janson.
Robin narrowly escapes the bomb makers grasp, and he is decapitated on the roller coaster tracks. Live action dark knight returns movie could still be made. It is a limited series set in a possible future, portrayed as batman s last adventure. The dark knight returns superman threatens batman youtube. The dark knight returns is 1986 comic story about batman coming out of retirement as a superhero. The series is somewhat reminiscent of the recent fast and the furious films, not in. Legendary comic book creator frank miller returns to the world of the dark knight returns and the dark knight strikes again with a third acclaimed batman adv. News about the dark knight s cinematic history, trailers, comic stories and more stay tuned.
The dark knight batman 3 batman begins batman and robin batman returns batman forever. Alec baldwin is playing batmans dad thomas wayne, but why. Jan 15, 20 president reagan sends superman to warn batman back into retirement. The master race is the second followup to the dark. The bvs director held a watch party for the 4year old film on the social platform. Here, your question pertains to the animated adaptation of frank millers dark knight returns and not the christopher nolans dark knight trilogy which is completely different. Dark knight returns part 1 covers the story of batmans end to his self proclaimed retirement. The batman movie cast, release date, plot and everything you need to know about the solo film starring robert pattinson as bruce wayne directed by matt reeves. The dark knight was the highest grossing film of 2008 in the us. Part of the reason batman is retired in the dark knight returns is that of jasons death, so its hard to believe that he would just accept a new robin without any hesitation. Batman the dark knight returns part 2 is so much better than part 1 i suppose part 1 was building up to what happens in part 2 with regards to the fight between superman and batman.
Now, when his city needs him most, the dark knight returns in a blaze of glory. The dark knight returns, part 2 is the conclusion to the animated movie based on the legendary 1986 comic book. Before the amassed mutants, batman fights the leader in a mud pit. The dark knight returns is a 1986 fourissue comic book miniseries starring batman, written by frank miller, illustrated by miller and klaus janson, and published by dc comics. The dark knight returns, part 2 20 rotten tomatoes. The comic that changed comics is now an animated movie and it was awesome. Dc comics announced that frank miller was cowriting a sequel to the dark. The st the dark knight returns is a batman story written by frank miller.
Bob kane batman characters, jerry siegel superman characters, 5 more credits. References to the comic series are made in the films, with vicki vale taking. The dark knight, with a different subtitle for each issue the dark knight returns, the dark knight. The author is the same and they were made in sequence first tdkr, then year one, beginning months after the end of tdkr. After a tenyear absence, a 55yearold batman returns to fight spiraling crime, though fiercer criminals and simple old age threatens to stultify his efforts to redeem gotham. The dark knight returns along with watchmen is hailed as one of the best comics ever written. In the meantime, superman has been dispatched by the president to halt batman s unsanctioned reign by whatever means necessary. Will there be a dark knight returns part 3 movie based on dark. Watch jurassic park with original movie star joseph mazzello tim murphy wfh theater. A version was released on october 8, 20 entitled batman. Based on the 1986 frank miller graphic novel, this batman is a reflection of a mid80s vigilantism mindset as exemplified by dirty harry, rambo, and so many other tough guy gets even movies from that era. Will there be a dark knight returns part 3 movie based on. The top 25 best batman comics and graphic novels ign. A new breed of criminal ravages gotham city, forcing 55yearold bruce wayne back into the cape and cowl.
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