![]() ![]() But the great thing about Batman is that many of his rogues are already part of our cultural conversation. It seems inevitable that some of that fear of too many villains will exist when Reeves begins casting and audiences are made aware of just how many characters Reeves is planning to utilize. Two villains, and maybe a cameo from one or two lesser-known baddies has seemingly becoming the magic number when it comes to films like The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005-2012), Wonder Woman (2017), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), and Aquaman (2018) which each utilized multiple antagonists in a way that felt focused and tuned in to fleshing out these characters respective worlds in a measured manner. And then there was The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), which had two central villains, but was in such a rush to include iconic moments, make good on Paul Giamatti’s desire to play the Rhino, and set up the Sinister Six that none of the villains felt fully realized. Sam Raimi went from having one villain in his first two Spider-Man films, to having three in Spider-Man 3 (2007) when he was forced to include Venom alongside Sandman and Harry Osborn. Freeze, Poison Ivy, and Bane for a film that was high on camp, but did no favors for the development of any of its villains, or heroes for that matter. That fear doesn’t just come from nowhere though, there’s good reason behind it.īatman & Robin (1997) infamously brought together Mr. While some, like Spider-Man’s Sinister Six, seem poised to happen and be used successfully sooner rather than later, there’s a frequently expressed fear that too many villains will kill character development and lead to a disaster of a plot. From the Marvel’s Masters of Evil and the Sinister Six to the DC’s Legion of Doom and the Central City Rogues. ![]() For years, comic book fans have expressed their desire to see gatherings of villains on screen. History may have taught us that superhero films work better focusing on one or two villains, but we’ve reached a point in comic book cinema where we’ve seen so many adaptations, been introduced and re-introduced to many of these characters so many times over that it feels like its time to take a few risks and tap further into comic book history. Reeves, in his efforts to explore the external and internal plight of Batman, may have finally found the formula to break the modern superhero movie adage that these films collapse under the weight of too many villains. While we’ve been fortunate enough to see Batman face off against everyone from the Joker to the KGBeast, no modern Batman film has taken full advantage of his rogues gallery in the way so many of his comic book story arcs have. For many Batman fans, the thing that puts the character above many other superheroes is his vast collection of villains. It won’t be the first time that Batman has faced off against more than one villain, but the only other time Batman has faced off against a full rogues gallery was in his first theatrical feature, Batman (1966).
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