The past few months haven't been easy for "Watchmen" director Zack Snyder. Between catching flack from the fanboys for dramatically altering the ending in the film from the comic, to "Watchmen" co-creator Alan Moore offering up some choice words for Snyder's production -- oh, and something about a lawsuit that could delay the film's release -- it's no wonder that, when asked what his dream comic book project would be, Snyder mentioned a franchise that's a proven blockbuster...and one in which character ownership is a bit more concrete.
"I’m interested in Frank Miller’s [graphic novel] 'The Dark Knight,'" said Snyder in an exclusive interview with iFMagazine.com. "That’s really my favorite comic book. However, the studio has this massive franchise and I don’t think they’ll let me make a Batman movie where he’s 50 years old and Ronald Reagan is president."
What often comes in as a runner-up on most hardcore comic fans lists of "best comics of all time" (behind "Watchmen") Frank Miller's "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns" ushered in a new era for DC's Caped Crusader in the late 1980's, and arguably paved the way for films like this year's box office champ, "The Dark Knight." Miller -- who both wrote the story as well as supplied the art -- told the tale of a 50-year-old Bruce Wayne/Batman who is forced out of retirement after a vicious street gang begins terrorizing innocent citizen of Gotham. However, the reemergence of Batman also wakes up his original rogues, and things quickly escalate from there.
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