I heard that they're doing it something like this: Ras Al Ghul and the scarecrow in this one, then the joker, who throws acid on harvey dent's face and eventually becomes two-face in a later movie. They've got it planned out. As far as it being a prequel? No. Definitely not. They're starting over. Which is an answered prayer for me. I didn't like ANY of the previous movies...except for the animated movie and the stupid 60's movie. My favorite line: "A sparrow with a machine gun!" "Right Robin!" Classic stupidity.
Anditsdeeptoo,
WARNING: HOMOPHOBIA TO FOLLOW...NOT REALLY...
Yeah, that was really gay. Joel Schumacher directed those last two turds. Gay beyond gay. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Just leave it out of Batman. So gay in fact, that the animated t.v. show made fun of schumacher in an episode. They had a bunch of kids imagining what Batman must be like. Some imagined him dark and gritty and ultra-violent, like The Dark Knight Returns comic. But there was this one kid...Joel, who imagined him having a tight rubber suit with nipples and a car that drove up the sides of buildings. Joel actually had a feather boa around his neck. The other kids laughed Joel off. It was a blatant dis to Schumacher. Funny as hell.