The Dark Knight (SPOILERS)

[RoninFox]

Personally, I think think that if they never made another Batman movie after this, I would have no regrets.  I have no idea how or if they can top this film.  To do that, it would have to be not only the greatest movie ever, but the greatest thing ever.  I'm not saying any further sequels would be bad, I'm just saying Nolan and company have a very difficult task ahead of them.

Agreed there, at the least they'd have the problem of what villain to bring into the story.  Doing another Joker story forces them to try and find an actor who can match Heath, and I really can't think of what other villain could carry a Batman movie in this style that hasn't already been seen in this series.

[mearnest]

Yeah, they're pretty much down to Riddler and Penguin as far as 'real world' compatible villians are concerned.  They could re-cast Joker, but Ledger's performance is going to be a very tough act to follow.

[mearnest]

Just for the record:
If they ever decided to do a live action Harley Quinn, my vote would be for Fairuza Balk.

[Chaos]

Yeah, the only villain I can think of to continue the series in the same style would be Riddler. Freeze COULD be "cool" (nyuk nyuk), but both of them have the taint of previous failures.

As far as the suspension of disbelief goes, the scene where batman pulls Lau out of the building is also not possible. No matter how slow that plane managed to reduce its speed, being yanked from zero to that speed would snap your back like a twig. But just like Two Face's eyeball, you forgive it and move on because of how god damn AWESOME it is.

[RoninFox]

What would a Nolan approved Catwoman be like I wonder.  We did just lose the only developed female character in the series after all, and Bruce will be nice and vulnerable after that.

[mearnest]

Good point, I can't believe I forgot about Catwoman.  But then again I guess I've never really viewed her as a straight-up villain.  I've always felt that she walked the line between good and evil, never committing to either.

[RoninFox]

Very true, but that could fit the tone of what they're doing to Batman, as they'd both be viewed as criminals by Gotham.

[Courtney]

If they did somehow recast The Joker down the line, I think Joseph Gordon Levitt could pull it off.

[Tripe]

Personally I want to see Ra's al Ghul's girls turn up

[RoninFox]

If they did somehow recast The Joker down the line, I think Joseph Gordon Levitt could pull it off.

Well he'd pull off the look, but I don't think I've seen him act in anything since 3rd Rock.

Personally I want to see Ra's al Ghul's girls turn up

That could work well too, depending on how they're introduced.

[Tripe]

And I think that of the potential antagonists Talia and Nyssa* seem to fit nicely with the aecestic of the Nolan films.

I'm thinking Nyssa would have to have been born a little later than in the comics since the Lazarus Pits don't really feature.

Not sure who would play them though.

[Bob]

If they did somehow recast The Joker down the line, I think Joseph Gordon Levitt could pull it off.

Well he'd pull off the look, but I don't think I've seen him act in anything since 3rd Rock.
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He's actually turned into a good actor and has been in some interesting films.

[RoninFox]

Well the Lazarus Pits haven't been featured -yet-.  That could be one way to get Ra's himself back.  Not saying I see it happening as that might be tricky to pull of realistically, but the possibility is there.

[Tripe]

If they did somehow recast The Joker down the line, I think Joseph Gordon Levitt could pull it off.

Well he'd pull off the look, but I don't think I've seen him act in anything since 3rd Rock.

He's actually turned into a good actor and has been in some interesting films.

We're talking the kid right?

Yeah he's surprisingly good as an actor.

Well the Lazarus Pits haven't been featured -yet-.  That could be one way to get Ra's himself back.  Not saying I see it happening as that might be tricky to pull of realistically, but the possibility is there.

True, I just didn't think it fit with the way Ras was set up in Batman Begins (loved his depiction in that incidentally), but it's always possible.

I'm thinking the two girls would make a nice pair of antagonists.

[Courtney]

If they did somehow recast The Joker down the line, I think Joseph Gordon Levitt could pull it off.

Well he'd pull off the look, but I don't think I've seen him act in anything since 3rd Rock.
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He's actually turned into a good actor and has been in some interesting films.

See Brick and Manic, definitely.  The former is just a really well done movie, the latter shows JGL giving a really great performance that made me think he could play this role.