We all know by now how Zack Snyder's take on Batman was actually loosely based on Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns comic but seeing how 2016's Batman v Superman turned out to be, only minor touches from the iconic DC storyline released in the late '80s were presented on the big screen. Now, the Justice League director shared that he's still hopeful that he could do a more faithful adaptation of the said storyline and that's one of his directorial dreams.
Talking about it on his recent appearance on The Nerd Queens' League of Mayhem stream, Snyder shared his "obsession" with the legendary storyline which sees an old and beaten up Batman come out of retirement to save Gotham City one last time from the chaotic Mutant Gang. Snyder said: "I saw a tweet recently like 'Snyder needs to stop reading Dark Knight Returns, he needs to read another Batman comic.' I almost tweeted back. I'm sure Jay [Oliva] replied like 'there aren't any others!' I'm so obsessed with that comic. I've always thought that maybe one day down the road as a one-off, just as a crusty old Batman, we'd just do it. It's a dream I have."
Check out the full stream below to get more insightful information from the renowned comic book film director.
A proper live-action adaptation of TDKR would be awesome and considering the fact that Snyder has seemingly been pushing for it, I don't see any reason why it shouldn't work and eventually be greenlit. Sure, Batman v Superman was one polarizing flick but you can't deny the fact that Ben Affleck's Batman shined in the film. Interestingly, Batfleck is rumored to be making his full-fledged return to the DCEU in a series of HBO Max projects. I don't know about you but maybe, just maybe, Snyder and Affleck can finally do a TDKR project over at the streaming service.
Meanwhile, Zack Snyder's cut of Justice League hits HBO Max in 2021.
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