Could Frank Miller’s classic The Dark Knight Returns be up for a possible feature film adaptation? The question was asked at this year’s New York Comic Con and Batman producer Michael Uslan gave his glowing endorsement.
When asked about Miller’s involvement as a director in a future Batman franchise movie, Uslan responded:
“I believe in Frank Miller 100%… I think the sky’s the limit in terms of Frank’s talent.”
While nothing is clearly in the works publicly, it seems like a possibility.
Miller’s four-issue comic book miniseries, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, was first published in 1986. It has since become one of the most popular graphic novel/trade paperbacks of all time. It reintroduced Batman to the general public as the psychologically dark character of his original 1930s conception, and helped to usher in an era of “grim and gritty” superheroes from the mid-1980s to mid-1990s.
Set 20 years in the future, criminals run amok and a gang called the Mutants terrorize Gotham City as superheros are a thing of the past. Bruce Wayne has been retired from crime fighting for ten years following the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin. Despite Wayne’s funding the rehabilitation of Harvey Dent (Two-Face), Dent returns to crime. Wayne dons the Batman costume again and apprehends Dent, but the populace debates whether Batman is a savior.
Please Warner, Please Frank, Let’s get this movie off the ground.
February 25th, 2007 at 12:45 am
1. Aint gonna happen. No way, no how. Warner Brothers isn’t going to let anyone play around with one of their franchise characters, even if Miller’s story is out of continuity. Don’t forgot, Miller’s story takes place in an alternate future where Richard Nixon is alive and kikcing and has been declared president-for-life and Superman is a government tool.
2. I don’t share your respect/admiration for Miller, even though I dug The Dark Knight when it came out. Didn’t care for Sin City’s faux noir posturing or gratuitous violence/T&A. I’m willing to give 300 a chance, but Miller’s on a short leash.
3. Batman vs. al-Qaeda. Thanks but no thanks, Mr. Miller. Keep your right-wing views away from probably the most iconic comic book character out there (with the exception of Superman, of course). I certainly won’t buy it.
February 25th, 2007 at 2:41 pm
That quote by Uslan only indicates he’s a fan of Miller’s — quite a long leap of logic to
any sort of official endorsement of Miller’s directorship.
February 25th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
As far as I know, the question was will Frank Miller direct a Batman film, that was the answer
February 28th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
YOU HAFTA MAKE THIS MOVIE, I LOVE THE GRAPHIC NOVELS, AND FRANK MILLER IS AWSOME, I MEAN SIN CITY, AND NOW THE SEQUEL, AND 300 IS GONNA BE AWSOME, AND I’VE BEEN SAYING FOR YEARS THAT HIS BATMAN ADAPTATION MUST BE MADE!!!
April 9th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
It would be a Sin not to make this movie. And Miller must direct!
October 26th, 2007 at 4:26 am
First off, to respond to the first commentor the President of the United States is based on a slanted version of Ronald Reagan, and secondly the only person who I see who can possibly be Batman is Mickey Rourke. It could happen. It needs to happen.
Hell I’d finance the movie production.
June 17th, 2008 at 4:31 am
¡NO PLEASE GOD, NO MAKING A FRANK MILLER’S VERSION OF THE PROTECTOR OF GOTHAM IS A VERY VERY ADULT FOR THE KIDS!, I PREFERIE THE BRUCE TIMM VERSION, THE MILLER’S GRAPHIC NOVEL IS GOOD BUT IS NOT A TRANSFROM A MOVIE, BATMAN IS A FAMILY MOVIE FOREVER.