Thanks to his friendship with ben affleck, writerdirector kevin smith has had a bit of insider access to the goingson behind zack snyders upcoming batman v superman. Earlier this week he even offered to let marvel icon stan lee live at his house. His script was reinverted into a limited comic book series titled the bionic man. This is one of kevins favorite books and it shows in his passion in the tracks. Kevin smith commentary batman returns 1992 by sonny frisco. The animated series, while smith and bernardin provide commentaries on batman films. Director kevin smith was recently asked what his ideal batman movie would be about, and he offered two big ideas, both based on established storylines from the comics. Featuring marc bernardin and taken from the fatman on batman commentaries and joined to fit the bluray or digital copy of the film.
Moving deeper into animation, kevin also sat down for a series of commentary tracks entitled the dini dossiers on his favorite episodes of batman, the animated series btas, with writer paul dini. Cacophony is the title of a threeissue comic book limited series starring batman. What kevin smiths batman movie would be about cinemablend. Eliot was a towering figure in 20thcentury literature, a renowned poet, playwright, and critic whose work including the love song of j. Kevin smiths 15 most controversial comic book moments cbr. Batman returns 1992 gotham city faces two monstrous criminal menaces. In what i feel is a horrible example of miscasting, film director and rabid batman fan kevin smith has been tapped to voice film director and rabid batman fan kevin smith in lego batman 3. Kevin smith explains why his batman 66 comic wont be. Batman is a 1989 american superhero film directed by tim burton and produced by jon peters. Audio commentary tim burton kicks things off with a solo track. I simply stitched it up and synced it up to the original batman 1989 audiotrack. Kevin smith and marc bernardin give us their spin on pop culture before going. Kevin smith has 123 books on goodreads with 67503 ratings.
In fact, batman returns has a screenplay thats almost as bad as the. But the idea of batman killing the joker goes against everything that makes batman batman. Alfred prufrock 1915, the waste land 1922, four quartets. Batmans new costume returns to classic colours, says. Jaden smith didnt disappoint with his batman prom outfit. Batmans new costume returns to classic colours, says kevin smith this article is more than 5 years old the batsuit in forthcoming batman vs superman movie will be a return to frank. The story is also written with the idea that the story content in batman. The dark knight rises commentary by kevin smith by. This is a graphic novel by a famous director kevin smith, but his good writing cant save batman. As bruce wayne gets reacquainted with former girlfriend silver st. Fatman on batman is a podcast and video series in which host and filmmaker kevin smith. He revealed in a commentary on episode 6 that it would go theatrical with. Kevin smith s batman 1989 and batman returns audio commentaries on. Elfman was later displeased with the audio mixing of his film score.
Kevin smith every week hosts a podcast where he talks with people that have worked on batman books films and tv shows so you would think he would be perfect for writing a great story with the character. Kevin smith every week hosts a podcast where he talks with people that have worked on batman booksfilms and tv shows so you would think he would be perfect for writing a great story. Kevin smith passionately discusses the dark knight with other caped crusader creators and fans. Cloud, who attempts to teach bruce about trust, batman takes on a. Revisit the dark knight rises with kevin smith and ralph. Written by smith, featuring art by walt flanagan of steve dave and walt fame. The dark knight rises commentary by kevin smith the dark knight rises commentary kevin smith the dark knight rises commentary kevin smith the dark knight rises commentary the dark knight rises. Kevin smith commentary batman forever 1995 youtube. We missed this in the madness of comic con, but kevin smith announced that he is cowriting a new batman miniseries with pal walt flanagan who view askewers will know from walt and stevedave. And this being a kevin smith commentary, theres lots of crude sexual. Featuring marc bernardin and taken from two separate fatman on batman commentaries and joined to fit the bluray or digital copy of the film. You can find links to the episodes online in the comments of one of the pages.
Line it up with the flick for screenspecific chitchat. The widening gyre is the title of a 6issue comic book limited series starring batman, released august 2009 through july 2010. Kevin smith is a fan of all things comic book related and his passion runs deep. Comic books in batman the kevin smithwalt flanagan trilogy. The series was written by kevin smith with art by walt flanagan, and ran from november 2008 through march 2009.
Batman begins finally getting the character of batmanbruce. Myspace has revealed a first look at the new kevin smithpenned batman comic book miniseries batman. The following is a list of unproduced kevin smith projects in roughly chronological order. Kevin smith threw his support behind zack snyders batman v superman while the film was in production, but after seeing it in theaters, he appears have joined the chorus of critics who. Batman v superman, i felt like, didnt really have a heart. Cacophony from the fact that the good storytelling is overshadowed by the hideous artwork and. People who liked fat man on batman podcast also liked these podcasts. And this being a kevin smith commentary, theres lots of crude sexual innuendo, mostly speculating on the relationship between batman and alfred. Watch clerks, dogma, or jay and silent bob and youll learn a thing or two about how kevin smith uses humor. The dark knight rises commentary by kevin smith soundcloud. Hush, and kevin smith s first batman graphic novel batman.
Sadly this story doesnt go beyond good, a humorous moment here and there does not deter from the inconsistent art and okay plot. Life kevin smith explains why his batman 66 comic wont be like batfleck smith and cowriter ralph garman talk about their comic batman 66 meets the green hornet, and just what ben. On a special edition of fatman on batman, garman, a fullon batman fanatic, stops by to highlight the films many flaws, several of which the more forgiving smith glossed over in his enthusiastic. Dawn of justice, arguing that zack snyders film fundamentally misunderstands.
Remember before when we were talking about flash, and that is has heart, humor, and spectacle. Batman begins working to find a way of stopping joker when he begins terrorizing. At that point batman pretty much has to kill the joker or the joker could make batmans life a living hell. Meanwhile batman has taken on a mysterious new partner in his. The series is written by kevin smith and illustrated by walt. Kevin, smith, clerks, mallrats, chasing, amy, dogma, dark, knight, batman, robin, joker. Batman returns, tim burton, michael keaton, danny devito, michelle pfeiffer, christopher walken in honor of the 75th anniversary of the creation of batman, i do a commentary track of tim. Kevin smith is an accomplished screenwriter, actor, producer and director, comic book writer and author. Batman 1989 part 1, part 2 batman returns 1992 batman forever 1995 part 1, part 2 he also did commentary tracks on the fantastic animated adaptations of frank millers the dark knight returns. Batman forever is, in places, better than you probably. Kevin smith every week hosts a podcast where he talks with people that have worked on batman booksfilms and tv shows so you would think he would be perfect for writing a great story with the. Kevin smith has been connected to the world of comic books all the way back to when he sold part of his large collection to help finance 1994s clerks, his breakout film.
Cult filmmaker and comic book writer kevin smith remembered. Batman forever is, in places, better than you probably remember, and by the same token, batman returns is much, much worse. Kevin smith is the writerdirector of clerks, dogma and the upcoming tusk, starring justin long and michael parks. Collecting the 6issue miniseries from fanfavorite writer kevin smith. Kevin smith, the man behind your favorite batman peed his pants scene and amc hit series comic book men, is coming back to batman to finish what he started announced on his. To switch it up slightly, im uploading a full commentary which kevin smith recorded along with a guest reporter and released it through his podcast. Kevin smith commentary batman returns 1992 youtube. Kevin patrick smith was born in red bank but grew up in highlands, new jersey, the son of grace schultz and donald e. Mike mignola and filmmaker kevin smith, plus cast members kim basinger.