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Neil Stephenson on Batman Beyond Project?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the speculation-rumor-and-probably-nots dept.

Alkaiser writes "Hey, get this. According to Altavista, who got it from Variety, Neal Stephenson is negotiations to work on Fox's Batman Beyond movie. " This is a whole lotta rumor and speculation, but its still worth a thought. I mean batman and stephenson? Yum.

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  1. No one will get this, but... by Temporal · · Score: 4

    Does this mean that the Batmobile will run BeOS?

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  2. Hmm... details wrong. Terry, not Tim; more... by Brand+X · · Score: 5

    Terry McGinnes is the new Batman. He's a well-off teen with a life beyond the bat, now mostly gone thanks to his "employment" by Bruce.
    While Paul Dini was on all of the named films, Burnett was not. This is a minor oversight.

    Outside of the nits, I'm a little excited to see how this plays out. The Beyond world is great. Best character? Max, Terry's computer geek friend who stumbled onto his secret. When she makes it clear that she has no intention of being called "Robin", Terry responds, "OK... Alfred." Nonetheless, as a sidekick, in many ways, she (and Bruce, and the 60ish Commisioner (Barbara) Gordon) tremendously outshine the basicly-good-but-oh-so-shallow teenaged Terry.

    Most of the villains are also more complex than the primary hero, but this is hardly a slight on him. Unlike most hero characters today, Terry is not terribly prone to angst (and a Batman, yet!), even after his father's murder. Me, I find that a little bland. I'm rooting for Maxine in the suit...

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    -- Still waiting for the Nike endorsement