The Dark Knight Rises Sequel: 10 Things Warner Bros Must Get Right

The Dark Knight Rises is not the end... it is simply the beginning.

the title) is Joel Schmaucher's 1995 film Batman Forever. It has a mythic, timeless quality that is so befitting of the character who has existed in popular culture for over nine decades, much longer than I imagine 99.9% of the people reading this article have been sucking air and he will live on for 100% longer than our own lifespans. Batman will live on, artists will be telling his story, re-telling his origin and finding new ways to develop the character long after everyone has forgotten about us. Batman is not a fad. Perhaps in ten years, new movies involving the character won't hit the $1 billion mark like they are currently but there will always be films that pull in over several hundred million dollars and that, for good or bad, will be dominating the filmic discussion over the summer months whenever there is a new movie about The Caped Crusader. The Dark Knight Rises is not the end... it is simply the beginning. A new dawn is coming and a new Batman movie is inevitable and the way Chris Nolan and Warner Bros consciously ended The Dark Knight Rises shows us that, unlike The Amazing Spider-Man, the next movie will most likely be a continuation, Batman 4 rather than Batman 1 if you get me. With that in mind, here's ten things we want to see...

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Matt Holmes is the co-founder of What Culture, formerly known as Obsessed With Film. He has been blogging about pop culture and entertainment since 2006 and has written over 10,000 articles.