It's not quite Year One but Newsweek's recent coverage of the forthcoming Batman Begins, found here, suggests that Hollywood's latest non-animated take on the Dark Knight might fly.
excellent or a disaster, but if it is disaster, it would be because they tried too hard in the wrong direction, rather than a "just plain out of new ideas" one, like the last two were.
Scarecrow could make a great screen villain. Worked great in the animated series if I recall rightly.
The one thing I'm not sure about is the gritty urban reality. One reason that Burton's original worked so well was that it felt like a mythic city. You could all but expect Batman to come flying out of those narrow, claustrophobic passageways. With a more realistic setting, it would either give the myth a new intensity or make it feel out of place.
At any rate, I like the way that they're rethinking, even if it looks like like the Bathummer than the Batcar!
I've seen the early shots of the new Batmobile, and while it is a bit strange, well, I like it. It actually fits with the plot. Nolan has written the script from the comics--Wayne Enterprises is a military contractor, which is how Bruce gets the suit and all the cool gizmos. Wouldn't it stand to reason that the car would look somewhat "Hummer-ish"? It makes sense as I see it. Truth be told, I think it's much more practical than the skinny car with the wind resisting fin; this one would run even if it was flipped over! Weird, yes. Practical, yes. Let's give it a shot. I like the cast and the look of it all--gritty realism is Batman to me. Frank Miller gave Batman his balls back in the comic. Let's see if Nolan can do it for him on screen.
