10 Ways Matt Reeves Can Reboot Batman
4. Base It On Comics From The 2000s
Strangely, the Batman movies have mirrored the character's evolution in comics.
Whether this was intentional is unknown, but the parallels between Tim Burton's Batman and the 1940s comics are undeniable, as are the '50's Golden Age elements in the filmmaker's follow-up Batman Returns.
Next came the madness of the Joel Schumacher era, which took its camp cues from the 1960s Batman of Silver Age comics and Adam West TV show fame.
Finally, Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy took us through the '70s, '80s and '90s by drawing influence from the Joker's early appearances, Batman: Year One, The Long Halloween, Knightfall and No Man's Land.
Basing the upcoming reboot on comic storylines published from 2000 onwards would be a natural continuation of this trend and it gives Matt Reeves more than two decades' worth of untapped resources to harvest.
So, which post-2000 Batman story arcs should Reeves mine for ideas? Hush has to be a frontrunner - great villains, themes of deception and mistrust, complex relationships and a Superman under Poison Ivy's control.
Meanwhile, the Court of Owls plotline was the flagship Batman story when DC rebooted its line in 2011. It saw Bats caught up in an ancient conspiracy involving a cult of assassins and would work on screen with a grounded tone.
Under the Hood, which sees the return of fallen Robin Jason Todd as a gun-toting killer, also has to be a candidate since Batman v Superman alluded to the character's death with that defaced Robin outfit on display in the Batcave.