Huffington Magazine Issue 6 | Page 106

Exit MOVIES It’s Not Over... Until Batman Sings THE DARK KNIGHT RISES is the final chapter in director Christopher Nolan’s Batman series, but if Hollywood history is any indication, it won’t be the last we see of the Caped Crusader. “Old franchises never die, and they do not fade away,” Peter Guber, who produced the first Batman movie in 1989, told Huffington. “They always find a new partner, a new telling, a new story, a new ingredient, a new lead member.” In that spirit, we asked Huffington readers: how would you reboot Batman for the post-Nolan era? Here are some of their answers. ILLUSTRATIONS BY STANLEY CHOW HUFFINGTON 07.22.12 BATMAN BY THE BEACH We can all agree, The Dark Knight is just way too dark. Move him from Gotham City to Miami. Give him some new villains like The Paparazzo and LeBron James. —PAUL SCHEER