1. The Goddamn Batman
Let me be clear: I am not talking about Batman himself. Rather Im talking about a specific interpretation of Batman that I hope Goyer, Snyder and all involved do not look to for inspiration, and that is Frank Millers Batman from all his Batman related works. Why exactly is this worrisome? The Bat logo they showed off is very reminiscent of Frank Millers, they read a quote from the infamous Batman/Superman showdown in The Dark Knight Returns at the announcement and their hope to cast an older actor as the Dark Knight indicate that could be what they are looking at. Frank Millers Batman, however, is not an inspiration. Hes largely a dick to everyone and is just as sociopathic as many of his villains or other criminals in Gotham. While this may have not been the case in Year One or even Dark Knight Returns to an extent, that is the way Miller wrote him in Dark Knight Strikes Again and All-Star Batman and Robin: The Boy Wonder. In the latter series, Batman verbally abuses Alfred and even physically abuses Robin, forcing him to feed on scraps in the Batcave and introduced the infamously mocked saying, Im the Goddamn Batman! to the world. This being said, the logo they showed off reeks of one thrown together in a few hours to have something to show off and Im also sure Goyer and Snyder are smart enough to know both the comic book and mainstream audience will be extremely turned off by this type of Batman in their film. The Batman that will appear in the sequel will most likely be one thats a mix of Grant Morrison, Scott Snyder or Jeph Loebs Batman. It should also be noted Jeph Loeb wrote the Batman/Superman comic series for several years, heavily examining the dynamic between them. Nor would it be the first time Goyer has utilized Loebs work in his screenplays before, having done so already with Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. With any luck they will look to these writers for inspiration rather than Miller's Batman.