Post by Sunday on Jul 17, 2020 22:31:45 GMT -5
Saw this news today. Okay, so we'll have three DC universes using Batman now. Titans, Batwoman and now this new streaming building another world. Will this get in the way of Batwoman being able to use Batman characters now?
HBO Max is getting a Batman spinoff show based on the upcoming Robert Pattinson movie
HBO Max's The Batman Spinoff Will Launch a Batman Universe
The unnamed HBO Max spinoff series from The Batman is reportedly set to launch a Batman-centric shared universe 'across multiple platforms.'
However, it seems the series will be more than just a new show, it will begin a Batman-centric shared universe.
The Batman: HBO Max's Spinoff Could Be Gotham Done Right
HBO Max is getting a Batman spinoff show based on the upcoming Robert Pattinson movie
HBO Max's The Batman Spinoff Will Launch a Batman Universe
The unnamed HBO Max spinoff series from The Batman is reportedly set to launch a Batman-centric shared universe 'across multiple platforms.'
However, it seems the series will be more than just a new show, it will begin a Batman-centric shared universe.
HBO Max has announced a new TV series focused on the Gotham City Police Department, which will be a spinoff of Matt Reeves’ upcoming The Batman film (which is set to star Robert Pattinson at Bruce Wayne / Batman).
The new series will be set in the same world as Reeves’ film and will be produced by Reeves and Dylan Clark (who’s also producing The Batman). Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter is set to write the series.
The series promises to “build upon the motion picture’s examination of the anatomy of corruption in Gotham City” and “further explore the myriad of compelling and complex characters of Gotham,” with the goal of launching a “new Batman universe across multiple platforms.”
THE NEW TV SERIES EMPHASIZES HOW IMPORTANT DC PROPERTIES ARE TO THE OVERALL HBO MAX STRATEGY
The new TV series emphasizes how important DC properties are to the overall HBO Max strategy. By tying a TV series to its next big Batman film, Warner Bros. is hoping to leverage the popularity of its DC characters to help drive subscribers to the new streaming service. It’s a similar motivation that’s fueling the slate of already-announced DC series coming to the platform and the upcoming release of the Snyder Cut of Justice League that’s planned for next year.
The Batman isn’t the only property that WarnerMedia is looking to expand to HBO Max. The company is also set to try a similar experiment with its upcoming Dune adaptation. It’s already announced a spinoff for HBO Max, Dune: The Sisterhood, which will explore the larger world of Dune and the characters in it. It will be produced by Dune director Denis Villeneuve.
WarnerMedia isn’t the only company trying to tie its blockbusters to streaming: it’s a cornerstone of Disney’s strategy for Disney Plus, too, which has emphasized its Star Wars series (like The Mandalorian) and the upcoming Marvel shows like The Falcon and the Winter Soldier or Loki as ways to drive subscriptions.
There’s no release date yet for the upcoming Gotham PD HBO Max series; The Batman is scheduled to release on October 1st, 2021.
The new series will be set in the same world as Reeves’ film and will be produced by Reeves and Dylan Clark (who’s also producing The Batman). Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter is set to write the series.
The series promises to “build upon the motion picture’s examination of the anatomy of corruption in Gotham City” and “further explore the myriad of compelling and complex characters of Gotham,” with the goal of launching a “new Batman universe across multiple platforms.”
THE NEW TV SERIES EMPHASIZES HOW IMPORTANT DC PROPERTIES ARE TO THE OVERALL HBO MAX STRATEGY
The new TV series emphasizes how important DC properties are to the overall HBO Max strategy. By tying a TV series to its next big Batman film, Warner Bros. is hoping to leverage the popularity of its DC characters to help drive subscribers to the new streaming service. It’s a similar motivation that’s fueling the slate of already-announced DC series coming to the platform and the upcoming release of the Snyder Cut of Justice League that’s planned for next year.
The Batman isn’t the only property that WarnerMedia is looking to expand to HBO Max. The company is also set to try a similar experiment with its upcoming Dune adaptation. It’s already announced a spinoff for HBO Max, Dune: The Sisterhood, which will explore the larger world of Dune and the characters in it. It will be produced by Dune director Denis Villeneuve.
WarnerMedia isn’t the only company trying to tie its blockbusters to streaming: it’s a cornerstone of Disney’s strategy for Disney Plus, too, which has emphasized its Star Wars series (like The Mandalorian) and the upcoming Marvel shows like The Falcon and the Winter Soldier or Loki as ways to drive subscriptions.
There’s no release date yet for the upcoming Gotham PD HBO Max series; The Batman is scheduled to release on October 1st, 2021.
The Batman: HBO Max's Spinoff Could Be Gotham Done Right
The newly announced spinoff to The Batman is an opportunity to showcase the corrupt underbelly of Gotham without flashy rogues or the Caped Crusader.
The recently announced HBO Max spinoff from The Batman director Matt Reeves and Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter is said to highlight the trials and tribulations of th Gotham City Police Department. While at first blush, this may seem like just another version of Fox's Gotham, the upcoming HBO Max series -- which will be set in the same world as The Batman and Robert Pattinson's Caped Crusader -- has the potential to be so much more.
Created and developed by Bruno Heller (Rome, The Mentalist), Gotham ran from 2014 until 2019 and served as a prequel to the Batman story we all know and love. The show focused on young detective James Gordon's struggles to fight crime with rogues filling the titular city's streets, while an orphaned Bruce Wayne grew and matured into a familiar cowl. On paper, the HBO Max series' focus GCPD is just a different take on a subject that had the spotlight up to a year ago.
The difference, however, is in the execution. The first season of Gotham stayed somewhat grounded, as crime was concentrated around mob bosses Carmine Falcone and Fish Mooney. However, as the episodes went on, the focus changed from the police and onto the rogues. Familiar characters such as the Penguin, the Riddler, Solomon Grundy and Poison Ivy began to steal the spotlight away from the more subtle criminals. Heller even did his own take on Batman's biggest enemy, with Jerome and Jeremiah Valeska serving as "Proto-Jokers."
Additionally, these characters got involved in grandiose schemes that bordered on ludicrous by the end of the show's 100-episode run. Gone were the days of seeing a dark world that needed a vigilante to keep it held together. Instead, grandiose supervillain plots and over the top theatrics dominated. One could even say the schemes on Gotham wouldn't feel out of place in the fluorescent quippy Gotham in the late Joel Schumacher's critically panned Batman films.
The press release for the new HBO Max show states it will "build upon the motion picture's examination of the anatomy of corruption in Gotham City, ultimately launching a new Batman universe across multiple platforms." This provides hope the HBO Max show won't just be a Gotham retread for many reasons. A focus on the "anatomy of corruption" seems to indicate a breakdown of the Gotham crime system, from the street thugs to the big bosses. Batman's rogues' gallery can be described as a lot of things, but their correlation to corruption is not as robust. Additionally, if the intention is indeed to have this be the first in a series of shows, that puts less pressure on Reeves and Winter to have to address the big-name characters in on their first outing.
Speaking of Winter, his presence is another hopeful sign for this new series. When it comes to crime in fiction, he's a go-to guy. Winter built a name for himself writing 25 episodes of The Sopranos, winning multiple Emmys for his work and penning the infamous "Pine Barrens" episode. He then went on to create and serve as the head writer for Boardwalk Empire, which focused on bootlegging and other illegal activities during the Prohibition era. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for his screenplay of The Wolf of Wall Street, which depicts the true story of Jordan Belfort's dealings with massive corruption and fraud while rocketing to the top of Wall Street.
Winter specializes in building out a corrupt community and giving personalities to criminals small and large. With the spinoff in his hands, we can see what Gotham wanted to be. This is finally an opportunity to build out the world of Gotham, sans Batman, and to see a city slipping under the surface as crime consumes it inch by inch.
Directed and co-written by Matt Reeves, The Batman stars Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Jayme Lawson and Peter Sarsgaard. The film arrives in theaters on Oct. 1, 2021.
The recently announced HBO Max spinoff from The Batman director Matt Reeves and Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter is said to highlight the trials and tribulations of th Gotham City Police Department. While at first blush, this may seem like just another version of Fox's Gotham, the upcoming HBO Max series -- which will be set in the same world as The Batman and Robert Pattinson's Caped Crusader -- has the potential to be so much more.
Created and developed by Bruno Heller (Rome, The Mentalist), Gotham ran from 2014 until 2019 and served as a prequel to the Batman story we all know and love. The show focused on young detective James Gordon's struggles to fight crime with rogues filling the titular city's streets, while an orphaned Bruce Wayne grew and matured into a familiar cowl. On paper, the HBO Max series' focus GCPD is just a different take on a subject that had the spotlight up to a year ago.
The difference, however, is in the execution. The first season of Gotham stayed somewhat grounded, as crime was concentrated around mob bosses Carmine Falcone and Fish Mooney. However, as the episodes went on, the focus changed from the police and onto the rogues. Familiar characters such as the Penguin, the Riddler, Solomon Grundy and Poison Ivy began to steal the spotlight away from the more subtle criminals. Heller even did his own take on Batman's biggest enemy, with Jerome and Jeremiah Valeska serving as "Proto-Jokers."
Additionally, these characters got involved in grandiose schemes that bordered on ludicrous by the end of the show's 100-episode run. Gone were the days of seeing a dark world that needed a vigilante to keep it held together. Instead, grandiose supervillain plots and over the top theatrics dominated. One could even say the schemes on Gotham wouldn't feel out of place in the fluorescent quippy Gotham in the late Joel Schumacher's critically panned Batman films.
The press release for the new HBO Max show states it will "build upon the motion picture's examination of the anatomy of corruption in Gotham City, ultimately launching a new Batman universe across multiple platforms." This provides hope the HBO Max show won't just be a Gotham retread for many reasons. A focus on the "anatomy of corruption" seems to indicate a breakdown of the Gotham crime system, from the street thugs to the big bosses. Batman's rogues' gallery can be described as a lot of things, but their correlation to corruption is not as robust. Additionally, if the intention is indeed to have this be the first in a series of shows, that puts less pressure on Reeves and Winter to have to address the big-name characters in on their first outing.
Speaking of Winter, his presence is another hopeful sign for this new series. When it comes to crime in fiction, he's a go-to guy. Winter built a name for himself writing 25 episodes of The Sopranos, winning multiple Emmys for his work and penning the infamous "Pine Barrens" episode. He then went on to create and serve as the head writer for Boardwalk Empire, which focused on bootlegging and other illegal activities during the Prohibition era. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for his screenplay of The Wolf of Wall Street, which depicts the true story of Jordan Belfort's dealings with massive corruption and fraud while rocketing to the top of Wall Street.
Winter specializes in building out a corrupt community and giving personalities to criminals small and large. With the spinoff in his hands, we can see what Gotham wanted to be. This is finally an opportunity to build out the world of Gotham, sans Batman, and to see a city slipping under the surface as crime consumes it inch by inch.
Directed and co-written by Matt Reeves, The Batman stars Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Jayme Lawson and Peter Sarsgaard. The film arrives in theaters on Oct. 1, 2021.
